Edling Elton
@edlingelton.bsky.social
Elder Joseph in my home state of Maine had it right in 1848 and now: 'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free..." Cantus version https://bit.ly/4jGQXQJ
Fantasy musing. Here's the real bsky.app/profile/ncwe...
Not necessarily, because enrollments were so huge. The last full year I taught at Berkeley I taught 2 classes a semester and 1% of ALL student credit-hours on campus.
But it is going to mean very little faculty hiring for the next few years, we've seen this play in 2003
But it is going to mean very little faculty hiring for the next few years, we've seen this play in 2003
November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Fantasy musing. Here's the real bsky.app/profile/ncwe...
Ex-prof who served on lots of hiring committees. IMO, recruit faculty (near- or post-tenure) dedicated to teaching and mentoring.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ex-prof who served on lots of hiring committees. IMO, recruit faculty (near- or post-tenure) dedicated to teaching and mentoring.
Got it. I'm not sure I could have refused them growing up as a baby vegetarian (yeah, I know), but I get your disgust.
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Got it. I'm not sure I could have refused them growing up as a baby vegetarian (yeah, I know), but I get your disgust.
White Bread, Marshmallow Fluff, Creamy Peanut Butter. Finest kind of Maine sandwich, circa 1970. Here's the link to the image and, yes, a recipe: barefootinthepines.com/fluffernutte...
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
White Bread, Marshmallow Fluff, Creamy Peanut Butter. Finest kind of Maine sandwich, circa 1970. Here's the link to the image and, yes, a recipe: barefootinthepines.com/fluffernutte...
Fighting back is exhausting. Another story, another type of fight: www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Transgender athlete sues RPI, alleges school refused to allow her to compete
Sadie Schreiner, a transgender sprinter, is suing RPI, alleging the school discriminated against her by refusing to let her run at a meet in April 2025.
www.timesunion.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Fighting back is exhausting. Another story, another type of fight: www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Gift article: wapo.st/4oqQm8F
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
wapo.st
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Gift article: wapo.st/4oqQm8F
So You Think You Know Maine? (No one knew much). Maine Public youtu.be/kUmT_TqTb_s?...
So You Think You Know Maine- Host Jeff Gable
YouTube video by Maine Public
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November 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So You Think You Know Maine? (No one knew much). Maine Public youtu.be/kUmT_TqTb_s?...
Yes! I have been waiting for a chance to post this letter I received from Gillibrand on 10.20.25, responding to my letter in MARCH 2025 asking her not to vote Yes on the CR, which, of course, she did. No Town Halls, well, ever, since I have been a constituent for 5 years.
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Nooooooo! I received the Farmer's Almanac and the Guinness Book of Records every year for Christmas until I went to college.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nooooooo! I received the Farmer's Almanac and the Guinness Book of Records every year for Christmas until I went to college.
Dorcey Applyrs in Albany, NY www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Albany elects Dorcey Applyrs, city's first Black mayor
“This is our moment,” she said. “We earned this moment and it is an amazing moment.”
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Dorcey Applyrs in Albany, NY www.timesunion.com/news/article...
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
*With charming smiles. Whoops.
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
*With charming smiles. Whoops.
They are the types who lie about reading it to my underpaid English teacher's face, with a charming smile.
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
They are the types who lie about reading it to my underpaid English teacher's face, with a charming smile.
Agree. Do the work or don’t ask folks to vote for you to represent one of the most diverse constituent populations in the world.
November 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Agree. Do the work or don’t ask folks to vote for you to represent one of the most diverse constituent populations in the world.
Good for Capehart. Capehart and Daniels look nothing alike.
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Good for Capehart. Capehart and Daniels look nothing alike.
Moonie turned 17 last June. Fluffiness writ large.
November 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Moonie turned 17 last June. Fluffiness writ large.
Yes! I have been waiting for a chance to post this letter I received from Gillibrand on 10.20.25, responding to my letter in MARCH 2025 asking her not to vote Yes on the CR, which, of course, she did. No Town Halls, well, ever, since I have been a constituent for 5 years.
October 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yes! I have been waiting for a chance to post this letter I received from Gillibrand on 10.20.25, responding to my letter in MARCH 2025 asking her not to vote Yes on the CR, which, of course, she did. No Town Halls, well, ever, since I have been a constituent for 5 years.
If a video exists of Vance speaking as an undergrad at OSU, post it now. I guarantee you his central Ohioan (by way of family in Kentucky) accent is a challenge to understand for those not from that area.
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
If a video exists of Vance speaking as an undergrad at OSU, post it now. I guarantee you his central Ohioan (by way of family in Kentucky) accent is a challenge to understand for those not from that area.
Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Even better: Spell ten Dutch accomplishments
October 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Even better: Spell ten Dutch accomplishments
Preschoolers. Similar “tests” are given to preschoolers.
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Preschoolers. Similar “tests” are given to preschoolers.