Andy (he/him)
@eprenprof.bsky.social
Scholar of the early modern now in south Texas. My book, English National Identity and the Image of the Dutch: From the Armada to the Glorious Revolution, came out with Palgrave early in 2024. Posts represent my personal opinion, not my employer’s.
It’s so nice in #portland! Leaves are changing. Ran into a bunch of old friends at the conference registration. Looking forward to things getting started tomorrow.
October 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
It’s so nice in #portland! Leaves are changing. Ran into a bunch of old friends at the conference registration. Looking forward to things getting started tomorrow.
I really like this Tintoretto painting of St Jerome.
September 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I really like this Tintoretto painting of St Jerome.
Today is the feast day of St Jerome. I used to have a copy of this Durer print above my desk. I love the quiet stillness of his study and the light streaming in through the windows.
September 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Today is the feast day of St Jerome. I used to have a copy of this Durer print above my desk. I love the quiet stillness of his study and the light streaming in through the windows.
I found a picture to include (attached here) of a sculpture of Antigone by William Henry Reinhart. I don’t know anything about that artist or about Antigone in late 19th C America. Where can I learn more - I’m intrigued!
September 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I found a picture to include (attached here) of a sculpture of Antigone by William Henry Reinhart. I don’t know anything about that artist or about Antigone in late 19th C America. Where can I learn more - I’m intrigued!
I’m a bit rusty and my grill is too, but the kids seemed to enjoy the barbecue at our new house
September 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m a bit rusty and my grill is too, but the kids seemed to enjoy the barbecue at our new house
Ah yes. Here’s where I’ve seen this before.
June 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Ah yes. Here’s where I’ve seen this before.
It was fun to bump into this painting at the National Gallery yesterday. It felt so familiar. Where have I seen it before?
June 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
It was fun to bump into this painting at the National Gallery yesterday. It felt so familiar. Where have I seen it before?
Could it be a pedal of the sort used in old sewing machines? A mechanism that would allow the foot to contribute to industry?
May 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Could it be a pedal of the sort used in old sewing machines? A mechanism that would allow the foot to contribute to industry?
Well kiss me twice and call me Janice.
April 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Well kiss me twice and call me Janice.
I used that app probably 15 or 20 times a day. If I ever go back to it, I’ll have to see if this option - to give a location my own label- might make it palatable:
February 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I used that app probably 15 or 20 times a day. If I ever go back to it, I’ll have to see if this option - to give a location my own label- might make it palatable:
When the idea that Google Maps would rename the Gulf first came up, I discovered on here that @mapquest.com still exists. And for now, Apple maps hasn’t changed the Gulf’s name. So, I think I’ll try to unlearn my preference for Google Maps. :(
February 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
When the idea that Google Maps would rename the Gulf first came up, I discovered on here that @mapquest.com still exists. And for now, Apple maps hasn’t changed the Gulf’s name. So, I think I’ll try to unlearn my preference for Google Maps. :(
Just wondering how you would respond to this additional information? Care to revise your explanation of what you would have done?
February 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Just wondering how you would respond to this additional information? Care to revise your explanation of what you would have done?
Here’s the current productive chaos:
February 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here’s the current productive chaos:
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
January 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.
A different take:
January 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A different take:
The journal Restoration ( @restorationjournal.bsky.social ) is on BlueSky now. Give them a follow!
December 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM
The journal Restoration ( @restorationjournal.bsky.social ) is on BlueSky now. Give them a follow!
This whole story on CBS is insane.
December 5, 2024 at 4:29 PM
This whole story on CBS is insane.
I love the idea of being THE Academic Jester of BlueSky. Or being a combo of Foucault and Dad Jokes.
Thanks blueskyroast.com !
Thanks blueskyroast.com !
December 4, 2024 at 1:46 PM
I love the idea of being THE Academic Jester of BlueSky. Or being a combo of Foucault and Dad Jokes.
Thanks blueskyroast.com !
Thanks blueskyroast.com !
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US. The family had a great time making a feast in our new home. Happy Turkey Day, Friends!
November 29, 2024 at 5:08 AM
Today is Thanksgiving here in the US. The family had a great time making a feast in our new home. Happy Turkey Day, Friends!
Did you include this one? Once you get back to the War of Three Kingdoms/English Civil Wars there are lots of folks who can help:
November 24, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Did you include this one? Once you get back to the War of Three Kingdoms/English Civil Wars there are lots of folks who can help:
I’m just happy to have found a bunch of my old Bird App friends over here. Pouring one out for the handful who just quit social media altogether when the other place collapsed.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #799,442!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #799,442!
September 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
I’m just happy to have found a bunch of my old Bird App friends over here. Pouring one out for the handful who just quit social media altogether when the other place collapsed.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #799,442!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #799,442!
I think the link is expired, but here’s what was on the jobs wiki:
July 23, 2024 at 5:11 PM
I think the link is expired, but here’s what was on the jobs wiki:
Do you know this book?
June 28, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Do you know this book?