Brian Urlacher (aka Grant Forks)
@grantforks.bsky.social
Scholar of conflict management. I spell things wrong.
Fiction: https://thedigitalpress.org/the-library-of-chester-fritz/
More Fiction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV3D3LHV?binding=kindle_edition
Nonfiction: http://youtube.com/c/BrianUrlacher
Fiction: https://thedigitalpress.org/the-library-of-chester-fritz/
More Fiction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV3D3LHV?binding=kindle_edition
Nonfiction: http://youtube.com/c/BrianUrlacher
I posted this 13 years ago today when I was speculating on what the release of the final book in the Wheel of Time series would do to this country. Simpler times.
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I posted this 13 years ago today when I was speculating on what the release of the final book in the Wheel of Time series would do to this country. Simpler times.
And I don’t mean this in the sense that AI will become sentient and threaten humanity. Rather I mean it in the sense that this is…dumb. It is all so dumb.
September 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
And I don’t mean this in the sense that AI will become sentient and threaten humanity. Rather I mean it in the sense that this is…dumb. It is all so dumb.
Me everytime some over paid consultant tries to shove AI into my workflow.
September 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Me everytime some over paid consultant tries to shove AI into my workflow.
Again, nothing wrong with gumbo and cornbread on a Friday night.
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Again, nothing wrong with gumbo and cornbread on a Friday night.
Not sure if Im doing Chicago right but I’m not doing it wrong.
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not sure if Im doing Chicago right but I’m not doing it wrong.
I have completed my new associate dean training and have take my position among the ranks attending the associate dean conference.
Relatedly I’m having lasagna at Andy’s Jazz club in Chicago.
Relatedly I’m having lasagna at Andy’s Jazz club in Chicago.
September 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have completed my new associate dean training and have take my position among the ranks attending the associate dean conference.
Relatedly I’m having lasagna at Andy’s Jazz club in Chicago.
Relatedly I’m having lasagna at Andy’s Jazz club in Chicago.
When in Chicago I always do Cajun cuisine. Heaven on 7 was a favorite before it closed.
Storyville is very good, but when I noted the spicy warning on the jambalaya the waiter asked if I found black pepper hot (no) and assured me I would be fine.
I am indeed.
Storyville is very good, but when I noted the spicy warning on the jambalaya the waiter asked if I found black pepper hot (no) and assured me I would be fine.
I am indeed.
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
When in Chicago I always do Cajun cuisine. Heaven on 7 was a favorite before it closed.
Storyville is very good, but when I noted the spicy warning on the jambalaya the waiter asked if I found black pepper hot (no) and assured me I would be fine.
I am indeed.
Storyville is very good, but when I noted the spicy warning on the jambalaya the waiter asked if I found black pepper hot (no) and assured me I would be fine.
I am indeed.
Learning to be an associate dean
September 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Learning to be an associate dean
Truer words have never graced the pages of any print magazine.
August 31, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Truer words have never graced the pages of any print magazine.
I don’t want to quibble because I think the thesis of this story is right…but this is not what happened with the subprime mortgage crisis. Not even close. This is just flat wrong as a description of events.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I don’t want to quibble because I think the thesis of this story is right…but this is not what happened with the subprime mortgage crisis. Not even close. This is just flat wrong as a description of events.
Summer is approaching and I’m so ready. I have yard projects and house repair and sitting by a fire with whiskey and a cigar time. All of these activities require an audio book, and I am well stocked.
May 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Summer is approaching and I’m so ready. I have yard projects and house repair and sitting by a fire with whiskey and a cigar time. All of these activities require an audio book, and I am well stocked.
Doing the Disney thing and I got to say the number of dads wearing “princess security” shirts is some fucked up messaging. It’s the “meet the prom date at the door with a shotgun” gag that you can get through a metal detector.
May 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Doing the Disney thing and I got to say the number of dads wearing “princess security” shirts is some fucked up messaging. It’s the “meet the prom date at the door with a shotgun” gag that you can get through a metal detector.
“The average American has 3 friends”
I wish!
I wish!
May 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
“The average American has 3 friends”
I wish!
I wish!
So I’m about a third into Meddling Kids, and it is absolutely delightful and everything one might hope from a Lovecraft mythos Scooby Doo. At first I was sad that Cantero didn’t get the rights to use the actual characters…but his remix is solid and has grown on me as familiar but new.
March 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
So I’m about a third into Meddling Kids, and it is absolutely delightful and everything one might hope from a Lovecraft mythos Scooby Doo. At first I was sad that Cantero didn’t get the rights to use the actual characters…but his remix is solid and has grown on me as familiar but new.
Im going to try to keep the style and tone from past ISA posts on the other place.
That includes a bit of humor. Attempts to highlight really great work. And photos of my restaurant adventures (2twenty2 on Wabash) #ISA2025
That includes a bit of humor. Attempts to highlight really great work. And photos of my restaurant adventures (2twenty2 on Wabash) #ISA2025
March 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Im going to try to keep the style and tone from past ISA posts on the other place.
That includes a bit of humor. Attempts to highlight really great work. And photos of my restaurant adventures (2twenty2 on Wabash) #ISA2025
That includes a bit of humor. Attempts to highlight really great work. And photos of my restaurant adventures (2twenty2 on Wabash) #ISA2025
For those curious about the conference. Round 2 starts at 11:30.
January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
For those curious about the conference. Round 2 starts at 11:30.
Two days of work. One more and I should be able to solder.
Making two sample panels and then one design will be replicated 3 more times.
Making two sample panels and then one design will be replicated 3 more times.
January 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Two days of work. One more and I should be able to solder.
Making two sample panels and then one design will be replicated 3 more times.
Making two sample panels and then one design will be replicated 3 more times.
Today is cold and sunny
The sky is such a beautiful crystal blue. It looks so gentle and welcoming. One might be tempted to go for a long walk or frolic under the pale sun…
But doing so would be fatal in about 15 minutes.
Nature sets a cunning trap.
The sky is such a beautiful crystal blue. It looks so gentle and welcoming. One might be tempted to go for a long walk or frolic under the pale sun…
But doing so would be fatal in about 15 minutes.
Nature sets a cunning trap.
January 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today is cold and sunny
The sky is such a beautiful crystal blue. It looks so gentle and welcoming. One might be tempted to go for a long walk or frolic under the pale sun…
But doing so would be fatal in about 15 minutes.
Nature sets a cunning trap.
The sky is such a beautiful crystal blue. It looks so gentle and welcoming. One might be tempted to go for a long walk or frolic under the pale sun…
But doing so would be fatal in about 15 minutes.
Nature sets a cunning trap.
One thing I wish people in Trump's outer orbit would realize. There is no level of abasement that will bring you into the inner circle.
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
January 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
One thing I wish people in Trump's outer orbit would realize. There is no level of abasement that will bring you into the inner circle.
Exhibit A
Exhibit A
Winter project is to build 4 stained glass panels for the side lights on my front door. I’m split on which design to do so I’ll probably build a sample panel for each.
January 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Winter project is to build 4 stained glass panels for the side lights on my front door. I’m split on which design to do so I’ll probably build a sample panel for each.
I was feeling a bit worn down by the job of being department chair. Thank you Panda Express for reminding me why I do what I do.
January 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I was feeling a bit worn down by the job of being department chair. Thank you Panda Express for reminding me why I do what I do.