Fished these out of my ancient tumblr:
![Screencap of an email reading,
Subject: Turkeys, whatever
Staff,
As the holiday season draws near please consider saving those turkey bones (chicken bones, duck bones, goose bones, whatever) for the dermestid colony. For those of you who have not yet been at [redacted] for a year, this is my annual solicitation for carcasses that we use during hard times to sustain the dermestid colony. If you make soup or otherwise remove all flesh from the bones kindly discard them afterward, they offer no food value to the colony members. Your assistance is appreciated. The remains are frozen until needed, mostly during field season, when time is limited to prepare research specimens for the colony to clean.
Thanks!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e7aibrdl5qzfirsi5kpssuk6/bafkreife4cy54cxbyya2lzhzn5jsip4ychfmz4jaowbgj2rlfos6c3bgvm@jpeg)
![Screencap of an email reading:
Subject: Time for Turkeys
Staff,
The time of year has arrived for me to once again ask for your assistance. If over the holidays (or any other time for that matter) you have skeletal left-overs in the way of turkey, duck, goose, ham, etc. that have 'meat' on the bones, please consider bringing them in the Museum for the dermestid colony. We do use these at times when we don't have time to prepare animals from the freezers, especially during the summer field season. You can deliver them to me at my office or to [redacted] or me in the Collections Room, but please don't leave them anywhere without letting one of us know of their existence. Thanks for your help.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:e7aibrdl5qzfirsi5kpssuk6/bafkreibtzpknznxjlvwmdraxog7amszeu3cbh5sq3yqtza7ifk25vaa5le@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Fished these out of my ancient tumblr:
Meanwhile my former museum job would ask us to bring our turkey carcasses in so the dermestid colony had something to feed on in between cleaning specimens
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Meanwhile my former museum job would ask us to bring our turkey carcasses in so the dermestid colony had something to feed on in between cleaning specimens
I mentioned to my dad that it had taken me longer than usual to get through some recent issues of the New Yorker and he said, “Yeah, sometimes you have to read those cartoons a few times before you get ‘em.” Anyway, I did actually learn a lot from Hitchens’ piece on Laura Loomer in the 11/17 issue.
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I mentioned to my dad that it had taken me longer than usual to get through some recent issues of the New Yorker and he said, “Yeah, sometimes you have to read those cartoons a few times before you get ‘em.” Anyway, I did actually learn a lot from Hitchens’ piece on Laura Loomer in the 11/17 issue.
Continuing to catch up, in the 11/10 New Yorker, Lauren Groff’s short story, “Mother of Men” was very good & everything in “Talk of the Town” was, too.
“Mother of Men,” by Lauren Groff
I saw someone coming toward me through the twilight on the road ahead, a skinny man in a glowing white shirt, and dread rushed into me.
www.newyorker.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Continuing to catch up, in the 11/10 New Yorker, Lauren Groff’s short story, “Mother of Men” was very good & everything in “Talk of the Town” was, too.
The other day Chad was listening to “Break Stuff” and you know what?? Fred Durst was right. Everything IS fucked up and everybody DOES suck.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The other day Chad was listening to “Break Stuff” and you know what?? Fred Durst was right. Everything IS fucked up and everybody DOES suck.
44-47/ Fair Play by Louise Hegarty, Girl, 1983 by Linn Ullmann, Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood, and The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt
November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
44-47/ Fair Play by Louise Hegarty, Girl, 1983 by Linn Ullmann, Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood, and The October Film Haunt by Michael Wehunt
Catching up… in the 11/3 New Yorker I appreciated Stephen Witt on the inner-workings of data centers and Patricia Lockwood’s poem, “Sorry for Existing.”
Inside the Data Centers That Train A.I. and Drain the Electrical Grid
A data center, which can use as much electricity as Philadelphia, is the new American factory, creating the future and propping up the economy. How long can this last?
www.newyorker.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Catching up… in the 11/3 New Yorker I appreciated Stephen Witt on the inner-workings of data centers and Patricia Lockwood’s poem, “Sorry for Existing.”
Anne would you believe I’ve never read any Muriel Spark?? I just picked up that new cheapie paperback edition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (love the cover) but haven’t read it yet. Where would you start?
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Anne would you believe I’ve never read any Muriel Spark?? I just picked up that new cheapie paperback edition of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (love the cover) but haven’t read it yet. Where would you start?
A old zine pal of mine had a project like this going in the Toronto area. I always admired it!
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A old zine pal of mine had a project like this going in the Toronto area. I always admired it!
The amount of Material I have gathered,,,,
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The amount of Material I have gathered,,,,
Reposted by KT
Me reading the emails.
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Me reading the emails.
I pew-pewed a man in Reno
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I pew-pewed a man in Reno
I just told Chad about this tweet and he almost did a spit take
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I just told Chad about this tweet and he almost did a spit take
A teen working the counter at the Original Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren, OH said something similar to me and it carried me for literal months
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A teen working the counter at the Original Hot Dog Shoppe in Warren, OH said something similar to me and it carried me for literal months
I was put onto Curtis while working for a gang intervention program that partnered with Cleveland’s still-active Guardian Angels chapter and man… lots going on there
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I was put onto Curtis while working for a gang intervention program that partnered with Cleveland’s still-active Guardian Angels chapter and man… lots going on there
Haha are my interests really that transparent???
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Haha are my interests really that transparent???
We’ve met before haven’t we? At your house
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
We’ve met before haven’t we? At your house
Obviously “Feels Blind” by BK (I don’t remember you ever loving me/I think that was your fucking fantasyyyyyyy)
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Obviously “Feels Blind” by BK (I don’t remember you ever loving me/I think that was your fucking fantasyyyyyyy)
Annie… now is the time to revisit my 9th grade canon… Tori Amos (“Tear in your Hand”, bitch!!!), Ani DiFranco (“Both Hands”, “Dilate”), Kaia’s self-titled album (“No Sides”, “Salamander”), Delta Dart (“Fuck It”)
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Annie… now is the time to revisit my 9th grade canon… Tori Amos (“Tear in your Hand”, bitch!!!), Ani DiFranco (“Both Hands”, “Dilate”), Kaia’s self-titled album (“No Sides”, “Salamander”), Delta Dart (“Fuck It”)
Caught some great stuff on this throughout the month & had it running in the background while we had friends over last night. Thank you for your service 🫡
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Caught some great stuff on this throughout the month & had it running in the background while we had friends over last night. Thank you for your service 🫡
Spooky!! 👻 My copy of the 10/27 New Yorker never came!! Guess I’ll be skipping straight to 11/3…
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Spooky!! 👻 My copy of the 10/27 New Yorker never came!! Guess I’ll be skipping straight to 11/3…