Jan Merchant
@merch316.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, father, craft beer snob
December 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Festive rim job for Christmas! 😅 A little Sam Adams Winter Lager with some sugar and cinnamon #bskybeer #christmas
December 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Festive rim job for Christmas! 😅 A little Sam Adams Winter Lager with some sugar and cinnamon #bskybeer #christmas
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
November 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hooo, this one was sad. Very effective in establishing its themes and tone. My review of The Pearl by John Steinbeck. #booksky #teachersky #steinbeck www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of The Pearl
4/5: ***I read this as part of my ongoing project to actually familiarize myself with the books that populate what I lovingly call the Cave of Wonders (the closet where the English department keeps al...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hooo, this one was sad. Very effective in establishing its themes and tone. My review of The Pearl by John Steinbeck. #booksky #teachersky #steinbeck www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My review of Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. An interesting book of poetry that I suspect I’m too old to appreciate; it’s good though! #booksky #poetry www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of Milk and honey
3/5: This is a very personal collection of poetry; some of it is quite beautiful, but others read like aphorisms or even, dare I say, fortunes you’d find baked in cookies. I don’t mean for that to s...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My review of Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur. An interesting book of poetry that I suspect I’m too old to appreciate; it’s good though! #booksky #poetry www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Rocking that nerdy apparel for the Lord of the Flies final exam today. #teachersky #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Rocking that nerdy apparel for the Lord of the Flies final exam today. #teachersky #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Kipping work - trying to get to 10 #fitover40 #workout
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Kipping work - trying to get to 10 #fitover40 #workout
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
That’s a tie! … must be parent conference night! #teachersky #edusky
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
That’s a tie! … must be parent conference night! #teachersky #edusky
Catching up on some reviews for things I’ve recently finished, starting with INHERIT THE WIND. #booksky #teachersky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Jan Merchant's review of Inherit the Wind
4/5: ***I read this as part of my ongoing project to actually familiarize myself with the books that populate what I lovingly call the Cave of Wonders (the closet where the English department keeps al...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Catching up on some reviews for things I’ve recently finished, starting with INHERIT THE WIND. #booksky #teachersky www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Deadlift PR and did this asskicker tonight. Just over 14 minutes! #fortime #workout #fitover40 #fitness
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Deadlift PR and did this asskicker tonight. Just over 14 minutes! #fortime #workout #fitover40 #fitness
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Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped
Dead @ the Disco Halloween party! #halloween #costume
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Dead @ the Disco Halloween party! #halloween #costume
October 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Hella squats, then picking up some pumpkins to carve! Hamstrings definitely going to be sore after that one #squats #fitover40 #fitness #workout
October 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Hella squats, then picking up some pumpkins to carve! Hamstrings definitely going to be sore after that one #squats #fitover40 #fitness #workout
Perfect friday wind-down with a Bell’s Octoberfest. Prost! #bellsbrewery #octoberfest untappd.com/user/merchbe...
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Celebrate Oktoberfest (2025): This month marks the official start of the 190th Oktoberfest celebration—the annual festival that attracts millions of visitors to Munich, Germany, to imbibe a very speci...
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October 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Perfect friday wind-down with a Bell’s Octoberfest. Prost! #bellsbrewery #octoberfest untappd.com/user/merchbe...
Very good workout. Time to be humble and reflect. Maybe one day I’ll be able to finish this chipper. #fitover40 #workout #chipper
September 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Very good workout. Time to be humble and reflect. Maybe one day I’ll be able to finish this chipper. #fitover40 #workout #chipper
Peaceful rainy coffee morning after the first week back to school #booksky #teachersky
September 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Peaceful rainy coffee morning after the first week back to school #booksky #teachersky
Nailed the Firestone fan badge. Cheers! #firestonewalker #firestone #untappd untappd.com/user/merchbe...
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Firestone Walker Founder’s Favorite: Look, we know we’re not supposed to have favorites, but apparently we are one of yours, so we’re more than happy to return the favor. Thanks for being such a suppo...
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August 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Nailed the Firestone fan badge. Cheers! #firestonewalker #firestone #untappd untappd.com/user/merchbe...