Peter Wagner (a Real Dr., not a surgeon-barber/body-tech/golfer)
@peterjwagner3.bsky.social
Computational Paleobiologist, Lord of Chaos & Entropy, Cubs Fan, Estranged Lover of 🐌 & self-proclaimed Bilbo Baggins of Paleontology. Opinions & sarcasm mine & mine alone, but model-based. I block apologists for the South, MAGA, etc. He/Him.
And yet I still suck at German…
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
And yet I still suck at German…
Is there a Legolas rule for getting in on the smallest of contributions?
October 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Is there a Legolas rule for getting in on the smallest of contributions?
I just had to save people from a spawn of Ungoliant…
October 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I just had to save people from a spawn of Ungoliant…
A little salute to my department members who did an admirable job of defending EAS against proposed cuts yesterday. Thanks to all of you who wrote letters of support.
And now… we wait.
And now… we wait.
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A little salute to my department members who did an admirable job of defending EAS against proposed cuts yesterday. Thanks to all of you who wrote letters of support.
And now… we wait.
And now… we wait.
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Now, just add a Sox victory of the Evil Empire, and it will be a plus Tuesday. (Except for the fascism...)
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Now, just add a Sox victory of the Evil Empire, and it will be a plus Tuesday. (Except for the fascism...)
September 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
September 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've been surprised by how often I do get songs that were "classic rock & roll" when I was a college student in the mid-'80s. Contemporize!
(My first thought was to use "It's the End of the World as We Know It" but:)
(My first thought was to use "It's the End of the World as We Know It" but:)
September 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I've been surprised by how often I do get songs that were "classic rock & roll" when I was a college student in the mid-'80s. Contemporize!
(My first thought was to use "It's the End of the World as We Know It" but:)
(My first thought was to use "It's the End of the World as We Know It" but:)
I just finished my favorite lecture of the year, in which I give my 105 students their first homework assignment (that I stole from Dave Jablonski): present the history of the Earth scaled to something with a distinct beginning, middle, end, etc. I made an example using Bohemian Rhapsody. There are…
September 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I just finished my favorite lecture of the year, in which I give my 105 students their first homework assignment (that I stole from Dave Jablonski): present the history of the Earth scaled to something with a distinct beginning, middle, end, etc. I made an example using Bohemian Rhapsody. There are…
Kieran has been on a pre-college cooking kick and made me some lembas. I just hope that Tupperware works as well as Mallorn leaves…
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Kieran has been on a pre-college cooking kick and made me some lembas. I just hope that Tupperware works as well as Mallorn leaves…
Is this where you found it?
August 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Is this where you found it?
My plane ticket had me excited for a moment…
August 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
My plane ticket had me excited for a moment…
July 7, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Departing view…
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Departing view…
My country is descending into civil war slightly faster than I expected (but only slightly). I do not expect a lot of happy moments in the future. But right now, I am in the LF bleachers for the Hanshin Tigers fans, singing along to a fight song of absolutely unknown lyrics.
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
My country is descending into civil war slightly faster than I expected (but only slightly). I do not expect a lot of happy moments in the future. But right now, I am in the LF bleachers for the Hanshin Tigers fans, singing along to a fight song of absolutely unknown lyrics.
So, aren’t vacations supposed to be relaxing? 🧐
June 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
So, aren’t vacations supposed to be relaxing? 🧐
My Japanese is appallingly awful, but I *think* this shows us the ontogeny of bullet train tagmosis patterns…
June 7, 2025 at 6:46 AM
My Japanese is appallingly awful, but I *think* this shows us the ontogeny of bullet train tagmosis patterns…
… the followers of chaos, out control…
June 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
… the followers of chaos, out control…
… the monkeys and the monkeys…
June 6, 2025 at 7:13 AM
… the monkeys and the monkeys…
They’re numbering the monkeys…
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
They’re numbering the monkeys…
For baseball, “pro” would include the minors 😉. And your point would still totally hold.
Seriously, these parents should have houses that like this:
Seriously, these parents should have houses that like this:
June 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
For baseball, “pro” would include the minors 😉. And your point would still totally hold.
Seriously, these parents should have houses that like this:
Seriously, these parents should have houses that like this:
What the world really needs is for this Big Guy to become real and eat the White House.
Of course, he ‘d probably need his stomach pumped afterwards…
Of course, he ‘d probably need his stomach pumped afterwards…
June 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What the world really needs is for this Big Guy to become real and eat the White House.
Of course, he ‘d probably need his stomach pumped afterwards…
Of course, he ‘d probably need his stomach pumped afterwards…
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only.