Tim Ruback
@profruback.bsky.social
IR theory / historical IR / Pedagogy / Maine / Dogs. Views=mine. Trying to practice kindness here. Also here to remind everyone that Thucydides never said that.
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Obligatory photo of a very good boi
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Obligatory photo of a very good boi
Also, I deeply identify with this chicken. I am him. He is me. He is us all.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Also, I deeply identify with this chicken. I am him. He is me. He is us all.
Tomorrow is Grover's gotcha day, and we're gonna be giving him a nearly 3' tall rubber chicken. Will the house survive intact? Stay tuned to find out.
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Tomorrow is Grover's gotcha day, and we're gonna be giving him a nearly 3' tall rubber chicken. Will the house survive intact? Stay tuned to find out.
Grover's a VERY high energy pup. And at 95 lbs, that's a lot of zoomie puppo. So, when we really need him to relax we've only found one thing that consistently works: watching Chinatown. I don't understand why this calms him, but I'm glad for it.
September 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Grover's a VERY high energy pup. And at 95 lbs, that's a lot of zoomie puppo. So, when we really need him to relax we've only found one thing that consistently works: watching Chinatown. I don't understand why this calms him, but I'm glad for it.
Grover is refusing to come inside without his stick.
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Grover is refusing to come inside without his stick.
I used to use Hall and Oates whenever I needed a couple names to round out a multiple choice exam. Kept a running tally of whenever they were chosen. Here, too, Oates got the short end of the stick.
August 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I used to use Hall and Oates whenever I needed a couple names to round out a multiple choice exam. Kept a running tally of whenever they were chosen. Here, too, Oates got the short end of the stick.
Last week on this very same dogwalk, we saw a murder; this week, it seems like everybody herd.
August 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last week on this very same dogwalk, we saw a murder; this week, it seems like everybody herd.
We were on our usual dog walk, just minding our own business, when it happened: we saw a murder.
August 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We were on our usual dog walk, just minding our own business, when it happened: we saw a murder.
WOODS GOT STICKS! TELL EVERYBODY!
July 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
WOODS GOT STICKS! TELL EVERYBODY!
More from today's dog walk: the trails behind the house are pretty wonderful, especially when you see ducks in the river. On this, Grover and I agree.
July 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
More from today's dog walk: the trails behind the house are pretty wonderful, especially when you see ducks in the river. On this, Grover and I agree.
On today's dog walk we were with 10 feet of a fairly big deer and didn't even see it until it ran off in front of us. This has been Grover's expression ever since.
July 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
On today's dog walk we were with 10 feet of a fairly big deer and didn't even see it until it ran off in front of us. This has been Grover's expression ever since.
Maine wild blueberries, specifically the ones growing where my yard meets the woods.
July 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Maine wild blueberries, specifically the ones growing where my yard meets the woods.
On today's dog walk, Grover finally noticed the neighbors on the other side of the fence.
July 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
On today's dog walk, Grover finally noticed the neighbors on the other side of the fence.
Wild blueberries where our yard meets the woods. There are little pleasures in rural life, for certain.
July 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Wild blueberries where our yard meets the woods. There are little pleasures in rural life, for certain.
A rarity: Grover is tired before I am.
June 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A rarity: Grover is tired before I am.
I have so many questions.
May 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I have so many questions.
Just hanging out, being a sweet puppo.
April 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Just hanging out, being a sweet puppo.
This is more or less what we all do in Maine once it hits 50°F/10°C
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is more or less what we all do in Maine once it hits 50°F/10°C
Ever since i got home from ISA, I've had an 80 pound shadow following me around. And this is the face he's making.
March 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Ever since i got home from ISA, I've had an 80 pound shadow following me around. And this is the face he's making.
My one joke conference carpets account didn't really survive the migration away from Twitter, but the photos live on. #ISA2025 #carpetdiem
March 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My one joke conference carpets account didn't really survive the migration away from Twitter, but the photos live on. #ISA2025 #carpetdiem
A rare moment in which Grover was still long enough for an in-focus photo.
February 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A rare moment in which Grover was still long enough for an in-focus photo.
Whenever we have a fire in the wood stove, this is all Grover does.
January 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Whenever we have a fire in the wood stove, this is all Grover does.
I still think about this story of David Lynch and his falling out with Woody Woodpecker at least once or twice per month.
January 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I still think about this story of David Lynch and his falling out with Woody Woodpecker at least once or twice per month.