Sam Kavanaugh
@samkavanaugh.bsky.social
Jeopardy champ, blossoming debutante on the warpath
Newly rebooted in Duluth
Newly rebooted in Duluth
Google’s AI overview for the search “kodiak bear size” features a diagram that compares it to the abominable snowman
September 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Google’s AI overview for the search “kodiak bear size” features a diagram that compares it to the abominable snowman
One of my little moments of joy today: the dragonflies are migrating overhead, and the nighthawks have followed.
August 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
One of my little moments of joy today: the dragonflies are migrating overhead, and the nighthawks have followed.
Early harvests. Pomme, pomme de terre
August 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Early harvests. Pomme, pomme de terre
Tapping the sign
October 1, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Tapping the sign
If Bluesky worked like Jehovah's Witnesses I would still not be going to heaven
September 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM
If Bluesky worked like Jehovah's Witnesses I would still not be going to heaven
Here is a major substitute teacher contractor saying that it is unprofessional to be out and nonbinary in a school. I am not a lawyer, but this company operates in dozens of MN schools and this *really* seems like it violates the Minnesota Human Rights act, right?
![The same screen, showing the reverse of the card. it says "Verdict: Unprofessional
Effect: Parents were upset that their students had learned about something they considered to be a topic for home discussions.
Takeaway: Be yourself without sharing all about yourself.
Suggestion: If you don't want to use Mr./Ms./Mrs., consider asking students to refer to you as "Teacher [Last name]." This neutral term applies to any substitute without needing elaboration and gives students a professional way to address a teacher, which students are used to."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4xdsc7ejbaz5s2c2owltgvbp/bafkreidec3do4wywbkwhhy3laiwgg4qru4hownt22tj2y5lb33zyse2xjm@jpeg)
September 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Here is a major substitute teacher contractor saying that it is unprofessional to be out and nonbinary in a school. I am not a lawyer, but this company operates in dozens of MN schools and this *really* seems like it violates the Minnesota Human Rights act, right?
Hobbies include monching catnip, flopping on the ground
July 18, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Hobbies include monching catnip, flopping on the ground
Anyway, here he is all blepped out
July 15, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Anyway, here he is all blepped out
New absurdist dystopia just dropped
July 6, 2024 at 12:52 AM
New absurdist dystopia just dropped
Bold decision on the return window
July 5, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Bold decision on the return window
If babies had newspapers and reported things they learn about the world as if it was breaking news, this would be the headline
June 4, 2024 at 4:46 AM
If babies had newspapers and reported things they learn about the world as if it was breaking news, this would be the headline
No one involved could legally vote in 2020
May 5, 2024 at 7:06 PM
No one involved could legally vote in 2020
Just got 98th percentile on a Learned League quiz about butts
April 3, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Just got 98th percentile on a Learned League quiz about butts
You know how ships fly their flags upside to indicate a dire situation? Anyway. That's how I felt when I saw each of these players walk into the hotel lobby on tape day.
Jeopardy Invitational Tournament starts next week. You do NOT want to miss this!
Jeopardy Invitational Tournament starts next week. You do NOT want to miss this!
March 13, 2024 at 7:35 PM
You know how ships fly their flags upside to indicate a dire situation? Anyway. That's how I felt when I saw each of these players walk into the hotel lobby on tape day.
Jeopardy Invitational Tournament starts next week. You do NOT want to miss this!
Jeopardy Invitational Tournament starts next week. You do NOT want to miss this!
Fun times in the HS staff room
November 11, 2023 at 2:18 PM
Fun times in the HS staff room
Low res, but Gully turned and looked at me like this when we got to the “they have a cave troll” scene in LOTR
October 6, 2023 at 12:47 PM
Low res, but Gully turned and looked at me like this when we got to the “they have a cave troll” scene in LOTR
Was gone for 5 days, when i came back there was a whiff of something foul in my locked bedroom. I got in late & went to bed, thinking i had a mildewy towel somewhere that i could deal with in the morning.
Morning revealed that right before i left, the cat had killed a mouse & placed it under my bed
Morning revealed that right before i left, the cat had killed a mouse & placed it under my bed
September 19, 2023 at 2:58 AM
Was gone for 5 days, when i came back there was a whiff of something foul in my locked bedroom. I got in late & went to bed, thinking i had a mildewy towel somewhere that i could deal with in the morning.
Morning revealed that right before i left, the cat had killed a mouse & placed it under my bed
Morning revealed that right before i left, the cat had killed a mouse & placed it under my bed
Idk Lilly, I heard they have exploitative bosses in some trees too
September 14, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Idk Lilly, I heard they have exploitative bosses in some trees too
famous vertebrate, the spider
September 7, 2023 at 5:13 AM
famous vertebrate, the spider
There’s a drought in Minnesota this summer, but every time this bear goes by the family trail cam it’s wet. He’s my freshly-laundered buddy
September 3, 2023 at 2:27 AM
There’s a drought in Minnesota this summer, but every time this bear goes by the family trail cam it’s wet. He’s my freshly-laundered buddy
Look at this Beetle Juice-ass tennis player
August 25, 2023 at 2:39 AM
Look at this Beetle Juice-ass tennis player
One time I realized that the heart can be replaced by any letter, and now I only see it as an "S".
August 21, 2023 at 7:45 PM
One time I realized that the heart can be replaced by any letter, and now I only see it as an "S".