Stephen Brown
@sbrownsparg.bsky.social
Retired professor, living a life of sybaritic indulgence, luckily harmless to the world at large. Incomprehensibly busy.
Really not much in the Saturday paper. #beardedcollie
December 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Really not much in the Saturday paper. #beardedcollie
Iga comes when she’s called… if she thinks it’s going to be fun.#beardedcollie
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Iga comes when she’s called… if she thinks it’s going to be fun.#beardedcollie
Pretty much the height my literary achievement. I am now comfortable with retirement. (TLS, 11/28/25)
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Pretty much the height my literary achievement. I am now comfortable with retirement. (TLS, 11/28/25)
Idea for a book guaranteed to top the best-seller lists: "The Competence Curse: Or, how to stop doing everybody else's job." Now I just need to find some competent fool to write it for me...
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Idea for a book guaranteed to top the best-seller lists: "The Competence Curse: Or, how to stop doing everybody else's job." Now I just need to find some competent fool to write it for me...
A little bleak out here this morning.
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A little bleak out here this morning.
The water was particularly reflective this morning.
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The water was particularly reflective this morning.
Mid-thirties, wind gusts 25 mph, if it were Thanksgiving I would express my gratitude for Eddie Bauer fleece-lined Levis.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Mid-thirties, wind gusts 25 mph, if it were Thanksgiving I would express my gratitude for Eddie Bauer fleece-lined Levis.
The bearded collie in her kind of weather.
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The bearded collie in her kind of weather.
Finally: fall. Soybeans harvested, bergamot, sassafras.
October 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Finally: fall. Soybeans harvested, bergamot, sassafras.
Krugman today: "So there are no country music songs about being a typist’s daughter."
October 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Krugman today: "So there are no country music songs about being a typist’s daughter."
Is that a Monarch on the thistle bush?
September 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is that a Monarch on the thistle bush?
Too hot to walk, so we decided to wade instead. #beardedcollie
September 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Too hot to walk, so we decided to wade instead. #beardedcollie
Too fast for the cameraman. #beardedcollie
September 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Too fast for the cameraman. #beardedcollie
Rode my bike to Edwardsville (for lunch) and back, approx 40 miles r/t, only practical because of electro-assist. What I failed to take into account is the absence of electro-assist for one's butt.
September 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Rode my bike to Edwardsville (for lunch) and back, approx 40 miles r/t, only practical because of electro-assist. What I failed to take into account is the absence of electro-assist for one's butt.
Why it’s hard to take a nap around here.
September 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why it’s hard to take a nap around here.
Path through woods nicely mowed. I thought it safe from beggars lice. Not so much. #beardedcollie
August 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Path through woods nicely mowed. I thought it safe from beggars lice. Not so much. #beardedcollie
Another walk in the creek. #beardedcollie
August 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Another walk in the creek. #beardedcollie
Gutter repaired!
August 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Gutter repaired!
Got Iga to sit still enough for a selfie.
July 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Got Iga to sit still enough for a selfie.
spectacular light
July 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
spectacular light
Traffic jam on the creek.
July 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Traffic jam on the creek.