Kevin Joel Berland
@starfish1.bsky.social
Professor emeritus of English and Comp Lit (Penn State), Indexer, reader, writer, ADHD, drawsalot, guitar, mandolin. Disability history, history of versions of Socrates, physiognomy, poetry, Dr. Johnson, Book indexing. ALSOwords, words, words 🇨🇦✡☮📚
This why she's named Shayna Punim!
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This why she's named Shayna Punim!
Uncle Isidore shares the warmth of his chair with Shayna Punim. Summer's just about finished.
September 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Uncle Isidore shares the warmth of his chair with Shayna Punim. Summer's just about finished.
Isidor is probably dreaming of a future without eyedrops.
September 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Isidor is probably dreaming of a future without eyedrops.
Here's my new study partner, SarahTheCat.
September 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Here's my new study partner, SarahTheCat.
We too have a pumpernickel pancake with eyes.
August 30, 2025 at 2:29 AM
We too have a pumpernickel pancake with eyes.
Summer: Limelight hydrangea in front of Starfish House.
July 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Summer: Limelight hydrangea in front of Starfish House.
Hot enough for you (as they say)?
June 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hot enough for you (as they say)?
Welcome to this military parade, too.
June 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Welcome to this military parade, too.
Timeliness cleanse: Three cats resting on a blanket on couch on a seasonally uncharacteristically cool spring morning. On the left, a multicolored catbus, in the center, an orange cinnamon bun, and on the right, a grey & white tuxedo elderly gentleman cat.
May 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Timeliness cleanse: Three cats resting on a blanket on couch on a seasonally uncharacteristically cool spring morning. On the left, a multicolored catbus, in the center, an orange cinnamon bun, and on the right, a grey & white tuxedo elderly gentleman cat.
A trip to the nursery.
May 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A trip to the nursery.
Caturday: This is Speckle, my sister's cat.
May 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Caturday: This is Speckle, my sister's cat.
This is Sarah M. (M is for monster). She has appropriated the Basket of Scarves.
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is Sarah M. (M is for monster). She has appropriated the Basket of Scarves.
Even if there is a tradition of calling these "bees," I wonder whether they could be wasps. Check out the elongated body and the very narrow waist of the wasp. Bees don't generally look like that.
April 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Even if there is a tradition of calling these "bees," I wonder whether they could be wasps. Check out the elongated body and the very narrow waist of the wasp. Bees don't generally look like that.
Look, it's even available on eBay!
April 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Look, it's even available on eBay!
Malka, the orange tabby queen cat asleep on my coat and a blanket.
April 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Malka, the orange tabby queen cat asleep on my coat and a blanket.
Unfair to Catbus!
April 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Unfair to Catbus!
Boots on the ground?
March 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Boots on the ground?