Jason Sterlace
@sterlace.bsky.social
I teach physics. I live in Virginia, USA. I like when people support their assertions with evidence.
he/him
he/him
It's not a costume so much as it is a Halloween-themed sweater. But still.
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It's not a costume so much as it is a Halloween-themed sweater. But still.
I have always wished I could have met Neil Young's dog that was on the album cover "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere".
He looks like he was a great dog.
He looks like he was a great dog.
October 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I have always wished I could have met Neil Young's dog that was on the album cover "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere".
He looks like he was a great dog.
He looks like he was a great dog.
Me to the spell check in Google Slides (or elsewhere), approximately daily:
September 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Me to the spell check in Google Slides (or elsewhere), approximately daily:
Taking that COVID + Flu A&B self test test like
September 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Taking that COVID + Flu A&B self test test like
Can always spot the chemistry lab classrooms.
September 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Can always spot the chemistry lab classrooms.
I also recently finished "Love in the Ruins" by Walker Percy. I think Percy was a wonderfully talented writer, though this story didn't really fit me well. It's a humorous dystopian sci-fi, and I enjoyed how our narrator struggles with whether or not he is an unreliable narrator.
#BookSky
#BookSky
August 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I also recently finished "Love in the Ruins" by Walker Percy. I think Percy was a wonderfully talented writer, though this story didn't really fit me well. It's a humorous dystopian sci-fi, and I enjoyed how our narrator struggles with whether or not he is an unreliable narrator.
#BookSky
#BookSky
I recently finished "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarko, but I have to say that I got so angry with his story of his first hiking attempt in the Canyon... I had to be talked into finishing the book.
"He learns and gets better" I was told. And that's true. But what an inept first attempt!
#BookSky
"He learns and gets better" I was told. And that's true. But what an inept first attempt!
#BookSky
August 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I recently finished "A Walk in the Park" by Kevin Fedarko, but I have to say that I got so angry with his story of his first hiking attempt in the Canyon... I had to be talked into finishing the book.
"He learns and gets better" I was told. And that's true. But what an inept first attempt!
#BookSky
"He learns and gets better" I was told. And that's true. But what an inept first attempt!
#BookSky
It's been in California since 1885, at least. I've seen the (historically accurate) movie.
August 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It's been in California since 1885, at least. I've seen the (historically accurate) movie.
The beach rental has a washer that identifies as male.
July 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The beach rental has a washer that identifies as male.
I've been hearing about "James" by Percival Everett, so I read it last week. A few years ago I had re-read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which I had last read as a boy. It is useful to have read that fairly recently.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of my reads. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of my reads. #BookSky
July 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I've been hearing about "James" by Percival Everett, so I read it last week. A few years ago I had re-read "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", which I had last read as a boy. It is useful to have read that fairly recently.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of my reads. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of my reads. #BookSky
I began July with Richard Wright's 1940 novel "Native Son". I went in without knowing what to expect. I'm still not sure how to feel about it. I found it easy to become invested in the main character, but without the predictability that often comes with that feeling.
I will re-read this someday.
I will re-read this someday.
July 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I began July with Richard Wright's 1940 novel "Native Son". I went in without knowing what to expect. I'm still not sure how to feel about it. I found it easy to become invested in the main character, but without the predictability that often comes with that feeling.
I will re-read this someday.
I will re-read this someday.
In June I realized that I had never read "Uncle Tom's Cabin", so I remedied that. This is one of the most loaded reads in American literature, and I'm not going to be able to say anything that hasn't been said already.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
July 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In June I realized that I had never read "Uncle Tom's Cabin", so I remedied that. This is one of the most loaded reads in American literature, and I'm not going to be able to say anything that hasn't been said already.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
In May I read "The Tombs of Atuan" by Ursula K. Le Guin. This is a sequel to "A Wizard of Earthsea", which I had read last year. These stories are rich and gripping, and I wish I had found Earthsea earlier.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
July 2, 2025 at 9:39 PM
In May I read "The Tombs of Atuan" by Ursula K. Le Guin. This is a sequel to "A Wizard of Earthsea", which I had read last year. These stories are rich and gripping, and I wish I had found Earthsea earlier.
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
I use @thestorygraph.com to help me keep track of the #books I read. #BookSky
This spring I read "Warrior of the Wind", the sequel to "Son of the Storm", both by Suyi Davies Okungbowa @suyidavies.com.
I found this story to be unpredictable and very well told, and as mentioned previously in this thread, I really like the way the author explains magic in this world.
I found this story to be unpredictable and very well told, and as mentioned previously in this thread, I really like the way the author explains magic in this world.
July 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This spring I read "Warrior of the Wind", the sequel to "Son of the Storm", both by Suyi Davies Okungbowa @suyidavies.com.
I found this story to be unpredictable and very well told, and as mentioned previously in this thread, I really like the way the author explains magic in this world.
I found this story to be unpredictable and very well told, and as mentioned previously in this thread, I really like the way the author explains magic in this world.
Only you can post about a turtle you saw.
June 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Only you can post about a turtle you saw.
A question I've always had about this photo of Musk.
Why does it look like it's his first time using hands?
Why does it look like it's his first time using hands?
June 6, 2025 at 2:35 AM
A question I've always had about this photo of Musk.
Why does it look like it's his first time using hands?
Why does it look like it's his first time using hands?
I found a new fun thing to do with the mirage mirror… pouring salt is unexpectedly satisfying!
#iteachphysics
#iteachphysics
April 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I found a new fun thing to do with the mirage mirror… pouring salt is unexpectedly satisfying!
#iteachphysics
#iteachphysics
This is mind-blowing information, I was always led to believe that 1 can of tuna was supposed to get stretched to feed a family.
March 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is mind-blowing information, I was always led to believe that 1 can of tuna was supposed to get stretched to feed a family.
Me watching this all unfold again.
March 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Me watching this all unfold again.
According to my high school classmates who never left our home town, this is how I (a public university instructor) should be talking to my friends who work for the VA, CFPB, & FDA:
February 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
According to my high school classmates who never left our home town, this is how I (a public university instructor) should be talking to my friends who work for the VA, CFPB, & FDA:
The current design for the state seal of Virginia was originally sculpted for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Charles Keck in 1931, in turn based off the 1776 description authored by George Wythe and George Mason.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_an...
February 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The current design for the state seal of Virginia was originally sculpted for the Commonwealth of Virginia by Charles Keck in 1931, in turn based off the 1776 description authored by George Wythe and George Mason.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_an...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_an...
This pic is something I saw when I was at lunch. An eight-foot diameter, transparent, water-filled Plexiglass orb.
January 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This pic is something I saw when I was at lunch. An eight-foot diameter, transparent, water-filled Plexiglass orb.