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Editor (ex-university presses; current nonprofit). Anti-fascist. Trying to help make the world better. I don't expect you to follow me back unless you really want to--I'm not that interesting.
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Birds and bird simulacra
A bright red cardinal perches near a bird cutout on top of a feeder. Behind the cardinal is a pine tree that takes up about half the right side; the left side background shows snow-tufted Arbor vitae. A mourning dove seems to be interacting with a bird cutout on top of a feeder. Behind the scene is snow-topped arbor vitae.
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Album cover for R.E.M., Murmur. The image is a moody photo of kudzu overtaking the landscape. The name of the band in large letters over a much smaller album title, both in a muted light blue.
November 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Saw this guy hanging out by the tracks (I didn't want to bother him any more than I already had, so I went another direction)
A deer with antlers stands just out of a wooded area to the right (train tracks are just out of view to the left). He sees me but isn't overly concerned since I'm quite a ways away.
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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She reminds me of my dear departed blue heeler mix - similar ears and intense yet soft gaze
A heeler-mix dog sits on the ugly carpet in an open office. She is mostly black with white on her muzzle and speckled on her toes, chest, and tummy. She wears a festive scarf and has her ears perked adorably.
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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When I saw the BP seven years ago, they both were on Peter's side
Mike Mills (bass) and Peter Buck (guitar) with the Baseball Project in August 2018
September 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Sandhill crane walking past me like I'm not even there
August 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Sorry, little ones, I have nothing for you to eat
Five finch babies beg for food. They're in a nest in a hanging flower basket (said flowers haven't survived the nesting situation). In the background are maple trees with leaves backlit by bright sunshine.
July 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Snapping turtle working on the landscaping by the office entry (or building a nest)
A largish snapping turtle digs into the ground, probably to build a nest. She's surrounded by dirt and mulch, and above her head are pink petals dropped from a rose bush (not in picture)
June 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Big time wild turkey action on the street this morning
Three tom turkeys on full display in the middle of the street. The foreground (including the turkeys) is in deep shade, and the background of trees and a school is in bright sun. Three more turkeys a little later, milling around a house near the other three. They're also all puffed up. The original three tom turkeys, now gleaming in the morning sun, still in the middle of the road. The object of all this attention: one hen turkey considering her options. She stands on the sidewalk a short distance from the guys.
May 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Morning visitors
A large wild tom turkey walks through an overgrown garden in the background. In the foreground, we see a deck in need of staining on which a squirrel shows down on seeds in a ground feeder near a water station and planters, one of which has a tomato plant.
May 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Is it time for a walk?
A white and brown beagle mix sits on a hallway runner with an expectant air. She is lit from the right. Her paws are artfully arranged.
April 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The burrowing beagle
In a covered dog bed, a small patch of a white and brown dog's back is visible nestled within the bed and a fleece blanket. Also visible are signs of a cluttered office.
March 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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"She made him do it" operates in politics too. The most recent example is Trump's declaration that somehow Ukraine's President Zelensky was responsible for Russia's invasion of his country, declaring "But he should never have let that war start.” The war began with Russia's invasion of Crimea in 2014, well before Zelensky's presidency and well into Putin's, so there's that. As Aaron Blake at the Washington Post notes, "Since the war’s earliest days, Trump has frequently talked around any sort of blame being cast on Putin.... Almost every comment deprives Putin of agency and casts what’s happened as a result of the Biden administration’s (and now Zelensky’s) failings." Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blamed Ukraine too, saying Russia was "provoked," as if Ukraine was wearing a miniskirt. "Fair or Not, Zelensky Is Angering Trump. Is His Style Hurting Ukraine?" asks an outrageous headline in the New York Times, over a "news analysis" that asserts "his approach to the Trump administration has fallen flat with the White House, engendering not empathy but hostility from the American president." Trump thinks Zelensky should've placated Putin, and the New York Times thinks Zelensky should placate Trump, but nothing will sufficiently please the Russian dictator and his American fanboy short of a full-fledged surrender of much or all of Ukraine's territory and sovereignty. The readers' comments were almost universally furious at this framing, and some of them noted the "she made him do it" logic.
March 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sitting pretty
Two tabby cats sit next to each other, looking thoughtful. The one on the left is brown and black with white accents; sher brother is slightly larger with similar coloring but more white, tail wrapped around his forelegs. They sit on a bookcase at the entry to a room with one white wall and one mauve wall; sun pours in through the window.
February 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Hearing about the atrocities from Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI). It's packed here.
Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI), a bald white man wearing a grey suit and white shirt, talks to constituents about the nightmare that's upon us
January 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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The boxes were in that spot for less than a minute - a cat cannot resist the Siren call of the sweet, sweet box
The head of a grey tabby cat with white accents sits in a box that is inside another box. The cat in the boxes is on top of a bookshelf. The room behind has one cream wall and one light purple wall with various pictures hanging on them.
January 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Late Caturday night cuddles
Two grey tabby cats, one with large white patches, cuddle together on a black chair. A blanket with wide muted cream, red, and blue stripes is over the back of the chair behind them. The cats look at the photographer as though they've been interrupted while planning something sneaky.
December 22, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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This snow-dusted trailer hitch looks remarkably like a bull's face to me
Close-up photo of the back of a trailer dusted with snow. The arrangement of hooks, chains, and trailer hitch give the appearance of a bull (hooks look like horns, chains look like chin, ring looks like nose, snow on the apparatus connects it all).
December 21, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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I think we're ready for winter
A white and brown beagle mix dog wearing a purple coat wags her tail while waiting to go outside. She's standing on a mixed tile and wood floor. There's a weird blue glow at her neck because she's wearing an LED lighted band.
November 29, 2024 at 2:54 AM
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But anyway, here's my dog wearing her new sweater and enjoying the first snow of the season
A beagle mix, white with large brown spots, looks up expectantly. She's standing on snow-covered grass, and you can barely see her white legs and wagging tail. She's wearing a bright purple sweater.
November 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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It's pretty
A beagle mix, white with large brown spots, wears a purple sweater while standing on snowy grass. She looks up at the camera and wags her tail.
November 21, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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Date night
Orchestra warming up before a concert, viewed from way, way, way above in the cheap seats
November 16, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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Serious sleeping
A grey and white tabby sprawls out asleep on a blanket-covered leg
November 8, 2024 at 5:48 AM
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She's not impressed
A white and brown beagle mix looks skeptical as she leans against the couch cushion A white and brown beagle mix yawns
November 3, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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We went to the big dog park today. She thinks I'm slow.
A beagle mix, white with big brown spots, waits along the path since I'm slow. The trees in the distance are showing various levels of autumn colors. A beagle mix, white with big brown spots, runs toward me with her flappy ears flapping.
October 12, 2024 at 11:02 PM