Tim Ashwell
@tashwell.bsky.social
U of New Hampshire emeritus faculty, Democrat, UMass grad, Iowa State fan. Opinions are mine.
A reminder to all my city slicker New Hampshire friends: Vote today! Local government matters!
We country bumpkin town-dwellers vote in March, a confusing legacy of New England's town meeting tradition.
We country bumpkin town-dwellers vote in March, a confusing legacy of New England's town meeting tradition.
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A reminder to all my city slicker New Hampshire friends: Vote today! Local government matters!
We country bumpkin town-dwellers vote in March, a confusing legacy of New England's town meeting tradition.
We country bumpkin town-dwellers vote in March, a confusing legacy of New England's town meeting tradition.
When you get a boiler room robocall from someone who says, "I'm calling from Medicare health insurance," the best move is to hang up immediately.
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When you get a boiler room robocall from someone who says, "I'm calling from Medicare health insurance," the best move is to hang up immediately.
The biggest - and most difficult - step in U.S. politics/governance is between IDENTIFYING a critical problem and creating a workable solution for the problem.
October 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The biggest - and most difficult - step in U.S. politics/governance is between IDENTIFYING a critical problem and creating a workable solution for the problem.
I wonder how things are going over at @nbcnews.com.
"The FBI announces arrests in big sports betting scandal! And don't forget to catch the @trailblazers.bsky.social game on NBC this weekend!"
Awkward...
"The FBI announces arrests in big sports betting scandal! And don't forget to catch the @trailblazers.bsky.social game on NBC this weekend!"
Awkward...
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wonder how things are going over at @nbcnews.com.
"The FBI announces arrests in big sports betting scandal! And don't forget to catch the @trailblazers.bsky.social game on NBC this weekend!"
Awkward...
"The FBI announces arrests in big sports betting scandal! And don't forget to catch the @trailblazers.bsky.social game on NBC this weekend!"
Awkward...
Free sensitivity advice to campaign staffers: I understand why many campaigns are keeping the location of campaign events secret upon initial announcement, but that's a problem for those of us who have transportation issues, who don't drive after dark or don't drive at all.
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Free sensitivity advice to campaign staffers: I understand why many campaigns are keeping the location of campaign events secret upon initial announcement, but that's a problem for those of us who have transportation issues, who don't drive after dark or don't drive at all.
Is it too early for some under-the-tree holiday shopping? www.ebay.com/usr/tima603
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September 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Is it too early for some under-the-tree holiday shopping? www.ebay.com/usr/tima603
How does this effect @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social's career path?
July 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How does this effect @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social's career path?
Did @yamiche.bsky.social really call Trump a LAIR? That's what the MAGA outrage house, Politibrawl says!
May 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Did @yamiche.bsky.social really call Trump a LAIR? That's what the MAGA outrage house, Politibrawl says!
I have to say the level of ill-informed hot takes - and flat-out bigotry - on @bsky.app is right up there with X. Do tend to have better cat photos here, though.
April 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have to say the level of ill-informed hot takes - and flat-out bigotry - on @bsky.app is right up there with X. Do tend to have better cat photos here, though.
Interesting, but the House budget doesn't matter. The Senate writes the real budget.
The House has finalized its budget. Here’s what’s in it. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/04/t...
The House has finalized its budget. Here’s what’s in it. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/04/t...
The House has finalized its budget. Here's what's in it. • New Hampshire Bulletin
The House Finance Committee made its final recommendations for the state budget Thursday, sending a package to the full House that significantly cuts spending from Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s proposal, as law...
newhampshirebulletin.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Interesting, but the House budget doesn't matter. The Senate writes the real budget.
The House has finalized its budget. Here’s what’s in it. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/04/t...
The House has finalized its budget. Here’s what’s in it. newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/04/t...
Over 300 colleges & universities play Div. I basketball. More than 100 compete in the top tier of college football. All hope Cinderella's slipper fits, but most are simply shoveling good money after bad at a time when many campuses face serious budget and affordability issues. Fr. Malachi is right.
The president of Saint Francis University on leaving Division I sports: “big-brand programs are farm teams for the National Football League and the National Basketball Association, and small universities have become farm teams for the big-brand programs.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The clock struck midnight at March Madness. We’re not coming back.
What’s a Big Dance without Cinderella? Other smaller schools should join us by leaving Division I.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Over 300 colleges & universities play Div. I basketball. More than 100 compete in the top tier of college football. All hope Cinderella's slipper fits, but most are simply shoveling good money after bad at a time when many campuses face serious budget and affordability issues. Fr. Malachi is right.
Sure sign of springtime in New Hampshire...
That faint but unmistakable whiff of early morning skunk as I place the garbage and recycling at the end of the driveway.
That faint but unmistakable whiff of early morning skunk as I place the garbage and recycling at the end of the driveway.
March 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sure sign of springtime in New Hampshire...
That faint but unmistakable whiff of early morning skunk as I place the garbage and recycling at the end of the driveway.
That faint but unmistakable whiff of early morning skunk as I place the garbage and recycling at the end of the driveway.
Is the X outage related to the growing anti-Musk & all his projects crusade? Seems like folks vandalizing Tesla stores and those cyber-attacking X are, if not relatives, at least neighbors.
March 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Is the X outage related to the growing anti-Musk & all his projects crusade? Seems like folks vandalizing Tesla stores and those cyber-attacking X are, if not relatives, at least neighbors.
No way I waste my time Sunday evening watching the Chiefs and Eagles play football. I'm not boycotting the NFL or protesting commercialization. I simply don't want to spend four hours watching a game I don't care about.
February 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
No way I waste my time Sunday evening watching the Chiefs and Eagles play football. I'm not boycotting the NFL or protesting commercialization. I simply don't want to spend four hours watching a game I don't care about.
I know the once-serious Boston Herald isn't a real newspaper anymore, but shouldn't they even try anymore? (Or maybe there's no limit to the bad PR Columbia University gets these days.)
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I know the once-serious Boston Herald isn't a real newspaper anymore, but shouldn't they even try anymore? (Or maybe there's no limit to the bad PR Columbia University gets these days.)
Credit due to Topps (and the Pittsburgh Pirates) for gaining maximum publicity from the Paul Skenes 1/1 rookie patch card.
Unsolicited advice to that 11-year old & his family: Sell it and invest the proceeds. I doubt Skenes, a small market starter, long run popularity
Unsolicited advice to that 11-year old & his family: Sell it and invest the proceeds. I doubt Skenes, a small market starter, long run popularity
January 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Credit due to Topps (and the Pittsburgh Pirates) for gaining maximum publicity from the Paul Skenes 1/1 rookie patch card.
Unsolicited advice to that 11-year old & his family: Sell it and invest the proceeds. I doubt Skenes, a small market starter, long run popularity
Unsolicited advice to that 11-year old & his family: Sell it and invest the proceeds. I doubt Skenes, a small market starter, long run popularity
Tell me again why this is better than X?
December 25, 2024 at 11:12 PM
Tell me again why this is better than X?
Worth reading. www.thefp.com/p/the-year-o...
The Year of McDonald’s
In 2024, we watched American life unfold beneath the golden arches—from Trump’s drive-through stunt to Luigi Mangione’s final hash brown.
www.thefp.com
December 14, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Worth reading. www.thefp.com/p/the-year-o...
As a long-time local radio guy - back when there was actually local radio - I typically worked on all the major holidays.
Maybe that's why I get annoyed when stations these days fill holidays with bland pre-recorded national programming.
I miss local radio. ☹️
Maybe that's why I get annoyed when stations these days fill holidays with bland pre-recorded national programming.
I miss local radio. ☹️
November 27, 2024 at 5:23 PM
As a long-time local radio guy - back when there was actually local radio - I typically worked on all the major holidays.
Maybe that's why I get annoyed when stations these days fill holidays with bland pre-recorded national programming.
I miss local radio. ☹️
Maybe that's why I get annoyed when stations these days fill holidays with bland pre-recorded national programming.
I miss local radio. ☹️
I guess these won't be quite as valuable on the re-sale market as I hoped. (As a loyal NH Democrat, I've got a box full of that-didn't-quite-work-out campaign memorabilia.)
November 20, 2024 at 3:42 PM
I guess these won't be quite as valuable on the re-sale market as I hoped. (As a loyal NH Democrat, I've got a box full of that-didn't-quite-work-out campaign memorabilia.)