Wesley Dean
@wesleydean.bsky.social
Sociologist of the food system at the University of Copenhagen, interest in food poverty and food access, lapsed Fed, lapsed philosopher, lapsed baptist, lapsed Texan, Malmönian, he, him, his. My avian friends mostly keep me from going off my rocker. 🇵🇸🇱🇧
Hello from Malmö, Sweden.
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Hello from Malmö, Sweden.
It’s a total pain. I have three separate phones set to three different countries. One is just to run my continuous glucose monitor which is keyed to a single country even though it is available globally.
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It’s a total pain. I have three separate phones set to three different countries. One is just to run my continuous glucose monitor which is keyed to a single country even though it is available globally.
Yay, Hoagie Rat!!!
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Yay, Hoagie Rat!!!
Our local rooks don’t take too kindly to the herring gulls. I’ve seen some thrilling chase scenes down by the canal!
November 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Our local rooks don’t take too kindly to the herring gulls. I’ve seen some thrilling chase scenes down by the canal!
There’s something going on with the tree of life. I’m not sure what to make of all the blue and green people.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
There’s something going on with the tree of life. I’m not sure what to make of all the blue and green people.
You can’t get any weirder than BCS. Did I read that right? Elizabeth Holmes is also interred in Bryan?
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
You can’t get any weirder than BCS. Did I read that right? Elizabeth Holmes is also interred in Bryan?
She was such a remarkable voice.
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
She was such a remarkable voice.
I’m pretty sure I met a colony of these critters in Brussels last week!
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m pretty sure I met a colony of these critters in Brussels last week!
Endemic assholery. Or is it a full on pandemic.
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Endemic assholery. Or is it a full on pandemic.
There’s a life sized fiberglass giraffe here in suburban Malmö. I think it needs a Komodo companion.
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
There’s a life sized fiberglass giraffe here in suburban Malmö. I think it needs a Komodo companion.
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Same here. I live pretty far north but there’s always a thick layer of clouds between me and the Northern Lights.
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Same here. I live pretty far north but there’s always a thick layer of clouds between me and the Northern Lights.
Yep. It’s that way in Scandinavia and all the EU countries I’ve visited. I still occasionally slip up when giving directions and tell people I’m on the wrong floor.
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yep. It’s that way in Scandinavia and all the EU countries I’ve visited. I still occasionally slip up when giving directions and tell people I’m on the wrong floor.
I taught sociology of gender at TAMU about 15 years ago. I had some conservative students but I’m guessing the more difficult ones self-selected into Texas history (where they were unpleasantly surprised) or just silently grumbled. I worry about my remaining colleagues.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I taught sociology of gender at TAMU about 15 years ago. I had some conservative students but I’m guessing the more difficult ones self-selected into Texas history (where they were unpleasantly surprised) or just silently grumbled. I worry about my remaining colleagues.
This ex federal worker who went through the last Trump shutdown agrees. And I’ve heard much the same from my remaining colleagues who have not yet been fired.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This ex federal worker who went through the last Trump shutdown agrees. And I’ve heard much the same from my remaining colleagues who have not yet been fired.
I’m not sure where your ducks went but they’re definitely not hanging out here in my neck of the woods.
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I’m not sure where your ducks went but they’re definitely not hanging out here in my neck of the woods.
One of my favorites!
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
One of my favorites!
I’ve spent two too many nights sleeping on a couch in O’Hare. I wish you safe, comfortable, and boring travels.
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I’ve spent two too many nights sleeping on a couch in O’Hare. I wish you safe, comfortable, and boring travels.
I think so, and more appropriate for a graveyard.
November 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think so, and more appropriate for a graveyard.
Likely. But it’s been a few years since I snapped this image.
November 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Likely. But it’s been a few years since I snapped this image.