Ed Thorndike
@weswingsguy.bsky.social
Owner of WesWings and The Red & Black Cafe @ Wesleyan. Came to Wes in ‘85, graduated in ‘89, and never left.
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Ed Thorndike
@weswingsguy.bsky.social
· Dec 19
Edward Thorndike, physicist who found ‘beauty’ in b quarks, remembered
Edward Thorndike, a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Rochester, made pathbreaking contributions to the study of matter.
www.rochester.edu
A year ago I got the call from hospice (they always know) and made the 6 hour drive to Rochester to say goodbye to the smartest person I’ve ever known.
Does anyone know who won the FIFA prize for chemistry or physics? Or do they announce those after the peace prize?
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Does anyone know who won the FIFA prize for chemistry or physics? Or do they announce those after the peace prize?
Reposted by Ed Thorndike
Ironically, there is an NFL laureate in physics.
December 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Ironically, there is an NFL laureate in physics.
GoWes
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
GoWes
One of best things about owning a longstanding college restaurant is getting to meet and talk with alums who make the trek back to their alma mater and want to go to that "one spot"
I got to hang out with David last night for a few hours over wings and the conversation was awesome. #GoWes
I got to hang out with David last night for a few hours over wings and the conversation was awesome. #GoWes
I hope it has a happy ending
DID YOU KNOW that me and @lollardfish.bsky.social's book "Oathbreakers" comes out in paperback next week??? It's make a great gift for friends, family, or enemies. Or for siblings (which can be all 3...)
#medievalsky
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December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
One of best things about owning a longstanding college restaurant is getting to meet and talk with alums who make the trek back to their alma mater and want to go to that "one spot"
I got to hang out with David last night for a few hours over wings and the conversation was awesome. #GoWes
I got to hang out with David last night for a few hours over wings and the conversation was awesome. #GoWes
Some of us never left
Also I don’t even know who is at Wesleyan anymore other than my host but if I’ll have some time so … let me know?
I’m giving a talk at Wesleyan tomorrow and I’ve written it, but I didn’t understand the structure. It said what I wanted to say but I didn’t have my sign posts connecting the three parts. My subconscious figured it out last night, which is very kind of it.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Some of us never left
Watching the Macy’s parade Stranger Things float.
Mother-in-law “what’s that?”
Me “well first of all that’s not Lou Graham singing”
Mother-in-law “what’s that?”
Me “well first of all that’s not Lou Graham singing”
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Watching the Macy’s parade Stranger Things float.
Mother-in-law “what’s that?”
Me “well first of all that’s not Lou Graham singing”
Mother-in-law “what’s that?”
Me “well first of all that’s not Lou Graham singing”
“As God is my witness”
"Oh, the humanity!"
Best ever television turkey episode. WKRP in Cincinnati, such a great show.
Of course, this skit is even funnier if you know what happened in 1937.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Best ever television turkey episode. WKRP in Cincinnati, such a great show.
Of course, this skit is even funnier if you know what happened in 1937.
Happy Thanksgiving!
share.google/r1FIj24TcmCJ...
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“As God is my witness”
🙁The Harder They Come is one the all time greatest soundtracks.
Breaking News: Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae artist known for songs including “You Can Get It If You Really Want,” has died. He was 81.
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
The Grammy Award-winning singer and star of the movie “The Harder They Come” died of pneumonia, his wife said.
nyti.ms
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🙁The Harder They Come is one the all time greatest soundtracks.
Complaints in the comments section about so called missed PI calls. We are so back.
For all the deserved talk of Drake Maye and the Patriots’ dominant offense, New England’s defense just slammed the door in a comeback bid to seal the win.
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Complaints in the comments section about so called missed PI calls. We are so back.
“He’s So Fine”
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” 55 years ago today.
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“He’s So Fine”
I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I know your eyes in the morning sun
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
I feel you touch me in the pouring rain
And the moment that you wander far from me
I wanna feel you in my arms again
And you come to me on a summer breeze
Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave
And it's me you need to show
How deep is your love?
Reposted by Ed Thorndike
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
“That game — which seems like a candidate to be flexed out of its 1 p.m. ET slot”
I’ve been waiting all season for Sunday Night! (Booked a hotel room weeks ago)
I’ve been waiting all season for Sunday Night! (Booked a hotel room weeks ago)
Following the Bills' loss to the Texans on Thursday night, the Patriots are now given a 90% chance to win the AFC East (via @theathletic.com).
Patriots inch closer to AFC East title after Bills’ TNF loss to Texans
The Patriots are now holding a two-game lead over their AFC East rivals.
www.patspulpit.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“That game — which seems like a candidate to be flexed out of its 1 p.m. ET slot”
I’ve been waiting all season for Sunday Night! (Booked a hotel room weeks ago)
I’ve been waiting all season for Sunday Night! (Booked a hotel room weeks ago)
JFC @patriots.bsky.social WTAF
Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
JFC @patriots.bsky.social WTAF
Reposted by Ed Thorndike
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
"Gentlemen!"
Nov 15th 1962 - A disciplinary hearing was held against Delta Fraternity. Otter led the fraternity out of the hearing after giving a rousing speech.
📽️📅 Animal House (1978)
📽️📅 Animal House (1978)
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
"Gentlemen!"
One thing that is clear after reading some of these Epstein emails is how none of these people have ever heard of Martin Lomasney.
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
One thing that is clear after reading some of these Epstein emails is how none of these people have ever heard of Martin Lomasney.
“And then it’s fight fight fight fiiight”
“I’ll see you in court,” New York Attorney General Tish James says to Condé Nast at a rally over, well, my own firing. Reinstate the Fired Four ✊
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“And then it’s fight fight fight fiiight”
Northern Lights from Old Saybrook
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Northern Lights from Old Saybrook
Can’t make it to the next 2 home games at night but I’ve already booked a hotel room for the Bills game in December which I’m predicting will be flexed. Pats are back.
"I made a decision to go for it. I trust our players, and they came through. They made me look good."
Mike Vrabel: Players ‘made me look good’ in pivotal moment vs. Buccaneers
The Patriots’ head coach put his trust in his players late in the first half.
www.patspulpit.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Can’t make it to the next 2 home games at night but I’ve already booked a hotel room for the Bills game in December which I’m predicting will be flexed. Pats are back.
Former Argus EIC
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
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November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Former Argus EIC
Reposted by Ed Thorndike
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
Click here to support Jake Lahut's story *LahutRentFund
*spotfund is the easiest place to create beautiful and free online fundraisers. It takes just minutes to start raising money today.
spot.fund
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
I need to pay rent, and I launched a GoFundMe spot.fund/LahutRentFund
My whole life,the promise of technology was “this will transform our world. Eliminate hunger,disease,homelessness & make everyone’s life easier (Wall-E but we’re not all lazy and obese)
then along the way they thought “wait but what if we don’t share the wealth but just give it all to a few people”
then along the way they thought “wait but what if we don’t share the wealth but just give it all to a few people”
Handouts are good. They're good for the person and they're good for the economy.
citizens or illegals. Why aren't they working. You know handouts don't work right?
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
My whole life,the promise of technology was “this will transform our world. Eliminate hunger,disease,homelessness & make everyone’s life easier (Wall-E but we’re not all lazy and obese)
then along the way they thought “wait but what if we don’t share the wealth but just give it all to a few people”
then along the way they thought “wait but what if we don’t share the wealth but just give it all to a few people”