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West Coaster in exile, pining for sunshine & teaching literature to college kids in the Midwest. Ruled by a tiny dog. Books, baking, baseball (3rd generation Dodgers fan), film, #toastie
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Dogsitter is already doing a primo job of sending me Chuck pictures, which is a great consolation given that I am Delayed! In the Charlotte Airport

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The dog had a bath, and first she was indignant about it and then just mildly ruffled, and then the heating pad reminded her that everything is fiiiiiiine, just fiiiiiiine.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

Really necessary investigative work from ProPublica.

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Is it snowing, or is the wind just blowing snow off the trees and roofs?

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When you're about to watch the first game of spring training, but you're in the frozen Midwest.

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Am I ever going to get tired of Irish poets translating "Pangur Bán"? I don't think so. This lovely version is by Mícheál McCann. 💙📚

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The campus health center just sent out an informational email on norovirus and influenza on campus, and how long you are contagious for both, and I am all the more glad that I am on sabbatical this semester.

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Here's a baby who had an unprecedented, absolute freak out when passing some utility guys who were cutting into the road across the street during our walk, yelping shrilly & bolting for home (on leash). And now she's acting like she's been chill & calm all day.

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Libraries. The solution already exists & it's libraries. I get not everyone has access to a university education but libraries > LLMs. Also, reminder: if you really want to read a PDF of a journal article, contact the author. We don't get royalties so we're happy to send you a free PDF.

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(1/4) Recent layoffs of federal workers has a disproportionate impact on Native Americans, but is receiving almost no media attention. In Indian Health Services, which provides healthcare to 2.8 mil NAs, 2,200 people were laid off, including 1,400 who provide direct patient care.

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Hit the point of "well, you just gotta start writing to figure out what you wanna write," but it seems to be working and this conference paper is starting (slowly) to coalesce. And fortunately I'm still a week away from presenting it.

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