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"The Lightning Rod of Weirdness." Public historian, bicyclist, noted bon vivant. Taking a break from politics so if I unfollow you that's why.
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submitted 16 hours ago • 1 comment

Dear Parents: Please stop encouraging your unmotivated high school student to sign up for my online college class. Your child would benefit more from taking the course in their school, watched over by a teacher, surrounded by their peers. That F on their college transcript won't help their future.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I bought a history of Palm Springs on Kindle because it was cheap and got an "You Might Also Like!" for this book. Algorithms are wild.

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

“I think you mean 'raises the question,' not 'begs the question',” I whisper weakly as the tide carries me out to sea.

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

At this #PalmSprings bottle shop the bottles have colored tags to let you know which distilleries are women-owned, BIPOC, etc. We need more of this in the coming days. And by "more of this" I mean both progressive business practices AND hard liquor.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I've fallen behind in my #OutsideEveryday posts but today I was in Palm Canyon on the Agua Calientes Band reservation. It is a unique landscape of blasted desert rock and unbelievable palm groves.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Telling a white man my age that there is something he's not allowed to do or contradicting him in public will cause a large percentage of them to FREAK THE FUCK OUT. We are the most fragile demographic.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Visited the Frey 2 house yesterday as part of #PalmSprings #ModernismWeek. Frey was the father of Desert Modernism and his tiny jewel box of a home clings to a cliff wall looking over the town.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Movies you have watched more than six times, GIFs only.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Dammit. #PrivatePropertyIsTheft

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Perhaps the only sidewalk star for a historian anywhere? #PalmSprings

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone hates #Concour travel approval system.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Local Dark Enlightenment Lord typing "what is consent/legitimacy" into ChatGPT as the mobs approach the outer walls.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

After a long drive we arrived in Palm Springs. Unloaded bike & put front wheel back on, reminding myself to tighten the quick release pin later. Been riding around all week and was bombing downhill at 30 mph today when I suddenly remembered. Pin was sticking halfway out! That...could have been bad.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

What was that old platform called--Second Life?

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

#EverydayOutside today it was a quick dusk run around the Palm Springs neighborhood where we are staying.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Our Island Stories by @corinnefowler.bsky.social is the best thing I have read so far this year (and a present). Explores the colonial connections of rural places through country walks and demonstrates ways in which empire transformed Britain. 🗃️📚 #skystorians #geography

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

I made a promo for my course. #publichistory

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

Help me out friends--I want to write a book about the public history of some North American cities. But which ones? northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2025/02/whic...

submitted 13 days ago • 12 comments

In the early 20th century the notorious water drinkers of the Women's Christian Temperance Union provided many cities with water fountains to promote healthier living. Very few survive so I was thrilled to find this one in Arcata, California today. #history #temperance #prohibition

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

#EverydayOutside in California redwood country today. The stretch from #CrescentCity to #Trinidad is breathtaking. Yet rural poverty is everywhere in this country. Folks living in the streets or in their cars, scary shacks hidden in the trees.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

If you would like to see previous sessions, many of the talks given at History of Material Texts since 2020 can be found here: www.youtube.com/@pennsworksh...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

#EverydayOutside Today a snowy run/walk on the Ben Burr Trail. #Spokane

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

“In recent months, #Austin has led the country in declining rents as developers build more affordable housing. Maxwell says part of that is due to the end of parking mandates…” www.keranews.org/news/2025-02...

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Hey #history and #archives friends, I am about to supervise a student who will be transcribing a long handwritten document from the 19th century. Does anyone have a brief best practices guide I can share? Things like what to do about pagination, unclear words, wonky spelling and grammar. Thanks!

submitted 19 days ago • 5 comments

#EverydayOutside Took a quick spin on the Palisades Trail in the fresh snow and met two VERY GOOD BOYS who were out having their own snowy adventure. #Spokane

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

moment of zen

submitted 22 days ago • 53 comments