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Virologist, family man, Chicago sports enthusiast living outside Philly. Side hobbies include reading, hat collecting, and obsessive lawn maintenance
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Remembering Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man, today on his birthday.

The Trump right hates Zelenskyy because he exemplifies integrity and courage, and the price of following Trump is to abjure those qualities forever.

Feel this deeply in my nervous system and however the gut is connected to it

so let me get this straight. you either get the autism where you have basically have a phd in something sick like trains, or you get the kind that makes you a nazi? high stakes, high reward type situation

But, seriously, that sounds like a nice life right about now…

Sadly, this may be the highlight of the Bears season. But it’s a pretty cool one!

The Keeper of the Boneyard is 75 years old today. Happy birthday, Tom: Don't plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me. Choke those little bad days. Choke 'em down to nothin'. They're your days. Choke 'em.

Would love to see splashier signings for my Cubbies, but Matt Boyd is one of my favorite humans/players. So I’m certainly happy with this signing

Never read an article until now that captures so well the complexities of estrangement in a Christian family. Echoes so much of what I’ve wrestled with over the years, being estranged from my parents after trying so many ways to “walk on eggshells,” set boundaries, and otherwise make it work

Mostly fun and games until SARS-CoV-3 hits and there are massive deaths worldwide; both from disdain for protocols to protect public health and divestment from vaccines

don’t think people really understand how bad RFK jr. leading the HHS will actually be but unfortunately it will also be hilarious. like imagine a clown in your living room honking his nose, then dumping your grandma’s ashes on the carpet

It’s hard to put the vibe of the last two weeks into words but basically it feels like my canary didn’t even survive the car ride to the mine

<24 hours on this platform and loving how #BookSky is a big thing! So… Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. Day 1 #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge #CSLewis #ThatHideousStrength