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Husband & Father Horticulture PhD & Prof Author of Plants to the Rescue! Endorsed by Several Moms Funnier than Anticipated Host of the Planthropology podcast Linktr.ee/theplantprof
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It's good for them. It builds character.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I have my annual faculty evaluation with my department chair next week. I'm finishing up my report and don't know where to put "staring into the middle distance in existential dread" or which part of my appointment it fits into. Service, maybe? Please advise.

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

In case you were wondering, it's STILL January.

submitted 23 days ago • 3 comments

Academic folks: how many times is it reasonable to reformat your CV in a given week before you land on something you like and/or admit you have no idea what you're doing? I'm on like the 4th revision, and I think I'm leaning towards "camp no idea."

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

I just feel like Tom Bombadil would have a jaunty little song that would help a lot right now.

submitted 33 days ago • 10 comments

Alana and I are having cereal and Oreos for dinner, because why the hell not at this point

submitted 33 days ago • 3 comments

I have nothing meaningful to add to today's conversation. Instead, here's the most important video I've ever made, from way back in 2021. #mrpourovercoffeeman

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment

Maybe you live in a reasonable place, but here where I am, we have brown sky dirt season, and it showed up early this year. The air is crunchy.

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

The best way* to process a scientific article is to re-read the same section 3 times because you keep forgetting what you're doing, then stare into the middle distance in existential dread for at least 20 minutes. *these statements have only been evaluated by me

submitted 38 days ago • 4 comments

It's the 2 year anniversary of my grandma putting a curse on someone. I'm unsure of that person's fate, but they stopped calling, so

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

I'm a reasonably accomplished photographer, but have absolutely no idea how to take a selfie that doesn't make me want to throw my phone, camera, and self into the nearest volcano. I'm going to just start grabbing screenshots from videos instead, because I hate this (a little) less than usual.

submitted 45 days ago • 2 comments

Hello, I got you this lizard. (Little white whiptail, Aspidoscelis gypsi, for all my fellow nerds)

submitted 46 days ago • 3 comments

Ok, I need to make a better effort at this app, since all the nonsense is becoming more nonsensey everywhere else. Who has the best starter packs???

submitted 46 days ago • 12 comments

So, what if we were all perceived on the internet less in general? Maybe we try that for a while? Anyway, I'll see you in a couple of hours during my next social media dopamine excursion.

submitted 46 days ago • 2 comments

I don't post here often, but needed you to see this. I'm not even sorry about it.

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Y'all, I had to start my new year off by filtering out the word "fog" on social media. I'm sure it's going to be a super normal, not completely bonkers 2025.

submitted 49 days ago • 3 comments

A Daddy Long Legs, more accurately known by arachnologists as Papa Lengthy Limbs, has moved into one of the bookshelves in my office. We're buddies now. I've named him Esteban and I'm trying to figure out how to teach him to tell jokes and play a tiny viola.

submitted 68 days ago • 3 comments

Yes, me specifically.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

A Thanksgiving treat! This week we got to talk all about plant folklore with THE plant professor, Dr. Vikram Baliga. Listen to Spirits now on all your podcast apps 🪴

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Mildly alarming pies are appropriate for Thanksgiving, right?

submitted 86 days ago • 3 comments

I pulled up to the grocery store at 5:10pm (37 minutes ago) 2 days before Thanksgiving because I apparently hate myself and want to see if I can round out the day by learning to hate everyone else before I leave here. I'll probably be pulling up to a liquor store next.

submitted 88 days ago • 3 comments

We just wrapped up my sustainable vegetable crops class today. It was a fun course overall, but watching my students get excited about taking and using what they grew was absolutely the best part!

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Hello, it's 4:49 pm and I just realized I managed to tear a hole in the crotch of my jeans at some point today. I've only gone to 3 meetings, class, and several other places so far. How's your Monday going?

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

I gave in to my morbid curiosity so you don't have to. The video section of LinkedIn is *bleak* and exactly what you think it is.

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment

A few years ago, we dug up this giant sweet potato from the horticulture gardens on campus. I immediately turned it into a nightmare and started putting it in various classrooms. It was a good week.

submitted 94 days ago • 1 comment