Randy Schiff

I love Lake George. Enjoy some mini golf!

The radioactive wasp nest “does not present a danger, officials said.”

Sleep sound!

I'm so sorry for your loss; my condolences.

The identification was entirely due to our awesome rafting guide, Mark-- the ecology-sage of Adirondack Adventures (an amazingly learned and cool guide!).

Was excited to see a new kind of creature on our river rafting trip on the Indian and Hudson Rivers: hellgramite (the larval form of Dobsonflies-- basically, Sleestak-looking egg-like sacs lazing on an exposed rock).

Just visited Whitehall, NY. Bigfoot kitsch, the birthplace of the US Navy, & a chance to see Champ: what more could you ask for (except maybe one open restaurant)? Had a blast.

4-1-3-5-2-4

My cat often chooses to reinforce the dogs-vs.-cats binary.

Even more than usual, Buffalo is throwing mixed weather signals these past couple of days. The Nickel City will only be dragged kicking and screaming into full Spring, it seems.

Really sick of people goysplaining antisemitism to me.

(With apologies to any French followers): Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Another serene pair of undisturbed office hours about to go into the books...

Congrats!

"'Tis but weed for my garden; remove that seed."

Are you suggesting that somehow journalism is real labor and should be valued as such? Agreed!

But if someone offers a second-rounder, the draft is apparently full of great RBs who can catch (and maybe even block a little, too). I especially hope.Clevelamd or Tennessee might want to deal.

Following James Cook contract negotiations updates is almost like a sport.

Congrats!

Did you try to do a double-sided single lanyard? That would be nifty.

Hoping to soak up some sun and finish an overdue review today.

Beautiful weather in Buffalo right now. Real Spring is coming early this year; I can feel it.

Damn autocorewct: *Losman

Our day will come. We have to believe. I mean, we can remember the J.P. Losing and Rex Ryan Bills eras, to take some.comfort that this too shall pass.

I am literally the laughing-crying emoji rn, reading this.

I think so (unless the phrase emerged from NHL fans, expressing dismay that an entire half of a power-play has already transpired)

That would be 2026 Toronto. I haven't yet done my planning for the 2926 MLA.

mla.confex.com/mla/2026/web... If you are working on Arthurian lit & are still looking for a panel for the 2926 Toronto MLA, we are still accepting (if you can get it to us quickly) abstracts for our 2 panels on 1) Arthurian Pedagogy & 2) Arthur, Originality, and AI. Please share with anyone.

Maybe this will help: I saw one once swimming slowly away from me, and, to be honest, it was pretty underwhelming. They mostly just eat away at trees and barely build anything in our local park.

Waste and the Wasters: Poetry and Ecosystemic Thought in Medieval England, by Eleanor Johnson At the heart of many medievalist sub-fields lie questions about alteritism and continuity. When medievalists approach such subjects as nationalism or racis

Randy P Schiff @randyschiff.bsky.social reviews 'Waste and the Wasters: Poetry and Ecosystemic Thought in Medieval England', by Eleanor Johnson

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I am somehow summoning the will to carry on