Michael Wilkinson

Started digging through the R&B/Soul vinyl… had to give this a spin!
EW&F “All ‘n All” 1977

Wow, time flies.
Launch at KSC, Landing at Goddard with @laurenalloyce.bsky.social and @zippyg2.bsky.social

How’s ‘bout some classic soul?
The Dramatics Volt/Stax 1971

Happy #NationalOysterDay to all who celebrate! Celebrating properly with @laurenalloyce.bsky.social at our favorite oyster bar Little Deans in Nyack.

#jazzsky #nowplaying Q
Quincy Jones “I Heard that!!”
Could wait to hear a favorite, so had to play side 4 track 4 first, then listened through.

#jazzsky #nowplaying Alphonse Mouzon “Mind Transplant” 1975 BlueNote with Tommy Bolin, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenaur, Jerry Peters, and Henry Davis

My favorite track of the album.

Beef chow mein anyone?

Exactly here

Exactly.

#svengoolie, of course Mendoza is dead! Took them how long to get to the bottom?!

#svengoolie inch worm, inch worm, measuring the marigolds…

#svengoolie It worked on *normal* species, if not, oh well.

NY metro area #jazzsky Endea Owens has a free performance coming up 17 August.

jmih.org/event/endea-... Endea Owens: The Community Cookout – Presented by the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance, NJMH, and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival - National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Check out “Brazilia” with OscarCastro Neves

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After listening to Strata-East “Legacy Begins,” went and dug out this gem - Gil Scott-Heron “Winter in America” #jazzsky

Strata-East: The Legacy Begins Documentary A one-hour radio documentary that celebrates the profound cultural and artistic legacy of Strata-East Records, delving into its founding, influence, and future.

Documentary worth listening to from WBGO #jazzsky www.wbgo.org/wbgo/2025-07... Strata-East: The Legacy Begins Documentary | WBGO Jazz

Perfect Fourth of July with @laurenalloyce.bsky.social … Maryland crabs, Pimm’s, Wimbledon. Ahhh…

YouTube video by VanVanVEVO VanVan - Wear your crown

It’t National #CROWNDay y’all #CROWNLove youtube.com/watch?v=ONVW...

Hand holding up a cup of coffee with deck railing and trees in background.

Simple pleasures of a teacher on summer break… enjoying an uninterrupted cup of coffee, hot to the last drop, outside on my deck.

Loved my time at ISU, would be very cool thinking of you with an office in Carver Hall!

Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere - NASA This full-disk image from NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite was captured at 7:45 a.m. EDT (11:45 UTC) and shows the Americas on June 21, 2012, the start of

Happy Solstice! Here in the Northern Hemisphere we’re enjoying “the longest day” of the year today.

'Summer Begins in Northern Hemisphere' From the #NASA_App :
www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95

Passing of Apollo 13 Ed Smylie www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...

Happy International Jazz Day!

For anyone interested in taking a summer math course, I'm teaching Discrete Mathematics (Math 55) online this summer.

It's a 6-week course meeting online 3 days/week (MWF 8am-10:30am Pacific Time, May 28-July 2). More info:
www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi...

Apply here:
www.hmc.edu/summer-sessi...

An NCTM-branded graphic titled “Mental Math Questions” presents three questions from the book Lessons and Investigations to Build Confidence. The first question asks if a rectangle with a perimeter of 80 cm can have one pair of consecutive sides measuring 18 and 22 cm, and to explain why or why not. The second question asks whether it's possible to draw each of the following polygons: convex hexagon, concave triangle, concave quadrilateral, regular octagon, concave parallelogram, and irregular pentagon—asking why or why not for each. The third question provides endpoints of a square’s diagonal, (2,1) and (5,4), and asks for the perimeter of the square and justification. Below the questions is a call to action: “Order Your Copy Today! nctm.link/lessons-investigations” with an image of the book cover on the bottom right corner. The background includes a blue and pink geometric design.

🧠 Looking to spark mathematical thinking right from the start of class? These Mental Math Questions come straight from one of our new releases.

Use them as warm-ups, discussion starters, or quick checks for understanding.

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Take a look at Polypad polypad.amplify.com/p for a great visual/concrete way to explore these concepts

Distributive property, aka “box method” multiplication frequently taught in lower schools.

Checking out a new spot. They have Sazeracs! 🥃 The aroma alone is divine.

'You know it when you feel it': A new documentary explores the roots of funk We Want the Funk! is a sprawling documentary about funk music debuting Tuesday on PBS. Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and funk legend George Clinton talk about why this documentary feels like a celebration.

We want the funk!

‘You know it when you feel it’: A new documentary explores the roots of funk

www.npr.org/2025/04/08/n...