Michael Springer
@michaelspringer
Human; History professor focusing on early modern Europe, immigration history, library history; pronouns are he/him; 🏳️🌈🇺🇸🇩🇪
Could not decide which one was best for ringing in the new year, so had to bring both.
Merry Christmas Eve. I hope you are doing something that brings you joy.
It sounds to me like Target Lady came up with this policy. As far as I can tell, I define a successful Target shopping trip much differently. I am more about the get in-get out quickly with as little interaction as possible. 🤣😂
Congratulations to the President who has achieved the impossible, or at least what I thought was impossible. No, it isn’t a Nobel prize, but somehow, despite the odds, he found a new legal team that makes the old one look somewhat competent. 🤦♂️
Security wait times at IAH are now at 3 hours. Conventional wisdom is that Americans won’t suffer such inconveniences. For the record, I will endure happily these lines if it means affordable healthcare for so many people.
The photo was taken today in Upper Kirby. Can we just all agree that it is too early for Christmas decorations? For Pete’s sake, I haven’t even purchased Halloween candy yet.
Returning after two years, it is great to see Scissortail Park in OKC expanding and maturing. A nice night for a Sunday stroll in the park.
CNN’s morning headline: CIA chief says ‘credible evidence’ Iran nuclear program severely damaged in US strikes. The president reportedly said it will be “interesting and irrefutable”. Why does this feel like we are about to experience a return of the Sharpie pen?
I watched a few minutes of Dear Leader’s birthday parade. I must say I had not expected such professional production values. #NoKings
Mom: “You don’t eat tiramisu for breakfast.” Me: (at breakfast)
Another reason it is important to teach the metric system in US schools.
Any week in which I get to work with early printed books is a good week.
Still have more confidence in the lettuce than I do in Truss.
It is 2025, and one might think we are well past defending democracy against Nazis. And yet, here we are.
It is Friday of finals week and, as my academic friends know, I have a long weekend ahead with just me and my grading.