Mike Urbancic

@urbancic

former teaching professor of economics, faculty unionist at the University of Oregon | pedagogy, astronomy, tabletop gaming, parodies, data visualization, maps, sundry | #TeachEcon #EconSky 📈📉 | alum UArizona & Berkeley Econ | he/him

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Bluesky

Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir urbancic.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· 18d

bold to park an open-topped jeep under a street light in corvid territory

a yellow jeep with an open top is parked under a street lamp, upon which is perched a crow

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· 22d

reminds me of this abstract map for the classic tabletop game Diplomacy

an abstract map of the board for the tabletop game Diplomacy, with rectangles and squares representing land territories in Europe, Asia Minor, and western North Africa prior to the First World War, with the territories and sea zones labeled with their respective names

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· 26d

looking for the family atomics

photo of an arid mountainous ridge with prominent layers of rocks.

one of the layers about halfway up has gaps underneath that look like they might be entrances to caverns within the ridge.

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· 27d

timeline serendipity

screenshot of a Bluesky feed:

above, an Andrew Heiss post that says:

"don't move heavy furniture in flip flops folks"

below, a US Consumer Products post with an image warning of a recall for a Cat & Jack toddler sandal with the accompanying text:

" #Recall: Target Cat & Jack Children's Sandals; The sandals' decorative pearls can fall off, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard. Get refund." [followed by a partial URL]

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· 27d

Way back when I was just a little bitty boy Living in a box under the stairs In the corner of the basement of the house Half a block down the street from Jerry's Bait shop You know the place Well anyway, back then life was going swell and everything was

photo of a peach-colored, zippered pencil case that says in large white letters:

JUST PEACHY

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jul 7

dgaf

bird serenely perched on the top of the head of a fake owl during golden hour

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jul 6

WELP

photo taken from a passenger seat on a rural road behind a logging truck full of logs.

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jul 2

Portland State University vibes

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 29

a Eugene post in honor of @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social Happy 100th birthday, Mel!

sign for the Eugene business SpaceBuds: The Dispensary

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 21

On today's northern summer solstice the Sun shines directly overhead along the Tropic of Cancer. Except, the Sun is actually in Gemini. It should be called THE TROPIC OF GEMINI.

screenshot of SkySafari with the Sun at the zenith on June 21, 2026, near the star Alhena at one of the feet of the constellation Gemini.

other prominent stars in Gemini, Taurus, and Orion are labeled.

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 18

At the Reflecting Pool, and guys, this doesn't look right.

completely green image from Flash Gordon (1980).

Flash peeks his head out of the large cage he is trapped in while it is being lowered by the chains it is suspended from into a watery swamp.

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 18

exiting the theater, part 2

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 18

exiting the theater, part 1

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 18

Gateway Cinemark in Springfield was *absolutely* the best place to see BACKROOMS

selfie of Mike Urbancic (bearded, middle-aged white guy) and daughter Ellie inside the cavernous, featureless indoor space of what remains of Gateway Mall in Springfield, Oregon.

in the distance, still inside the indoor space, is an elderly couple walking through the perpendicular corridor that connects the unseen movie theater on the left and the unseen parking lot on the right.

Mike Urbancic@urbancic· Jun 17

Venus and the Moon up in the sky together when the Sun is *exactly* at the meridian. Both naked eye visible if you know where to look! (smartphone camera at 30x)