Don't let, oh, I don't know, a giant truck of Vienna Beef franks hit you on the way out.
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Don't let, oh, I don't know, a giant truck of Vienna Beef franks hit you on the way out.
It appears I'm at the stage of life where I talk to myself so much that my computer helpfully suggests I might want to turn on dictation so I can type with my voice.
Excellent hybrid in-office/WFH position for a Chicago-based up-and-coming editor who knows their Chicago style and wants to learn about book editing. Be on the team that makes CMOS! I'm happy to answer any questions. @uchicagopress.bsky.social uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Honestly, I object to the trend of full-cast audiobooks on principle because my last best use to my own children may be doing all the voices in every book. Stay in your lane, Laurie!
The Chicago Pope doesn't usually eat breakfast, but when he does it's from Tweet Let's Eat and he tips 75 percent.
The Chicago Pope speaks eight languages plus a secret ninth one that only he understands.
The Chicago Pope plays Mr. Game & Watch on Smash.
I'm curious what the protocol is if he turns out not to be dead. Or if they determine that he most likely was not dead a few moments ago but, after three strikes with a hammer, definitely is now.
OK, did anyone see a trailer for the new Pixar movie, and, when the boy introduces himself as Elio, think for one magnificent second, oh my god, is Pixar remaking Call Me by Your Name???
Call your Democratic senators and tell them you expect better. Vote no on cloture, filibuster the CR.
This idea that Dems will vote for the CR in exchange for the opportunity to performatively wag their fingers against it so that they can later say "Ooh, we really tried to stop it" is craven political cowardice of the highest order.
Sometimes it's hard to know how to put pressure on your congresspeople when you already have Democrats representing you. Now is the time.
It's funny to me when people use "transitioned" to mean "died." Someone is like, "My dog transitioned last week," and I'm like, "Aw, good for them, and it's definitely going to piss off Republicans that dogs can still access gender-affirming care."
My very-big-deal octogenarian author, who literally cannot use a computer, has his wife as his secretary, and has been infuriating to work with in nearly every way throughout his book project, just sent me proof corrections to make his writing trans-inclusive. People will always surprise you. 💗
Academics and other university employees, raise your hand if you got an email this morning telling you to stop doing part of your job because of the OMB order. ✋😡
If you're a Democrat your goal should be to seed the public's mind with a sense of crisis. Because right now, what Donald Trump is doing IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS. It is a massive crisis of US government, an attempt to end our system of laws and replace it with another one.
A professional task I was not prepared for, although I felt like I had done the emotional work: Fielding late-stage corrections from multiple authors to update text to read "Donald Trump's *first* presidency." @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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1. Work more and better 2. Work by a schedule 3. Wash teeth if any 4. Shave 5. Take bath 6. Eat good — fruit — vegetables — milk 7. Drink very scant if any 8. Write a song a day 9. Wear clean clothes — look good 10. Shine shoes 11. Change socks 12. Change bed cloths often 13. Read lots good books 14. Listen to radio a lot 15. Learn people better 16. Keep rancho clean 17. Dont get lonesome 18. Stay glad 19. Keep hoping machine running 20. Dream good 21. Bank all extra money 22. Save dough 23. Have company but dont waste time 24. Send Mary and kids money 25. Play and sing good 26. Dance better 27. Help win war — beat fascism 28. Love mama 29. Love papa 30. Love Pete 31. Love everybody 32. Make up your mind 33. Wake up and fight
Woody Guthrie’s New Years Resolutions from 1943.
A little free library box containing a book titled Hope for Your Marriage
Good cheer in our little free library. Do we think the book giver (a) has solved all marital problems and has no further need for book; (b) has given up hope; (c) is just very concerned about the state of the neighborhood?
A year-by-year map of European borders from AD 1000. Hope you didn't have anything important to do.
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A decorated Christmas tree featuring a miniature version of the Chicago Manual of Style as an ornament.
Happy solstice! You can make your own CMOS 18 ornament, courtesy of our marketing design team: cmos.style/minibook
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11: Mom, why are you cutting those carrots that way?
Me: Because that's how I want to eat them tonight.
11: It must be nice to be a parent, because you can always have exactly what you want for dinner.
Me: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Illustration of Toad from Arnold Lobel's FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS, wearing an old-fashioned bathing suit and looking anxious, side by side with the official Department of Defense photo of Kash Patel with a similar bug-eyed expression.
Kash Patel looks like Toad from Frog and Toad when everyone was looking at him in his bathing suit.
Elf on the Shelf memes are a little stale, but I'm here for Elphaba on the Shelphaba, so hit me with it.
