(Unofficial) word of the day is Merryneum: the blurry space between Christmas and the New Year.

It’s a good day, because “BAD DAYS (FEAT. Billy Dean Thomas )” IS OUT NOW!! Produced, mixed & mastered by John Talbot This one feels like a big moment. Listen here: songwhip.com/oe-2/bad-days

A quick reminder of the wonderful ‘flenched’ from Scots, used to describe weather (or life) that looks likely to improve, but never actually does.

Come join me on NPR 's new climate desk as a Reflect America Fellow! Report on vulnerable communities, & develop news skills to cover everything from climate science to potential responses. Apps due Jan. 8! Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Uproot Project Cronkite School npr.org/2018/11/08/658…

I've just opened a new book and the text starts on the left hand page. Is there no legislation that protects us?

That’s my Christmas list sorted. x.com/hankgreen/stat…

Y’all…I had the wrong bat. This is what happens when you tweet while drunk.

A(nother) quick reminder of the ‘snaccident’: the inadvertent eating of an entire packet of biscuits/crisps/etc. when you meant to have just the one. (Apparently you can have a ‘gincident’ too.)

Last week: I should have time to take care of all this stuff when classes are over This week: Now that classes are over I will have back-to-back meetings until the end of time

Job alert! Job alert!

Surfacing just long enough to say Holy Wow, look at this #bird x.com/PazyBirds/stat…

We’ve just launched a new research program for immuncompromised individuals in the US with free home molecular testing and rapid access to medications when needed. Please help spread the word 👇

Calling all Ornithology PhD students! Cleveland Museum of Natural History is looking for our next Curator of Ornithology by offering to support your last 1-2 years of study + a postdoc -> endowed curator position!! workforcenow.adp.com/mdf/recruitmen… #AcademicTwitter American Ornithological Society #phdpositions

Fans & Former Students: after 13 years, the #birdclass is being REINCARNATED elsewhere. I'm rebuilding it as the BirdClass project on iNaturalist where the students I started the #birdclass for can focus on community for discovery and learning. Join us: inaturalist.org/projects/birdc…

Asked our 11 yr old if she and her friends call old ppl boomers. She said only old ppl do that. Hope you enjoyed your run, Zoomers, and welcome to The Gray Collective. Mildred will sign you in.

Word of the Day (again) is ‘quiddling’ (18th century): busying oneself with trivial tasks as a way of avoiding the important ones.

Amazing that the cameras are holding up; kudos to the manufacturer, whoever they are. x.com/NWSCLE/status/…

Hiring a Research Coordinator for the NY Breeding #Bird Atlas point count effort. Term: ASAP through mid-July 2024. Salary+full Cornell benefits. tinyurl.com/26jajb6c NY Breeding Bird Atlas III #BirdTwitter #birding #ornithology eBird Please RT!

HAHA! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is “Never get involved in a land war in Asia,” but only slightly less well known is this: "Do not buy Twitter."

Hi folks! The American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial assistant for our Cryogenic collection. It's a really cool job for someone who is interested in working in collections, and a great place to work! DM me with any questions! Apply here: careers.amnh.org/postings/3213