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  We toured #Washington DC, where the tourists only barely outnumber the military police force. Ugh, what a waste. Anyhow, we went to the John F. Memorial tarp and saw the gilded and not-yet-gilded statues. #travel #America250

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  More #Washington : the reflecting pond disaster, half-emptied, and an indication of the level of "you're barred from here" we encountered -- closed and gat d and screened and locked up. Protecting American institutions from, well, Americans. And then there's the white house crane. Such an addition to the skyline. Ugh. #travel #America250

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  Those creepy banners: ugh. "Justice" (as if!), the more informal protest poster (oh golly are we burrrrrning cash on the military occupation), creepy banners over the labor department, and finally the capital which has no signage about January 6th. #travel #America250 #Washington #DC

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  Went to the National Gallery; enjoyed the fifteenth-c Death of St Claire, especially the two praying nuns with their obsequial-processionals. But don't get too comfortable with the accuracy of detail -- elsewhere in the image we see Margaret holding her cutiepie of a dragon... #art #ReligiousArt #15thc #medieval #NationalGallery

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  My ride tonight was free; our train was stopped for 90 minutes due to a storm front. Can't argue with the weather. (Well, shouldn't, at any rate)

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  Hi, all Migrating servers to @scholar_farmer@social.coop. It should be automatic but if you need me for anything, look for me there!

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  📣 Call for Papers: “Pedagogies of Sound: Medieval Music Education in Slavic and European Contexts” This hybrid session at #ICMS2027 welcomes papers on chant pedagogy, music theory, performance, devotion, manuscript culture, and the transmission of musical knowledge across Western European and Slavic traditions. 📍 Kalamazoo, May 13–15, 2027 📅 Proposals due September 15 🔎 Confex session #8258 https://icms.confex.com/icms/2027/prelim.cgi/Home/0 #medieval #MedievalStudies #SlavicStudies #musico...

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  #turtle, out for a morning stroll in the woods

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  #SteinAmRhein #travel

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  #want Nice little monster-faced beaker approx 2 centuries b.c #pavia #MuseiCivici

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  #15thc #stainedglass #CertosaDiPavia

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  Query: What do you recommend for PDF reading that allows highlighting and annotation -- for a PC? Yes, I'm an old fogey and have relied on pen-and-ink until now. And yes, it's probably time to move digital. But no, the Adobe world is NOT an answer. And cloud-services are a no-go; I'm on rural internet Suggestions? #AcademicChatter #AmWriting #Research #Tools #PDFAnnotation

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  Good news: the bee colonies are flourishing... Bad news: ...in our downstairs bathroom #bees #UhOh

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  #SilentSunday #sunrise

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  sunrise raccoons! The Bobbettes are back! (Bob had four babies; these are of a size to be from that litter)

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  Dear helicopter pilot(s): this is a rural civilian household; floodlight scans at 1:30a are disruptive and annoying. Please stop.

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  A lovely but humid #sunrise walk today

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  Kitty was VERY excited to spend the whole night in the garage! ( Her choice, really; I had left the door cracked for her). But she did wake up obviously confused this morning! #cats #CatsOfFediverse

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  A tree at #sunrise

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  #sunrise blossomed into full glory this morning!

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  The world is my oyster? No, the world is full of carrion!

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  my cat is tired of my spending more time on grading than grooming her, so she deleted the file I was assessing. Good thing I had a backup, bwahaha

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  I have graded the grading which was in the queue. I shall now go enjoy this fabulously wonderful spring day!

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  Hospice care is a blessing. (My brother in law's mom has entered care for late-stage cancer.) Gisela's room has a view of the lake, I'm told. And pain management is a gift for sure. Klaus is able to be there with her for a time, but given the state of international travel, neither grandkid can go. Hard to say goodbye over the telephone. So these are the things that happen in life: some good, some bad, all part of who we are. Today I'm a little bit sad. That to...

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  #sunrise framed by budding-out trees

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  The butterfly bush in its spring glory #bloomscrolling

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  Note to self: coffee belongs on the *inside* And how's your day going??!!!

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  #3GoodThings 1) Pretty walk this morning, though too dark for pictures 2) Blog post done and out 3) There's still a FOUR HOUR stretch of uninterrupted time on my calendar today; time to CELEBRATE!

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  Musicologists love antiphons. But a 16th-century prayerbook suggests the real center of gravity in the Divine Office was the psalms. The evidence? Counting drop caps. https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com #codicology #manuscripts #DivineOffice #chant #musicology #nuntastic #blog #research