Andre the Chemist
@andrechemist.bsky.social
Noted rhenium hater and **undefeated** youth soccer coach (total of one game coached).
Virginia, USA. He/him.
Virginia, USA. He/him.
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How kids make you (i.e., me) fat:
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
How kids make you (i.e., me) fat:
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
1. spouse buys variety of chip snack bags for kids' lunches that includes cheetos
2. kids eat everything but cheetos
3. bags of cheetos pile up
4. I eat all the bags of cheetos in one sitting
5. spouse thinks the kids love cheetos
6. go to step 1
One recent thing that has really stuck with me is when someone (I forgot who sorry!) who said that education is, by its very nature and goals, inefficient.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
One recent thing that has really stuck with me is when someone (I forgot who sorry!) who said that education is, by its very nature and goals, inefficient.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
It takes time and space to do effectively, both for the student and the instructor.
That is very much at odds with modern sensibilities.
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The tweet of this lousy era we can't get out of x.com/dhm/status/8...
January 29, 2026 at 1:42 AM
The tweet of this lousy era we can't get out of x.com/dhm/status/8...
My choice to end all emails with the sign off "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" has not aged well.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My choice to end all emails with the sign off "Thank you for your attention to this matter!" has not aged well.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
I should probably remove that line from my Outlook signature.
Spent the day making videos, then shoveling a bunch of snow, then meetings, then heading up to the community pool for some sledding (and wine).
All in all not a bad day.
All in all not a bad day.
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Spent the day making videos, then shoveling a bunch of snow, then meetings, then heading up to the community pool for some sledding (and wine).
All in all not a bad day.
All in all not a bad day.
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Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Lots of guys with backwards ball caps and truck nutz never gonna listen to Philip Glass again
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Evan is short for Sixsevan
January 27, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Evan is short for Sixsevan
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Murphy says that it's about getting ICE back to "obeying the law." So ... we already have the laws. What are these proposals actually going to do differently?
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Here's Senator Chris Murphy's extended discussion of this group of restrictions on ICE:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 27, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Murphy says that it's about getting ICE back to "obeying the law." So ... we already have the laws. What are these proposals actually going to do differently?
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
Abolish ICE. Dismantle DHS. Remove power. Define and enforce consequences. Otherwise its just window dressing.
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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The time has come, The College said,
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The time has come, The College said,
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
To empty your own trash.
It's now ev'ry professor's job,
For we are low on cash.
There will still be a custodians
So don't have any fear
That you will have to mop the floors
At least until next year.
Shoveled a butt ton (a fanny tonne for you brits out there) of snow today.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Shoveled a butt ton (a fanny tonne for you brits out there) of snow today.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
Surprisingly sore right now for a guy who never works out.
I think it's the Battle of Minnesota because the Minnesota River runs through the cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
how trump lost the battle of minnesota (debated between this and "the battle of the twin cities," which does sound more evocative) youtu.be/vxI8sR-I0ME
How Donald Trump Lost the Battle of Minnesota
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think it's the Battle of Minnesota because the Minnesota River runs through the cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
The Confederates call it the Battle of the Twin Cities.
My condolences to all those mid-Atlantic folks who are going to be asked to do "remote learning" this week.
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
My condolences to all those mid-Atlantic folks who are going to be asked to do "remote learning" this week.
Is there an easy way to convert a QR code in my email or in a pdf into a url?
It feels like that should be a thing. Also, please stop sending me QR codes in emails and pdfs.
It feels like that should be a thing. Also, please stop sending me QR codes in emails and pdfs.
January 26, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Is there an easy way to convert a QR code in my email or in a pdf into a url?
It feels like that should be a thing. Also, please stop sending me QR codes in emails and pdfs.
It feels like that should be a thing. Also, please stop sending me QR codes in emails and pdfs.
Thinking of changing my name to "Todd" just so I can make eye-rollingly bad "Hot Toddy" jokes every winter.
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Thinking of changing my name to "Todd" just so I can make eye-rollingly bad "Hot Toddy" jokes every winter.
The sleet on the snow makes for good (fast/far) sledding.
It is not ideal for getting back up the hill though.
It is not ideal for getting back up the hill though.
January 25, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The sleet on the snow makes for good (fast/far) sledding.
It is not ideal for getting back up the hill though.
It is not ideal for getting back up the hill though.
Posting some snow while it's still pretty and not yet annoying.
January 25, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Posting some snow while it's still pretty and not yet annoying.
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Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
Got the snow thrower out.
Good news: got it started.
Not-so-good news: it seems gas is leaking out of somewhere
Good news: got it started.
Not-so-good news: it seems gas is leaking out of somewhere
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Got the snow thrower out.
Good news: got it started.
Not-so-good news: it seems gas is leaking out of somewhere
Good news: got it started.
Not-so-good news: it seems gas is leaking out of somewhere
My timeline this morning is literally nuts.
![[Screenshot of Bluesky mobile app following feed with two posts visible]
Ada McVean M.Sc. @adamcvean.bsky.social · 14m
When did pistachio become a winter flavour though?
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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 10h
How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop
Beronda L. Montgomery on the Unsung Contributions of Black and Indigenous People to American Biology](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:46no7pq74qloji7gmemrc4q4/bafkreifd44il6p2m64t75v42ddry4mqnmzyhuwr42xqtgkewukzjexk3ey@jpeg)
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 PM
My timeline this morning is literally nuts.
I'm hoping the store this morning isn't out of the essentials in the rush before the storm: red onion, monterey jack cheese, and olives.
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 AM
I'm hoping the store this morning isn't out of the essentials in the rush before the storm: red onion, monterey jack cheese, and olives.
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the Lord is my shepherd, He shaves my entire body to make sweaters
June 11, 2023 at 4:58 PM
the Lord is my shepherd, He shaves my entire body to make sweaters