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Robert
@roberre.bsky.social
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Accountant and recovering English prof. Dad. Python person. Academia fan. Reader of lit. philosophy and criticism. Keyboard and piano player. Aspiring music programmer. Lover of music theory. In a contra dance fiddle band. Been in a couple plays recently.
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The hazards of lunch walks in the woods. (Worth it!)
Plant of the day! Mimosa! (With reflector in St. Elmo.)

I don’t know what else it’s good for, but visual AI look up is pretty decent for looking up plants.

#plantidentification
#chattanooga
There also didn’t seem to be a “no” option in any party for supporting Israel with weapons for murdering Gazans.
Bernie wasn’t selected by the party machinery even though he seemed to have the people’s support, and Kamala, as amazing as she was, wasn’t chosen by the people either.
I’m still in favor of ranked-choice voting.

#politics

I voted against Trump in both the primary and the general election in Tennessee, but there doesn’t seem to be much choice of options on the other side.
I wonder if this whole ballroom or palace thing will be Trump’s “let them eat cake” moment.
There are various schools of socialist fish
Plantoftheday# !

It’s either a Laurel or a Willow Oak. Not totally sure. It looks nice though!

-#chattanooga
#plantidentification
Contra dance tonight!
A great influencer once said “blessed are the peacemakers.” Wish I knew how to do that.
We desperately need a political system that rewards politicians for aiding people in getting along rather than the opposite.
I’ve decided when it comes to politics, I’m going to identify as non-binary.
Knoxville has some pretty weird foliage.
What are they going to do if I park there? Sue me?

(Yeah, that’s probably exactly what they’ll do.)
Enemies and lovers! ❤️
Yeah, seems like basically mandatory travel expenses ought to be figured in compensation. As in, if you make 40k per year in salary, but you have to spend 3-6k on travel and conferences to do the job, how many does this job actually pay? (Make a spreadsheet! Save your receipts!)