Jonathan Shipley
@shipleywriter.bsky.social
A writer from Madison, Wisconsin who likes, well, yes, cheese, but also things like small town baseball, jazz, photography, conservation, comedy, social justice, travel, and wearing aggressively colorful pants.
Happy birthday, @captimes.com! (Also - SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM) captimes.com/opinion/dave...
Opinion | The paper that keeps on giving; the Cap Times turns 108
Dave Zweifel: The foundation that Cap Times founder William T. Evjue set up in 1970 has contributed more than $2 million to support more than 100 worthy causes.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy birthday, @captimes.com! (Also - SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM) captimes.com/opinion/dave...
On this day, in 1967, the great Otis Redding died when the plane he was on crashed into Madison, Wisconsin's Lake Monona. The concert poster for the concert that never happened:
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
On this day, in 1967, the great Otis Redding died when the plane he was on crashed into Madison, Wisconsin's Lake Monona. The concert poster for the concert that never happened:
On this day, in 1965, the Charlie Brown Christmas Special first aired. www.history.com/articles/cha...
How ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Became an Unexpected Classic
Executives almost canceled the first 'Peanuts' TV special.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
On this day, in 1965, the Charlie Brown Christmas Special first aired. www.history.com/articles/cha...
You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
You will be visited by three spirits.
Reposted by Jonathan Shipley
#Winter, 1955 by Japanese artist and poet Keiko Minami #WomensArt
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
#Winter, 1955 by Japanese artist and poet Keiko Minami #WomensArt
Headline of the Day: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Why science says smelling your own farts could be good for you
Certain amounts of hydrogen sulfide can help protect aging brains from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a 2021 study
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Headline of the Day: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Reposted by Jonathan Shipley
'Way home' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 AM
'Way home' by contemporary German artist Katja Lang #WomensArt
This month's little scribblings that I wrote about the Aurora Borealis and the marsh near my house: www.cherokeemarsh.org/post/lights-...
Lights in the Darkness
The Northern Lights over Cherokee Marsh are beautiful. I walk the paths, stumbling in the dark, looking up; always looking up to see that indescribable cosmic majesty.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This month's little scribblings that I wrote about the Aurora Borealis and the marsh near my house: www.cherokeemarsh.org/post/lights-...
It's #GivingTuesday. Might I suggest giving to Clean Wisconsin? It's dedicated to combat climate change and pollution and, lately, fighting against data centers being built in our beautiful state. www.cleanwisconsin.org
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Clean Wisconsin defends our air, water, climate, and land through science, policy, and action—building a healthier future for every community in the state.
www.cleanwisconsin.org
December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It's #GivingTuesday. Might I suggest giving to Clean Wisconsin? It's dedicated to combat climate change and pollution and, lately, fighting against data centers being built in our beautiful state. www.cleanwisconsin.org
More of this, please. "Thanks to an ordinance the Santa Fe City Council voted on last month, the city is now the first in the country to factor in the price of housing when determining its minimum wage." apnews.com/article/sant...
Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach
Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
More of this, please. "Thanks to an ordinance the Santa Fe City Council voted on last month, the city is now the first in the country to factor in the price of housing when determining its minimum wage." apnews.com/article/sant...
“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.”
On this day, in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus.
On this day, in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus.
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.”
On this day, in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus.
On this day, in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus.
Madison snow casualties. Thoughts and prayers.
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Madison snow casualties. Thoughts and prayers.
More of this. www.popsugar.com/parenting/da...
The Rise of the Dad Club
The rise of "dad clubs" is helping to change the narrative around fatherhood, and empowering dads to take active roles in their kids' lives.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
More of this. www.popsugar.com/parenting/da...
“When you make a commitment to yourself to take a few minutes each day to focus on what you’re grateful for, you rewire the neural connections in your brain to look for positive things everywhere." #HappyThanksgiving nicenews.com/humanity/pra...
Why Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier
Practicing gratitude has been shown to increase happiness, longevity, and more — here’s how to get started.
nicenews.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“When you make a commitment to yourself to take a few minutes each day to focus on what you’re grateful for, you rewire the neural connections in your brain to look for positive things everywhere." #HappyThanksgiving nicenews.com/humanity/pra...
For Thanksgiving, Joy Harjo's "Perhaps the World Ends Here." #PoetrySky www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
Perhaps the World Ends Here
The world begins at a kitchen table. The gifts of earth are brought and prepared, set on the table. We have given birth on this table, and have prepared our parents for burial here. Perhaps the world ...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
For Thanksgiving, Joy Harjo's "Perhaps the World Ends Here." #PoetrySky www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49622/...
"The farthest naked eye Solar System object, Uranus, is 2 hours and 40 minutes in the past." bigthink.com/starts-with-...
How far back in time can the naked eye see?
Every observation out into deep space is also a look back in time.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"The farthest naked eye Solar System object, Uranus, is 2 hours and 40 minutes in the past." bigthink.com/starts-with-...
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." – John Muir
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
November 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." – John Muir
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
Celebrate National Take a Hike Day.
The photography of Japanese photographer Frank Matsura, whose archives are at my alma mater, @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #PhotographySky lithub.com/how-photogra...
How Photographer Frank S. Matsura Challenged White America’s Hegemonic View of the West
This story is well-worn local lore, yet still little known beyond the territories of present-day north-central Washington State. But the story bears significance well beyond the remoteness and seem…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The photography of Japanese photographer Frank Matsura, whose archives are at my alma mater, @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #PhotographySky lithub.com/how-photogra...
Happy birthday, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986). Born down the road from me in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. #ArtSky #WisconsinSky
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy birthday, Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986). Born down the road from me in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. #ArtSky #WisconsinSky
SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA. Madison's WORT-FM is struggling (story c/o @isthmusmadison.bsky.social). isthmus.com/news/news/wo...
Madison's WORT-FM lays off staff, cites public media funding cuts
The community radio station lost $112,000 in public funding, 12% of its 2025 budget.
isthmus.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
SUPPORT LOCAL MEDIA. Madison's WORT-FM is struggling (story c/o @isthmusmadison.bsky.social). isthmus.com/news/news/wo...
The Milky Way, as we've never seen it before. #PhotographySky www.livescience.com/space/astron...
See the colorful Milky Way image that took 40,000 hours to construct — Space photo of the week
Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.
www.livescience.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Milky Way, as we've never seen it before. #PhotographySky www.livescience.com/space/astron...
How great that a Madison native, and former Madison Mallard, won the NL Rookie of the Year. #BaseballSky #WisconsinSky www.mlb.com/news/drake-b...
Baldwin becomes 10th backstop to nab Rookie of the Year
ATLANTA -- Drake Baldwin can now proudly say he is one of just three catchers over the past three-plus decades to be named Rookie of the Year in either the National or American League.
Baldwin was nam...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How great that a Madison native, and former Madison Mallard, won the NL Rookie of the Year. #BaseballSky #WisconsinSky www.mlb.com/news/drake-b...
Veteran's Day.
"My thought shall never be that you are dead:
Who laughed so lately in this quiet place." - from Anna Gordon Keown's "Reported Missing"
Poetry from the First World War: www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
"My thought shall never be that you are dead:
Who laughed so lately in this quiet place." - from Anna Gordon Keown's "Reported Missing"
Poetry from the First World War: www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
The poetry of the First World War
A collection of WW1 poems inspired by the First World War, featuring First World War poets including Siegfried Sassoon, Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen.
www.panmacmillan.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Veteran's Day.
"My thought shall never be that you are dead:
Who laughed so lately in this quiet place." - from Anna Gordon Keown's "Reported Missing"
Poetry from the First World War: www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
"My thought shall never be that you are dead:
Who laughed so lately in this quiet place." - from Anna Gordon Keown's "Reported Missing"
Poetry from the First World War: www.panmacmillan.com/blogs/litera...
50 years ago today.
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
50 years ago today.