Will Canoe-Sick
@willcanoesick.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English. he/him. I’m giving the internet one more shot.
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first holiday season after rescuing my dog, i got to thinking about whether or not she’d seen christmas movies before so i showed her some and here are her reactions: thread
November 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
first holiday season after rescuing my dog, i got to thinking about whether or not she’d seen christmas movies before so i showed her some and here are her reactions: thread
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I'd add (cautiously) that educators have to be very careful about passing blame on to our students. Sure, some mess up, some may even know better, but on the whole they have very little control over their circumstances — even less than we do! Understanding and correction, not blame, are called for.
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'd add (cautiously) that educators have to be very careful about passing blame on to our students. Sure, some mess up, some may even know better, but on the whole they have very little control over their circumstances — even less than we do! Understanding and correction, not blame, are called for.
I’m a whatever all by myself
A group of GenXers is called a “whatever”.
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I’m a whatever all by myself
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Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hey @erinbiba.bsky.social I hope this finds you
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We should meet them where they are but we shouldn't leave them there.
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
We should meet them where they are but we shouldn't leave them there.
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black bear
Probably a bobcat but maybe a mountain lion?!
Wolf
Deer (so many!)
Bald eagle
Black bear
Probably a bobcat but maybe a mountain lion?!
Wolf
Deer (so many!)
Bald eagle
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Gray Whale
Dolphin
Wild Burros at Death Valley
Bear
Garibaldi fish off the shore of Catalina
Gray Whale
Dolphin
Wild Burros at Death Valley
Bear
Garibaldi fish off the shore of Catalina
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Orca
Dolphin
Black bear
Roe deer
Kangaroo
Orca
Dolphin
Black bear
Roe deer
Kangaroo
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Black bear
Probably a bobcat but maybe a mountain lion?!
Wolf
Deer (so many!)
Bald eagle
Black bear
Probably a bobcat but maybe a mountain lion?!
Wolf
Deer (so many!)
Bald eagle
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People generally seem to understand that "AI" is an avatar for capitalism in its purest and most rapacious form
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People generally seem to understand that "AI" is an avatar for capitalism in its purest and most rapacious form
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"We are living through precedented times."
- Historians
- Historians
November 10, 2024 at 11:46 PM
"We are living through precedented times."
- Historians
- Historians
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I had a great conversation with a librarian last year where she said the instability and general inability to reliably trace bots as a reference source are sort of a perfect storm. Students "research" w the tool, but repeating the search doesn't yield a stable output.
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I had a great conversation with a librarian last year where she said the instability and general inability to reliably trace bots as a reference source are sort of a perfect storm. Students "research" w the tool, but repeating the search doesn't yield a stable output.
It’s cool that they let you use the like button on this website on a holiday
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s cool that they let you use the like button on this website on a holiday
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It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s useful to think about things like this in numbers of tenure track professors.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
$53M is 575 assistant professors. Or more than thirty percent of the total number of full-time faculty at LSU.
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Recalling that my freshmen composition professor had us write 500 word sentences as a way to practice making different kinds of sentences connecting ideas, and then meticulously checked every single grammatical choice.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Recalling that my freshmen composition professor had us write 500 word sentences as a way to practice making different kinds of sentences connecting ideas, and then meticulously checked every single grammatical choice.
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An uncle is anyone who brings booze and a store-bought dessert to Thanksgiving (complimentary)
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An uncle is anyone who brings booze and a store-bought dessert to Thanksgiving (complimentary)
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A theory: all Warren Zevon songs are Thanksgiving songs because Warren Zevon has big Uncle Making A Scene energy
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A theory: all Warren Zevon songs are Thanksgiving songs because Warren Zevon has big Uncle Making A Scene energy
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I hadn’t heard The Highwayman in a long time and I forgot how insane Johnny Cash comes in at the end. You have three legendary country performers singing about being a highwayman, and sailor and a dam builder and then the closest thing country music had to the Voice Of God says “I FLY A STARSHIP…”
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I hadn’t heard The Highwayman in a long time and I forgot how insane Johnny Cash comes in at the end. You have three legendary country performers singing about being a highwayman, and sailor and a dam builder and then the closest thing country music had to the Voice Of God says “I FLY A STARSHIP…”
When I saw Arlo Guthrie in concert in 1997, he said the Library of Congress acquired a copy of ALICE’S RESTAURANT during the Nixon administration and that he believes that Nixon listened to “Alice’s Restaurant” exactly one time and that’s what accounts for the missing 18 minutes of the Nixon tapes
November 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When I saw Arlo Guthrie in concert in 1997, he said the Library of Congress acquired a copy of ALICE’S RESTAURANT during the Nixon administration and that he believes that Nixon listened to “Alice’s Restaurant” exactly one time and that’s what accounts for the missing 18 minutes of the Nixon tapes
A defense contractor called “Strangelove”
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A defense contractor called “Strangelove”
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My dad called an audible and is making ribs for his first Thanksgiving without my mom, the defense is in shambles
November 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
My dad called an audible and is making ribs for his first Thanksgiving without my mom, the defense is in shambles
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the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
the baby (17 months) raised both her hands and said “WEADY?” so I said “ready!” and then she slapped me in the face
Tofu and shiitake mushroom medley flavored with “Thanksgiving turkey spices”; stuffing with carrots and baby bellas; pan seared Brussels sprouts; and a kale salad with roasted sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, and toasted walnuts.
The first Canoe-Sick brothers’ Thanksgiving Dinner was a success!
The first Canoe-Sick brothers’ Thanksgiving Dinner was a success!
My brother and I have just been granted parental permission to be in charge of Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year. (We’re 41 and 46, respectively)
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Tofu and shiitake mushroom medley flavored with “Thanksgiving turkey spices”; stuffing with carrots and baby bellas; pan seared Brussels sprouts; and a kale salad with roasted sweet potatoes, dried cranberries, and toasted walnuts.
The first Canoe-Sick brothers’ Thanksgiving Dinner was a success!
The first Canoe-Sick brothers’ Thanksgiving Dinner was a success!
Making a kale salad AND Brussels sprouts today. Everything’s coming up Willhouse!
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Making a kale salad AND Brussels sprouts today. Everything’s coming up Willhouse!
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Some patterns have to be broken. That’s the only way.
November 27, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Some patterns have to be broken. That’s the only way.
Nothing says Happy Thanksgiving like the fresh-lawn-clippings-esque smell of massaged kale
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Nothing says Happy Thanksgiving like the fresh-lawn-clippings-esque smell of massaged kale
The only character The Onion has created who is better than Jim Anchower is the pre-presidency Joe Biden character. (The Onion’s Joe Biden character is also, by far, the best version of Joe Biden.)
November 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The only character The Onion has created who is better than Jim Anchower is the pre-presidency Joe Biden character. (The Onion’s Joe Biden character is also, by far, the best version of Joe Biden.)