Leon Jackson
@drleonj.bsky.social
Professor @ USC. I write about African American life in early national and antebellum Boston.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
My posts are my own opinions and do not reflect those of my employer.
Almost every picture on my phone is of my dog, but this really ~is~ the sixth. Apparently, I’ll be licked to death by a retriever . . .
November 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Almost every picture on my phone is of my dog, but this really ~is~ the sixth. Apparently, I’ll be licked to death by a retriever . . .
I’m thankful for my dog, mostly.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I’m thankful for my dog, mostly.
I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'm no Luddite - far from it - but the ways in which in this development has been spoken of seem blind to, or completely uninterested in, what cannot be machine read and searched for: the pounce, sweat marks, soot, or wax; the non-semantic yet semiotically rich substrate that OCR strips away.
What else won't matter? Evidence from an author's handwriting, watermarks, paper, parchment, mold, folds, stains, seals, signatures, or other signs of usage. Guido Fawkes' signature after having been tortured will look the same as after he recovered; Emily's Dickinson's dashes will be em-dashes
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
What else won't matter? Evidence from an author's handwriting, watermarks, paper, parchment, mold, folds, stains, seals, signatures, or other signs of usage. Guido Fawkes' signature after having been tortured will look the same as after he recovered; Emily's Dickinson's dashes will be em-dashes
I meant to grade papers today, I swear I did, but then I got distracted by a group of Harvard Divinity School students who spent 1834 buying pornography and then turning in the people who sold it to them. One of them, Frederick W. Holland, also ended up with a copy of Walker's Appeal around then 🗃️
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I meant to grade papers today, I swear I did, but then I got distracted by a group of Harvard Divinity School students who spent 1834 buying pornography and then turning in the people who sold it to them. One of them, Frederick W. Holland, also ended up with a copy of Walker's Appeal around then 🗃️
Yeah, well, I still transcribe manually.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Yeah, well, I still transcribe manually.”
I stand corrected. The prevailing wisdom is, in fact, that presidential age (at inauguration) follows no statistically meaningful pattern or trend.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I stand corrected. The prevailing wisdom is, in fact, that presidential age (at inauguration) follows no statistically meaningful pattern or trend.
TFW students go on vacation, and an entire flagship university campus becomes your personal dog park. Tulip could not be happier!
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
TFW students go on vacation, and an entire flagship university campus becomes your personal dog park. Tulip could not be happier!
Wishing a day as good as Mishmish is having
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wishing a day as good as Mishmish is having
I would never in a million years have chosen a dog so wild, so mischievous, so energetic, or so relentless as Tulip, but having ended up with exactly that dog, I could not love it - or her - more. Her constant shenanigans are a complete joy! 🖤🌪️🐕🦺
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I would never in a million years have chosen a dog so wild, so mischievous, so energetic, or so relentless as Tulip, but having ended up with exactly that dog, I could not love it - or her - more. Her constant shenanigans are a complete joy! 🖤🌪️🐕🦺
It’s Thanksgiving Break, so Tulip got to run around campus off leash and enjoy the leaves.
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s Thanksgiving Break, so Tulip got to run around campus off leash and enjoy the leaves.
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
*no squirrels were harmed in the making of this skeet
On reflection, perhaps bringing Tulip to class the same day I brought donuts to class wasn’t the best thought out plan . . .
November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
On reflection, perhaps bringing Tulip to class the same day I brought donuts to class wasn’t the best thought out plan . . .
If I ever need to improve my day, putting a fresh set of strings on my guitar usually does the trick. Today, I also replaced a cracked pickup ring, and gave the guitar a polish and intonation. Now everything looks good and sounds lush and chimey. Voilà!
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If I ever need to improve my day, putting a fresh set of strings on my guitar usually does the trick. Today, I also replaced a cracked pickup ring, and gave the guitar a polish and intonation. Now everything looks good and sounds lush and chimey. Voilà!
My copy of Robert Merton’s Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth-Century England belonged to Jayme Sokolow! (Google him)
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My copy of Robert Merton’s Science, Technology and Society in Seventeenth-Century England belonged to Jayme Sokolow! (Google him)
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed. let’s try again tomorrow
November 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
snoozy tulip says it’s time for bed. let’s try again tomorrow
Goodnight from Tulip . . . and also Colin
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Goodnight from Tulip . . . and also Colin
Behold, the American Antiütjaeian Society!
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Behold, the American Antiütjaeian Society!
Have you ever thought, ‘What I really need to survive the dumpster fire that is 2025 is a picture of a puppy racing to show you her pink foam ball’? If so, then today is your lucky day! Enjoy!
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Have you ever thought, ‘What I really need to survive the dumpster fire that is 2025 is a picture of a puppy racing to show you her pink foam ball’? If so, then today is your lucky day! Enjoy!
This is my 1999 edition. It was free with Jello box tops plus postage. Still gross after all these years!
November 14, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is my 1999 edition. It was free with Jello box tops plus postage. Still gross after all these years!