Dr. Wally | Let’s Human Together-Curious, Reflective, Vulnerable
@drwally.bsky.social
Hello, I’m Dr Wally.
I believe humanity is one of the universe’s most fascinating experiments — and it’s up to us whether it continues.
I post reminders that we’re all in this together. #HumanTogether
I believe humanity is one of the universe’s most fascinating experiments — and it’s up to us whether it continues.
I post reminders that we’re all in this together. #HumanTogether
When did simple living become “adulting”? Did we start needing basic life tasks to count as an achievement?
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
When did simple living become “adulting”? Did we start needing basic life tasks to count as an achievement?
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
It’s striking how the world’s harshness has followed us into the college classroom. I see young faculty and grad instructors lose their jobs after a single misstep…when these moments should still be part of their development. Surprised anyone even wants to join this profession now. #HumanTogether
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It’s striking how the world’s harshness has followed us into the college classroom. I see young faculty and grad instructors lose their jobs after a single misstep…when these moments should still be part of their development. Surprised anyone even wants to join this profession now. #HumanTogether
Brrr! From East Tennessee.
December 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Brrr! From East Tennessee.
Holding in our hearts the victims of the shooting at Brown University, and standing with their families, friends, and community in grief. No words are adequate. Only care, compassion, and remembrance.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
December 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Holding in our hearts the victims of the shooting at Brown University, and standing with their families, friends, and community in grief. No words are adequate. Only care, compassion, and remembrance.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
In conversations with professor colleagues about AI and writing, I’m struck by how the debate stays stuck on banning vs allowing. That framing is already obsolete. The essential skill now is human oversight: knowing when to use it, how to interrogate it, and owning the outcome.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
December 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In conversations with professor colleagues about AI and writing, I’m struck by how the debate stays stuck on banning vs allowing. That framing is already obsolete. The essential skill now is human oversight: knowing when to use it, how to interrogate it, and owning the outcome.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
My wife just brought home another gallon of milk without checking our already-overstocked milk situation. Now we’re gonna hafta eat more Christmas cookies. Dammit.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My wife just brought home another gallon of milk without checking our already-overstocked milk situation. Now we’re gonna hafta eat more Christmas cookies. Dammit.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I remember when America was a shining beacon of science—where the world’s best and brightest came to learn and discover. And they stayed.
Watching graduate STEM pathways shrink feels like pulling the plug on the circuitry that powered global progress.
#HumanTogether #STEM
Watching graduate STEM pathways shrink feels like pulling the plug on the circuitry that powered global progress.
#HumanTogether #STEM
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I remember when America was a shining beacon of science—where the world’s best and brightest came to learn and discover. And they stayed.
Watching graduate STEM pathways shrink feels like pulling the plug on the circuitry that powered global progress.
#HumanTogether #STEM
Watching graduate STEM pathways shrink feels like pulling the plug on the circuitry that powered global progress.
#HumanTogether #STEM
Can somebody please explain to me how the Constitution can even conceivably be regarded as unconstitutional? what exactly would be left to anchor a democratic republic? #HumanTogether
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Can somebody please explain to me how the Constitution can even conceivably be regarded as unconstitutional? what exactly would be left to anchor a democratic republic? #HumanTogether
Love this artist - Tania Dirks from Jonesborough, TN! Just commissioned her to do a 24” x 24” version of this little 6” x 8” guy.
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Love this artist - Tania Dirks from Jonesborough, TN! Just commissioned her to do a 24” x 24” version of this little 6” x 8” guy.
Today we honor the noble turducken: a culinary matryoshka doll of poultry ambition, proof that human creativity occasionally soars… and occasionally stuffs a bird inside a bird inside a bird. May its legacy endure. 🦃🦆🐔
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today we honor the noble turducken: a culinary matryoshka doll of poultry ambition, proof that human creativity occasionally soars… and occasionally stuffs a bird inside a bird inside a bird. May its legacy endure. 🦃🦆🐔
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
I anticipated the guardrails failing. But I didn’t expect a main buffer between chaos and collapse to be plain old ineptitude. Humanity survives in such strange ways.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I anticipated the guardrails failing. But I didn’t expect a main buffer between chaos and collapse to be plain old ineptitude. Humanity survives in such strange ways.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
We hiked up the Tri-State View Trail to finally see what 23 years of driving under this mountain had been hiding—25E winding toward Middlesboro like a ribbon through history.
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We hiked up the Tri-State View Trail to finally see what 23 years of driving under this mountain had been hiding—25E winding toward Middlesboro like a ribbon through history.
A quiet reminder that we’ve started over before, and better. Maybe we’re on the cusp of that again.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A quiet reminder that we’ve started over before, and better. Maybe we’re on the cusp of that again.
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
I’m an academic who uses AI daily, and I’m shocked how many colleagues still treat it as something to prevent in class. We were slow with PCs and the early internet too. Instead of blocking students from AI, we should be teaching it—starting with faculty.
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I’m an academic who uses AI daily, and I’m shocked how many colleagues still treat it as something to prevent in class. We were slow with PCs and the early internet too. Instead of blocking students from AI, we should be teaching it—starting with faculty.
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
Coffee for one this morning instead of two. Adjusted the grounds, not so much the water… now I’m sipping a partially caffeinated identity crisis. ☕️💧
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Coffee for one this morning instead of two. Adjusted the grounds, not so much the water… now I’m sipping a partially caffeinated identity crisis. ☕️💧
#HumanTogether
#HumanTogether
Happy Birthday to this Bake Day Beauty who turns chaos into calm, meals into memories, and every house into a home. You’re our rock and our center. We’re all better because you’re here. Hope you have a great day!
#WeHumanTogether
#WeHumanTogether
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Happy Birthday to this Bake Day Beauty who turns chaos into calm, meals into memories, and every house into a home. You’re our rock and our center. We’re all better because you’re here. Hope you have a great day!
#WeHumanTogether
#WeHumanTogether
Detroit’s ginkgos fell in late October when I was there. Philly’s fell on Friday—also when I was there.
Correlation ≠ causation. But I’m keeping an eye on this.
#LeafTheory #CuriousHumor #StayHumanAlways
Correlation ≠ causation. But I’m keeping an eye on this.
#LeafTheory #CuriousHumor #StayHumanAlways
November 16, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Detroit’s ginkgos fell in late October when I was there. Philly’s fell on Friday—also when I was there.
Correlation ≠ causation. But I’m keeping an eye on this.
#LeafTheory #CuriousHumor #StayHumanAlways
Correlation ≠ causation. But I’m keeping an eye on this.
#LeafTheory #CuriousHumor #StayHumanAlways
Christmas music before thanksgiving? Yay or nay?
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Christmas music before thanksgiving? Yay or nay?
230 years of pennies, and the final one rolled off the line yesterday in Philadelphia, right where I stand this morning. Small coin, big nostalgia. End of an era.
No longer can we say, “every penny counts.”
#Transparency #HumanTogether
No longer can we say, “every penny counts.”
#Transparency #HumanTogether
November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
230 years of pennies, and the final one rolled off the line yesterday in Philadelphia, right where I stand this morning. Small coin, big nostalgia. End of an era.
No longer can we say, “every penny counts.”
#Transparency #HumanTogether
No longer can we say, “every penny counts.”
#Transparency #HumanTogether
Canceled my flight to Philly and chose the train instead. That meant a 4½-hour drive from Tennessee just to board—but honestly, it’s a small price for a little control and a little calm.
#Resilience #Transparency #HumanTogether
#Resilience #Transparency #HumanTogether
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Canceled my flight to Philly and chose the train instead. That meant a 4½-hour drive from Tennessee just to board—but honestly, it’s a small price for a little control and a little calm.
#Resilience #Transparency #HumanTogether
#Resilience #Transparency #HumanTogether
Best news of the day: Johnson finally has to swear in Adelita Grijalva, giving Arizona’s 7th District its voice back. Democracy works a little better when everyone’s represented. I also admit a smidgeon of joy that he probably doesn’t want to.
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
November 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Best news of the day: Johnson finally has to swear in Adelita Grijalva, giving Arizona’s 7th District its voice back. Democracy works a little better when everyone’s represented. I also admit a smidgeon of joy that he probably doesn’t want to.
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
#Transparency #Resilience #HumanTogether
Judging. Not staring.
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Judging. Not staring.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
When I was 12 I wrote my first poem. It started, “Parsley is but a glimmer in the distanced light from the sky.”
Seems stupid now. But I learned two things: none of my peers were writing anything—and it’s important to forgive yourself for being stupid. Growth emerges in reflection.
#HumanTogether
Seems stupid now. But I learned two things: none of my peers were writing anything—and it’s important to forgive yourself for being stupid. Growth emerges in reflection.
#HumanTogether
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
When I was 12 I wrote my first poem. It started, “Parsley is but a glimmer in the distanced light from the sky.”
Seems stupid now. But I learned two things: none of my peers were writing anything—and it’s important to forgive yourself for being stupid. Growth emerges in reflection.
#HumanTogether
Seems stupid now. But I learned two things: none of my peers were writing anything—and it’s important to forgive yourself for being stupid. Growth emerges in reflection.
#HumanTogether