Tom Zinnen
Tom Zinnen
@tmzinnen.bsky.social
Retired outreacher, formerly at UW-Madison Biotech Center
As an Econ major, I'd always support 'math' as the abbreviation. 👍
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The Franklin Family is such an enduring puzzlement & paradox--what a constellation!
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
We have many social identities, and have a hat for each one, and the hat that is becoming more salient is the motorcycle helmet to protect me from the metaphorical and real brickbats being brandished by Trump.
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Let me know your take on elite accountability following the American Revolution--I'm looking forward to seeing if Burns & Botstein wrestle with this issue tonight.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
They know of which they speak.

Polo, Illinois had a rope factory, if I remember correctly, and we had ditchweed near Dixon for generations after WWII.
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
(Caught my eye, too. I'm betting they know...🍻)
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I wonder: What part of the country has whole milk at less than $2.99/gallon right now?

Why would @nytimes.com use such a stale photo?

Maybe the photographer visited a Kwik Trip in Wisconsin...
November 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I was astonished at how pungent the drive by Mosinee was in the late 80’s on my first drives north to Rhinelander
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM