Tom Vondriska

What to think about open.substack.com/pub/thomasvond…

'[Trump] may already be – incredible though it sounds – one of the half-dozen most important Americans who ever lived.' The end of Trumpism spectator.com/article/the-ir…

Alexa Jennings, Pratiti Dasgupta and Sean Bridges presenting at 18th Annual Anesthesiology Scientific Evening

One of the most disrespectful moments in MLB history…

I’ll just leave this right here. 🥺

Twenty years ago we invaded Iraq. The war killed many innocent Iraqis and Americans. It destroyed the oldest Christian populations in the world. It cost over $1 trillion, and turned Iraq into a satellite of Iran. It was an unforced disaster, and I pray that we learn its lessons.

@dogshit95 what is the metaphor in Moby Dick he alludes to here?

Interesting—in 1995 as an undergrad at WVU working with Richard Thomas in Biology Dept, we found that elevated atmospheric CO2 and temp increased soybean biomass but decreased nitrogen fixation by mycorrhizal bacteria (in lab setting) nature.com/articles/s4158…

We may be a little biased, but the sunrises and sunsets in the park are difficult to beat! 😍 Photos: Sunset views along the Madison River

Hard to imagine him at 64, but that’s how old he would have been today. He made me feel like I’m not alone inside my own head, and it’s impossible to overstate what a gift that is. Happy birthday, Dave. Hope you found some kind of bliss. (Third slide is a doodle I did of him)

“You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” — Ansel Adams. 📷 Born on this day in 1902, pioneering photographer Ansel Adams’ work continues to serve as tremendous inspiration.

@ChrisKindaReads Top ten all time

made it past the slow burn and now i’m hooked

@johnsemley3000 @WIRED Performative reading is good problem to have open.substack.com/pub/thomasvond…

INFINITE JEST is back, baby! and so, I wonder, in an age of nosediving fiction consumption, "performative reading," and "post-literate" culture: can the dreaded litbro be redeemed? for @WIRED. wired.com/story/infinite…

“When a plot against the Emperor failed the plotters were always given a chance to let their families keep their fortunes.” THE GODFATHER PART II (1974) RIP one of my favourite Actors of all time — the immensely talented ROBERT DUVALL. He was 95.

Kertwang Incandescence open.substack.com/pub/thomasvond…

@ChrisKindaReads One of my top ten open.substack.com/pub/thomasvond…

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@Interior Teddy can teach us a lot in modern era open.substack.com/pub/thomasvond…

In the heart of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, bison roam as the light of a new day touches the North Dakota Badlands. The timeless beauty of this landscape seems almost untouched, echoing the days when a young Theodore Roosevelt first set foot here. Photo by R. Honeyman

For 150 Years, This Bud’s For You. Watch our Super Bowl LX commercial now.

A peaceful morning in a quiet stretch of old-growth coast redwoods. Sometimes the best timeline cleanse is found beneath towering trees at Muir Woods National Monument. Photo by Jason Bosinoff / NPS