James Beck

As we enter the accelerating zeitgeist whirlpool of national terror, here is a photo of an Inuit girl with her puppy.

@MartineBotany @anaifrs Only my respect for Matt Johnson is keeping me from sharing my feelings about this World Series.

@anaifrs His name is Anthony Volpe.

@MaribethLatvis @pedrohpezzi @Tolliebastin @EmmieChukwuma @phylojennatics Viva nerds!

@KAKEnews Please don't refer to a for-profit animal show as a zoo.

Fire sweeps through southeast Kansas zoo: kake.com/home/fire-swee… #KAKEnews

The thoughtlessness here is breathtaking. Harris wins = mideast policy doesn't change Trump wins = mideast policy doesn't change and we potentially lose the Republic

@midwestern_ope Imagine being a midwesterner and thinking that is the only place where this gesture is common. Literally the entire rural south and likely many rural areas across the country.

Let’s confuse non midwesterners

Perhaps the only reason for me to watch the NFL is to hate-watch Aaron Rodgers and Deshaun Watson every week. Well now only Rodgers I guess.

The University of West Florida motto goes hard.

@vidasplants @JMBecologist No, never any alternative explanations. Just simple denials that the "push back the acceptance date" thing is going on. Check out the array of decision types I just saw while completing a recent review. 3 different ways to say "not accepted but we want to see it again."

@shockerbotany @JMBecologist Curious if anyone in an editorial position has offered you an alternative explanation for why R&R decisions have become so common recently?

'Reject & Resubmit" - is this a cynical ploy by journals to re-set the review clock & manipulate their review times?

WTF is up with Marsilea vestita's distribution in AR and LA? Is it really just following the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers? Why isn't it restricted to rivers in other areas? Why isn't it found farther north along the Mississippi? Some sort of crazy collection bias?

@char_cliff @WLWT @ATBBTTR @MANdersonPR @RedsDaily4 @blogredmachine @TheRealJeffRuby @Reds @RedsMuseum Hopefully they'll skip the time where he was sued for statutory rape: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…

Awesome: The Reds partnered with local artists for a series of Pete Rose murals across Cincinnati. Here is one in OTR on the corner of Elm & Magnolia.

I will spend the rest of my life thinking about how 10-WAR Cal Ripken was 27th in AL MVP voting in 1984. And save your tin-hat anti-WAR rants- he had 27 bombs, batted .304, and played elite defense at shortstop. Oh yeah, he also played all 162. #MLB

@cardinal30270 @theredbird_way Would rather lose for eternity than have Marcell Ozuna in a red uniform again for a single AB. 100% serious. Choked his wife, hit her with his cast, and threw her against a wall- all with the police there watching. Imagine what happened in private.

@theredbird_way And Mo said he would rather have the draft pick than sign Ozuna who asked the Cards to match it so he could stay in the Lou. So many dumb cheap moves by Mo.

OTD: 10/09/19 The Cardinals put up 10 runs in the first inning of winner takes all Game 5 in the 2019 NLDS vs the Braves.

@softcorebotany Nice haul!

The 2nd ever UNM Herbarium state wide collecting foray was a success! We had over 30 botanists come from around the state, both new & old, professional & lay, to help us collect over 340 specimens (even some mosses &liverworts) in the Guadalupes & Brokeoffs! Thanks everyone! 🌱

Department is replacing our copier, and the old one is in the hallway unattended. Only one thought comes to mind.

Know a girl in middle school who is interested in STEM? Sign them up for Expanding Your Horizons happening on November 2nd! This event is FREE! To register, follow the QR code or link in the flyer. 🌾🥼 @wichitastate @fairmountWSU #BecomeMore #FairmountCollege

I've got a lead for the source of the Hezbollah pagers.

@theredbird_way Note the lack of a giant trash can in that corridor.

good morning to everyone ESPECIALLY Andre Pallante