Went on the pre-dawn, cross-quarter day hike at Effigy Mounds National Monument (IA) this morning - because of cloud cover we never saw the sun, but I did get a bald eagle photo bomb!
Andi Beckendorf
@andibeckendorf.bsky.social
Bass player | Librarian | Professor
Just finished reading “This is the Plan” by @benwikler.bsky.social after seeing him speak in La Crosse this afternoon. Planning to share the book with my mom and order the audio book. Thanks for taking the time to write something hopeful!
Haven’t played since May… Wordle 1,856 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Thanks to @hopkinspress.bsky.social for having a sale earlier this month! I’m delighted to add titles by @lollardfish.bsky.social, @kfitz.info, @ampallas.bsky.social, Anna Neumann, Timothy S. Wolters, and Douglas Haynes to my reading list (full info in alt text). 🙌🎉
Excited to see @loex.bsky.social on Bluesky 🙌🎉 Wish I could have been at LOEX 2026 - hope you all had a great time!
Received this curlicue ring from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social last week, and have already had many compliments! As a bass player, I thought it was a lovely echo of the f-holes on my instrument!
Thanks to the work done by my outstanding student intern back in January, the Luther College library is now running a pilot project for browsable LPs! Shout out to Anna for the great idea and for playing an integral role in getting this off the ground!
Today has been a DAY (thanks Mercury in gatorade)!! But at lunch I remembered to check my shipping from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social and my rings had been delivered! Just unboxed them and I *love* both of them, thank you so much!!!✨💕
@peculiarityshop.bsky.social I’m interested in the round purple one in the 8 tray, wondering what the stone might be?
The streak continues! Wordle 1,708 2/6 ⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Apparently I should only play every few days… Wordle 1,704 2/6 🟩⬛⬛🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
I just trash picked a huge pile of photos from the State Department so you all get Madeline Albright in a cowboy hat
🧵 Valentine's Day Giveaway Thread! What are we giving away? A Guatemalan jade heart necklace on a 20" 1mm sterling silver box chain. How to enter: 1) Repost this giveaway post. 2) Go to montgomeryramsay.com and check out our stuff. 3) Post what your favourite piece is in a comment here. 1/3
Haven’t played for weeks… Wordle 1,699 2/6 🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
The most “innovative” use of books I have ever seen was some folio art books that someone tried to use for traction to get unstuck from a snowbank.
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
Currently spinning “Songs of Insects” from my college LP collection, working with my intern on a project to evaluate our LPs!
Starting a constructive thread for the new year - orchestral works that are new to me. Up today is a Swedish Radio Symphony disc of Stenhammer: the Serenade op 31, Chita Suite op 43, and Midwinter op 24.