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Wow nice work, congrats!

95% of the time I'm really pleased with our decision to get bunk beds for the boys.

The other 5% of the time I'm trying to put sheets on the $&@# bunk beds.

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A petition in support of the School of English, Communication, and Philosophy at Cardiff, who are being threatened with job cuts that would be devastating for staff, students, and the university

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I spent a long time puzzling over this as a young teenager with the sleeve notes of an R.E.M. CD.

Dying in a mental asylum in 2004 because I went back in time to tell people that The Apprentice would lead to the end of medical research, the Civil Rights Act, and birthright citizenship.

Seeing the new year in in Spain cuddling a sick toddler and listening to my partner reading about the importance of snot to the older one. Sort of nice, in its own weird way.

A list of top songs of 2024 all curated by a 5 yr old

So this is how I discover that my 5 yr old has access to my Spotify…

there is a special place in hell reserved for administrators who decide that people providing references for applicants should answer a long series of short essay questions rather than submit pre-written letters of recommendation

Philosophers, especially those actively teaching, may well benefit from following @diversityread.bsky.social, and from the resources they provide—lots of good help for putting together syllabuses representing a range of voices. #philsky

I love that it has this level of passive aggression. Makes me feel like my mum runs the system!

Me please!

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Thank you for your service.

Ohh thank you!

My three year old politely asked me this morning for 'some more fucking raisin wheats please' and I feel my parenting is improving because my five year old almost never says please.

Oof!

Yep, I made the same calculation!

There's a distinctive kind of unpleasantness to rushing out of bed in the middle of the night to comfort a screaming toddler before he wakes his brother, slipping barefoot in cat vomit, and then having to decide whether the vomity foot or the screaming toddler takes priority...

Lecturer in Philosophy x2 at University of Southampton Recruiting now: Lecturer in Philosophy x2 on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Two lectureships going in philosophy at Southampton (one of which is currently mine 😢). It's a lovely department with brilliant and truly supportive colleagues, engaged students, and a great culture. Highly recommended!