There was one report of softball size (4" diameter) #hail near Maple Bluff, WI Tuesday. (NE Madison metro)
Per NOAA's database, the only other occurrence of 4" hail in Dane County dating to 1950 was on July 2, 1960.
One of most damaging hail events in Madison history?
(๐ธ: Kyle Obremski)
Thatโs a less-than-ideal velocity picture
A radar image showing a large storm front with tornado warnings approaching Madison, WI from the west
FYI for those in Madison: youโre about to get hit with storms again
One of the cool parts about being a regular blood donor and using the health charts on the Red Cross blood donor app is you can look at your blood pressure time series and see exactly when you started grad school
The @apnews.com reports that Chris Taylor will be the winner of the 2026 Wisconsin Supreme Court election.
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Now doing this one, but multiple cities:
- Tulsa
- St. Louis
- Springfield, MO
- Evansville
- Tulsa again for good measure
I lived in New Haven for a couple years and genuinely loved it. Iโm always a little confused when I meet other people who lived there who dislike it.
This is based on one weekend trip many years ago so take it with a grain of salt, but I think Omaha is also underrated.
The Music Box theater sign
*Vince McMahon meme* The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. 35 mm. At the Music Box. With Bob Odenkirk introducing the screening.
Applications for mentees and mentors are being accepted until April 12 for the 2026 Mentoring Conference for LGBTQ+ Economics PhD Students and Early Career Economists on July 6-8, 2026, in Chicago, IL. The AEA covers travel costs for PhD student mentees. www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
Itโs a really nice day in Madison for a casual walk to the state capitol
Few things are as self-gaslighting as grading a dozen problem sets in a row that all interpret confidence intervals incorrectly in exactly the same way
Greens Farms and Cos Cob were left on the cutting room floor when they were deciding on Monopoly squares
On that note, I just finished this and itโs a really, really good book
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Currently remembering how important it is to just take a day off every once in a while to read whatever it is you want to
NEW: When a Wisconsin mayor ended his city's contract with Flock (the AI surveillance company), he was stunned to see Flock refused to remove cameras.
So he covered them with plastic bags.
Now local activists are taking their fight to Madison & the Dane County sheriff, wanting more cameras gone.
They should simply nominate only my favorite movies for the Oscars every year
The Holy Mountain (1973), dir. Alejandro Jodorowski
O Brother, There Art Thou
Me in high school journalism class: why would I ever need to develop the skill of writing about a topic I know nothing about and have no opinion on?
Me in grad school writing class referee reports on papers that are way outside of my wheelhouse: *cracks knuckles* I was born for this
Really happy that my brain waited until Iโd already worked past midnight to remember that daylight savings time starts tonight ๐
Keri Kelly playing toccata and fugue in F major
A choir singing in a church
A group of musicians playing recorders of various sizes
The same group of musicians, some of whom are holding up their recorders to show off the different recorder varieties
The Bach Project Choir - including my lovely wife - preceded by the Regent Recorders
A large chorus, half of which canโt be seen, performing in a church with a pipe organ in the background.
A man playing a violin
The Madison Community Chorus performing Jesu Joy of Manโs Desire with organ and violin accompaniment, then Robert Eversman performing two of my favorite pieces, the allemande and gigue from partita #2
A man playing harpsichord in a church
The 2026 Bach Around the Clock event just kicked off. One of my favorite Madison events since moving here. Excitingly, a very harpsichord-heavy program this year.
The thing they donโt tell you about your 30s is that itโs when all your untreated high school cross country injuries randomly come back to haunt you
Unsure if this is useful for any UIC folks re: new document accessibility requirements for theses but sharing just in case it is
Data Science Research Bazaar. Meaning in the Metrics: Communicating Research Insights. March and April, Discovery Building, UWโMadison.
Calling all data enthusiasts! The Data Science Research Bazaar @uwmadison.bsky.social is set for 3/19, with more events throughout the spring. Students, faculty, staff and community members all are welcome! Register by 3/12 to secure your spot. bazaar.datascience.wisc.edu #UWResearchBazaar
