Claude, we haven’t met, but this means a lot to me.

My speciality, I suppose! (Just sharing Ryan's thread in case that "wet-blanket" framing helps anyone else in their mentoring — or their personal thinking around scope & sustainability. My newer advice on the latter front, brought home to me through chronic illness = "Start as you mean to go on.")

I would love that!

I'm not on here much anymore, so am just seeing this. Emily and Shane (of all !Shanes), you two are very kind.

You are too kind. (And if that's true, — it takes one to know one!)

In all the years I’ve known @brettbobley.bsky.social, he never let me buy him so much as a cup of coffee. Maybe now, Brett? (In fact, *every* civil servant I worked w/at NEH & IMLS operated from an ethical position that should make America proud—& light our way back. They go out w/heads held high.)

Stepping out of the shadows to say #thanksBrett. @brettbobley.bsky.social’s vision for an NEH Office of Digital Humanities utterly transformed our wacky little field—& his personal integrity & everyday mentorship of staff & grantees showed us what public service & responsible stewardship truly means

We’ll see if it sticks. (Nothing much is, lately.)