Mike Hammer

Hispanomedievalist of sorts, Spanish Professor, former journalist, avid cook, dad, husband and a heck of a nice guy.

[Mike Hammer @MHammer8]

@bendreyfuss Glad Golden State has the edge over the Hillside Strangler.

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@fakehistoryhunt @Ayutcre @Loudwindow No doubt people washed, but early modern travel accounts can get pretty graphic about smells, suspicious fluids, loss of privacy and suspension of social niceties.

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@fakehistoryhunt @Ayutcre @Loudwindow I can't help but think that anyone who's been cooped up on a boat for weeks or months is going to smell kind of funny once they come ashore.

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@THXFYS @MerriamWebster @loganalbright73 I guess it depends on how you pronounce bio. As in: I need to update my bio on my webpage.

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@bendreyfuss I would argue that sweet pickles or sweet pickle relish is essential for tuna sandwiches. Dill relish is aggravated assault on the senses.

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@EmilyDreyfuss Where would you rather be at 3 pm on a Tuesday: southbound on the 101 or trying to get on the eastbound Bay Bridge?

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@TailpipeBanana @charlescwcooke I think you meant months.

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@Noahpinion You forgot Cafe Tiramisu.

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@HistoryBoomer Yeah well nevertheless.

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@MattWelch Nine-year-old me thought 1976 was the best summer of my life.

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@Noahpinion I work in H and while my favorite spot in SF is Fort Funston, I can’t see myself spending two weeks there.

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@MattWelch Glad you said that; it all depends on the time of year.

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@HistoryBoomer Muslim colleague of mine got stranded in Canada several years back because he had the same name as someone on the no fly list.

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@kenbensinger I grew up in Santa Monica — we were well aware we didn’t live in LA. To this day I crack up when I see movies or TV shows with LAPD responding to incidents at the Santa Monica Pier.

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@EsotericCD I went without dessert for three years until 2000, when I spent the summer doing archival research in Madrid. It was a hot, Spanish summer, and there was this Italian ice cream place at Puerta del Sol that was just calling out to me …

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@HistoryBoomer https://t.co/o6bnQgJ2Vv

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@HistoryBoomer @TerribleMaps From no less an authority than the New York Times. https://t.co/8oBxQSEifp

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@HistoryBoomer Dandalo. Or maybe I’m thinking 16th.

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@dilanesper I heard a cover of Lay Lady Lay that was definitely not better than Bob’s.

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@dilanesper I’ve been addressed as Dr, Professor, Mr and once or twice as just Hammer. Usually it’s Professor.