andrew mcilree

dad, husband. backcountry & history enthusiast. avid reader. certified fundraising executive. m.a. organizational leadership & ethics. opinions are mine.

[andrew mcilree @MinongRidge]

A new parent once told me that 'sleeping is better than sex.'

Now I am a new parent and I confirm that this is 100% true.

[NWS Twin Cities @NWSTwinCities]

Good news, everyone. No mosquitoes for the foreseeable future.

[andrew mcilree @MinongRidge]

@cegertKSTP you guys are hilarious this morning! #onpoint

[NWS Twin Cities @NWSTwinCities]

So just how cold was it over Lake Superior last night? This comparison of satellite images from Wed and Today shows there was a massive expansion in the amount of ice (light blue coloring) on the northern side of the lake overnight! #ArcticBlast

[John Dunsford @johndunse]

@juliamacfarlane Fixed for you!

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

Medieval whisky still discovered in Scotland https://t.co/PyzGmsJavx

[andrew mcilree @MinongRidge]

.@PreetBharara and @JeffreyToobin Stay Tuned Live episode was the greatest and funniest to date of a stellar pod. America needs more Preets and Toobins.

[Alistair Bunkall @AliBunkallSKY]

Body parts of Jamal Khashoggi have been found in the garden of the Saudi Consul General's home, @AlexCrawfordSky is reporting from Istanbul.

[andrew mcilree @MinongRidge]

Civil War soldiers who spent time in harrowing conditions as prisoners of war had sons who died younger than the sons of other soldiers. @olgakhazan reports on how war and other inherited traumas may shape our genes: https://t.co/j2srDRAPZO

[mustard clown @markydoodoo]

Instead of buying a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch, I'm going to adopt one from a local shelter

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Experts Warn Number Of Retirees Will Completely Overwhelm Scenic Railway Industry By 2030 https://t.co/oRoo7NlZwt

[Carrie Eaton @carrieeaton]

Current news got you down? Check out these fossils and think of falling leaves from hardwood trees growing in Cretaceous forests over the heads of dinosaurs many millions of years ago.

[Scotland's People @ScotlandsPeople]

Personal resentment boils over in this entry from the Old Parish Register for Birsay, Orkney, on 29 September 1751 - thankfully corrected by a conscientious clerk...

[RomanSites @romansites1]

Somewhere up on #HadriansWall - possibly right at #Vindolanda - a homesick #Roman soldier bought a ring. “Can you just carve ‘Mum & Dad’ on it, please?” #Thedetailsbringthepastalive @VindolandaTrust

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

Last hour:

Alan Dershowitz: No vote until FBI investigates

The Jesuit Review: Pull Kavanaugh Nomination

American Bar Association: FBI must investigate Kavanaugh allegations

Doug Jones: I’ve called for everything and now I’m a NO vote

[Ben Rhodes @brhodes]

Lindsey Graham is a perfect representative of the Republican Party in the Senate, which gets outraged about delays in the confirmation process but not about allegations of sexual assault.

[Alanna Vagianos @AlannaVagianos]

The stark contrast between Kavanaugh's demeanor and tone vs. Christine Blasey Ford's is insane. This is how we've been conditioned: Women to be accommodating and eager to please; men to be loud, angry and righteous. #KavanaughHearings

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

"Today, she finally got to explain—with the precision of a scientist, with the authority of a professor. Because that is who she is." https://t.co/bPpXMqKCWr

[andrew mcilree @MinongRidge]

@NPCA @NatlParkService this is exactly how I get off the boat when visiting Isle Royale, too

[Anna Massoglia @annalecta]

This Bigfoot-themed political ad by the Minnesota candidate's campaign for Congress is pretty great