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And you can learn more about the course...

And you can learn more about the course here:

https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/18/how-a-dangerous-water-park-became-the-subject-of-a-law-course/

At about 130,000 words, it is by a lot the longest thing I’ve written (granted, it’s a casebook so a lot of it is stuff other people...

At about 130,000 words, it is by a lot the longest thing I’ve written (granted, it’s a casebook so a lot of it is stuff other people wrote). I think it’s good, and probably of interest not just to people teaching or taking the class?

It’ll be available for ordering next summer sometime.

Finished the draft of Recreation & Risk, coming out on Carolina Academic Press next year for fall adoption. It’s a casebook based on...

Finished the draft of Recreation & Risk, coming out on Carolina Academic Press next year for fall adoption. It’s a casebook based on my course of the same name, addressing law related to amusement parks, haunts, water parks, etc. You can see more about it at the site I created for it!

https://recreationandrisk.com

And:...

And: https://retractionwatch.com/2022/12/29/meet-the-publisher-making-the-science-of-bronte-faulkner-and-whitman-available-for-the-first-time/

Well, doesn’t explain the angle, but it’s interesting:...

Well, doesn’t explain the angle, but it’s interesting: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2023/02/10/leading-scientists-worldwide-are-victims-fake-articles

For anyone who thinks about such things: Why would a (almost certainly) predatory journal publish a very stupid (possibly AI-drafted)...

For anyone who thinks about such things: Why would a (almost certainly) predatory journal publish a very stupid (possibly AI-drafted) article under the name of someone who did not write it, and misidentifying that person's department (but not their university)? What is the angle?

Tag your social media persona, I’m Tarnished Plant Bug

Tag your social media persona, I’m Tarnished Plant Bug

If it was Dillinger Eight they’d get to use the whole stage

If it was Dillinger Eight they’d get to use the whole stage

Tickets are gone.

Tickets are gone.

Minnesota friends: I have two tickets for MN UFC tonight; if you want them, let me know. I’ll ask for a donation of any size to...

Minnesota friends: I have two tickets for MN UFC tonight; if you want them, let me know. I’ll ask for a donation of any size to organizations (like but not limited to Breakthrough Central Texas) working on higher ed pipeline issues.

Are those people on the train going to Mountain Goats/Hold Steady or are we just on a train to Wicker Park challenge

Are those people on the train going to Mountain Goats/Hold Steady or are we just on a train to Wicker Park challenge

MSP friends: I have a mess of Saints and MNUFC tickets through August that, for a variety of reasons, I can’t use. LMKif you’re...

MSP friends: I have a mess of Saints and MNUFC tickets through August that, for a variety of reasons, I can’t use. LMKif you’re interested and I’ll tell you dates. They’ll be yours for any donation to a non-profit working on pipeline issues like Breakthrough in Austin:

https://breakthroughctx.org/

New hobby just dropped: reading North Shore laundromat reviews

New hobby just dropped: reading North Shore laundromat reviews

Might be controversial to say it, but I prefer less opaque air than we’re getting right now

Might be controversial to say it, but I prefer less opaque air than we’re getting right now

One annual sign that my birthday is rapidly approaching is every radio station talking about how important it is to meet their budget goals...

One annual sign that my birthday is rapidly approaching is every radio station talking about how important it is to meet their budget goals before the end of their fiscal years

I worked a bit on Tony Bouza’s short-lived gubernatorial run but there’s a lot I don’t remember in this very interesting obit. I...

I worked a bit on Tony Bouza’s short-lived gubernatorial run but there’s a lot I don’t remember in this very interesting obit. I don’t know if he would have been a great governor, but he sure would have been interesting.

https://www.startribune.com/tony-bouza-colorful-and-controversial-minneapolis-police-chief-in-the-1980s-dies-at-94/600285368/

Not sure what happened on Zeus at Mount Olympus in Wisconsin Dells but I’m guessing it relates to why the ride has been closed for a while...

Not sure what happened on Zeus at Mount Olympus in Wisconsin Dells but I’m guessing it relates to why the ride has been closed for a while and will keep being closed for a while

The Baby Sharks have been talking to the...

The Baby Sharks have been talking to the orcas

https://kstp.com/world/7-5-million-baby-shark-bath-toys-are-recalled-after-they-cut-or-stabbed-children/

The downtown kinda-music venue has karaoke, yacht rock, a swing band, and…Deer Tick

The downtown kinda-music venue has karaoke, yacht rock, a swing band, and…Deer Tick