Geitner Simmons
@GeitnerSimmons
Staff member & instructor, @UNL_IANR Comms; @OWHOpinion; Plainsman, Southerner, regionalist, film fan; @UNC, @Georgetown; author of sci-fi thriller ANDROID RUN
My enovel ANDROID RUN is now available at Amazon Kindle: Julian the android/top White House adviser poses as a noble innocent but behind the scenes uses murder & blackmail in his quest for absolute personal power. Blend of sci-fi, thriller, farce. $2.99 amazon.com/dp/B0BZNCBWQP/…
Attn, Edmund Burke
July 27, 1794 -- French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
We missed you last night 📺 while you were working in your landscape 🐞🌻 Catch up with us and get all of your gardening questions answered this weekend on @nebraskapublicmedia Saturday @ 10 AM on Nebraska Public Media Sunday @ 4 PM on Create Monday @ 5 PM on Create Also, catch…
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This is probably one of the greatest entrances in the history of music
Dignity. Respect. Equal treatment. Justice. Fellowship. True patriotism. True understanding of what it means to be an American. x.com/JMitchellNews/…
#OnThisDay in 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981, which abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces, eventually leading to segregation’s end in the services. The order came after he saw many returning Black soldiers become victims of…
In all honesty, I always vote "possum" when "possum" is one of the choices
If a _____________ walks across your grave, you get a shiver.
Indeed. I've mentioned John Carroll Lynch before in this regard. I've given him one of my Burl Ives awards: can play gentle and sweet with the same ease he demonstrates in playing brutal and savage
Watched "She Rides Shotgun" this morning and was reminded that John Carroll Lynch is such a brilliant character actor, he’s equally believable as the nicest man around—and the most terrifying man in the world.
Something frightening for your Saturday x.com/DannyDeraney/s…
Show of hands of how many of you were expecting to see the Brady Bunch Kids sing Live and Let Die? None of you? Ok, here you go.
Less than a week after the conclusion of the Scopes Monkey Trial, in which he served as special prosecutor, famous politician William Jennings Bryan dies suddenly in Dayton, Tennessee. He was 65. Miami, Florida Mayor Henderson also dies in bed this morning.
It's always good to see when sovereignty prevails
Sovereignty does it again! 👑
In all honesty, I always vote "possum" when "possum" is one of the choices
If a _____________ walks across your grave, you get a shiver.
Oh my, I just saw this. My undergrad alma mater. College sports are topsy-turvy.
REPORT: North Carolina is exploring a potential move from the ACC to the SEC, per @InsideCarolina😮 on3.com/college/north-…
ANIMATED PETER LORRE IS IN COYOTE VS. ACME Huge news for 15 people, including myself.
Actor Kiel Martin was #BornOnThisDay, July 26, 1944. Remembered for his role as "Detective John 'J.D.' La Rue" on the #1980s TV drama, Hill Street Blues. After battling an addiction to alcohol & cigarettes he passed in 1990 (age 46) from #lungcancer. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD #hunk
🤠 It’s #NationalDayoftheCowboy! Cowboys work hard in the feedyard too—often on horseback with livestock. It’s tough & risky work. Stay safe with low-stress livestock handling tips: 🔗 go.unmc.edu/safelivestockf… #FarmSafety #LivestockHandling
I popped out for milk and ended up in a battle reenactment. That’s classic Britain.
I started experiencing declining posture as a 20-year-old due to long hours behind my desk, when some of those who knew me said I was becoming like The Hunchback of Notre Dame. But @HarvardHealth says it's never too late to correct our posture. health.harvard.edu/exercise-and-f…
Official data is in today, and America set a new record-high for solar power in May, with generation up 26% compared to last year!
James Hancock @colebrax proves himself the nerd-godfather of #FantasticFour📷 lore (I say that with admiration) in his review of the new FF movie (I write this as a guy whose knowledge of FF timelines ended sometime during Richard Nixon's second term) youtube.com/watch?v=FcDvQo…