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John R. Bennett

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Assistant professor, biking and walking advocate, community radio DJ, bird feeder attendant. Savannah, Georgia. (he/him)

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One of my most annoying qualities is my compulsion to point out inaccurate depictions of #radio stations in movies and TV shows. I just watched the "Long Time Listener, First Time Bob" episode of Bob's Burgers, and I'm delighted by the faithful rendering of the Electro-Voice RE20 microphone.

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I'll be honest: I'm usually cutting it pretty close.

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I just submitted summer semester grades with more than 90 minutes to spare. 🏅

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That's a good way to think about it.

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Then I shouldn't complain that I'm up to five.

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They are fun to watch. So aerobatic!

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I suppose it does.

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I was a Schwalbe loyalist and insisted on them for my Xtracycle. I've been running Specialized Sawtooth, which I like a lot, on my Cross-Check. These may lure me back.

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To be clear, I support the spread of HawkFever™ in my neighborhood. Anything that gets people interested in birds is OK with me, but Mississippi kites have a special place in my heart. They helped me get through the pandemic, which I wrote about here: 🪶

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Taking a break from grading to visit my neighborhood Facebook page. A man posted a photo of a Mississippi kite and misidentified it as a fledgling hawk. Now, others are posting their photos of the "hawk." People pointing out that none of these are the same birds are, of course, being ignored. 😜 🪶

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☕ + 🥯 + 🚲 = Friday. The bike rack at Waters Cafe was full this morning — and that's a good thing — so I had to make other arrangements. #BikeSAV #SavannahGa

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Of interest to @greenleejw.bsky.social?

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Seasonal sounds:

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It's wonderfully awful and packed with recognizable locations in Savannah and on Tybee Island.

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I had a good time on the radio at @wruu.bsky.social tonight. #CommunityRadio #SavannahGa Audio: www.johnreidbennett.com/radio/2024/0...

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Sure, you could watch JAWS (1975) tonight, but how about an Italian JAWS rip-off filmed in Savannah, Georgia? I present to you, THE LAST SHARK (1981). 🦈

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This label specializes in contemporary artists in the neighborhood of what you are describing:

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"NOAA has reported at least 41 right whale fatalities since 2017. There are believed to be about 340 remaining, including fewer than 70 reproducing females."

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Watch enough horror, and you start to have a very clear vision of what level of haunting you would be willing to put up with for what quality of housing.

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Heard this on WFMU recently and it reminded me how much I love this track. As far as I know it's the only record they ever made (At least as Nairobi Sisters). Especially dig the version on the flip.

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How am I supposed to finish all this grading while there is so much activity to watch at the birdfeeder? 🪶

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I'm glad I got to spend time with them when they passed through Savannah and stopped on campus.

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President Biden is being urged by a Gullah Geechee organization in Georgia to issue an executive order for title to 500 acres of land — land that the government took from Black families amid World War II to build a (now long-gone) military airbase.

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As a student at Booker T. Washington High School in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Alphonso Vick (1919-2004) rode his bike from his home in Sharpsburg. He earned a PhD in botany in 1961. He became a professor of biology, serving at Winston-Salem State University and at NC A&T State University.

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I visited family in North Georgia this weekend and saw one of these for the first time. I've been thinking about it a lot today.

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This is Kavanaugh Park in the Ardsley Park - Chatham Crescent Historic District:

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Long after the debate is forgotten, the 6-3 decisions overruling Chevron via Loper Bright and Jarksey will have fundamentally weakened the ability of the American government to function against the most powerful interests in society.

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Thanks for your kind words. To compensate for my technical deficiencies, I lean heavily on the potential for surprising results yielded by low-quality gear and old film.

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We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.

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I can't remember which reissue of this LP has it, but there's a demo version of "Power to the People" that knocks me out every time.

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I'm getting started with half-frame photography with this little guy.

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