Can we do what we can to disseminate that the 12 days of Christmas are not any of the days on an advent calendar? Drives me crazy. Advent=season leading up to the birth of Christ. 12 days of Christmas=the days from the birth of Christ up to the Epiphany (Jan 6th)

As a junior/senior in high school I took the ASVAB. They never told us our scores. Part of me to this day wonders if we just took them and they never scored them.

I have an accomplishment I wasn’t necessarily trying to achieve. But I did every New York Times Games mini crossword this year. Not always day of, but all 365. I don’t think I’ve ever done a hear of something

I thought I hadn’t read much in 2024 until I got my Audible stats for the year. I averaged more than a book a month (and not short ones either) in addition to what I read physically. I’m hoping to keep that up in 2025.

You gotta have fun at work

I spent 5 minutes showing my cat how to use the Nespresso. I don’t think she cared but I felt it was important she know.

A new Challey Institute report on reforming occupational licensing in #NorthDakota cites research by Noah Trudeau and Edward Timmons. According to our State Occupational Licensing Index, North Dakota has the 18th most burdensome licensing barriers—higher than any of its neighbors.

Check out the latest note in our Online First section: "Costs in the Short Flight" by Noah Trudeau. Students learn about short-run production and costs by making paper airplanes in this engaging, hands-on game. 🔗: doi.org/10.58311/jecon…

Hey! That’s me! I’m also doing this game in class on Thursday so I promise it’s super practical! Thanks to JET for giving it a good home.

👏 The American Action Forum published a new insight brief urging the FTC to support state-based reforms to occupational licensing. The brief cites data from the Archbridge Institute's State Occupational Licensing Index—co-authored by Noah Trudeau and Edward Timmons—and The Knee Regulatory Research Center.

Doing something right when it ends up on the university’s radar today.troy.edu/news/trudeau-g…

I need an “unlock chair only for this sit down” button/lever. Because every time I decide I want to lean back I forget I unlock it, then the next morning I have an absolute heart attack.

Most of my problems would be resolved if Canvas didn't constantly calculate a running grade in courses.

Hey, Coca-Cola Amphitheater you really need to put non-aluminum on Know Before You Go when you are telling people to “Bring your empty, refillable water bottle” Because it’s really rough when you get up to the venue and security turns you away.

West by god Gonna be great weekend SHEETZ

Happy to announce the name of my fantasy football team this year and share their logo. Draft to come but we’re rooting for Projected Hail Mary in the coming months.

Thanks to a colleague asking me if I had a website I have done my semi-yearly (?) update of everything there including CV, teaching resources, and added a photo of our new kitten. One day I may even replace my 2018 headshot. noahtrudeau.com

Guess what I’m doing in class today, wrong answers only