#NCPH2023 and getting to see Kate for the first time in a year!

If more guns and fewer gun laws made Texas safer, it would be the safest state in the US. Instead, it has rising rates of gun suicide and homicide, and is home to four of the nation’s 10 deadliest mass shootings.

Cue every convo I’ve had with scots about why America won’t fix its gun problem…

But forgiving Covid PPP business loan debt was fine. Especially when it benefited so many folks in congress.

A year ago I met Casey Moore and made her this playlist, which to me represents a tiny fraction of my favourite Scottish music. Reminds me of a time where blogging and radio shows were my life and I love that. Here it is for your Saturday pleasure: open.spotify.com/playlist/5RoGT…

My favorite artifact share so far from the ICA - International Council on Archives conference. Disney visiting the National Folklore Collection folks for inspiration (and what eventually led to Darby O’Gill and the little people) #icasuv23

“Thanks everyone for comments on the draft, here it is revised with all your edits.”

#oralhistorians how do you handle narrators editing their own transcripts? This is after I’ve created the transcript and sent it to them for redactions. I chose to leave in filler words which I get makes folks uncomfortable, but just curious if this happens to others?

Day 5 of strike action at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum with UNISON - UK's largest union. Museum cuts are a horror show!! Solidarity and victory to the striking workers!

This one hurts more than any of the other policies put in place since I arrived here in 2016. You work so hard with your research, teaching, publications etc. only to have this happen. Guess I'm back in the US come September bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

dry january unless someone invites me out

Why is the writing process so slow 😩 I’ve just spent 4.5 hours of research to add two sentences to the chapter and one sentence to a reference. #deathbyphd

ScotRail Scottish Government Wanting people to travel by rail but making it unreliable and unaffordable 🙄