My good friend, Steve Moore, died 12 years ago. Back then, I made this in his memory. Our friendship started as two Yijing geeks meeting in cyberspace, not because of his comics or Fortean Times career. Through him I got to befriend Alan Moore. We both got to write his obituary in Fortean Times, Alan talking about his life long friendship with Steve and me talking about Steve's contributions to the field of Yixue. He's still dearly missed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_…

Took a break from the campaign trail for some Longhorn football with mom and dad 🤘🏼

Austin’s No Kings Rally, Oct. 18, 2025.

Here are 10 ways that Trump’s Big Ugly Bill will make your life more expensive: 1. Your utility bills go up as we lose clean energy investments and electricity costs more; 2. Your rent goes up as predatory housing companies artificially jack up prices;

Heard the sad news about Brian today and thought about all the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Rest in peace dear Brian.

the feeling of winning your first national championship? priceless. #HookEm

Chinese Exclusion 2.0?: An Online Teach-In on Visa Revocations and What it Means for Chinese Students and the U.S. Thursday, 6/ 5, 2025
9 - 11:00 AM
Zoom webinar featuring: Eileen Chow, Gabriel “Jack” Chin; @KaiserKuo ; Mae Ngai, Thomas Kellogg international.ucla.edu/ccs/e…

Given recent developments, this seems like an appropriate reminder.

Sage Hill

See the face?

Photo: Sand Letter / Tian Li, Fu Zhiyong, SeeekLab, by Ars Electronica chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/0…

In 2009 when I started studying Chinese, a big thing at the time that helped me stick to it was: Any time I mentioned to someone I wanted to learn Chinese, I'd get intense positive feedback: "man that's so smart" "oh you're gonna find a great job" "that's the future, right?"

My former student, Patrick Brady TU ‘99, attended the Trinity University Career Fair on Wednesday seeking interns for his company GatherCraft. Here, we shared a great dinner at 極品女兒 at the San Antonio Pearl! What a great day for Chinese studies!

Geremie Barme explaining how even in dark times, study of China can reveal a "vast world of literature, history and thought... [and] a study of human greatness, genius and potential." See his essay in defense of Sinology via @chinaheritage chinaheritage.net/journal/ne…

「以冬日至，致天神人鬼。」 “On the winter solstice, we honor the gods in the heavens and the ghosts among us.” -The Rites of Zhou 周禮 (2nd century BCE) This has been a long year — years — of ghosts. May the days ahead bring more light. #wintersolstice #冬至 #everynightapoem

The United States we know today was built with the labor of enslaved Black Americans. The last were not freed (officially) until 19 June 1865. Let us celebrate— and never forget.

Wordle 216 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Okay that wasn't at all expected.

Third try! Wordle 215 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

First try! Wordle 210 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩