{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - W. Caleb McDaniel","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/wcaleb","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1620562","username":"wcaleb","bio":"I teach, write, and think about history at Rice University in Houston, TX. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":49,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/21/1620562.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"89275916","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> 😂</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/89275916","date_published":"2026-04-29T22:11:14+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-28 10:11","date_timestamp":1777371083,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"89100102","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://scottbot.net\">@scottbot.net</a> Good to see you, Scott. I’m only barely over here! Hope the Markdown conversions went well.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mkhysw5hfk2p","date_published":"2026-04-27T11:48:34+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Very cool!</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fff487c3a49.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/04/23/a-student-in-my-civil.html","date_published":"2026-04-23T21:02:53+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-23 21:02","date_timestamp":1776978173,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mk6vyx5ors2s"]}},{"id":"88788605","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/manton\">@manton</a> That was a tough loss. Hope Wemby is okay!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/88788605","date_published":"2026-04-22T15:53:34+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 15:53","date_timestamp":1776873214,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"88537790","content_html":"<p>Maybe it’s the historian in me, but one of the things I like about Record Store Day is the occasional opportunity to relive the experience of hearing music for the first time on a physical medium, never before available or streamed. I’m old enough to remember that being the way of things, so maybe it’s...</p> <a href=\"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/04/18/maybe-its-the-historian-in.html\">updates.wcaleb.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/04/18/maybe-its-the-historian-in.html","date_published":"2026-04-18T20:51:45+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-08 16:54","date_timestamp":1775667258,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"87552897","content_html":"<p>Updated some notes in my open research notebook: <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/Arlington%20House?to=5be9500e3cfb7a8d39fc98fb60219e8c1ed322ea\">Arlington House</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/04/03/updated-some-notes-in-my.html","date_published":"2026-04-03T20:32:04+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 18:38","date_timestamp":1774982307,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3miet55baz22u"]}},{"id":"87323735","content_html":"<p>Tonight I will be at the <a href=\"https://newsouthbookstore.com/event/2026-03-31/w-caleb-mcdaniel-sweet-taste-liberty-true-story-slavery-and-restitution-america\">NewSouth Bookstore</a> in Montgomery, Alabama, to talk about <em>Sweet Taste of Liberty.</em></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fnew-south-bookstore-event-flyer.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/31/tonight-i-will-be-at.html","date_published":"2026-03-31T14:10:09+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 14:10","date_timestamp":1774966209,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mieeadsdzo25"]}},{"id":"87279322","content_html":"<p>A Bus Ride in Montgomery: <a href=\"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/30/a-bus-ride-in-montgomery.html\">updates.wcaleb.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/30/a-bus-ride-in-montgomery.html","date_published":"2026-03-30T20:54:35+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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I don’t think I had previously appreciated just how close Dexter Avenue Baptist Church is to the state capitol.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F95717db1fd.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/30/im-in-montgomery-today-visiting.html","date_published":"2026-03-30T18:16:51+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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It’s always energizing to be together with this group.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/28/full-day-of-discussions-in.html","date_published":"2026-03-29T02:29:10+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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My article on this is forthcoming soon in the <em>Journal of Texas History.</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/27/i-updated-my-post-on.html","date_published":"2026-03-27T15:35:25+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 14:26","date_timestamp":1773757560,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86383878","content_html":"<p>Spring Break means I’m working from home with records on.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F399f4e98a9.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/17/spring-break-means-im-working.html","date_published":"2026-03-17T13:48:14+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-17 13:48","date_timestamp":1773755294,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86213235","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ayjay\">@ayjay</a> Sorta Magritte-like.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/86213235","date_published":"2026-03-14T20:56:48+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-14 20:56","date_timestamp":1773521808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86128723","content_html":"<p>Grateful for a generous <a href=\"https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/history-of-education-quarterly/article/abs/alexander-x-byrd-and-w-caleb-mcdaniel-slavery-segregation-and-the-second-founding-of-rice-university-baton-rouge-louisiana-state-university-press-2025-424-pp/1A929F4350AE007F313B812DEAA36DE4\">review</a> of <em>Slavery, Segregation, and the Second Founding of Rice University</em> in the <em>History of Education Quarterly.</em></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/13/grateful-for-a-generous-review.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T15:28:46+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 13:09","date_timestamp":1773407372,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"86119632","content_html":"<p>Yesterday, I had the privilege of taking some Rice students to the law offices of <a href=\"https://www.bakerbotts.com/\">Baker Botts LLP</a>, where we were given a tour of the firm’s historic records by senior partner <a href=\"https://www.bakerbotts.com/people/k/kroger-bill\">Bill Kroger</a>.</p>\n<p>One of the fascinating things we saw was this law book belonging to firm co-founder <a href=\"https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/gray-peter-w\">Peter W. Gray</a>, into which Gray had...</p> <a href=\"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/13/yesterday-i-had-the-privilege.html\">updates.wcaleb.org</a>","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/03/13/yesterday-i-had-the-privilege.html","date_published":"2026-03-13T12:36:47+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-13 12:36","date_timestamp":1773405407,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mgwwo4q4zz2m"]}},{"id":"85862919","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> Congrats!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/85862919","date_published":"2026-03-09T22:18:44+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-09 22:18","date_timestamp":1773094724,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85647832","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> Congrats!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/85647832","date_published":"2026-03-06T16:59:27+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-06 16:59","date_timestamp":1772816367,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85245126","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mgbesq.bsky.social\">@mgbesq.bsky.social</a> I know exactly where you are.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/85245126","date_published":"2026-02-28T23:55:38+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-28 23:55","date_timestamp":1772322938,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"85029356","content_html":"<p>It was an honor to speak with KHOU for a brief local news story about Olivewood Cemetery, Houston’s historic African American burial ground established in 1875. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg8Bdp-MOSM\">Watch on Youtube …</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/25/it-was-an-honor-to.html","date_published":"2026-02-25T21:46:42+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 21:46","date_timestamp":1772056002,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mfpnsn3wbc2s"]}},{"id":"85010360","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> Classic look!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/85010360","date_published":"2026-02-25T17:05:40+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 17:05","date_timestamp":1772039140,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84968270","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://dael.bsky.social\">@dael.bsky.social</a> Hallowed grounds</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mfnlledlhs2v","date_published":"2026-02-25T02:01:42+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-25 02:01","date_timestamp":1771984902,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84937292","content_html":"<p>Today in HIST 246 I shared with students one of my favorite Civil War monuments, memorializing William McKinley and the Battle of Coffee Run. <a href=\"https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mckinley-monument\">Read more …</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/24/today-in-hist-i-shared.html","date_published":"2026-02-24T17:12:02+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-24 17:12","date_timestamp":1771953122,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mfmnymj4mr2i"]}},{"id":"84866113","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/ayjay\">@ayjay</a> Heaven forfend!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/84866113","date_published":"2026-02-23T17:54:06+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-23 17:54","date_timestamp":1771869246,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"84476263","content_html":"<p>My essay <a href=\"https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/12/article/982907\">“Slouching Towards Arlington House”</a> is out now in a special issue of the <em>Journal of the Civil War Era,</em> featuring “Historians of Crisis in a Moment of Crisis.” <a href=\"https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/56406\">The whole issue</a> is open access this month, thanks to the good folks at <a href=\"http://uncpress.bsky.social\">@uncpress.bsky.social</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fslouching-arlington-house-screenshot.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/17/my-essay-slouching-towards-arlington.html","date_published":"2026-02-17T23:09:15+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 23:09","date_timestamp":1771369755,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mf3osxwgev2s"]}},{"id":"84410634","content_html":"<p>Updated some notes in my open research notebook: <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/J.%20H.%20Townsend?to=50c0c07504b5d31d75d99d4475e1b56404a88e8d\">J. H. Townsend</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/16/updated-some-notes-in-my.html","date_published":"2026-02-17T00:27:02+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-17 00:27","date_timestamp":1771288022,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mezckwys4h2h"]}},{"id":"84402445","content_html":"<p>Delighted to learn this morning that a journal article I wrote on the first Juneteenth, expanding on <a href=\"http://wcaleb.org/blog/first-juneteenth-houston\">research that I first shared here</a>, will likely be published in time for this year’s holiday.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/16/delighted-to-learn-this-morning.html","date_published":"2026-02-16T21:43:07+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 21:43","date_timestamp":1771278187,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3meyzfqpqyl2c"]}},{"id":"84268028","content_html":"<p>Updated some notes in my open research notebook: <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/J.%20H.%20Townsend?to=49f46244dad6d9f5a659b32b9e9d01471d460b58\">J. H. Townsend</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/14/updated-some-notes-in-my.html","date_published":"2026-02-14T16:56:56+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Here’s hoping it catches the eye of a pair looking to nest.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fc589a84e0c.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/13/my-amazing-woodworking-dad-previously.html","date_published":"2026-02-14T00:54:49+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-14 00:54","date_timestamp":1771030489,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84214848","content_html":"<p>Taking a coffee break to look in on <a href=\"https://douglassday.org\">Douglass Day</a> events with <a href=\"http://douglassday.bsky.social\">@douglassday.bsky.social</a>. I’m watching the <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnjHzDeHzY\">livestream</a> while <a href=\"https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/douglassday/transcribe-2026\">transcribing some names</a> in the Texas records of the Colored Conventions Project.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/13/taking-a-coffee-break-to.html","date_published":"2026-02-13T19:39:23+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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I’m keeping track of the entries I edit on my <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:WCalebMcD\">Wikipedia user page</a>, which is also now linked with a “button” on <a href=\"http://wcaleb.org\">my homepage</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/02/13/in-down-time-ive-been.html","date_published":"2026-02-13T17:23:54+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-13 17:23","date_timestamp":1771003434,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3meqzjhrl7o2s"]}}]}