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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Tomorrow, iced coffee will not be a draw.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln building with an iced coffee sign in front of it.

Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Very interesting lecture on the archeology of the Nebraska Sandhills and, it seems, a new prize for Great Plains archaeology and paleontology, at @unsmmorrillhall.bsky.social

The Archeology of the Nebraska Sandhills Lecture by Rob Bozel, Retired State Archaeologist, Nebraska State Historical Society followed by presentation of the Rippeteau Prize.

Location: Morrill Hall - 14th & Vine St.
Admission: FREE - RSVP Not required
Date: October 13, 2026
5:00-5:30pm - Refreshments | 5:30-6:30pm - Program

Rob Bozell is a native of Omaha. After earning BA and MA degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he spent over 45 years as an archeologist, much of that as Nebraska's State Archeologist. His professional interests include past foodways, Indigenous archeology of the past 2,000 years and working with Tribes. He has authored a variety of technical
reports, journal articles, book chapters and research monographs, and this year co-edited the book, "Below Nebraska: Archeology and Ancestors" He retired in 2021 but remains active in research and consulting.
The Rippeteau Lecture and Prize is made possible through the generosity of Bruce and Sandra Rippeteau.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

From Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. A fascinating place.

The Legacy of Peace
takes time and commitment. Perhaps no simpler lesson emerges from the long history of increasing friendship and cooperation among the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain. Soon after the Treaty of Ghent, disarmament and arbitration became tools for averting war. Yet it required years of adherence to these tenets, especially in the face of a rapidly changing world, to create a lasting peace. It endures not under the shadow of fear or threat, but because each nation has resolved to avoid violence, even in cases of conflict. A dramatic testament to this principle is the 4,000-mile boundary between the U.S. and Canada, the longest undefended border in the world.
Can disarmament and arbitration achieve lasting peace in other areas? Are these the most effective methods for attaining peace?
These tough questions continue to challenge world leaders today.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky in your camera roll. A storm blows into Lincoln NE last Wednesday.

Storm clouds in the distance, with a brick building on the left and a football stadium with a large red N on the right and a parking lot in the foreground.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Perhaps commenters should go look at the source: www.cato.org/blog/new-pol... For example, Gen Z is only slightly worse than the general population.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

From Littlewood’s Miscellany:

A precisian professor had the habit of saying “…quartic polynomial a*x^4 + b*x^3 + c*x^2 + d*x + e, where need not be the base of the natural logarithms.” (It might be.)

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The Canadian Senate Chamber has six large paintings from World War One. I wish more legislatures had such paintings, as a reminder. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Categor...

Interior of a large chamber showing a wall with gothic decoration, wood paneling below, and 3 large paintings of ruins and troops in World War One.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

See a bridge, post a bridge.

A picture of a freighter passing in front of a bridge (The Blue Water Bridge between Port Huron and Sarnia at the south end of Lake Huron).

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Lincoln’s flag was adopted in 2022 and I think it’s pretty good: www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/shared...

A rectangular flag with a golden circular design at the center and dark blue in the bottom half and light blue in the top half, with golden rays radiating out from the central circle.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Cutting Medicaid is more likely to reduce than to increase the number of people able to work. From www.cbpp.org/research/hea...

How Does Medicaid Expansion Affect Employment?

Ninety-one percent of non-elderly Medicaid adults in 2022 worked full or part time, acted as caregivers for family members or loved ones, attended school, or had an illness or disability affecting their ability to work; 61 percent were employed. [71] Most people enrolled in Medicaid expansion who can work do work; their jobs generally don’t offer employer-based coverage or pay enough for them to cover the costs of individual market coverage.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

One could reflect on Alex Colville’s work:

Dog and Priest, by Alex Colville: a black-clad man and a large black dog recline on a dock, both looking out to sea.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

In 1215 CE, they decided even the king must follow the rules. (www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...)

Magna Carta Libertatum, or the Great Charter of Freedoms, has been described by scholars as one of the most important documents in the Western world. First penned for King John of England during an open revolt by his barons in 1215 — and offered as a kind of peace treaty — the charter famously declares that even the king must follow the rules.

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

If you visit the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa, you can see the following exhibit, to have a sense of what happens to gifts from foreign states to Canada’s leaders.

Diamond and Sapphire in a display case, with a caption that reads

Bejewelled!
We love jewellery! But precious metals and gemstones must be mined. Our desire for beautiful jewellery has affected politics, economics, and the environment worldwide.

Diamond and Sapphire Jewellery Set, 2010
This jewellery set was a state gift from the King of Saudi Arabia to Laureen Harper, wife of former prime minister Stephen Harper, and by extension to the Canadian people.
Made by Al Moallim Jewellery
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Artifact no. 2014.0192

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Post a photo you took with no context to bring some zen to the timeline

A pine tree stem with green needles and 3 purple pine cones

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Allan Donsig @adonsig.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

QuotePost with a picture you took in a National Park. #NationalParkService America’s Best Idea Perry’s Victory Monument in Lake Erie, celebrating the long peace between the US and Canada.