Weeknotes: 11/08/25-11/14/25
This Week:
- I finished watching “Suitable Flesh”, a a messy, schlocky horror movie loosely based on HP Lovecraft’s “The Thing on the Doorstep”. There’s lots of Lovecraft fan-service in here, from place and people names, to lore, to a prominent part for Re-Animator scream-queen Barbara Crampton. It wasn’t best movie I’ve ever seen, but given how difficult Lovecraft’s movies are to adapt, it was pretty good, and I enjoyed it.
- In MUST205, we worked on our displays, which are coming along quite nicely.
- I did some NAGPRA work that I’m very proud of.
- I assisted our Museum Education class in finalizing their program, which is entitled “Family Quest” and will be on Sunday.
- Thanks to Matt Sitman on the most recent “Know Your Enemy” podcast, I learned about George Washignton’s letter to the Hebrews, which is as beautiful a statement about tolerance and inclusion of difference as necessary of a healthy nation, as I’ve read in a long time
The Citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy: a policy worthy of imitation… It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people, that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights. For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens, in giving it on all occasions their effectual support… May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and figtree, and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the father of all mercies scatter light and not darkness in our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in his own due time and way everlastingly happy.
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