Ande Jacobson

goodreedAJ@sfba.social

Engineer, writer, activist, reed player, and music director. Founder of A Good Reed Review providing reviews, commentary, and stories.  . I've always been a science nerd. I even had a ragtime band called Avogadro's Ragtime Band in college. I spent my career as a software/systems engineer in the aerospace industry while simultaneously pursuing my passions as a pit musician for musical theater and a writer.   . Alternate ID is on mastodon.online - primarily used if the sfba.social server is down.

Posts

Post #3064276
@Teri_Kanefield - Congratulations on a well deserved award. Your books for young readers are wonderful reads/references for us all, and they are certainly eye opening for the target audience helping to make learning exciting.
Post #3064275
@GottaLaff Hi back at you! I caught the replay because I didn&#39;t see the post until after the show aired. Great to hear you there!
Post #3064274
@GottaLaff You do indeed!
Post #3064273
@Teri_Kanefield A tap dance might not have been informative, but it would have been a rather entertaining, light-hearted break.
Post #3064272
@Teri_Kanefield Very well done. The book is an impressive and focused presentation of several important and related ideas to better understand why we’re where we are and what we can do about it.
Post #3064271
@Teri_Kanefield Now that would have been a fun class session.
Post #3064270
@Teri_Kanefield It is instructive to read the Over the Cliff Notes AFTER reading the book, but certainly not before.
Post #3064269
Teri Kanefield has given us a great gift - her new book Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen which is very well worth reading. It&#39;s short, only about 100 pages, and it&#39;s free! https://agoodreedreview.com/2025/12/03/book-why-intolerance-extremism/ #Extremism #Intolerance #Divides
Post #3064268
I recently read the latest Dan Brown book. Fascinating read and quite the adventure story. https://agoodreedreview.com/2025/12/22/book-the-secret-of-secrets/ #DanBrown #TheSecretofSecrets
Post #3064267
Some thoughts about 2025. I don&#39;t know about everyone else, but I&#39;m very glad to see this year ending. https://agoodreedreview.com/2025/12/28/2025-is-finally-ending/ #2025inreview
Post #3064266
Given the regime doesn&#39;t want people to see this, we have to spread it far and wide. Hopefully Evangelical Christians will heed what Talarico has to say. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ7Pz_59A #ColbertTalaricoInterview
Post #3064265
Teri Kanefield is about to release a gripping new novel that is very much worth reading. It&#39;s got everything you&#39;d ever want in a novel. It&#39;s a coming of age story that you&#39;ll never forget, and as with all of Teri&#39;s writing, you&#39;ll learn a lot along the way. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/03/13/book-the-family-liar/ @Teri_Kanefield #TeriKanefield #novel
Post #3064264
When any group is &quot;othered,&quot; all are at risk. Nobody should have to settle for being less than. The problem is that even people who think they are being rational and reasonable are often propagating the fear that results in oppression. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/03/22/nobody-settle-for-being-less-than/ #StopOppression
Post #3064263
I&#39;ve been thinking about politics a lot lately, and most importantly, how we as citizens engage. This essay explores some of my thoughts. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/04/03/i-dont-like-politics-but/ #politics #history
Post #3064262
I do enjoy a good fictional murder mystery. I&#39;m continuing to work my way through Linda Castillo&#39;s Kate Burkholder series. Here are my thoughts on book 2, Pray for Silence. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/04/12/book-pray-for-silence/ #murdermystery #LindaCastillo #KateBurkholderSeries
Post #3064261
The single biggest biggest achievement of the current regime has been to destroy our common understanding of the truth. That&#39;s dangerous, and we cannot let that stand. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/04/27/tough-to-be-an-american/
Post #3064260
While Washington, DC is currently a national embarrassment, it wasn&#39;t always that way. I have fond memories of time I spent there before the world changed forever. I have hopes that one day it&#39;ll return to the place I remember. https://agoodreedreview.com/2026/05/01/fond-memories-of-washington-d-c/