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Bagged loaves 25 & 26 of the year.
Dropped hydration from 75% to 72% and the rose was good. Today’s batch is at 73%.
#sourdough2026
Dropped hydration from 75% to 72% and the rose was good. Today’s batch is at 73%.
#sourdough2026
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Bagged loaves 25 & 26 of the year.
Dropped hydration from 75% to 72% and the rose was good. Today’s batch is at 73%.
#sourdough2026
Dropped hydration from 75% to 72% and the rose was good. Today’s batch is at 73%.
#sourdough2026
I’m not opening my windows today because I’m trying to keep the house cool.
It’s February 1.
It’s February 1.
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I’m not opening my windows today because I’m trying to keep the house cool.
It’s February 1.
It’s February 1.
a slow dancing of fronds clapping against the wind
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
a slow dancing of fronds clapping against the wind
If there are leaders wiling to step up and inspire others for a cause, then there is hope. Absent of that it’s wannabe fueled by socials.
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
If there are leaders wiling to step up and inspire others for a cause, then there is hope. Absent of that it’s wannabe fueled by socials.
When politicians you do not know personally start a text with…
Friend,
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Friend,
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January 30, 2026 at 1:49 AM
When politicians you do not know personally start a text with…
Friend,
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Friend,
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Loaves 21 & 22.
One as a thank you to a student who brought me some Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala and the other cheese jalapeño loaf to share at work tomorrow…
#sourdough2026
One as a thank you to a student who brought me some Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala and the other cheese jalapeño loaf to share at work tomorrow…
#sourdough2026
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Loaves 21 & 22.
One as a thank you to a student who brought me some Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala and the other cheese jalapeño loaf to share at work tomorrow…
#sourdough2026
One as a thank you to a student who brought me some Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala and the other cheese jalapeño loaf to share at work tomorrow…
#sourdough2026
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.
AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.
Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
Loaves 19 & 20 (forgot to take a pic of yesterday’s gems)!
#sourdougj2026 country loaf and a cheddar garlic
#sourdougj2026 country loaf and a cheddar garlic
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Loaves 19 & 20 (forgot to take a pic of yesterday’s gems)!
#sourdougj2026 country loaf and a cheddar garlic
#sourdougj2026 country loaf and a cheddar garlic
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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27.5M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27.5M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.
It's past time Walmart paid them a living wage.
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INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence rides his bike on a break from a recording session in his native Australia
#BicycleBirthday
January 22 (1960-1997)
#BicycleBirthday
January 22 (1960-1997)
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence rides his bike on a break from a recording session in his native Australia
#BicycleBirthday
January 22 (1960-1997)
#BicycleBirthday
January 22 (1960-1997)
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BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent.
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
Tommy Lee Walker Declared Innocent 70 Years After His Execution
Dallas County Commissioners Court posthumously proclaimed Mr. Walker’s innocence in the 1954 racially-fueled capital murder case.
innocenceproject.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent.
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
Student brought me Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala!
January 21, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Student brought me Guatemalan coffee from Guatemala!
Heating up leftover pizza in the oven because homemade sourdough crust deserves to be crunched.
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Heating up leftover pizza in the oven because homemade sourdough crust deserves to be crunched.
I felt some of this thanks to a warning…
January 20, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I felt some of this thanks to a warning…
It is wild that I can receive this then feel gentle rolling 20ish seconds later…
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 AM
It is wild that I can receive this then feel gentle rolling 20ish seconds later…
Playing around with forming smaller breads… the loaf up top contains three failures that still rose as one unified loaf.
#sourdough2026 loaves 15&16
Also some focaccia and pizza last night- all sourdough and the best I’ve made with wood fire.
#sourdough2026 loaves 15&16
Also some focaccia and pizza last night- all sourdough and the best I’ve made with wood fire.
January 19, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Playing around with forming smaller breads… the loaf up top contains three failures that still rose as one unified loaf.
#sourdough2026 loaves 15&16
Also some focaccia and pizza last night- all sourdough and the best I’ve made with wood fire.
#sourdough2026 loaves 15&16
Also some focaccia and pizza last night- all sourdough and the best I’ve made with wood fire.
New Central Milling organic bread flour… first loaves and #sourdough2026 numbers 13 & 14.
January 18, 2026 at 2:50 PM
New Central Milling organic bread flour… first loaves and #sourdough2026 numbers 13 & 14.
Leftover chicken noodle soup for breakfast because sourdough pizza made with new flour tonight. Again.
Well… last night was just a Detroit square, but still amazing pizza.
Well… last night was just a Detroit square, but still amazing pizza.
January 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Leftover chicken noodle soup for breakfast because sourdough pizza made with new flour tonight. Again.
Well… last night was just a Detroit square, but still amazing pizza.
Well… last night was just a Detroit square, but still amazing pizza.
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Girl, you know it's true!
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Girl, you know it's true!
Being home with the flu fits in perfectly with the winter holidays quiet for reading and thinking vibe.
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Being home with the flu fits in perfectly with the winter holidays quiet for reading and thinking vibe.
I’m riding a bike today. First time since Tuesday, thank you flu.
Just to discover the alleys in my neighborhood, but at least I’ll be on my bike.
Just to discover the alleys in my neighborhood, but at least I’ll be on my bike.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I’m riding a bike today. First time since Tuesday, thank you flu.
Just to discover the alleys in my neighborhood, but at least I’ll be on my bike.
Just to discover the alleys in my neighborhood, but at least I’ll be on my bike.
First time using organic Central Milling flour and the feel is very different from Bob’s Red Mill organic.
2 country loaves
3 pizzas
1 thyme rosemary focaccia
2 country loaves
3 pizzas
1 thyme rosemary focaccia
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
First time using organic Central Milling flour and the feel is very different from Bob’s Red Mill organic.
2 country loaves
3 pizzas
1 thyme rosemary focaccia
2 country loaves
3 pizzas
1 thyme rosemary focaccia
First loaves with a new flour will be together in the morning.
First pizzas made with another new flour will get together in the morning and made Sunday or Monday night, depending on how I feel.
Maybe a Detroit square too?
First pizzas made with another new flour will get together in the morning and made Sunday or Monday night, depending on how I feel.
Maybe a Detroit square too?
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
First loaves with a new flour will be together in the morning.
First pizzas made with another new flour will get together in the morning and made Sunday or Monday night, depending on how I feel.
Maybe a Detroit square too?
First pizzas made with another new flour will get together in the morning and made Sunday or Monday night, depending on how I feel.
Maybe a Detroit square too?