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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 13h

New painting!
Ninth Ave. & 35th Street
Acrylic on Canvas
16" x 20"

Acrylic painting of several buildings seen from the corner of Ninth Ave and 35th St. in Manhattan

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 6d

I found Dolphin Boy. I'm not saying where.

A bronze statue of a bit and his dolphin in outdoor storage, resting on 2 x 4's.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 8d

I watched Magnolia last night for the first time in 25 years and it occurred to me that in real life, Tom Cruise's character would now be the head of the National Council of the Humanities or something.

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 11d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 11d

Here's my painting of the Aurora Hotel in Worcester, Mass. which has been converted to mixed -income affordable housing, with 25 units dedicated to at-risk individuals with wrap around services available.

A painting of the Aurora Hotel in Worcester, Massachusetts. The sky is blue with some white clouds. There is a large apartment building in the background.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 14d

Welp, I can start wearing my Mets cap again without being called a Band Wagoneer.

Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 14d

Deuce

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 18d

Hot dog coat-of-arms, created for the 50th anniversary of the invention of the hot dog, at Coney Island in 1939. Shows a hot dog being knighted, flanked by two wiener dogs, crowned by mustard. (They took some liberties with the Latin, but do you expect a hot dog place to have an in-house Latinist?)

Drawing of a heraldic device consisting of an escutcheon with a hot dog being knighted by a man, in place of standard helmet is a jar of mustard, labeled "sinapi," supported by two wiener dogs on either side. Banderole below reads "CALIDUS CANIS"

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 18d

Worcester: Pedestrian hit at Park and Chandler. Looks bad. Partial road closures.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 21d

My ladyfriend told me to eat some leftover cauliflower soup so it wouldn't go bad and I thought she meant ALL the leftover soup and now I think I ate an entire cauliflower in soup form.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 21d

I can still picture the useless 2007 playoff tickets pinned to my bulletin board after that year's stunning collapse.

Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 22d

Is there a Battle of the Bands type of event with the local high schools? That seems like it would be fun.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 22d

So many hilarious cartoons from that era lost, like tears in the rain.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 23d

Whatever High School is playing at Foley Stadium right now: kudos to their band

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 26d

Nostalgia is my favorite drug.

Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 26d

It was followed by All About that Bass which reminded me of the time right before my second tenure in New York when I was house sitting for a friend in Southside and I went to a fancy grocery store on Kent Ave. and there was a cop dancing to that song.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 26d

I like to watch old music videos and tonight I was watching We are Young by Fun and there is blatant product placement for a Windows Phone which reminded me that the maps function on those was so bad that I almost missed a first date that kicked off a great too year relationship.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 26d

It's like a scene from a weird horror movie.

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ArtReview @artreview.bsky.social · 26d

From 1952: John Berger ponders the plight of professional painters but who, for economic or personal reasons, have little actual time to work artreview.com/john-berger-...

John Berger on Professional Amateurs

From 1952: The legendary critic ponders the plight of professional painters but who, for economic or personal reasons, have little actual time to work

artreview.com

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L. Stephen @lydiastephen.bsky.social · 27d

the hero we need

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · 27d

WBJ 40 Under Forty 2025: Andrew DeChristopher is providing digital equity in Fitchburg through his vision of affordable, community-focused internet access.

40 Under Forty 2025: Andrew DeChristopher

Andrew DeChristopher is providing digital equity in Fitchburg through his vision of affordable, community-focused internet access.

www.wbjournal.com

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 27d

I thought mine was Ninth Gate, but I don't think the RT score is low enough. I can watch that movie 100 times while still thinking it only deserved about 20%.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 27d

This guy and his company are pretty interesting!

Worcester Business Journal @wbjournal.bsky.social · 27d

WBJ 40 Under Forty 2025: Andrew DeChristopher is providing digital equity in Fitchburg through his vision of affordable, community-focused internet access.

40 Under Forty 2025: Andrew DeChristopher

Andrew DeChristopher is providing digital equity in Fitchburg through his vision of affordable, community-focused internet access.

www.wbjournal.com

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 28d

This post was actually inspired by a beer commercial, but it's still a good idea.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 28d

I actually wasn't aware, or forgot, that you could access Bluesky on a computer. That would really cut down on my doomscrolling.

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Skwibo @skwibo.bsky.social · 28d

You know, people are looking for third spaces, there are a lot of vacant storefronts out there, maybe it's time to bring back social clubs.

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