John Mutton (he/his)
@wylacot.bsky.social
Quaker queer fellow in Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. Several times retired. Reader, biker, traveler, carer + I ❤️ my VPN
Bluesky’s @jaysonmassey.bsky.social made this morning’s @inquirer.com letters section. Go Jayson!
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bluesky’s @jaysonmassey.bsky.social made this morning’s @inquirer.com letters section. Go Jayson!
The lost hat, WIP, and finished. First anything since pandemic. I need to grow into it #gaycrochet #hautecouture
December 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The lost hat, WIP, and finished. First anything since pandemic. I need to grow into it #gaycrochet #hautecouture
Advice requested: a third party working with Pfizer is looking for guinea pigs for a blind norovirus vaccine. I’ll be on the Queen Mary 2 (a plague ship last year when i crossed) Jan 3-11 eastbound. Clever idea or Big Risk?
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Advice requested: a third party working with Pfizer is looking for guinea pigs for a blind norovirus vaccine. I’ll be on the Queen Mary 2 (a plague ship last year when i crossed) Jan 3-11 eastbound. Clever idea or Big Risk?
This year we were grateful for peace, order, and good governance, frequent subway trains, and a great bike shop in Curbside Cycles on Bloor St West.
December 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
This year we were grateful for peace, order, and good governance, frequent subway trains, and a great bike shop in Curbside Cycles on Bloor St West.
They’re so friendly here
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
They’re so friendly here
Here’s the interview by Tom Power referenced earlier
Q with Tom Power: The joy of gay, smutty TV (28 min)
Q with Tom Power: The joy of gay, smutty TV (28 min)
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November 29, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Here’s the interview by Tom Power referenced earlier
Q with Tom Power: The joy of gay, smutty TV (28 min)
Q with Tom Power: The joy of gay, smutty TV (28 min)
Episode 2 of this Canadian production while on vacation in Canadia. Moody, they both have gutters
November 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Episode 2 of this Canadian production while on vacation in Canadia. Moody, they both have gutters
I can’t believe how tame they are. The Torontonians call them “trash pigeons”.
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I can’t believe how tame they are. The Torontonians call them “trash pigeons”.
The happiest of Thanksgivings to all! (Santa on break)
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The happiest of Thanksgivings to all! (Santa on break)
Finally a photo with both of us - St. Lawrence Market in TO. Half-hour before close. 5 oz brisket (split) and apple caramel tart (ditto).
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Finally a photo with both of us - St. Lawrence Market in TO. Half-hour before close. 5 oz brisket (split) and apple caramel tart (ditto).
Our non-holiday festive meal at a halal Italian tavola calda in an industrial part of North York in the Greater Toronto Area (I’m taking the pic)
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Our non-holiday festive meal at a halal Italian tavola calda in an industrial part of North York in the Greater Toronto Area (I’m taking the pic)
First time in Toronto in 17 years. A pleasant drive. Found rules to live by.
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
First time in Toronto in 17 years. A pleasant drive. Found rules to live by.
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Post your favourite “The Lord of The Rings” character. Wrong answers only.
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Post your favourite “The Lord of The Rings” character. Wrong answers only.
This is a slice of sweet Lebanon bologna (baloney), a staple of my childhood. There’s also a dark version that I like more.
How: fry lightly in butter and put in a (Wonder Bread) sandwich or roll around Philadelphia cream cheese and serve to your parents’ friends at a bridge party.
How: fry lightly in butter and put in a (Wonder Bread) sandwich or roll around Philadelphia cream cheese and serve to your parents’ friends at a bridge party.
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is a slice of sweet Lebanon bologna (baloney), a staple of my childhood. There’s also a dark version that I like more.
How: fry lightly in butter and put in a (Wonder Bread) sandwich or roll around Philadelphia cream cheese and serve to your parents’ friends at a bridge party.
How: fry lightly in butter and put in a (Wonder Bread) sandwich or roll around Philadelphia cream cheese and serve to your parents’ friends at a bridge party.
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
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1) This is excellent editing advice from @anamariecox.bsky.social
2) The writing she is trying to edit ... oooof.
(Free dissertation-topic suggestion: Pitfalls of the "trying to sound like Joan Didion" approach to West Coast writing. Especially when you're not from there, so it's "exotic.")
2) The writing she is trying to edit ... oooof.
(Free dissertation-topic suggestion: Pitfalls of the "trying to sound like Joan Didion" approach to West Coast writing. Especially when you're not from there, so it's "exotic.")
Ok, however much you've thought about this Nuzzi business, I promise I've thought about it more.
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
newsletter.anamariecox.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1) This is excellent editing advice from @anamariecox.bsky.social
2) The writing she is trying to edit ... oooof.
(Free dissertation-topic suggestion: Pitfalls of the "trying to sound like Joan Didion" approach to West Coast writing. Especially when you're not from there, so it's "exotic.")
2) The writing she is trying to edit ... oooof.
(Free dissertation-topic suggestion: Pitfalls of the "trying to sound like Joan Didion" approach to West Coast writing. Especially when you're not from there, so it's "exotic.")
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We've launched the Catenary Maps Android app! Now you can track buses, trains, metros, and see timetables & blocks with much better battery efficiency and high frame rate!
Download and try it out !!! play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Download and try it out !!! play.google.com/store/apps/d...
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
We've launched the Catenary Maps Android app! Now you can track buses, trains, metros, and see timetables & blocks with much better battery efficiency and high frame rate!
Download and try it out !!! play.google.com/store/apps/d...
Download and try it out !!! play.google.com/store/apps/d...
My 28-year-old stepdaughter didn’t know who Sister Bertrille was
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
My 28-year-old stepdaughter didn’t know who Sister Bertrille was
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This deal apparently includes no funding for transit, and major concessions to Republicans.
Democrats tossed Philly under the bus yet Republicans continued to press for more and Dems caved further.
Republicans and Democrats alike have failed Philly and SEPTA.
Democrats tossed Philly under the bus yet Republicans continued to press for more and Dems caved further.
Republicans and Democrats alike have failed Philly and SEPTA.
Pennsylvania’s top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro have agreed to a $50.1 billion state budget deal behind closed doors, according to two sources close to negotiations.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Pennsylvania’s top leaders have reached a $50.1 billion state budget deal, signaling a breakthrough in impasse
Top legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro have agreed on a budget framework after months of talks, according to two sources close to negotiations.
www.inquirer.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This deal apparently includes no funding for transit, and major concessions to Republicans.
Democrats tossed Philly under the bus yet Republicans continued to press for more and Dems caved further.
Republicans and Democrats alike have failed Philly and SEPTA.
Democrats tossed Philly under the bus yet Republicans continued to press for more and Dems caved further.
Republicans and Democrats alike have failed Philly and SEPTA.
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I’ve had some new followers arrive in recent days, so… welcome! I make a story based meditation podcast called Neighborful Station, and I’m so grateful you’re here. 😊💜 www.neighborfulstation.us
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I’ve had some new followers arrive in recent days, so… welcome! I make a story based meditation podcast called Neighborful Station, and I’m so grateful you’re here. 😊💜 www.neighborfulstation.us
Why aren’t more people speaking about a nice, orderly #secession?
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Why aren’t more people speaking about a nice, orderly #secession?
A solid performance at #studioseaview of #princefaggot. Far more than I expected with a versatile cast shifting between roles and time periods. Had no expectations, left able to recommend it. With friend left and my guy right.
October 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A solid performance at #studioseaview of #princefaggot. Far more than I expected with a versatile cast shifting between roles and time periods. Had no expectations, left able to recommend it. With friend left and my guy right.
