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brucef.bsky.social
@brucef.bsky.social
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Retired guy, classical music, baseball and crossword enthusiast.
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brucef.bsky.social
Happy Hannukkah!
A multi-color plate with three potato latkes on it.
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
brucef.bsky.social
Love this photo of Aaron Copland getting an ice cream cone.

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Aaron Copland holding an ice cream cone standing beside an ice cream truck.
July 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Enjoyed this radio broadcast. Includes “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” and Harmonielehre.

www.yourclassical.org/episode/2025...
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
On the latest episode of ‘SymphonyCast,’ the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra performs a program featuring composer, conductor and creative thinker John Adams. Listen now with host Steve Seel!
www.yourclassical.org
July 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
brucef.bsky.social
Guess he’s not going to pitch for the Orioles.😜

Don’t think they still have the rights to his baseball services anyhow.
shamsbot.bsky.social Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · Jun 21
FROM SHAMS:

Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton has exercised his $9.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN.
June 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
brucef.bsky.social
@birbigs.bsky.social new hour is out on Netflix today. Can't wait to watch it. I've loved his previous specials.
www.netflix.com/us/title/819...
Watch Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life | Netflix Official Site
Drugs. Marriage. Kids' parties. Mike Birbiglia reevaluates life as a son — and as a father — in this hilarious and deeply personal comedy special.
www.netflix.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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afkostka.bsky.social
According to FanGraphs, the Orioles' rotation ERA- is 161 (lower is better). That means their rotation ERA is 61% worse than league average.

That's the worst ERA- in the modern era of baseball (since 1900). Only 21 games in, of course
April 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Received my Sticky Notes merch in the mail today. Can't wait to carry it in public. #classicalmusic
Tote bag from Joshua Weilerstein's podcast on classical music Sticky Notes.
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
brucef.bsky.social
@peark.es As a Delaware resident should I contact my representative to oppose SB 21?
March 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
brucef.bsky.social
Just received my copy in the mail of @zman66.bsky.social's new book "Justice Batted Last" about breaking the color barrier on the Cubs and White Sox. Can't wait to read it! @illinoispress.bsky.social
Photo of book cover of "Justice Batted Last". Includes photos of Ernie Banks and Minnie Miñoso.
March 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Attended a live performance last night of Michael Tilson Thomas’s Agnegram. Its themes are derived from the letters of the name of longtime SF Symphony patron Agnes Albert. What a fun piece!
MTT was scheduled to conduct, but had to step aside due to his declining health.😢

youtu.be/EBJQTphuNd4?...
Agnegram
YouTube video by Release - Topic
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
brucef.bsky.social
It's been a tough 25 years for the O's.
theathletic.com The Athletic @theathletic.com · Mar 4
How has your MLB franchise fared over the last 25 seasons?

http://dlvr.it/TJKfzw
March 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Order Up 303
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https://orderup.games
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Hope @darthbluesky.bsky.social comes back soon!
February 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Daily Walkoff ⚾️
Orioles #162

"Start And Finish"
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dailywalkoff.com
Daily Walkoff - A daily MLB trivia game
A new kind of MLB trivia game with 30 new puzzles each day, one for every MLB team. Can you solve them all?
dailywalkoff.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Connections
Puzzle #594
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Skill 99/99
Uniqueness 1 in 537
January 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Daily Walkoff ⚾️
Orioles #141

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dailywalkoff.com
Daily Walkoff - A daily MLB trivia game
A new kind of MLB trivia game with 30 new puzzles each day, one for every MLB team. Can you solve them all?
dailywalkoff.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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matttomic.bsky.social
A primer on the two biggest issue facing Canadians
Flow chart asking "what's going on with the Prime Minister" and "what's going on with Blue Jays free agency." In each case they arrive at the conclusion "Look man, it’s hard to find good talent for this job and the Yankees keep talking about plundering our resources so we’re just gonna take whoever we can get"
January 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
brucef.bsky.social
@mollyknight.bsky.social
Here’s the story I mentioned on the Zoom.

Not sure of the veracity.

pitcherlist.com/orioles-gm-u...
SOURCE: Orioles GM Unwilling to Spend Despite Green Light From Owner | Pitcher List
Orioles GM Mike Elias unwilling to spend in free agency, source says.
pitcherlist.com
December 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM
brucef.bsky.social
@katealexandra.bsky.social How are you feeling about the Blue Jays - Guards trade?
December 11, 2024 at 12:58 AM
brucef.bsky.social
This concerto by Viet Cuong for two oboes is so much fun.

youtu.be/fRWutfyY2eo?...
Viet Cuong: Extra(ordinarily) Fancy - Concerto for Two Oboes • Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
YouTube video by Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra
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November 28, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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nytguildtech.bsky.social
A WARNING TO THE TIMES: Tuesday, we will be returning to work, after a successful Election Week ULP Strike. We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to @nytimes.com. And now we’ll move our fight inside.

#GuildBuilds #SolidarityStreak #BreakMyStreak #UnionStrong #UnionMadeNYC #Strike
For Immediate Release: Nov. 11, 2024. Contact: Jen Sheehan, jen@nyguild.org, 610-573-0740. New York Times Tech Guild: ‘We showed our strength and our value to The Times.’ Workers who power all NYT technology — including mobile push alerts, app & website maintenance and the popular games — end Election Week ULP strike. ‘Now we'll bring our fight inside as we return to work.’ New York — The Times Tech Guild — the union that makes the coverage at The New York Times accessible to the world — has wrapped up an Election Week ULP Strike, having shown Times management the impact of their solidarity and unity. Tech Guild members will return to work Tuesday and march into the office together in the morning as a symbol of what's to come for The Times. “Our Election Week ULP Strike was a warning to The Times,” said Kathy Zhang, Tech Guild unit chair and a senior analytics manager at The New York Times. “We clearly demonstrated how valuable our work is to The New York Times, especially on election night, and showed that we have the full support of subscribers and allies across the country going forward.” Tech Guild members are advising supporters they can resume playing New York Times games as well as use the Cooking app. Instead of bargaining with the Tech Guild, Times’ executives stubbornly put a critically important Election Day at risk. The New York Times earned a notorious distinction on Election Day, as it was the site of the first NewsGuild-CWA strike coinciding with a presidential election in 60 years. A quick look at some of the impact the Tech Guild had on Election Night coverage through their ULP Strike: No state-level or non-presidential needles were live on election night. iOS news was not displaying ads intermittently, a significant loss of revenue for the company. The apps and website were slow to load. Publishing issues produced intermittent and visible error messages for readers on articles and updates. Times subscribers received hundreds of thousands of emails with broken links. “The systems and digital products that worked over the election did so thanks to the hundreds of unit members who worked for months preparing everything to run smoothly,” Zhang said. “What broke down during this strike broke because our members weren't at work.” Subscribers across the country showed Tech Guild solidarity by boycotting the Cooking app as well as NYT games such as Wordle and Connections. Tech Guild members even created their own games site, akin to a strike publication, that earned more than a half million page views and more than 320,000 active users. “Times management — in particular CEO Meredith Kopit Levien and Chief Technology Officer Jason Sobel — made the conscious decision to put Times journalism at risk on election night rather than come to the bargaining table and work with us to get this contract completed,” said Anthony Napoli, NewsGuild of NY treasurer. “Our members will continue the fight until a fair contract is secured. We will accept nothing less.” About the NewsGuild of New York: The NewsGuild of New York, Local 31003 of the Communications Workers of America, is a labor union representing nearly 6,000 media professionals and other employees at New York area news organizations, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, Thomson Reuters, The Nation, TIME, PEOPLE, Wirecutter, and The Daily Beast. The NewsGuild of New York advocates for journalists to have a voice in the newsroom, for press freedom, for inclusive and diverse workplaces, and for just cause, no exceptions, for all media professionals.
November 11, 2024 at 10:05 PM
brucef.bsky.social
Today's concert with the Quatuor Ébène and the Belcea Quartet was fabulous! And they played an arrangement of the te deum from Fauré's requiem as an encore.
Program from a PCMS concert with Belcea and Ebene quartets playing Mendelssohn and Enescu octets.
November 10, 2024 at 11:20 PM
brucef.bsky.social
I voted! 40 minutes in line. Longest we’ve ever waited. Unfortunately not a swing state.
November 5, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
Hard refresh on desktop/web or update app on mobile, then click on party hat at top of the screen where the butterfly logo used to be
September 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM