dorianshmorian
@dorianshmorian.bsky.social
Retired from a career in tech. Trying to figure out what I'm going to be when I grow up.
Profile pic: a joyful child in a garden.
Banner: dramatic squirrel on a half-eaten pumpkin.
Profile pic: a joyful child in a garden.
Banner: dramatic squirrel on a half-eaten pumpkin.
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in the spirit of the wampanoag’s kindness and generosity—please consider supporting and donating to indigenous and food banks/soup kitchens in your community this holiday season
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
in the spirit of the wampanoag’s kindness and generosity—please consider supporting and donating to indigenous and food banks/soup kitchens in your community this holiday season
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This is your must read this week.
Read this.
It is about leukemia and the powers and limits of science and the terrifying dangers of the turn against it. It is human and excoriating and beautiful. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Read this.
It is about leukemia and the powers and limits of science and the terrifying dangers of the turn against it. It is human and excoriating and beautiful. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is your must read this week.
Read this.
It is about leukemia and the powers and limits of science and the terrifying dangers of the turn against it. It is human and excoriating and beautiful. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Read this.
It is about leukemia and the powers and limits of science and the terrifying dangers of the turn against it. It is human and excoriating and beautiful. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
How to whistle up from @dansinker.com
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
How to whistle up from @dansinker.com
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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I spoke with @BigThink about why even the most experienced professionals need a coach — including surgeons. It’s one of the most under-utilized ways people improve.
Video: youtu.be/tW7ClAexgHI?...
Video: youtu.be/tW7ClAexgHI?...
How to break the hidden limits of expertise | Atul Gawande for Big Think+
YouTube video by Big Think
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I spoke with @BigThink about why even the most experienced professionals need a coach — including surgeons. It’s one of the most under-utilized ways people improve.
Video: youtu.be/tW7ClAexgHI?...
Video: youtu.be/tW7ClAexgHI?...
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Bless you @mcgowankat.bsky.social for writing this. I look forward to reading your other articles about caregiving now.
Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self
Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Bless you @mcgowankat.bsky.social for writing this. I look forward to reading your other articles about caregiving now.
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"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
lithub.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
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Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren urged Harvard to cut ties with former President Lawrence H. Summers after emails revealed years of correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, CNN reported Monday.
Megan L. Blonigen, Dhruv T. Patel, and Frances Y. Yong report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Megan L. Blonigen, Dhruv T. Patel, and Frances Y. Yong report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Urges Harvard to Cut Ties With Summers After Epstein Emails Surface | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged Harvard to cut ties with former University President Lawrence Summers after newly released emails revealed years of personal correspondence between Summers…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren urged Harvard to cut ties with former President Lawrence H. Summers after emails revealed years of correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein, CNN reported Monday.
Megan L. Blonigen, Dhruv T. Patel, and Frances Y. Yong report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Megan L. Blonigen, Dhruv T. Patel, and Frances Y. Yong report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
At least the squirrels seem happy
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
At least the squirrels seem happy
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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Just when you think you're about to finally get a little work done, there's always some damn interruption
August 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Just when you think you're about to finally get a little work done, there's always some damn interruption
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It’s being reported that Greg Bovino and 250 of his goons will be leaving Chicago. But it’s also being reported that he’ll be back, in larger numbers. But Chicago is a boxer, tired but unbowed. I wrote about how we’ll be ready. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s being reported that Greg Bovino and 250 of his goons will be leaving Chicago. But it’s also being reported that he’ll be back, in larger numbers. But Chicago is a boxer, tired but unbowed. I wrote about how we’ll be ready. dansinker.com/posts/202…
We could see it coming but it still hurts.
Harvard laid off 38 information technology workers last week in its latest cost-cutting measure as the University faces extended financial uncertainty.
Amann S. Mahajan reports.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Amann S. Mahajan reports.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Technology Services Lays Off Dozens of Workers, Citing ‘Financial Challenges’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard laid off 38 information technology workers last week in its latest cost-cutting measure as the University faces extended financial uncertainty.
www.thecrimson.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We could see it coming but it still hurts.
How weird would it be to have a dog with the same name as you
Dorian 🐕
Adult male Black Mouth Cur
Adoptable from Kurth Memorial Animal Services & Adoption Center (Lufkin, TX)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dorian-79376647/tx/lufkin/kurth-memorial-animal-services-and-adoption-center-tx346/
Adult male Black Mouth Cur
Adoptable from Kurth Memorial Animal Services & Adoption Center (Lufkin, TX)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/dorian-79376647/tx/lufkin/kurth-memorial-animal-services-and-adoption-center-tx346/
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
How weird would it be to have a dog with the same name as you
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Sometimes it just feels like we are all eggs being broken for someone else’s omelette.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes it just feels like we are all eggs being broken for someone else’s omelette.
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It was such a pleasure to do this one. If folks want to listen, please do. This podcast was a fantastic glimpse into life at our Tribal College, especially in a time of rapid and sweeping changes: www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
It was such a pleasure to do this one. If folks want to listen, please do. This podcast was a fantastic glimpse into life at our Tribal College, especially in a time of rapid and sweeping changes: www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...
Big props to this very hardworking person
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Big props to this very hardworking person
Tonight’s recipe: Jen Gunter’s French Lentils. Took me back to Provence.
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Tonight’s recipe: Jen Gunter’s French Lentils. Took me back to Provence.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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This kind of story gets me every time. Priya Krishna tries to revive a secret family recipe, connecting her past (the grandparents she's never met) present (her extended family) and future. Gift link, watch the video
The Quest to Recreate My Family’s Century-Old Secret Spice Blend
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This kind of story gets me every time. Priya Krishna tries to revive a secret family recipe, connecting her past (the grandparents she's never met) present (her extended family) and future. Gift link, watch the video
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ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
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Please use my tax dollars to help feed literally everyone.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
November 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Please use my tax dollars to help feed literally everyone.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.
Age? I don’t care.
Citizenship status? Don’t care.
Race/gender/religion? Don’t care.
Do they have a job? Statistically yeah but don’t care.
Do they have nice nails? DON’T CARE.