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Longtime loudmouth, chief cook & bottle washer, dab hand. Curator of stuff, enjoyer of food. Lots of etceteras. NYC in my bones, Terre Noire in my heart. Margaree Community Oven 🔥
Bespoke follower/blocker. This ≠ That.
Lenapehoking and Unama'ki
Bespoke follower/blocker. This ≠ That.
Lenapehoking and Unama'ki
the whole service update:
January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
the whole service update:
Shea Stadium - The Beatles, 1965
(I was 10 yrs old)
(I was 10 yrs old)
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Shea Stadium - The Beatles, 1965
(I was 10 yrs old)
(I was 10 yrs old)
very curious to hear what Ross got up to in Iraq, operating machine guns against locals when he was in his early 20s:
www.advocate.com/news/who-is-...
www.advocate.com/news/who-is-...
January 10, 2026 at 11:47 PM
very curious to hear what Ross got up to in Iraq, operating machine guns against locals when he was in his early 20s:
www.advocate.com/news/who-is-...
www.advocate.com/news/who-is-...
red meat? in this economy?
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
red meat? in this economy?
I confess that the thing that most amazes me about this piece is that is does not mention Africa once:
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I confess that the thing that most amazes me about this piece is that is does not mention Africa once:
it never went away!
December 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
it never went away!
Actually, many of the people closest to Gracie Mansion voted heavily for Mamdani - it was mostly the folks between Park Ave & 5th Ave. who went for Cuomo
(via Miranda Levingston at Patch last month - link in alt text)
(via Miranda Levingston at Patch last month - link in alt text)
December 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Actually, many of the people closest to Gracie Mansion voted heavily for Mamdani - it was mostly the folks between Park Ave & 5th Ave. who went for Cuomo
(via Miranda Levingston at Patch last month - link in alt text)
(via Miranda Levingston at Patch last month - link in alt text)
Michael Dukakis could have told him - never wear the hat:
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Michael Dukakis could have told him - never wear the hat:
and clearly a hairdo inspiration for a later-era princess:
December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
and clearly a hairdo inspiration for a later-era princess:
is is something like this one?
Square Circle Rounding Hammer for blacksmithing
Square Circle Rounding Hammer for blacksmithing
December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
is is something like this one?
Square Circle Rounding Hammer for blacksmithing
Square Circle Rounding Hammer for blacksmithing
a recent pizza
December 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
a recent pizza
that's when he sleeps
December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
that's when he sleeps
Timeline cleanse - a diagram of "the knight's tour", where a chess knight moves to touch every square on the board
it's art
(from the wikipedia entry on The Mechanical Turk)
it's art
(from the wikipedia entry on The Mechanical Turk)
November 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Timeline cleanse - a diagram of "the knight's tour", where a chess knight moves to touch every square on the board
it's art
(from the wikipedia entry on The Mechanical Turk)
it's art
(from the wikipedia entry on The Mechanical Turk)
Venezuelan airspace 11:52am est, showing several planes in the air
(there are definitely more planes just across the border with Colombia, as a reference)
(there are definitely more planes just across the border with Colombia, as a reference)
November 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Venezuelan airspace 11:52am est, showing several planes in the air
(there are definitely more planes just across the border with Colombia, as a reference)
(there are definitely more planes just across the border with Colombia, as a reference)
What's hilarious about this from Bloomberg is that right under the head & subhead with photos & bylines is this list of takeaways from the article generated by Bloomberg AI (I'm assuming the authors were not involved in that decision - did they even know?):
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What's hilarious about this from Bloomberg is that right under the head & subhead with photos & bylines is this list of takeaways from the article generated by Bloomberg AI (I'm assuming the authors were not involved in that decision - did they even know?):
here's another - Cape Breton sunsets are pretty spectacular
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
here's another - Cape Breton sunsets are pretty spectacular
history, annotated:
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
history, annotated:
I'm curious about this line - in this context, what does "decertified" mean? Do they remove equipment/barriers or is is just a name change to signify a lack of authorization?
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm curious about this line - in this context, what does "decertified" mean? Do they remove equipment/barriers or is is just a name change to signify a lack of authorization?