Jim Schweizer
@jimschweizer.bsky.social
AI Researcher, Photographer, Historian... and a little bit of this and that. Living in Aurora, IL, living large in the Fox Valley and an occasional visitor to our suburb to the east, Chicago, or is that Naperville... a once and future digital nomad.
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The face of urban #AuroraIL economic development was/is just beginning to shine with new downtown living space next to the train station:
October 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The face of urban #AuroraIL economic development was/is just beginning to shine with new downtown living space next to the train station:
Giving up on finding this vinyl in the wild, so I ordered it online:
Maggot Brain 180gm black repress
Funk!
Maggot Brain 180gm black repress
Funk!
September 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Giving up on finding this vinyl in the wild, so I ordered it online:
Maggot Brain 180gm black repress
Funk!
Maggot Brain 180gm black repress
Funk!
A neighbor gifted me her family vinyl collection yesterday, tons of 1960s albums mostly in VG+ or better condition.
Nicest thing anyone has done for me in years!
Some of the first out of the pile!
Nicest thing anyone has done for me in years!
Some of the first out of the pile!
September 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A neighbor gifted me her family vinyl collection yesterday, tons of 1960s albums mostly in VG+ or better condition.
Nicest thing anyone has done for me in years!
Some of the first out of the pile!
Nicest thing anyone has done for me in years!
Some of the first out of the pile!
In my mind, me in my media room listening to Maggot Brain.
I love vinyl!
I love vinyl!
August 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In my mind, me in my media room listening to Maggot Brain.
I love vinyl!
I love vinyl!
Is that stick for me?!
August 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Is that stick for me?!
For the last several years we set aside a small part of our side yard to a pollinator garden. This year it is finally paying off!
July 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
For the last several years we set aside a small part of our side yard to a pollinator garden. This year it is finally paying off!
Sometimes those old box sets at the estate sales have hidden treasures. The 1960s Liverpool Five are awesome, especially Any Way That You Want Me!
www.allmusic.com/artist/liver...
www.allmusic.com/artist/liver...
June 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Sometimes those old box sets at the estate sales have hidden treasures. The 1960s Liverpool Five are awesome, especially Any Way That You Want Me!
www.allmusic.com/artist/liver...
www.allmusic.com/artist/liver...
One of the things I like about living near downtown Aurora, IL is the ever-changing opportunities for taking urban photos! Documenting progress in the midst of history.
#photography #AuroraIL
#photography #AuroraIL
May 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
One of the things I like about living near downtown Aurora, IL is the ever-changing opportunities for taking urban photos! Documenting progress in the midst of history.
#photography #AuroraIL
#photography #AuroraIL
I, for one, am happy to see cranes in the air over Aurora, IL!
April 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I, for one, am happy to see cranes in the air over Aurora, IL!
It took a while, but I finally found a vinyl copy of The Barber of Seville in a pile of vintage castaways - all I can think about listening to it is The Rabbit of Seville, an all-time favorite Looney Tune on a Saturday morning. Like a "Calgon, Take Me Away" moment ... Oh, I am so dating myself, lol!
March 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
It took a while, but I finally found a vinyl copy of The Barber of Seville in a pile of vintage castaways - all I can think about listening to it is The Rabbit of Seville, an all-time favorite Looney Tune on a Saturday morning. Like a "Calgon, Take Me Away" moment ... Oh, I am so dating myself, lol!
It was amazing to see Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Bill Foster endorsing Alderman Ted Mesiacos for Mayor of Aurora, IL yesterday!
February 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It was amazing to see Senator Dick Durbin and Congressman Bill Foster endorsing Alderman Ted Mesiacos for Mayor of Aurora, IL yesterday!
Not a good look for the Mayor of Aurora, IL caught addressing a city resident as they leave City Council last night:
February 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Not a good look for the Mayor of Aurora, IL caught addressing a city resident as they leave City Council last night:
More from the Anthropic usage data: critical thinking and communication are the most important skills you have right now:
February 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
More from the Anthropic usage data: critical thinking and communication are the most important skills you have right now:
Grok2 visualizing my mood before coffee this morning:
January 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Grok2 visualizing my mood before coffee this morning:
"Luffy" - 5 months and it's time to learn some manners!
January 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"Luffy" - 5 months and it's time to learn some manners!
Waking up to the morning news:
January 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Waking up to the morning news:
January 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Grok makes a Monday morning just a little more fun...
January 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Grok makes a Monday morning just a little more fun...
December 30, 2024 at 7:21 PM
The mural is long gone, but for a few years the neighborhood enjoyed the fruits of its labor.
December 22, 2024 at 1:32 PM
The mural is long gone, but for a few years the neighborhood enjoyed the fruits of its labor.