I'm no 2A gun nut. I don't think it's wise to take a gun to a protest. (No victim blame here - apparently w/in the law.) But this is a good wedge to drive - and yes- America is on the edge of martial law and anyone can be a victim. A weapon won't save you, but speaking up for your neighbor might.
Lino print of a Chevy El Camino - dark green on cream paper.
My country's going to hell in a hand basket. But I made the first print of my dream fleet of vehicles. So that's something. creativechesed.com/2026/01/26/d... #linoprint
Back to the eyes... I need glasses to read now, I've previously needed glasses for long distance vision. But not to a disabling level, I've often wondered what life was like for people who are 'legally blind' before corrective lenses. #Parshachat
But I also realised I'd always thought Jacob had to work another 7 years BEFORE marrying Rachel - not just another week plus a commitment to work 7 more years. I don't know how I could have made that word problem math error for so long. #Parshachat.
Every time I hear/ read these stories something new stands out -and I never noticed the weak eyes thing before - focusing only on Rachel's 'comeliness'. And I wondered what kind of weakness....#Parshachat.
If you're into serial killer aesthetic - I've found the dining chairs for you. ebay.us/m/A8vG1K Complete with creepy crime scene video.
I feel so disconnected from the cycle. My study group carried on in the Tanakh last year (we just finished Ezekiel today). Last Shabbat we had a delayed parsha (BM postponed due to illness). The young woman's drasha on sanctuary cities was amazing.
That's not quite true. There were different rules for Hebrew slaves and those not of the tribe. Although tribal membership wasn't racially defined - given that's not the way people thought then.
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
Can we use AI as a tool to address the crisis of loneliness? Should we? What does it say about the state of connection when we turn to machines to feel heard? medium.com/@ingrid.koeh...
Bloodless, eh? We already have nameable victims of their revolution.
Fun shark facts: They do get cancer. Their livers provide buoyancy through a high fat content. They don't have swim bladders. Only some of them need to keep moving to breathe. Bonnetheads and whale sharks are the only omnivores among them, actually able to break down plant matter and make shark.
If the jackboot fits...
Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.
Oh yeah, that's me.
Yup. Here I am. I do love some whimsy. And I find the random occasional anti-Americanism less triggering than the assumption that all Southerners are stupid - which isn't so prevalent in London.
AI and the artist. How I used AI to help me depict an extinct marine critter: creativechesed.com/2025/05/18/a...
It's inhumane. But the pregnant, brain-dead daughter isn't the one who is suffering anymore. It's her family, her unviable fetus, everyone who loved her and her living, breathing, resource and love needing child whose caregivers are probably (and understandably) too distracted now.
He's contesting the final score. But I'm still declaring victory, as we didn't set out clear scoring criteria. That's a little unlike us, maybe an effect of all that strobe lighting.
Predictions are a mug's game, clearly. But I did better than my partner. The "Swedish" entry was robbed. Estonia's ranking, WTF? But the real shocker was how poorly the Netherlands did. Israel's song was just OK to me. Perhaps making up for how shabbily Eden Golan was treated.
Our fat cat just walked across my partner's laptop keyboard which we hooked up to monitor to watch Eurovision (yes, we're the no tv kind of people - hate us more plebs) and somehow mucked it up. Picture restored... could have waited a little longer. #Eurovision
You called it. (if consent isn't required)
Ya never know - the way things are going this may be the only real voting we get to do.
My predicted top 5: Sweden, Netherlands, Armenia, Luxembourg. Austria
Predicted bottom 5: Israel, UK, Spain, Portugal, France.
Predictions, not preferences. Competing with my partner.
Oh, Armenian lad does still need wiping down in the 'green room'. I think I have a damp cloth somewhere.
Albania's NUMBER ONE (only?) rapper and kitchen cabinet salesman. I think they're called Zjerm? Not bad from a country with a King Zog! (Really, you can look it up.) Singer as fierce as you'd expect. #Eurovision.
It's San Marino's NUMBER ONE (only?) DJ!!! I like the Michelangelo's David in the back making the face I'm making now. Glad to see the DJ cliche "Let me some hands up!" is so international. #Eurovision. Kinda catchy. I'm guessing big call in vote from Italy.
I always wear a cocktail dress to play in a sandbox. Low rent Adele. And WTF is spraying out of her arse? Now I know why she's calling for her maman. #France #Eurovision.
This is the Eurovision commentary I'm here for. And wasn't it by someone called Tim - that classic Swiss name?
A song about saunas from a Finnish band under the banner of #Sweden. SAUNA!!! My Finnish granny would love this if she weren't dead. And I have just enough Finnish to think they're saying 1, 2, 3 SAUNA. So proud of the Finns for sneaking in an extra entry. #Eurovision. Love it!