A mantra for a new age.
A mantra for a new age.
What happened today in Minneapolis is unacceptable.
There aren’t one set of rules for Republicans and MAGA that allow for 2nd amendment rights and the right to bear arms, and a second set of rules for Democrats that don’t.
It is time to wake up and pay attention to what is going on. This is NOT OK.
Never forget
Dear Canada, Thank you for Heated Rivalry (becasue no US production company would have the fortitude to make it) and thanks to Global for airing the story that our government censored from CBS. Just like in The Handmaid’s Tale, Canada comes through.
Nothing made me happier today than to read that Tim Dolan got the boot as Archbishop of New York. For someone doing God’s work, he spent a lot of time fomenting hate and discord while dining and partying with the elite. Strange for a Pope to actually accept the mandatory resignation. Good riddance.
Tonight’s moon.
This house could turn the world on with a smile. #MaryTylerMoore #Minneapolis
A Delta day!
“How do you spell ‘sugar’? Suppose Alice spells it p-q-z-z-f and Genevieve spells it s-h-u-g-e-r. Both are wrong, but is there any doubt that Alice is wronger than Genevieve? For that matter, I think it is possible to argue that Genevieve’s spelling is superior to the ‘right’ one. Or suppose you spell ‘sugar’: s-u-c-r-o-s-e, or C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁. Strictly speaking, you are wrong each time, but you’re displaying a certain knowledge of the subject beyond conventional spelling.” - Isaac Amisov
Back after a bit of a hiatus. I’m trying to find corners of the internet that are real with meaningful content posted by real people that is thought provoking, interesting, and not fed by corporations and controlled by algorithms. Any suggestions are welcome.
As an alum, I vote that H simply leaves Cambridge. The President and Fellows should make the Yard into a not-for-profit museum of higher education, sell off the rest, and move their operations to Canada or the UK, while operating satellite campuses around the world. Nothing says checkmate like F.U!
When you read through the litany, the stuff today almost seems worse. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript
This is not economics. It is egonomics.
Winning. All this winning.
Madonna (1910) Artist: Voldēmars Matvejs (1877-1914)
Latvian National Museum of Art 2025
Elbows up, Canada! 🇨🇦 Vive La Canada!
If you used Facebook (or any Meta product: Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads) today, you are part of the problem.
If you bought from Amazon (or Whole Foods or read the Washington Post) today, you are part of the problem.
If you drove a Tesla today, you are part of the problem.
Actions have consequences.
Not my photo, but a marvelous capture by photographer Mervyn Sequiera, the image says it all.
Go loonie, go!
AirBaltic may be my new favourite airline.
Stacks and stacks of stools! #RTU #Riga
Orange things.
If you haven’t read it, now would be a good time to get a copy.
We’re just starting Chapter 7. Literally.
Get ready.
I keep thinking back to the time just before and at the very beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
The November before the pandemic, I was at a horrible conference in New Orleans. I took a walk on the Friday morning of the conference to escape the insufferable architecture professors there with me. I wound up at a cafe near the new convention center, a small local joint known for its omelettes. While I was eating, a very small, cheery, heavy set woman in a blue t-shirt came in and very sheepishly raised her voice a bit to get everyone’s attention. She awkwardly explained in somewhat broken English that in celebration of international influenza awareness day, the Mexican Consulate (conveniently located right next door) was offering free flu shots to anyone who would like one.
The room fell silent, and some guy in a red hat (no joke) said loudly “The last place I’d go to get a shot is the dirty fucking Mexican embassy.” A bunch of people in the cafe laughed. I stood up in the awkward silence and in my very best booming teacher voice turned to the woman and said, “Gracias, Senora. Tu amilibidad es infinita.” She smiled. Then I turned to the red hat and said in a more booming voice, “You’re a fucking idiot. You realize that these folks are in OUR country handing out vaccinations to OUR citizens because OUR government doesn’t do it. I guess that’s one thing that makes your version of America so fucking great. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
I could tell, the red hat was flabbergasted. Literally, his mouth was agape. I left and walked next door for the first flu shot of my life. I chatted with the lady in the blue t-shirt for a long time, and she shared some very sad stories about being a Mexican consul worker in the United States. Amazing how, despite how hostilely this country treats folks from Mexico that they are willing to look after American citizens with kindness.
A few months later, during the pandemic, I took a walk to my local grocery store. News reports from across the country were showing empty shelves and shortages of nearly everything. I was shocked to walk in and find the shop on the corner full to the brim. Oddly, the store wasn’t stocked with the usual American brands, but Canadian groceries, some with the French side facing out. It was a funny, but very welcome sight. I packed up a car load of groceries and said a silent prayer on the way home for our proximity to the Canadian border, and the willingness of our Canadian neighbours to share.
Not everyone who isn’t American is an enemy. It will take some time for the Red Hats to realize that. Once they do, the damage will be done, and I fear it will be too late.
It all reminds me of my favorite t-shirt: Karma Is Real.
Truly, a perfect winter evening.
When I was an undergrad, my design instructor showed this film. I thought it was very thought-provoking then. I showed it to generations of my own students, and I still think it’s thought-provoking, but perhaps for different reasons.
Nighttime tree.
