Michael

Enjoyed a sip of Madeira with the Emperor of the French.

Been handing out candy for all of 30 minutes and I’m already bored. Portions are about to get bigger.

Ship container full of frozen Picpoul? I like a wine-slushie, but that’s a little much.

I guess our Xmas cactus is on some kind of lunar calendar, cuz last year it was a Thanksgiving cactus and this year is Halloween cactus.

you may catch a glimpse of me if you know where to look

Not sure what it says about me that my mid-sixties-year-old self reverted to my pre-teen self and wanted pizza for a recent bday dinner.

Apparently, we’ll be doing this on Thursday:

www.usatoday.com/story/news/l...

I can’t be trusted to be on my own with any quantity of cookies.

Sarah Mullally named as new Archbishop of Canterbury Dame Sarah, a former chief nursing officer, was previously the first female Bishop of London.

Great news!

bbc.com/news/article...

Just finished watching “Unforgotten” series 6. Excellent as usual, and I’ve *almost* forgiven them for the ending of series 4. A lot of credit goes to the AMAZING performance of Max Fairley as suspect Marty Bains. He deserves a BAFTA or whatever kind of award they give for tv acting these days.

Frida Kahlo exhibit at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was mind-blowing. Art inseparable from its creator in a way I have never experienced.

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Rewatching Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare films from the 90s, I clearly didn’t realize at the time just how cheesy they are. Biggest culprit are the musical scores (ok and some of the acting) A lot *could* have been done with some period appropriate tunes. (No “Agincourt” song at Agincourt?)

It’s bad when someone you haven’t seen in a dozen+ years, who was never more than a passing acquaintance, says, “my, you sure do look…different.” I guess I should be grateful she didn’t actually say the words old, fatter, and uglier.

Cereus blooming season

Here I Am Lord ack

I always thought the whole schtick with “Midsomer Murders” was that the Barnabys were actually incredibly inept, hence the high death toll in many episodes.

Bye for now Marquette

We spent our vacation simply admiring the G.L.O.A.T. from various perspectives. @lakesuperior.bsky.social

Medical office building with a campanile is a little unusual.

Very disappointing to learn that this chain is not Jesus-owned.

regional jet day.
Embraer > Bombardier

Enjoyed these.
Pomerol from mag.
Didn’t expect the Puligny to show so well this soon.

Everyone knows that Cracker Barrel is actually terrible, right?

I have no idea what form such a memorial might take or how it might be funded, but I think we should not miss an opportunity to make Richmond’s most conspicuous site (seen by thousands daily) meaningful to residents and visitors who alike.

On the southern part of the site (where the current tower is), we should have a LARGE, artistically significant memorial to enslaved persons who were traded in nearby areas. It must be highly visible from all directions and be tied, physically and interpretively, into the adjacent Lumpkins Jail site

On the northern portion of the site (Broad and 14th), the Commonwealth builds whatever office space it deems necessary, HOWEVER, it must have some architectural interest and not be just another glass and steel box…

New build proposal could replace the James Monroe Building in downtown RVA Virginia's Department of General Services proposed a $400+ million build as it seeks a new location that fits its needs.

#rva folk - I know nothing about urban planning, architecture, art, or appropriate use of public resources, but what follows, in any case, is MY suggestion for the site currently occupied by the James Monroe building (101 N. 14th St), as opposed to the link:

rictoday.6amcity.com/new-build-pr...

Church hooky. Don’t tell Jesus.

Is it wrong to discard my Sheetz trash at the Wawa?