Itβs persimmon season in California. I love the color of them on the trees, with the shading from green to delicate orange as they ripen. I like these fuyu-style persimmons sliced very thin, either in a salad or with a little cheese.
29.10.2025 05:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This is the American cultural revolution.
03.07.2025 18:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
That βCareless Peopleβ book by Sarah Wynn Williams
17.05.2025 05:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
These are not detainmentsβthey are kidnappings.
These are not deportationsβthey are human trafficking.
These are not detention centersβthey are concentration camps.
Language matters.
This is fascism.
15.04.2025 12:41 β π 8443 π 2968 π¬ 179 π 110
Are we sure? I mean, when I think βFree Marketsβ I do not envision 25% tariffs. Some of this seems like totally legit interpretation of his guidelines.
06.03.2025 16:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
03.03.2025 18:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
MSNBC photo of Musk, Trump, and Vance.
More and more, I'm having a hard time hearing "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse" as anything but their nicknames.
01.03.2025 23:04 β π 34 π 14 π¬ 1 π 1
"Before The Americas, curated by Cheryl D. Edwards and four years in the making, was slated to open on March 21 and set to include 40 works exploring migration, colonial challenges, and interconnectivity in the African diaspora in the Americas."
26.02.2025 04:19 β π 256 π 90 π¬ 2 π 3
I am making some effort to put out messages here in the hope that it becomes more of a home for me than Twitter was
14.01.2025 18:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Iβve given up the raw milk for now (only used it for cheesemaking anyway) but Iβm more worried about the lack of eggs. Also the note about cats made me think this isnβt going away any time soon.
31.12.2024 16:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Does anyone know why my teens are suddenly listening to this specific song?
27.12.2024 01:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
As I recall, decadence in the 1930βs included homosexuality, so thatβs pretty much the same.
15.12.2024 23:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Bowie's 100
I'm always looking for something to read, and today stumbled across David Bowie's list of 100 books that influenced him. www.bowiebookclub.com/david-bowies...
09.12.2024 23:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I am not finding much independent confirmation of Swedenborgians having a problem with grafting. But there seem to have been several independent churches based on his teachings.
03.12.2024 22:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Real Johnny Appleseed Brought Applesβand Boozeβto the American Frontier
The apples John Chapman brought to the frontier were very different than today's applesβand they weren't meant to be eaten
I found this fascinating article, which also mentions that John Chapman (his real name) didnβt use grafting to make sweet apples because he belonged to the Swedenborgian sect that believed this was a cruel practice. www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture...
03.12.2024 22:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
A friend mentioned the other night that apples planted by Johnny Appleseed were primarily used for cider, not eating, as theyβd been planted from seed and would not be reliably sweet.
03.12.2024 22:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Neutrino Modem xkcd.com/3017
28.11.2024 21:55 β π 4320 π 372 π¬ 34 π 14
I helped someone set up Appleβs βAirPods Pro 2β as hearing aids today. This is a pretty cool feature although it took some iteration to get it set up.
28.11.2024 06:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A British Imperial tablespoon is 20% bigger than an American tablespoon, and a British cup is 20% smaller than an American cup measure. How did I not know they were all different (Australiaβs different yet again) and how many recipes have I screwed up because of this?
25.11.2024 04:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βYamsβ in the grocery store are usually orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, whereas true yams are an entirely different plant family. My family always used the orange sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving, so I will make them some time this week, ignoring the white-fleshed sweet potatoes in my pantry.
24.11.2024 07:26 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I had a new Chinese dish today that I liked. Eggs scrambled with leaf of the Toona Sinesis tree. The leaf has a somewhat funky and persistent steak-and-onion flavor.
22.11.2024 10:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I used coed bathrooms and showers in college. Literally cannot understand the hysteria here.
21.11.2024 15:12 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Apparently in China a fire drill also involves testing the hoses. So we exited the buildings and admired the huge jets of water being sprayed in the air.
21.11.2024 13:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Today I participated in a literal Chinese fire drill.
21.11.2024 13:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
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