Rodney Brazil

THRILLED with my new AI headshot.

Friday.

A notecard with the prompt, "What is something that was important to you that was taken in a sweep? How did it impact you?" The handwritten statement below says, "My momma’s ashes were displayed on my table in my tent. I came back one day — and EVERYTHING was gone, including her ashes. They were clearly labled 'In loving memory — my mom, my best friend…' and her name. Her ashes were all that I had left of her. No one stored my stuff. I called tons of places and NO ONE knew anything. It is very difficult for me still, everyday. No warning, no remorse, nothing."

When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.

Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g

Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over the Malibu coast in California. A headline reads: "Far From the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying." Photo by Loren Elliott for The New York Times.

As wildfires intensify and grow more frequent in a warming world, the smoke from these fires is emerging as a new and deadly pollution source, experts say. By some estimates, wildfire smoke already causes as many as 675,000 premature deaths a year worldwide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/c...

Post-impressionist oil painting of a red haired woman in a dark green blouse sitting at a table with a plate in front of her. Next to her a slinky white cat is climbing up on the table with a very bold and demanding posture and facial expression.

Woman with Cat. Pierre Bonnard, 1912. www.musee-orsay.fr/en/artworks/...

Black and white photo of a very fluffy longhaired grey kitten, sitting up looking so perfectly chonky and friendly. The name Topsey is written beneath the photo, and “Copyright 1907 by H.I. Robbins”. A bow has been painted onto the image to make appear as if Topsey is wearing a ribbon that ties in front.

KNEEL BEFORE TOPSEY. Postcard from my collection, 1907.

When Does A Recipe Become Your Own? | Defector Growing up, my grandma lived in a small green house that sat under a towering cottonwood tree on the south side of Minneapolis. She had many old things, or at least things that felt old to my young br...

When does a recipe become your own? defector.com/when-does-a-...

The New York City Ballet performs The Nutcracker at Lincoln center on Christmas Eve. The scene involves white paper “snow.” A headline reads: “A White Christmas in New York City (if You Squint a Little)” Photo credit: Kirsten Luce for The New York Times.

It has not snowed in New York City in a very long time. But onstage at Lincoln Center, inside a shop display, and in a busker’s saxophone, there are flakes to be found this holiday. nyti.ms/3vk0x8c

Photo of my fluffy brown tuxedo tabby Fergus sitting inside a miniature green tent. It is placed under a fake Christmas tree with ornaments and red lights, surrounded on both sides by wrapped gifts.

Christmas camper. ⛺️ 🎄

As long as I live I will never understand Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney.

"1989" Is Proof That Taylor Swift Isn't Actually Mean to Her Exes Taylor Swift has been criticized for writing about her past relationships in songs, but she's not nearly as cruel to them as her reputation preaches.

i wrote about how taylor swift actually isn't mean to her exes and she especially isn't on 1989 www.popsugar.com/entertainmen...

Chains of Love by Erasure is my new favorite jam.

lutie grapes, painted by royal charles steadman

lutie grapes, painted by royal charles steadman

Posting on Bluesky from the actual sky.

Soup

Soup of the day: strawberry milkshake

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