Jay Balachandran

Just logged in to say this might be my favorite movie, a must for blues music lovers and cinephiles

A red-crested cardinal 🪶

Wow do you know him?

For those of you where spring has sprung (alas not in the whiplash of Wisconsin in March), a lovely poem by Billy Collins from @poetryfoundation.bsky.social

COYS!!! #7 not done yet

Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: The 2025 collection Grist's 2025 climate fiction contest celebrates stories that imagine futures in which climate solutions flourish and we all thrive.

Have you checked out our brand-new climate fiction collection?

Read all 12 stories here: grist.org/imagine2200-...

Finding Meaning in Daily Life How small moments and everyday choices can create a life of purpose and fulfillment.

Lovely morning read by @stoicwisdoms Substack. A great reminder of the connection between mindfulness and meaning. #middleway

The thing about watching Spurs @ Tamworth today is that despite the lackluster play, the FA cup away venues provide such intimate camera angles it’s mesmerizing! #COYS

Let’s goooo Bucks! #latetip #pastmybedtime

Ditto!

Hot take question- should Milwaukee sports teams (Bucks/ Brewers) offer CBD/THC9 beverages at events? Starting to see them pop up at pubs around town.

He’s wonderful! I would love to meet him. Best wishes on your journey!

Prelude in Grey Major in a recent New Yorker, a poem by Christian Wiman that begs to be read aloud.

Ridiculous it took me so long to discover Bar Centro in Riverwest… great place for some MKE jazz and solid cocktails.

Why BadgerCare expansion would be good for Wisconsin small businesses "In the past 10 years, Wisconsin has spent an extra $2.4 billion dollars for worse coverage. It doesn’t have to be this way. " Guest column by Shawn Phetteplace of the Main Street Alliance.

Really great summary of recent of WI Policy Forum piece on the consequences of rejecting Medicaid expansion, thanks @danshafer.bsky.social for posting on your Substack!

Mary Oliver capturing my mindful middle way NYE mood

Wise words for the #middleway

It’s taken me 40+ years to realize the profound truth of this…

Cathedral Square in Milwaukee with snow coming down

The Democrats finally come clean on gas It's a decade late, but far better than never

The Biden administration issues strong report showing that LNG exports are a bad idea--and in the process the Democrats come clean for the first time about the dangers of natural gas.
A big deal, even though Trump looms.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

The Milwaukee Bucks have just won the Carabao cup of Basketball. Nothing else matters. #Mke #bucks

Almost every NFL team faces adversity in each season, and if the Chicago Bears do not clean house and change the GM, the players will have a built in excuse next season when adversity arises as to why they aren't succeeding. Culture does matter.

Every Chicago Bears fan watching the game tonight. The season is cooked 😔 💔

Richard Langston — Hill walk | The On Being Project In Richard Langston’s poem “Hill walk,” he reveals the mystery that can be found in what moves us over the course of a day.

Poetry Unbound from On Being and Padraig O Tauma is such a great poetry fix. Love his readings and thoughts. This week's poem is lovely. "Hill walk" by Richard Langston

@yungpueblo.bsky.social Dropping daily #zen #buddhist #mindfulness reminders via prose and poetry. Thank you for what you do! 🙏🏾

The level of detail in this gorgeous (and kitschy) diorama is astounding. Milwaukee Public Museum #foundthesecretbuttons

Wisconsin has third-highest number of total whooping cough cases in the U.S., CDC says As of Dec. 7, Wisconsin has reported 2,339 whooping cough cases, according to the CDC — only fewer total than Pennsylvania. Last year at this time, the state had reported just 29.

Just wait until we don’t have to deal with that pesky pertussis vaccine anymore!

Trump to discuss ending childhood vaccination programs with RFK Jr. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in an interview published on Thursday said he will be talking to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to run the Department of Health and Human Services, about ending childhood vaccination programs.

Make no mistake, eliminating childhood vaccinations-because ofdebunked concerns- would be tantamount to mass murder of Americans.

Good job voting for these guys, America….