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An apartment listing with bolded amenities listed under a line reading “What’s special” including modern waxed floors, designer inspired stylish kitchen, private rooftop, private roof deck, large bedrooms, quartz counter-top, in unit washer and dryer. Underneath it reads “Amazing private rooftop partial ocean view.”

Not many apartments in Chicago can offer all of these amenities, especially that last one

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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I still say Miller Pizza Co. in Gary has some of the best Chicago deep dish, even if it’s not in the city. Their hot giardiniera Chicago style is🧑‍🍳😘

Cheers to facilitators trying to create containers for insight in this general context:

A hand holding a brandy goblet filled with mead

I am drinking a Viking Blod Honey Ginger Hibiscus mead. Skål!

Having seen amazing productions of both The Secret Garden and Into the Woods in intimate, immersive off-Loop theaters, I may not be able to return to the big national tour experience downtown

A graphically simplified image of people gathered amongst trees, craning their necks to witness something happening out of frame to the right

Jacob Lawrence, "The Swearing In," an image of American citizens gathered to witness the peaceful transition of the US presidency, which Lawrence created for a portfolio honoring Jimmy Carter's inauguration in January 1977

@ultralocal1.bsky.social: I’m just going to eat these pizzelles for dinner
Me: Well, if you want some protein there’s brisket or ham in the fridge
Him: I’ll put the ham between two pizzelles and eat it like a sandwich
Me: In Italy, we call that Rabbi Pizzelle’s sandwich

From the Breadit community on Reddit: Shaping an 8-strand round challah Explore this post and more from the Breadit community

Sharing this eight strand challah video—the braiding is straightforward but the initial layout blew my mind. I recruited my 19-yo son to do it 😅 www.reddit.com/r/Breadit/s/...

Enjoying a breakfast of cold brew and eggnog and toasted eight strand challah that was part of our first night of Hanukkah/first night of Christmas feast

Environmental Factors in Tiny Tim's Near-Fatal Illness Physicians, Dickens scholars, and historians have tried to diagnose the condition that affected Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol. Leading entities include tuberculosis (TB), rickets, malnutrition, cerebr...

It is time for the annual watching of “The Muppet Christmas Carol” and the posting of my favorite public health article, “Environmental Factors in Tiny Tim's Near-Fatal Illness” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam....

The end dramatically called for us to collectively tear down the patriarchy and, then, even though it was grant-funded, we passed hats to collect a few dollars from the audience so we could take our show on the road

I had a dream that I produced a webinar for work that briefly became an AM radio show and then transitioned to a musical—with shades of Max’s Vietnam play from Rushmore and Suffs—where all my friends were reading my slide notes dramatically, with multiple costume changes

This got shared in one of my “Growing up in Anytown, Ohio” Facebook groups, and every person over 60 was like “And this is why I never ever scan QR codes.” Sigh

I always love seeing that, too—more common in the summer months!

a man and a woman are standing next to each other on a train . Alt: A black and white film of a woman with flowers in her hair aboard a departing train. A man in a suit runs alongside the train on the platform holding a bouquet of flowers out to the woman

I saw the “partner running alongside a departing train” trope this morning on the Metra Union Pacific North Line as we left the Rogers Park station—who says commuting isn’t romantic? ❤️

An interesting study of gaps between “healthspan” (yrs of healthy life) & “lifespan” across the globe.

Takeaway: the US has amongst the largest gaps, despite relatively low lifespan.

And women in the US have even bigger gaps. 🛟🩺🧪😷

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The Shining Purl Haunted houses and ghosts generally go hand-in-hand in horror movies. When there is a reference to a place being evil or haunted, it's usually because there is a ghost doing the haunting. But in Stanl...

I love that someone specifically looked at the knitwear in The Shining: www.knittwostabone.com/post/the-shi...

A tag showing an illustration of a woman with windblown 1980s hair and a red “dickey” under a white trench coat. The tag reads DICKEY, fits all sizes, made in USA, with a brand mark that says Paris

Goldmine at the thrift store today—an entire rack of these babies! I got a white one and a maroon one. Currently trying to recreate Shelly Duval’s fit in The Shining but maybe I should just go for the look in the tag

I appreciate that, even in my progressive New Thought church, we can still belt out three verses of “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” like nobody’s business

Closing prompt: Many of us will be unwrapping gifts in the coming weeks. What did this group unwrap here today?

Detective: Was it manual strangulation or did you use a ligature?
Suspect: I would do both but in this case—
Detective: (leans forward) Yes?
Suspect: I guess I could have used something?
Detective (afterwards): ONLY THE KILLER KNEW she had been strangled with a distinctive crucifix necklace!

Detective: Were there any packages in the trunk?
Suspect: Yeah, maybe, like a couple packages…?
Detective (after the interview): She had just done a whole week of shopping at the Piggly Wiggly, and ONLY THE KILLER COULD HAVE KNOWN!”

Thank you, @crimewriterson.com for your review of Denise Didn’t Come Home! This is why my spidey sense is always activated when the cops say “He knew things only the killer would know…”

Remembering when one of my kids started using the term “pitch white” because he thought “pitch” was an all-purpose color intensifier—“the snow was pitch white.”

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' . Alt: a black and white Onion editorial cartoon of a man standing outside a window wearing a shirt that says “sickos” saying “Yes…ha ha ha…YES”

Really want to do an invocation to split the improvisers into three camps—Over 40: Seriously?! An invocation? Am I in 1997? Between 20-39: WTAF is happening? That one teenager on Reddit who saw a YouTube video of a 25-minute invocation followed by a 3-minute Harold:

Me: It is silvery and hard
Him: You clang against the keys in my pocket as I leave the restaurant
Me: Thou art precious to me
Him: I DELIVER NOURISHMENT!
Me and him: SILVERWARE!!!
14 yo: …

@ultralocal1.bsky.social: You still have a half-eaten portion of leftover hamburger in the fridge
Me: Half-Eaten Portion of Leftover Hamburger was my first improv team
Him: …
Me: “We need a suggestion of something you bring home from a restaurant that you really don’t need! We present “silverware!”

1st year facilitating: stay up all night prepping color-coded facilitation guides. 🤓

15th year facilitating: roll up, take 3 grounding breaths, ride the waves. 😎

As someone who has experienced the creep (gallop?) of conspiracy theories/wellness grifting in my spiritual communities and works in public health/chronic disease prevention, this is such an important episode—hear the first 20 mins anywhere or join via Patreon