Brendan Kearney

Wild that Somerville has been stonewalling on this for 10+ years

Make sure not to confuse it w/ NY Bagel Factory, with stores in Framingham, Newton, Southborough (and apparently per their website, Acton this fall) thenybagelfactory.com

Here is link to the special commission’s homepage that has other details - www.mass.gov/info-details...

Screenshot from linked slideshow discussing device classification considerations

Screenshot from linked slideshow discussing device classification considerations, showing images of devices, max speed, weight

there is a micromobilty commission underway in Massachusetts and this was from one of the presentations earlier this year that touches on that aspect www.mass.gov/doc/special-...

Counterpoint here is that it is supposed to be in every movie www.instagram.com/reel/DLYFkd9...

They both played Newport Folk Fest this year. I’d heard of Goose before (since they played a previous year), and I was convinced that someone booked Geese by accident and had to roll with it

My biggest criticism of parks and rec is that it actually didn’t go far enough in showing how unhinged the average public commenter can be

a group of four people standing casually on a sidewalk on a sunny day, holding clipboards and looking at each other. one of the people has a bicycle, two are wearing caps, and one has a wide-brimmed hat. they appear to be three men and one woman

Did you miss our summer walk/bike audits with @walkmass.bsky.social? It's your lucky day: self-guided feedback forms are now available for each of the routes. Learn more at www.massbike.org/no_heat_walk... or www.walkmass.org/no_heat_walk...

Stumbled onto a website where you can create your own connections round, so this is my first attempt at making one that is just as annoying: connectionsplus.io/game/JjJLSY

Overnight Keepers Program Please scroll down for photos, overnight rates and info!

If you want to see what it is like living in a lighthouse in the middle of a body of water, you can stay at this one in Massachusetts (I’ve done it, it was cool and definitely haunted) www.bordenflats.com/overnight-ke...

Dog and flowers

Zinnias and vegetable garden

Dog and tall marigolds

Dog and tall marigolds

“Whoever the gardener is or maybe you both saw your flowers are magnificent and your vegetable garden takes a lot of work so it’s really so nicely done”

Palate cleanser:
I got this sweet voice to text message earlier today from the older woman in our neighborhood that I met while walking our dog a couple years ago. (She has a dog walking business, and we hire her from time to time to let Mavis out when we are both going to be working late.)

E-bike parked at a bike rack outside grocery store loaded with groceries

I thought it was comically big when I bought it, but the @harborfreight.bsky.social reusable bag is the perfect size in my @radpowerbikes.bsky.social rear rack for a quick Saturday morning Trader Joe’s run

Eagles win meme

We back

Framingham resident - I think Matt gives a good lay of the land here www.instagram.com/reel/DM0VIjW...

Screenshot of a Facebook post from this day in 2013 when I accepted a job at my current employer

How is it 2025

Brief loop of church-Franklin-foster-front, starting/ending at Fuel America to get input from Liz myska on the demo route we put together for the prevention research center’s neighborhood walk audit training! Will allow each group to attend a walk audit before planning one in their neighborhood.

Black guide dog sitting on a person’s feet on a sidewalk

On a walk audit in Worcester this morning, I got to meet a guide dog named Huxley. Here is the good boy sitting on my feet as we stood talking at an intersection on the route.

For some reason this reminded me that in the dining hall after a Sunday long run my freshman year in college (~12miles at 10am after a Saturday night out), a senior on the xc team proposed we try to make the Powerade fountain machine run out

I didn’t touch red Powerade again for probably 3 years

Rainbow over a raised garden bed

Post-thunderstorm rainbow here in Framingham

How to make collision-prone Boston safer for all - The Boston Globe The same dense streets that lead to frequent and often fatal crashes are also where slower speeds can save lives, but only if we invest in real safety improvements.

Spot-on response from @brendanjkearney.bsky.social of @walkmass.bsky.social to a new study showing Boston is among the country's most collision-prone cities. Narrow streets can be an asset, but only if we work to make them so. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/o...

Mavis the labradoodle looks happy with herself after moving some boxes. stuff is dumped all over the ground. she was in search of a chipmunk that left hours before

At least your dog looks a bit ashamed?

The “I didn’t fall, I just wanted a drink” cracks me up every time I rewatch this

Really excited to see this guy at Newport folk fest in a few weeks

White wire basket filled with small cucumbers picked from my garden

A kitchen table with a cutting board and knife, and the cucumbers from the previous photo are now sliced and in containers.

Today’s garden haul was cucumbers for pickles

Mavis the labradoodle walks under a small arch next to a raised garden bed. The arch is starting to be covered with cucumber plants

Mavis the labradoodle sniffs along a fence into a raised garden bed

Mavis the labradoodle inspects the fencing near a raised garden bed with a arch that has tomatoes and cucumbers on it. There are Orange marigolds in the garden.

Always nice to have a garden assistant that’s excited to sniff things

YouTube video by GBH Forum Network GBH Amplifies: Reggie Ramos on Streets as a Stage for Democracy

On @wgbh.org recently, I made the case that when elected officials are working with residents and planning/DPW staff to make streets safer for their constituents, that's not politics - that's moral leadership (link should start at the question, 17:50) youtu.be/WxWw2kiD-5g?...

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IT DOESN'T END WHEN YOU CLOSE THE BOOK: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN M. KEARNEY by Leo Vartorella Kevin M. Kearney’s latest novel FREELANCE (Rejection Letters, 2025) is a dystopian thriller. It is a psychological profile of loneliness in the age of OnlyFans. It is a condemnation of AI and the gig ...

happy to present an interview with Kevin M. Kearney @kevinmkearney.bsky.social !!

Leo Vartorella @leovartorella.bsky.social talks with Kearney about his new book ‘FREELANCE’ which is out now with @rejectionlit.bsky.social

read it !

xraylitmag.com/it-doesnt-en...

Borden Flats Lighthouse One-of-a-kind overnight Lighthouse stay in 1881 historic landmark!

I stayed there a few years ago! The reservation process is still open: www.bordenflats.com

YouTube video by GBH Forum Network GBH Amplifies: Reggie Ramos on Streets as a Stage for Democracy

On a recent WGBH Amplifies panel @walkmass.bsky.social lauded @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social for helping make Worcester streets safer: "that's not politics, that’s moral leadership”. So proud to have her as my district councilor and colleague. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxWw... (go to 17:15)