@dennissladejr.bsky.social
@Vassar alum, @AIESECAlum, ex-X/Twitter, ex-@Scholastic, Philly expat, bi+ activist (ret), techie, tennis nut, practical foodie, Whovian, kann Deutsch
Last night #ZohranMamdani directly challenged Orange with the phrase, "[Since] I know youโre watching, I've got four words for you: turn the volume up!โ Where's that from? I'm not Mr. Hip Hop by any stretch of the imagination but Genius.com suggests it's #KRSOne... (Original link in the comments.)
05.11.2025 22:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Every day I hope itโs proven #JamesBaldwin was wrong about America, and every day Iโm disappointed in some wayโฆ
04.11.2025 14:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0One year today without Mom. Where does the time go?
I struggled to find some photos where she was really, really happy but I did find some, esp. on her phone. I'm never giving up that phone.
Luv ya and miss ya, Mom. #OneYearWithoutMom
Did my #CivicDuty thing in the very last hour of #EarlyVoting. So did hundreds of other Brooklyners. Nice to see an active electorate in this race.
03.11.2025 02:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0As seen in #ParkSlope the other day.
"Is that an unusually large gourd or are you just happy to see me?"
#MayTheGourdBeWithYou, always...
#HappyAutumn
#MediaLiteracy training is incomplete unless it includes both social media and AI literacy training.
24.10.2025 12:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sorry, I should have written, "my husband" instead of Allan because y'all have no idea who he is, lol.
12.10.2025 00:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0When I got home I found these two pieces of mail laid almost exactly like this on my reading stand. Allan swears he didn't do it on purpose. Oh, the subconscious she is powerful... #ZohranMamdani #WarbyParker
12.10.2025 00:29 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Today's #ItCameFromTheEighties #DeepThought: the title "The Greatest American Hero" implies there were additional non-American and/or not-as-great American heroes with suits out there. #TheGreatestAmericanHero
04.10.2025 01:41 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I needed what #SethGodin's #DailyCalendar had for me today:
"The #Future arrives whether we are ready for it or not."
That moment on the A train when the #NYCsubway diagram crashed because someone forgot to rotate system log files? #Priceless. #SubwayUnixHumor #SubwayDevOps
23.09.2025 16:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0These two #TennisBalls were the same color before I hit the left one against the wall for 40 minutes yesterday. The wall had a green chalk drawing covering maybe 25% of its surface but that was enough to leave my ball 100% covered. #TheWallAlwaysWins
16.09.2025 18:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0One of the most refreshing things during this yearโs #USTennisOpen was #TaylorTownsend unashamedly and deliberately using #BlackEnglish terms/phrases when addressing fans and press. We should all #StandOnBusiness moreโฆ
09.09.2025 01:55 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Playing #tennis a few days before the U.S. Open started, the strings on my racquet happened to snap spectacularly while playing. This is me on the #NYCsubway taking it to be restrung before heading to Queens to watch the pros do their thing. #RacquetRestring
08.09.2025 02:06 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The agony and the ecstasy from recent #Subwaydle solves. I failed at the former with six tries at the middle train (it was 6-7-2), then with the latter just a couple of days later I scored a very rare for me "hole-in-one". #NYCsubway
31.08.2025 15:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Article from the Brooklyn Eagle. brooklyneagle.com/articles/202...
26.08.2025 12:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Not my favorite #BrooklynHeights #NYCdiner but it was always a solid option. The history of the place can't be denied. In my gut I feel that POTUS's recent actions hastened the demise.
Maybe we'll head over and do one last brisket hash before they start liquidating on Friday... (Link in comments)
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25.08.2025 15:29 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0On Instagram. www.instagram.com/rainbow_rack...
25.08.2025 15:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The website. www.rainbowrackets.org
25.08.2025 15:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Rainbow Rackets is NYC's new, vibrant community of beginning tennis enthusiasts. (Full disclosure: I'm their webmaster.) Check us out at our website and on the "socials" - links in the comments - and feel free to drop Likes/Follows where you can. ๐ #RainbowRackets #LGBTQtennis #GayTennis #NYCtennis
25.08.2025 15:26 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0GGC on the 'gram. www.instagram.com/gogocurry.nyc/
17.08.2025 14:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Some photos.
17.08.2025 14:50 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0After a six month closure of all of their locations, Go! Go! Curry, NYC's venerable Japanese mini-chain restaurant is back! I made a special trip during this month's soft-reopening and got my favorite Home Run combo. The verdict: food quality must be improved but the atmosphere is back! #GoGoCurry
17.08.2025 14:49 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0A white card with the text "Self-discipline makes freedom". The card lays flat on a slate grey/black surface.
The message the universe sent me today from the bottom of a discard pile of soon-to-be-shredded receipts.
28.07.2025 02:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My friend Joanna gets arts and crafty sometimesโฆ (hehheh) #DontRankCuomo
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