Craft Lass
@craftlass.bsky.social
A renaissance man trapped inside a modern woman. Optimistic cynic. Writer of songs & prose, designer, co-owner of Skyscraper Meteorites, Olympic sports & space lover
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Craft Lass
@craftlass.bsky.social
· Dec 6
For over a decade I've been writing an album "about chasing shuttles."
But it's not really a collection of love songs about rockets.
It's about the *people* who made it go from spectacular to life-changing. Which is many of you!
But it's not really a collection of love songs about rockets.
It's about the *people* who made it go from spectacular to life-changing. Which is many of you!
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@craftlass.bsky.social got a bird for you!!
Fire up the converters, Rebels of #Iowa, #NewJersey, and #Washington State - your #RebelBird - the birb so nice they named it thrice - the American AKA Eastern AKA Willow Goldfinch is ready for liftoff. Join the Resistance! FLOCK THE EMPIRE!
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
@craftlass.bsky.social got a bird for you!!
Screw grand gestures, my man took my boots from the cold hallway and put them next to the radiator to get warm and soften up before I had to put them on.
Now THAT is romance of the highest order!
Now THAT is romance of the highest order!
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Screw grand gestures, my man took my boots from the cold hallway and put them next to the radiator to get warm and soften up before I had to put them on.
Now THAT is romance of the highest order!
Now THAT is romance of the highest order!
Catching up on 4 Continents and just started actually crying because Oona and Gage Brown's free dance to The Godfather won't be seen by the whole world at the Olympics.
Not crying for them, but for everyone who will watch the Games and not get to see the best free dance of the year, artistically.
Not crying for them, but for everyone who will watch the Games and not get to see the best free dance of the year, artistically.
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Catching up on 4 Continents and just started actually crying because Oona and Gage Brown's free dance to The Godfather won't be seen by the whole world at the Olympics.
Not crying for them, but for everyone who will watch the Games and not get to see the best free dance of the year, artistically.
Not crying for them, but for everyone who will watch the Games and not get to see the best free dance of the year, artistically.
Deeply wish people would stop censoring words on platforms that don't censor them.
It makes it really hard to avoid them through muting words and things.
It's like the rule on how you should always name Nassar so victims can block seeing the name until they are mentally ready.
It makes it really hard to avoid them through muting words and things.
It's like the rule on how you should always name Nassar so victims can block seeing the name until they are mentally ready.
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Deeply wish people would stop censoring words on platforms that don't censor them.
It makes it really hard to avoid them through muting words and things.
It's like the rule on how you should always name Nassar so victims can block seeing the name until they are mentally ready.
It makes it really hard to avoid them through muting words and things.
It's like the rule on how you should always name Nassar so victims can block seeing the name until they are mentally ready.
Happy New Year!!
I'm watching my favorite kid jam on my beloved guitar, Jenny.
Once in a while, life tells you that you did something right. ♥️
Not a bad way to start a year.
Do what you can to make the world a little better in 2026!
I'm watching my favorite kid jam on my beloved guitar, Jenny.
Once in a while, life tells you that you did something right. ♥️
Not a bad way to start a year.
Do what you can to make the world a little better in 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Happy New Year!!
I'm watching my favorite kid jam on my beloved guitar, Jenny.
Once in a while, life tells you that you did something right. ♥️
Not a bad way to start a year.
Do what you can to make the world a little better in 2026!
I'm watching my favorite kid jam on my beloved guitar, Jenny.
Once in a while, life tells you that you did something right. ♥️
Not a bad way to start a year.
Do what you can to make the world a little better in 2026!
In honor of Dick Van Dyke turning 100, I just tripped over my ottoman and landed right into a little dance flourish.
December 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
In honor of Dick Van Dyke turning 100, I just tripped over my ottoman and landed right into a little dance flourish.
Got the best surprise treat today - spacetweep hugs! Amazing to see @anthrogeek.bsky.social and @redshift42.bsky.social again and share a delicious Ukrainian meal at an old favorite haunt, Veselka. Some things never go out of style, like friends and hearty winter nosh!
December 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Got the best surprise treat today - spacetweep hugs! Amazing to see @anthrogeek.bsky.social and @redshift42.bsky.social again and share a delicious Ukrainian meal at an old favorite haunt, Veselka. Some things never go out of style, like friends and hearty winter nosh!
I was so excited for the 2025 election season to end with today's vote!
And then I got my first 2026 campaign ad.
Not fair. I just want a break for a few weeks. Is that a huge ask?
And then I got my first 2026 campaign ad.
Not fair. I just want a break for a few weeks. Is that a huge ask?
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I was so excited for the 2025 election season to end with today's vote!
And then I got my first 2026 campaign ad.
Not fair. I just want a break for a few weeks. Is that a huge ask?
And then I got my first 2026 campaign ad.
Not fair. I just want a break for a few weeks. Is that a huge ask?
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there! And I hope everyone else takes a moment to appreciate the people, places, and things they are grateful for, too.
Gratitude really is best practiced all the time, not just on a holiday. ♥️
Feasts are probably best kept to holidays, though.
Gratitude really is best practiced all the time, not just on a holiday. ♥️
Feasts are probably best kept to holidays, though.
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there! And I hope everyone else takes a moment to appreciate the people, places, and things they are grateful for, too.
Gratitude really is best practiced all the time, not just on a holiday. ♥️
Feasts are probably best kept to holidays, though.
Gratitude really is best practiced all the time, not just on a holiday. ♥️
Feasts are probably best kept to holidays, though.
There is a special place in my heart for every designer and manufacturer who ensures the spray bottles they make always have the straw go all the way to the bottom front to make it easy to use almost every drop of the product.
Thank you for your diligence!
Thank you for your diligence!
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
There is a special place in my heart for every designer and manufacturer who ensures the spray bottles they make always have the straw go all the way to the bottom front to make it easy to use almost every drop of the product.
Thank you for your diligence!
Thank you for your diligence!
It seems very fitting that the last farmer's market is the Tues before Thanksgiving. I'm starting to think of going to grab apples as the real start to the holiday.
This year's pie will again feature Winesap, Macoun, Gala, and Empire apples grown in Sussex County, NJ. Blend killed last year!
This year's pie will again feature Winesap, Macoun, Gala, and Empire apples grown in Sussex County, NJ. Blend killed last year!
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It seems very fitting that the last farmer's market is the Tues before Thanksgiving. I'm starting to think of going to grab apples as the real start to the holiday.
This year's pie will again feature Winesap, Macoun, Gala, and Empire apples grown in Sussex County, NJ. Blend killed last year!
This year's pie will again feature Winesap, Macoun, Gala, and Empire apples grown in Sussex County, NJ. Blend killed last year!
Italian figure skater Matteo Rizzo is skating to Interstellar for his free this year and the commentator keeps saying his steps are supposed to make a "constellation star."
I assume he means the shape of a constellation and am trying to find out which one to no avail so far.
But really cool idea!
I assume he means the shape of a constellation and am trying to find out which one to no avail so far.
But really cool idea!
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Italian figure skater Matteo Rizzo is skating to Interstellar for his free this year and the commentator keeps saying his steps are supposed to make a "constellation star."
I assume he means the shape of a constellation and am trying to find out which one to no avail so far.
But really cool idea!
I assume he means the shape of a constellation and am trying to find out which one to no avail so far.
But really cool idea!
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I’ve had the honor of working briefly with Sen. Kelly during the Shuttle program. STS-121 was my first and I helped train the crew on the Emergency Egress Slidewire (and the rest of the missions of that program). To see this non-sense from our government is just beyond words.
Sen. Mark Kelly has released a statement.
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
"If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won't work. I've given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies..."
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’ve had the honor of working briefly with Sen. Kelly during the Shuttle program. STS-121 was my first and I helped train the crew on the Emergency Egress Slidewire (and the rest of the missions of that program). To see this non-sense from our government is just beyond words.
The best way to really dig into cleaning is to have something even worse to procrastinate.
This includes different cleaning projects.
The rest of my kitchen is starting to look amazing while I masterfully avoid decluttering the table.
This includes different cleaning projects.
The rest of my kitchen is starting to look amazing while I masterfully avoid decluttering the table.
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The best way to really dig into cleaning is to have something even worse to procrastinate.
This includes different cleaning projects.
The rest of my kitchen is starting to look amazing while I masterfully avoid decluttering the table.
This includes different cleaning projects.
The rest of my kitchen is starting to look amazing while I masterfully avoid decluttering the table.
There are two kinds of people:
Those who live by, "Yes, and..." and those who live by, "Yes, but..."
Those who live by, "Yes, and..." and those who live by, "Yes, but..."
November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There are two kinds of people:
Those who live by, "Yes, and..." and those who live by, "Yes, but..."
Those who live by, "Yes, and..." and those who live by, "Yes, but..."
Turning 50 next summer has made me really confront how much I haaaaaaaaaaate my birth date.
I just want to enjoy my birthday one year without heat and misery. Just once. To be able to go outside and enjoy some nature.
Where can I go for July that's *cold* but cheap from North America?
I just want to enjoy my birthday one year without heat and misery. Just once. To be able to go outside and enjoy some nature.
Where can I go for July that's *cold* but cheap from North America?
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Turning 50 next summer has made me really confront how much I haaaaaaaaaaate my birth date.
I just want to enjoy my birthday one year without heat and misery. Just once. To be able to go outside and enjoy some nature.
Where can I go for July that's *cold* but cheap from North America?
I just want to enjoy my birthday one year without heat and misery. Just once. To be able to go outside and enjoy some nature.
Where can I go for July that's *cold* but cheap from North America?
FYI: If you have multiple gmail accounts, the setting to turn off smart features is under each account.
This was so helpful. Thank you!!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
FYI: If you have multiple gmail accounts, the setting to turn off smart features is under each account.
Apparently 16 years ago today was my 1st time ever meeting tweeps IRL. 5 met up to see Mike Massimino give a talk to mostly HS students. Great day!
This led directly to SDO and my first launch, + a whole host of new friends and amazing adventures.
Was so nervous to go. 😂
@genejm1017.bsky.social
This led directly to SDO and my first launch, + a whole host of new friends and amazing adventures.
Was so nervous to go. 😂
@genejm1017.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Apparently 16 years ago today was my 1st time ever meeting tweeps IRL. 5 met up to see Mike Massimino give a talk to mostly HS students. Great day!
This led directly to SDO and my first launch, + a whole host of new friends and amazing adventures.
Was so nervous to go. 😂
@genejm1017.bsky.social
This led directly to SDO and my first launch, + a whole host of new friends and amazing adventures.
Was so nervous to go. 😂
@genejm1017.bsky.social
Pet peeve: When people call a meal on actual Thanksgiving a "Friendsgiving" just because it is spent with friends.
That's just Thanksgiving.
That's just Thanksgiving.
November 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pet peeve: When people call a meal on actual Thanksgiving a "Friendsgiving" just because it is spent with friends.
That's just Thanksgiving.
That's just Thanksgiving.
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This is horrific. This cannot happen.
🚨 NASA scientists warn: critical equipment at Goddard Space Flight Center could be discarded during the shutdown, jeopardizing decades of Earth & space science missions.
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
📢 Act now: agu.quorum.us/campaign/146...
#sciencepolicy #saveNASA
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is horrific. This cannot happen.
I adore Isabeau Levito's skating and think she was born to skate to Zou Bisou Bisou (well, really, the English version, Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo).
But also a little mad at her for the endless #earworm. That song is catchy af. Even worse, both people in my home sing it non-stop now, so no hope to nix it.
But also a little mad at her for the endless #earworm. That song is catchy af. Even worse, both people in my home sing it non-stop now, so no hope to nix it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I adore Isabeau Levito's skating and think she was born to skate to Zou Bisou Bisou (well, really, the English version, Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo).
But also a little mad at her for the endless #earworm. That song is catchy af. Even worse, both people in my home sing it non-stop now, so no hope to nix it.
But also a little mad at her for the endless #earworm. That song is catchy af. Even worse, both people in my home sing it non-stop now, so no hope to nix it.
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
First there was the life-sized gnome on our corner carrying a banana costume.
Then there was the sad bunny being comforted by a friend wearing a paper bag for a head.
Is it just #Halloween or did I step outside and into The Sims?
#Hoboken
Then there was the sad bunny being comforted by a friend wearing a paper bag for a head.
Is it just #Halloween or did I step outside and into The Sims?
#Hoboken
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
First there was the life-sized gnome on our corner carrying a banana costume.
Then there was the sad bunny being comforted by a friend wearing a paper bag for a head.
Is it just #Halloween or did I step outside and into The Sims?
#Hoboken
Then there was the sad bunny being comforted by a friend wearing a paper bag for a head.
Is it just #Halloween or did I step outside and into The Sims?
#Hoboken
15 years ago today, I started one of the greatest adventures of my life, #STS133 part 1.
13 years ago today I started one of the worst adventures of my life, hurricane Sandy and not being able to go home for 3 months.
Life: Hell comes right to your door, all the good stuff must be sought out.
13 years ago today I started one of the worst adventures of my life, hurricane Sandy and not being able to go home for 3 months.
Life: Hell comes right to your door, all the good stuff must be sought out.
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
15 years ago today, I started one of the greatest adventures of my life, #STS133 part 1.
13 years ago today I started one of the worst adventures of my life, hurricane Sandy and not being able to go home for 3 months.
Life: Hell comes right to your door, all the good stuff must be sought out.
13 years ago today I started one of the worst adventures of my life, hurricane Sandy and not being able to go home for 3 months.
Life: Hell comes right to your door, all the good stuff must be sought out.