Esther Schindler
@estherschindler.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Chocoholic. Baseball. Cats. Technology. Not always in that order.
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
She/her. Let's be kind to one another.
Gaze upon my LinkedIn profile and admire: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherschindler/
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I know I'm posting more often -- maybe too much -- but it's the only way I can cope.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
On one hand, I refuse to stay silent about the horrible things that are happening.
On the other hand, I refuse to let them distract me from the things that bring us joy and usefulness.
It's a day late but Happy "Washington Crossing the Delaware Day" to all who celebrated.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's a day late but Happy "Washington Crossing the Delaware Day" to all who celebrated.
A railway station cat in Jette has been listed as a landmark on Google Maps, achieving a rating of 4.9 out of five stars with more than 50 reviews from users.
Jette station cat gets reviews on Google
A railway station cat in Jette has been listed as a landmark on Google Maps, achieving a rating of 4.9 out of five stars with more than 50 reviews from users. The grey and white cat, frequently spotted at the station, has become somewhat of a tourist attraction, Bruzz reports.
www.thebulletin.be
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A railway station cat in Jette has been listed as a landmark on Google Maps, achieving a rating of 4.9 out of five stars with more than 50 reviews from users.
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Some #BoxingDay reading... Christopher Klein on America's first sports superstar, the Irish-American heavy-weight boxing champion John L. Sullivan: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/john-l-sullivan-fights-america
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Some #BoxingDay reading... Christopher Klein on America's first sports superstar, the Irish-American heavy-weight boxing champion John L. Sullivan: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/john-l-sullivan-fights-america
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They hired him to taste-test the menu. Not what he had in mind.
December 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
They hired him to taste-test the menu. Not what he had in mind.
Apollo VIII Christmas menu, 1969 www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commo...
Apollo VIII Christmas menu
An online library of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest from libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies across Massachusetts.
www.digitalcommonwealth.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Apollo VIII Christmas menu, 1969 www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commo...
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By the 24th December you should have at least 1,442 internet browsing tabs all of which are for things you didn’t buy because you forgot about them.
December 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
By the 24th December you should have at least 1,442 internet browsing tabs all of which are for things you didn’t buy because you forgot about them.
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✨✨Seasons Greetings!✨✨
Here’s a selection of my favourite ancient Egyptian blue hippos seen on my travels.
Now where’s William? 🦛❤️
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Here’s a selection of my favourite ancient Egyptian blue hippos seen on my travels.
Now where’s William? 🦛❤️
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
✨✨Seasons Greetings!✨✨
Here’s a selection of my favourite ancient Egyptian blue hippos seen on my travels.
Now where’s William? 🦛❤️
📷 by me
#Archaeology
Here’s a selection of my favourite ancient Egyptian blue hippos seen on my travels.
Now where’s William? 🦛❤️
📷 by me
#Archaeology
The new typeface is designed ‘to improve readability, sharpen attention, and promote a calmer, safety-focused driving experience.’ ...Volvo Centum is a sans serif of exceptional clarity and simplicity, designed for what the company calls ‘glance-driven environments.’
Volvo unveils its new sans-serif typeface
Dalton Maag designs a new sans serif typeface for the Swedish carmaker, Volvo Centum, building on the brand’s strong safety ethos
www.wallpaper.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The new typeface is designed ‘to improve readability, sharpen attention, and promote a calmer, safety-focused driving experience.’ ...Volvo Centum is a sans serif of exceptional clarity and simplicity, designed for what the company calls ‘glance-driven environments.’
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[clothes dryer]
pillow cases: (whistling casually) do de do
fitted sheet: IM GON EAT U
pillow cases: (whistling casually) do de do
fitted sheet: IM GON EAT U
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
[clothes dryer]
pillow cases: (whistling casually) do de do
fitted sheet: IM GON EAT U
pillow cases: (whistling casually) do de do
fitted sheet: IM GON EAT U
Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you.– Mary Bly
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you.– Mary Bly
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jacob marley: tonight you will be visited by three ghosts
me: i have work tomorrow
me: i have work tomorrow
December 26, 2024 at 3:22 AM
jacob marley: tonight you will be visited by three ghosts
me: i have work tomorrow
me: i have work tomorrow
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Kākāpō numbers are recovering at such a rate that we are running out of pest-free islands to put them on.
www.rnz.co.nz
December 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Kākāpō might not be the bird of the year, but this is the year of the kākāpō
Today I discovered the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
Video on Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
The Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive contains over 3000 illustrations from the major editions of Shakespeare's Complete Works in the Victorian period.
shakespeareillustration.org
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today I discovered the Victorian Illustrated Shakespeare Archive
"Explore the history, landmarks and communities along America’s legendary “Mother Road” using Google AI and 130 partner-curated stories."
Take a trip down Route 66 with Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture is partnering with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to celebrate Route 66’s legacy
blog.google
December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Explore the history, landmarks and communities along America’s legendary “Mother Road” using Google AI and 130 partner-curated stories."
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
The film, To Kill a Mockingbird, was released in the US 63 years ago today on Dec 25, 1962... #otd
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50 years until the Luna Revolution. Free Luna.
December 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
50 years until the Luna Revolution. Free Luna.
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Leo has made care for immigrants and the poor key themes of his early papacy.
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
I laughed.
Of course I did.
Of course I did.
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I laughed.
Of course I did.
Of course I did.
"One hundred years after Tutankhamun was first unwrapped and his iconic funerary mask was first revealed, his story is being re-revealed; this time online." www.humanities.ox.ac...
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"One hundred years after Tutankhamun was first unwrapped and his iconic funerary mask was first revealed, his story is being re-revealed; this time online." www.humanities.ox.ac...
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Xmas Lemmings (1991)
December 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Xmas Lemmings (1991)
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(Gloria, in Excel Sheets, Deo)
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
(Gloria, in Excel Sheets, Deo)
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
33 & 1/3 Record for IBM for their work on Apollo 8, ripped and digitized just for you kids.
Crappy MCS 6603 Turntable, Crappy MCS 3233 Amp and Crappy HP Laptop Sound.
Enjoy
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Sounds of Apollo 8 Record Sides 1 & 2 Made for IBM
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
This is cool. Take a few minutes to enjoy it.
Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)– Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
December 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)– Gaius Julius Caesar
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me
Veni, vidi, Visa. (I came, I saw, I shopped.)--Me