jrieffel
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John Rieffel. Professor Clown or Clown Professor?
I'd love to say half of Minor Threat (Lyle and Brian). But it's probably Jonathan Safran Foer.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 11:22 PM
I'd love to say half of Minor Threat (Lyle and Brian). But it's probably Jonathan Safran Foer.
About now would be the perfect time for someone dressed in construction garb to visit the future site of the Arc de Trump and spread lots of birdseed. Say every morning at 8am.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
About now would be the perfect time for someone dressed in construction garb to visit the future site of the Arc de Trump and spread lots of birdseed. Say every morning at 8am.
Weekly pain levain. I wish I knew why I get better oven spring from all purpose flour than I do from bread flour.
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Weekly pain levain. I wish I knew why I get better oven spring from all purpose flour than I do from bread flour.
Help, I can't figure out how to connect my hedonistic treadmill to Strava.
January 31, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Help, I can't figure out how to connect my hedonistic treadmill to Strava.
With the Old Post Office Pavilion back in the news: back during my gap year between high school and college I worked at a juggling store (The Juggling Capitol) in that buidling in the mid-90s. Back then it was mostly a mall. Good tourist traffic. And amazing South Indian Dosas in the food court.
January 29, 2026 at 3:32 AM
With the Old Post Office Pavilion back in the news: back during my gap year between high school and college I worked at a juggling store (The Juggling Capitol) in that buidling in the mid-90s. Back then it was mostly a mall. Good tourist traffic. And amazing South Indian Dosas in the food court.
This is so great it deserves to be its own thread rather than a reply to a reply.
So... In 1847 The Choctaw Nation, only recently after the Trail of Tears themselves heard of the Irish Famine and sent 170 USD (a kings ransom in those days) to the Irish people in aid.
To say that lived in our oral tradition is an understatement. I remember my grandfather telling me about it.
To say that lived in our oral tradition is an understatement. I remember my grandfather telling me about it.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This is so great it deserves to be its own thread rather than a reply to a reply.
Curses on my municipal plows and prepared neighbors who cleared 24" of snow so fast it was hard to xc ski 1/2 mile to the nearby park without crossing pavement.
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Curses on my municipal plows and prepared neighbors who cleared 24" of snow so fast it was hard to xc ski 1/2 mile to the nearby park without crossing pavement.
@dreadships.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social I'm putting together a 3-week undergraduate mini-term centered around wargaming (for policy development, etc, not warfare). Idea is that it would be based out of Liverpool (Western Approaches HQ). How else would you fill 3 weeks in the UK on that theme?
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
@dreadships.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social I'm putting together a 3-week undergraduate mini-term centered around wargaming (for policy development, etc, not warfare). Idea is that it would be based out of Liverpool (Western Approaches HQ). How else would you fill 3 weeks in the UK on that theme?
Sneak peak at @simonelijahmusic.bsky.social set list today at Broken Loop Brewing in Albany.
January 11, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Sneak peak at @simonelijahmusic.bsky.social set list today at Broken Loop Brewing in Albany.
Live Skeeting the Pitt season 2 episode 1 until i fall asleep:
* why is he riding a motorcycle without a helmet? An ER doctor?
* why does he have a helmet strapped to his backpack when walking thru the ER? Why wasn't he wearing it?!?
* why is he riding a motorcycle without a helmet? An ER doctor?
* why does he have a helmet strapped to his backpack when walking thru the ER? Why wasn't he wearing it?!?
January 9, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Live Skeeting the Pitt season 2 episode 1 until i fall asleep:
* why is he riding a motorcycle without a helmet? An ER doctor?
* why does he have a helmet strapped to his backpack when walking thru the ER? Why wasn't he wearing it?!?
* why is he riding a motorcycle without a helmet? An ER doctor?
* why does he have a helmet strapped to his backpack when walking thru the ER? Why wasn't he wearing it?!?
Me: "He's a salt-the-earth kind of person"
Her: "You mean `salt-of-the-earth`?"
Me: "I said what I said"
Her: "You mean `salt-of-the-earth`?"
Me: "I said what I said"
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Me: "He's a salt-the-earth kind of person"
Her: "You mean `salt-of-the-earth`?"
Me: "I said what I said"
Her: "You mean `salt-of-the-earth`?"
Me: "I said what I said"
Weekly pain levain. First picture-worthy one in awhile. Been struggling with oven spring and over-fermentation.
77% hydration (bassinaged from 60)
5% starter
77% hydration (bassinaged from 60)
5% starter
January 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Weekly pain levain. First picture-worthy one in awhile. Been struggling with oven spring and over-fermentation.
77% hydration (bassinaged from 60)
5% starter
77% hydration (bassinaged from 60)
5% starter
Can't wait for a Federal Grand Jury to no-bill Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Can't wait for a Federal Grand Jury to no-bill Maduro.
If I'm ever sworn into office it'll be on a copy of "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs".
January 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
If I'm ever sworn into office it'll be on a copy of "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs".
Okay Netflix time to buy some new server capacity for a few days.
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Okay Netflix time to buy some new server capacity for a few days.
Brb, watching gay Shoresy.
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Brb, watching gay Shoresy.
I once pulled Steven Tyler's children around a circus tent in a wagon. Somewhere on Cape Cod. No I will not explain further. IYKYK.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I once pulled Steven Tyler's children around a circus tent in a wagon. Somewhere on Cape Cod. No I will not explain further. IYKYK.
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This is a small one but: I hadn’t ridden a bike in the twenty years since I had back surgery.
Then in November I finally gave it a go and fell in love with an ebike. I love how much more I can get around Atlanta without a car.
Then in November I finally gave it a go and fell in love with an ebike. I love how much more I can get around Atlanta without a car.
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is a small one but: I hadn’t ridden a bike in the twenty years since I had back surgery.
Then in November I finally gave it a go and fell in love with an ebike. I love how much more I can get around Atlanta without a car.
Then in November I finally gave it a go and fell in love with an ebike. I love how much more I can get around Atlanta without a car.
Congrats @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social for absolutely flooding my feed with wholesome cycling stories!
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Congrats @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social for absolutely flooding my feed with wholesome cycling stories!
Is it an empty list? Tell me it's an empty list.
I’ve discovered the “Drum
‘n’ Bass Essentials” station on Apple Music and my mood has improved considerably music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
‘n’ Bass Essentials” station on Apple Music and my mood has improved considerably music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
Drum ’n’ Bass Essentials on Apple Music
Playlist · 100 Songs
music.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Is it an empty list? Tell me it's an empty list.
So hard to decide. My first brevet (200km)? My first CX race (and CX crash)? The Mt. Greylock Hillclimb? hundreds of miles of bikepacking with my kid? It was a whole year of great memories.
December 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
So hard to decide. My first brevet (200km)? My first CX race (and CX crash)? The Mt. Greylock Hillclimb? hundreds of miles of bikepacking with my kid? It was a whole year of great memories.
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I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
December 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.
I immediately thought of @benwurgaft.bsky.social when reading this article about omakase coffee. And halfway thru the article it is clear why!
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
Coffee omakase is Japan’s love letter to caffeine
Coffee tasting menus full of elaborate preparations and black-tie baristas are all the rage in Tokyo and Kyoto.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I immediately thought of @benwurgaft.bsky.social when reading this article about omakase coffee. And halfway thru the article it is clear why!
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
This 👇
DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
December 21, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This 👇