Richard Epstein
@rhepstein.bsky.social
Denver poet. Evidence at rhepoems.blogspot.com.
Collar bread is the wurst.
Fascinating. Perhaps unsurprising that in the East End in ??? it is so heavily Jewish in types of food — smoked salmon, fried fish, ‘Jewish’ beef (brisket?) & ‘worsht’. I wonder therefore if ‘collar bread’ is challah? @dranniegray.bsky.social ?
@victorianlondon.bsky.social
Spotted at the beautifully atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall near Whitechapel. Saveloys, pats of butter and coffee as a real luxury.
Spotted at the beautifully atmospheric Wilton’s Music Hall near Whitechapel. Saveloys, pats of butter and coffee as a real luxury.
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Collar bread is the wurst.
No, "Post doc, ergo proper doc" is not a saying. But keeping looking: a job will turn up. (But "Saplings & Seedings: The Lesser Poems Of Joyce Kilmer"? That can't have helped.)
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
No, "Post doc, ergo proper doc" is not a saying. But keeping looking: a job will turn up. (But "Saplings & Seedings: The Lesser Poems Of Joyce Kilmer"? That can't have helped.)
I'm a private eye. My name is Bane. Precious Bane. One thing I've learned is where riches grow. My advice to you is, Admire not. My experience is, You won't listen.
—Welcome to Paradise Ranch
—Welcome to Paradise Ranch
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I'm a private eye. My name is Bane. Precious Bane. One thing I've learned is where riches grow. My advice to you is, Admire not. My experience is, You won't listen.
—Welcome to Paradise Ranch
—Welcome to Paradise Ranch
The foundations of a sound education are Bulfinch's Mythology, Victrola's Plain Tales From The Opera, and the Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare.
Discuss. And, if you need to, catch up.
—Dr Crumley, It's Never Too Late To Syllabus
Discuss. And, if you need to, catch up.
—Dr Crumley, It's Never Too Late To Syllabus
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The foundations of a sound education are Bulfinch's Mythology, Victrola's Plain Tales From The Opera, and the Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare.
Discuss. And, if you need to, catch up.
—Dr Crumley, It's Never Too Late To Syllabus
Discuss. And, if you need to, catch up.
—Dr Crumley, It's Never Too Late To Syllabus
Caution: If you are so squeamish and vulnerable that you dare not watch movies in which people smoke, you may want to consider working jig-saw puzzles instead.
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Caution: If you are so squeamish and vulnerable that you dare not watch movies in which people smoke, you may want to consider working jig-saw puzzles instead.
Something to do with peppermint patties, i suppose.
Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
Made glorious summer by this sun of York
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Something to do with peppermint patties, i suppose.
Dear President,
May I quote Jimi Hendrix? You're just like crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you.
May I quote Jimi Hendrix? You're just like crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you.
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Dear President,
May I quote Jimi Hendrix? You're just like crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you.
May I quote Jimi Hendrix? You're just like crosstown traffic, so hard to get through to you.
— #Bluesky is a safe place for me, because no one reads anything I post. On the other hand, that makes it a waste of time, doesn't it?
—Perhaps if you posted something interesting? Just as a change of pace...?
—But that wouldn't be me, would it?
—Perhaps if you posted something interesting? Just as a change of pace...?
—But that wouldn't be me, would it?
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
— #Bluesky is a safe place for me, because no one reads anything I post. On the other hand, that makes it a waste of time, doesn't it?
—Perhaps if you posted something interesting? Just as a change of pace...?
—But that wouldn't be me, would it?
—Perhaps if you posted something interesting? Just as a change of pace...?
—But that wouldn't be me, would it?
Autumn, like a faint old man, sits down
By the wayside a-weary.
—Longfellow
By the wayside a-weary.
—Longfellow
November 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Autumn, like a faint old man, sits down
By the wayside a-weary.
—Longfellow
By the wayside a-weary.
—Longfellow
I changed the clocks.
The clocks changed me.
No one doubts
Whose victory.
—T. Fugit
The clocks changed me.
No one doubts
Whose victory.
—T. Fugit
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I changed the clocks.
The clocks changed me.
No one doubts
Whose victory.
—T. Fugit
The clocks changed me.
No one doubts
Whose victory.
—T. Fugit
I wonder who Don Diego de la Vega was for Halloween.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wonder who Don Diego de la Vega was for Halloween.
In other bogus news, the president has agreed to judge the 2026 Miss Management competition. He was expected to be a contestant, but all agreed that the swimsuit competition made that a nonstarter.
November 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
In other bogus news, the president has agreed to judge the 2026 Miss Management competition. He was expected to be a contestant, but all agreed that the swimsuit competition made that a nonstarter.
I have leftovers. How do scrambled eggs and Skittles sound? Baby Ruth pancakes?
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I have leftovers. How do scrambled eggs and Skittles sound? Baby Ruth pancakes?
Rhetorical hint for politicians:
Don't begin sentences with "To be honest." It makes me wonder about the sentences that don't begin that way.
Don't begin sentences with "To be honest." It makes me wonder about the sentences that don't begin that way.
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Rhetorical hint for politicians:
Don't begin sentences with "To be honest." It makes me wonder about the sentences that don't begin that way.
Don't begin sentences with "To be honest." It makes me wonder about the sentences that don't begin that way.
Today is All Hallows' Eve Day Eve Day. How best to celebrate?
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is All Hallows' Eve Day Eve Day. How best to celebrate?
Okay, now it has a nettle in its hand, and this helps it go...where?
"The government needs to grasp the nettle and go where few politicians dare."
Royal historian Tessa Dunlop speaks about the government's role in future-proofing the monarchy.
#Newsnight
Royal historian Tessa Dunlop speaks about the government's role in future-proofing the monarchy.
#Newsnight
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Okay, now it has a nettle in its hand, and this helps it go...where?
And now for Today's Headline I Didn't Follow Up On:
Youth learn virtues of growing carrots
Youth learn virtues of growing carrots
October 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
And now for Today's Headline I Didn't Follow Up On:
Youth learn virtues of growing carrots
Youth learn virtues of growing carrots
M-W says the origin of "nincompoop" is unknown, but I think it came from Washington, D.C.
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
M-W says the origin of "nincompoop" is unknown, but I think it came from Washington, D.C.
When it comes to ghosts, I prefer Thorne Smith to Ibsen.
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
When it comes to ghosts, I prefer Thorne Smith to Ibsen.
Best line of dialogue this morning. So far.
I'm a supervillain. Now talk.
It makes most of Shakespeare seem like mere surplusage.
I'm a supervillain. Now talk.
It makes most of Shakespeare seem like mere surplusage.
October 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Best line of dialogue this morning. So far.
I'm a supervillain. Now talk.
It makes most of Shakespeare seem like mere surplusage.
I'm a supervillain. Now talk.
It makes most of Shakespeare seem like mere surplusage.
I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no,
Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight writer
Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight writer
October 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I'm not gonna let 'em catch me, no,
Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight writer
Not gonna let 'em catch the midnight writer
"Creepy Clowns Appear in Cities Around the Globe," says the Hollywood Reporter. Trump's diplomatic efforts continue.
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"Creepy Clowns Appear in Cities Around the Globe," says the Hollywood Reporter. Trump's diplomatic efforts continue.
I've never been a big fan of Ibsen's plays, but I once had a Norwegian elkhound named Ibsen, of whom I was very fond. I would have sacrificed Hedda Gabler to save him w/o hesitation. And thrown Nora in for lagniappe.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I've never been a big fan of Ibsen's plays, but I once had a Norwegian elkhound named Ibsen, of whom I was very fond. I would have sacrificed Hedda Gabler to save him w/o hesitation. And thrown Nora in for lagniappe.
Today's legal tip:
Matthew 6:15 is not a viable affirmative defense to a damages claim for trespassing.
Matthew 6:15 is not a viable affirmative defense to a damages claim for trespassing.
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Today's legal tip:
Matthew 6:15 is not a viable affirmative defense to a damages claim for trespassing.
Matthew 6:15 is not a viable affirmative defense to a damages claim for trespassing.
If only Martin Sheen were president. At least the West Wing would be secure.
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If only Martin Sheen were president. At least the West Wing would be secure.