Tim Walker
@twalk.bsky.social
Science- & nature-loving writer, dad, & fitness buff in ATX. ❤️🔥 of a hype man. Happily partnered. Intersectional feminist & LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. ⚽️. (he/him)
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Tim Walker
@twalk.bsky.social
· Jul 14
Three upsides of leaving Substack:
1. Cuts the flow of material into my inbox, which simplifies my life.
2. Frees up funds to support my writer friends by buying their books. :)
3. Means I'm putting my money where my mouth is vis-à-vis Substack's values.
1. Cuts the flow of material into my inbox, which simplifies my life.
2. Frees up funds to support my writer friends by buying their books. :)
3. Means I'm putting my money where my mouth is vis-à-vis Substack's values.
Speaking of unsubscribing from e-mail newsletters, recently I cancelled all of my Substack subscriptions. I've wanted to support my friends who have newsletters there, but I also don't want my money going to the Substack founders.
An aside: Please expect to see some random reposts of older stuff here.
As part of my bigger digital cleanup project (see quoted item et seq.), I've been clearing out my Bluesky likes. I tend to use them as informal bookmarks & then forget about them for months, which isn't ideal. Spring cleaning!
As part of my bigger digital cleanup project (see quoted item et seq.), I've been clearing out my Bluesky likes. I tend to use them as informal bookmarks & then forget about them for months, which isn't ideal. Spring cleaning!
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Sometimes, but not too often, I wonder whether people are too brazen to mask their bigotry or too stupid to mask it.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
January 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Sometimes, but not too often, I wonder whether people are too brazen to mask their bigotry or too stupid to mask it.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
And then I just go and make a list of favorite obscure Cole Porter songs or some shit.
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And while we're spinning hot takes about songs written before I was conceived in a Firebird on Halloween, yuck, Cats in the Cradle is a song about generational emotional neglect between men and their sons AND THAT SUCKS, ACTUALLY.
January 1, 2026 at 6:28 AM
And while we're spinning hot takes about songs written before I was conceived in a Firebird on Halloween, yuck, Cats in the Cradle is a song about generational emotional neglect between men and their sons AND THAT SUCKS, ACTUALLY.
Yes to this. I’m imagining a Phantom Zone situation.
January 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Yes to this. I’m imagining a Phantom Zone situation.
Watching “Highest 2 Lowest.” Did anyone else find this 🎶 score … obtrusive?
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Watching “Highest 2 Lowest.” Did anyone else find this 🎶 score … obtrusive?
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As much as I love other videos more than this, I do not think there is another video that made MTV the force it was. I remember waiting for this to premiere and figuring out the rotation schedule because I could not get enough. I am pretty dang glad I was the perfect age to coincide with peak MTV.
Michael Jackson - Thriller (Official 4K Video)
YouTube video by michaeljacksonVEVO
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December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As much as I love other videos more than this, I do not think there is another video that made MTV the force it was. I remember waiting for this to premiere and figuring out the rotation schedule because I could not get enough. I am pretty dang glad I was the perfect age to coincide with peak MTV.
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If you’re a music lover of a certain age go scroll through the replies
MTV is officially ending all of its music channels.
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?
December 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If you’re a music lover of a certain age go scroll through the replies
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In 2026 we're going back to cracking our eggs on the edge of the bowl. None of this flat surface bullshit. Enough. Enough now.
December 31, 2025 at 5:42 AM
In 2026 we're going back to cracking our eggs on the edge of the bowl. None of this flat surface bullshit. Enough. Enough now.
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Do I know anyone who speaks Cantonese? I'm copy editing something and want to make sure some phrases are accurate and transliterated in a way that makes sense. Can pay you for your time.
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Do I know anyone who speaks Cantonese? I'm copy editing something and want to make sure some phrases are accurate and transliterated in a way that makes sense. Can pay you for your time.
Ate my breakfast across the room from Lyle Lovett eating his at a diner. We nodded at each other.
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 8:25 PM
Ate my breakfast across the room from Lyle Lovett eating his at a diner. We nodded at each other.
I assume that the increasing adoption of AI, among many other consequences, will create a much bigger emphasis on artisanal ... everything — products, hobbies, experiences, etc.
December 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I assume that the increasing adoption of AI, among many other consequences, will create a much bigger emphasis on artisanal ... everything — products, hobbies, experiences, etc.
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I sold my books at a holiday market today and I can't tell you how many people I talked to who said they wished they read more (or any) books and I am begging everyone to read more books. You don't even have to buy them. Just go to the library. It will be so good for your brain.
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Just back from seeing The Apartment, and I can confirm that it remains perfect. It’s hard to believe anyone could ever have been as winsome and gorgeous as Shirley MacLaine is in this film.
December 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just back from seeing The Apartment, and I can confirm that it remains perfect. It’s hard to believe anyone could ever have been as winsome and gorgeous as Shirley MacLaine is in this film.
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If you really loved America, you’d insist on universal healthcare: Freedom to start a business, to switch jobs as the market demands, to stay home with small children
December 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If you really loved America, you’d insist on universal healthcare: Freedom to start a business, to switch jobs as the market demands, to stay home with small children
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Picking up new tunes.
#2025lists
#2025lists
Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on the year in Tiny Desk, with the people who make them. n.pr/44PkNO9
The Best Tiny Desk Concerts of 2025
Which Tiny Desk made an audio engineer question everything? Which one made a producer want to cry? Touch grass? Look back on the year in Tiny Desk, with the people who make them.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Picking up new tunes.
#2025lists
#2025lists
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To my creative friends, which is all y’all: punk rock outlived Reagan & Thatcher.
February 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
To my creative friends, which is all y’all: punk rock outlived Reagan & Thatcher.
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Top tip: nothing gets goose fat off your hands except washing up liquid. Sod your fancy handwash. Suck it up and moisturise heavily afterwards
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Top tip: nothing gets goose fat off your hands except washing up liquid. Sod your fancy handwash. Suck it up and moisturise heavily afterwards
I've been catching up on back issues of @nybooks.com, and a passage from this review by Fintan O'Toole has stuck in my craw. (That passage follows.)
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The Lingering Delusion | Fintan O’Toole
Kamala Harris’s memoir 107 Days succeeds at least in distilling the evasions and weaknesses of the modern Democratic Party.
www.nybooks.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I've been catching up on back issues of @nybooks.com, and a passage from this review by Fintan O'Toole has stuck in my craw. (That passage follows.)
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Thanks to my partner, I’m curling up with Seamus Heaney this Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Thanks to my partner, I’m curling up with Seamus Heaney this Christmas.
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We’re at the cattle cars stage. How long until the gas chambers if they aren’t stopped? I’m not saying this lightly (as a Jew, I weigh my words extremely carefully) but I’ve been warning this acceleration would come.
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
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December 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We’re at the cattle cars stage. How long until the gas chambers if they aren’t stopped? I’m not saying this lightly (as a Jew, I weigh my words extremely carefully) but I’ve been warning this acceleration would come.
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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There are still a few more spots available ! Come join us for food, wine, history, culture, fun, and France!
Registration is open for my springtime food, wine, and culture retreat in Chinon! Spaces are limited!
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Spring Break in Chinon
Join us for our springtime food & culture retreat!
jamieschler.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 AM
There are still a few more spots available ! Come join us for food, wine, history, culture, fun, and France!
TIL that “jaggery” is an etymological doublet of “sugar.” See
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery
and
www.etymonline.com/word/sugar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery
and
www.etymonline.com/word/sugar
Jaggery - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 5:49 AM
TIL that “jaggery” is an etymological doublet of “sugar.” See
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery
and
www.etymonline.com/word/sugar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery
and
www.etymonline.com/word/sugar
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Poetry is not the same thing as the imagination taken alone. Nothing is itself taken alone.
Things are because of interrelations or interactions.
- Wallace Stevens, "Adagio"
Things are because of interrelations or interactions.
- Wallace Stevens, "Adagio"
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Poetry is not the same thing as the imagination taken alone. Nothing is itself taken alone.
Things are because of interrelations or interactions.
- Wallace Stevens, "Adagio"
Things are because of interrelations or interactions.
- Wallace Stevens, "Adagio"
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soooooo i own the enterprise lego set and i keep flipping back and forth between lighting kits. the light my bricks kit is half!! the cost of the set itself. is there any reason to buy that one over others? it’s my first foray into lego lights
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
soooooo i own the enterprise lego set and i keep flipping back and forth between lighting kits. the light my bricks kit is half!! the cost of the set itself. is there any reason to buy that one over others? it’s my first foray into lego lights
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a gentle solstice reminder: use alt text for your images and gifs ☺️
December 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
a gentle solstice reminder: use alt text for your images and gifs ☺️