@alphonsedj.bsky.social
Retired from the College of Engineering at a Midwest research university. More time for art and music, and riding my bike. Interested in languages and how people learn them at various ages. Having a second career of sorts as a lab rat at the U.
I dom't know why the media coverage is so sterile. Oh wait, I do.
December 13, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I dom't know why the media coverage is so sterile. Oh wait, I do.
"Every accusation is a confession" could be the slogan of DJT47, or of the GOP as a whole.
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Every accusation is a confession" could be the slogan of DJT47, or of the GOP as a whole.
Too bad he could not have done anything to prevent this travesty. Oh wait...
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Too bad he could not have done anything to prevent this travesty. Oh wait...
Don’t forget Ron “Whitewash” Howard
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Don’t forget Ron “Whitewash” Howard
MRIs are diagnostic, not preventive
December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
MRIs are diagnostic, not preventive
QAnon is all wrong. The groomers are all in the youth ministries.
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
QAnon is all wrong. The groomers are all in the youth ministries.
4-wheel drive model
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
4-wheel drive model
Can someone please ask this moron how prices can decrease more than 100%? Will the manufacturer pay me $50 to take a prescription that was formerly $10?
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Can someone please ask this moron how prices can decrease more than 100%? Will the manufacturer pay me $50 to take a prescription that was formerly $10?
Where is the NYT on this? I have searched. Kinzinger has a video post.
November 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Where is the NYT on this? I have searched. Kinzinger has a video post.
Dream gleam
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Dream gleam
I wish, but I doubt it. It is the DOJ after all that has to prosecute.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I wish, but I doubt it. It is the DOJ after all that has to prosecute.
Saw some javelinas on a visit to Sedona. I used to be a bike racer, so long ago that our gravel bikes were made of actual gravel. Never ran into wildlife. Bike racing is dangerous enough as it is.
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Saw some javelinas on a visit to Sedona. I used to be a bike racer, so long ago that our gravel bikes were made of actual gravel. Never ran into wildlife. Bike racing is dangerous enough as it is.
Dustbin will not have the opportunity to vote one way or the other on impeachment. I will vote for whatever Dem emerges in the race for that Senate seat (looks like Raja is making a name). This will not happen before January 2027, and even then impeachment is remote.
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Dustbin will not have the opportunity to vote one way or the other on impeachment. I will vote for whatever Dem emerges in the race for that Senate seat (looks like Raja is making a name). This will not happen before January 2027, and even then impeachment is remote.
Happy to work with people who are not identical to me. Would not hesitate to vote for or even campaign for Kinzinger if he runs for the seat of that fossil Durbin the Dustbin. But there are lines I will not cross.
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Happy to work with people who are not identical to me. Would not hesitate to vote for or even campaign for Kinzinger if he runs for the seat of that fossil Durbin the Dustbin. But there are lines I will not cross.
Just doing a reality show version of "Legally Blonde"
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Just doing a reality show version of "Legally Blonde"
Bondi and Patel have had so much time to scrub and redact that I don't expect mucht to be revealed, at which point Trump screams that it is just another witch hunt.
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Bondi and Patel have had so much time to scrub and redact that I don't expect mucht to be revealed, at which point Trump screams that it is just another witch hunt.
Did you leave WaPo for good, or just on leave? I canceled my subscription last fall. Always look forward to your columns.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Did you leave WaPo for good, or just on leave? I canceled my subscription last fall. Always look forward to your columns.
I recall the hair dye sweat was a nice touch.
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I recall the hair dye sweat was a nice touch.
Rooted in Calvinist predestination. I'm saved and you're not. Then interpret earthly prosperity as a sign that you are among the elect, and everything else follows.
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Rooted in Calvinist predestination. I'm saved and you're not. Then interpret earthly prosperity as a sign that you are among the elect, and everything else follows.