Bert Menninga
@bertmenninga.bsky.social
Expatriate ex-patriot. “And you may find yourself in another part of the world…”
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I foresee some major ranting in The Hive today. I would rant myself but I’ll leave it to others #queenbee #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
I got Queen Bee!
How many words can you make with 7 letters?
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June 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I foresee some major ranting in The Hive today. I would rant myself but I’ll leave it to others #queenbee #nytspellingbee #spellingbee #nytbee www.nytimes.com/badges/games...
Happy Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Fettisdag!
Virtually everyone in Sweden is celebrating today in typical lowkey style with a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream: a semla (just found out the root of the word is the same as that for semolina!)
Virtually everyone in Sweden is celebrating today in typical lowkey style with a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream: a semla (just found out the root of the word is the same as that for semolina!)
March 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday/Fettisdag!
Virtually everyone in Sweden is celebrating today in typical lowkey style with a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream: a semla (just found out the root of the word is the same as that for semolina!)
Virtually everyone in Sweden is celebrating today in typical lowkey style with a cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream: a semla (just found out the root of the word is the same as that for semolina!)
So I guess the new repertoire of the Kennedy Center will consist entirely of staged productions of The Green Berets, Top Gun and Gone With the Wind. And maybe some Wagner? Maybe they should change the name to Beyreuth West! variety.com/2025/legit/n...
Trump Announces He’s Been ‘Unanimously’ Elected Kennedy Center Chairman; Shonda Rhimes Steps Down as Treasurer
President Trump completed his takeover of the Kennedy Center, announcing he's been "unanimously" elected chairman of the board.
variety.com
February 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
So I guess the new repertoire of the Kennedy Center will consist entirely of staged productions of The Green Berets, Top Gun and Gone With the Wind. And maybe some Wagner? Maybe they should change the name to Beyreuth West! variety.com/2025/legit/n...
Thinking about this song today… www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Plane...
"Plane Wreck At Los Gatos" lyrics by Woody Guthrie
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February 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thinking about this song today… www.woodyguthrie.org/Lyrics/Plane...
Apropos of nothing, in these trying times, it’s kind of amazing to think that Oscar Wilde’s only grandchild, Merlin Holland, is still alive…
February 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Apropos of nothing, in these trying times, it’s kind of amazing to think that Oscar Wilde’s only grandchild, Merlin Holland, is still alive…
My handsome hubby is on Bluesky! @fbjstockholm.bsky.social give him some love (as if I have the least bit of clout here 😂)
January 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
My handsome hubby is on Bluesky! @fbjstockholm.bsky.social give him some love (as if I have the least bit of clout here 😂)
Time for a reset: This podcast about leaving TikTok by the always thoughtful @tamikacody.bsky.social is something I’m going to take seriously (full disclosure, she quotes me in it)… but it’s the long string of audio memes at the end that brings a tear to my eye! open.spotify.com/episode/3dyH...
TikTok: The Hard Reset
Better Said Than Written · Episode
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January 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Time for a reset: This podcast about leaving TikTok by the always thoughtful @tamikacody.bsky.social is something I’m going to take seriously (full disclosure, she quotes me in it)… but it’s the long string of audio memes at the end that brings a tear to my eye! open.spotify.com/episode/3dyH...
It looks like Tiktok is really going to sunset in the US tomorrow… it’s been my go-to place since 2019, with my zany little opera+paper art niche. The performative & haphazard reasons for shutting it down are infuriating. Makes me sad, mad. Gonna miss my little crew there 🥺
January 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It looks like Tiktok is really going to sunset in the US tomorrow… it’s been my go-to place since 2019, with my zany little opera+paper art niche. The performative & haphazard reasons for shutting it down are infuriating. Makes me sad, mad. Gonna miss my little crew there 🥺
Oh NYT 🤔 This article decribes the scene on the Greek krater on the right as “a scene of a victorious athlete being crowned by an older man in a gymnasium…”
So that’s what they’re calling it now? In my day, we referred to this as “second base” aka “copping a feel” www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/a...
So that’s what they’re calling it now? In my day, we referred to this as “second base” aka “copping a feel” www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/a...
These Twin Marvels of Art Conservation Are Now Seen as Looted Works
The Met Museum returned an ancient cup, assembled from fragments, to Italy in 2022 after investigators found it had been looted. Now a second has been returned after a similar determination.
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Oh NYT 🤔 This article decribes the scene on the Greek krater on the right as “a scene of a victorious athlete being crowned by an older man in a gymnasium…”
So that’s what they’re calling it now? In my day, we referred to this as “second base” aka “copping a feel” www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/a...
So that’s what they’re calling it now? In my day, we referred to this as “second base” aka “copping a feel” www.nytimes.com/2024/10/15/a...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,469,395!
September 17, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,469,395!
Who knew the amazing Jules Feiffer was still alive (he’s 95!) let alone that he’s produced his first graphic novel, for middle grades: Amazing Grapes (it looks fantastic!) www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/b...
At 95, Jules Feiffer Tries Something New: A Graphic Novel for Young Readers
With “Amazing Grapes,” the legendary cartoonist has composed a wondrous hymn to what’s lost and found.
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September 14, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Who knew the amazing Jules Feiffer was still alive (he’s 95!) let alone that he’s produced his first graphic novel, for middle grades: Amazing Grapes (it looks fantastic!) www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/b...