Cris PGH
@cris-pgh.bsky.social
Lifelong Pittsburgher, policy, tech, food, kindness, living that Liberal Arts life. I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
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Every time I hear that someone has “rizz” my immediate reaction is to picture Rizzo the rat in his letterman jacket and backwards hat, and then if I think whoever we’re talking about is at least as cool as that I go “yeah”
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Every time I hear that someone has “rizz” my immediate reaction is to picture Rizzo the rat in his letterman jacket and backwards hat, and then if I think whoever we’re talking about is at least as cool as that I go “yeah”
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Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Who made this and why are you choosing nerd violence? ✍️ I mean, it is true, but still.
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She’s snuggling under my chin and rubbing her little face against mine. Do you need a love bug? Do you never want to eat alone ever again? Do you need a kitty who sleeps by your legs all night? Are you near #Pittsburgh? Then you need this cat!! Adoption form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
She’s snuggling under my chin and rubbing her little face against mine. Do you need a love bug? Do you never want to eat alone ever again? Do you need a kitty who sleeps by your legs all night? Are you near #Pittsburgh? Then you need this cat!! Adoption form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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“If you live in a 15 minute city but your barista can’t afford to live there too, you don’t live in a 15 minute city, you live in a theme park.“
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM
“If you live in a 15 minute city but your barista can’t afford to live there too, you don’t live in a 15 minute city, you live in a theme park.“
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"The Realists," written by W.B. Yeats in December of 1912.
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#Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry #SupportTheArts
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#Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry #SupportTheArts
![The Realists
Hope that you may understand!
What can books of men that wive
In a dragon-guarded land,
paintings of the dolphin-drawn
Sea-nymphs in their pearly wagons
Do, but awake a hope to live
That had gone
With the dragons?
William Butler Yeats
[Illustration of a dragon]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3qqmstqbixioxkaq3yvhm35u/bafkreiatwlcvkavawautyveillrkg52wjkmryzu35atuvhzakuznn3ztci@jpeg)
October 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The Realists," written by W.B. Yeats in December of 1912.
Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship freely accessible worldwide? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today! -> donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...
#Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry #SupportTheArts
Interested in keeping Yeats scholarship freely accessible worldwide? Consider making a donation to the International Yeats Studies' fundraising campaign today! -> donate.stripe.com/00gaGU0246YB...
#Yeats #IrishLit #Poetry #SupportTheArts
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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Deus ex cathedra
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Deus ex cathedra
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
Stone Gothic arches
soaring from shadow to light —
In stillness, a breath
#haiku #poem #poemaday #poetry #cathedral #monochrome #blackandwhite #longexposure #silentsunday #photography
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, still here for some reason
October 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day, still here for some reason
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“I can’t deal with this shit right now”
- me, while dealing with this shit right now
- me, while dealing with this shit right now
October 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“I can’t deal with this shit right now”
- me, while dealing with this shit right now
- me, while dealing with this shit right now
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I learned something today!
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I learned something today!
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WOW i am so glad to exist what an unfathomable blessing to be given the chance to do good and to love and to work for a future. overwhelmed by the beauty of the world
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
WOW i am so glad to exist what an unfathomable blessing to be given the chance to do good and to love and to work for a future. overwhelmed by the beauty of the world
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Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Jim Henson would've been 89 years old today. Commemorate his life and legacy by celebrating creativity, diversity, imagination, peace, and just plain silliness.
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
Walk with me a bit while I talk about Jim and his work--and leave your comments about what he means to you.
Right this way. /1
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Mostly I’m *appalled* by the suggestion the mid 90s were 30 years ago. This is some ridiculous notion right there.
September 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Mostly I’m *appalled* by the suggestion the mid 90s were 30 years ago. This is some ridiculous notion right there.
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Pumpkin Spice Absurdity
September 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pumpkin Spice Absurdity
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"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people."
- Chesterton, anticipating the modern term "frenemies."
- Chesterton, anticipating the modern term "frenemies."
A jolly and fat Franciscan friar, fulfilling a stereotype with his entire being, taught me moral theology. He used to say, “Love your neighbor. Your neighbor is person next to you in class, and the starving child in Africa. But especially the person next to you in class. They’re much harder to love”
Ooh, does "love your next" demand immediate proximity? There have been protestant priests in DK who proposed so🥶
September 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people."
- Chesterton, anticipating the modern term "frenemies."
- Chesterton, anticipating the modern term "frenemies."
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I know it sounds mad but if you had regular exposure to trees and sunlight and started reading again for pleasure, it would heal you.
September 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I know it sounds mad but if you had regular exposure to trees and sunlight and started reading again for pleasure, it would heal you.
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My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...