dan orkin
@danorkin.bsky.social
Chicago enthusiast. Mediocre (but passionate) banjo player.
Silly music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Drag5FNFGZVOJS3RxQ5vY?si=7rQDSbVoQ2u7LE2t3nxpCg
Silly music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Drag5FNFGZVOJS3RxQ5vY?si=7rQDSbVoQ2u7LE2t3nxpCg
Good sharable resource from Logan sq mutual aid, if you are in the area.
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Good sharable resource from Logan sq mutual aid, if you are in the area.
I made this post on the local Logan Square facebook page about ways to help with food insecurity in the neighborhood with the loss of SNAP benefits next week. Sharing here for the benefit of anyone in the area that happens to follow me here:
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I made this post on the local Logan Square facebook page about ways to help with food insecurity in the neighborhood with the loss of SNAP benefits next week. Sharing here for the benefit of anyone in the area that happens to follow me here:
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
video form outside rico fresh (directly next to an elementary school too)
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
video form outside rico fresh (directly next to an elementary school too)
Shana Tova. I add some honey to the eggwash on these, we'll see how that works out!
September 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Shana Tova. I add some honey to the eggwash on these, we'll see how that works out!
This is via a friend of mine from volunteer circles who's job it is to help vulnerable students at a CPS school. Is a loteria event getting canceled the biggest deal right now? No, but the disruptions, fears, and traumas being inflicting in so many corners of our communities cannot be overstated.
September 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This is via a friend of mine from volunteer circles who's job it is to help vulnerable students at a CPS school. Is a loteria event getting canceled the biggest deal right now? No, but the disruptions, fears, and traumas being inflicting in so many corners of our communities cannot be overstated.
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbors. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence."
(man, am I glad to have a governor who gets it)
(man, am I glad to have a governor who gets it)
September 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbors. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence."
(man, am I glad to have a governor who gets it)
(man, am I glad to have a governor who gets it)
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
a trio of nostalgic tickets from the Middle East in Cambridge I just discovered in an old wallet
June 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
a trio of nostalgic tickets from the Middle East in Cambridge I just discovered in an old wallet
has anyone done this one yet?
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
has anyone done this one yet?
There's an App getting off the ground in Chicago called "Chicago Food Rescue." It aggregates opportunities to pick up and deliver food donations across the city. Worth a download, especially if you have a car!
May 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There's an App getting off the ground in Chicago called "Chicago Food Rescue." It aggregates opportunities to pick up and deliver food donations across the city. Worth a download, especially if you have a car!
Still the greatest film comedy one two punch to launch a career of all time
April 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Still the greatest film comedy one two punch to launch a career of all time
I've been building a chrome extension that tracks and visualizes wikipedia rabbit holes. It's pretty rudimentary and buggy, but I'm having fun! #wikipedia
March 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I've been building a chrome extension that tracks and visualizes wikipedia rabbit holes. It's pretty rudimentary and buggy, but I'm having fun! #wikipedia
chicago folks, if you happen to feel like swinging by the indoor LS farmers' market tomorrow, I'll be playing some tunes with two people who are way better at music than I am. Grab a bagel and say hi!
February 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
chicago folks, if you happen to feel like swinging by the indoor LS farmers' market tomorrow, I'll be playing some tunes with two people who are way better at music than I am. Grab a bagel and say hi!
Weekly total sales on PangoBooks (a used book marketplace app) for 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World.
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Weekly total sales on PangoBooks (a used book marketplace app) for 1984, Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, Handmaid's Tale, and Brave New World.
Big free store in uptown is in a a bit of a bind if anyone can help.
January 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Big free store in uptown is in a a bit of a bind if anyone can help.
Entering 2025 armed with new pegboard in the pantry energy.
January 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Entering 2025 armed with new pegboard in the pantry energy.
Shel Silverstein predicting GPT in 1981
December 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Shel Silverstein predicting GPT in 1981
Gotta give a shout to Johnny Marks. A Jewish ww2 hero who wrote a bunch of classics at least one of which was a promotional assignment for a department store.
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Gotta give a shout to Johnny Marks. A Jewish ww2 hero who wrote a bunch of classics at least one of which was a promotional assignment for a department store.
November 28, 2024 at 7:35 PM