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eesk
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Editor. Songwriter. Cat servant. Pylon hobbyist. Observer of small details. Hella blue. Motto: Never trust an arthropod.
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I’ve been stirring this pot of marinara for about half an hour, just meditating on the gentle alchemy that turns a bunch of disparate ingredients into food.

Beats thinking about anything else that happened today.
#survive #resist #cook
Orange-red homemade marinara sauce simmers in a red and black pot.
March 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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As the proud child of a reference librarian, I know no other way. (And speaking of E.F. Benson, do you have this memoir? It’s as dishy as it is witty.)
The dust jacket of As We Were: A Victorian Peepshow, by E.F. Benson (first edition, 1930)
March 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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I love my neighborhood. #resist #endure #SanFrancisco
A handmade sign in the front window of an Edwardian house: “We ❤️ immigrants”
March 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Don’t forget to hydrate! #conesofbluesky #sidewalkchronicles
A weathered orange and white traffic cone stands at a street construction site with an upended water bottle in its upper orifice.
March 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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It’s springtime in the city, and everything is growing and blooming. #conesofbluesky #sidewalkchronicles
A bright orange and white traffic cone stands in a rectangular dirt cutout in the sidewalk.
March 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Happy Towel Party Tuesday from Jet! #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky
A black domestic shorthair cat monorails giddily on a peach-colored towel atop a bathroom towel bar.
March 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Is he cute because he’s sitting funny, or is he sitting funny because he’s cute? #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky
A cute black cat sits in an odd position on a lap, with a contemplative expression and three legs and paws visible.
February 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Ran out briefly to the corner store, and now Jet is making sure I never leave the house again. #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky
A cute black cat sits protectively on a black handbag on top of a black blanket.
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Jet throws the most popular towel parties. This one is standing room only. #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky
A black cat standing balanced on a bathroom towel bar.
February 14, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Mummy. #sidewalkchronicles
A dessicated Christmas tree lies on its side on the sidewalk.
February 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
eesk.bsky.social
No cage can hold me.
#sidewalkchronicles
A large jade plant sits on a sidewalk in a repurposed wine-barrel planter whose metal bands are slipping off.
February 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
eesk.bsky.social
Hey bsky, got a virtual version of this?
A booklet of stickers with a cover that reads “Blue Sky self-care STICKER BOOK”
February 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
eesk.bsky.social
The elusive black shrimp 🖤🍤 #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky
A sleek black cat, curled up like a shrimp, looks up from a fuzzy white cat bed.
February 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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So cool! Meanwhile I looked into the etymology…
Merriam-Webster entry on bufflehead: “archaic English ‘buffle’ buffalo + English ’head’ “The first known use of ‘bufflehead’ was in 1731”
February 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Jet had a vet visit this morning, poor boy. Now he’s sleeping off the gabapentin. 🖤
A sleepy, dopey black cat dozes on a lap.
February 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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It’s the beginning of the end of the middle of winter in #SanFrancisco.
The first pale pink blossoms emerge on mostly bare purple leaf plum (Prunus cerasifera) tree branches.
January 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Jet says: “Get up, get up, get up! Cartoons are on! Cartoons, cartoons, cartoons!” #cats #blackcats #catsofbluesky #wakey
A shorthaired black cat sits on a white bed pillow looking impatient and cute. A sleeping human’s head is visible in the background.
January 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Life. Persistent little bugger, isn’t it? #sidewalkchronicles
A clump of green grass grows from a crack in the sidewalk.
January 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Just told Jet how much I love him. It helped. #blackcats #cats #catsofbluesky #survive #resist #endure
A beautiful black shorthair rescue cat with golden eyes looks up from his “sky bucket” (a chair-height cube with a pillowy gray bed on top).
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
eesk.bsky.social
Hello, future.
#StarTrek
January 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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At the #MLK march in #SanFrancisco.
Looking forward at many people marching north on 3rd Street in San Francisco in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 20, 2025. Many, many more people behind.
January 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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And also: Don’t forget about the chicken!
Large sign in a gas station window with photos of toxic-looking fried chicken, nuggets, and chicken sandwiches, with the proclamation “Don’t Forget About The CHICKEN!”
January 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Jet was so happy I was back home that he threw a towel party for me. 🖤
A cute, happy, black cat with gold eyes monorailing on a towel rack atop peach-colored towels.
January 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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It’s Talos Tuesday!
A clip from Jason and the Argonauts (Ray Harryhausen’s 1963 film) showing Talos, a colossal, reanimated bronze statue, slowly chasing the crew of the Argo across a beach.
January 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Fuck off, no lemonade for you. #sidewalkchronicles
A well-worn, white, child-size table and two tiny chairs sit alone on a street corner.
January 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM