Steve
@geek-of-all-trades.bsky.social
Husband, engineer, musician, traveler
Aside, I knew we’d be seeing King Charles’ silhouette on postage stamps, but in this composition it’s a bit jarring.
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Aside, I knew we’d be seeing King Charles’ silhouette on postage stamps, but in this composition it’s a bit jarring.
Best wishes and big hugs from a fellow survivor.
And that’s <a-hem> Pho-King men.
And that’s <a-hem> Pho-King men.
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Best wishes and big hugs from a fellow survivor.
And that’s <a-hem> Pho-King men.
And that’s <a-hem> Pho-King men.
Has Starbucks not yet invaded Lima?
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Has Starbucks not yet invaded Lima?
We could be and should be such allies again. I don’t often quote George W. Bush, but this struck me when I visited Vilnius recently.
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We could be and should be such allies again. I don’t often quote George W. Bush, but this struck me when I visited Vilnius recently.
Funny how we didn’t raise the minimum wage (at least here in Florida), but prices went up and machines displaced cashiers, anyway. The whole McDonalds brand is now a farce. (3/3)
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Funny how we didn’t raise the minimum wage (at least here in Florida), but prices went up and machines displaced cashiers, anyway. The whole McDonalds brand is now a farce. (3/3)
I can make my own version at home quickly in the toaster and microwave, for <$1 in ingredients. Not so long ago, Egg McMuffins went for 2-for-$2 specials, and people warned that if we raised the minimum wage, either prices would go up or we’d be ordering from kiosks. (2/3)
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I can make my own version at home quickly in the toaster and microwave, for <$1 in ingredients. Not so long ago, Egg McMuffins went for 2-for-$2 specials, and people warned that if we raised the minimum wage, either prices would go up or we’d be ordering from kiosks. (2/3)
Oh, sweetie, it’s worse than that. Schools are also teaching a 9th century philosophy of balance and restoration written by some dude from Baghdad. It’s called Al-Jabr and has left many students with PTSD.
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Oh, sweetie, it’s worse than that. Schools are also teaching a 9th century philosophy of balance and restoration written by some dude from Baghdad. It’s called Al-Jabr and has left many students with PTSD.
"Nobody knows the names of the men who made it. To make something as exquisite as this without wanting to smash your stupid name all over it. All you hear about nowadays is people making names, not things."
--Albert Finney to Audrey Hepburn, upon seeing Chartres Cathedral; "Two for the Road" (1967)
--Albert Finney to Audrey Hepburn, upon seeing Chartres Cathedral; "Two for the Road" (1967)
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"Nobody knows the names of the men who made it. To make something as exquisite as this without wanting to smash your stupid name all over it. All you hear about nowadays is people making names, not things."
--Albert Finney to Audrey Hepburn, upon seeing Chartres Cathedral; "Two for the Road" (1967)
--Albert Finney to Audrey Hepburn, upon seeing Chartres Cathedral; "Two for the Road" (1967)
Odd quirk of English grammar in the title— sounds like a book for someone who’s trying to be one, but is falling short and looking for a better way to be one.
[Posting for the enjoyment of the other three grammar geeks on BlueSky; others please ignore.]
[Posting for the enjoyment of the other three grammar geeks on BlueSky; others please ignore.]
November 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Odd quirk of English grammar in the title— sounds like a book for someone who’s trying to be one, but is falling short and looking for a better way to be one.
[Posting for the enjoyment of the other three grammar geeks on BlueSky; others please ignore.]
[Posting for the enjoyment of the other three grammar geeks on BlueSky; others please ignore.]
Really, I don’t know how any self-respecting journalist still works at WaPo. Just go write fake Amazon reviews or something.
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Really, I don’t know how any self-respecting journalist still works at WaPo. Just go write fake Amazon reviews or something.
(Lovely photo, though.)
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
(Lovely photo, though.)
An enduring monument to what as man of (inherited) wealth can accomplish when there’s no middle class.
October 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
An enduring monument to what as man of (inherited) wealth can accomplish when there’s no middle class.
Pre-ordered!
(Amazon search auto-complete only filled in up through “The Woman Inside from Outer Space,” which sounds like an entirely different kind of book. ;-)
(Amazon search auto-complete only filled in up through “The Woman Inside from Outer Space,” which sounds like an entirely different kind of book. ;-)
October 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Pre-ordered!
(Amazon search auto-complete only filled in up through “The Woman Inside from Outer Space,” which sounds like an entirely different kind of book. ;-)
(Amazon search auto-complete only filled in up through “The Woman Inside from Outer Space,” which sounds like an entirely different kind of book. ;-)
Never mock someone for mis-reciting abbreviations; they might’ve learned it by reading and/or have come from the future.
Star Trek IV: "A little too much LDS"
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October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Never mock someone for mis-reciting abbreviations; they might’ve learned it by reading and/or have come from the future.
Some Americans are taught to see themselves in the Hebrew narrative but wind up playing the roles of the ancient Egyptians.
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Some Americans are taught to see themselves in the Hebrew narrative but wind up playing the roles of the ancient Egyptians.
Beautiful shot! However, I had to grab my readers because at first I saw a suspension bridge over Death Valley.
October 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Beautiful shot! However, I had to grab my readers because at first I saw a suspension bridge over Death Valley.
Maybe Canadians don’t have any of these issues? Could it just bea matter of adjusting the threshold for what triggers a ticket? (2/2)
October 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Maybe Canadians don’t have any of these issues? Could it just bea matter of adjusting the threshold for what triggers a ticket? (2/2)
Interesting. Speed cameras don’t discriminate; they just mail you a ticket. They don’t pull you over, intimidate you with guns and every other gadget on their belts. They don’t claim to smell cannabis. They don’t use a minor speeding infraction as an excuse to search your car. (1/2)
October 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Interesting. Speed cameras don’t discriminate; they just mail you a ticket. They don’t pull you over, intimidate you with guns and every other gadget on their belts. They don’t claim to smell cannabis. They don’t use a minor speeding infraction as an excuse to search your car. (1/2)
Funny… mine goes, “Don’t blink!”
September 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Funny… mine goes, “Don’t blink!”