Gregory Pijanowski
@gpijanowski.bsky.social
Science teacher, history buff, traveler, photographer, likes dogs and cats equally, but no, I don't play basketball. Blog at: https://www.pigeonroost.net/
Ryan still has to get the Don Cherry collar though...
October 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Ryan still has to get the Don Cherry collar though...
San Francisco.
October 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
San Francisco.
Well, he probably has one of these...
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Well, he probably has one of these...
"No more fat generals" - to the right is Gen. Leslie Groves. All he ever did was supervise construction of the Pentagon and was Director of the Manhattan Project.
October 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"No more fat generals" - to the right is Gen. Leslie Groves. All he ever did was supervise construction of the Pentagon and was Director of the Manhattan Project.
Just heard George Smoot passed away. The driving force behind the 1989 COBE mission that detected temp differences in the early universe. The blue areas are 1 millionth of a degree cooler than the red areas - just enough for the first stars to form. Smoot donated his Noble prize money to education.
September 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just heard George Smoot passed away. The driving force behind the 1989 COBE mission that detected temp differences in the early universe. The blue areas are 1 millionth of a degree cooler than the red areas - just enough for the first stars to form. Smoot donated his Noble prize money to education.
If you see this, post a bridge.
Bixby Bridge, Big Sur ,California.
Bixby Bridge, Big Sur ,California.
September 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you see this, post a bridge.
Bixby Bridge, Big Sur ,California.
Bixby Bridge, Big Sur ,California.
Or to go real old school - Morton Downey, Jr. and his backwards swastika drawn looking at a mirror.
September 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Or to go real old school - Morton Downey, Jr. and his backwards swastika drawn looking at a mirror.
Has that Cathedral of Light vibe.
September 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Has that Cathedral of Light vibe.
Had to Google that, and yeah, sounds about right.
September 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Had to Google that, and yeah, sounds about right.
The Baby Boom birthrates was really a revert to the norm after the Great Depression & WWII but vaccine advancements reduced infant mortality then the pill came along in the 60's. The current admin wants to take away both birth control and vaccines which would offset each other (rather tragically).
September 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The Baby Boom birthrates was really a revert to the norm after the Great Depression & WWII but vaccine advancements reduced infant mortality then the pill came along in the 60's. The current admin wants to take away both birth control and vaccines which would offset each other (rather tragically).
Back in the 1890's, when European ethnic groups clashed, it was considered a "race riot".
September 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Back in the 1890's, when European ethnic groups clashed, it was considered a "race riot".
Santa Monica...
August 31, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Santa Monica...
That tedium must be what prompted historian John Gill to become fuhrer on planet Ekos.
August 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
That tedium must be what prompted historian John Gill to become fuhrer on planet Ekos.
A lot of people my age still have this image of the Bronx, but I lived there a couple years ago and am happy to report it is a vibrant, diverse community these days. Photo below is from 1981 by Camilo Vergara/NYPL.
August 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A lot of people my age still have this image of the Bronx, but I lived there a couple years ago and am happy to report it is a vibrant, diverse community these days. Photo below is from 1981 by Camilo Vergara/NYPL.
I'll take some Canadian All Dressed chips.
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I'll take some Canadian All Dressed chips.
It would look like this.
August 20, 2025 at 4:41 AM
It would look like this.
I'm sure this is what he is referring to,
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I'm sure this is what he is referring to,
Thought you'd be learning about Cuba and having some pizza.
July 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Thought you'd be learning about Cuba and having some pizza.
My favorite image of Shack...
July 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My favorite image of Shack...
Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA and Avenue of the Giants.
July 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Carson Mansion in Eureka, CA and Avenue of the Giants.
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - where the Columbia River ends and their expedition reached the Pacific.
July 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - where the Columbia River ends and their expedition reached the Pacific.
Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens.
July 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens.
Mt. Shasta and the bridge used for the movie Stand by Me. Trains don't run here anymore.
July 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Mt. Shasta and the bridge used for the movie Stand by Me. Trains don't run here anymore.