Jack Whalen
@jackwhalen.bsky.social
Former many things, in many places. Fave thing: Philly cabbie. Or maybe Santa Barbara drummer. Or Eugene 9-1-1 dispatcher. Or really, ethnographer all over the place. Anyway, now full time grandparent. Proud dual-national
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I love sunset pix, Elizabeth! In our remote mountain canyon there are some spectacular ones and I am always taking pictures of them (maybe I should post a catalogue of them lol)
Anyway, maybe my fave (for the clouds; looking toward San Bernardino National Forest, Fall 2021)
Anyway, maybe my fave (for the clouds; looking toward San Bernardino National Forest, Fall 2021)
July 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I love sunset pix, Elizabeth! In our remote mountain canyon there are some spectacular ones and I am always taking pictures of them (maybe I should post a catalogue of them lol)
Anyway, maybe my fave (for the clouds; looking toward San Bernardino National Forest, Fall 2021)
Anyway, maybe my fave (for the clouds; looking toward San Bernardino National Forest, Fall 2021)
Had been too long since I made tempeh, not sure why bc I love it. And so made some this weekend, enjoyed a ‘blt’ breakfast. And baked a sourdough loaf for the toast (as well as a buttermilk loaf for fun). Checked all the boxes.
June 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Had been too long since I made tempeh, not sure why bc I love it. And so made some this weekend, enjoyed a ‘blt’ breakfast. And baked a sourdough loaf for the toast (as well as a buttermilk loaf for fun). Checked all the boxes.
Makes me hungry, just seeing it!
Last night I made a carrot cake with golden raisins, pecans and lots of spices, and cream cheese frosting, while watching (out of the corner of my eye) the Giants game
Last night I made a carrot cake with golden raisins, pecans and lots of spices, and cream cheese frosting, while watching (out of the corner of my eye) the Giants game
May 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Makes me hungry, just seeing it!
Last night I made a carrot cake with golden raisins, pecans and lots of spices, and cream cheese frosting, while watching (out of the corner of my eye) the Giants game
Last night I made a carrot cake with golden raisins, pecans and lots of spices, and cream cheese frosting, while watching (out of the corner of my eye) the Giants game
My fresh sourdough loaf early this morning… used ‘Elaine’s sourdough’ recipe & process once again (from my new fave cookbook, The Irish Bakery - fabulous for the pictures and, well, mini-ethnographies & histories w/pictures… eg, wild Irish seaweed), realise (once again!) thrill of learning new stuff
May 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My fresh sourdough loaf early this morning… used ‘Elaine’s sourdough’ recipe & process once again (from my new fave cookbook, The Irish Bakery - fabulous for the pictures and, well, mini-ethnographies & histories w/pictures… eg, wild Irish seaweed), realise (once again!) thrill of learning new stuff
SF’s team RC is below the mlb avg, proof of their batting challenges, but they are doing very well wrt RISP (5th in mlb) - something that likely (alas, unfortunately) will shift back toward avg as the season progresses
May 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
SF’s team RC is below the mlb avg, proof of their batting challenges, but they are doing very well wrt RISP (5th in mlb) - something that likely (alas, unfortunately) will shift back toward avg as the season progresses
Lovely
Best yogurt ever was the stuff I got living in Helsinki - plus there was all those sour milk things (so many types - finally had to ask one of my Finnish students to explain the whole genre to me, we did a tastings lol)
Best yogurt ever was the stuff I got living in Helsinki - plus there was all those sour milk things (so many types - finally had to ask one of my Finnish students to explain the whole genre to me, we did a tastings lol)
May 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Lovely
Best yogurt ever was the stuff I got living in Helsinki - plus there was all those sour milk things (so many types - finally had to ask one of my Finnish students to explain the whole genre to me, we did a tastings lol)
Best yogurt ever was the stuff I got living in Helsinki - plus there was all those sour milk things (so many types - finally had to ask one of my Finnish students to explain the whole genre to me, we did a tastings lol)
Yes! I love pictures as well - the ones in The Irish Bakery are fabulous, ethnographic
May 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Yes! I love pictures as well - the ones in The Irish Bakery are fabulous, ethnographic
Folks have been sharing photos of their fave signs from the protests on the 5th, and here is my fave by far
This lady sees me!
This lady sees me!
April 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Folks have been sharing photos of their fave signs from the protests on the 5th, and here is my fave by far
This lady sees me!
This lady sees me!
This is America right now, especially for immigrants: authoritarian rule — deportation to a concentration camp prison — with no recourse, no way of protecting your legal and constitutional rights
April 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is America right now, especially for immigrants: authoritarian rule — deportation to a concentration camp prison — with no recourse, no way of protecting your legal and constitutional rights
As the snow starts to pour down (again), a covey of Gambel’s quail
searches for their dinner outside our kitchen window
searches for their dinner outside our kitchen window
March 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
As the snow starts to pour down (again), a covey of Gambel’s quail
searches for their dinner outside our kitchen window
searches for their dinner outside our kitchen window
Starbucks may be killing its English Breakfast tea latte, but this tea style (a strong black topped with frothed milk!) has been a staple in our home for some time now, and it will forever be so
February 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Starbucks may be killing its English Breakfast tea latte, but this tea style (a strong black topped with frothed milk!) has been a staple in our home for some time now, and it will forever be so
re Trump and Musk claiming they found SSA recipients who were 150 years old, proof of massive fraud - they do not know wtf they’re talking about
February 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
re Trump and Musk claiming they found SSA recipients who were 150 years old, proof of massive fraud - they do not know wtf they’re talking about
Onyx the miracle dog… diagnosed with mega-oesophagus, he was failing; down 8 mos ago from 26 lbs (his adopted weight) to 18, regurgitating often, was put on feed tube - but now, thx to UC Davis & Dr Tarini Ullal, he has stopped regurgitating & is at his ideal weight of 33 - then v now:
February 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Onyx the miracle dog… diagnosed with mega-oesophagus, he was failing; down 8 mos ago from 26 lbs (his adopted weight) to 18, regurgitating often, was put on feed tube - but now, thx to UC Davis & Dr Tarini Ullal, he has stopped regurgitating & is at his ideal weight of 33 - then v now:
And the doggos are loving it, romping together in the snow
January 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
And the doggos are loving it, romping together in the snow
Our Burns Canyon home in the San Bernardino Mountains (halfway as the crow flies between Joshua Tree and Big Bear), first big snowstorm in quite awhile…
January 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our Burns Canyon home in the San Bernardino Mountains (halfway as the crow flies between Joshua Tree and Big Bear), first big snowstorm in quite awhile…
Add: I got one of those small milk frothing devices and am now addicted to frothy goat milk on top of my tea… plus my typical breakfast of a sourdough slice pan toasted with lots of olive oil and a tomato
December 29, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Add: I got one of those small milk frothing devices and am now addicted to frothy goat milk on top of my tea… plus my typical breakfast of a sourdough slice pan toasted with lots of olive oil and a tomato
And the human family (plus Shiloh & Onyx, and minus me the photographer and daughter-in-law Erika, home with their doggie)
December 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
And the human family (plus Shiloh & Onyx, and minus me the photographer and daughter-in-law Erika, home with their doggie)
Our menagerie on Christmas Day…
Shiloh the Newfie, Little Onyx the Terrier, Oro & Azul the Macaws
Shiloh the Newfie, Little Onyx the Terrier, Oro & Azul the Macaws
December 25, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Our menagerie on Christmas Day…
Shiloh the Newfie, Little Onyx the Terrier, Oro & Azul the Macaws
Shiloh the Newfie, Little Onyx the Terrier, Oro & Azul the Macaws
Little Onyx the Terrier with his fave dolly
Finding toys of any type, from rock hard chewing things to a stuffed (and so-called ‘indestructible’) dolly, that he cannot chew apart is near-impossible, but this dolly has lasted a long time
Finding toys of any type, from rock hard chewing things to a stuffed (and so-called ‘indestructible’) dolly, that he cannot chew apart is near-impossible, but this dolly has lasted a long time
December 24, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Little Onyx the Terrier with his fave dolly
Finding toys of any type, from rock hard chewing things to a stuffed (and so-called ‘indestructible’) dolly, that he cannot chew apart is near-impossible, but this dolly has lasted a long time
Finding toys of any type, from rock hard chewing things to a stuffed (and so-called ‘indestructible’) dolly, that he cannot chew apart is near-impossible, but this dolly has lasted a long time
Little Onyx The Terrier in a leaping flight, trying to grab the bouncing ball (sorry, just had to post this, his enthusiasm is beyond measure - considering he was on a long grim slide only a few months ago, it is blessed miracle)
December 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Little Onyx The Terrier in a leaping flight, trying to grab the bouncing ball (sorry, just had to post this, his enthusiasm is beyond measure - considering he was on a long grim slide only a few months ago, it is blessed miracle)