Jennifer Weeks
@jenniferweeks83.bsky.social
Freelance editor and writer, formerly @us.theconversation.com. Many bylines in many places. DC native, mom, Red Sox fan, alto II, Eph. Parallel parking is my special power.
Not my generation's version of a whippet
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Not my generation's version of a whippet
Never expected to see the GAO use Whack-a Mole to describe a public policy challenge, but it's not a bad metaphor for curbing malicious uses of generative AI. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Never expected to see the GAO use Whack-a Mole to describe a public policy challenge, but it's not a bad metaphor for curbing malicious uses of generative AI. www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Solomon has demonstrated that at 15, he can still jump up onto our kitchen counters, at least when he smells turkey. He got some in his bowl but believes that he deserves seconds #catsky
December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Solomon has demonstrated that at 15, he can still jump up onto our kitchen counters, at least when he smells turkey. He got some in his bowl but believes that he deserves seconds #catsky
Ok ICE/CBP, what are you doing about this urban lawlessness? Neighborhoods are under threat every day that these criminal actors terrorize citizens.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ok ICE/CBP, what are you doing about this urban lawlessness? Neighborhoods are under threat every day that these criminal actors terrorize citizens.
Now teach ChatGPT to consume itself, like the vacuum monster in Yellow Submarine
October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Now teach ChatGPT to consume itself, like the vacuum monster in Yellow Submarine
A house in my neighborhood has dahlias that are dialed up to 11, and I wish I could give them to everyone everywhere.
September 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A house in my neighborhood has dahlias that are dialed up to 11, and I wish I could give them to everyone everywhere.
Wind turbine parts for offshore projects still staging in New London, in spite of the Trump admin trying to kill it all off
September 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Wind turbine parts for offshore projects still staging in New London, in spite of the Trump admin trying to kill it all off
Found this masterpiece in a carton of family papers, drawn by my brother when he was 7 and our younger sister was 4. If there's a "My older sister" opus somewhere in the box, I can guess what it looks like.
September 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Found this masterpiece in a carton of family papers, drawn by my brother when he was 7 and our younger sister was 4. If there's a "My older sister" opus somewhere in the box, I can guess what it looks like.
The Dunkin' dino should go on a People's Choice t-shirt, and so should this electric lobster. They could go on the same shirt, front and back.
August 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The Dunkin' dino should go on a People's Choice t-shirt, and so should this electric lobster. They could go on the same shirt, front and back.
My favorite snack label from a trip Sweden
August 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My favorite snack label from a trip Sweden
Oh, New England
August 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh, New England
they missed a good cobranding opportunity
August 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
they missed a good cobranding opportunity
and it goes like this:
Driver friend: Bye, have a good trip!
Traveler: Um, something's weird ... oh jeez
Driver: are you effing kidding me
Traveler: I wish
[mad scramble back to car, tense drive]
Driver: BYE
Driver friend: Bye, have a good trip!
Traveler: Um, something's weird ... oh jeez
Driver: are you effing kidding me
Traveler: I wish
[mad scramble back to car, tense drive]
Driver: BYE
August 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
and it goes like this:
Driver friend: Bye, have a good trip!
Traveler: Um, something's weird ... oh jeez
Driver: are you effing kidding me
Traveler: I wish
[mad scramble back to car, tense drive]
Driver: BYE
Driver friend: Bye, have a good trip!
Traveler: Um, something's weird ... oh jeez
Driver: are you effing kidding me
Traveler: I wish
[mad scramble back to car, tense drive]
Driver: BYE
TFW when you find out that one of your top childhood happy places now has swag
July 27, 2025 at 1:52 AM
TFW when you find out that one of your top childhood happy places now has swag
He did a lot for sailor pants in Anchors Aweigh, especially in his duet with Jerry Mouse
July 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
He did a lot for sailor pants in Anchors Aweigh, especially in his duet with Jerry Mouse
Solomon has assumed his official Heat Advisory position
July 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Solomon has assumed his official Heat Advisory position
