Jesse F Ballenger
@jfballenger.bsky.social
History of medicine, health humanities, bioethics, critical dementia studies.
Self, Senility and Alzheimer's in Modern America. http://bit.ly/3fVOrrU.
Chilephile 🇨🇱, climate, cycling, Philly, board games, music, & sundry
Self, Senility and Alzheimer's in Modern America. http://bit.ly/3fVOrrU.
Chilephile 🇨🇱, climate, cycling, Philly, board games, music, & sundry
Fall never fails!
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fall never fails!
Albert Camus, born this day in 1913
“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.”
“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.”
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Albert Camus, born this day in 1913
“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.”
“I should like to be able to love my country and still love justice. I don't want any greatness for it, particularly a greatness born of blood and falsehood. I want to keep it alive by keeping justice alive.”
Rode to Norris Square Park and the incredibly beautiful Las Parcelas community gardens. What a treasure!
Much of the route through North Philly isn't what you'd call "bike friendly," but the Lehigh corridor has an ok bike lane, and the American Street bike lane is really great
Much of the route through North Philly isn't what you'd call "bike friendly," but the Lehigh corridor has an ok bike lane, and the American Street bike lane is really great
July 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Rode to Norris Square Park and the incredibly beautiful Las Parcelas community gardens. What a treasure!
Much of the route through North Philly isn't what you'd call "bike friendly," but the Lehigh corridor has an ok bike lane, and the American Street bike lane is really great
Much of the route through North Philly isn't what you'd call "bike friendly," but the Lehigh corridor has an ok bike lane, and the American Street bike lane is really great
Swamped with end-of-spring-quarter grading and feeling terrible about not getting down to Center City for the big march. But it turns out that a couple of dozen people were having a sweet little rally in Mt Airy. ❤️my neighborhood! ❤️Philly! ❤️my country! #NoKings!
June 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Swamped with end-of-spring-quarter grading and feeling terrible about not getting down to Center City for the big march. But it turns out that a couple of dozen people were having a sweet little rally in Mt Airy. ❤️my neighborhood! ❤️Philly! ❤️my country! #NoKings!
Making my way through the labyrinth of Onirim.
April 20, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Making my way through the labyrinth of Onirim.
You have a ways to go, young one....
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You have a ways to go, young one....
Games that hit our table in January: Three new games - Bebop, Fromage, and Sky Team - topped the list. All excellent and highly recommended!
February 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Games that hit our table in January: Three new games - Bebop, Fromage, and Sky Team - topped the list. All excellent and highly recommended!
Not that she owes an old gringo any respect, but this pop diva is the one that would break me....
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Not that she owes an old gringo any respect, but this pop diva is the one that would break me....
Found this on my phone, evidently taken in 2017. Good advice, never taken.
January 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Found this on my phone, evidently taken in 2017. Good advice, never taken.
I remember as a young person reading a description in one of JD Salinger Seymour Glass stories of how Seymour's room had piles of books everywhere and thinking how ludicrously pretentious that was.
Well, here we are... There were some things I obviously just didn't understand
Well, here we are... There were some things I obviously just didn't understand
January 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I remember as a young person reading a description in one of JD Salinger Seymour Glass stories of how Seymour's room had piles of books everywhere and thinking how ludicrously pretentious that was.
Well, here we are... There were some things I obviously just didn't understand
Well, here we are... There were some things I obviously just didn't understand
2024 was a good year for gaming in our house. (The hours played is inaccurate tho because I forgot to finish games in the app probably 40 or 50 times. A twelve our game of Azul is not a thing.)
January 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
2024 was a good year for gaming in our house. (The hours played is inaccurate tho because I forgot to finish games in the app probably 40 or 50 times. A twelve our game of Azul is not a thing.)
Art by @bethsobel.bsky.social makes Pollen such a beauty on the table. Typical Reiner Knizia ingenious design makes it tricky & deliciously nasty game.
December 27, 2024 at 4:44 AM
Art by @bethsobel.bsky.social makes Pollen such a beauty on the table. Typical Reiner Knizia ingenious design makes it tricky & deliciously nasty game.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate.
This is my brother's dog, not mine. But too good not to share.
This is my brother's dog, not mine. But too good not to share.
December 25, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate.
This is my brother's dog, not mine. But too good not to share.
This is my brother's dog, not mine. But too good not to share.
My dedicated office assistants have informed me that work is done for the year.
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
My dedicated office assistants have informed me that work is done for the year.
This woman and her crew would like a word with you.
December 16, 2024 at 1:50 PM
This woman and her crew would like a word with you.
One member of the household is always down for game night.
December 10, 2024 at 3:30 AM
One member of the household is always down for game night.
Lol I figured since I live in Philly and feel caught up enough on end-of-term grading, I might just head down and see what this #PAXunplugged scene is all about.
December 6, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Lol I figured since I live in Philly and feel caught up enough on end-of-term grading, I might just head down and see what this #PAXunplugged scene is all about.
I don't know who made this, but thank you!
November 28, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I don't know who made this, but thank you!
It's time I introduced my tireless office assistants Monty (dog) and Cash (cat). Hard at work as always.
November 27, 2024 at 3:18 PM
It's time I introduced my tireless office assistants Monty (dog) and Cash (cat). Hard at work as always.
I mean, come on now!
November 26, 2024 at 5:34 PM
I mean, come on now!
I periodically check google news for dementia-related stuff, and honestly, if I had a dollar for every time I've seen these scare tropes repeated, I could probably buy a social media platform.
November 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I periodically check google news for dementia-related stuff, and honestly, if I had a dollar for every time I've seen these scare tropes repeated, I could probably buy a social media platform.
Social scientist warns of stigmatizing effects of five common dementia-scare tropes. Do YOU use one of them?
November 26, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Social scientist warns of stigmatizing effects of five common dementia-scare tropes. Do YOU use one of them?
Sure, that was a good night's sleep. But I won't rest until my score is perfect!
November 11, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Sure, that was a good night's sleep. But I won't rest until my score is perfect!
Tonight's cocktail is the Yellow Bird - a rum-based, Caribbean-themed drink to celebrate our Puerto Rican citizens who just may have saved the American democratic experiment today.
November 5, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Tonight's cocktail is the Yellow Bird - a rum-based, Caribbean-themed drink to celebrate our Puerto Rican citizens who just may have saved the American democratic experiment today.