Loren Heinold
@lorenheinold.bsky.social
American expat in Beijing; craft cocktail company and Mexican restaurant group founder; fan of jazz & blues, Daoism, cooking at home, rock, reading to my daughter, and playing music whenever I can
R.I.P., Jimmy Cliff.
When your music makes a three year old halfway across the planet spontaneously break into dance and pick up an instrument every time it’s played, you’ve left something beautiful in the world.
When your music makes a three year old halfway across the planet spontaneously break into dance and pick up an instrument every time it’s played, you’ve left something beautiful in the world.
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
R.I.P., Jimmy Cliff.
When your music makes a three year old halfway across the planet spontaneously break into dance and pick up an instrument every time it’s played, you’ve left something beautiful in the world.
When your music makes a three year old halfway across the planet spontaneously break into dance and pick up an instrument every time it’s played, you’ve left something beautiful in the world.
The grass is always greener…and the faucet water is always tastier than water from the water bowl
#CatsofBluesky
#CatsofBluesky
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The grass is always greener…and the faucet water is always tastier than water from the water bowl
#CatsofBluesky
#CatsofBluesky
Thor doesn’t think outside the box. He doesn’t think inside the box, but he also doesn’t think outside the box, just a not a very smart cat.
#Caturday
#Caturday
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Thor doesn’t think outside the box. He doesn’t think inside the box, but he also doesn’t think outside the box, just a not a very smart cat.
#Caturday
#Caturday
Had a dream my cat was running for a Senate seat and getting through the roof support because he wouldn’t comply with the Republicans (I mean, he’s a cat and wouldn’t comply with anyone, but he definitely wouldn’t comply with Republicans).
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Had a dream my cat was running for a Senate seat and getting through the roof support because he wouldn’t comply with the Republicans (I mean, he’s a cat and wouldn’t comply with anyone, but he definitely wouldn’t comply with Republicans).
Felt unsettled watching “Death by Lightning”. Just a strange, through the looking glass feeling seeing an American President speak in full sentences and actually have an interior life and morals.
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Felt unsettled watching “Death by Lightning”. Just a strange, through the looking glass feeling seeing an American President speak in full sentences and actually have an interior life and morals.
Had to go to Paw Patrol to keep 3 y.o. entertained while Daddy watches baseball
#WorldSeries
#WorldSeries
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Had to go to Paw Patrol to keep 3 y.o. entertained while Daddy watches baseball
#WorldSeries
#WorldSeries
Squeaky and Loki wondering Where Did Our Love Go
#VinylSky #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylCommunity #CatsOfBluesky
#VinylSky #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylCommunity #CatsOfBluesky
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Squeaky and Loki wondering Where Did Our Love Go
#VinylSky #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylCommunity #CatsOfBluesky
#VinylSky #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylCommunity #CatsOfBluesky
Our black cat finds the cat faced jack o’ lantern much scarier than himself.
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Our black cat finds the cat faced jack o’ lantern much scarier than himself.
Introduced the three year old to Dark Side of the Moon
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
October 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Introduced the three year old to Dark Side of the Moon
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
Delicious Palestinian stew recipe my three year old daughter helped prepare…as a father I can hardly bear to look at the images but will suck it up and watch “Gaza Doctors Under Attack” albeit without my wife who understandably can’t deal
@zeteo.com #palestine
@zeteo.com #palestine
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Delicious Palestinian stew recipe my three year old daughter helped prepare…as a father I can hardly bear to look at the images but will suck it up and watch “Gaza Doctors Under Attack” albeit without my wife who understandably can’t deal
@zeteo.com #palestine
@zeteo.com #palestine
Dire Straits
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
#Music #MusicSky #Vinyl #VinylSky #VinylCommunity #VinylCollectors #VinylRecords #NowPlaying #NowSpinning
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
October 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
October 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Did the Emperor *really* think he had New Clothes and just couldn’t see them himself? Or was it a power trip to force everyone around him into accepting an outright lie and further subjugating themselves?
September 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Did the Emperor *really* think he had New Clothes and just couldn’t see them himself? Or was it a power trip to force everyone around him into accepting an outright lie and further subjugating themselves?
In September, for a while
I will ride a crocodile
Down the chicken soup-y Nile
Paddle once, paddle twice
Paddle chicken soup with rice
I will ride a crocodile
Down the chicken soup-y Nile
Paddle once, paddle twice
Paddle chicken soup with rice
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In September, for a while
I will ride a crocodile
Down the chicken soup-y Nile
Paddle once, paddle twice
Paddle chicken soup with rice
I will ride a crocodile
Down the chicken soup-y Nile
Paddle once, paddle twice
Paddle chicken soup with rice
Loki, enjoying his blanket, blissfully unaware of the outside world
September 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Loki, enjoying his blanket, blissfully unaware of the outside world
I guess the revolution really will not be televised
Headlines on the Bloomberg Terminal from Air Force One:
*TRUMP: TV LICENSES SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY IF BAD PUBLICITY FOR ME
*TRUMP: IF TV SHOWS 'HIT TRUMP' SHOULD BE DISCUSSED ON LICENSES
*TRUMP ON TV SHOWS CRITICIZING HIM: THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
*TRUMP: TV LICENSES SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY IF BAD PUBLICITY FOR ME
*TRUMP: IF TV SHOWS 'HIT TRUMP' SHOULD BE DISCUSSED ON LICENSES
*TRUMP ON TV SHOWS CRITICIZING HIM: THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I guess the revolution really will not be televised
3-yo wanted me to be a bridge between the sofa and coffee table, so we had an impromptu music appreciation session with Simon and Garfunkel
September 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
3-yo wanted me to be a bridge between the sofa and coffee table, so we had an impromptu music appreciation session with Simon and Garfunkel
Some music appreciation for the three year old to complement her patriotic education in kindergarten this week
September 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Some music appreciation for the three year old to complement her patriotic education in kindergarten this week
Objective for my 3yo’s preschool class in Beijing today, as shared by her teacher in the parents’ chat group:
“To cultivate feelings of love and respect for the motherland and its military personnel, and to experience the sense of security and happiness that comes with living in the motherland.”
“To cultivate feelings of love and respect for the motherland and its military personnel, and to experience the sense of security and happiness that comes with living in the motherland.”
September 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Objective for my 3yo’s preschool class in Beijing today, as shared by her teacher in the parents’ chat group:
“To cultivate feelings of love and respect for the motherland and its military personnel, and to experience the sense of security and happiness that comes with living in the motherland.”
“To cultivate feelings of love and respect for the motherland and its military personnel, and to experience the sense of security and happiness that comes with living in the motherland.”