Naomi J. Williams
@naomijwilliams.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, editor, thrift-store shopper, train enthusiast, Sacramento Kings fan. Biracial Japanese-American. She/her
Banner image: stone bridge at Kōsanji Temple, Japan
Banner image: stone bridge at Kōsanji Temple, Japan
Why is Malik not playing????
December 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Why is Malik not playing????
“Now the federal government is a protection racket for an abuser who is tied to this criminal and these crimes.”
My essay on this whole deal.....
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Now the federal government is a protection racket for an abuser who is tied to this criminal and these crimes.”
Today’s #SillyPangram a bit of a spoiler, so move on if you haven’t done the #NYTSpellingBee yet!
We’ve got MANAGLED, adj., of something badly bungled by management.
“The managled layoff process at the nonprofit earned management what they most dreaded: a unionized staff.”
IYKYK
We’ve got MANAGLED, adj., of something badly bungled by management.
“The managled layoff process at the nonprofit earned management what they most dreaded: a unionized staff.”
IYKYK
December 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram a bit of a spoiler, so move on if you haven’t done the #NYTSpellingBee yet!
We’ve got MANAGLED, adj., of something badly bungled by management.
“The managled layoff process at the nonprofit earned management what they most dreaded: a unionized staff.”
IYKYK
We’ve got MANAGLED, adj., of something badly bungled by management.
“The managled layoff process at the nonprofit earned management what they most dreaded: a unionized staff.”
IYKYK
Man, that ending sucked but I appreciated the way our guys never gave up. #SacramentoKings
December 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Man, that ending sucked but I appreciated the way our guys never gave up. #SacramentoKings
Reposted by Naomi J. Williams
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down
Mayor Michelle Wu's ran on more protected bike lanes around the city to satisfy a perceived demand for better cycling infrastructure.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Bostonians Wanted More Bike Lanes: Now They Have Them, and Traffic Is Down www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bostonians-w...
So disappointed by “Jay Kelly”: strong cast deserved more than lackluster writing & ham-fisted melodrama. For a way better treatment of aging film celebrity trying to reconnect with daughters he neglected, go see Norway’s“Sentimental Value.”
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 AM
So disappointed by “Jay Kelly”: strong cast deserved more than lackluster writing & ham-fisted melodrama. For a way better treatment of aging film celebrity trying to reconnect with daughters he neglected, go see Norway’s“Sentimental Value.”
Thinking about the awesome basketball on display on last night’s #NBACup final, and how well people do when they leave the Kings. Really happy for Mike Brown landing with the winning Knicks, and for DeAaron Fox & Harrison Barnes getting to these finals with the Spurs. But it also made me kinda sad
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Thinking about the awesome basketball on display on last night’s #NBACup final, and how well people do when they leave the Kings. Really happy for Mike Brown landing with the winning Knicks, and for DeAaron Fox & Harrison Barnes getting to these finals with the Spurs. But it also made me kinda sad
Today’s #SillyPangram: PLATITUDAL, adj., characteristic of platitudes, as in “Americans have had enough of the platitudal calls for ‘thoughts & prayers.’”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: PLATITUDAL, adj., characteristic of platitudes, as in “Americans have had enough of the platitudal calls for ‘thoughts & prayers.’”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
This looks fun
‘Badly in Love’: Netflix Japan’s most chaotic dating show may be its most honest
Netflix Japan’s “Badly in Love” turns delinquent bravado into surprisingly earnest, character-driven reality television.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This looks fun
Met one of the artists featured here during the most recent First Friday open house at Warehouse Artists Loft on R Street in Midtown Sacramento. Such a cool space. Wish there was more like this in our town.
Step inside the Sacramento warehouse where artists work, live and build community
The Warehouse Artist Lofts celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. Artists live and work in the 116-unit space on R Street in Sacramento.
www.abridged.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Met one of the artists featured here during the most recent First Friday open house at Warehouse Artists Loft on R Street in Midtown Sacramento. Such a cool space. Wish there was more like this in our town.
Well, this should just be a word, is all.
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Well, this should just be a word, is all.
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
UNFAWNING, adj., disinclined or refusing to flatter those in power.
#FakePangrams
Reposted by Naomi J. Williams
This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
And now the news about Rob Reiner. What a hideous weekend of news this has been
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And now the news about Rob Reiner. What a hideous weekend of news this has been
I think about this tweet all the time
December 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I think about this tweet all the time
Today in Silly Pangrams: VINABLE, adj.
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
December 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Today in Silly Pangrams: VINABLE, adj.
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Pronounced VINE-uh-bull, of something that can be grown as vine. (“She discovered that peanut plants were somewhat vinable.”)
VINN-uh-bull or VAN-uh-bull, of something that can be made into wine. (“Alas, the peanuts themselves were not vinable.”)
Today’s #SillyPangram: TONGOURD, a gourd, such as a pumpkin, that weighs a ton, or is so heavy it feels like it does.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: TONGOURD, a gourd, such as a pumpkin, that weighs a ton, or is so heavy it feels like it does.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
Well! That explains everything. Not complaining, though. This girl likes fog & cooler temperatures.
December 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well! That explains everything. Not complaining, though. This girl likes fog & cooler temperatures.
I've been a little obsessed with the rampaging bears of northern Japan, and I guess I'm not alone in that. 熊 🐻
'Kuma' selected as kanji of the year after surge in bear sightings and attacks
The character for bear, or “kuma,” has been selected as kanji of the year for 2025, after a surge in bear sightings and attacks.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I've been a little obsessed with the rampaging bears of northern Japan, and I guess I'm not alone in that. 熊 🐻
I know there are many requests for help of this kind these days & it's hard to know how to sift through the pleas. I don't know this family personally, but a dear & trusted personal friend does, which is how I learned of Luis's plight. Please help if you can.
Lava Libre
By Red de DefensAZ
givebutter.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I know there are many requests for help of this kind these days & it's hard to know how to sift through the pleas. I don't know this family personally, but a dear & trusted personal friend does, which is how I learned of Luis's plight. Please help if you can.
Today’s #SillyPangram: EMPLOYAE, obscure plural of EMPLOYEE, pronounced just like “employee”, sometimes misspelled ÆMPLOYÆ by people who are simply confused.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: EMPLOYAE, obscure plural of EMPLOYEE, pronounced just like “employee”, sometimes misspelled ÆMPLOYÆ by people who are simply confused.
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
I had no idea about this man’s storied journalistic career. Back in the 90s I read his book The Mapmakers, which remains one of my favorite nonfiction reads.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I had no idea about this man’s storied journalistic career. Back in the 90s I read his book The Mapmakers, which remains one of my favorite nonfiction reads.
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
I love riding the bus. Love watching the neighborhoods change out the window. Love hearing the drivers’ interactions with people. Love the clamor of the vehicle as it lumbers along. Love how rarely it’s crowded, although I wish more people used public transit here. #SacRT
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I love riding the bus. Love watching the neighborhoods change out the window. Love hearing the drivers’ interactions with people. Love the clamor of the vehicle as it lumbers along. Love how rarely it’s crowded, although I wish more people used public transit here. #SacRT
Today’s #SillyPangram: TAILGATEY. Adj., having to do with, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a tailgate party or a tailgating driver. “He was tailgatey both behind the wheel & in the kitchen, and she stopped seeing him.”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Today’s #SillyPangram: TAILGATEY. Adj., having to do with, characteristic of, or reminiscent of a tailgate party or a tailgating driver. “He was tailgatey both behind the wheel & in the kitchen, and she stopped seeing him.”
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
#FakePangrams #NYTSpellingBee
This is so charming, but also, Mai is badass & we need her energy in Congress representing Sacramento, not billionaire interests. #MaiVangforCongress
All I want for Christmas this year is to beat the billionaires who have rigged our economy and made everything around us so unaffordable.
To make our holiday wishes come true, I’m teaming up with organizations that have endorsed us to host a mixer this Sunday, Dec. 14th at Urban Roots at 6pm.
To make our holiday wishes come true, I’m teaming up with organizations that have endorsed us to host a mixer this Sunday, Dec. 14th at Urban Roots at 6pm.
December 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This is so charming, but also, Mai is badass & we need her energy in Congress representing Sacramento, not billionaire interests. #MaiVangforCongress