Melissa
@nymelb86.bsky.social
Using all my tools to rise to this challenge of thriving in spite of it all: Meditation, books, wine, TV, movies, and your posts. No private chats. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 BFF 🇨🇦. Stop Krasnov and his evil minion Elmo Must
In the mid 30s they converted to Catholicism. As if that mattered. They fled Paris and lived in an occupied village. Prior to all this she was a successful novelist. But as a stateless person of Jewish descent she was not allowed to publish. Instead she kept journals and turned the events she was
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In the mid 30s they converted to Catholicism. As if that mattered. They fled Paris and lived in an occupied village. Prior to all this she was a successful novelist. But as a stateless person of Jewish descent she was not allowed to publish. Instead she kept journals and turned the events she was
It’s Terrier Tuesday?
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s Terrier Tuesday?
My buddy Watson came to visit with his Mom yesterday. He snuck upstairs to play with my stuffed animals. The @warmiesofficial.bsky.social people should know he preferred theirs. He goobered all over Pritzker who is a little traumatized. Later he was sick. Maybe the lavender?
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My buddy Watson came to visit with his Mom yesterday. He snuck upstairs to play with my stuffed animals. The @warmiesofficial.bsky.social people should know he preferred theirs. He goobered all over Pritzker who is a little traumatized. Later he was sick. Maybe the lavender?
Yay! About two years after starting my own personal little library at work, it’s being used by a reader. They took some of my good books and left behind books I want to read
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Yay! About two years after starting my own personal little library at work, it’s being used by a reader. They took some of my good books and left behind books I want to read
And now it’s snow and sticking
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
And now it’s snow and sticking
Stay safe, cozy and warm.
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Stay safe, cozy and warm.
Bella and Bugsy send love to Buster. It’s raining here, but it’s going to turn to snow tomorrow or before. Driving home-
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bella and Bugsy send love to Buster. It’s raining here, but it’s going to turn to snow tomorrow or before. Driving home-
Night out near Lake Lamoka. The sweatshirt says it all. With the band C4. (Aka geezers)
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Night out near Lake Lamoka. The sweatshirt says it all. With the band C4. (Aka geezers)
I love how he keeps referencing LaGuardia. When I was little my very Republican Chicagoan dad (who also thought Truman was the greatest president) would tell me tales of La Guardia treading the funny papers on the radio
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I love how he keeps referencing LaGuardia. When I was little my very Republican Chicagoan dad (who also thought Truman was the greatest president) would tell me tales of La Guardia treading the funny papers on the radio
LOL. I rocked tomorrow’s Revealed puzzle bc a new Dean at Brockport decided that we all needed to present our scholarship to the faulty in our school. As far as I know there was only one such presentation. But I was there and know way more than the average psychologist about …
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
LOL. I rocked tomorrow’s Revealed puzzle bc a new Dean at Brockport decided that we all needed to present our scholarship to the faulty in our school. As far as I know there was only one such presentation. But I was there and know way more than the average psychologist about …
Yesterday’s joy glimmers. When the semester started I made a resolution to pick up my downstairs and once an area is done to keep it that way. That means clear counters and no dishes in the sink when I leave for work or go to bed. Cooked last night. It’s so much easier in a decluttered kitchen
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yesterday’s joy glimmers. When the semester started I made a resolution to pick up my downstairs and once an area is done to keep it that way. That means clear counters and no dishes in the sink when I leave for work or go to bed. Cooked last night. It’s so much easier in a decluttered kitchen
No Kings in Hamlin NY
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
No Kings in Hamlin NY
This just flashed across my screen. The troops can’t accept that pay. Sets up allegiance ambiguity. Who are they fighting for? The US? Or the person paying them.
October 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This just flashed across my screen. The troops can’t accept that pay. Sets up allegiance ambiguity. Who are they fighting for? The US? Or the person paying them.
to folksinger Christine Lavin Brockport graduate but also a resident assistant on my friend Marcia’s staff.
October 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
to folksinger Christine Lavin Brockport graduate but also a resident assistant on my friend Marcia’s staff.
song intro). He’s from the 30s, but just about the time Dylan signed at Columbia, Columbia released his handful of recordings, which Dylan studied and was inspired by. Once I sat back and began to enjoy the places Dylan’s mind went, the more fun it became. I almost think I should reread it
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
song intro). He’s from the 30s, but just about the time Dylan signed at Columbia, Columbia released his handful of recordings, which Dylan studied and was inspired by. Once I sat back and began to enjoy the places Dylan’s mind went, the more fun it became. I almost think I should reread it
Three Penny Opera and the music of Robert Johnson. Neither Dylan nor Van Ronk knew who Johnson was at the time. No one did. I found that odd as I did and I am pretty musically illiterate. I know him from lore—the blues singer who sold his soul at the Crossroads (Jeff Daniel’s mentions him in a
October 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Three Penny Opera and the music of Robert Johnson. Neither Dylan nor Van Ronk knew who Johnson was at the time. No one did. I found that odd as I did and I am pretty musically illiterate. I know him from lore—the blues singer who sold his soul at the Crossroads (Jeff Daniel’s mentions him in a
Woody Guthrie. I immediately downloaded the Library of Congress Recordings of Guthrie bc I COULD without getting up from my couch. The other part I loved was at the end when he wrote about two huge influences in learning to write music. First was the song Pirate Jenny from Weill and Brecht’s
October 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Woody Guthrie. I immediately downloaded the Library of Congress Recordings of Guthrie bc I COULD without getting up from my couch. The other part I loved was at the end when he wrote about two huge influences in learning to write music. First was the song Pirate Jenny from Weill and Brecht’s
thinker. I picked it up bc I adored Dave Van Ronk’s The Mayor of MacDougal Street. Late 50s early 60s MacDougal St was the epicenter of folk music. That was more a chronicle. In both books folksinger Van Ronk takes the newcomer Dylan under his wing, gets him gigs. There was some of that in
October 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
thinker. I picked it up bc I adored Dave Van Ronk’s The Mayor of MacDougal Street. Late 50s early 60s MacDougal St was the epicenter of folk music. That was more a chronicle. In both books folksinger Van Ronk takes the newcomer Dylan under his wing, gets him gigs. There was some of that in
Book Review: Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan. #Booksky. More like Out of Order Snapshots. Snippets From A Life? At least that was my first reaction. Five chapters with themes. Arriving in NYC, dealing with fame when you have a family, when to fight when to compromise in New Orleans when
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Book Review: Chronicles Volume 1 by Bob Dylan. #Booksky. More like Out of Order Snapshots. Snippets From A Life? At least that was my first reaction. Five chapters with themes. Arriving in NYC, dealing with fame when you have a family, when to fight when to compromise in New Orleans when
Damien Hirst’s cow picture. About a month ago, I was playing a game with 4 friends. The game assumed we’d know who Damien was. Not so much. Now that I know, I think I prefer ignorance
October 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Damien Hirst’s cow picture. About a month ago, I was playing a game with 4 friends. The game assumed we’d know who Damien was. Not so much. Now that I know, I think I prefer ignorance
refrained from mentioning that she married a friend of mine from grad school I lost in a divorce. That said it’s hard to review a book of essays. Each one so different. Starts with Nicholson Baker’s history of punctuation. Up there with his review of library card catalogues. He kissed once
October 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
refrained from mentioning that she married a friend of mine from grad school I lost in a divorce. That said it’s hard to review a book of essays. Each one so different. Starts with Nicholson Baker’s history of punctuation. Up there with his review of library card catalogues. He kissed once