Bob O’Brien
@obobme.bsky.social
Minimalist | Listener | Lucky in love | Dog scratcher | Neighborhood inactivist | Transportational cyclist
what's your response to this not being considered a word?
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
what's your response to this not being considered a word?
It’s always a good night when we pull the guest bowl out of the closet.
October 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
It’s always a good night when we pull the guest bowl out of the closet.
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What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases.
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What we call things reveals a lot about our priorities and biases.
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
Graphic via @reenamahajan.bsky.social
a bit on the nose that they don't consider this a word
September 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
a bit on the nose that they don't consider this a word
Happy #bonilladay to all who celebrate.
July 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy #bonilladay to all who celebrate.
Remembering when music came with visual art as well as audio.
June 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Remembering when music came with visual art as well as audio.
I always appreciate TL's thoughtful perspective. But today, I had to marvel at that full paragraph that was one gigantic sentence - and completely readable. We're lucky to have a solid local sports reporter, and one who knows how to use all the punctuation tools for good.
Red Sox management took a sledgehammer to their relationship with Rafael Devers, then didn't feel the need to try gluing it back together. My column:
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/16/r...
www.pressherald.com/2025/06/16/r...
Red Sox make big mistake by trading away star Rafael Devers
Rather than try to fix a problem it caused in the first place, Boston's management traded the team's best hitter for little in return.
www.pressherald.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I always appreciate TL's thoughtful perspective. But today, I had to marvel at that full paragraph that was one gigantic sentence - and completely readable. We're lucky to have a solid local sports reporter, and one who knows how to use all the punctuation tools for good.
A reminder that current science doesn't always age well - from Wilmington NC Morning Star, 24 August, 1945.
June 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A reminder that current science doesn't always age well - from Wilmington NC Morning Star, 24 August, 1945.
This year I've learned to order products and book services directly if that's an option, instead of using an aggregator. Puts more money in the provider's pocket, and sometimes earns extra perks.
June 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This year I've learned to order products and book services directly if that's an option, instead of using an aggregator. Puts more money in the provider's pocket, and sometimes earns extra perks.
Cheers to the Hearts fans taking @gpmetro.org 9A to the match. Stop is just a block away.
May 31, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cheers to the Hearts fans taking @gpmetro.org 9A to the match. Stop is just a block away.
To “live beloved & die regretted” sounds like winning to me. Except for the 18 years part.
May 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
To “live beloved & die regretted” sounds like winning to me. Except for the 18 years part.
Signs of change: line outside the local bakery - and it’s longer than the JBA winner one rn.
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Signs of change: line outside the local bakery - and it’s longer than the JBA winner one rn.
Well, yesterday WAS the 250th anniversary of Revere’s ride.
April 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Well, yesterday WAS the 250th anniversary of Revere’s ride.
The flicker feeding in my yard probably isn’t a great sign for my lawn’s health, but he sure is handsome.
April 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The flicker feeding in my yard probably isn’t a great sign for my lawn’s health, but he sure is handsome.
The Northern Flickers are looking for love this morning. #SpringInMaine
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Northern Flickers are looking for love this morning. #SpringInMaine
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this is wild: vehicle capacity of freeway lanes dropped 10 percent as SUVs took over the road -- not just bc they are bigger. they also take more time and space to slow down and obscure other drivers' sightlines.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How SUVs Are Making Traffic Worse
As larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.”
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
this is wild: vehicle capacity of freeway lanes dropped 10 percent as SUVs took over the road -- not just bc they are bigger. they also take more time and space to slow down and obscure other drivers' sightlines.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It's jarring to see my home town shown in such a troubling light. Even worse if you spread the numbers over our small population. I'm no expert at this but think it's a story worth listening to and evaluating.
The Finance Decoder was created to help answer two questions: Can we quantify the infrastructure promises a city has a city made? And how do cities use debt?
Cities appear to balance their budgets without cuts or new revenue, but they do it by quietly accumulating obligations.
Cities appear to balance their budgets without cuts or new revenue, but they do it by quietly accumulating obligations.
April 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It's jarring to see my home town shown in such a troubling light. Even worse if you spread the numbers over our small population. I'm no expert at this but think it's a story worth listening to and evaluating.
Genealogy is a good way to experience history. Found relatives in FL in the 1920s whose occupation was "turpentine". Learned this was a booming (and ugly) industry at the time in the pines of northern FL. dunnhistory.com/the-brutalit...
The Brutality of Florida’s Turpentine Industry | Dunn History
dunnhistory.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Genealogy is a good way to experience history. Found relatives in FL in the 1920s whose occupation was "turpentine". Learned this was a booming (and ugly) industry at the time in the pines of northern FL. dunnhistory.com/the-brutalit...
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The first bike ride of summer tire season always feels like flying.
April 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The first bike ride of summer tire season always feels like flying.
The Moon and Saturn are quite a pair in the western twilight over the trees rn.
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Moon and Saturn are quite a pair in the western twilight over the trees rn.
This was the bio of my mom from her college yearbook. She passed a few of those traits on to me - minus the eyes, I think.
March 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This was the bio of my mom from her college yearbook. She passed a few of those traits on to me - minus the eyes, I think.
In case the meme culture thinks it invented this one, this is from a 1970's magazine hosiery ad.
March 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In case the meme culture thinks it invented this one, this is from a 1970's magazine hosiery ad.
#bikesmeanbusiness for NoDa Company Store
March 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
#bikesmeanbusiness for NoDa Company Store