Professor Power
@powerofacademe.bsky.social
16thC after it was cool. Any pronouns except 'it.' Political theorist (ops =/= my employer's). Tired Jew. Solo parent. Curmudgeon extraordinaire.
Kiddo wanted meringues and so now we have meringues.
Happy Sunday.
Happy Sunday.
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Kiddo wanted meringues and so now we have meringues.
Happy Sunday.
Happy Sunday.
Double shot of Johnny Walker on ice and the IAMX show.
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Double shot of Johnny Walker on ice and the IAMX show.
How your email finds me
October 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
How your email finds me
As per kiddo's request, mohn babkas have been made. Shabbat shalom!
October 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
As per kiddo's request, mohn babkas have been made. Shabbat shalom!
Did taschlich from the clothing optional, traditionally queer beach with a bunch of other queer Jews. The SFW sunset pic:
September 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Did taschlich from the clothing optional, traditionally queer beach with a bunch of other queer Jews. The SFW sunset pic:
Savoury foods are still cooking, but we have:
- egg & water challot (plain; dried cherry; everything bagel)
- vegan date silan cake
- parve apple sharlotke
May 5786 be a year of t'shuva in every sense and, please Gd, peace.
youtu.be/mK66tkAMzRU?...
- egg & water challot (plain; dried cherry; everything bagel)
- vegan date silan cake
- parve apple sharlotke
May 5786 be a year of t'shuva in every sense and, please Gd, peace.
youtu.be/mK66tkAMzRU?...
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Savoury foods are still cooking, but we have:
- egg & water challot (plain; dried cherry; everything bagel)
- vegan date silan cake
- parve apple sharlotke
May 5786 be a year of t'shuva in every sense and, please Gd, peace.
youtu.be/mK66tkAMzRU?...
- egg & water challot (plain; dried cherry; everything bagel)
- vegan date silan cake
- parve apple sharlotke
May 5786 be a year of t'shuva in every sense and, please Gd, peace.
youtu.be/mK66tkAMzRU?...
Damnit, I cannot remember my password and the email is my old utoronto account, which has since been deactivated (i.e., I cannot access a password reset link sent to that email).
Should'a deleted back when I abandoned it years ago after creep profiles started appearing/following. E.g.:
Should'a deleted back when I abandoned it years ago after creep profiles started appearing/following. E.g.:
September 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Damnit, I cannot remember my password and the email is my old utoronto account, which has since been deactivated (i.e., I cannot access a password reset link sent to that email).
Should'a deleted back when I abandoned it years ago after creep profiles started appearing/following. E.g.:
Should'a deleted back when I abandoned it years ago after creep profiles started appearing/following. E.g.:
Who knows bugs?? This guy just landed on the tree next to me and I love him. I think he looks like a Fred, but I imagine his scientific name is much longer.
September 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Who knows bugs?? This guy just landed on the tree next to me and I love him. I think he looks like a Fred, but I imagine his scientific name is much longer.
Farewell Vancouver! You are breathtakingly gorgeous. Way out of my league, for sure.
September 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Farewell Vancouver! You are breathtakingly gorgeous. Way out of my league, for sure.
August 31 / September 1st - single parent on Sabbatical edition
August 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
August 31 / September 1st - single parent on Sabbatical edition
Kiddo's been demanding we make choux pastry éclairs for weeks and I finally relented. Why is it so hard for me to make caramel though???
Anyway, still not winning any awards for uniformity or looks, but kiddo's happy & that's all the matters really. 🤷🏻♀️
Anyway, still not winning any awards for uniformity or looks, but kiddo's happy & that's all the matters really. 🤷🏻♀️
August 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Kiddo's been demanding we make choux pastry éclairs for weeks and I finally relented. Why is it so hard for me to make caramel though???
Anyway, still not winning any awards for uniformity or looks, but kiddo's happy & that's all the matters really. 🤷🏻♀️
Anyway, still not winning any awards for uniformity or looks, but kiddo's happy & that's all the matters really. 🤷🏻♀️
Annoyed that the employee thought he was "just doing his job" by insisting that the bike my son wanted was "for girls"(not even due to the frame shape, but purely because part of it is pink), but I'm proud of kiddo for pointing out that boys can like all the colours too & sticking with his choice.
July 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Annoyed that the employee thought he was "just doing his job" by insisting that the bike my son wanted was "for girls"(not even due to the frame shape, but purely because part of it is pink), but I'm proud of kiddo for pointing out that boys can like all the colours too & sticking with his choice.
The world is ending and yet life goes on. My CSA box came with 8 pickles this week, including field cucumbers (not my fave). So, quick pickles it is. Shabbat shalom, khevrim. Emphasis on the 'shalom.'
July 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The world is ending and yet life goes on. My CSA box came with 8 pickles this week, including field cucumbers (not my fave). So, quick pickles it is. Shabbat shalom, khevrim. Emphasis on the 'shalom.'
This captures the entirety of the discourse. A curse on both your houses!
June 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
This captures the entirety of the discourse. A curse on both your houses!
Ha, okay, this made me snarfle.
June 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ha, okay, this made me snarfle.
My summary of the 'torah' of gender, standing on one foot:
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
June 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My summary of the 'torah' of gender, standing on one foot:
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
Gender can and should be a home, not a prison. That is the entire teaching. The rest is interpretation.
(inspiration: www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.31a....)
With the A/C on the fritz, even my cat looks like she's too hot to cope. And frankly annoyed about it.
Same, Amalia. Same.
Same, Amalia. Same.
June 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
With the A/C on the fritz, even my cat looks like she's too hot to cope. And frankly annoyed about it.
Same, Amalia. Same.
Same, Amalia. Same.
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life
June 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What actor's expression in a movie will stay with you for the rest of your life
Reading through it is just enraging. Cis guys wanting treatment for gynecomastia *are* experiencing gender dysphoria and they will get treatment. Only the trans kids with gender dysphoria - not the gender dysphoria - are being excluded.
June 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reading through it is just enraging. Cis guys wanting treatment for gynecomastia *are* experiencing gender dysphoria and they will get treatment. Only the trans kids with gender dysphoria - not the gender dysphoria - are being excluded.
Took a break from angsting about WWIII & the general hellscape of the world & had an absolutely idyllic, quintessentially Toronto day down on the island with kiddo.
June 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Took a break from angsting about WWIII & the general hellscape of the world & had an absolutely idyllic, quintessentially Toronto day down on the island with kiddo.
Yes! My son loves rainbows and pink and purple (& all the colours - because rainbows!) Some examples of how he like to decorate his cakes:
June 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yes! My son loves rainbows and pink and purple (& all the colours - because rainbows!) Some examples of how he like to decorate his cakes:
Kiddo and best friend decorated the bday cake themselves and did such a good job! Shabbat shalom (emphasis on the shalom)!
June 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Kiddo and best friend decorated the bday cake themselves and did such a good job! Shabbat shalom (emphasis on the shalom)!
We might be on the brink of WWIII, but it's still kiddo's 10th bday. The specially requested vanilla strawberry cake is in production.
June 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We might be on the brink of WWIII, but it's still kiddo's 10th bday. The specially requested vanilla strawberry cake is in production.