Jennifer Rittenhouse West, PhD
@rittenhousewest.bsky.social
Theoretical particle physicist running around this world. She/her. Anti-fascist. Will you be pulling up?
Me: https://rittenhousewest.github.io
Also me: https://sites.google.com/view/rittenhousewest
Me: https://rittenhousewest.github.io
Also me: https://sites.google.com/view/rittenhousewest
"I'd say no."
"And so?"
"And so, what do you want from me?? If they're not enough to build a house, you'll build a bench."
"But I don't need a bench. There are already some in the public gardens, and when they're occupied I can easily stand."
[ok finito la musica for tonight, things to do 🧱💝)
"And so?"
"And so, what do you want from me?? If they're not enough to build a house, you'll build a bench."
"But I don't need a bench. There are already some in the public gardens, and when they're occupied I can easily stand."
[ok finito la musica for tonight, things to do 🧱💝)
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"I'd say no."
"And so?"
"And so, what do you want from me?? If they're not enough to build a house, you'll build a bench."
"But I don't need a bench. There are already some in the public gardens, and when they're occupied I can easily stand."
[ok finito la musica for tonight, things to do 🧱💝)
"And so?"
"And so, what do you want from me?? If they're not enough to build a house, you'll build a bench."
"But I don't need a bench. There are already some in the public gardens, and when they're occupied I can easily stand."
[ok finito la musica for tonight, things to do 🧱💝)
and so every now and then he asked Master Grape, the cobbler, to count the bricks for him.
"Let's see," said Master Grapes, scratching his head with his awl. "Six times seven is forty-two... I'll put down the nine... well, that makes seventeen."
"And are they enough to build a house?"
"Let's see," said Master Grapes, scratching his head with his awl. "Six times seven is forty-two... I'll put down the nine... well, that makes seventeen."
"And are they enough to build a house?"
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
and so every now and then he asked Master Grape, the cobbler, to count the bricks for him.
"Let's see," said Master Grapes, scratching his head with his awl. "Six times seven is forty-two... I'll put down the nine... well, that makes seventeen."
"And are they enough to build a house?"
"Let's see," said Master Grapes, scratching his head with his awl. "Six times seven is forty-two... I'll put down the nine... well, that makes seventeen."
"And are they enough to build a house?"
Mr. Zucchini had just finished building his little house the day before. You must know that since he was a boy he had it in his head to have a house of his own, and every year he saved a brick.
But there was a problem, and that was that Mr. Zucchini didn't know arithmetic,
But there was a problem, and that was that Mr. Zucchini didn't know arithmetic,
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Mr. Zucchini had just finished building his little house the day before. You must know that since he was a boy he had it in his head to have a house of his own, and every year he saved a brick.
But there was a problem, and that was that Mr. Zucchini didn't know arithmetic,
But there was a problem, and that was that Mr. Zucchini didn't know arithmetic,
enough room for two in here, and come to think of it, I don't even have a glass of beer."
"It's all the same to me," said Cipollino, "I'm not thirsty. Is this all your house is?"
"Yes" replied the old man, whose name was Mr. Zucchini, "it's a bit small, but as long as there's no wind it's fine."
"It's all the same to me," said Cipollino, "I'm not thirsty. Is this all your house is?"
"Yes" replied the old man, whose name was Mr. Zucchini, "it's a bit small, but as long as there's no wind it's fine."
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
enough room for two in here, and come to think of it, I don't even have a glass of beer."
"It's all the same to me," said Cipollino, "I'm not thirsty. Is this all your house is?"
"Yes" replied the old man, whose name was Mr. Zucchini, "it's a bit small, but as long as there's no wind it's fine."
"It's all the same to me," said Cipollino, "I'm not thirsty. Is this all your house is?"
"Yes" replied the old man, whose name was Mr. Zucchini, "it's a bit small, but as long as there's no wind it's fine."
Chapter II. How Mr. Zucchini built his little house.
"Mister," Cipollino asked, "how did you manage to lock yourself in there? I'd like to know how you'll get out."
"Oh, good morning," the old man replied kindly, "I would invite you, young man, and offer you a glass of beer. But there's not
"Mister," Cipollino asked, "how did you manage to lock yourself in there? I'd like to know how you'll get out."
"Oh, good morning," the old man replied kindly, "I would invite you, young man, and offer you a glass of beer. But there's not
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Chapter II. How Mr. Zucchini built his little house.
"Mister," Cipollino asked, "how did you manage to lock yourself in there? I'd like to know how you'll get out."
"Oh, good morning," the old man replied kindly, "I would invite you, young man, and offer you a glass of beer. But there's not
"Mister," Cipollino asked, "how did you manage to lock yourself in there? I'd like to know how you'll get out."
"Oh, good morning," the old man replied kindly, "I would invite you, young man, and offer you a glass of beer. But there's not
without even a name written on the first house. In fact, the first house wasn't even a home, but a sort of kennel barely big enough for a dachshund. In the window you could see the face of an old man with a reddish beard, who was looking out sadly and seemed very busy complaining about his problems.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
without even a name written on the first house. In fact, the first house wasn't even a home, but a sort of kennel barely big enough for a dachshund. In the window you could see the face of an old man with a reddish beard, who was looking out sadly and seemed very busy complaining about his problems.
He took the first road that came to his attention, but it must have been - as you will see - the right road.
[LA STRADA GIUSTA!! The just road, the right road, me and Little Onion!]
After a couple of hours of walking, he found himself at the entrance to a small country village,
[LA STRADA GIUSTA!! The just road, the right road, me and Little Onion!]
After a couple of hours of walking, he found himself at the entrance to a small country village,
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
He took the first road that came to his attention, but it must have been - as you will see - the right road.
[LA STRADA GIUSTA!! The just road, the right road, me and Little Onion!]
After a couple of hours of walking, he found himself at the entrance to a small country village,
[LA STRADA GIUSTA!! The just road, the right road, me and Little Onion!]
After a couple of hours of walking, he found himself at the entrance to a small country village,
That same day he entrusted his mother and little brothers to Uncle Cipolla, a good man, a little luckier than the others, because he even had a job as a doorman; and with a small bundle strung on a stick, he set out.
[postdoc life 💜 I suffer but I would not trade it]
[postdoc life 💜 I suffer but I would not trade it]
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
That same day he entrusted his mother and little brothers to Uncle Cipolla, a good man, a little luckier than the others, because he even had a job as a doorman; and with a small bundle strung on a stick, he set out.
[postdoc life 💜 I suffer but I would not trade it]
[postdoc life 💜 I suffer but I would not trade it]
[here we go, back to Little Onion and his adventures, already started with his papa in jail 💘]
Cipollino had a spicy response ready on the tip of his tongue, but he realized that it wasn't worth getting arrested before he even got to work.
He hugged his papa and ran away.
Cipollino had a spicy response ready on the tip of his tongue, but he realized that it wasn't worth getting arrested before he even got to work.
He hugged his papa and ran away.
November 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
[here we go, back to Little Onion and his adventures, already started with his papa in jail 💘]
Cipollino had a spicy response ready on the tip of his tongue, but he realized that it wasn't worth getting arrested before he even got to work.
He hugged his papa and ran away.
Cipollino had a spicy response ready on the tip of his tongue, but he realized that it wasn't worth getting arrested before he even got to work.
He hugged his papa and ran away.
What in the heck is this fawning review? With a nod and a wink in the middle of adjectives, "misogynist" lost amidst the admiration of the cretin. Science Magazine! Can you find no better reviewers than this? Nary a woman writer to be found??
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What in the heck is this fawning review? With a nod and a wink in the middle of adjectives, "misogynist" lost amidst the admiration of the cretin. Science Magazine! Can you find no better reviewers than this? Nary a woman writer to be found??
Reposted by Jennifer Rittenhouse West, PhD
#VeteransDay
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
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WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
June 12, 1963: Medgar Evers Murdered in Mississippi
Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was murdered by a white supremacist in Jackson, Mississippi.
www.zinnedproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#VeteransDay
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
WWII vet & father Medgar Evers of NAACP was murdered 💔 in 1963 in driveway of his home for his fight for voting rights and his brave investigation of murders of African Americans in Mississippi.
Read more ⬇️ #TeachOutsideTextbook
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/me...
And wrote to Schumer and Kelly. I know every little bit makes a difference, public opinion does matter and people do monitor it. But certain people won't care.
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And wrote to Schumer and Kelly. I know every little bit makes a difference, public opinion does matter and people do monitor it. But certain people won't care.
I wrote to Ossoff, oh these punks, during job application season...this president, this admin...
November 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I wrote to Ossoff, oh these punks, during job application season...this president, this admin...
Laura I'm very sorry you are stuck!! Prices have really gone up since a year ago, I am surprised and worried - for the past 10 years I could get top notch organic stuff - sandwich, yogurt, coffee, plus an organic banana to go - for $20, not $40!!! Dang it.
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Laura I'm very sorry you are stuck!! Prices have really gone up since a year ago, I am surprised and worried - for the past 10 years I could get top notch organic stuff - sandwich, yogurt, coffee, plus an organic banana to go - for $20, not $40!!! Dang it.
Beautiful!
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Beautiful!
"It will come to you at the right time."
[Gandalf ❤️]
"Come on, come on," said the Limonaccio. "Enough chit-chat. And you, brat, stay away if you don't want to end up in jail too."
[more to come 💌]
[Gandalf ❤️]
"Come on, come on," said the Limonaccio. "Enough chit-chat. And you, brat, stay away if you don't want to end up in jail too."
[more to come 💌]
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"It will come to you at the right time."
[Gandalf ❤️]
"Come on, come on," said the Limonaccio. "Enough chit-chat. And you, brat, stay away if you don't want to end up in jail too."
[more to come 💌]
[Gandalf ❤️]
"Come on, come on," said the Limonaccio. "Enough chit-chat. And you, brat, stay away if you don't want to end up in jail too."
[more to come 💌]
"I want you to pack your things and go out into the world to learn."
"But I don't have books and I don't have the money to buy them."
"It doesn't matter. You'll only study one subject: rascals. When you find one, stop and study it thoroughly."
"And then what will I do?"
"But I don't have books and I don't have the money to buy them."
"It doesn't matter. You'll only study one subject: rascals. When you find one, stop and study it thoroughly."
"And then what will I do?"
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"I want you to pack your things and go out into the world to learn."
"But I don't have books and I don't have the money to buy them."
"It doesn't matter. You'll only study one subject: rascals. When you find one, stop and study it thoroughly."
"And then what will I do?"
"But I don't have books and I don't have the money to buy them."
"It doesn't matter. You'll only study one subject: rascals. When you find one, stop and study it thoroughly."
"And then what will I do?"
[but also now I am very happy that I have kept going, darling Rodari - he wrote this in 1951 🌱]
"Little Onion," said the poor condemned man, "you're grown up now and can mind your own business. Uncle Onion will take care of your mother and your little brothers."
"Little Onion," said the poor condemned man, "you're grown up now and can mind your own business. Uncle Onion will take care of your mother and your little brothers."
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
[but also now I am very happy that I have kept going, darling Rodari - he wrote this in 1951 🌱]
"Little Onion," said the poor condemned man, "you're grown up now and can mind your own business. Uncle Onion will take care of your mother and your little brothers."
"Little Onion," said the poor condemned man, "you're grown up now and can mind your own business. Uncle Onion will take care of your mother and your little brothers."
"I want to become a good citizen," Cipollino decided. "But I don't want to end up in prison. In fact, I'll come here and free you all."
At that moment a Lemonade guard warned that the conversation was over.
[Beyoncé enters the chat!! Now I am speaking the words to the translator, ergo un mishmash]
At that moment a Lemonade guard warned that the conversation was over.
[Beyoncé enters the chat!! Now I am speaking the words to the translator, ergo un mishmash]
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"I want to become a good citizen," Cipollino decided. "But I don't want to end up in prison. In fact, I'll come here and free you all."
At that moment a Lemonade guard warned that the conversation was over.
[Beyoncé enters the chat!! Now I am speaking the words to the translator, ergo un mishmash]
At that moment a Lemonade guard warned that the conversation was over.
[Beyoncé enters the chat!! Now I am speaking the words to the translator, ergo un mishmash]