Ryne
@rynehager.bsky.social
Former journo for a site you might have read. W-Mass community evangelist, volunteer, and town representative. Holder of strong and sometimes retrospectively wrong opinions.
VP of US Vibes at a PR joint, but my career doesn’t define me.
VP of US Vibes at a PR joint, but my career doesn’t define me.
Spent the last few weeks in Shenzhen. Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
Feels like the stories I used to hear about the way the Bay Area was in the 80s and 90s.
People here have crazy dreams to build crazy shit. I’d love to be here longer to see more of it come together.
Feels like the stories I used to hear about the way the Bay Area was in the 80s and 90s.
People here have crazy dreams to build crazy shit. I’d love to be here longer to see more of it come together.
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Spent the last few weeks in Shenzhen. Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
Feels like the stories I used to hear about the way the Bay Area was in the 80s and 90s.
People here have crazy dreams to build crazy shit. I’d love to be here longer to see more of it come together.
Feels like the stories I used to hear about the way the Bay Area was in the 80s and 90s.
People here have crazy dreams to build crazy shit. I’d love to be here longer to see more of it come together.
First time to Japan (in Okinawa), and so much about it is rad. The US could simply never sustain cloth curtains on a public bus.
Some fun shots from town today.
Some fun shots from town today.
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 PM
First time to Japan (in Okinawa), and so much about it is rad. The US could simply never sustain cloth curtains on a public bus.
Some fun shots from town today.
Some fun shots from town today.
Cooking is one of my favorite activities. I insist on cooking breakfast every single day, and I feel like I’m starting to get sort of adventurous with it.
Today’s is jalapenio, shiso, and onion rice porridge topped with fried bacon, sweet potato, and poached eggs, with sesame oil and ponzu.
Today’s is jalapenio, shiso, and onion rice porridge topped with fried bacon, sweet potato, and poached eggs, with sesame oil and ponzu.
November 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Cooking is one of my favorite activities. I insist on cooking breakfast every single day, and I feel like I’m starting to get sort of adventurous with it.
Today’s is jalapenio, shiso, and onion rice porridge topped with fried bacon, sweet potato, and poached eggs, with sesame oil and ponzu.
Today’s is jalapenio, shiso, and onion rice porridge topped with fried bacon, sweet potato, and poached eggs, with sesame oil and ponzu.
Gotta pay the troll toll to hike behind the cottage.
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Gotta pay the troll toll to hike behind the cottage.
All this to say: Van broke, but Van fixed.
October 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
All this to say: Van broke, but Van fixed.
My Vanagon is now part Range Rover.
Significant improvement over the stock mirrors, swapped the OG allen key adjustment screws for some stainless steel philips head ones, for easier and corrosion-free roadside tweaking.
Significant improvement over the stock mirrors, swapped the OG allen key adjustment screws for some stainless steel philips head ones, for easier and corrosion-free roadside tweaking.
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My Vanagon is now part Range Rover.
Significant improvement over the stock mirrors, swapped the OG allen key adjustment screws for some stainless steel philips head ones, for easier and corrosion-free roadside tweaking.
Significant improvement over the stock mirrors, swapped the OG allen key adjustment screws for some stainless steel philips head ones, for easier and corrosion-free roadside tweaking.
Local VW car show had a hot thing. Van didn’t win any awards, sadly.
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Local VW car show had a hot thing. Van didn’t win any awards, sadly.
Best part of Pepper Season is that it is also Inner Beauty Hot Sauce Season.
❤️/RIP my insides. The scotch bonnets are REAL feisty this year.
❤️/RIP my insides. The scotch bonnets are REAL feisty this year.
September 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Best part of Pepper Season is that it is also Inner Beauty Hot Sauce Season.
❤️/RIP my insides. The scotch bonnets are REAL feisty this year.
❤️/RIP my insides. The scotch bonnets are REAL feisty this year.
Hiking can keep you sane in 2025
August 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Hiking can keep you sane in 2025
So I bought a fully furnished house in a small New England town, and we’ve been living here for five years. Today we found two of these boxes in the garage (place was filled with stuff, still organizing it), and I’m pretty sure this is how the horror movie part starts.
August 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So I bought a fully furnished house in a small New England town, and we’ve been living here for five years. Today we found two of these boxes in the garage (place was filled with stuff, still organizing it), and I’m pretty sure this is how the horror movie part starts.
Woke up at 5:30 AM for a 4.5 mile hike before work on a section of the Robert Frost trail. Climbed Mt Tom before breakfast!
Life can still be good in the midst of all the ongoing fascist bullshit.
Life can still be good in the midst of all the ongoing fascist bullshit.
August 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Woke up at 5:30 AM for a 4.5 mile hike before work on a section of the Robert Frost trail. Climbed Mt Tom before breakfast!
Life can still be good in the midst of all the ongoing fascist bullshit.
Life can still be good in the midst of all the ongoing fascist bullshit.
Ran into this big fella on the trail today. I think it’s an Ichneumon Wasp of some kind. Was a few inches long. Very chill, though.
August 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ran into this big fella on the trail today. I think it’s an Ichneumon Wasp of some kind. Was a few inches long. Very chill, though.
Been hiking almost every day the last couple weeks, and it’s made a huge difference in my attitude.
Urge anyone else upset by current events to spend a little less time here and a little more time out there. Lots to see.
Urge anyone else upset by current events to spend a little less time here and a little more time out there. Lots to see.
August 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Been hiking almost every day the last couple weeks, and it’s made a huge difference in my attitude.
Urge anyone else upset by current events to spend a little less time here and a little more time out there. Lots to see.
Urge anyone else upset by current events to spend a little less time here and a little more time out there. Lots to see.
Managed a solid hike every day this weekend. Got some good cardio in.
August 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Managed a solid hike every day this weekend. Got some good cardio in.
When cat, but also nautilus. And also red.
August 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
When cat, but also nautilus. And also red.
Nothing like a dip in the river on a hot day.
July 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Nothing like a dip in the river on a hot day.
Nice little Sunday hike up to Mount Sugarloaf for the view — and the just-post-rain aroma of the New England woods.
July 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Nice little Sunday hike up to Mount Sugarloaf for the view — and the just-post-rain aroma of the New England woods.
It is cocktail season, my dudes.
So glad to be mostly done with the porch after two years.
So glad to be mostly done with the porch after two years.
July 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It is cocktail season, my dudes.
So glad to be mostly done with the porch after two years.
So glad to be mostly done with the porch after two years.
Hand-sanded, washed, and oiled the deck. Actually really enjoyed the process and the results. Looks incredible. Grain on the ipe really pops now.
Gotta calendar up making sure to do this once a year!
Gotta calendar up making sure to do this once a year!
July 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hand-sanded, washed, and oiled the deck. Actually really enjoyed the process and the results. Looks incredible. Grain on the ipe really pops now.
Gotta calendar up making sure to do this once a year!
Gotta calendar up making sure to do this once a year!
Been working on a pretty extensive front porch repair/rebuild for a year now, and it’s finally done.
Real, real pleased with the result. Lot of fun details and room for even more planters.
Real, real pleased with the result. Lot of fun details and room for even more planters.
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Been working on a pretty extensive front porch repair/rebuild for a year now, and it’s finally done.
Real, real pleased with the result. Lot of fun details and room for even more planters.
Real, real pleased with the result. Lot of fun details and room for even more planters.
Pinball night is a restful respite.
July 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Pinball night is a restful respite.
I enjoy cat. Cat also enjoys me.
February 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I enjoy cat. Cat also enjoys me.
This smoker has a lot of other minor foibles in how it works, but being able to see just how smoke is rolling off the meat to ensure even spread for the good formation of bark is pretty great. You can move stuff around pretty easy to compensate.
February 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This smoker has a lot of other minor foibles in how it works, but being able to see just how smoke is rolling off the meat to ensure even spread for the good formation of bark is pretty great. You can move stuff around pretty easy to compensate.