Dennis H
@stoicdennis.bsky.social
Working on myself/my relationship these days. Currently living in Chicago. Posting minimally/irregularly. Long ago diagnosed a “Hyper Empath” whom narcissists find irresistible - and I have the receipts. Real-life interaction > social media. Always.
Pinned
My Digital Detox December begins tomorrow with abstinence from Cyber Monday and general app (like this one) avoidance for the rest of the month.
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7th December 2020
Every year, the village of Grantchester hosts a Christmas party in the Village Hall on a weekend in early December with a present for every child from Father Christmas. In 2020 however, COVID-19 disrupted this tradition — so, instead, Santa visited each child at their home.
Every year, the village of Grantchester hosts a Christmas party in the Village Hall on a weekend in early December with a present for every child from Father Christmas. In 2020 however, COVID-19 disrupted this tradition — so, instead, Santa visited each child at their home.
December 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
7th December 2020
Every year, the village of Grantchester hosts a Christmas party in the Village Hall on a weekend in early December with a present for every child from Father Christmas. In 2020 however, COVID-19 disrupted this tradition — so, instead, Santa visited each child at their home.
Every year, the village of Grantchester hosts a Christmas party in the Village Hall on a weekend in early December with a present for every child from Father Christmas. In 2020 however, COVID-19 disrupted this tradition — so, instead, Santa visited each child at their home.
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Usually I want the US to do ok - nothing spectacular, but respectably - at the World Cup, as it's good for the game if the US remains interested but not dominant. This time, and with full respect to the players, I want them thrashed and humiliated in every match.
December 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Usually I want the US to do ok - nothing spectacular, but respectably - at the World Cup, as it's good for the game if the US remains interested but not dominant. This time, and with full respect to the players, I want them thrashed and humiliated in every match.
No meaningful resistance to $440 million for a new station while the trains don’t run w/reliable punctuality, are outdated, smell like piss + shit + all manner of smokeable substances. Living in Chicago while using public transit has been a daily excursion into the human sewer. It’s absolute madness
🚧 Have you seen the plans to turn a century-old CTA station into a glass-covered “gateway to Downtown”? Construction prep started this week.
From BlockClub Chicago: State and Lake CTA Station getting $440 million overhaul with glass roof, elevators to red line.
https://bit.ly/3UPZXbY
📸: CDOT
From BlockClub Chicago: State and Lake CTA Station getting $440 million overhaul with glass roof, elevators to red line.
https://bit.ly/3UPZXbY
📸: CDOT
State And Lake CTA Station Getting $440 Million Overhaul With Glass Roof, Elevators To Red Line
Car lanes around the station have been reduced ahead of an eventual "long-term closure" of the stop before it reopens in 2029, according to the city transportation department.
blockclubchicago.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
No meaningful resistance to $440 million for a new station while the trains don’t run w/reliable punctuality, are outdated, smell like piss + shit + all manner of smokeable substances. Living in Chicago while using public transit has been a daily excursion into the human sewer. It’s absolute madness
Yeah, I’m pretty much over Chicago. My 18-month trial run is not ending well. But it is ending decisively, sorry to say.
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yeah, I’m pretty much over Chicago. My 18-month trial run is not ending well. But it is ending decisively, sorry to say.
Waiting for Kyle + nieces at Kedzie Brown Line station before heading off to St Louis. Winter beard still intact due to intense leveraging efforts….😉
December 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Waiting for Kyle + nieces at Kedzie Brown Line station before heading off to St Louis. Winter beard still intact due to intense leveraging efforts….😉
Example #666 for today, December 6 of why I gotta get out of here.
Enough.
Enough.
Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders— By Ana Claudia Chacin and David Goodhue
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Example #666 for today, December 6 of why I gotta get out of here.
Enough.
Enough.
Leaving for St Louis this afternoon, so running bike errands this morning.
Chicago: time to get your fucking act together. Almost all of the “bike lanes” are still unusable, including on Montrose/Lawrence bridges over the river.
I hate it here. No, seriously.
I. HATE. IT. HERE.
Nothing works!
Chicago: time to get your fucking act together. Almost all of the “bike lanes” are still unusable, including on Montrose/Lawrence bridges over the river.
I hate it here. No, seriously.
I. HATE. IT. HERE.
Nothing works!
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Leaving for St Louis this afternoon, so running bike errands this morning.
Chicago: time to get your fucking act together. Almost all of the “bike lanes” are still unusable, including on Montrose/Lawrence bridges over the river.
I hate it here. No, seriously.
I. HATE. IT. HERE.
Nothing works!
Chicago: time to get your fucking act together. Almost all of the “bike lanes” are still unusable, including on Montrose/Lawrence bridges over the river.
I hate it here. No, seriously.
I. HATE. IT. HERE.
Nothing works!
Heading to the Music Box shortly for a 3 pm showing of “Sentimental Value” and was just given an ultimatum:
Shave the beard, or move into the guest room tonight.
🤔
(I’ll be shaving…😎😈)
Shave the beard, or move into the guest room tonight.
🤔
(I’ll be shaving…😎😈)
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Heading to the Music Box shortly for a 3 pm showing of “Sentimental Value” and was just given an ultimatum:
Shave the beard, or move into the guest room tonight.
🤔
(I’ll be shaving…😎😈)
Shave the beard, or move into the guest room tonight.
🤔
(I’ll be shaving…😎😈)
Not The Onion, or other parody account.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not The Onion, or other parody account.
As someone else said: “Frantastisch!” We‘ll be there, as I will now be spending most if not all of 2026 in Deutschland.
am 3. november 2026 um 20 uhr
begrüße ich
FRAN LEBOWITZ
im deutschen schauspielhaus hamburg
TICKETS ab MONTAG um 12 uhr
begrüße ich
FRAN LEBOWITZ
im deutschen schauspielhaus hamburg
TICKETS ab MONTAG um 12 uhr
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As someone else said: “Frantastisch!” We‘ll be there, as I will now be spending most if not all of 2026 in Deutschland.
Reposted by Dennis H
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
OF COURSE the annual mattress / bedding refresh at the Albany Park home is happening now - at 12 degrees 🤣🥶
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
OF COURSE the annual mattress / bedding refresh at the Albany Park home is happening now - at 12 degrees 🤣🥶
Reposted by Dennis H
For World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1 and which is being ignored by the Trump administration because they dislike the World Health Organization, other countries, science, and queer people, I'm reposting a piece I wrote earlier this year. (They also hate history.) www.vulture.com/article/hiv-...
The List Keepers
The AIDS crisis shattered Broadway, and the scope of the loss has never been fully accounted for. Some kept their own records.
www.vulture.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
For World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1 and which is being ignored by the Trump administration because they dislike the World Health Organization, other countries, science, and queer people, I'm reposting a piece I wrote earlier this year. (They also hate history.) www.vulture.com/article/hiv-...
Reposted by Dennis H
RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
RT to scare a Chicago alderperson #PlowTheSidewalks
My Digital Detox December begins tomorrow with abstinence from Cyber Monday and general app (like this one) avoidance for the rest of the month.
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My Digital Detox December begins tomorrow with abstinence from Cyber Monday and general app (like this one) avoidance for the rest of the month.
Afternoon *Lichtspiele* over Ronan Park
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Afternoon *Lichtspiele* over Ronan Park
Reposted by Dennis H
Die Beweise für die Häschengene verdichten sich
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Die Beweise für die Häschengene verdichten sich
We’ve been watching “Thelma & Louise,” and Kyle and I agree on something for once: we both felt catharsis in the scene when they confront the trucker from Fresno. As gay men, we have both had to deal with our share of male sex pigs who degrade and insult other men by objectifying them crudely.
December 1, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We’ve been watching “Thelma & Louise,” and Kyle and I agree on something for once: we both felt catharsis in the scene when they confront the trucker from Fresno. As gay men, we have both had to deal with our share of male sex pigs who degrade and insult other men by objectifying them crudely.
For Sunday afternoon:
Rose rouge
YouTube video by St Germain - Topic
youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For Sunday afternoon:
Happy ❄️ Sunday to all, but ESPECIALLY to our neighbors in the unit directly below, whose thermostat is set at such a level that they warm both their unit and ours. Looking forward to low monthly statements from Peoples Gas throughout the season.
😎
#chicago #albanypark
😎
#chicago #albanypark
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy ❄️ Sunday to all, but ESPECIALLY to our neighbors in the unit directly below, whose thermostat is set at such a level that they warm both their unit and ours. Looking forward to low monthly statements from Peoples Gas throughout the season.
😎
#chicago #albanypark
😎
#chicago #albanypark