Tomochman (he/him)
@tomhochman.bsky.social
Not a Democrat, nor independent. Rather zealous humanist, fiercely hopeful ...
(my real name's a pseudonym).
(my real name's a pseudonym).
Goats produce more milk if they're listening to Mariah Carey's 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑰𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖.
– via Qi
– via Qi
December 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Goats produce more milk if they're listening to Mariah Carey's 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝑰 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝑰𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖.
– via Qi
– via Qi
"To live authentically is to accept that despair is not a failure, but a condition of awareness."
– Søren Kierkegaard
– Søren Kierkegaard
December 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
"To live authentically is to accept that despair is not a failure, but a condition of awareness."
– Søren Kierkegaard
– Søren Kierkegaard
via Qi –
From 1946 to 2021, it was illegal in Western Australia to drive a car with more than 50 kg of potatoes in it.
From 1946 to 2021, it was illegal in Western Australia to drive a car with more than 50 kg of potatoes in it.
December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
via Qi –
From 1946 to 2021, it was illegal in Western Australia to drive a car with more than 50 kg of potatoes in it.
From 1946 to 2021, it was illegal in Western Australia to drive a car with more than 50 kg of potatoes in it.
"President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process."
– via TNR, The New Republic
– via TNR, The New Republic
December 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
"President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process."
– via TNR, The New Republic
– via TNR, The New Republic
via Qi —
Word of the Day: SCHEISSENFREUDE (slang) - pleasure derived from watching someone lose their shit.
Word of the Day: SCHEISSENFREUDE (slang) - pleasure derived from watching someone lose their shit.
December 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
via Qi —
Word of the Day: SCHEISSENFREUDE (slang) - pleasure derived from watching someone lose their shit.
Word of the Day: SCHEISSENFREUDE (slang) - pleasure derived from watching someone lose their shit.
Some have genetic predispositions, to have a baby, whatevs. Some have a preternatural attraction, impulse. Somewhere in the middle falls my need for the obtuse and silly, from the ordinary.
December 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Some have genetic predispositions, to have a baby, whatevs. Some have a preternatural attraction, impulse. Somewhere in the middle falls my need for the obtuse and silly, from the ordinary.
alt National Park Service
Before this is taken down, screenshot it and download the file. Here’s the link to the unredacted version. Read page 16.
Before this is taken down, screenshot it and download the file. Here’s the link to the unredacted version. Read page 16.
www.justice.gov
December 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
alt National Park Service
Before this is taken down, screenshot it and download the file. Here’s the link to the unredacted version. Read page 16.
Before this is taken down, screenshot it and download the file. Here’s the link to the unredacted version. Read page 16.
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
– Anatole France
– Anatole France
December 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."
– Anatole France
– Anatole France
I just saw a thing about 900% 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒖 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 10 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅, or something. Don't they have tow trucks any more?
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I just saw a thing about 900% 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒖𝒃𝒂𝒓𝒖 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 10 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅, or something. Don't they have tow trucks any more?
Freedom won't simply be. No one is simply entitled to it. There is no cursing the world and expecting love in return.
December 20, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Freedom won't simply be. No one is simply entitled to it. There is no cursing the world and expecting love in return.
"Silence is not neutrality; it is the language oppression speaks fluently."
– Dr.MLKjr
– Dr.MLKjr
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
"Silence is not neutrality; it is the language oppression speaks fluently."
– Dr.MLKjr
– Dr.MLKjr
I read a phrase, 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. If we're to get anywhere, we all need to get present, take ownership, be family.
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I read a phrase, 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑪𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕. If we're to get anywhere, we all need to get present, take ownership, be family.
"91 immigrants sworn in as citizens during naturalization ceremony in Chicago"
– Chicago Sun-Times
– Chicago Sun-Times
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"91 immigrants sworn in as citizens during naturalization ceremony in Chicago"
– Chicago Sun-Times
– Chicago Sun-Times
"The belief in something brings it to life."
– Frank Lloyd Wright
– Frank Lloyd Wright
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
"The belief in something brings it to life."
– Frank Lloyd Wright
– Frank Lloyd Wright
Swedish actor May Britt died on 11 December. She was 91.
December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Swedish actor May Britt died on 11 December. She was 91.
Today Jacques Pépin is 90.
He is a great chef. Not because he can juggle while making a perfect hollandaise. We have way too many of those. He has simply mastered the job. Shared his joy and become one of the great teachers of all time.
He is a great chef. Not because he can juggle while making a perfect hollandaise. We have way too many of those. He has simply mastered the job. Shared his joy and become one of the great teachers of all time.
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Today Jacques Pépin is 90.
He is a great chef. Not because he can juggle while making a perfect hollandaise. We have way too many of those. He has simply mastered the job. Shared his joy and become one of the great teachers of all time.
He is a great chef. Not because he can juggle while making a perfect hollandaise. We have way too many of those. He has simply mastered the job. Shared his joy and become one of the great teachers of all time.
A visionary, getting it right, again.
"Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring."
– Carl Th. Dreyer
"Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring."
– Carl Th. Dreyer
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
A visionary, getting it right, again.
"Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring."
– Carl Th. Dreyer
"Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring."
– Carl Th. Dreyer
I have determined that a certain percentage of me remains naïve, gullible. This portion is reconciled to coexist with my zealous seeker, and not as a bastard sibling, either.
December 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I have determined that a certain percentage of me remains naïve, gullible. This portion is reconciled to coexist with my zealous seeker, and not as a bastard sibling, either.
Just watched the pilot for the West Wing. Aaron Sorkin found his place writing this show. I sit in stunned silence, it's majestic. The cast is spot on too. I hope one day I will find a niche I am made to exploit, like that. I wish that for everyone.
December 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just watched the pilot for the West Wing. Aaron Sorkin found his place writing this show. I sit in stunned silence, it's majestic. The cast is spot on too. I hope one day I will find a niche I am made to exploit, like that. I wish that for everyone.
Shouldn't Faux News be compelled to label their news parody?
December 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Shouldn't Faux News be compelled to label their news parody?
I like knowing meanings of words. Definitions are often slop, I don't like 'em. Etymology is often the history of the use of the word, much more reliable. Curse words are fun to know, for this specific purpose. I looked at 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒚. Still confused.
December 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I like knowing meanings of words. Definitions are often slop, I don't like 'em. Etymology is often the history of the use of the word, much more reliable. Curse words are fun to know, for this specific purpose. I looked at 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒚. Still confused.
I try to avoid naming a favorite in a field, especially an art. Besides, I find it extremely difficult. Virginia Woolf taught me a lot. One of the things, was Jane Austen was her muse. I know very little about Jane, except today is the 250th anniversary of her birth, so ... Happy Birthday!
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I try to avoid naming a favorite in a field, especially an art. Besides, I find it extremely difficult. Virginia Woolf taught me a lot. One of the things, was Jane Austen was her muse. I know very little about Jane, except today is the 250th anniversary of her birth, so ... Happy Birthday!
I propose we cut down on repeating ourselves, or others.
Seconded?
Seconded?
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I propose we cut down on repeating ourselves, or others.
Seconded?
Seconded?
"Caring for others,
whether people or animals,
is what makes us fully human."
– Jane Goodall
whether people or animals,
is what makes us fully human."
– Jane Goodall
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"Caring for others,
whether people or animals,
is what makes us fully human."
– Jane Goodall
whether people or animals,
is what makes us fully human."
– Jane Goodall