my latest bread attempt: golden buttermilk loaf. first use of buttermilk powder, butter, semolina, or egg wash in baking. definitely could have kneaded it more. the loaf's collapse aside, it came out fine.

perhaps i should make checking flightradar24 for helicopters over 495 part of my morning routine on office days

Joy receptacle Joy, IL

The WFMU Record Fair continues (and ends) today, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan! Records! CDs! WFMU swag! Live music! Films! Food! Alcoholic beverages! $10 gets you in all day.

CONFIRMED: FedEx follows UPS in grounding MD-11 fleet after Boeing safety recommendation. Western Global expected to follow. Boeing statement expected shortly. (Via ⁦‪@theaircurrent‬⁩.com)

The WFMU Record Fair runs all weekend, Nov. 8 and 9, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan! Hundreds of record dealers, live music, films, and more!

“.. The Louisville Metro Police Department described the scene as active with ‘fire and debris,’” @cbsnews.com $UPS www.cbsnews.com/news/ups-pla...

Good morning, Jerz! It’s Election Day! Polls are open til 8pm! Vote!! Vote!! Vote!! Gov’s office and Assembly races on the line! And follow our election coverage tonite at 8, 9, and 10pm—to see your vote counted! @NJSpotlightNews

ghapama is a great armenian dish where you cram parboiled rice, fruit, nuts, spices, and honey into a pumpkin for baking. this has been on my to-do list for a while, and i finally got to cross it off this week.

ACARS Message From: N244JQ / YX5667 Message: OUR TRAVELS HATH BEEN A WEEE BIT SPOOORTY. BUT UNFORTUNATELY. NOT SPOOOKY ENOUGH. HAVE A GREAT DAY Track Aircraft: https://www.flightradar24.com/N244JQ Area: Jersey Shore, NJ, USA #acars #vdlm2 #N244JQ #YX5667

Happy 50th to the GOAT of #tabloidheds

it's cool to see that this game's starting pitcher is still hanging in there

appreciating the asteraceae and solidago offerings of this time of year

The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt (2000)

it's cat chilling on cabinets season again

black bean mushroom soup with chicken-pork-mushroom broth

december hits differently when you work for a magazine with a big year-end mega-issue

Cool website by @albertguillaumes.cat showing station maps of most European and American underground stations (nice colouring of TfL axiomatics). stations.albertguillaumes.cat

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

there are passages in châtelet-les halles with the same atmosphere as that one port authority bus terminal subway transfer walkway

US ecosystems 🤝 european ecosystems steadily being consumed by knotweed

til we meet again, krakow. beautiful city, though i didn't see as much as i'd have liked. the jagiellonian university botanical gardens are a must.

the polish pizza on a baguette street food is very powerful and possibly dangerous

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

new loaf made

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

unfortunately stuck on hold with WFMU and unable to call in and recommend the legendary "how i unleashed world war II," in which a polish soldier becomes convinced he's accidentally started WWII, then travels around europe, trying to redeem himself but mostly causing more problems

A note from us…

confused by all these trendy "martinis" that don't include a drop of vermouth or gin

i've suddenly found myself with a free copy of the light eaters by zoë schlanger, so i suppose that's my next read

the aptly named seedbox | Ludwigia alternifolia 🌿

finding a nice suit for a wedding is much harder than it should be.

New favorite vermouth.

a bootlegged grateful dead concert.

walked ten miles yesterday, mostly in central park. somehow i hadn't visited shakespeare garden before. beautiful plant selection there. not included in these pictures: native asters, blue mistflowers, and cardinal flowers in full bloom.

youtube continues to give me the strangest ads. i understand hawking your macho hoodie as useful for hunting, fishing, and hiking in, but why are you talking about how good it is for "conquering foreign lands"? sir, you are selling a hoodie.

Good morning. Feeling a bit prickly this Fall morning after a week overseas. #photography #today #fall #chicago

made a new york jewish rye loaf, pickle juice included.

great place to grab pierogi

now is the time of goldenrod

404 solari board not found

More canceled light rail trains make kids 40 minutes late to school. www.nj.com/news/2025/09...

it turns out you can just put the no-knead dough in a loaf pan. bake bread in a dutch oven next door at the same time. nobody can stop you.

saw some flowers today, which makes it better than the last few days. Here are Liatris pilosa and Lobelia puberula

Photojournalist Bill Biggart died when the second tower collapsed on him on 9/11, but the film he shot that day and his flash card were recovered from the debris and developed, along with his flash card. You can see his amazing photos of 9/11, the last photos he took while alive, here:

this is how i'd like to be

in other news, i am making a big no-knead loaf of crusty white bread. 50% all-purpose, 50% bread flour. some dried herbs are mixed in.