Driving home I get another spam call - from my old number in Pasadena? IS MY (dead) HUSBAND CALLING? The short story that rushed through my head in the space of three rings interrupting my audio book.

How the artist saw us vs how we look after a bath and a glow up

wise words

Norovirus (elsewhere TG) turned Christmas into…BBC via VPN? Two Doors Down, King’s Speech, Amandaland (yay Pats and Edina!), Miranda S1E1, When Harry Met Sally, and Death Valley. Silly distractions from here. Nice to hear a head of state talk about compassion. Not a monarchist tho #nordvpn

He’s down for the count after kids’ arrival and departure. Free afternoon: hosts have noro. #noroxmas

Why does the Epstein case remind me of RC priestly child abuse? Because the hangers-on - friends of Jeffrey, nuns - knew and were quietly complicit. Sadly, this includes you, Hillary. #epsteinfiles

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how huge SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in our cities, and the absolutely INSANE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by #NotJustBikes. Then please share it as much as you can.

The voice of local person @jaysonmassey.bsky.social will not be silenced. 12/23/25 LTTE Philadelphia Inquirer #pennsylvaniasociety

This very clever individual has created a way to convert an architect’s dreamy rendering into an approximation of gritty reality. Phone pasting doesn’t work, alas. antirender.com @ingasaffron.bsky.social

If you like riding the @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social , you probably like pens and post cards and ink and journals. YES, we keep on being a Brompton shop during this Pop-Up!

WE’RE here at Trophy Bikes PHL, selling the most practical folder bicycles currently made, if you’d like to get someone a durable, nicely-designed multi-modal bit of transport gear. OPEN thru 12/24 (including SUN, 12/21). Scamper over + Ask Us Anything about BROMPTONS, [133 S. 23rd St•Wed-Sat•12-6]

This ad for marriage equality in Australia dropped in 2011 or so. Another great short movie telling a compelling story. Luckily it’s nostalgia. #marriageequality youtu.be/_TBd-UCwVAY?...

This one is a whole lot more upbeat. Norwegian Post’s 2021 Christmas ad. Tearjerking in less than three minutes. Buy more stamps? #posten #gaysanta youtu.be/pCNnX7ahix8?...

A less happy Christmas message from the Norwegian Postal Service (two years old, how did I miss?). #posten #badsanta youtu.be/TGZ2xqhy8OY?...

McDonald’s (Netherlands, a famously secular country) did a AI-produced downer Christmas ad in 2025. The clip shows the 45 sec ad in full midway. It’s no Norwegian Post Office Santa ad, not as bad as people say youtu.be/U8ixeFUD6aM?...

WIP: a scarf, DK merino in ultramarine. Six skeins. 50 stitches per row. That was about an hour. #knittersedge for the yarn (Bethlehem PA yarn wonderland) #crochet #gaycrochet

The loss of my long-time knit cap hit me hard. Old yarn formed the newer one from a few days ago. This was 2025 money I put out for this wool - worsted weight. No pattern, which is why there are pitbull ears and a reservoir tip. #gaycrochet #crochet

Bluesky’s @jaysonmassey.bsky.social made this morning’s @inquirer.com letters section. Go Jayson!

The lost hat, WIP, and finished. First anything since pandemic. I need to grow into it #gaycrochet #hautecouture

Advice requested: a third party working with Pfizer is looking for guinea pigs for a blind norovirus vaccine. I’ll be on the Queen Mary 2 (a plague ship last year when i crossed) Jan 3-11 eastbound. Clever idea or Big Risk?

This year we were grateful for peace, order, and good governance, frequent subway trains, and a great bike shop in Curbside Cycles on Bloor St West.

They’re so friendly here

Here’s the interview by Tom Power referenced earlier Q with Tom Power: The joy of gay, smutty TV (28 min)

Episode 2 of this Canadian production while on vacation in Canadia. Moody, they both have gutters

I can’t believe how tame they are. The Torontonians call them “trash pigeons”.

The happiest of Thanksgivings to all! (Santa on break)

Finally a photo with both of us - St. Lawrence Market in TO. Half-hour before close. 5 oz brisket (split) and apple caramel tart (ditto).

Our non-holiday festive meal at a halal Italian tavola calda in an industrial part of North York in the Greater Toronto Area (I’m taking the pic)

First time in Toronto in 17 years. A pleasant drive. Found rules to live by.

Post your favourite “The Lord of The Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

This is a slice of sweet Lebanon bologna (baloney), a staple of my childhood. There’s also a dark version that I like more. How: fry lightly in butter and put in a (Wonder Bread) sandwich or roll around Philadelphia cream cheese and serve to your parents’ friends at a bridge party.

Got a doggie?

There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.

1) This is excellent editing advice from @anamariecox.bsky.social 2) The writing she is trying to edit ... oooof. (Free dissertation-topic suggestion: Pitfalls of the "trying to sound like Joan Didion" approach to West Coast writing. Especially when you're not from there, so it's "exotic.")

We've launched the Catenary Maps Android app! Now you can track buses, trains, metros, and see timetables & blocks with much better battery efficiency and high frame rate! Download and try it out !!! play.google.com/store/apps/d...

My 28-year-old stepdaughter didn’t know who Sister Bertrille was

This deal apparently includes no funding for transit, and major concessions to Republicans. Democrats tossed Philly under the bus yet Republicans continued to press for more and Dems caved further. Republicans and Democrats alike have failed Philly and SEPTA.

I’ve had some new followers arrive in recent days, so… welcome! I make a story based meditation podcast called Neighborful Station, and I’m so grateful you’re here. 😊💜 www.neighborfulstation.us

Why aren’t more people speaking about a nice, orderly #secession?

A solid performance at #studioseaview of #princefaggot. Far more than I expected with a versatile cast shifting between roles and time periods. Had no expectations, left able to recommend it. With friend left and my guy right.

Granddog and me waking up #granddog

We find ourselves dog sitting. Did not expect the canine paralysis.

Off to Philly for #phillybikeride (about 60 mi). Bikes loaded, on time departure. Only forgot one thing. Electricity. And this is the slowest fast charge car evah. Chevy Bolt.

How my day is starting: flat diagnosis and repair

In 2014 I took part in a postal art project: a self-created work that fit on a postcard. I scanned one of my outgoing works, a collage of a watercolor I did the year before. Mike at @trophybikes.bsky.social has the works I received. #lvpostcardproject #collage ##watercolor

@jokerpajamas.top Howdy! You a Philly guy? Bethlehem PA here. I enjoy the gang in common

@lukeacl.com Taste test. Couldn’t resist. Marmite from UK breakfast buffet. Vegemite from supermarket. $9.99. Tariffs?

Glamour shot