"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness) As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

it's a rahaeli list, so I assume it's good and have applied it

NO SUN ONLY BLOB.

Airbnb is clearly a successful business with a successful business model, and one can’t ignore that. ALSO, it’s a modern miracle how they’ve been able to turn “my lodging disappeared or never existed.” into “think of the stories you’ll tell!” More power to all y’all, but I just don’t get it.

Most recent block: The type of time-waster who demands hundreds of words in reply to their vague and open-ended five-word question.

A very quiet datacenter.

If at all possible, live your life in a way such that Aimee Mann never writes a casually devastating breakup song about you.

IT IS TIME.

This is not the way I expected the left to take back the concept of a cartoon frog, but here we are.

First frost in New England. That means that The New England “I’m not turning on the heat for as long as possible.” Games have begun.

I was today years old when my brain figured out “dreadnought” means “fears nothing”.

Bluesky clearly has the juice. The LinkedIn-style bro-poetry threads have arrived.

“Do you want to *really* give those people what they deserve?” -“Hell yes I do!” “Okay. We’ve got ya covered. Here’s your credentials and equipment… oh, and we’ll need your face.” -“I gave you my ID.” “No, your actual face.” -“What?!” “Ever wanted to be part of something bigger than yourself?” 1/

"We don’t need an abundance of information. We need the courage—indeed, the audacity—to know absolutely nothing at all."

Just got my flu, covid, pneumonia, and Hep B shots. I can smell 5G. It’s minty.

TODAY— <hand to earpiece> IN THREE— <hand to earpiece> …you’re kidding me. Really? Okay. <deep breath> IN TWO DAYS, WE ARE CANCELLING THE APOCALYPSE.

My letter to Disney. Feel free to borrow from it.

I do, in fact, know what whips the llama’s ass.

I remember that the weather was perfect that morning.

Change of view, change of scenery, sure… <puts on glasses, cinches apron> but never underestimate the value <picks up torch> of a change of phase.

Personal foul = red card. “Looks like it’s a 9-on-9 game here in the 3rd quarter.”

This Is The Way. Thank you, Mayor Wu.

if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake ::clap clap:: if the rage-bait works too well it might be fake ::clap clap:: look, we’ve all been fooled before when a deep-fake makes us sore but kindly doublecheck your source, it might be fake ::clap clap::

Q: Why does a baker’s dozen mean ‘thirteen’? A: Because a yeasted batter is a differential equation.

<resets the “days since yeasted batter containment failure” counter to zero>

Folks, Charlie Kirk is doing propaganda. He knows perfectly well how safe NYC is: he wouldn't have visited or (as he claimed) brought his family if he didn't. "So many people who don't belong here" is the advance drumbeat for ICE raids. Get ready.

Any analysis of Columbia University’s behavior should include “Columbia University is the second largest landowner in NYC.”

Any analysis of Columbia University’s behavior should include “Columbia University is the second largest landowner in NYC.”

live your life so the Alamo remembers YOU

The Discourse of the last few days caused me to envision those two guys in a threesome with an Enigma machine. I share because I care.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Day that Newsweek Discovered Bisexuality. To mark the occasion, I’m going to tell you all a little story. 1/

Dear Five Separate People Who Tried To Cut In Front Of Me At The Gatwick Duty Free Cashier: I’ve studied in the bagelries of NYC. I’ve trained on the highways of Boston. I’ve been forged in the fires of the taxi line at Ben Gurion. Not today, my friend. Not today.

Spouse: “Matt, your hair is looking rather epic.” Me: “CAN YOU COMB IT, BRUSH IT, CURL IT TODAY?” S: “…” M: “IF IT’S FLAT THEN IT WON’T HAVE VOLUME ANYWAY.”

Spouse: “Matt, your hair is looking rather epic.” Me: “CAN YOU COMB IT, BRUSH IT, CURL IT TODAY?” S: “…” M: “IF IT’S FLAT THEN IT WON’T HAVE VOLUME ANYWAY.”

Worldcon is and has been for a while, the family reunion that you are encouraged to bring your friends to, but never ever want to bring your friends to because oh my god you’d have to give them too many warnings

A list of Creepy Compendiums of Knowledge, *and* blocklists!

I can’t be the only person who implicitly captions every picture of Hello Kitty with “Inside, I’m screaming.”, right? …right?

Q: What happens when a can that has been kicked down the road for decades, stops getting kicked? www.reuters.com/world/middle...

בדיוק הלכתי 2 ק"מ. ״זה נהיה קל יותר. כל יום זה נהיה קצת יותר קל. אבל אתה צריך לעשות את זה כל יום. זה החלק הקשה. אבל זה נהיה קל יותר.״ —בוג׳אק הורסמן

Coming from Boston, a city that Doesn’t Care About Fashion, and visiting NYC, a city that Does, is whiplash every single damn time.

Nobody: Me: 1:1 SRIRACHA:KEWPIE MAYO = SPICY TUNA ROLL SAUCE. Aboslutely Nobody: Me: ALSO THE GAMEPLAY MUSIC FOR THE 1980S ARCADE GAME MOON PATROL IS TWELVE-BAR BLUES.

Apropos of current circumstances…

Take myself to the ball game…

I moved to Boston from NYC a long time ago. I’ve finally lived here long enough that I felt okay buying a Boston Red Sox baseball cap. (The other cap is a Mets cap. I’m not a monster.)

Running a public-facing internet service is basically one long exercise in gazing into the abyss, but also explaining to angry well-meaning outsiders that you can't just take a quick swim in the abyss, even if you did drop your hat into the abyss...

היום מיוחד כי זה היום היחיד בשנה שבו אנשים בארה"ב זוכרים שקיים אירוויזיון.

So, let me get this straight. 1. Trump started a trade war with China which resulted in an effective trade embargo. 2. The deal he just made imposes a 30% tax on US consumers just to start China goods flowing again, and it only lasts 90 days. Cool, cool.

I get this joke, and I’m not sure how I feel about that.

There's a chasuble opposite me In the Vatican sacristy which Fra Besungu wears in bidding for the papacy