Waiting for an overnight flight from Addis Ababa to NYC. There is a piano nearby. An Egyptian man sits and plays "What a Friend I Have in Jesus" and segues in to other American churchy spirituals. Now he's playing Auld Lang Syne. Ethiopian New Year was recently, so it seems right. (It's 2018 here!)

So basically I've been in Tanzania. Last night's sunset featured zebras loping across the plain. Heading home, which means I have a few more hours before I feel compelled to learn what's wrong with Keith Olbermann this time.

Around five years ago I was contacted by Sinclair-owned station (previously decent WJLA), to do a segment. Paraphrasing Bridget Jones, I replied that I'd rather wipe Saddam Hussein's ass. I know I didn't actually say those words, but I was .... terse in my refusal, which for me is the same thing.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

RIP wonderful Robert Redford; a man with talent and integrity and ... handsome as all get out. I love the way he was

Love Parker Posey. This dress, not so much

My favorite of this season's offerings

Remember when Trump ordered that flags should fly at half-staff to honor President and philanthropist Jimmy Carter? Yeah, me neither

Enjoyed lunch with @maris.bsky.social , whose book of essays is trenchant and funny - and also pairs well with egg salad and Kampucha

God bless geraniums Best plants I know They keep bloomin With no groomin Never quitting Til they're sitting In the snow

Congratulations to @ejeancarroll.bsky.social - an absolute rock star and inspiration to so many women/survivors. She fearlessly spoke her truth. Then she sued the bastard. $83 million is going to make a dent in the Trump coffers.

I find this story much ickier than what it is trying to describe. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/s...

Some new street art spotted in DC 🤣

I'm glad I have a bunch of fading flowers to catch this morning's gorgeous light.

My terrier and I occasionally switch personalities

Can't we Spartacus the DC sandwich guy?

“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books. bookriot.com/penguin-rand...

When enough is enough:

I live on this road (our red barn is up there on the right). Most days I feel so lucky to live in this landscape -- and especially on days like this.

I detest specious assertions like this parent makes. As if one example proves a rule. Though one wonders if the spanked daughter might have graduated magna cum laude or been a director instead of deputy- or won that Congressional race ... if only her mother hadn't spanked her.

Just as the prophecy foretold

There should be a unit of time specifically designated to measure the time it takes my husband to try to locate a hilarious reel he wants to show me.

I'm So Fancy

OTD last year I saw this beautiful iceberg in the Labrador Sea. Same berg, different angles and weather conditions.

My gay ass husband is shopping for PJs online and he just texted his mother "who is your nightgown dealer."

Geologists have released the seismograph from Tuesday’s 8.8 magnitude earthquake

Writing a book for young readers about a beloved American painter and I just saw (by accident) the museum administrators email where she suggested that they should "just get AI to write it. Looks like I came in second to AI.

I used to be so proud to have my work read in the Washington Post. I got to choose to leave; I have compassion for those journalists who stuck it out and then got fired anyway.

I'd like to sue Candace Owen for pretending to be a human

It was fun to try to talk some sense into @paulapoundstone and crew podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

As a favor and because I wanted to I wrote the first chapter of a beautiful book for early readers about the life of an important American painter. The museum trustee replied: "Interesting." She called today and turns out she hadn't read it. This doesn't exactly inspire further effort.

Does this work with Dunkin'

A cat that lived on the front line with #Ukrainian Warriors gave birth to kittens the day after the death of Defender Vadym Barlanytskyi.The brothers-in-arms gave one of the kittens the call sign of the fallen Defender -"Vado"-&took it to Vadym's son,Mykyta. Mykyta waited 9 months for the kitten

Today is the centenary of Phil Carey, a Western star of the 1950s and '60s who became a soap icon on ONE LIFE TO LIVE. But I'll remember him best as Archie's gay friend Steve on ALL IN THE FAMILY. His groundbreaking 1971 episode was directed by John Rich, also born 100 years ago this month. #TVSky

Ah yes, Debussy's masterpiece

"Urban regreening." What a great idea!

3I/ATLAS: it’s interstellar, it’s a comet, and it’s heading towards the inner solar system. But while it was just discovered on July 1st, it could be a very old object, pre-dating our solar system by several billion years. Here’s our post for @universetoday.com www.universetoday.com/articles/new...

Goodbye NYT Connections. Today's Spice Girl fakeout is the last straw!

Like 25% of all news now is like breaking: a racist opened his mouth

My summer so far: All I do is wait for other people in order to race them to the airport because they're running late.

Ummm I don't think the black tail is the headline here

A severe storm knocked out power in our movie theater and while we waited for the movie to reboot I had to act out and recreate the first 10 minutes of Jurassic Park for the late arrivals. Then they bought me a carton of flaming cheesy popcorn.

On my way back from buying firecrackers, I passed this group of elders in front of their assisted living home, celebrating Independence Day by making good trouble.

A few months ago I opened a little cinema in my hometown and show movies on Friday nights. Everything is free and people bring snacks and drinks to share. My poster game is very strong this week.

Orban's Pride ban, going very well

I keep thinking about their children, consigned to perpetual embarrassment

And to @theferocity.bsky.social reading THIS CLASSIC Addonizio poem with his whole chest on Vibe Check this week: