I couldn't go to the LACMA opening but a friend sent this photo from the "incident report factory," as she called it. So long, paisley shawls, it was nice knowing you...

Something that has always broken my brain is the argument of accessibility to art objects vs. the safety of those objects. I appreciate both sides of the argument. It was a debate that ran through my head constantly in my time as a museum guard.

Note: The Worcester Art Museum is free today

New painting of the intersection of Salem and Prince in Boston's North End

I honestly can't fathom a lifestyle where I'm like "Welp, I'm running 26 miles tomorrow. I'd better do a few laps around the city today!"

Apparently there are some big jazz fans in Worcester

Hey Worcester, the iconic Coca Cola building where Redemption Rock used to be is for sale. Could someone cool please buy it and put something RR-esque back there?

Almost a half century old, and three generations of Worcester knowledge to draw on and I only realized today the Forest Grove Middle School is by the intersection of Forest and Grove Streets.

New paintings! Part of what will be a new series. Road Work 1 & 2 Acrylic on Canvas 14" x 14"

Walking around with paint-stained pants is significantly less appealing when one is using a lot of burnt umber

One reason I'm a bad sports fan is that my two favorite teams are the Celtics and the Knicks. So I hope they just all have a good time tonight.

Sometimes I fantasize about living off my artwork, or people ask if I'd want to do that, then I do some quick math and realize that at my prices I'd need to sell a painting every weekday all year and would only be barely getting by.

Given the state of the nation, I'd say the mall in this picture has had a fairly American experience.

BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms

I never pursued academia for the same reason I never tried to live in L.A.

Harvard Turkeys

Latest painting! A view of LIC and Manhattan.

Anyone know someone who is studying early-Christian art and is looking for an internship in Clinton, Mass.? Internships - The Icon Museum and Study Center share.google/q6adaLFFDA7O...

hmm

RAY CHARLES RAY AND CHARLES EAMES

Jesus Christ Superstar / Ghostbusters mashup: "Prove to me that you're no fool - there is no Dana, only Zuul"

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the Worcester alert system is back (but you have to sign up again) www.worcesterma.gov/emergency-co...

I might fire up my 10 year old SimCity game to see if I can finally create a functional subway.

Great idea

he’s gonna give a speech in front of an AI generated banner that says, “ŃMIMMS1ØN ACĞŒMPLISSHEP”

I am as passionately in favor of daylight saving time as other people are against it. My reasoning is that I don't care if it's dark when I'm going to work because I'm going to work. I want the daylight after work, when I'm potentially enjoying myself. I find it to be excellent for my mental health.

When I watch soccer, I usually root for whichever team is not benefitting from ridiculous calls by the ref.

Prophetic detail in a June Leaf painting from 1966

I guess I should check to see if I still have that Gas Buddy account someone got me to sign up for once.

Not just in Worcester!

WRRB has long analyzed data on elections and voting in Worcester. This dashboard continues this trend by analyzing Worcester's municipal election results from November 2025. Interact the Data: www.wrrb.org/reports/2026... #WorcPoli

NYTimes: Trump Wants Smithsonian to Create a Different Official Portrait

Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) Is the food world doing this on purpose?

Watching a cooking reality show while heating up some canned soup for lunch. My inner dialogue: "Risky choice waiting for the break to check on your soup" "Yes chef" "Now it's a little burnt on the bottom What are you going to do with that?" "Scrape it with a silicone spatula and eat it" "Excellent"

The nice thing about crumbling infrastructure is that it's a window into local history. Here is a rail, revealed by road degradation, in downtown Worcester Mass. Is it an old trolley rail? Should we just let these roads rot until we can run trolleys downtown again?

timeline cleanse, tardigrade edition

If a law-enforcement agency does not adhere to the law, then it ceases to be a law-enforcement agency, right?

some of the key findings: biking in Cambridge has increased by 250% between 2004 and 2024, with a 283% increase in the number of kids biking between 2014 and 2024. But the bike network has only increased 128% in size. for all the Worcester bike lane Opponents: build it and they will come

Same in Worcester

Posting paintings here seems like "hey, read the room" these days, but nonetheless, here's my latest:

A troubling story of abuse of power against a Worcester City Councilor @etelhaxhiaj.bsky.social who was trying to hold the WPD to account for a devastating DOJ report and found herself arrested as ICE tore apart a family without cause. By @billshaner.bsky.social theshoestring.org/2026/02/03/n...

I've never read Infinite Jest, but I think I've now read so much about Infinite Jest that I should have just read it.

I will listen to this classics scholar rather than idiot faux philosopher "western civ" enthusiasts.

Try to go see the “I Declare” exhibit at the Worcester Center for Crafts during Feb, Black History Month. Is is quite moving. Here are some samples. We have very talented artists in our community. ❤️

I was just scrolling IG and saw a video of two masked guys smashing the window of a jewelry store in London to rob it and my first thought when I saw the video was that it was DHS in Minnesota.

Ranking, not at the top but still ranking, on my list of things making me mad, is that all those people who were told to buy gold on Fox and on conspiracy sites 15 years ago because "Obama was going to cause super-inflation" have seen their stupid investment go through the roof.