McKee’s new fix for closing RIPTA’s budget gap:

The tariff money (that we pay) is nowhere near as high as he says it is, and he’s promised it away many times over. He may feel desperate enough to send us checks, but that will be on the credit card.

"Fear not, retribution is coming!" That doesn't even make sense.

Texans have learned they can run on the Steelers. This could’ve been all over in the 3rd. But then they let CJ try something. Game is too big for him.

Many people compare Josh Allen to Superman, and I get it. “He put on the cape” is a thing for sure. But I often think of what Rich Eisen said: he's the “Mandalorian quarterback”. Like Mando he gets knocked down, it doesn't always go smoothly, but he keeps coming at you and he succeeds. #billsmafia

On to Denver? #billsmafia

Playoff Josh is real.

Hey, we do have tight ends! #billsmafia

Good. Looked like they were being gifted 3 points, but they couldn't collect.

#svengoolie “Jane, stop this crazy thing!”

Where would gumshoe detectives be without downtown radio and tv shops blaring news broadcasts from their storefront windows? Loud enough to be heard on the sidewalk, even. Shop local, people.

Hot NFL take: Harbaugh takes the soon-to-be-open Dolphins HC job on the promise to toughen them up. First step: moves training camp to Miami, Ohio.

All of these principled people trying to explain how the ends justify the means. Almost like they don't believe in anything.

Welcome to Exxonia, formerly known as Venezuela.

They can't run this one but they think they can run another from a distance.

We should do this with the Eastside railroad tunnel. thttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DS-clZbkX8e/?igsh=ZW1xODNsdXdlMmlh

The news from Switzerland brought to mind the tragedy we had here. So awful. For context: www.erikgouldprojects.com/coldcoffee/2...

Unremarkable New Year’s Eve tradition: bundling up the studio trash and toting it to the curb like a bizarro Santa Claus.

Damn, this Bills D is something this half! #billsmafia

Somehow they are not out of this yet. #billsmafia

“It’s survival”.That bit really got me.

The grinchiest thing he does, no question. btw, ai says it didn’t happen. Lies!

New Hampshire is Pottersville in state form.

So much reporting on inflation mentions that consumers are unhappy because they aren’t seeing prices come down. Why would anyone expect prices to drop? Gas prices fluctuate, but most things don't. Question is, when will wages catch up?

It's great to follow local media on the socials because the comments show you who to block.

Maybe next week the Bills coaching staff can pretend pre-game is half-time and they can have a plan before giving up 3 scores.

The national gun violence dialectic machine is up and running. Lots will be said but the important thing: nothing will be done.

RISD reports shots fired near Governor St.

Here are my prints up at the holiday staff show. My friend and colleague Mariani on scene for a critique.

stealworkers

Doing the things.

I received a bill from Brown Urology on Nov. 26. Just today, Dec. 6, I received a letter from a collections agency for that bill. WTF. When I do freelance work for Brown University they routinely take 60 days to pay me.

J6 Pipebomber has been arrested. Will he get a pardon?

This is not good, for sure summers have got noticeably hotter since I first arrived here 25 years ago

My old Mercedes Fritz parked on Benefit St., Providence. In front of HP Lovecraft’s “Shunned House”.

The last Civil War Monitor battleship with a very familiar name (to RI people) : www.youtube.com/watch?v=kduK...

I had a feeling but now I know Post Malone isn't a breakfast cereal.

Oh to have the self-confidence of the random guy social media post commenter.

Wide right.

Photo editing software increasingly integrates AI tools for retouching skin, hair, eyes, and teeth. Meanwhile, generative AI collects more and more details about flaws, wrinkles, and asymmetry in faces and bodies. We will all meet up in the uncanny valley.

Globe Nurser. An image I made for a medical journal.

There will be elections in the way Russia has elections. Delegitimized, opposition candidates in jail, voters harassed. They will attempt this, but their success is far from certain.

“Shutdown” is a misnomer. It's wage theft and cruelty. ICE continues to be paid, the harassment continues unabated. Taxes are being collected, golf trips are happening.

Leadership team: “We’d like you to do X”. Us: “X hasn't gone well in the past, we suggest an alternative Y.” Leadership: “how dare you question our judgment? Now we want you to do both x and y”. Us:

Who are you and what have you done with the New York Times?

Cool optics bro

This a rather new development for this cat to curl up next to anyone and now I can’t move because I don’t want to discourage him.