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SF writer (Astounding Award; multiple Hugo/Nebula nominee); science editorial manager at Savvas Learning (opinions are my own); Brookline Library Trustee; He/Him

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"Fair use": Two of the most beautiful words in the English language.

11.03.2026 22:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We have been watching season two of The Pitt, and I've had a thought. Given that the season is set entirely on July 4, 2026, technically it's science fiction, isn't it? πŸ™‚ #ThePitt

27.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Question: How do we know that Purim is next week?

Answer in photo from Star Market today. #Jewish

24.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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See the snow and hear the wind. #Blizzard2026

23.02.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When a blizzard approaches, you need four things: bread, eggs, milk, and an Oxford comma. #Blizzard2026

22.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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As I watch "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History," and I listen to Henry Louis Gates, Jr. narrating, when he says, "Arguably, Hollywood's most powerful team at the time were the Warner Brothers," my mind finishes the sentence automatically with, "And the Warner sister, Dot."

19.02.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's it! Wonder Man reminds me of Astro City!

11.02.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Um.

09.02.2026 04:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been 45 years but we're about to get a new episode of The Muppet Show. Not Muppets Tonight, not The Muppets. The Muppet Show.

04.02.2026 04:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History Black and Jewish America explores the ties between Black Americans and Jewish Americans.

Watching the first episode of "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History." Fascinating.

www.pbs.org/show/black-a...

04.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@gnomerino.bsky.social: "Prognosticating Marmots is our new band name." #GroundhogDay

02.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is something oddly appropriate about today being both Groundhog Day and Tu B'Shevat this year.

02.02.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder to everyone to wake up early tomorrow for Groundhog Day.

01.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah, yes, being Northed.

29.01.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Alas.

28.01.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the 40th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy, the day NASA lost seven astronauts: Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, Michael J. Smith, Judith A. Resnik, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Gregory B. Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe. Their sacrifice is memorialized at Arlington National Cemetery.

28.01.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My wife informs me that apparently, on Sunday February 8, we're going to have to get chicken wings.

(Actually, what she said was something something Super Bowl something something Patriots something.)

26.01.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little after 4 pm. Almost four inches of snow in Brookline and it's still falling rapidly.

25.01.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@universalhub.com

25.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snow in Brookline at 2:25 pm.

25.01.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Appreciated the Jewish content on The Pitt tonight. #ThePitt

23.01.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated ..."

22.01.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I always think of the Doctor Who villain Davros, who created the Daleks.

21.01.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is Squirrel Appreciation Day!

21.01.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my kids actually asked me to sing some Gilbert & Sullivan tonight and I sang β€œI Stole the Prince” from Gondoliers like I did for them when they were little.

21.01.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A person on Threads found it. Berenstain Bears.

20.01.2026 03:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my teen kids is asking if anyone might remember a TV show she watched years ago. It was one episode in which a girl learns how to play tiddlywinks from her grandmother and then tells her parents she knows how to play tiddlywinks. It was a cartoon show. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

20.01.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I had no idea that she was a member of our class! Looking forward now even more to reading the book.

14.01.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sympathies.

07.01.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey, here I am in 2023 with the now newly-elected president of the Boston City Council, Liz Breadon liz4ab.bsky.social

05.01.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0