who am I to deny the muse when she sings

Lost my virginity at the Rocky Horror Picture Show 50th Anniversary

I'm fairly sure that a live Rocky Horror Picture Show is the closest we can get in 2025 to the experience of attending a medieval mystery play

“What’s happening right now to trans people — to the LGBTQ+ community — is not okay. Somebody needs to stand up," Dylan Blaha told The Advocate.

this is EXTREMELY MY SHIT

i really gotta stop writing out Really Good and Long Thoughts in skeet drafts and then realizing, after sixteen skeets in a thread, that bluesky is decidedly *not* the platform to share these thoughts on and end up deleting the whole thing

(every time i skeet about jesus i get swarmed by bots)

it's the weather change that's kicking my tail today, lol. it was 77 and sunny when I got on the plane in Sac

the transition from California to Michigan is not for the faint of heart

(I got all my steps today at our local 70%-empty mall)

which is, tbh, quite the way to re-enter the world following nine days in silence

i need to schedule regular hermit days. I've been alternating introvert time with MAXIMUM JYOTISH & SOCIAL OUTPUT these last couple of days and it's been surprisingly sustainable

I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower

Shubh Deepavali! Wishing everyone a very happy Diwali.

Across our city, families are lighting diyas and celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and hope over despair.

New York shines brighter tonight because of the people who bring their light and traditions home.

leavings from the presidential flyover

#jyotish has changed my life, my circumstances, and my relationships for the better, and daily draws me deeper into love for creation and the Word from whom all worlds flow into being, moved by the love that moves the Sun and all the stars.

moreover, it's been a blessing to be welcomed as a westerner into this living lineage of practice flowing from the life and work of Acyutānanda Das, a poet-saint from the 15th century who insisted on the unity of the human family and the Light of divinity in all beings and circumstances.

very, very grateful to have spent the last couple of days with my dear jyotish guru, Freedom Cole, and friends from our jyotish sangha.

I remain humbled by Freedom's exhaustive knowledge and skill, and by his vote of confidence in inviting me several years ago to help teach his first year class.

'Mind the light, that all may be refreshed one in another, and all in one. And the God of power and love keep all Friends in power, in love, that there be no surmisings, but pure refreshings in the unlimited love of God' (George Fox, Epistle 8)

been hanging out with my jyotish teacher this weekend and this *part* of the view from his porch

was he one of Ours or a rando

sksksksksk

Leveled up my civic engagement meter today! Collected signatures for @rankmivote.bsky.social. After a quick explanation of Ranked Choice Voting, most people were eager to sign! RCV is non-partisan and helps ALL voters.

v v proud of my guy for his work promoting the ranked voting effort in Michigan!

we won't be able to fix everything. but it is possible to fix some things.