Bryan Sorohan
@bsorohan.bsky.social
Retired professor until something interesting comes along
Photo of a bordello in Storyville, New Orleans, ca. 1890's. Note the restrained decor in comparison.
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Photo of a bordello in Storyville, New Orleans, ca. 1890's. Note the restrained decor in comparison.
This is a photo of a bordello during the Storyville days in New Orleans. Notice the restrained decor in comparison to the photo of the White House above.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is a photo of a bordello during the Storyville days in New Orleans. Notice the restrained decor in comparison to the photo of the White House above.
Laugh away, but the traditional Chatham Artillery Punch at the James K. Polk parties packs a punch.
October 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Laugh away, but the traditional Chatham Artillery Punch at the James K. Polk parties packs a punch.
This is my vote for the best horror movie. It's the 1963 version, not one of the ridiculous CGI remakes. The way they can build tension almost seamlessly is masterful, and there's nary a drop of blood in it. The Haunting (1963).
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is my vote for the best horror movie. It's the 1963 version, not one of the ridiculous CGI remakes. The way they can build tension almost seamlessly is masterful, and there's nary a drop of blood in it. The Haunting (1963).
Guess they couldn't get Stryper.
October 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Guess they couldn't get Stryper.
Jack-o-lantern mushrooms are out. Deadly look-a-like for chanterelles.
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Jack-o-lantern mushrooms are out. Deadly look-a-like for chanterelles.
Sounds like the New Orleans Blue Book describing a brothel.
September 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sounds like the New Orleans Blue Book describing a brothel.
So sorry to see him go, but what a life he had!
September 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
So sorry to see him go, but what a life he had!
My dream is that every day something would happen that makes Trump look the way he looked at his sad little parade.
September 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My dream is that every day something would happen that makes Trump look the way he looked at his sad little parade.
Fort Pulaski Lighthouse, Tybee Island GA
August 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fort Pulaski Lighthouse, Tybee Island GA
"It's not shrimp ye're buyin, it's men's lives"
August 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"It's not shrimp ye're buyin, it's men's lives"
Kind of wondering what a 2025 version of Karl Kolchak would be like: still thwarting the monsters among us or just ignoring the vampires preying on young women?
August 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Kind of wondering what a 2025 version of Karl Kolchak would be like: still thwarting the monsters among us or just ignoring the vampires preying on young women?
Also religious people:
August 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Also religious people:
They're going to need a new edition of this book to take into account the phenomenon of MAGA.
August 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
They're going to need a new edition of this book to take into account the phenomenon of MAGA.
Finally some news these guys can use.
July 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Finally some news these guys can use.
Back yard just now.
July 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Back yard just now.
Standing Alone on a Windy Peak
Ming Dynasty ink painting.
Pretty good depiction of my own life.
Ming Dynasty ink painting.
Pretty good depiction of my own life.
July 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Standing Alone on a Windy Peak
Ming Dynasty ink painting.
Pretty good depiction of my own life.
Ming Dynasty ink painting.
Pretty good depiction of my own life.
Why is that such a problem for them with gas at $1.98 per gallon?
July 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Why is that such a problem for them with gas at $1.98 per gallon?
"All my men wear Trump cologne, or they wear nothing at all."
July 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"All my men wear Trump cologne, or they wear nothing at all."
This one just keeps on being accurate.
June 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This one just keeps on being accurate.
Next you'll be telling us that the Beanie Baby was named after Orson Bean.
June 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Next you'll be telling us that the Beanie Baby was named after Orson Bean.