Curious Jon
@curiousjon.bsky.social
Lawyer, writer, filmmaker, musician, storyteller. Curious about the world. Anti-evil. (All photos mine unless noted. No AI.)
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Curious Jon
@curiousjon.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Reintroducing myself to Bluesky. Last time, there were just a few of us here. This is what I’m up to:
- Growing law firm with my excellent friends/partners.
- Storytelling. Making short films, writing quirky fiction, and making music.
- Curious about the world.
Glad to see you here. 💖💕
- Growing law firm with my excellent friends/partners.
- Storytelling. Making short films, writing quirky fiction, and making music.
- Curious about the world.
Glad to see you here. 💖💕
I admit that I am excited for this one. #moon
Launch delayed 'til March due to hydrogen leaks, a balky hatch, need to launch a crew to Space Station, & geometry with the Moon.
Next opportunities: March 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.
Sorry, families. Another month of training & preparation to get it all right.
The Moon will patiently wait.
(photo NASA KSC)
Next opportunities: March 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.
Sorry, families. Another month of training & preparation to get it all right.
The Moon will patiently wait.
(photo NASA KSC)
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I admit that I am excited for this one. #moon
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I’m appalled at the casting of Lupita N’yongo as Helen of Troy. Helen was born of a swan and Zeus and Lupita is entirely featherless.
February 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I’m appalled at the casting of Lupita N’yongo as Helen of Troy. Helen was born of a swan and Zeus and Lupita is entirely featherless.
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Timeline cleanse from Murderbot. I know time is meaningless now but it aired in May-June 2025 and is eligible for award nominations this year marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670572.html
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Timeline cleanse from Murderbot. I know time is meaningless now but it aired in May-June 2025 and is eligible for award nominations this year marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670572.html
As a child, I was always so excited when a Marx Brothers film came on tv. Even into my 30s, I considered them the best. Then one day I woke up and they felt dated, out of touch with current concerns. I still love what they were but I don’t scramble to see them anymore. Time is a bitch.
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
As a child, I was always so excited when a Marx Brothers film came on tv. Even into my 30s, I considered them the best. Then one day I woke up and they felt dated, out of touch with current concerns. I still love what they were but I don’t scramble to see them anymore. Time is a bitch.
My father was an air traffic controller in WWII at Bovington UK. He was proud to risk his life fighting Nazi fascism. I imagine him visiting an RAF pub something like the Eagle in Cambridge, pictured here from a trip I took a few years ago. It is a real piece of history (and still a fine pub).
February 2, 2026 at 10:15 PM
My father was an air traffic controller in WWII at Bovington UK. He was proud to risk his life fighting Nazi fascism. I imagine him visiting an RAF pub something like the Eagle in Cambridge, pictured here from a trip I took a few years ago. It is a real piece of history (and still a fine pub).
I took this picture of my son 12 years ago. He is 21 now. Time flies.
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I took this picture of my son 12 years ago. He is 21 now. Time flies.
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally.
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally.
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Tonight other dumb napkin cartoon…
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Tonight other dumb napkin cartoon…
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"I have never thought about what I was doing in terms of art, or 'this is great', or 'world-shaking', or anything like that. To me it was always a job of work - which I enjoyed immensely - and that's it."
Filmmaker John Ford, born 1 February 1894.
Filmmaker John Ford, born 1 February 1894.
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"I have never thought about what I was doing in terms of art, or 'this is great', or 'world-shaking', or anything like that. To me it was always a job of work - which I enjoyed immensely - and that's it."
Filmmaker John Ford, born 1 February 1894.
Filmmaker John Ford, born 1 February 1894.
A fleeting memory of waking up at two A.M. many decades ago and wandering to the nearby estuary. I stared across the water at sparks flying from welders in the shipyard repairing cargo vessels. It was quiet and serene.
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 AM
A fleeting memory of waking up at two A.M. many decades ago and wandering to the nearby estuary. I stared across the water at sparks flying from welders in the shipyard repairing cargo vessels. It was quiet and serene.
This is a lovely little film. Really made an impression on me at the time.
Roger Ebert Was A Huge Fan Of Martin Scorsese's Little-Discussed '80s Comedy - SlashFilm
The late film critic Roger Ebert once called Martin Scorsese's 1985 manic comedy After Hours an example of "pure filmmaking."
www.slashfilm.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This is a lovely little film. Really made an impression on me at the time.
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Breakfast smoothie: banana, orange, strawberries, peanut butter. Delicious.
February 1, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Breakfast smoothie: banana, orange, strawberries, peanut butter. Delicious.
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The moon is so bright tonight, the trees and street signs cast shadows. Jupiter sparkles brightly nearby. Very clear sky. Really stunning walk this evening. 🌖✨
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The moon is so bright tonight, the trees and street signs cast shadows. Jupiter sparkles brightly nearby. Very clear sky. Really stunning walk this evening. 🌖✨
Hope you are bundled up warm and safe.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Hope you are bundled up warm and safe.
Sorry to get political for a moment but I cannot stay silent. As a nearly 40 year trial attorney I can say that based on the video I have seen so far of the shooting in Minneapolis, it is straight up cold blooded murder. Other video might show something different but I have yet to see it.
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Sorry to get political for a moment but I cannot stay silent. As a nearly 40 year trial attorney I can say that based on the video I have seen so far of the shooting in Minneapolis, it is straight up cold blooded murder. Other video might show something different but I have yet to see it.
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BOTD Jeanne Moreau!!!
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Jeanne Moreau: The cinema icon who defined French cool
She was the woman who lived as passionately on screen as off it, who once said of her work: ‘Making films is no longer a way of acting, it is a way of life’
www.the-independent.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
BOTD Jeanne Moreau!!!
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
MCCT5: 5a)Jules/Jim (Truffaut)/5b Suspended Step (Angelopoulos) 4)Bay of Angels (Demy) 3)Trial (Welles) 2)Notte (Antonioni) 1)Gallows (Malle)
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...
@clarisseloughrey.bsky.social: www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Good morning. Visiting Chicago today where it is -26 with wind chill (-8 without). Beautiful outside.
January 23, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Good morning. Visiting Chicago today where it is -26 with wind chill (-8 without). Beautiful outside.
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Things I try to do every day:
1) Read
2) Write
3) Stretch
4) Stay hydrated
5) Listen to music
1) Read
2) Write
3) Stretch
4) Stay hydrated
5) Listen to music
January 20, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Things I try to do every day:
1) Read
2) Write
3) Stretch
4) Stay hydrated
5) Listen to music
1) Read
2) Write
3) Stretch
4) Stay hydrated
5) Listen to music
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Maps! Get 'em before they get dumber!
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Maps! Get 'em before they get dumber!
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Here I am on Star Talk with @neildegrassetyson.com and @chucknicecomic.bsky.social. It's basically a group AMA, so we talk about black holes and the arrow of time and other cosmic goodies.
startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-...
startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-...
Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean Carroll - StarTalk Radio
Will we find a theory of everything? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice answer Qs on many worlds, entropy, the theory of everything, & more w/ Sean Carroll.
startalkmedia.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here I am on Star Talk with @neildegrassetyson.com and @chucknicecomic.bsky.social. It's basically a group AMA, so we talk about black holes and the arrow of time and other cosmic goodies.
startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-...
startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-...
My writing has suffered because I’ve been struggling with a novel interminably. I have decided to take a break and knock out some short stories. It will be good for my soul.
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 AM
My writing has suffered because I’ve been struggling with a novel interminably. I have decided to take a break and knock out some short stories. It will be good for my soul.