Potempkin Village Idiot
@ixak.bsky.social
Baltimore climate dad anthropologist fighting existential terror w/ existential counter-terrorism. The soft underbelly of the cutting edge. Working on resilience, local governance, urban gardening, tool repair, fermentation.
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And then I put my shredded turkey in gravy over THAT. And it absolutely slaps.
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
And then I put my shredded turkey in gravy over THAT. And it absolutely slaps.
...My PA in-laws have a post-Thanksgiving tradition of doing PA-style turkey and waffles for breakfast the morning after. Which is fine.
But I have added a specific innovation: I take a scoop of leftover stuffing, stir an egg into it, and put that in the waffle maker. Voila! STUFFING WAFFLES!
But I have added a specific innovation: I take a scoop of leftover stuffing, stir an egg into it, and put that in the waffle maker. Voila! STUFFING WAFFLES!
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
...My PA in-laws have a post-Thanksgiving tradition of doing PA-style turkey and waffles for breakfast the morning after. Which is fine.
But I have added a specific innovation: I take a scoop of leftover stuffing, stir an egg into it, and put that in the waffle maker. Voila! STUFFING WAFFLES!
But I have added a specific innovation: I take a scoop of leftover stuffing, stir an egg into it, and put that in the waffle maker. Voila! STUFFING WAFFLES!
Post-Thanksgiving breakfast: Peanuts and Chex Mix dust.
Don't be jealous.
Don't be jealous.
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Post-Thanksgiving breakfast: Peanuts and Chex Mix dust.
Don't be jealous.
Don't be jealous.
Breakfast of champions in effect (Plus leftover Halloween light up skull necklaces were only 53 cents apiece)
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Breakfast of champions in effect (Plus leftover Halloween light up skull necklaces were only 53 cents apiece)
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
What can I say? The guy probably has the right tools for the job.
What can I say? The guy probably has the right tools for the job.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
What can I say? The guy probably has the right tools for the job.
What can I say? The guy probably has the right tools for the job.
11 years ago I got sent to Nepal for two weeks to do data collection work. I wonder if I'll ever make it back.
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
11 years ago I got sent to Nepal for two weeks to do data collection work. I wonder if I'll ever make it back.
In my 20s this was my primary keyboard. I was mostly a bass player & a rhythm guitar player, but I kept this around for when I got stuck in a songwriting rut.
An absolute unit, I'm sure it's caused more than a few hernias. It ended up at a friend's studio for 15 years & just came back to me today.
An absolute unit, I'm sure it's caused more than a few hernias. It ended up at a friend's studio for 15 years & just came back to me today.
November 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In my 20s this was my primary keyboard. I was mostly a bass player & a rhythm guitar player, but I kept this around for when I got stuck in a songwriting rut.
An absolute unit, I'm sure it's caused more than a few hernias. It ended up at a friend's studio for 15 years & just came back to me today.
An absolute unit, I'm sure it's caused more than a few hernias. It ended up at a friend's studio for 15 years & just came back to me today.
Another six months to go. Bloomsday 2026, here we come
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Another six months to go. Bloomsday 2026, here we come
A project that started back on Bloomsday has reached its next stage. Maesil Cheong is ready for use, but Maesil Ju is just beginning.
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A project that started back on Bloomsday has reached its next stage. Maesil Cheong is ready for use, but Maesil Ju is just beginning.
Reskeet with the time you looked cool.
November 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reskeet with the time you looked cool.
Oh shit! It's totally my twenties.
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh shit! It's totally my twenties.
Inside you there are two wolves
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Inside you there are two wolves
On this day in 2014 I was working in Nepal.
On this day in 2019 I was eating camel in Tchad.
Today I'm going to be disassembling a broken picnic table in a nearby park.
Every day is an adventure.
On this day in 2019 I was eating camel in Tchad.
Today I'm going to be disassembling a broken picnic table in a nearby park.
Every day is an adventure.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On this day in 2014 I was working in Nepal.
On this day in 2019 I was eating camel in Tchad.
Today I'm going to be disassembling a broken picnic table in a nearby park.
Every day is an adventure.
On this day in 2019 I was eating camel in Tchad.
Today I'm going to be disassembling a broken picnic table in a nearby park.
Every day is an adventure.
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me say aww yiss.
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me say aww yiss.
From Nathan Pyle.
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
From Nathan Pyle.
It's in the 30s and 40s all week at night, and yet the raspberry bush in the community garden is still pumping out phenomenal berries.
November 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's in the 30s and 40s all week at night, and yet the raspberry bush in the community garden is still pumping out phenomenal berries.
Currently torn between either pronouncing females like tamales, or pronouncing tamales like females.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Currently torn between either pronouncing females like tamales, or pronouncing tamales like females.
Here's something someone said to me today that made me cry my eyes out
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here's something someone said to me today that made me cry my eyes out
Show me a hot person with a gun again.
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Show me a hot person with a gun again.
Wouldn't bet on it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Wouldn't bet on it.
Me, to my kids: "No! We're not buying a bunch of half-priced post-Halloween candy. You have too much candy already!"
Also me: "Yes. We need this."
Also me: "Yes. We need this."
November 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Me, to my kids: "No! We're not buying a bunch of half-priced post-Halloween candy. You have too much candy already!"
Also me: "Yes. We need this."
Also me: "Yes. We need this."
Just introduced my 4 year old to the nog.
He's a fan.
He's a fan.
November 9, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Just introduced my 4 year old to the nog.
He's a fan.
He's a fan.
