@nmmatza.bsky.social
Chicagoan. Waiting for everyone to show up.
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When I see myself in the bathroom mirror first thing in the morning.
December 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
When I see myself in the bathroom mirror first thing in the morning.
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If you are looking for me on social media, I'm over at LinkedIn.
For example, my latest post offers a "thread-like" reflection on the new NSS
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
For example, my latest post offers a "thread-like" reflection on the new NSS
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
With a day to digest it, here are my initial thoughts on the Trump Administration's newly released "National Security Strategy":
1) Contextual Caveat 1 - these documents probably don...
With a day to digest it, here are my initial thoughts on the Trump Administration's newly released "National Security Strategy":
1) Contextual Caveat 1 - these documents probably don't matter:
It i...
www.linkedin.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
If you are looking for me on social media, I'm over at LinkedIn.
For example, my latest post offers a "thread-like" reflection on the new NSS
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
For example, my latest post offers a "thread-like" reflection on the new NSS
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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The amazing techicolor volcel Bufflehead is back at Belmont Harbor. Second year this dude is back. He hangs with Common Goldeneyes rather than his own species.
#birds
#birds
December 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The amazing techicolor volcel Bufflehead is back at Belmont Harbor. Second year this dude is back. He hangs with Common Goldeneyes rather than his own species.
#birds
#birds
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Friend: "OK look, but don't make it obvious"
Me:
Me:
December 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Friend: "OK look, but don't make it obvious"
Me:
Me:
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Chicago Snowfall
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Chicago Snowfall
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Here is a fox kit scampering at the south end of Frank Gehry’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion in 2023. 🦊
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here is a fox kit scampering at the south end of Frank Gehry’s Jay Pritzker Pavilion in 2023. 🦊
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RIP Frank Gehry. I’ve enjoyed the sights and sounds of his Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park so many times.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
RIP Frank Gehry. I’ve enjoyed the sights and sounds of his Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park so many times.
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When reading Lee Bey's excellent obit of Frank Gehry in today's Sun-Times, how many readers wonder WHY it's so good? The answer being because Lee knows this stuff backward and forward, because SOM's Adrian Smith returned his call. Institutional memory at work.
chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Architect Frank Gehry who designed Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion and foot bridge dies at 96
The visionary West Coast architect had deeply rooted Chicago connections and friendships.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When reading Lee Bey's excellent obit of Frank Gehry in today's Sun-Times, how many readers wonder WHY it's so good? The answer being because Lee knows this stuff backward and forward, because SOM's Adrian Smith returned his call. Institutional memory at work.
chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
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Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra): This 17cm (6.7in) American songbird was originally considered a Tanager but has since been classified as a member of the Cardinal family. Breeding is normally in open wooded habitat in the southern US. Neat photo taken by Mark Watts in Alabama, USA. #tanager #wildlife
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra): This 17cm (6.7in) American songbird was originally considered a Tanager but has since been classified as a member of the Cardinal family. Breeding is normally in open wooded habitat in the southern US. Neat photo taken by Mark Watts in Alabama, USA. #tanager #wildlife
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Dionysia esfandiarii
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dionysia esfandiarii
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
Primulaceae
Endemic of Iran
Fars province, Iran
April 2024
Elevation: 3060 m
#Primulaceae #botany #ecology
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excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
excited to award my kids the Burger King Peace Prize this weekend
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Snowy owl neck stretch. November 24, 2025, Chicago.
December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Snowy owl neck stretch. November 24, 2025, Chicago.
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A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants
Statement of Agency’s Reinstatement of Terminated IMLS Grants Washington, DC– Upon further review, the Institute of Museum and Library Services has reinstated all federal grants. This action supersede...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A win! The Institute of Museum and Library Services (the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries) has reinstated thousands of grants that had been canceled by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ruled the executive order mandating those cuts was unlawful.
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"This new piece is baroque in style and covers themes of misplaced loyalty and broken trust and it's called 'Concerto for An Empty Bowl'"
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"This new piece is baroque in style and covers themes of misplaced loyalty and broken trust and it's called 'Concerto for An Empty Bowl'"
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Speak up fur endangered species! Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act would severely weaken our most powerful tool for saving wildlife.
Make your voice heard before the public comment deadline on Dec. 22
Make your voice heard before the public comment deadline on Dec. 22
December 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Speak up fur endangered species! Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act would severely weaken our most powerful tool for saving wildlife.
Make your voice heard before the public comment deadline on Dec. 22
Make your voice heard before the public comment deadline on Dec. 22
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🎞️35MM Frames from REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE🎞️
James Dean, Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo star in Nicholas Ray's still powerful coming-of-age melodrama.
Playing Tuesday December 9th at 7pm
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
James Dean, Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo star in Nicholas Ray's still powerful coming-of-age melodrama.
Playing Tuesday December 9th at 7pm
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🎞️35MM Frames from REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE🎞️
James Dean, Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo star in Nicholas Ray's still powerful coming-of-age melodrama.
Playing Tuesday December 9th at 7pm
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
James Dean, Natalie Wood & Sal Mineo star in Nicholas Ray's still powerful coming-of-age melodrama.
Playing Tuesday December 9th at 7pm
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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I'm giving a presentation on "The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace" with my co-author, James "Andy" Pierce, at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Chicago Architecture Center. Tickets are $10 (or $7 if you're a CAC member). www.architecture.org/events-progr...
Book Talk: The UPTOWN
<p>Journey through a pictorial history of the Uptown Theatre with Robert Loerzel and James A. Pierce, co-authors of the new book, The UPTOWN: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace.</p>
www.architecture.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I'm giving a presentation on "The Uptown: Chicago's Endangered Movie Palace" with my co-author, James "Andy" Pierce, at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, at the Chicago Architecture Center. Tickets are $10 (or $7 if you're a CAC member). www.architecture.org/events-progr...
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This is a cool photo! This is the McDonald’s at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL. This was taken on February 4, 1979. Neil J. Klemek credits the photo. That was what McDonald’s looked like when I was in high school.
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is a cool photo! This is the McDonald’s at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL. This was taken on February 4, 1979. Neil J. Klemek credits the photo. That was what McDonald’s looked like when I was in high school.