Ben
@theotherbfg.bsky.social
plant dad • former chef/somm • Peloton geek • friend of Garak • Cincinnatian
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The Silk Road in 14th century Asia:
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Silk Road in 14th century Asia:
Guess I’m part of the very early morning crew today! LFG
December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Guess I’m part of the very early morning crew today! LFG
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more food besides tiny citrus fruit and babybel cheese should be packaged in slutty fishnets you get to rip open
December 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
more food besides tiny citrus fruit and babybel cheese should be packaged in slutty fishnets you get to rip open
Cooking all afternoon while rewatching Homecoming 🧘🏻♂️
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Cooking all afternoon while rewatching Homecoming 🧘🏻♂️
The peaceful silence of being up before the rest of the house.
December 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The peaceful silence of being up before the rest of the house.
blossoms about to open on my yuzu
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December 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
blossoms about to open on my yuzu
💛💚💛💚
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The part of being sick when your dog cuddles you is so reassuring
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The part of being sick when your dog cuddles you is so reassuring
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Pete Hegseth Jeffrey Epstein
🤝
Criminals of the Caribbean
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Criminals of the Caribbean
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pete Hegseth Jeffrey Epstein
🤝
Criminals of the Caribbean
🤝
Criminals of the Caribbean
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"It's giving Tuesday" texts read different when you're gay
December 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
"It's giving Tuesday" texts read different when you're gay
When you get excited for a snow day only to realize every meeting you have is over Zoom 😭
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
When you get excited for a snow day only to realize every meeting you have is over Zoom 😭
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Since today’s the birthday of the only celebrity I have ever cared about or stanned, I will only be posting about Britney
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Since today’s the birthday of the only celebrity I have ever cared about or stanned, I will only be posting about Britney
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imagine it is 1996 and you are at the Life Café just trying to enjoy your pasta with meatless balls and in walks in the meanest group of hiv+ sociopaths bragging about killing a dog and raising a toast to “handcrafted beers made in local breweries” i would be like…check please!
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
imagine it is 1996 and you are at the Life Café just trying to enjoy your pasta with meatless balls and in walks in the meanest group of hiv+ sociopaths bragging about killing a dog and raising a toast to “handcrafted beers made in local breweries” i would be like…check please!
AMEN
Life is so bleak that when you find something that gives you a modicum of pleasure or peace you should sink your claws into it without reservation.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
AMEN
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Anna Karenina about Count Vronsky
Oh I love this Russian man
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Anna Karenina about Count Vronsky
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It’s snowing!!! ❄️😍❄️
November 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It’s snowing!!! ❄️😍❄️
Pinot Noir really is that bitch
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Pinot Noir really is that bitch
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I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I’m dumbstruck by news of the death of Tom Stoppard—maybe because he hoarded all the words and knew how to use them better than just about anyone. I hope we savor his spectacular wit and erudition and argue about the politics of his plays forever. He was monumental, and also a kind and curious man.
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It's always Baranski season
November 29, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It's always Baranski season
They are fucking medical research in this country in a way that will echo for decades.
No conspiracy theory is too outlandish for these idiots.
No conspiracy theory is too outlandish for these idiots.
While Makary spreads bullshit about the origin of HIV.
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
(To be clear, this has been thoroughly investigated and fits neither the timing nor the molecular epidemiology of HIV).
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
They are fucking medical research in this country in a way that will echo for decades.
No conspiracy theory is too outlandish for these idiots.
No conspiracy theory is too outlandish for these idiots.
Feeling very cozy. Heating pad, heated mattress pad, muscle relaxers, massage scheduled, and reading a good book. I will defeat this back spasm.
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Feeling very cozy. Heating pad, heated mattress pad, muscle relaxers, massage scheduled, and reading a good book. I will defeat this back spasm.
Leftovers and Pinot Noir
November 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Leftovers and Pinot Noir
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Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday
November 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday
Coming from an assimilated Jew whose own family was affected by the Holocaust.
There isn’t a word for how shameful this is. Miller is pure villain, zero humanity.
There isn’t a word for how shameful this is. Miller is pure villain, zero humanity.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Coming from an assimilated Jew whose own family was affected by the Holocaust.
There isn’t a word for how shameful this is. Miller is pure villain, zero humanity.
There isn’t a word for how shameful this is. Miller is pure villain, zero humanity.