This a couple of days ago. Nearing completion. It’s one of the few shots where the scissor lift isn’t in the way. Since then, I’ve done a lot more work and added lots of lines. Today I decided it to be finished. Tomorrow we’re going to add a top coat.

And on Saturday, there is going to be an official opening and neighborhood party, because two other murals in my neighborhood accidentally have been finished in the last two months as well. So we decided to team up our festivities.

If you’re in Rotterdam on Saturday, June 13, drop by at the corner of Assendelftstraat and Adamshofstraat. 15 PM sharp!

On Google Maps, you can still get a glimpse of what the previous rather dilapidated mural looked like. Nobody was happy with it:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yM4zbyUP...

#mural #rotterdam #painting

source: https://bsky.app/profile...

Happy birthday to Kim and Kelley Deal of the Breeders, 65 years old today.

before my nephew was born, i mailed my childhood copy of the richard scarry classic to my brother as a christmas gift. this morning he texted me and said “noah has been insisting he eat blueberries and read ‘pig and momma’ this morning.” i was delighted.

my parents bought that copy of the book for me in ~1984 and the legend goes that i requested back-to-back re-readings of it on a daily basis. glad the tradition has continued.

source: https://gardenandgun.com/durham-b...

"Chris Ivy watches as Florida State University outfielder Chase Williams makes a catch during the semifinals of the 2025 ACC Championship, which took place at Durham Bulls Athletic Park." Photo credited to the FSU athletics department.

What a photo. (Ivy is the longtime scorekeeper for the Durham Buls.)

i don't know why this made me laugh as hard as i did.

via luke mcgarry on instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p...

My new band name.

2 weeks ago, after dropping my youngest in the kindergarten I took the usual bike ride to work. While descending the office garage, probably lost control of the bike (sand?). Don’t remember as I blacked out.
After some 20min I walked into my office (in the meanwhile parked the bike 2 floors down where i crashed, passed through 3 fingertip controls/barriers and took the lift) with no memory but some pain in the shoulder and head (of course that day I swapped my helmet to cap!).

*C R Y I N G* what is this, I can't stop laughing


source: https://bedupolker.tumblr.com/post...

via a piece about her life and work:
https://theatticbyviu.substack.com/p...

Used to be Fuji, then i graduated to Braeburn, then tried Envy but decided it was too pricey, before moving to Seattle and discovering Cosmic Crisp.

That held me until the store was out one week and I fell back to Envy, and decided life is too short to skimp on good apples.

Source: https://www.tumblr.com/wordfath...

View from my backcountry campsite at Akokala Lake on the North Fork of the Flathead side of Glacier. Kintla Peak (10,092') is in the far distance, with Reuter Peak closer in. I was the only one at camp, and by the looks of it, the first to stay overnight this year.

I'm still recovering post bronchitis and planned this shorter (5.8 mi each way) hike, since I could mote readily pace myself on foot then cycling. The trail was extremely muddy about a third of the way and then tied in with my first overnighter of the year, I'm feeling it today, but hey, my lungs are still moving the right direction, so that's something.

source: https://mastodon.social/@Sheril...

Finallllllly got around to listing these linocut prints from like 2 years back. I like to imagine Nancy Drew as a straight up Klutz because, gosh darnit, she's TOO perfect at everything in the books!!

https://www.etsy.com/ca...

source: https://www.tumblr.com/hallabur...

Lowriders compete to see how high they can jump in downtown Albuquerque on Saturday 6-June-2026.

The city closes down Central Ave - Route 66, the Mother Road - for a few blocks every weekend to accommodate the revelers. Here was a fenced off area for lowriders to strut their stuff.

Accidental Renaissance?

Appropriates the old Icee (predecessor of Slurpee, Slush Puppie, etc.) logo. geddit?

screencapped from https://www.youtube.com/watch...

MGM Fenway.

Good times.

Great band.

Great fans.

Amazing room.

somewhere in the cesspool of linkedin, where everyone is wetting their pants to the latest claude code, i was surprised to see someone post this old chestnut. i cackled.

image's original mouse-over alt text:
"The pile gets soaked with data and starts to get mushy over time, so it's technically recurrent."

source: https://xkcd.com/1838/

https://influence.citationneeded.news/

The absolutely incredible Molly White has updated her crypto influence watch project to include more than just crypto.

I really enjoy her work and would encourage anyone who can spare a buck to support her.

source: https://mstdn.social/@frans...

Translated from the source:

The world has truly turned upside down.
Fear not, one day we will wake up,
Maybe because the internet has crashed
And our screens go black
Maybe because we’ll wake up from this dream.
For now…. 😴

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We said goodbye to one of the greatest dogs today. Lucky to have had him in our lives.

We gave him a good life after he came to us abandoned. I like to think he gave us a bit of life over the years. The epitome of “man’s best friend”, he’d follow you to the end of the earth and back. Six years is too short for the love we had and cancer just fucking sucks.

Edit: I just realized I've posted about him a few times over the years. That brings me joy. https://mltshp.com/search...

Well, @Lockjaw, tonight was my turn and I also was unable to snag a piece of jumpsuit, but was lucky enough to catch two smiley face bouncy balls. It was a great concert - they played all my faves. Beautiful World hit me different tonight. It made me sad and was a odd choice to finish with. But overall, I really enjoyed it and was impressed how vigorously they moved on stage while I was complaining about standing still with cramping calves.

Seen on the line..