fchap

@fchap.bsky.social

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Writer, every now and then Philadelphia, PA

Watching #MEXvsENG through a restaurant window on an Old Montreal street #FIFA #WorldCup
Happy people at the Montreal Jazz Festival
Couldn’t wait for #Caturday, this is a giant black cat sprawled on a patterned rug. The
Rea Irvin’s New Yorker mascot, Eustace Tilley
Image from “The Sheep Detective,” which I was prepared to dismiss as a CGI extravaganza for kids but was surprisingly moving
Poster for Scenes from a Mall, a terrible movie
Handsome brown dog, having exhausted himself running in circles, collapsed in an armchair
Elmo in the Phillies broadcast booth
Trying to keep up with everything happening tonight
A Philadelphia Flyers t-shirt draped over a stone wall. It’s a gray springtime day following the Flyers’ playoff win.
A patchwork-colored cat looking out from a second-story windowsill, tucked amongst some potted plants
Marco Rubio struggling to fill a pair of shoes
Bye Bye Birdie girls striking a similar pose
Franks and beans, classic
Handsome brown dog looks at himself in the mirror and wonders, What am I really doing with my life?
Concert poster for the Bridget Everett show
Gorgeous stripey sunset over backroads NJ with forest lining both sides of a dark highway
An email pitch for me to buy JD Vance’s new book on his search for “spiritual meaning,” LOL
protest sign: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to dismantle this thing called ICE
Philadelphia #noKings
Philadelphia #NoKings
Gritty at No Kings, 5/25
Mike Meyers as Austin Powers
Reddit image of a delicious Coke and Cynar apertivo
Mets broadcasters Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling back in the booth together for the first time this year. With Steve Gelb.
“ICE Out of Our Communities” sign in restaurant window #SOTU
Chris Frantz, Talking Heads
The Xyzal owl
Colorful dancing coffee pots at the Milan Olympics opening ceremonies
GRITTY
Christmas 1961, Brooklyn
View from a snow-covered stoop of snow-covered street, trees and cars
Elon Musk in bizarrely oversized shoes
MTG in Cruella de Ville costume at a Biden State of the Union address
Front page of today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, only hinting that you might find some No Kings coverage on Page 4
Crowded start to the Philadelphia No Kings protest, with soaring buildings and blue skies above
Sunscreen flavored ice cream 😬
Fascist message broadcast during major league baseball broadcast — join.ice.gov
Handsome brown dog, sprawled on a patterned rug
Interior of Venice’s Olivetti store-turned-museum, designed by architect Carlo Scarpa
Bugs Bunny gives Emil Bove the boot
Handsome brown dog settling into a kiddie pool that is a little on the small side for him
NYT Connections, taking advantage of its reader base
Sleek brown pup
Phone alert screenshot: 1m ago PENNSYLVANIA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Pennsylvania is experiencing a statewide intermittent 911 outage. Individuals experiencing issues contacting 911 are asked to contact their local 911 Center on their non-Emergency lines. Check your counties social media and website for more information.
Seaver, a handsome brown dog, taking a dip in a kiddie pool under a blooming hydrangea
Mets win!
Sleek brown dog easing himself into a kid’s wading pool. It’s not clear he’s going to fit.
Wile E. Coyote, SUPER GENIUS
Venice with banner reading, THE 1% RUINS THE WORLD (AP Photo)
Bill Murray, taking a dive in “Rushmore”
TACO
Handsome brown dog stretched out on the grass, belly up, refusing to take one more step. Unless maybe you have a treat.
EYES-EMOJI SPOTTED: John Fetterman, the not-uncontroversial Democratic senator for Pennsylvania, dining in D.C.'s top MAGA hangout Butterworth's on Monday evening. Fetterman was joined by Breitbart's Matt Boyle, plus - for a good 20 minutes or so - Steve Bannon. Now that's a conversation Playbook would have liked to overhear.
Francisco Lindor breaking a toe, not good
Handsome brown dog, paws crossed, waiting patiently in the kitchen for dinner to be served.
Bronze statue of Giovanni Verrazzano, of NYC bridge fame
RFK Jr., looking leathery
Kermit the Frog sipping delicious, delicious tea
Seen on the Jumbotron: JD VANCE KILLED THE POPE