Christopher O.

@phaseolus.bsky.social

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Old man, loves Milwaukee and cats and Baroque music, pining for a more just and equitable and kind future

1956 vs 1967 aerial photographs showing a highway decimating neighborhoods and a landmark park
Audubon's illustration of the extinct Carolina Parakeet
"[Artificial Intelligence] lets you throw 'compute' at that problem. "
a "Farmer's Fridge" branded vending machine
Old movie poster, "Laurence Olivier as OTHELLO"
Sleeping doofus on his back with mouth open and paws crossed
screenshots of Kopp's Frozen Custard's flavor forecast showing Butter Pecan's appearances in June 2026
Michele Bachmann looking ridiculous while eating oversized state fair food
Screenshot of Seth Abramson's bsky profile page. He's blocking me.
At the left, a 1950s/60s flat topped beer can with the Falstaff logo and the words "King Size". At right, a painting of the beer's namesake
Italianate home at 800 N. Marshall St., Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, constructed from the local yellow brick. Photo from Bobby Tanzilo/Onmilwaukee.com
screenshot of some chud's profile, with the note "User Blocked by "Weird Bouie Reply Guys"
Excerpt of a post from someone who's horniness is leading him to extend an abundance of grace to Hasan Piker: "My main thing about Hasan apart from he's hot is ..."
Lyrics quoted from the Don Henley song "The Garden of Allah": "Today I made and appearance downtown I am an expert witness, because I say I am And I said, 'Gentleman....and I use that word loosely...I will testify for you I'm a gun for hire, I'm a saint, I'm a liar Because there are no facts, there is no truth, just data to be manipulated I can get you any result you like....what's it worth to ya? Because there is no wrong, there is no right And I sleep very well at night No shame, no solution No remorse, no retribution Just people selling t-shirts Just opportunity to participate in this pathetic little circus And winning, winning, winning"
Wildflowers and mountains, near Soda Lake, Carrizo plain, California
A giddy cartoon human wearing metal-detectable earplugs with a cord
screenshot -- "User Blocked by "Weird Bouie Reply Guys"
Artist Jenny Holzer's dictum "Money Creates Taste" displayed on the Caesar's Palace marquee in Las Vegas in the 1980s
several ceramic fragments from an auto spark plug, held in the palm of someone's hand
results from a bsky search for the phrase "kneecapped Bernie"
detail of a Google Maps photo taken at Mayuri International Foods in Seattle Washington in 2025, showing imported Indian mangoes for US$39.33 a case (Kesar and Baganpalli varieties) and $49.99/case (Alphonso).
Portable soup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alternative names Pocket soup, veal glue Type Dehydrated food Place of origin United Kingdom Portable soup was a form of dehydrated food of English origin used in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was a precursor of meat extract and bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food. It is also known as pocket soup or veal glue. It is essentially a partially dehydrated broth and a solid counterpart of the glace de viande (meat glaze) used in French cuisine. It was long a staple of British seamen, military and explorers, as it would keep for many months or even a year. In this context, it was considered a filling and nutritious dish. Process Portable soup was made from a slow-cooked beef or veal broth (often 6 to 8 hours), reduced, degreased to remove the fat (which may spoil and become rancid over time) and then reduced repeatedly until it solidified into a jelly. Once it was sufficiently gelatinous to hold its form, it was placed on pieces of flannel or unglazed earthenware dishes and rotated regularly to dry it further. Historically, this was a seasonal process attempted only in the winter when humidity was low. Once dry, it was wrapped in paper and stored in boxes. History Hugh Plat In the late sixteenth century, Sir Hugh Plat wrote, in his unpublished notes, of portable soup as a potential military rations for the army and navy, describing it as meat broth boiled down to a thick and dry paste which he called "gelly". Plat's basic recipe was to boil the feet or legs of beef cattle for a long time to make "a good broath" which was then strained and boiled down to "a strong & stiff gelly". This in turn was dried on clean cloths in a windy place out of the sun, cut with wire into pieces, powdered with flour to stop the pieces from sticking, and stored in wooden boxes. Made in March, it would "keepe all the yeere" (keep all year). Alternatively, the dry jelly could be "stamped" into shape with a
A box of Hostess Snoballs snack cakes
Used paper bag on a cluttered table, containing other used paper bags and one copper-eyed orange doofus
photo of a well-plated serving of pel'meni, stolen from Google Maps photos taken in Madison WI's restaurant Paul's Pel'meni
William Marshall as Dr. Richard Daystrom in the Star Trek Original Series episode "The Ultimate Computer"
Gebhardt's Chili con Carne "A delightful combination of good foods and pleasing flavor that once tried is always enjoyed. Gebhardt's is *real* Chili con Carne, made after the original Mexican recipe. "Fine, juicy beef, Government inspected and Gebhardt selected. Fat, mealy beans -- the pride of the Estancia Valley. Rich, red gravy filled with nourishment and flavor from the meat and beans. Genuine Mexican peppers and spices in just the right amount to give piquant tang and zest different from any other food. "The combination of these to make *real* Chili con Carne is the Gebhardt secret -- long sought but never achieved by imitators. It's quality and flavor is only equalled by its purity. "*Real* Chili con Carne, pure and delicious, nourishing and substantial, is a food treat you will always enjoy if you like good things to eat." -- advertisement from the 1923 cookbook "Mexican Cookery for American Homes", Gebhardt Chili Powder Co., found in full online at https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mexican_Cookery_for_American_Homes/vsZQAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
A pile of candy raisins, a weirdly brown-colored gummy candy enjoyed by old people in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA. They don't actually taste like raisins.
Lord Farquaad from "Shrek" speaking from a balcony, saying "...it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make" after telling his subjects "Some of you may die, but..."
Rippin' Good's Mint Creme cookies. A little chunk of peppermint fondant on top of a crisp wafer, all enrobed in actual chocolate coating. They were so good.
screenshot from Neopets' old Extreme Potato Counter game
a drawing of a human's colon
screenshot of countycat.mcfls.org showing part of the Milwaukee County library system's inventory of DVD copies of the 2025 film Sinners, with current disposition of each copy, as of 1:21 PM central time Friday January 23 2026.
6-pack of Blenheim Ginger Ale, #3 extra hot with the purple cap, from South Carolina
The Gestalt Prayer "I do my laundry, and you do yours. I am not in this world to listen to your ceaseless yammering, and you are not in this world for any discernible reason at all. You are you, and I am I, and I got the better deal. And if by chance we find each other, it will be unspeakably tedious. Fuck off." -- Annie Lamott Bolinas, California
Google Street View photo of an old Wadham's "pagoda" service station on 76th & National Avenue, West Allis Wisconsin. Once common in the Milwaukee metro, this is one of two remaining pagodas, I think. Alexander Eschweiler, architect
Screenshot from Kellogg, "Sunbeams of Health and Temperance", available on archive.org. "Tea Drunkards" "It will probably be news to most people when told that there is as much intoxication in a cup of strong tea as in two or three glasses of lager beer. This is nevertheless a scientific fact. Tea contains an intoxicating poison. Many cases of tea drunkenness have been reported, and several cases of delirium tremens from tea. "The scene depicted in the accompanying cut represents a party of London journalists who meet together every Saturday and have a regular 'spree on tea'." Kellogg was a nut and absolutely none of this is true
Madison Bach Musicians performing a Corelli concerto today at their yearly Christmas concert
A fluffy orange cat, sitting in the refrigerator where HE DOES NOT BELONG, throwing accusatory looks at me
A cartoon: Someone shouts "I don't like thing" at no one in particular. An angel slowly descends and presents them with a slip of of paper reading "ok".
Handsome orange cat boy settling in at his new home
George Washington’s Letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport Gentlemen: While I received with much satisfaction your address replete with expressions of esteem, I rejoice in the opportunity of assuring you that I shall always retain grateful remembrance of the cordial welcome I experienced on my visit to Newport from all classes of citizens. The reflection on the days of difficulty and danger which are past is rendered the more sweet from a consciousness that they are succeeded by days of uncommon prosperity and security. If we have wisdom to make the best use of the advantages with which we are now favored, we cannot fail, under the just administration of a good government, to become a great and happy people. The citizens of the United States of America have a right to applaud themselves for having given to mankind examples of an enlarged and liberal policy — a policy worthy of imitation. All possess alike liberty of conscience and immunities of citizenship. It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support. ... May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants — while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid. May the father of all mercies scatter light, and not darkness, upon our paths, and make us all in our several vocations useful here, and in His own due time and way everlastingly happy. G. Washington
Artist Jenny Holzer's "Money Creates Taste" slogan appearing on a Las Vegas casino illuminated sign in the 1980s
A bottle of Kwak Belgian Amber Ale, and its weird quacking glassware filled with the stuff sitting in its purpose-made holder
Pretty gray tabby posing on the arm of the sofa I bought to match her fur
a 1979 New Yorker cartoon by Bob Mankoff: a crowd of nattily dressed 30something Young Urban Professionals in a field, holding cocktails and chatting, under the heading "10th Anniversary Woodstock Reunion"
Portrait of Philip the Handsome, the King of Castile for a couple months in 1506
A box containing 12 pouches of chocolate chip Bear Paws cookies, a product of Canada's Dare Foods. The box is labeled in both English and French.
"Long eyelashes are an aid to beauty ardently desired by everyone, and many women have ruined their eyesight in the endeavour to procure them." - from Fashions of Today, being the English edition of 'La Mode Pratique', 1892.
"...women have ruined video games in several key ways: (1) by promoting inclusivity ... (2) writing critical gaming journalism articles ... and (3) pretending to be gamers to attract men..." - some chud on that stupid ReturnOfKings website, quoted in Queer Game Studies, University of Minnesota Press, 2017
"Thousands of women have ruined their own health and the health of their children by dosing with vicious nostrums advertised in unscrupulous papers." - Progressive Farmer and Gazette, April 1910
Halliburton NYSE stock price chart, 2003 - 2008