Let us be diverted by none of those sophistical contrivances wherewith we are so industriously plied and belabored. (She/her.)
(Re-boot of earlier account)
Just got some outreach by an SF author, asking for promotion of his book announcement. Normally, I'd be an automatic, enthusiastic "yes!", because even if a book is not for me, IT'S A BOOK! A labor of love and the culmination of a huge amount of work! That should ALWAYS be celebrated!
Then I read the summary, and picked up on warning signals that it could possibly — not necessarily, just possibly — be an anti-vax allegory.
Sigh.
God, I hate this current timeline.
On last night's Deep Space 9 rewatch, I saw… an episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
I was often frustrated by ST:V, mostly because of the great potential the series had but seldom fulfilled. The episode "Blink of an Eye" (6.12), was one of the best exceptions.
Voyager is caught in orbit of a planet where time runs super-fast, trying to escape as the inhabitants evolve from primitive to space-faring.
Fascinating premise, fulfilled by great writing & acting. Cheers all around!
The Art Institute of Chicago had a LOT of free days in early 2022, and I didn't realize it until after they had all passed. With that in mind, I checked, and found:
ALL Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays from Jan 9–Mar 24 2023 will be free to Illinois residents. (Tickets must be reserved online in advance. At the AIC website, buy an general admission ticket. An Illinois zip code changes the price to $0.)
Check the article for other Chicago museum free tickets & discounts
https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/museums-art/free-museum-days-in-chicago/:
Last night's episode in the Star Trek DS9 rewatch was 4.9, "Our Man Bashir".
I remembered it mainly for the silliness of the holosuit premise & Garak's amusement at the luxurious life of a fictional spy in comparison to his own drab existence.
But I'd forgotten the best part: The utterly batshit scenery chewing by Avery Brooks as Evil Mad Scientist Dr. Noah. Whether giggling at his own cleverness, calmly savoring his Evil Plans, or raging at Bashir, the whole performance was just hilarious.
29 December 1923 | Hungarian Jewish woman Lily Ebert was born in Bonyhád.
In July 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz. She was then transferred to an ammunition factory near Leipzig where she was liberated.
Today she turns 99.
“I never thought I would survive Auschwitz and have another birthday. At 99, I celebrate to show that the Nazis did not win!”
(Lily Ebert)
Photo: courtesy of Dov Ebert
#Auschwitz #birthday #survivor #otd #people #woman #Hungary #Jews #99 #Remember #memory
As Southwest CEO Bob Jordan pretends to apologize—remember—SW got a $7B federal bailout, spent $5.6B of that on Stock Buybacks, gave their CEO a raise to $9.1M, & forced frontline workers into 16 hour shifts under threat of termination—while spending $0 updating SW software😳
Southwest’s debacle isn’t an accident. It’s the predictable result of billionaire & corporate corruption & greed—& thousands of workers & travelers are paying the price.
In a just world SW execs will face criminal charges.
Ohhhhh, crap.
Jamie Raskin is really one of the Good Guys. He doesn't deserve this, even if it *is* treatable.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/congressman-jamie-raskin-lymphoma/42356816
Standard contents of the top of my desk surface:
- My laptop, external keyboard, and a mouse,
- A mug with the dregs of the morning's caffeine,
- Another mug full of pens,
- A small bowl of paperclips/loose change/safety pins/whatever
- A HUGE value-sized bottle of ibuprofen.
I sometimes wonder about what that last item says about me.
Emily Aviva Kapor-Mater 🏳️⚧️
Auschwitz Memorial
Qasim Rashid, Esq.