Co-director @suffolkLITLab.org. Attorney & science educator by training & practice. Data scientist, craftsman, & writer by experience. My bots: @icymilaw.org @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social @news.bot.suffolklitlab.org @lolscotus.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mrmx4usbmk2kI've had a "productive" vacation. Not only did I get to do some painting, but I was able to overhaul my personal website www.davidcolarusso.com. Mostly, it's a collection of watercolors & photos, with a dash of videos and video games. https://www.davidcolarusso.com/27 Jul 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmx4usbmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mri3eqoivs2aUpon exiting the shower, where I play my music on a Bluetooth speaker, perhaps a bit too loudly, the 12yo asked, “Have you been listening to Hamilton on repeat for like five days?”25 Jul 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mri3eqoivs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mre6fbcfg22hSpotted on this evening’s walk, a double rainbow! 🌈24 Jul 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mre6fbcfg22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mrdy5g2kx222One benefit of perpetual reboots: Thanks to #StrangeNewWorlds, the youths still know who Spock is, even if they’re unfamiliar with the work of Ethan Gregory Peck’s grandfather.23 Jul 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdy5g2kx222https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mrcytdz52s2k17 summers ago, we hiked out to this point to watch the sunset, and I asked her to marry me. 🥰 This was the view last night.23 Jul 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcytdz52s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mr7ee6aykc2dI saw "The Movie," and I really enjoyed it. Nolan found a way to be both true to the text and to say something new that speaks directly to the moment we live in. If you're on the fence, see it in the theater.22 Jul 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7ee6aykc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mr7ee6aykc2dI saw "The Movie," and I really enjoyed it. Nolan found a way to be both true to the text and to say something new that speaks directly to the moment we live in. If you're on the fence, see it in the theater.22 Jul 2026 03:17 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7ee6aykc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mr7dx6jhns2dMy son just wrote a crossword puzzle and had me solve it before I could tuck him in. It was really sweet.22 Jul 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7dx6jhns2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mr6535spk22dA story in two acts: - China’s AI Boyfriend Business Is Taking On a Life of Its Own: https://www.wired.com/story/china-ai-boyfriends/ (2026-01-20) - China bans AI “boyfriends” and “girlfriends” over addiction and birth rate concerns: https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/china-bans-ai-boyfriends-and-girlfriends-over-addiction-and-birth-rate-concerns-3388737/ (2026-07-18)21 Jul 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6535spk22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqzjhecnmc2wCurrent status: bird watching.19 Jul 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzjhecnmc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqxmj3lx2k2lTonight we played the 7yo’s new board game: Narwhal Dance Party. Each player gets a narwhal sticker as a piece and draws a card to move. The majority of cards are variations on “[move] n spaces,” but sometimes there are special cards like “dance party” where everyone moves forward 2 spaces.19 Jul 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxmj3lx2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqxgw27x6c2lI’ve spent several hours this week at the local weaving school watching while the 7yo learned how to make her first weaving project—a handbag. Only one more session before she finishes. I’ve really enjoyed hanging out and chatting with the other weavers, great community.18 Jul 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxgw27x6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqv5mvrimk24Earlier this week I learned the 12yo didn’t know what a pinball machine was. Don’t worry. We have rectified the situation. Tonight he and his sister learned firsthand.18 Jul 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqv5mvrimk24https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqunft63us2dFrom last night’s evening stroll. Another sunset in the mountains.17 Jul 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqunft63us2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mquk3vnokc2sVacation achievement unlocked. It got cool enough we were able to rationalize s’mores.17 Jul 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mquk3vnokc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqu3mjmbkk26We’re only a day away from launch, here’s hoping the 7 & 12yo’s new builds will be ready by then and that the skies stay clear. 🤞17 Jul 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqu3mjmbkk26https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqsbyiyp722zI fully endorse the alt text for this comic, & I don't think sharing it is a spoiler, "All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse." [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Jul 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqsbyiyp722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqs7j2cbmc2jWhen the kids saw these hummingbird feeders you could wear as rings, I really didn’t think they were going to work.16 Jul 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqs7j2cbmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqrchf3xus2lApollo 11 launched 57 years ago today on July 16, 1969. Many years later, my kids and I made this stop motion film. We hope you enjoy it and remember always to look up and that anything is possible when we work together.16 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrchf3xus2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqq56t2vys24Today we took a day trip to Carlsbad Caverns, and I have to say, phone cameras have greatly improved since my last visit.16 Jul 2026 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqq56t2vys24https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqndbqtjos2cInspired by today’s walk, here’s a work in progress. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqndbqtjos2chttps://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqmp3ubo6c22Today’s morning stroll. If you look at the horizon in the first photo, you can see the site of Sunday’s field trip—White Sands (quoted thread). [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmp3ubo6c22https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqmjafehhc227yo kept saying they didn’t need breakfast because she had two lunches in her dreams last night.14 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmjafehhc22https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqmaszs25c23I'm on vacation, and last night I accidentally stayed up late building @e-dickinson-daily.bsky.social It posts a random Emily Dickinson poem every morning. This first post, however, is an exception. It's one of my favorites. Note: When there's more than one stanza, it posts a thread—like here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmaszs25c23https://bsky.app/profile/davidcolarusso.com/post/3mqlajr74k223Tonight’s sunset stroll at 9,000 ft.14 Jul 2026 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:gwo6arpcklxtjselze5ftmd4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlajr74k223