Quondam physicist (PhD: experimental physics), interlocutor at "Read Science!", author, musician, cookbook collector, crocheter of doilies, and partisan of the Oxford comma. My photos here: https://flickr.com/jnshaumeyer/albumshttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlon7mekms2wFor me, this is true of art & music as well as books. Even some recipes! What else do I need to feed my soul? [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlon7mekms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlomsthzkc2wI have nothing to add. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlomsthzkc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlmgptjdjc2pNow, I know that Machine Democrats want to "look forward" and "move on", but I don't think I'm the only one who's looking forward to the backlash and accountability (no no no, not just cheap retribution, but stabilizing the Rule of Law). [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmgptjdjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mllz4o32c22uMuch as I like mustaches, this is a little frightening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllz4o32c22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mllyyajd4k2uA new catch-phrase: It's not socialism, just better accounting. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllyyajd4k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mljuzmffss2uOddly, Amendments to the Constitution are, by definition, constitutional. I'm tired of white supremacists pretending to be human. I'm also specifically tired of folks trying to decide who should be "allowed" to vote, when the simple answer is that "all American adults should be allowed to vote". [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljuzmffss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mljj6wbmos2u#CatchingMyEar : this 1st movement of Erwin Schulhoff's Piano Concerto #2 (1923), Michael Rische, piano. It seems to me there's lots of waterfall action in a post-Ravel meets Bernard Herrmann kind of sound. Schulhoff I've only heard for the past year or 2, liking his music more each time. #Music https://youtu.be/RCQ9pYiLHys10 May 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljj6wbmos2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlh6kqmfic2uHow To: Contact your federal representatives and state officials about matters that concern you AND make it count in quantifiable ways. Relevant facts, model talking points, and specific suggestions to make your voice count, from @carmitage.bsky.social . https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5818316&post_id=196935823&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=embvy&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNDU1NjQ2MiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTk2OTM1ODIzLCJpYXQiOjE3NzgzMjE4ODMsImV4cCI6MTc4MDkxMzg4MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTU4MTgzMTYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.EWD522T4v0KrjEHBhUBk3GLlD5TK1w8fZNeKrluxiV409 May 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh6kqmfic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlh2r37ql22uSometimes the #Soft natural light that gets into the interior of a church makes the space seem quietly spiritual. This is the nave of St Anne's Anglican Church, Toronto. Sadly, the church burned to the ground a little over a year after we visited it. 27 October 2022 #BlueskyArtShow09 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh2r37ql22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlh2cekcqs2uSometimes the light falling on a polished, metal surface creates a #Soft, remarkably satiny effect; I'm pleased when I can capture it in my camera. This is a 13th century Japanese "Altar Pendant", at the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC [USA]. 15 July 2018 #BlueskyArtShow09 May 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh2cekcqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlgzncbjps2fWe were in a little coffee shop for breakfast, with open walls. This autumnal leaf fell nearby; I put it our table. The morning light, coming in between walls so that it made very #Soft shadows, contrasted nicely with the crisp edges of the leaf. Toronto, Canada 22 October 2022 #BlueskyArtShow09 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgzncbjps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlgz54ts2s2fThis is our friend Chris, ready for a Hallowe'en outing in his outfit as #ShaunTheSheep. HIs white covering was very #Soft and furry. Toronto, Canada 31 October 2022 #BlueskyArtShow09 May 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgz54ts2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlgpi2vxzk2iA big atttaction at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, in Harrisburg, PA [USA] is the annual butter sculpture. It's always BIG, with life-sized figures. It's kept in this large, refrigerated display case to keep it from becoming #Soft . 9 January 2024 #BlueskyArtShow09 May 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgpi2vxzk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlf262et6s2iI presume that if I repost an official transmission from a House source that it will not be misconstrued merely as a base & silly meme at the expense of a Cabinet ifficial. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf262et6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlerbkdsuk2fIn July 2021 we were having a road-trip across Southern Ohio, and stopped for lunch at "Carl's Town House [Diner]", in Chillicothe, OH [USA]. I had the Friday special (in the first picture): fried fish, with baked beans, potato salad, and bread, of course. 1/ 30 July 2021 #FoodOnFriday08 May 2026 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlerbkdsuk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mleluongvs2fI am fine with this explanation from AOC. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleluongvs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlekljopjk2fTime again to repeat my favorite little scene: Republican candidate: "Everyone treats me like an asshole. What should I do?" PR consultant: "Stop acting like an asshole." Republican candidate: "What else ya got?" ( Which is preferable: "Assholes gonna asshole", or "Assholes gonna hole"? ) [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlekljopjk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlek2ig33c2fTalking about "the right people voting" must mean the speaker thinks there are wrong people voting. Tsk. I believe that there are no "wrong" people: EVERY American adult must be free to vote. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlek2ig33c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlejuf6sxs2fThis post is the first in a thread. #CommonplaceBook [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlejuf6sxs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlcjtnjgf22iTonight we finished watching the 5-part series "Life Unearthed", filmed & presented by @arielwaldman.com , on PBS. The visuals are remarkable and the personal POV from Waldman, who appears and narrates, is a welcome aspect. I particularly appreciated the original music of the soundtrack.08 May 2026 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcjtnjgf22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mlceeegnck2iTIL: about the history of meanings of "skyscraper". (My #TIL file would be very thin these days without fascinating contributions from @edburmila.bsky.social . Thanks, Ed.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlceeegnck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3ml7rp7j7ts2f#CatchingMyEar: Looking for 3 minutes of calm and peace to sooth away the stresses of the day? May I suggest this first movement, "Prelude", for clarinet & orch, from Paul Reade's "Suite from 'The Victorian Kitchen Garden'"? #Music https://youtu.be/kvqrY68IIZI?si=AAeGr7bGh8JMLOBJ06 May 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7rp7j7ts2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3ml7qhvss422fTruthfully: I'd choose the Hindemith. But please don't tell my corrections officers. Let the philistines think it's torture.06 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7qhvss422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3ml73bc5q4k2fThe newest art in the house has arrived! Here I am with this fun #LinocutPrint by @minouette.bsky.social , called "Feynman Diagram Bauhaus". It's beautiful and delightful, and perfect for the collection of a retired physicist. Thanks, Ele.06 May 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml73bc5q4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3ml4yocogus2f@carmitage.bsky.social writes that this is how to start bringing down the Trump crime syndicate, one state indictment at a time. There's plenty to go on. Why wait? "When conduct happens in a state, it violates the laws of that state, and that state's prosecutors have authority to charge it." https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=5818316&post_id=196355950&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=embvy&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNDU1NjQ2MiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTk2MzU1OTUwLCJpYXQiOjE3Nzc5MDE3MjcsImV4cCI6MTc4MDQ5MzcyNywiaXNzIjoicHViLTU4MTgzMTYiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.fB6dwSQ7uiJd1oG69BLNQB_TJy2nEI4umXB-iqcmpq405 May 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yocogus2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3ml4kw3sbzs2f#TIL about Napoleon's "odd English". Maybe it would amuse to have a side-by-side comparison of Napoleon's with Trump's Odd English. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4kw3sbzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mkvibjc5ns2f#CatchingMyEar is this sprightly 1st mvt of Malcolm Arnold's Double Violin Concerto; the short rhythmic & melodic motifs ping-pong between soloists & string orchestra in a very satisfying way. #Music #MalcolmArnold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmS9_relmDs02 May 2026 20:29 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvibjc5ns2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mkvhwtglas2fThis large sculpture by Henry Moore is the ostensible subject of the photo, but what I really wanted to capture was the shadow cast across this porch & precisely crossing the intersection of the wall and windowed gallery, at the East Building of the US National Gallery. 20 Dec 2015 #BlueskyArtShow02 May 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhwtglas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mkvhhqg5rs2fThis 15th-century "Kneeling Angel" (~human-size), by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, is in the [US] National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. The lighting here was particularly splendid, gentle & with subtle #ShadowPlay that gives a great sense of depth to the statue. 9 July 2017 #BlueskyArtShow02 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvhhqg5rs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jnshaumeyer.bsky.social/post/3mkvgzrseuk2fThis fence enclosed a side-chapel in the #AltPeter (i.e., Church of St Peter) in Munich, Germany. Here I was mesmerized by the symmetry of the fence at right and the #ShadowPlay on the marble floor at left. 25 July 2014 #BlueskyArtShow #Munich #München #StPeterChurch02 May 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:r73ypjctxiv32twg4lez522o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvgzrseuk2f