StatsJew

@statsjew

Progressive Masorti/Conservative Jew. Statistician and US policy wonk. Married aroace with 3 kids.

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StatsJew@statsjew· 25d

שבת שלום!

StatsJew@statsjew· 25d

Bad air in Washington, Baltimore, and Philly this morning

A map of the mid Atlantic showing dangerous air quality in all three cities

StatsJew@statsjew· 27d

Look at this beautiful map showing wind patterns for the smoke.

A map of the eastern US, showing a clear band of poor quality air. Snapshot from 11:00 on Wednesday

StatsJew@statsjew· Jul 10

Found the guy hanging out on a telephone pole on my morning walk. #NaturePhotography

A yellowish green bug with pale lavender wings, about an inch and a half long, holding onto a slightly smaller brown exoskeleton. There is a hand next to it for scale.

A large bug with gossimer green wings, on top of a brown exoskeleton, on a wooden pole.

StatsJew@statsjew· Jul 5

Just checking on the air quality this morning

A regional map showing mostly yellow and green, but red and orange over Washington DC (updated 8am). Underneath it says primary pollutant is PM2.5 and is at 154 unhealthy in Beltsville

StatsJew@statsjew· Jul 2

This sign has to be on purpose

A sign in a window showing broken and fixed smartphones, with a recycling symbol and the word "recycle". Beside the word are goatse hands

StatsJew@statsjew· Jun 28

Favorite bit of swag: this balsa wood fan I got from one of the church booths

StatsJew@statsjew· Jun 8

My mom took the family on a whale watch this weekend, and we saw an incredible number of whales and other sea mammals. Just spectacular. The pictures are mostly meh, but I am sharing one anyway.

The backs of 5 humpback whales, just peeking above a calm blue sea.

StatsJew@statsjew· May 11

StatsJew@statsjew· May 10

Pepper planting day

Four different seed pots with little sprouts.

StatsJew@statsjew· May 4

I will attempt that, because it is a really good spindle. Look how pretty it is!

A spindle wrapped in fine thread sitting next to a keyboard.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 28

Finished plying the second skein, washed and finished them. 3 oz, 395 yards.

Two skeins of yarn twisted up. They are green and purple, with a bit of light blue.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 26

A good Example of coded antisemitism. What does the cost of chemo treatment in the US have to do with Israel? Absolutely nothing, and if we stopped funding Israeli bombs, it would not pay for universal health care.

A post saying that the UK and Israel have universal Healthcare, Israeli Healthcare is paid for by America (sic) and just asking questions about why that could be.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 24

Update:

Same gray and white cat on the laptop, but now it is curled up with its head on its paws.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 24

Cat sleeping on a laptop

A white and gray cat with its eyes closed and haunches sticking up, paws curled under. Sitting on a laptop on a coffee table.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 22

My indoor etrog tree bloomed! Maybe a fruit this year?

Big green leaves and one small white flower with a yellow center.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 20

🧶 It's been awhile since I posted fiber arts content. Here's the first skein of the 3-ply gradient I have been spinning (second skein goes back from purple to green). #fiberarts #spinning

A white pvc niddy-noddy with a skein of yarn stretched on it. The yarn gradually goes from green on one side to purple on the other.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 12

Biali for breakfast. My mother went to the kosher bagel place right after opening and the baked goods are nice and fresh.

A bun on a plate with a bite taken out. The bun has a dip in the center with onions and poppy seeds.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 10

Shabbat shalom!

Two shiny brown challah loaves on tin foil. One is vaguely in the Shae of a key, one is smaller and oval.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 10

It's almost Shabbat! Share challah pics! (mine isn't baked yet, but I wanted to share anyway)

2 braided, unbaked loaves of challah on tin foil. One is a normal oval shape with white and black seeds (half and half). The other is in the shape of a key, though it looks more like a fancy letter f.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 7

Every party, our shul gives away houseplants. 3 Purims ago, I took a 4 inch tall etrog plant. Today I noticed a flower bud. Maybe I will get a fruit this year?

A tall plant in a pot, maybe 4 feet tall

A little yellow bud behind some big green leaves.

StatsJew@statsjew· Apr 1

For posterity

A picture of a book, reading "The Port-A-Brain computer system was designed to be the ultimate in pocket computers. Its main strength was that it enabled the user to tap into nearly any data base or library in the settled worlds, or place an order with most businesses above a one-store retail level, or communicate directly with or have messages for anyone or any business which utilized any form of computerized telecommunications, all without so much as plugging into a wall outlet or tapping into a phone line. What's more, the unit, complete with folding screen, was no larger than a paperback book.... Each unit cost as much as a small corporation, placing it well out of the financial reach of the individual and all but the most extravagant conglomerate executive officers...

StatsJew@statsjew· Mar 20

Using up dumpling wrappers from the freezer and serving chicken potstickers for Shabbat.

Ten crescent-shaped dumplings in a frying pan on a stove top.

StatsJew@statsjew· Mar 12

It was in the 80s yesterday! Now the daffodils are covered in snow.

A tree with pink flowers, with a bit of snow on the branches and more on the ground.

Blooming daffodils weighted down by snow.

A yard covered in almost half an inch of snow. Daffodils (not blooming) stick out of the snow

StatsJew@statsjew· Mar 10

If I was a meme kind of person, I would make this a meme.

A green owl crying and facing away in the rain, with the caption "No more Yiddish? "

StatsJew@statsjew· Mar 1

Four pans down, 8 to go. The apricot filling isn't really working - too wet - but the fig, cherry, and mun are looking good.

Two cookie racks filled with hamantaschen.

StatsJew@statsjew· Feb 8

The dessert buns at this restaurant are absolutely adorable. Almost too cute to eat. (panda is red bean, pig is custard)

StatsJew@statsjew· Jan 18

Finally throwing away my mom's breast pump she gave me when my first was born. It was state of the art in 1987.

Glass flanges and plastic grips in a cardboard box.

StatsJew@statsjew· Jan 14

Colston getting his late mid morning nap in.

A gray and white cat curled up with his paw over his face

StatsJew@statsjew· Dec 22

Last night of Hannukah