John Yuda 🥄

@yuda

“There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter.” - Ulysses S. Grant Husband, dad, dog walker, cyclist, outdoors enthusiast, occasional reluctant driver, Alexandrian, federal employee. 5 USC § 3331

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John Yuda 🥄@yuda· 3d

I, uhh, don’t think it’s supposed to do that. (This happened while tirning from Braddock onto Howard, for my local friends)

Photo of a bike chain (not on a bike). In the center of the frame is a broken link.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· 18d

Yes although I was thinking things like this. Only 20 feet long or so, adds some greenery (though I’d make it a proper rain garden to reduce runoff)

A suburban two-lane road. The important part of this photo is the 20 foot (or so) median with various plants in it. Enough to stop cars from passing, but not so long as to prevent people from turning into their driveways.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jul 7

I won’t consider this week complete until I have a chance to tell a scout that he’s “building character”. It’s coming. I can feel it.

A picture of the radar for the area where your faithful narrator is currently camping. a storm with heavy rain is bearing down on the location.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jun 30

Great work, Blue Apron AI customer service. Top notch here.

Screenshot of a text message which reads:

“Thank you for flagging that.

“I do not have guidance here on whether gray cabbage and carrots are expected for that meal.”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jun 25

Every hometown’s got the omionus megastructure, what’s yours?

An absurdly tall Doric column with a life-size statue of Henry Clay atop it. The monument is high on a mountainside so it absolutely towers over the town.

This is in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Henry Clay was not from Pottsville. As far as I’m aware, he never even visited Pottsville.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jun 21

Alt text: A man and a boy stand side by side in a backyard garden, both wearing full Scout uniforms with khaki shirts, olive shorts, and red-topped knee socks. The boy's face is covered with a star-eyed emoji. The man wears glasses, a green ball cap, and brown shoes; the boy wears a similar cap and dark sneakers. Lush green foliage and a stone patio surround them.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jun 21

Remember: it’s literally impossible to go grocery shopping on a bike.

An orange cargo bike loaded up with toilet paper, bagged ice, a couple cases of mineragua, and at least one bag of groceries. A white bike helmet is perched jauntily on the seat.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· May 13

Just sayin’

A screenshot from Wikipedia reading as follows:

“In a September 2019 biographical article on Norman Lear in Variety, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra, speaking of Lear’s works and interest in remaking them, stated, ‘Very famous people whose names I won’t use, but they want to redo The Princess Bride.’”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· May 13

I’d like a word with the Apple Music’s editors please. #jazzsky #soulsky

A screenshot from Apple Music showing the heading “Cooking with jazz” and the Booker T & the MGs album “Green Onions” pictured underneath it. The album, notably, is soul. Specifically Stax soul.

Visible at the edge of the screenshot is Lee Morgan’s Cornbread, which is actually a jazz album.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Apr 20

White-breasted nuthatch with prey; Alexandria, Va.; 19 April 2026 🪶🦉

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Apr 12

New bike accessory just dropped.

An orange cargo bike with a beige euro crate and black panniers now also has a yard sign attached to it. The sign reads: “safe Braddock road for everyone, cyclists, pedestrians, drivers. Support the city’s improvement plan!”

To the left of the bike is a wooden fence, with a large patch of purple phlox growing at its base. To the right is a blue station wagon.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Apr 4

And then, bizarrely, there’s a Texaco ad on the back.

The ad reads:
“When you Swing into Spring or any other season of the year, remember that wherever you drive you'll always find a nearby Texaco Dealer — expert and eager to serve you. He is a member of the nation-wide Texaco Dealer family, more than 40,000 strong — and the best friend your car has ever had.

“Better care means a better car.
Texaco Dealers have the finest petroleum products and training to give your car the special care it deserves.

“So stop where you see the big red star with the green ‘T’, the only service station sign that greets motorists on highways and byways all over America.

“Buy the best... buy TEXACO”

Then at the bottom is a black and white photo of a guy in a Texaco uniform. He kinda looks like a cop.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Apr 4

#NowSpinning: Benny Goodman, “Swing into Spring” (1958) Mostly a compilation of material from 1941-53 released for a TV soundtrack. The title track was newly recorded in ‘58 (and featured Doc Severinson). The rare worthwhile thrift shop find for me. Mix of orchestra and small group. #jazzsky

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Mar 8

Oh I’m gonna get it

A brown dog in a green striped sweater lies just outside a door. There is a mouse somewhere on the other side of the door. It is not, however, where the dog thinks it is. I’ve let her check. She thinks she is a hunter. She is not.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 28

Things are worse than we thought. Penn State won a men’s college basketball game.

A screenshot of a basketball score, showing that Penn State beat Iowa 71-69 at home.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 28

Welp. I’m committed. (10 pack of personal training sessions, to be clear.)

Screenshot of a confirmation screen reading: “Plan Ordered. You’ve ordered 10-pack for members plan.”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 26

Commutin’

The author sitting on a bus this morning. He’s wearing wire-framed squarish glasses and a green checked flannel shirt with an off-white cabled sweater on top.

There are AirPods in his ears, as well as more gray in the beard and less hair up top than he would like.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 24

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The “two buttons” meme, labeled as following:

Button 1: “treat women with respect”
Button 2: “hit self in face with hammer”
Sweating man struggling to decide: “incels”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 7

Dog, in crate, wearing a sweater AND a coat, in front of a heating vent. Bonus in the foreground: stuffed toy abbatoir.

A brown dog lies in her crate in front of a heating vent. She is wearing a red coat, under which part of a green sweater with white stripes is visible. In the foreground, the eviscerated remains of several stuffed toys fills an entire corner of the crate.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 6

Strong candidate for “best stretch of road in Alexandria” right here.

A screenshot of a map showing a couple blocks of an industrial zone. At the east end of it is Handy bikes, and at the west end, Port City Brewing Company

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 6

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

The “screaming man” cover from King Crimson’s “In the Court of the Crimson King”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 6

I’d love to know who this “top state election official” is, because this kind of coordination is in fact extremely normal.

Screenshot of a post by Matt Berg (@mattberg33) on X.com reporting that Trump’s FBI summoned state election officials nationwide for an unusual briefing on “preparations” for the midterms. The post includes Berg’s commentary describing it as “the strangest thing in the world” according to one official, followed by an embedded image of an official letter from Kellie M. Hardiman, FBI Election Executive, inviting Chief Election Officials to a call scheduled for February 25, 2026, about preparations for the 2026 US midterm elections.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 5

It’s here! #jazzsky

Miles Davis: The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel LP boxed set. The cover features a negative-space silhouette of Miles.

The hype sticker reads: “Provocative. Spellbinding. Game changing. Definitive. Back on vinyl for the first time in 30 years. Every note from seven full sets across 10LPs. 44 page 12”x12” book includes extensive new liner notes and rare photographs. Featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams.”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 3

The convertible meme from Mean Girls, with the text “get in loser, we’re going losing”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 3

The Lord of the Rings “I never thought I’d die…” meme, with the following dialogue:

Gimli: “Never thought I’d die fighting side by side with a libertarian.”

Legolas: “Taxation is theft.”

Gimli: “Please shut the fuck up and put your gas mask on.”

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 1

Checking in from the nerd store.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Feb 1

This is who runs this account.

A photo of the poster as a young boy - probably 8 or 9. He is wearing a red shirt, jeans, and a Mets hat, and sitting on a leopard striped bench. He is holding a baby tiger.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jan 30

We did it, Joe!

A blue VW station wagon is parked on the street, wholly unencumbered by the snow and ice that is in the background

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jan 29

Man, transfers (and public transit in general) rock.

A screen capture of transit fare fees. The oldest pictured fare is $2.25 for a bus in Alexandria. In the two hours after that, there are two rail trips and another bus ride that were all free.

John Yuda 🥄@yuda· Jan 25

The dog has only moved from her heated bed long enough to have breakfast and be forced outside to pee — which she did immediately after the gate. She may have the right idea.