Reconstructed exPat
@panarmstrong
"Ravenswood" is a Dungeons & Dragons sounding name for a neighborhood. Chicago based individual, but still New Orleans related. Georgia raised via UGA & SSI.
Sunday reading from @liberalcurrents.com. Happy to see "expand the House of Representatives" shows up on page 10.
Reminds me of the Magazine Street & Valmont RTA stop in New Orleans. Back in June, it was just a collection of old office chairs. But on G-Maps Street View from a while ago:
Gardens by themselves help, especially if they have deep root native plants. A bioswale will involve an elevation below the sidewalk or street (whichever direction the water comes from).
We ain't even have to look that far in the past to see how the red scare was used in service of the brutal police state that governed the Jim Crow South.
Changed our HVAC filter. Pretty easy to see which one was in use last week.
What in the surveillance state is this thing at Foster & Damen?
I never realized that male pigeons get all puffed up & do a little dance to attract a mate. But wait long enough for your CTA transfer at Belmont & you can't not see them chasing the lady birds around.
Side by side comparison of bike lane "protection" strategies. Which one would you prefer to have between your loved ones and traffic?
Protect pollinators, get rid of your lawn & plant native gardens.
We're also going to need to get rid of as much concrete & asphalt as possible. Instead we should plant trees, native gardens, and build bioswales that hold stormwater.
Neighborhood free-cycle day in Ravenswood. Like a yard sale, but everything is free! Over 200 houses participating.
Hard to hear whatever folks are trying to say via the megaphones but it is a spirited, cheering crowd.
Left a nub of sidewalk chalk by the bus stop on Sunday & so I get to share this affirmation today.
Helping run up that #charitibundibowl score in honor of the time I "teleported" directly from the tailgate to Sanford Stadium. Good times & Go Dawgs. @hollyanderson.bsky.social @edsbs.bsky.social www.edsbscharitybowl.com
Out at Ravenswood & Sunnyside for the big neighborhood clean up. Already know I brought the right equipment. #StormDrain
April 9 should be a national holiday to celebrate the Union victory in the Civil War.
This one from @lronmexico.bsky.social lives rent free in my head:
Personal responsibility myth: "If people just threw their trash away, we wouldn't have a litter problem." Systemic reality:
It is a little tougher to find my Friday fish during Lent now that I'm in Chicago, but not impossible.