R. S. Y. Buchanan

@rsybuchanan

Bike stuff, camera stuff, Jewish stuff and food stuff. Not necessarily in that order, or one at a time. Tha beagan Gàidhlig agam.

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R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· 27d

I'm sorry I can't make it to your dumb meeting, I'm kind of tied up with something else right now.

A gorgeous tortoiseshell-and-white cat is lying atop a grey blanket with someone's hip underneath it. The cat has pretty green eyes, and little white does on each of her forelegs. The human isn't going anywhere for a while.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jul 11

Feeling very called out.

A chagrined-looking man wearing a cycling helmet and jersey. His expression says "WTF have I done, signing up to raise $6000 for charity and then bike back-to-back centuries?" PS: Please support my ride in 2026!

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jul 10

As long as the cat is comfortable, I'm sure I must be comfortable, too.

A portrait of a bald man lying on his back, with the tail of a black cat drapped across his face.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jul 1

Happy Canada Day, everyone.

A portrait of actor Ron Canada looking into the camera.

CC BY-SA 4.0. The uploader on Wikimedia Commons received this image from the author/copyright holder.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 27

When Baldric was a kitten, he would wake me up by head-bonking my face, so I'd sing "A Kiss To Build A Dream On" to him. I sang it to him the last day at the vet, 19 years later. I still miss that little lunatic.

A man with a red beard is holding a black and silver tabby cat. The cat is, inexplicably, covered in flour.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 21

I just realized Garmin didn't include the elevation profile. so here that is

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 21

Memo to self: Trapelo Road is a *bastard*.

A ride summary showing a route outbound through Waltham and Lincoln before looping around via Concord and Carlisle to Bedford and then back to the start. Total distance 83.43km, time 4:12.

A storm blowing into Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 19

That was some pretty intense post-storm scenery tonight, huh?

A view of a salmon coloured post-sunset cloud bank over railroad tracks.

A very full, prominent rainbow over a couple of old factory buildings (one of which is actually a circus school now).

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 16

Sometimes one finds some amazingly weird shit on Wikipedia.

Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony (9 June 1850 – 31 October 1930), known up to 1901 as Pierce Mahony, and from 1912 also as The O'Mahony of Kerry, was an Irish nationalist politician and philanthropist, who practised as a barrister from 1898 to 1900. He was remarkable in having had successively three names, two wives and three faiths, and for being honoured by the Kings of two opposing countries in the First World War.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 6

This is another one of those headlines some journalists wait a lifetime to write.

Headline: "Laxative-laced brownies rattle Nantucket School Committee meeting"
Subheadline: "It’s my understanding they do have a non-detect level of Ex-Lax in them, but I figured since we’re OK with a non-detect level of PFAS, it would probably be OK."

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jun 1

This is a cat checkpoint. Relinquish your most recent cat photo on your phone.

Two cats are sitting in a window. On the left, a tuxedo boy is looking out at the wildlife. On the right, a tortie girl is looking back toward the left, as though the boy shoved her out of her spot (again).

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· May 17

@tessachka.bsky.social Behold, my flea market find.

A photograph of a red railroad lantern with an intact red glass globe.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Apr 28

@tessachka.bsky.social See! Planning!

A view of the new planning interface on the Zwift Companion App. I have already scheduled workouts for Thursday and Saturday to teat it.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Apr 16

Other Zwifters will appreciate that this is the advanced technique for descending Alpe du Zwift

A woman in bike clothes is sitting back in an office chair with her feet on the top tube of a stationary bike. She is looking at her phone and eating a stroopwafel.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Mar 21

Nooooo...

A photo of rhe cover of "A Stree Analysis of a Strapless Evening Gown" edited by Robert A. Baker

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Mar 6

"Don't You Wish That We Were Dead," a 2015 documentary about pioneering punk band The Damned. This is a fun film as the band rumbles and lurches and bickers their way toward the 50th anniversary of releasing "New Rose." They're still touring, still recording, and I've seen them live 30+ times.

A promo poster for "Don't You Wish that We Were Dead," featuring an early promo photo for the band. Captain Sensible is on the left wearing ludicrous glasses and a red shirt under a white jacket. Rat Scabies is wearing a leather jacket over a black shirt and red tie. David Vanian is wearing a tux and velvet cape. And the late Brian James is wearing dark glasses a leather jacket, and blue jeans, and looks remarkably normal.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Mar 3

I have eaten much sushi standing up and holding my plate over my head because of this little criminal.

A tiny tortoishell cat is half-curled up, and is looking at the camera as though she has just been awakened by HISTORY'S GREATEST MONSTER.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Mar 1

@gloomshadows.bsky.social These are maybe slightly more reasonable quick builds than the 6000 piece monsters

A close-up of a miniature Lego floral set.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Feb 26

Fascinating. This flyer was included with my proxy voting materials regarding the sale.

A full color flyer encouraging voters to vote "for" the Netflix offer. It also has Superman on it for som reason.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Feb 24

This is just such credulous nonsense. Consider the highlighted text, and think for a moment: what is it about Door Dash that gets the food to your door. Is it the app on your phone, or is it the fleet of gig workers? God save us from "smart" business people. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"Instead of using DoorDash, developers – and civilians – code up their own food delivery apps, all of which compete, fragment the market, and destroy the margins of legacy businesses. Business for Uber and other ride-sharing apps also evaporates. Instead of using Visa and Mastercard, AI agents decide to do all business in cryptocurrency, because transaction costs are cheaper. This guts traditional payment providers."

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Feb 19

What's the Gàidhlig version of "rubbing salt in an open wound"?

A duolingo Gaelic exercise that translates as "Scotland will win against Italy at rugby"

A Six Nations rugby score: Italy 18, Scotland 15

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Feb 14

I knew I was slow, but I didn't think I was *that* slow.

A Zwift climb portal summary: showing I climbed virtual Mount Fuji in 2:39:19, which it notes is "faster than 2% of other riders."

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 20

Hey, look, Tags sells cats now!

A tortoiseshell-and-white cat looks up at the camera from inside a reusable shopping bag.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 15

Apparently I didn't learn my lesson from PMC2025. As with last year, I promise to try not to be _too_ annoying about fundraising. OTOH, it _is_ a fundraiser, and also fuck cancer.

A confirmation message that reads "Thank you for registering for the 2026 Pan-Mass Challenge."

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 10

On one hand, we're losing Tampopo; OTOH, we're getting City Slicker back next week, several months after a fire.

Dear City Slicker Cafe Community,
We are happy to announce that we will be opening our doors once more beginning Tuesday, January 13, 2026. We look forward to seeing you again soon and serving up your favorite creative comfort foods. Thank you for your patience and support. We appreciate you!
Sincerely,
Your Friends at City Slicker Cafe

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 8

Well this sucks: Tampopo in the Porter Exchange is closing. but I can't begrudge the owners for wanting to go do something else after all these years.

Happy New Year!
As we welcome the new year, we would like to share some news about the future of our restaurant.
We opened Tampopo in February 1992, and it's been an incredible 34-year run. This journey has been made possible entirely through your warm support and continued patronage, for which we are deeply grateful. However, we've decided it's finally time for us to move on to our next chapter (and maybe get some rest!). We will be officially closing at the end of June 2026.
Serving this neighborhood has been the honor of a lifetime. We hope you'll stop by over the next six months so we can thank you in person.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Tampopo
Owner
Yasumasa Ito

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 8

I wish she'd try napping at 03:00 for variety's sake.

A tortoiseshell can is curled up to nap in a sunbeam

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Jan 3

I think we could all use a cat right about now.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Dec 17

You would never tell just by looking at them, that these two precious, innocent-looking creatures spend an hour every night screaming like their buttholes are on fire.

Two cats snuggling together. On the left is a tuxedo boy, and on the right is a calico-and-white girl. Her left forepaw is wrapped around him in what may be affection, or she may be about to strangle him. It could go either way.

R. S. Y. Buchanan@rsybuchanan· Dec 14

Apparently Union Square Donuts has fancy sufganiyot for sale