Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 05/02/2025At the time, I didn't know much about Tree of Knowledge beyond this insert. Looking back at it, it reminds me a lot of other organizations I was familiar with in Florida. 010
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Hello, Doha! Swanky hotel? Oh, yes. 🇶🇦 #indoors #travel #photograph #qatar 0110
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I'd love to see it, it's right next door, but that's a trip that will need to wait until after I permanently move. 010
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 23/01/2025At Heydar Aliyev Airport. Leaving Baku again for a week on work. Destination: Doha, Qatar. 050
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Watching "Big Trouble in Little China." Anyone else consider growing a mullet to channel their inner Kurt Russel? Asking for a friend. 000
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Those magical contraptions he'd design really capture the imagination. 020
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 18/01/2025I've only sailed in Europe. Those boats in the harbor look inviting. 110
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Soviet mural in downtown Baku, #Azerbaijan. The mural commemorates "The Great Patriotic War," a different take on World War II. 060
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025After-school and overcast in Baku. #azerbaijan #school #football #cityscape 050
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I greatly appreciated the street art in Tbilisi, Georgia. Lamb's work could be found throughout the city back in 2017. #travel #georgia #streetart 060
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025A friend was looking for a deal on an Azerbaijani carpet. I tell her, every carpet seller I've met is happy to cut a deal. Everyone gets a "friend price." That song and dance is all part of the game. I admire the dishonesty built into the tradition. 060
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_b...en.wikipedia.orgBrick by Brick - Wikipedia 040
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Beyond it being Iggy Pop, I picked up "Brick by Brick" on the Charles Burn cover alone. Icing on the cake: it also features Slash and Duff of Guns n' Roses and Kate Pierson of The B-52's. 🤩 130
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025That's one of my favorite parts of the run. Thank you for posting it. 110
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 12/01/2025And if there's any doubt beyond that, do an image search on a photo that includes "their" likeness. 130
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025It's a plot device, something of a deus ex machina, yet it helps make the franchise more than just the xenomorphs. I appreciate its ability to direct attention to science, discovery, and creation. 000
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The photographer wanted to make .gifs, but couldn't wait 70 years for their invention. 040
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Back then, this group was referred to as "emo." 🤣 youtu.be/V6oy5lj5UlQ?...youtu.beReversal Of Man - Revolution Summer (Full Album)YouTube video by Cristian Camilo 020
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025More quaint warnings from the the 1990s #punk and #hardcore scene. I found this one in Reversal of Man's (1998) "Revolution Summer." The entire insert booklet for this 10" is a work of art. It uses the old zine methods of copy editing. 150
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Yes! I have a bonkers comic book "adaptation." comicsalliance.com/suicide-girl... The artist has since had a falling out with the industry due to grooming allegations. That scandal certainly colors the work in retrospect. I don't know if I can ever return to it knowing that.comicsalliance.com'Suicide Girls' Comic Book Gets Even Crazier, Begins Harvesting Tears [Review] 110
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Jello Biafra's line about "becoming the media" has always resonated with my best memories of the scene. 010
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Tucked inside Catharsis's double-LP "Samsara" (1998), I found this insert promoting an indie publisher. Feels so quaint these days. #hardcore #music #indie #punk 3161
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 09/01/2025My students today were coloring maps of land surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. One of them asked if she needed to color every Greek island. Fair question. There are so many, each beautiful with a story to tell. 110
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Teaching a lesson today, we had an assessment, yet no one-liner defining the objectives. I improvised. I wrote on the board, "Lesson Objective: To develop tools to prepare for an uncertain future." I left it on the board all day. I think we'll revisit it regularly. 030
Reposted by BenjStephen R Bissette @stephenrbissette.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Every day above dirt is a good day! __ ©2017, 2025 Stephen R Bissette 0332
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025As I approached my front door, I heard the Mars Volta coming from inside the apartment. I then walked into a cosmic light show. #unexpected #psychedelic 040
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025After completing the shorebased course last month, I received my RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachmaster Offshore certificate today. Looking forward to applying those skills this spring. ⛵ #accomplishment 050
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 07/01/2025I have pastoral duties at my school. This chart needs integration in the curriculum. 010
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 06/01/2025My Master of Science in Business Analytics officially kicks off this week. #quantic #business #analytics #lifelonglearner #stoked 020
Reposted by BenjMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 05/01/2025Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza. 9477181733
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 05/01/2025Early Sunday afternoon near Fountain Square Baku. #Azerbaijan #photos #trees #architecture #winter 060
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025When seated without a safety belt in the back of a ₼2 Bolt ride share, I see this *all the time.* 020
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025I love seeing wooden boats like the ones shown. It's not too often you see that material used today. 000
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 04/01/2025I grew up around those ducks. At the time, I thought they were so ugly compared to the mallards I'd seen in media. Now, I see them as a regional constant, and I can't imagine those places without them. 000
Benj @benjel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025That looks a lot like the traditional neighborhoods in Baku. 010