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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 11h

“A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water.” -- Eleanor Roosevelt

a selection of teas at a tea shop in Portland OR, 2009

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

“Unexpected intrusions of beauty. This is what life is.”—Saul Bellow

A rainbow over a wooded area
Not sure when it's from, but the coloration suggests that it's an old slide

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

Esther as a child in a mining railroad car

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I once loved twitter enough to write a book about it. The site became so toxic that I left—and I haven’t missed it. I like Bluesky much better. I can have conversations, not just arguments. And plenty of cat photos.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

So hey, I got another dress shirt. This one's nice, and it appears to be a good value. link.amazon/A0blMI3ab

Little Donkey Andy Women Button Down Long Sleeve Rayon Linen Shirt

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.”― Martin Luther King Jr.

A 1930 photo from the family stash labeled "Guatemala." It's a crowd of several people, most of whom appear to be native. One American-looking man looks remarkably like one of the Kennedys. There's also an American-looking woman in a pretty white outfit; that may be my grandmother.

Really, all I know is the label and the timeframe.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

You can’t leap a chasm in two jumps.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Don’t anthropomorphize computers. They don’t like it.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Analytical Engine weaves Algebraical patterns just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.-- A. Augusta, Countess of Lovelace, on Babbage's Analytical Engine

A weaving detail
It's not jacquard, but it's the only weaving photo in my stash

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I find your lack of tickets disturbing.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, not your games with language, which will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.” ~ Kurt Vonnegut

My brother holding a favorite toy, 1940s

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An “All are welcome here” Vulcan calligraphy sign

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces.— Harold Ross

Sunset view over the ocean
Deer Isle, Maine, 1987

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Learning to program has no more to do with designing interactive software than learning to touch type has to do with writing poetry.”- Ted Nelson

My award certificate from the Association of High School Poetry, from 9th grade.
It was a lousy poem, I assure you.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I remember people telling jms that Babylon5 was unrealistic because people would never say or do those things.

An old tweet from @realmorganclark on Twitter

At the request of of Psi Corps agent, Alfred Bester, I am directing Earth Force, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Babylon 5, and any of our Nights Watch Facilities under siege from attacks by Aliens, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"I'm not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter." --James A. Michener (Same.)

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you want to write, keep cats. - Aldous Huxley

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“All powers have two sides: the power to create and the power to destroy. We must recognize them both, but invest our gifts on the side of creation.”—Robin Wall Kimmerer

a photo of one of my new kittens
you get to decide if this is creation or destruction

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"There are two kinds of people in this world: those who finish what they start, and so on." --Robert Byrne

My sister crossing a creek on a narrow branch, 1960s

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning, everyone! We have arrived.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” - Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad

Mom with my brother and sister in 1955, waving at a departing plane at the airport

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.”—Charles Dickens

My siblings and cousins standing in front of our house, 1950s. My brother is wearing some sort of costume, it's unclear. They're having fun, anyway.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Paulo Coelho said, "The wise are wise only because they love. The fools are fools only because they think they can understand love."

Esther at her first wedding
Okay, so that one didn't last, but at least I looked adorable

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Though science can cause problems, it is not by ignorance that we will solve them.– Isaac Asimov

A Spiderman cartoon (that was in a display at a Seattle museum), with Spiderman saying: So, they laughed at me for being a bookworm, eh? Well, only a science major could have created a device like this!

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My review of _Squash: 50 Tried and True Recipes_: A nice little cookbook with recipes worth making. I'm not always a fan of one-ingredient cookbooks, but this one is worthy. link.amazon/A0fwZR7EW

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"If there is a special Hell for writers, it would be in the forced contemplation of their own works."--novelist John Dos Passos

My late cat Dylan, looking a little shocked.
Behind him is a shelf full of books I wrote, including the Intrabuilder Frontrunner and Domino Go Webserver

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“It doesn’t matter if it takes a long time getting there; the point is to have a destination.”—Eudora Welty (Sadly, I've never had a client with a deadline who agreed with this sentiment.)

My sister holding a suitcase, about to head off to girl scout camp, 1950s

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