fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Was Jesus transactional when providing aid? Did he say, do X, and I'll feed you? I was going to volunteer with a local Christian organization that does a lot of good for the community; however, they require that their clients first endure some sort of sermon or talk. WWJD? Not that. 000
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Yesterday, I picked up this double album I special ordered at Waterloo Records in Austin. Been listening to it today. Very nice. Trance-like.youtube.comJeff Parker ETA IVtet - The Way Out of Easy (Full Album)YouTube video by Bitches Brew 0100
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Emma often sits in the middle of our downstairs living room, blending in really well. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Learned a new word--abseil. Wondering how I can work it into a conversation. 010
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Emma being Emma, caught sitting where she's not supposed to be. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 14/12/2025I saw The Met's streamed production of the opera, "Andrea Chénier," at a movie theatre today. I liked it, teared up at the end. I realized that, unlike television or movies, opera is not plot driven. The essential part of an opera is emotion—how well the performers express the human condition. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025What a beautiful way to describe a sunrise: "When rosy-fingered Dawn appeared newborn, they made their way towards the Greek encampment." From the Emily Wilson translation of "The Iliad." 010
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 26/11/2025For voice exercises, I asked ChatGPT to generate a list of five-syllable words that begin with the letter "m." I thought that would be easy. Some examples of what it came up with: microbiological, magnetohydrodynamic, and megalopolitanism. 010
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 08/11/2025That lamp looks PISSED. 924589610
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 08/11/2025I just attended a live performance of The Met's "La Bohème," my 1st opera, from the comfort of my local Cinemark theatre. I enjoyed *watching* an opera more than just listening to one. I'm seeing Austin Opera's production in May, and I'm considering attending a Met performance in person next season. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 17/10/2025My throat's messed up ATM, but at least I can sing the theme to "Koyaanisqatsi" in the proper register. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDW-...youtube.comKoyaanisqatsi Official Trailer #1 - Ted Koppel Movie (1982) HDYouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers 010
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 09/10/2025I recently bought this lawn chair because it's beautiful and iconic. It's only temporarily here in my office; I don't dare sit in it because the aluminum frame would scratch up the soft pine floor in a heartbeat. OTOH, Emma can do whatever she wants. 030
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 07/10/2025 032331
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · 02/10/2025"Late Afternoon Light" (acrylique) Cyril Cox 210822
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025The lone fruit on our persimmon tree. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 02/10/2025A three-tiered fountain at the Bonnet House in Fort Lauderdale. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 29/09/2025I saw the movie, "Eleanor the Great," last weekend. It was great. One scene was shot at the diner at the end of the block where I stayed in the UES. NYC is the setting for so many films that it's common to recognize locations, even ones that are not famous or iconic. bsky.app/profile/fahr... 120
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialVanishing and Endangered Cultures @nowaykgn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025In Canada, the Indian Act prohibited powwows and other cultural expressions between 1876 and 1951. Indigenous communities kept their traditions alive in secret, and modern powwows are a powerful symbol of their survival and resistance. 36876168
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Jake, our resident roadrunner, getting a drink of water on a hot day. Actually, my wife calls all roadrunners we see on our property, "Jake." 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Emma, asleep on Mommy's hat. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Due to foot pain, I've been walking really slowly in public. It's freeing in that I don't have to match societal norms or the pace of people around me. I keep off to the side, so I don't impede anyone. It's almost like a walking meditation. Try it! Don't care what people think. 010
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Yesterday, I bought a ticket to an Austin Symphony Orchestra performance tonight and put it on my calendar. Just now I noticed that a bought a ticket over a month ago to the same production but for tomorrow night. <sigh> Oh, well, this is an opportunity to compare performances. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I saw the movie, "Twinless," today. I enjoyed it. Within a few seconds of the first shot, I was thinking it kinda looks like a street in downtown Portland, Oregon. I lived there for 9 years, 25 years ago. Sure enough, Portland. I miss that city. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Rick Beato recently featured this Bach cantata, "God's time is the very best time," on his YouTube channel. I can't stand it--it's so damn poignant! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmC...youtube.comGottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106: I. Sonatina (Transcr. for Piano Four Hands by...YouTube video by Víkingur Ólafsson - Topic 000
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025In Texas State Cemetery in Austin. 040
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025I took this photo in North Texas in the 1970s, probably with a Petri SLR. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Just a shot of a hospital parking lot. I like the bright red curbs. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 19/07/2025I like the helter skelter wild grass in the foreground. 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Digital signage at AUS. I LIKE it! Was glitching like this in a cycle for 5 seconds then totally black for another 5. 020
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Here's a lovely performance of Puccini's "Crisantemi." The suspended 2nd in the 1 3 2 motif reflects the unfinished, incomplete life of the person it memorializes, Amadeo di Savoia, Duke of Aosta. The double amen at the end says, it's over--he is, alas, dead. www.youtube.com/watch?v=32jL...youtube.comPuccini - CrisantemiYouTube video by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Father Reginald Foster, who taught Latin to four popes, coined the following neo-Latin words: tumultuario ("deafening noise") for rock and roll, and Breviloquentia ("terse speech") for Twitter. In the same vein, Bluesky might be Caeruleocaelum. 121
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialmaggiewaits @maggiewaits.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Macaroni a Schnauzer mix favors Miles over Trane would like to say hi! 1101
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025I dug up a large rosemary bush on our property eight years ago, and this little critter crawled out (sorry about the photo's potato quality). It must have been living in there. I see a tarantula every few years. They're chill, so I let 'em be. Scorpions, on the other hand... 070
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 02/07/2025saw this while walking the dogs and same, neighbor, same 833771399
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 28/06/2025We have a porcupine family that frequents our back porch most nights. Howard has a bad mite infestation, so we had a rehabber take him away last night for treatment which takes a few months. He will then be reunited with mate and offspring, Daisy and Shadow. They're family, so we're all stressed. 050
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialVintage Audio Love @vintageaudiolove.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Panasonic SG J500 601377111
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialGeorge VanMeter @geovanmeter.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Well, I love a rainy night I love a rainy night I love to hear the thunder Watch the lightnin' when it lights up the skies #photo #photography #nikon #nikonz5ii #z5ii #rain #trucks 4515
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025The best Thai basil dish with tofu I ever had was at Grata Thai Cuisine at 1099 1st Ave in Manhattan. It was peppery which could have some from the basil, but I think it was from black pepper. I meant to come back during my visit but never did. Maybe someday. 190
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025The P. Terry's Burger Stand chain of restaurants around Austin uses Googie architecture, which I love. Here is the ceiling of one from inside the restaurant in Lakeway, Texas. 050
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 20/06/2025“When you can come to the conclusion that putting the horizon on the bottom of the frame or the top of the frame is a lot better than putting the horizon in the middle of the frame, then you may someday make a good picture-maker. Now get out of here!” Ditto photos. www.austinfilm.org/2014/12/wher...austinfilm.org"Where's the Horizon?!!!" When 15-year-old Steven Spielberg Met John Ford | Austin Film SocietyIt’s a story with something of the complexity (and wit) of a Zen koan. Listen to Steven Spielberg recount his childhood meeting with his lifelong hero John Ford. It’s one of the best stories of any ki... 030
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Eating vegan Tex Mex at Los Pinos Jalisco in Bee Cave, Texas. 090
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 19/06/2025I wish I could go back in time to hear Thelonious Monk play live at the Five Spot Cafe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQWZ...youtube.comThelo̲n̲i̲o̲u̲s̲ M̲o̲n̲k̲ Q̲u̲a̲r̲t̲e̲t̲, With Johnny̲ G̲r̲i̲f̲f̲i̲n – ̲I̲n̲ A̲c̲t̲ion ̲(1̲9̲5̲8̲)̲YouTube video by diegodobini2 040
fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Ambiguous title to someone with objectophilia. 040
Reposted by @fahrnfahrnfahrn.bsky.socialNobozos @bozoboy66.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Interviewer: “What is Jazz?” Thelonious Monk: “New York, man. You can feel it. It’s around in the air.” 1132