lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Stumptown Coffee (W 8th NYC) needs a security guard?? 101
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026@nytgames.bsky.social is driving me bonkers by moving today's puzzle off the main NYT games web page (and into the archives—on a whole 'nother page) while the day is still, frankly, going strong. Note that I can access yesterday's crossword from the /crosswords page...just not...today's... 020
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 20/07/2026So on top of the air & salad being poisoned my summer bingo card now includes “wasps came flying out of little free library just now”. 272
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Can we just put Taco Bell in charge of public health at this point? 040
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Nerd friends, my longtime (shared server) email hosting at Pair Networks is oft plagued by Microsoft blocklists. Pair is upselling moving me to a $$ private server, as I'm the only one complaining and I may be "negatively affecting other users' mail flow". What are good alternative host companies? 010
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Artemis crew has a better signal than me with this HBO max feed rn. 010
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 23/03/2026OK who's with me for my new game show "Early Wedding Present song title or name of current manga?" 140
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Also, happy Caffeine Awareness Month! @sprudge.bsky.social sprudge.com/march-is-caf...sprudge.comMarch Is Caffeine Awareness Month. Here Are Some Times We Were A Little Too Aware | Sprudge CoffeeAll too true stories of overcaffeination. 020
Reposted by lizclaytonweird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 24/01/2026normal dog, switzerland, 15th century 694320987
Reposted by lizclaytonLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 17/01/2026Current* conditions near Gary, IN: 052
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026My latest coffee guide is to some of the sweetest spots in my hometown of Chicago, over at @sprudge.bsky.social. Please check it out if you want to drink some coffee in Chicago. sprudge.com/the-sprudge-...sprudge.comChicago Coffee Guide: 8 Cafes We Love In 2026 | Sprudge CoffeeWhere to drink coffee in Chicago, Illinois. 062
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Adams got to Old City Hall from Times Square in 15 minutes? Really? 020
Reposted by lizclaytonLake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 01/01/2026Current* conditions near New Buffalo, MI: 0116
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Did everyone else already know about "fluid bear painting"? Is this trend a hoax? 001
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 14/11/2025@jon.wprb.com Maybe this guy would like to be on the Christmas show: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comExperience: I played the trumpet for 25 hours straightI couldn’t repeat a song, and improvisation wasn’t allowed. I needed a very long set list. 040
Reposted by lizclaytonAurora Forecast Bot from NOAA (UNOFFICIAL) @aurora.nws-bot.us · 12/11/2025Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-12T02:04:01Z Additional Details Here. 03719
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Heading downstairs for a sec anyone need a drink or snack or massive kick in the head 050
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 04/09/2025@chiosse.bsky.social Decatur Playground appears not to have been weeded all summer. Currently the weeds are coming up through the benches. Can anybody come work on this please? Yes we’ve all called 311. 040
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Can't make this up, but my USPS stamps celebrating "20 Years of Delivering" (with art by Chris Ware) appear to be lost in the mail. 140
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Just recognized the irony of using online thesaurus to find another word for "synonymous". 040
Reposted by lizclaytonJason O. Gilbert @gilbertjasono.bsky.social · 25/06/2025You love to see this happen to a guy who is absolutely parked in a bike lane right now 73026300
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 03/06/2025For people tired of bougie shit, may I recommend always misreading the word "curated" as "cursed" as I just did, you're welcome. 031
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 02/06/2025My latest in Sprudge's hallowed pages: a shiny new NYC Upper Manhattan guide. 030
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 02/06/2025PDFs of knitting 🧶 patterns need to be printer-friendly. (It'd be ideal if I didn't print 'em at all, but I need to make notes.) Just bought a pattern for a piece that's trendy rn, it is 6pp with 2 nearly full-page images, color pics every page. Instructions take up 500 words tops. Who is this for?? 181
Reposted by lizclaytonFrancis Heaney @francisheaney.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Happy Pride! And happy release day for A Trans Person Made Your Puzzle, a crossword collection supporting transgender charities (organized by @adanicklmao.bsky.social), written and edited entirely by trans and nonbinary puzzlemakers (including me)! Check it out here: sites.google.com/view/transxw... 4499
Reposted by lizclaytonThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 20/05/2025The vanished icon of Atlantic Ave. was the relic of a secretive family who grabbed buildings from immigrant owners across the booming borough. www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/19/s...thecity.nycThe Terrible Truth About Sherita, Brooklyn’s Beloved Billboard DinosaurThe vanished icon of Atlantic Ave. was the relic of a secretive family who grabbed buildings from immigrant owners across the booming borough. 12510
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Part of my fun in solving Connections is trying to figure out what Wyna’s category names will be but wow dude 240
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Hokay I realize for every NYT xword solver outside of Chicago that may sound like downtown but noooo. 010
Reposted by lizclaytonU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 30/04/2025May 11th is Mother's Day! Tell mom she's the best by getting her a nice gift and making sure she has a working carbon monoxide alarm on every level of her home. 738043
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 23/04/2025BTW a good mental heatlh tip I learned is to leave the Bsky app open to one of the #Cats feeds so that when I reflexively open it looking for some kind of random negative dopamine hit, I am first greeted by Lulu, Spiffy, Binx, and Mr. Oogie Boogie. Then I can usually just close the app. 030
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 23/04/2025My latest is a fun historic tromp with @lamarzocco.bsky.social through NYC espresso history, accompanied by a gorgeous map from my talented friend the Milwaukee-based illustrator Aly Miller! home.lamarzoccousa.com/the-history-... ☕️home.lamarzoccousa.comTHE HISTORY OF ESPRESSO NEW YORK WALKING TOUR - La Marzocco HomeEspresso didn’t just arrive in New York—it found a home here. As waves of Italian immigrants settled in the city, they brought with them the rituals, tehniques, and traditions that would help shape Ne... 0100
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 27/03/2025So all of the pollen count apps suck, right? That’s the deal? 000
Reposted by lizclaytonCOVID Advocacy NY @covidadvocacyny.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Gov Hochul is attempting again to ban masks in NY. Please call Governor Hochul and your NY State Senator and Assemblymember and urge them not to ban masks! More info: covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny #NoNYMaskBan #StopMaskBans gothamist.com/news/gov-hoc...gothamist.comGov. Hochul is pushing a last-minute subway mask ban in state budget talksThe governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their identities to avoid retribution. 310765
Reposted by lizclaytonThe Onion @theonion.com · 11/03/2025From The Archives: Columbia University Gives Students Option To Finish Classes From Prisontheonion.comColumbia University Gives Students Option To Finish Classes From PrisonNEW YORK—Emphasizing that it was their only option amid the rampant protests that had erupted on campus, Columbia University announced Monday that it had given students the option to finish classes fr... 373047379
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Connections categories starting to verge on early-Wedding-Present-song-title-level awkwardness. 040
Reposted by lizclaytonStephonee @stephonee.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Figure skating world championships were considered to be for men only until 1902, when Madge Syers showed up and took home silver and the ISU went "whooooops guess we need to segregate them." It happened again in 1992 Olympic skeet shooting: Zhang Shan took gold and then they segregated the event. 6994924440
Reposted by lizclaytonlynn0908.bsky.social @lynn0908.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I know people don’t think it matters, but everyone needs to increase their contact with republican congress. Keep harassing them. 511121
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Masking is awesome! Taking responsibility for your health while also protecting others is badass! Not caring if other people think you’re weird to do those things is also badass! 030
Reposted by lizclaytonCBC Pitchbot @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/02/2025BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election 281686612
Reposted by lizclaytonHaymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 21/02/2025“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me. No fear.” —Nina Simone was born February 21, 1933 101471374
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Other former Chicagoans also always try FRANGO in the Spelling Bee? No, just me? 110
lizclayton @lizclayton.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Decaffed myself this morning so that's going great. 130
Reposted by lizclaytonHumanoid History @humanoidhistory.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Greetings from Canada! Behold Buckminster Fuller’s USA Pavilion on a postcard for Expo 67 in Montreal. 3684
Reposted by lizclaytonHelen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Ok here is the thing with action/praxis/protest/showing up: Sometimes you contribute by being a megaphone. Sometimes by being a wallet. Sometimes by being a physical body. Sometimes by being fuel or being relief. If you can’t be one thing at any given moment you can almost certainly be another. 5695234
