Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Noir Beach Shack in Lost Highway #DavidLynch 0323
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I am so tired of living under heat domes. It’s October, people. 021
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My cat loves watching Dateline and @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social 0150
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This neighborhood dirt road is one of the remnants of the Los Angeles Red Car electric trolley line. Time was I could step outside, walk down a public staircase and catch a train to downtown LA. 0112
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Sign spottted today on my morning walk, in the form of a warning about road work: “REAL MEN WORKING IN TREES.” Then smaller print, “Real men respect women honor creator respect the trees that they climb and the animals there. These are my men.” 272
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Every morning that I walk by the reservoir, I see this Canadian goose standing alone in the same place staring out over the water. What is he thinking? What keeps bringing him back) 161
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Found this old favorite scrolling through my photos 072
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is the perfect diner meal, imo. The patty melt. A hamburger served on toasted rye bread with cheese, mustard, and fried onions. Heaven. Never found one in London. Los Angeles is full of places that does them right. This one is from my neighborhood diner, the Astro. W/fries & slaw. 281
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I may have never identified more closely with a song lyric than this one from “High Lonesome” by the astonishing Gaslight Anthem: “And in my head there's all these classic cars and outlaw cowboy bands// I always kinda sorta wished I was someone else” 110
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Did I mention how much I hate UPS? Here is the response I received from an email of complaint to customer service. 000
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Celebrity sighting on my morning walk. Wile E. Coyote without the makeup 1130
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Nothing like the crisp cool air of a mid September day. 391
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026What’s an example of perfect casting? Everyone in The Maltese Falcon. Every goddam person. 1121
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Here is the view this morning from 162 steps up the Earl Street Staircase. 030
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The Earl Street Staircase. An occasional, brutal part of my morning walk. 212 steps, opening up onto a vista over the reservoir, just barely visible in photo #4 391
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Morning walk. I had remembered Hampstead as being hilly. 020
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Especially for my friends in the UK, this is what a smash burger looks like. It’s not just a double meat burger. Rather, the patties are so thin (“smashed”) they cook quickly, sealing the juice inside and leaving a tell tale crusty edge. You don’t need to dress them up and give them a funny name. 192
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Morning walk. I have traded the foxes of London for the coyotes of Los Angeles. These two fellows were hanging out around the corner from my house 3111
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Got picked up in the book of Daniel, too, in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. Love this graphic. We are in the age of iron mixed with clay. 010
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 09/08/2026My favorite house in my neighborhood. Looks like a big green ship that hit land on our hill. If it’s ever for sale, and if I’m ever rich, I just might buy it. 061
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Now that I’m back in the USA, I can finally post a picture of these relic’s from America’s last big birthday in 1976. Jack in the Box glass mugs, with the Liberty Bell on one side, and the restaurant logo on the other. Solid, built to last, going strong after 50 years of regular use 070
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Morning walk around the Los Angeles reservoir. It ain’t Hampstead Heath, but it’ll have to do. 0111
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Lizzie, a California cat now, takes in the view. 090
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 31/07/2026These two pictures ended up together in my photo library, one the iconic shot of William Holden floating in a swimming pool in Sunset Boulevard, the other of David Bowie seeming to float in space from the “You’re Not Alone” show at the Lightroom in London. Bowie would’ve appreciated the serendipity 020
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026For me, hard mode would be “no black and white.” 000
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 30/07/2026On leaving England, I shall miss terribly my friends in the Egyptian goose community 060
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I can’t decide if the view from our back deck is more Charles Dickens or Mary Poppins. Maybe there’s no difference. 050
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Yes, visited Greenwich and the Cutty Sark today. Fitting in tourist things while there’s still time 050
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Spotted today on the mid-deck of the Cutty Sark in Greenwich. Argentinian fans not letting it go. 120
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Spotted in London yesterday. This was popular graffiti when I was in first grade. 53 years later still getting laughs, I guess? 020
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026A fallen tree, a raven, a tangle of shadow, I’ll miss my morning walks on the Heath. 040
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 14/07/2026One of the striking things seeing the Melisende Psalter in person is how much the gold letters glitter. This is a page from a litany -- a long list of saints' names. Some names are written in gold, so when read the page, those names sparkle. In the high-res PDF, they are all a dull brown. 1175
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026It has been blessedly windy at night in London. Though, as a side effect, it led to technical difficulties on my morning walk. 030
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026So I spent the afternoon with British Library Manuscript Egerton 1139, a.k.a., the Melisende Psalter. I have thoughts. Mainly, I wish I had a week with it. 0221
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026But do you know what really rocks? The Porto Stock Exchange. This is the formal reception room, covered in gold, Islamic motifs, and bits of Arabic. 040
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 01/07/2026The cathedral Bern. The crossing offers a crash course lesson in the transition from Romanesque to Baroque. 1110
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Porto. It’s real pretty until you have to walk to the top of one of those cliffs. 130
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Poor Lizzie. Fighting the London heat wave, trying to cool off by lying in the shower 0100
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This is similar to the one I learned to type on, but manual typewriters require real skill. 000
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This one might be practical and meet my writing needs. 110
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026It made me inordinately happy on my morning walk today to see that someone out there is still having milk bottles delivered to their front door 351
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In 1999, Christian Bale played Jesus. In 2000, he played Patrick Bateman. That’s versatility. 141
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Just finished reading the post-apocalyptic novel “The Long Tomorrow” (1955) by Leigh Brackett. She also wrote screenplays, starting with The Big Sleep (1946), cowritten with William Faulkner and ending with The Empire Strikes Back (1980), cowritten with George Lucas. Who has a career like that? 151
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 25/05/2026The city of London, gearing up for another day of sauna like conditions. 051
Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Share someone who looks stylish wearing SUNGLASSES. And let’s not overthink it 030
