Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is very frightening and highly recommended. Exponentially more frightening when you realize that Bozo and Cookie are at the top of our leadership chain on this. 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This won't make you feel any better about our government, but it is an excellent dive into details that prove your opinions about Trump are correct. Highly recommended. 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 28/07/2026The Great Day In Harlem photo was taken at 17 West 126th Street in Harlem in 1958 (top photo). Several survivors got photographed there in 1996 (bottom photo). Today, these are all pushing $2M for like 1,200-1,500 square feet. 110
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 30/05/20261952 - Monk had an all star lineup on this one, including Kenny Dorham on trumpet. My dog Kenny lives in Chicago now with his mom. youtu.be/RHpYMs8Xtfg?... 5120
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Not really a natural wonder, but here's a beer bottle at Challenger Deep 35,000 feet 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Lola is still with us. Ruby (C) and Jack (R) have finished their time on Earth. 040
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026Good morning! This is Charlie. He is a very good boy. 160
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This is a difficult, heavy read. The ability of the relations of the victims of Dylan Roof's murders to forgive is absolutely transfixing. Highly recommended. 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Just started this and it is pretty upsetting. I saw earlier suggestions that a Democratic congressperson should filibuster their chamber by reading this entire book into the record. Still seems like an excellent idea. 110
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Even Lester Young says Hawkins was the first Pres. 020
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Just finished this - highly recommended. Macy describes her tough upbringing and her climb to a better place, intertwined with the demise of her hometown and the spread of MAGA through a majority of her lifelong people. I can relate. I gotta interact better with them. 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 25/10/20251961 - here's a pic of my dog Kenny, who is named in part after Dorham and Drew, collaborating here with Jimmy Heath. youtu.be/0D-TTJYF46s?... 3160
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 08/10/2025This is an outstanding story of several of the public servants targeted by the clown car of idiots running our government today. Highly recommended. 010
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Good morning Johnny! Yes, you got it. Rollins has retired and he is the sole survivor. Here's the roster if you're interested. I love stuff like this. 020
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Happy ~6th Birthday to Charlie! You've come a long way in 2 years buddy! 020
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 27/09/2025What is it about these chef memoirs that draws me in so deeply? I loved Kitchen Confidential by Bourdain, and this one I think I loved even more. Not sure how Hamilton is regarded as a chef, but this personal story is well worth it. Highly recommended. 000
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 14/09/2025I loved the idea of this book - that leaving societal / governmental / international change up to the people that have insanely profited from the system as it is is completely irrational. And it is. At the end, I thought this was more a half hour book, not a 10 hour book. Still worth a listen. 010
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 13/09/2025I expected this to be an analysis of how US society had changed from 1977 to 2012. Instead, it is a collection of biographies of Americans and what happened to them during that time - some famous, others not. Not very analytical, but excellent writing and interesting. 020
Bill Baum @williambaum.bsky.social · 31/08/2025In the past year, I've read several recent books about the immigration crisis in the US. This is one of the best - made me realize once again how much the people that are trying to get in the US are exactly the people we want. None of them mention how our need for year round bananas made this. 120
