The Chris DeLuca Newsletter

Happy Tax Day, or as I call it, Tax Day.

2024-04-15

I spent Saturday on Roosevelt Island with friends, peeping the Cherry Blossoms and other sights. We circumnavigated the entire island, and indulged in many dumb bits. Highly recommend.

Cherry blossom trees in vibrant bloom, dark pink, on the inside of a highway ramp.

The Roosevelt Island lighthouse in the distance, with the path to it stretching in the foreground, against a stormy sky. Sculptures of Nellie Bly and reflective sphreres dot the path.

A cartoonish sculture just above the surface of the water. It's a coin with arms and legs, being dragged down by a little figure with the cash symbol for a face, coming out of a crotesque mouth. The mouth is mostly submerged in the water. A sculpture of two large red letters, "RI", against a large bridge. The letters stand for Roosevelt Island.

2024-04-15

There’s a kid on the bus with no shirt, a giant backpack with a tennis racket sticking out, and a mushroom haircut.

2024-04-15

Some inexplicable graffiti on Roosevelt Island. I don't know what it means and I love it.

Graffiti on the side of a pier that looks like a postcard. Most of the text is intentionally illegible, but to phrases are clear: "Dear mom" and "I'm done!"

2024-04-16

Let it be known that there is a well cared for cat colony on Roosevelt Island.

A cat enclosure surrounded by a fence that the cats can absolutely get past. There's trees and wood chips on the ground, and a little cat house that's just for them. There's some geese laying around too, and cats hanging out inside the house and on the roof.

A large tabby cat sitting on wood chips near trees inside a fenced enclosure. The cats can get under the fence.

2024-04-16

Astoria is blooming.

A brownstone lined street in Astoria, Queens on a bright, cloudless day. Pink cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, casting dramatic shadows.

2024-04-16

A majestic city skyline stands against a turbulent sky. Dark, ominous clouds loom over the silhouetted buildings, casting an eerie glow reflected in the calm waters below. The contrast between the dark clouds and the cityscape evokes a sense of awe and mystery. 🌆🌧️

2024-04-16

My friend Ania sent me this photo, reminding me that this happened, and this will never not have happened.

Me, a bald white man a few years ago with a stubbly beard and glasses, slouched in a chair with one hand raised like I'm going to shake the air's hand. I'm wearing a tight white tank sleeveless undershirt. The room behind me is messy. A large black cat sits in front of me. In front of the cat is a Pathfinder roleplaying GM screen.

2024-04-17

From Maria Farrell and Robin Berjon’s piece on rewilding the internet.

The clear-felled forests were replanted, ready to extend the boom...It was a disaster so bad that a new word, Waldsterben, or “forest death,” was minted to describe the result.

Worth a read.

2024-04-17

TIL that the tabindex attribute must not be specified on a dialog element. The more you know. 🌈

2024-04-19