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5 year old Liam is home, according to @ilhanmn.bsky.social and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social!
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
5 year old Liam is home, according to @ilhanmn.bsky.social and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social!
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Tried to measure my pulse to no avail. My pulse has ceased to exist.
Perhaps I've turned into a vampire at some point in the past decade.
Perhaps I've turned into a vampire at some point in the past decade.
January 28, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Tried to measure my pulse to no avail. My pulse has ceased to exist.
Perhaps I've turned into a vampire at some point in the past decade.
Perhaps I've turned into a vampire at some point in the past decade.
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
6-7" of snow so far, with at least another couple hours of snowfall to go.
All classes at both the colleges I work for are virtual tomorrow.
High tomorrow, 4F.
All classes at both the colleges I work for are virtual tomorrow.
High tomorrow, 4F.
January 25, 2026 at 8:59 PM
6-7" of snow so far, with at least another couple hours of snowfall to go.
All classes at both the colleges I work for are virtual tomorrow.
High tomorrow, 4F.
All classes at both the colleges I work for are virtual tomorrow.
High tomorrow, 4F.
The Iceman Cometh...
It is currently 0 degrees here, with a wind chill of -18F (in other words, that's what it feels like if you actually step outside).
Keep warm and safe, folks.
It is currently 0 degrees here, with a wind chill of -18F (in other words, that's what it feels like if you actually step outside).
Keep warm and safe, folks.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The Iceman Cometh...
It is currently 0 degrees here, with a wind chill of -18F (in other words, that's what it feels like if you actually step outside).
Keep warm and safe, folks.
It is currently 0 degrees here, with a wind chill of -18F (in other words, that's what it feels like if you actually step outside).
Keep warm and safe, folks.
Ah, January in the Midwest is so lovely.
Brrrr.
Brrrr.
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ah, January in the Midwest is so lovely.
Brrrr.
Brrrr.
Aliens arrive & invite the 100 most powerful humans to a close-up look at their ship & technology
Day 2: The 100 "most powerful" (DJT, Putin, Xi, etc) smugly accept their invitations
Day 3: The ship's, gone along w/ the most powerful.
Everyone left on Earth gets a text saying "You're welcome."
Day 2: The 100 "most powerful" (DJT, Putin, Xi, etc) smugly accept their invitations
Day 3: The ship's, gone along w/ the most powerful.
Everyone left on Earth gets a text saying "You're welcome."
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Aliens arrive & invite the 100 most powerful humans to a close-up look at their ship & technology
Day 2: The 100 "most powerful" (DJT, Putin, Xi, etc) smugly accept their invitations
Day 3: The ship's, gone along w/ the most powerful.
Everyone left on Earth gets a text saying "You're welcome."
Day 2: The 100 "most powerful" (DJT, Putin, Xi, etc) smugly accept their invitations
Day 3: The ship's, gone along w/ the most powerful.
Everyone left on Earth gets a text saying "You're welcome."
I was just reading a reddit post where the vast majority [of an admittedly small number] of people commenting said they didn't get people who went to bed w/o showering first.
I mean...sometimes, sure. But how many of you shower every night before bedtime? Even if you've just been home all day?
I mean...sometimes, sure. But how many of you shower every night before bedtime? Even if you've just been home all day?
January 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I was just reading a reddit post where the vast majority [of an admittedly small number] of people commenting said they didn't get people who went to bed w/o showering first.
I mean...sometimes, sure. But how many of you shower every night before bedtime? Even if you've just been home all day?
I mean...sometimes, sure. But how many of you shower every night before bedtime? Even if you've just been home all day?
Working my way through the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest heavy metal songs, metal being one of the few genres I continue not to "get."
Haven't found a lot of faves yet, but I'm finally learning the lyrics to 55 year old hit songs.
Haven't found a lot of faves yet, but I'm finally learning the lyrics to 55 year old hit songs.
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Working my way through the Rolling Stone list of 100 greatest heavy metal songs, metal being one of the few genres I continue not to "get."
Haven't found a lot of faves yet, but I'm finally learning the lyrics to 55 year old hit songs.
Haven't found a lot of faves yet, but I'm finally learning the lyrics to 55 year old hit songs.
In the early 90s, I followed NBA basketball regularly, saw a lot of games, met some players, etc.
Apparently, the 90s were a long time ago, since I just learned 5 minutes ago that there exists an NBA team called the New Orleans Pelicans who have been around - with the name Pelicans - since 2013!
Apparently, the 90s were a long time ago, since I just learned 5 minutes ago that there exists an NBA team called the New Orleans Pelicans who have been around - with the name Pelicans - since 2013!
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
In the early 90s, I followed NBA basketball regularly, saw a lot of games, met some players, etc.
Apparently, the 90s were a long time ago, since I just learned 5 minutes ago that there exists an NBA team called the New Orleans Pelicans who have been around - with the name Pelicans - since 2013!
Apparently, the 90s were a long time ago, since I just learned 5 minutes ago that there exists an NBA team called the New Orleans Pelicans who have been around - with the name Pelicans - since 2013!
My primary phone (but not my old backup one) is "emergency calls only" and Verizon apparently has no timeline for how long it'll take to fix this massive outage.
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
My primary phone (but not my old backup one) is "emergency calls only" and Verizon apparently has no timeline for how long it'll take to fix this massive outage.
Power's back...I'm saved. :)
9F windchill right now, and we just lost our power.
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
December 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Power's back...I'm saved. :)
9F windchill right now, and we just lost our power.
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
December 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
9F windchill right now, and we just lost our power.
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
Also, I'm trapped in a recliner. :)
63 degrees the other day. Today, I up to 14F, gusts of 40 mph, and snow flurries.
However, I did get out of the house to have my car inspected (there's a very expensive laundry list of "recommended" things") and get the oil changed, the tires rotated, the antifreeze checked & the fluids topped up.
However, I did get out of the house to have my car inspected (there's a very expensive laundry list of "recommended" things") and get the oil changed, the tires rotated, the antifreeze checked & the fluids topped up.
December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
63 degrees the other day. Today, I up to 14F, gusts of 40 mph, and snow flurries.
However, I did get out of the house to have my car inspected (there's a very expensive laundry list of "recommended" things") and get the oil changed, the tires rotated, the antifreeze checked & the fluids topped up.
However, I did get out of the house to have my car inspected (there's a very expensive laundry list of "recommended" things") and get the oil changed, the tires rotated, the antifreeze checked & the fluids topped up.
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I'll bet it's also related in part to the age of the instructor. I've taught for over 30 years (starting in my mid-30s) and never had a student formally complain about a grade. I even had a slacker boy thank me for a D once!
Experimental evidence that students are more likely to contest grades when they are delivered by an evaluator with a female-sounding name.
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
"These findings suggest that women in evaluative positions face disproportionate resistance when delivering negative assessments."
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'll bet it's also related in part to the age of the instructor. I've taught for over 30 years (starting in my mid-30s) and never had a student formally complain about a grade. I even had a slacker boy thank me for a D once!
Finally, after 60+ years, I have a Lite-Brite!
Thanks Becky. :)
Thanks Becky. :)
December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Finally, after 60+ years, I have a Lite-Brite!
Thanks Becky. :)
Thanks Becky. :)
CURRENTLY WATCHING (TV)
The Righteous Gemstones, S4
Abbot Elementary, S5
Pluribus, S1
The Morning Show, S4
Percy Jackson, S2
Fallout, S2
The Last of Us, S2
(plus the usual assortment of cooking competition programming)
The Righteous Gemstones, S4
Abbot Elementary, S5
Pluribus, S1
The Morning Show, S4
Percy Jackson, S2
Fallout, S2
The Last of Us, S2
(plus the usual assortment of cooking competition programming)
December 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
CURRENTLY WATCHING (TV)
The Righteous Gemstones, S4
Abbot Elementary, S5
Pluribus, S1
The Morning Show, S4
Percy Jackson, S2
Fallout, S2
The Last of Us, S2
(plus the usual assortment of cooking competition programming)
The Righteous Gemstones, S4
Abbot Elementary, S5
Pluribus, S1
The Morning Show, S4
Percy Jackson, S2
Fallout, S2
The Last of Us, S2
(plus the usual assortment of cooking competition programming)
So..."Freedom of Speech" is now defined as meaning you can't critique America, capitalism, Christianity, law/immigration enforcement, or someone's notion of "traditional" views.
This is some Orwellian 1984 Big Brother shit.
This is some Orwellian 1984 Big Brother shit.
Our new golden age of free speech, where opposition to immigration enforcement can trigger a federal investigation
December 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
So..."Freedom of Speech" is now defined as meaning you can't critique America, capitalism, Christianity, law/immigration enforcement, or someone's notion of "traditional" views.
This is some Orwellian 1984 Big Brother shit.
This is some Orwellian 1984 Big Brother shit.
Watching Del Toro's Frankenstein and...not loving it.
It's beautiful, but I suspect I'm too familiar with Shelley's novel to fully appreciate this film. If this was an entirely original story, it might work better for me.
It's beautiful, but I suspect I'm too familiar with Shelley's novel to fully appreciate this film. If this was an entirely original story, it might work better for me.
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Watching Del Toro's Frankenstein and...not loving it.
It's beautiful, but I suspect I'm too familiar with Shelley's novel to fully appreciate this film. If this was an entirely original story, it might work better for me.
It's beautiful, but I suspect I'm too familiar with Shelley's novel to fully appreciate this film. If this was an entirely original story, it might work better for me.
I'm back on my "wtf, weather?" thing.
The other day, it was -9F. I mean, actual -9F.
The forecast for Xmas day is currently 64F
The other day, it was -9F. I mean, actual -9F.
The forecast for Xmas day is currently 64F
December 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I'm back on my "wtf, weather?" thing.
The other day, it was -9F. I mean, actual -9F.
The forecast for Xmas day is currently 64F
The other day, it was -9F. I mean, actual -9F.
The forecast for Xmas day is currently 64F
In what will only be truly appreciated by people who teach Intro to Comp on a regular basis:
The final persuasive essay drafts are in. ALL my students submitted work. ALL their papers have real theses. ALL their Works Cited pages are formatted correctly. NOBODY seems to have plagiarized / used AI.
The final persuasive essay drafts are in. ALL my students submitted work. ALL their papers have real theses. ALL their Works Cited pages are formatted correctly. NOBODY seems to have plagiarized / used AI.
December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In what will only be truly appreciated by people who teach Intro to Comp on a regular basis:
The final persuasive essay drafts are in. ALL my students submitted work. ALL their papers have real theses. ALL their Works Cited pages are formatted correctly. NOBODY seems to have plagiarized / used AI.
The final persuasive essay drafts are in. ALL my students submitted work. ALL their papers have real theses. ALL their Works Cited pages are formatted correctly. NOBODY seems to have plagiarized / used AI.
I'm so sad about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, and that they lost their lives in what sounds like a double homicide committed by their son Nick makes it even more horrible.
May their memories be a blessing. :(
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
May their memories be a blessing. :(
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Hollywood Reacts In Shock Over Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Deaths: “Legend Isn’t a Big Enough Word”
Reiner and his wife were found dead at their Brentwood home on Sunday night.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I'm so sad about the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, and that they lost their lives in what sounds like a double homicide committed by their son Nick makes it even more horrible.
May their memories be a blessing. :(
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
May their memories be a blessing. :(
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
We had a particularly good batch of latkes this year. 😋
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! 🕎
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! 🕎
December 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
We had a particularly good batch of latkes this year. 😋
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! 🕎
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! 🕎