Ralph (frozen solid)
@rpullins.bsky.social
Writer, aging punk, Father of the Year semi-finalist. The painting was a gift, Todd. ralphpullins.com
Sometimes I won't even bother looking into a particular issue to form an informed opinion about it, opting instead to see who is supporting it and basing my opinion on that.
Oh that dude is an irredeemable prick, so if he likes this idea, I'm out.
Oh that dude is an irredeemable prick, so if he likes this idea, I'm out.
December 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Sometimes I won't even bother looking into a particular issue to form an informed opinion about it, opting instead to see who is supporting it and basing my opinion on that.
Oh that dude is an irredeemable prick, so if he likes this idea, I'm out.
Oh that dude is an irredeemable prick, so if he likes this idea, I'm out.
Grinch jerky is pretty tasty, once you get past the hair
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Grinch jerky is pretty tasty, once you get past the hair
That's fine, as long as I can go hang out in Waldenbooks until they kick me out
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
That's fine, as long as I can go hang out in Waldenbooks until they kick me out
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So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.
📚
Kurt Vonnegut,
(1922- 2007)
'A Man Without a Country' (2005).
📚
Kurt Vonnegut,
(1922- 2007)
'A Man Without a Country' (2005).
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.
📚
Kurt Vonnegut,
(1922- 2007)
'A Man Without a Country' (2005).
📚
Kurt Vonnegut,
(1922- 2007)
'A Man Without a Country' (2005).
I mean Hellraiser is really more of a Valentine's day movie but okay
Everyone’s talking favorite holiday movies, so here are mine:
Jaws
Event Horizon
The Exorcist
The Thing
Alien
Pet Sematary
Hellraiser
Where the Devil Roams
Misery
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Shining
In the Mouth of Madness
Lake Mungo
Terrified
Savageland
Predator
The Descent
When Evil Lurks
Jaws
Event Horizon
The Exorcist
The Thing
Alien
Pet Sematary
Hellraiser
Where the Devil Roams
Misery
The Serpent and the Rainbow
The Shining
In the Mouth of Madness
Lake Mungo
Terrified
Savageland
Predator
The Descent
When Evil Lurks
December 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I mean Hellraiser is really more of a Valentine's day movie but okay
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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I mean this year is terrible. We welcome Lake Michigan godzilla. Why not?
Unidentified floating objects seen off the coast of Chicago. (Presumably vessels, distorted by the “Fata Morgana effect” during the frigid weather this morning on Lake Michigan.)
December 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I mean this year is terrible. We welcome Lake Michigan godzilla. Why not?
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
I saw Dust Bunny tonight and I feel it can be best described like this: Imagine Wes Andersen directed The Professional immediately after watching Little Shop of Horrors and The Twilight Zone Movie
I liked it very much.
I liked it very much.
December 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I saw Dust Bunny tonight and I feel it can be best described like this: Imagine Wes Andersen directed The Professional immediately after watching Little Shop of Horrors and The Twilight Zone Movie
I liked it very much.
I liked it very much.
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MY WIFE: this isn’t going to work
ME: *trying to karate chop down a pine tree* do not disgrace our dojo on Christmas
ME: *trying to karate chop down a pine tree* do not disgrace our dojo on Christmas
December 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MY WIFE: this isn’t going to work
ME: *trying to karate chop down a pine tree* do not disgrace our dojo on Christmas
ME: *trying to karate chop down a pine tree* do not disgrace our dojo on Christmas
For no reason at all I found myself thinking of my lost friend, and I realized this will be his family's first Christmas without him.
I am at work and probably shouldnt have tears in my eyes, but
So it goes
www.ralphpullins.com/2024/02/the-...
I am at work and probably shouldnt have tears in my eyes, but
So it goes
www.ralphpullins.com/2024/02/the-...
The Dance of the Sand Hill Crane
It is Saturday morning in Feburary and here in Michigan it is clear and cold. The sun has risen a while ago but there are still streaks of...
www.ralphpullins.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For no reason at all I found myself thinking of my lost friend, and I realized this will be his family's first Christmas without him.
I am at work and probably shouldnt have tears in my eyes, but
So it goes
www.ralphpullins.com/2024/02/the-...
I am at work and probably shouldnt have tears in my eyes, but
So it goes
www.ralphpullins.com/2024/02/the-...
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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i can't believe coffee exists. a delicious morning beverage that gives you endorphins and makes you poop. a total reset for body and brain. it's proof that God is real.
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
i can't believe coffee exists. a delicious morning beverage that gives you endorphins and makes you poop. a total reset for body and brain. it's proof that God is real.
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I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
This book kicks absolute ass. Buy it, nerds
For the month of December, USA readers can pick up The Rook on their kindle for just $2.99!
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This book kicks absolute ass. Buy it, nerds
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there’s just a certain type of person who would show up to your writer’s group wanting praise for presenting work but violently rejecting any form of constructive criticism that might improve it, and that right there is the target market for AI
September 2, 2024 at 5:21 PM
there’s just a certain type of person who would show up to your writer’s group wanting praise for presenting work but violently rejecting any form of constructive criticism that might improve it, and that right there is the target market for AI
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Any jackass who has taken a shower has had an idea for a book. Its only a sad pathetic few of us that actually went ahead and wrote one.
Where do you get your ideas is the dumbest question a writer gets, followed closely by where did you find the time
Where do you get your ideas is the dumbest question a writer gets, followed closely by where did you find the time
I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.
A.I. and the Fetishization Of Ideas
In writing and in dispensing my (very dubious, probably shady) writing advice, I am often keen to note that ideas are bullshit. Most writers treat them like precious gems when really, ideas are lik…
terribleminds.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Any jackass who has taken a shower has had an idea for a book. Its only a sad pathetic few of us that actually went ahead and wrote one.
Where do you get your ideas is the dumbest question a writer gets, followed closely by where did you find the time
Where do you get your ideas is the dumbest question a writer gets, followed closely by where did you find the time
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Oh shit, it's Stylish But Illegal Monkey Day
December 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Oh shit, it's Stylish But Illegal Monkey Day
Yes son, when I gave you that basket of clean towels to put in the upstairs bathroom what I wanted you to do was put it on the bench where it will flip off onto the floor and everyone can walk on them thats exactly what I wanted
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Yes son, when I gave you that basket of clean towels to put in the upstairs bathroom what I wanted you to do was put it on the bench where it will flip off onto the floor and everyone can walk on them thats exactly what I wanted
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Now before I make this final cut on your vasectomy, I'm legally required to tell you that 1 in 25 times the penis will pop off and fly around the room going PHBHBHBHBHTH like a deflated balloon. So. You know. Fingers crossed.
September 1, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Now before I make this final cut on your vasectomy, I'm legally required to tell you that 1 in 25 times the penis will pop off and fly around the room going PHBHBHBHBHTH like a deflated balloon. So. You know. Fingers crossed.
I dont have a screenshot of it, but one of my all time favorites is from @thenatewolf.bsky.social
"Athletes are warming up for the Who Can Hurt My Feelings The Fastest Olympics. All eyes are on my Mom"
"Athletes are warming up for the Who Can Hurt My Feelings The Fastest Olympics. All eyes are on my Mom"
reskeet with a tweet you still think about
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I dont have a screenshot of it, but one of my all time favorites is from @thenatewolf.bsky.social
"Athletes are warming up for the Who Can Hurt My Feelings The Fastest Olympics. All eyes are on my Mom"
"Athletes are warming up for the Who Can Hurt My Feelings The Fastest Olympics. All eyes are on my Mom"
Nothing good can come from killing a dream wolf
NEW @nafmcpodcast.bsky.social w/ RUDOLPH
-brunette Santa
-tune in Tokyo
-stanzas on parchment
-toucan sam
-butter onions
-shotgun dad
-Santa pulling fits?
-monkey sound
-quiz, medals and ratings
open.spotify.com/episode/1vYoTD…
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the���
-brunette Santa
-tune in Tokyo
-stanzas on parchment
-toucan sam
-butter onions
-shotgun dad
-Santa pulling fits?
-monkey sound
-quiz, medals and ratings
open.spotify.com/episode/1vYoTD…
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the���
December 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Nothing good can come from killing a dream wolf
Hot damn the friends are back!
They watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, a story about which I have opinions, and actually wrote about a while back: www.ralphpullins.com/2015/04/advi...
They watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, a story about which I have opinions, and actually wrote about a while back: www.ralphpullins.com/2015/04/advi...
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Hot damn the friends are back!
They watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, a story about which I have opinions, and actually wrote about a while back: www.ralphpullins.com/2015/04/advi...
They watched Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, a story about which I have opinions, and actually wrote about a while back: www.ralphpullins.com/2015/04/advi...
Because we had both leftover Indian and Mexican food, I have now invented Naanchos.
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Because we had both leftover Indian and Mexican food, I have now invented Naanchos.