Al Badger
@albadger.bsky.social
Who do I know in Palm Springs? Autocorrect turned that into "who do I now in Palm Springs" which is a completely different question.
February 5, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Who do I know in Palm Springs? Autocorrect turned that into "who do I now in Palm Springs" which is a completely different question.
Me doing a Dr. Tongue with a Suju's muffin. These things are enormous, and only $2.50! And in 3-D to boot.
February 5, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Me doing a Dr. Tongue with a Suju's muffin. These things are enormous, and only $2.50! And in 3-D to boot.
Today is, as you all know, Eat an Entire Can of SPAM in One Day Day. I screwed up by not having SPAM for breakfast so the day's ruined. Making up for it a little by getting SPAM masubi at L&L Hawaiian BBQ. #EAECOSIODD
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Today is, as you all know, Eat an Entire Can of SPAM in One Day Day. I screwed up by not having SPAM for breakfast so the day's ruined. Making up for it a little by getting SPAM masubi at L&L Hawaiian BBQ. #EAECOSIODD
Over on Facebook, people are posting tributes to the late Stephen Gould, the greatest heldentenor of my lifetime. He would have been 64 years old today.
Facebook's "A.I." asks "why was Stephen Gould born on this day?"
I miss Stephen Gould but at least I'm smarter than A.I.
Facebook's "A.I." asks "why was Stephen Gould born on this day?"
I miss Stephen Gould but at least I'm smarter than A.I.
January 24, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Over on Facebook, people are posting tributes to the late Stephen Gould, the greatest heldentenor of my lifetime. He would have been 64 years old today.
Facebook's "A.I." asks "why was Stephen Gould born on this day?"
I miss Stephen Gould but at least I'm smarter than A.I.
Facebook's "A.I." asks "why was Stephen Gould born on this day?"
I miss Stephen Gould but at least I'm smarter than A.I.
This is my waiting for an estimate on car damage and I've got the sniffles but Delroy Lindo got an Oscar nomination so on balance a good day face.
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
This is my waiting for an estimate on car damage and I've got the sniffles but Delroy Lindo got an Oscar nomination so on balance a good day face.
I'm home and I just went for a walk through my beautiful mobile home Park! One home had a telescope in the yard and two reliably yappy dogs I dubbed Refracto and Reflecto. The telescope is gone! The Telescope Dogs are also gone. I wrote a song about it, and it's the worst song I've ever written.
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I'm home and I just went for a walk through my beautiful mobile home Park! One home had a telescope in the yard and two reliably yappy dogs I dubbed Refracto and Reflecto. The telescope is gone! The Telescope Dogs are also gone. I wrote a song about it, and it's the worst song I've ever written.
So yeah the show rocked but extra bonus, on the walk back to the hotel I see this! Thought it was a bunny statue at first. Reals!
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 AM
So yeah the show rocked but extra bonus, on the walk back to the hotel I see this! Thought it was a bunny statue at first. Reals!
Curtain call for Daphne. Splendid performance and a strong case for a neglected masterwork.
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Curtain call for Daphne. Splendid performance and a strong case for a neglected masterwork.
I'm at the Seattle Opera! Here's their Corridor of Crows art installation. I'm seeing the Richard Strauss opera Daphne, and everything else on this trip is gravy.
Ya hear that, Seattle Art Museum? YA GRAVY!
Ya hear that, Seattle Art Museum? YA GRAVY!
January 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I'm at the Seattle Opera! Here's their Corridor of Crows art installation. I'm seeing the Richard Strauss opera Daphne, and everything else on this trip is gravy.
Ya hear that, Seattle Art Museum? YA GRAVY!
Ya hear that, Seattle Art Museum? YA GRAVY!
I'm at the Seattle Art Museum now and this series of photographs caught my eye. Why? We may never know.
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I'm at the Seattle Art Museum now and this series of photographs caught my eye. Why? We may never know.
My confusion has been resolved! I'm actually in Seattle. All the cats are inside and safe and warm. I, however, am not.
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
My confusion has been resolved! I'm actually in Seattle. All the cats are inside and safe and warm. I, however, am not.
So apparently I'm in Istanbul, but then where are the street cats? WHERE ARE THEY?!?
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
So apparently I'm in Istanbul, but then where are the street cats? WHERE ARE THEY?!?
Wait, this isn't a seniors mobile home park. Where am I?
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Wait, this isn't a seniors mobile home park. Where am I?
Look what came to the PO box? A tin of delicious baklava! Thanks to the Official Most Wonderful Person in Chicago, Glady!
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Look what came to the PO box? A tin of delicious baklava! Thanks to the Official Most Wonderful Person in Chicago, Glady!
I've never had a chimichanga before! Still not completely sure what is is.
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I've never had a chimichanga before! Still not completely sure what is is.
Now we're in San Diego! Behind us the military forces of the mad king prepare to conquer the world. Definitely the weirdest country we've visited. Ever.
January 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Now we're in San Diego! Behind us the military forces of the mad king prepare to conquer the world. Definitely the weirdest country we've visited. Ever.
We are now in Mazatlán! Pacifico brewery is here so of course that's what we're drinking.
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We are now in Mazatlán! Pacifico brewery is here so of course that's what we're drinking.
We're in Cabo! This is a circle of surfboards containing a malevolent elder god. Should the circle of surfboards e'er be broken...
January 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
We're in Cabo! This is a circle of surfboards containing a malevolent elder god. Should the circle of surfboards e'er be broken...
We're in Ensenada! A bustling town, partly due to sport fishing and partly due to that weird law that makes cruise ships stop at a non-US port if they want to run a casino.
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We're in Ensenada! A bustling town, partly due to sport fishing and partly due to that weird law that makes cruise ships stop at a non-US port if they want to run a casino.
It's Saturday and I wake to the disturbing news that the Epstein Files are waaaay more incriminating than we thought.
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It's Saturday and I wake to the disturbing news that the Epstein Files are waaaay more incriminating than we thought.
"My unholy army of the night. Kill, my pretties... Kill!"
January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"My unholy army of the night. Kill, my pretties... Kill!"
Zootopia 2 is a fine film and one of the cops is a honey badger.
December 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Zootopia 2 is a fine film and one of the cops is a honey badger.
OMG , I just woke up from a horrible nightmare where I was riding public transit with a friend and I was telling them about an opera company that was producing a rare opera in November and I was thinking of going and my friend said, it's December, that's in the past, and I said, oh, you're right.
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 PM
OMG , I just woke up from a horrible nightmare where I was riding public transit with a friend and I was telling them about an opera company that was producing a rare opera in November and I was thinking of going and my friend said, it's December, that's in the past, and I said, oh, you're right.
Right now the landscaping crew is trimming the trees. Or, in the case of the loquat, dismantling it. It's dead. But the apple tree is very much alive and has four apples to prove it - IN DECEMBER. These aren't edible btw.
December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Right now the landscaping crew is trimming the trees. Or, in the case of the loquat, dismantling it. It's dead. But the apple tree is very much alive and has four apples to prove it - IN DECEMBER. These aren't edible btw.