Joe Trela
@alert74.bsky.social
That guy who was on that show. Learned League trivia ronin sasquatch, amateur numismatist, flagrant vexillologist, occasional blue hair w/pronouns. Sanguis in auribus, stultusque in speculo.
Self-offing ice cream cone, beautiful in its simplicity.
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Self-offing ice cream cone, beautiful in its simplicity.
This is a bit after the fact, but here's Leo Tolstoy having a true fanboy moment (in the good sense)
storyoftheweek.loa.org/2010/02/tols...
storyoftheweek.loa.org/2010/02/tols...
Tolstoi Holds Lincoln World’s Greatest Hero
A free story every week, sponsored by The Library of America
storyoftheweek.loa.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is a bit after the fact, but here's Leo Tolstoy having a true fanboy moment (in the good sense)
storyoftheweek.loa.org/2010/02/tols...
storyoftheweek.loa.org/2010/02/tols...
879.6±0.8 seconds later, you find out they're actually half off.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
879.6±0.8 seconds later, you find out they're actually half off.
Do you mean in the real world, or in a vacuum?
November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Do you mean in the real world, or in a vacuum?
"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into them I'll never know.."
a black and white photo of a man with a fake mustache and glasses .
Alt: Groucho Marx mugging for the camera.
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into them I'll never know.."
The Golden Circle got namedropped in the title (and plot) of the 2017 Kingsman sequel.
In turn that reminds me that the prequel (2021's The King's Man) had a spot-on recreation of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (failed bomb attack, driver gets lost & stops in front of Princip).
In turn that reminds me that the prequel (2021's The King's Man) had a spot-on recreation of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (failed bomb attack, driver gets lost & stops in front of Princip).
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Golden Circle got namedropped in the title (and plot) of the 2017 Kingsman sequel.
In turn that reminds me that the prequel (2021's The King's Man) had a spot-on recreation of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (failed bomb attack, driver gets lost & stops in front of Princip).
In turn that reminds me that the prequel (2021's The King's Man) had a spot-on recreation of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (failed bomb attack, driver gets lost & stops in front of Princip).
"Your two nickels, ma'am."
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Your two nickels, ma'am."
Many eyes.
In many places.
Not all for seeing.
Not all on faces.
In many places.
Not all for seeing.
Not all on faces.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Many eyes.
In many places.
Not all for seeing.
Not all on faces.
In many places.
Not all for seeing.
Not all on faces.
Ah, that tracks. Someone must have accidentally deleted Ken's Cool Number Counter from GitHub.
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Ah, that tracks. Someone must have accidentally deleted Ken's Cool Number Counter from GitHub.
“To-day!” replied the boy. “Why, the Apocalypse of Ecstasy!”
“I haven’t missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can."
“I haven’t missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can."
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“To-day!” replied the boy. “Why, the Apocalypse of Ecstasy!”
“I haven’t missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can."
“I haven’t missed it. The Spirits have done it all in one night. They can do anything they like. Of course they can. Of course they can."
I just woke up so this may be old news, but other sites are down too so something's up.
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I just woke up so this may be old news, but other sites are down too so something's up.
Heinlein wrote it as a juvenile novel to go with other such works as Rocket Ship Galileo and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, but his publisher rejected it. He ended up selling it to a different company who released it as a young adult novel.
November 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Heinlein wrote it as a juvenile novel to go with other such works as Rocket Ship Galileo and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, but his publisher rejected it. He ended up selling it to a different company who released it as a young adult novel.
Joe wants what Joe wants.
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Joe wants what Joe wants.
(reluctantly nods, then hurriedly changes the subject to Kessler syndrome or something)
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
(reluctantly nods, then hurriedly changes the subject to Kessler syndrome or something)
Mine would probably pause for about two seconds, roll her eyes, and then resume the town hall meeting on the upcoming rollout of our new file management system.
(In real life she's tough but fair and wouldn't mind the ability to run on the backs of livestock.)
(In real life she's tough but fair and wouldn't mind the ability to run on the backs of livestock.)
November 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Mine would probably pause for about two seconds, roll her eyes, and then resume the town hall meeting on the upcoming rollout of our new file management system.
(In real life she's tough but fair and wouldn't mind the ability to run on the backs of livestock.)
(In real life she's tough but fair and wouldn't mind the ability to run on the backs of livestock.)
So if it was making noise up there was it a...
...coo de mane?
I regret nothing.
...coo de mane?
I regret nothing.
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
So if it was making noise up there was it a...
...coo de mane?
I regret nothing.
...coo de mane?
I regret nothing.
tl;dr - the quarterback fucked around, and the other team's defense found out.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
tl;dr - the quarterback fucked around, and the other team's defense found out.
Because for some reason my rental car only has USB-C sockets which didn't work with the USB-A to USB-C cable I brought.
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Because for some reason my rental car only has USB-C sockets which didn't work with the USB-A to USB-C cable I brought.
That would explain all the brain-melting.
November 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
That would explain all the brain-melting.