Brainwise
@brainwise.bsky.social
Awesome | Bearded | Coffee Drinker. Joined Bluesky July 2023 | MDiv, Interfaith minister, & former theater techie. Comics, pop-culture, 80s tunes. More at https://linktr.ee/brainwise. (he/him) | See also @yourmythiclife.bsky.social
After his year-long slumber, KRINGUS HAS RETURNED!
All hail the Demon God of Christmas! Kringus, the Devourer of the Twelve Kingdoms of Christmas!! Kringus, the bane of Santa!
#Kringus #Christmas #christmasTree🎄 #OhDemonTreeOhDemonTree #TheEyesHaveIt #Yule #YuleBeSorryWhenKringusRises
All hail the Demon God of Christmas! Kringus, the Devourer of the Twelve Kingdoms of Christmas!! Kringus, the bane of Santa!
#Kringus #Christmas #christmasTree🎄 #OhDemonTreeOhDemonTree #TheEyesHaveIt #Yule #YuleBeSorryWhenKringusRises
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
After his year-long slumber, KRINGUS HAS RETURNED!
All hail the Demon God of Christmas! Kringus, the Devourer of the Twelve Kingdoms of Christmas!! Kringus, the bane of Santa!
#Kringus #Christmas #christmasTree🎄 #OhDemonTreeOhDemonTree #TheEyesHaveIt #Yule #YuleBeSorryWhenKringusRises
All hail the Demon God of Christmas! Kringus, the Devourer of the Twelve Kingdoms of Christmas!! Kringus, the bane of Santa!
#Kringus #Christmas #christmasTree🎄 #OhDemonTreeOhDemonTree #TheEyesHaveIt #Yule #YuleBeSorryWhenKringusRises
Doug Bonez, our pedal tractor riding skeleton: "Kin ya get some of this snow off me back?"
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Doug Bonez, our pedal tractor riding skeleton: "Kin ya get some of this snow off me back?"
Our backyard in full winter wonderland mode. Photo taken around 9:15am on December 14.
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Our backyard in full winter wonderland mode. Photo taken around 9:15am on December 14.
The "tree" of broccoli we saw at Henning's Market yesterday inspired me to spoof two carols...
First:
Oh, broccoli tree
Oh, broccoli tree
Your leaves are so leafy green.
First:
Oh, broccoli tree
Oh, broccoli tree
Your leaves are so leafy green.
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The "tree" of broccoli we saw at Henning's Market yesterday inspired me to spoof two carols...
First:
Oh, broccoli tree
Oh, broccoli tree
Your leaves are so leafy green.
First:
Oh, broccoli tree
Oh, broccoli tree
Your leaves are so leafy green.
Colorful Clouds and Christmas Lights; Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem, PA | Taken just before 5pm on December 6, 2025, as the sun was setting.
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Colorful Clouds and Christmas Lights; Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem, PA | Taken just before 5pm on December 6, 2025, as the sun was setting.
Artoffact Records 2025 Sampler – released today, Dec 12, 2025. Compilation album of 40 tracks, songs ranging from synthpop to shoegaze, free to stream or download on Bandcamp:
artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/artoff...
artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/artoff...
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Artoffact Records 2025 Sampler – released today, Dec 12, 2025. Compilation album of 40 tracks, songs ranging from synthpop to shoegaze, free to stream or download on Bandcamp:
artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/artoff...
artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/album/artoff...
A year ago, I came across Martin Kerr's "God Rest Ye Merry Billionaires", which was originally posted to YouTube a little over two years ago (in Nov 2023). Sadly, it has only become more relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FM...
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A year ago, I came across Martin Kerr's "God Rest Ye Merry Billionaires", which was originally posted to YouTube a little over two years ago (in Nov 2023). Sadly, it has only become more relevant.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FM...
I woke to find that DJ Riko has dropped his latest #MerryMixmas! Go to this page to stream the 2025 version (at the top of the player) and view the list of songs:
djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I woke to find that DJ Riko has dropped his latest #MerryMixmas! Go to this page to stream the 2025 version (at the top of the player) and view the list of songs:
djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
A Carol for the Now Times: Carol of the Bitch www.instagram.com/p/DR99jmBkVqq/
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A Carol for the Now Times: Carol of the Bitch www.instagram.com/p/DR99jmBkVqq/
Juked!
Image: Selection panel on the late 1940s AMI Model B Jukebox that was in Astro Vinyl Art's booth at Christkindlmarkt on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Image: Selection panel on the late 1940s AMI Model B Jukebox that was in Astro Vinyl Art's booth at Christkindlmarkt on Friday, December 5, 2025.
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Juked!
Image: Selection panel on the late 1940s AMI Model B Jukebox that was in Astro Vinyl Art's booth at Christkindlmarkt on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Image: Selection panel on the late 1940s AMI Model B Jukebox that was in Astro Vinyl Art's booth at Christkindlmarkt on Friday, December 5, 2025.
Since 2014, I have felt that the holidays begin in earnest only once DJ Riko drops his latest Merry Mixmas. He's been doing this since 2002, and all previous mixes are at djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Since 2014, I have felt that the holidays begin in earnest only once DJ Riko drops his latest Merry Mixmas. He's been doing this since 2002, and all previous mixes are at djriko.com/merry-mixmas...
Book bans aren't great. But you know what's worse? The fact that US teens are essentially choosing to give up reading all on their own.
Image: Chart showing the difference in the percentage between US teens who read almost every day (declining) vs those that read hardly ever (increasing).
Image: Chart showing the difference in the percentage between US teens who read almost every day (declining) vs those that read hardly ever (increasing).
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Book bans aren't great. But you know what's worse? The fact that US teens are essentially choosing to give up reading all on their own.
Image: Chart showing the difference in the percentage between US teens who read almost every day (declining) vs those that read hardly ever (increasing).
Image: Chart showing the difference in the percentage between US teens who read almost every day (declining) vs those that read hardly ever (increasing).
We had snow overnight, December 5 into December 6. Found this snow-covered leaf in the backyard. Photographed December 6, 2025. Posted December 7, 2025.
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We had snow overnight, December 5 into December 6. Found this snow-covered leaf in the backyard. Photographed December 6, 2025. Posted December 7, 2025.
After Krampusnacht and Saint Nicholas Day, Krampus just needs some coffee.
Illustration by joriouxdraws.
Illustration by joriouxdraws.
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
After Krampusnacht and Saint Nicholas Day, Krampus just needs some coffee.
Illustration by joriouxdraws.
Illustration by joriouxdraws.
It's the Great Krampus, Charlie Brown!
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's the Great Krampus, Charlie Brown!
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The Friday #80s Flashback celebrates the 40th anniversary of WE CARE A LOT, the independent debut album from Faith No More. #music
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/frid...
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/frid...
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Friday #80s Flashback celebrates the 40th anniversary of WE CARE A LOT, the independent debut album from Faith No More. #music
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/frid...
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/frid...
On December 5, 2019, Quartz was obsessed with Krampusnacht. (Am I obsessed with Krampus, or merely obsessed-adjacent?)
Linky link: qz.com/emails/quart...
If that link does not work for you, try this archived version: web.archive.org/web/20230605...
Gruß vom Krampus! #Krampusnacht
Linky link: qz.com/emails/quart...
If that link does not work for you, try this archived version: web.archive.org/web/20230605...
Gruß vom Krampus! #Krampusnacht
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
On December 5, 2019, Quartz was obsessed with Krampusnacht. (Am I obsessed with Krampus, or merely obsessed-adjacent?)
Linky link: qz.com/emails/quart...
If that link does not work for you, try this archived version: web.archive.org/web/20230605...
Gruß vom Krampus! #Krampusnacht
Linky link: qz.com/emails/quart...
If that link does not work for you, try this archived version: web.archive.org/web/20230605...
Gruß vom Krampus! #Krampusnacht
“A Hearty Christmas to you all! / May good digestion wait on appetite.”
#card #victorian #holiday #christmas #rooster #turtle #duck
#card #victorian #holiday #christmas #rooster #turtle #duck
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
“A Hearty Christmas to you all! / May good digestion wait on appetite.”
#card #victorian #holiday #christmas #rooster #turtle #duck
#card #victorian #holiday #christmas #rooster #turtle #duck
Annual reminder that BATMAN RETURNS (1992) is not only a Christmas movie, it also "digs into seasonal depression."
AV Club (December 4, 2013):
www.avclub.com/batman-retur...
AV Club (December 4, 2013):
www.avclub.com/batman-retur...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Annual reminder that BATMAN RETURNS (1992) is not only a Christmas movie, it also "digs into seasonal depression."
AV Club (December 4, 2013):
www.avclub.com/batman-retur...
AV Club (December 4, 2013):
www.avclub.com/batman-retur...
The Gävle Goat LIVE 2025 | Lofi Christmas mix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The Gävle Goat LIVE 2025 | Lofi Christmas mix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...
Day 2 with The Darkness of Blighted Hearts 2025 DnD Advent Calendar Story.
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/day-...
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/day-...
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Day 2 with The Darkness of Blighted Hearts 2025 DnD Advent Calendar Story.
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/day-...
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/day-...
It's beginning to look alot like GRITT-MAS!
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
It's beginning to look alot like GRITT-MAS!