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Brainwise
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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
December 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Doug Bonez, our pedal tractor riding skeleton: "Kin ya get some of this snow off me back?"
December 14, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our backyard in full winter wonderland mode. Photo taken around 9:15am on December 14.
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 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.
December 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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
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...
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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...
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 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...
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A Carol for the Now Times: Carol of the Bitch www.instagram.com/p/DR99jmBkVqq/
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 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.
December 9, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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
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).
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 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.
December 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
After Krampusnacht and Saint Nicholas Day, Krampus just needs some coffee.

Illustration by joriouxdraws.
December 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's the Great Krampus, Charlie Brown!
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"You. In the bag." #krampusnacht

(Krampus drawn by joriouxdraws).
December 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It's Krampusnacht up in here! So I'm sending yinz a card!

Image: Vintage holiday postcard with Krampus chasing a child. Red background. The words "Gruß vom Krampus" (Greetings from Krampus) are on the bottom of the card.

#vintage #card #krampus #holiday
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 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...
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 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
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“A Hearty Christmas to you all! / May good digestion wait on appetite.”

#card #victorian #holiday #christmas #rooster #turtle #duck
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 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...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Gävle Goat LIVE 2025 | Lofi Christmas mix
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1VO...
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Day 2 with The Darkness of Blighted Hearts 2025 DnD Advent Calendar Story.
bookendedbycats.blogspot.com/2025/12/day-...
December 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It's beginning to look alot like GRITT-MAS!
December 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM