ChuckPaone
@cpaone.bsky.social
(Very married.)
Writing fiction in a post-fact world.
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Writing fiction in a post-fact world.
More at Chuck.Paone.com
For when you just can't quite find those goddamn ball joints.
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For when you just can't quite find those goddamn ball joints.
I kept mistakenly referring to him as Moses Malone.
Again, old.
Again, old.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I kept mistakenly referring to him as Moses Malone.
Again, old.
Again, old.
Thanks.
Same to you, Misty and the "kids".
Same to you, Misty and the "kids".
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Thanks.
Same to you, Misty and the "kids".
Same to you, Misty and the "kids".
I get home, tell my kids, and they're like, What? Seriously? Post Malone is huge!
Sorry, I'm old.
Sorry, I'm old.
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I get home, tell my kids, and they're like, What? Seriously? Post Malone is huge!
Sorry, I'm old.
Sorry, I'm old.
So, maybe eight? years ago, his manager calls me & offers him up to visit the base during Boston tour. I turn to my coworkers. Who or what is a Post Malone? We look him up, see the facial tats and think, meh, probably going to be one of those things where the Pentagon sats he's not wholesome enough.
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
So, maybe eight? years ago, his manager calls me & offers him up to visit the base during Boston tour. I turn to my coworkers. Who or what is a Post Malone? We look him up, see the facial tats and think, meh, probably going to be one of those things where the Pentagon sats he's not wholesome enough.
Definitely doesn’t work like that around here!
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Definitely doesn’t work like that around here!
That's crazy ... and awesome.
Cheers!
Cheers!
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
That's crazy ... and awesome.
Cheers!
Cheers!
Dare I ask what hazard she previously faced?
November 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Dare I ask what hazard she previously faced?
They can't stop doubling down on stupid.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
They can't stop doubling down on stupid.
Once you get there, sure. 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Once you get there, sure. 🤣
Adorable?
Ferocious!
😂
Ferocious!
😂
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Adorable?
Ferocious!
😂
Ferocious!
😂
I make myself clear here, but yesterday, on this issue, I did it on LinkedIn, too, where many of my connections are, ummm, somewhat different-minded.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I make myself clear here, but yesterday, on this issue, I did it on LinkedIn, too, where many of my connections are, ummm, somewhat different-minded.
No, no, no, he'd be perfectly content with a nation full of rabble housed in _____s.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
No, no, no, he'd be perfectly content with a nation full of rabble housed in _____s.
No feeding.
And next time they ambush me, they're going meet my security detachment.
And next time they ambush me, they're going meet my security detachment.
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
No feeding.
And next time they ambush me, they're going meet my security detachment.
And next time they ambush me, they're going meet my security detachment.
Surely not true, but still ...
😭
🙂
😭
🙂
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Surely not true, but still ...
😭
🙂
😭
🙂
The best part is that it's like a video game. Master one level, big deal. Now we'll throw this at you. Ten new, but certain to be endless construction projects with reduced lanes, detours to nowhere, bad signage and the occasional barking cop, who is not there to improve your day.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The best part is that it's like a video game. Master one level, big deal. Now we'll throw this at you. Ten new, but certain to be endless construction projects with reduced lanes, detours to nowhere, bad signage and the occasional barking cop, who is not there to improve your day.
Right.
But I didn’t mean a literal run. I meant the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving Logan Airport run, in this case to pick up my remaining collegian. Holy shit, the chaos and the "holiday spirit" of Mass State Police troopers barking and snarling at each turtle-paced turn.
But I didn’t mean a literal run. I meant the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving Logan Airport run, in this case to pick up my remaining collegian. Holy shit, the chaos and the "holiday spirit" of Mass State Police troopers barking and snarling at each turtle-paced turn.
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Right.
But I didn’t mean a literal run. I meant the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving Logan Airport run, in this case to pick up my remaining collegian. Holy shit, the chaos and the "holiday spirit" of Mass State Police troopers barking and snarling at each turtle-paced turn.
But I didn’t mean a literal run. I meant the Tuesday night before Thanksgiving Logan Airport run, in this case to pick up my remaining collegian. Holy shit, the chaos and the "holiday spirit" of Mass State Police troopers barking and snarling at each turtle-paced turn.