cpgorski
@cpgorski.bsky.social
⚠ Invalid Handle. Fifth-level Bluesky elder. Obligate tacovore. Amanita. I am not actually the number 7. Am I the pleasant weirdo, or is Gonzo?
My dog runs this account, mostly. Send her a milkbone as soon as this place supports DMs.
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cpgorski
@cpgorski.bsky.social
· Dec 10
Tell your friends you love them.
Make it weird if you have to
Make it weird if you have to
name a film you’ve seen six times
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 AM
name a film you’ve seen six times
Okay! One (1) pecan pie in the oven for us, plus one (1) to give away
I always forget just how much bigger a real pie pan is than a grocery store deep dish ... I kinda want to make the filling for my next one of these 1/3 again bigger and see if it fits (and see if it ever finishes baking...)
I always forget just how much bigger a real pie pan is than a grocery store deep dish ... I kinda want to make the filling for my next one of these 1/3 again bigger and see if it fits (and see if it ever finishes baking...)
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Okay! One (1) pecan pie in the oven for us, plus one (1) to give away
I always forget just how much bigger a real pie pan is than a grocery store deep dish ... I kinda want to make the filling for my next one of these 1/3 again bigger and see if it fits (and see if it ever finishes baking...)
I always forget just how much bigger a real pie pan is than a grocery store deep dish ... I kinda want to make the filling for my next one of these 1/3 again bigger and see if it fits (and see if it ever finishes baking...)
Senator Mark "Armed Services Committee" Kelly has an opportunity to do something really funny right now
Senator Kelly’s remarks in the video are “a 100% accurate representation of what the law says."
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
“No American citizen should have to deal with this type of preposterous investigation.”
- Professor Eugene Fidell, leading military justice expert in Wall Street Journal
www.wsj.com/politics/mar...
Pentagon Investigates Misconduct Allegations Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly
The review comes after Kelly, a retired Navy captain, appeared in a video with other lawmakers telling military members not to obey unlawful orders.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Senator Mark "Armed Services Committee" Kelly has an opportunity to do something really funny right now
Oh... flowering weed when I walked to lunch today... just a plain ol' dandelion being its own lovely bright spot of yellow self
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Oh... flowering weed when I walked to lunch today... just a plain ol' dandelion being its own lovely bright spot of yellow self
...idk if we clicked the wrong button or if the picker grabbed the wrong one off the shelf, but I seem to have walnut pieces instead of pecan...
Anybody know if a walnut pie is any good?
/back to the store...
Anybody know if a walnut pie is any good?
/back to the store...
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
...idk if we clicked the wrong button or if the picker grabbed the wrong one off the shelf, but I seem to have walnut pieces instead of pecan...
Anybody know if a walnut pie is any good?
/back to the store...
Anybody know if a walnut pie is any good?
/back to the store...
I think I agree with Tom on this one--let SECTRANS worry about safety and capability, and let the old curmudgeons tell people how they should or shouldn't dress...
I wish Secretary Duffy would concentrate on keeping the skies safe and leave the moral hectoring to me. I'm better at it.
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I think I agree with Tom on this one--let SECTRANS worry about safety and capability, and let the old curmudgeons tell people how they should or shouldn't dress...
Dear retailers with brick and mortar store fronts and even the simplest webpage:
Put your hours on the front page.
I don't want to start an order for pickup, I just want to know how late I can get there and still walk in the door and finish my errand w/o rushing.
*heart*,
--an old crank
Put your hours on the front page.
I don't want to start an order for pickup, I just want to know how late I can get there and still walk in the door and finish my errand w/o rushing.
*heart*,
--an old crank
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Dear retailers with brick and mortar store fronts and even the simplest webpage:
Put your hours on the front page.
I don't want to start an order for pickup, I just want to know how late I can get there and still walk in the door and finish my errand w/o rushing.
*heart*,
--an old crank
Put your hours on the front page.
I don't want to start an order for pickup, I just want to know how late I can get there and still walk in the door and finish my errand w/o rushing.
*heart*,
--an old crank
Show me "a dog that is minutes from the bath tub and doesn't know it yet"...
Levi 🦮
Baby male Mixed Breed
Adoptable from Lanier County Animal Control and Shelter (Lakeland, GA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/levi-79639262/ga/lakeland/lanier-county-animal-control-and-shelter-ga1071/
Baby male Mixed Breed
Adoptable from Lanier County Animal Control and Shelter (Lakeland, GA)
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/levi-79639262/ga/lakeland/lanier-county-animal-control-and-shelter-ga1071/
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Show me "a dog that is minutes from the bath tub and doesn't know it yet"...
Well, I can't throw open my doors to everybody On Here for Thanksgiving, but I wish I could.
Hope each of you have a lovely, peaceful Thanksgiving and a full table, whether it's with your family, chosen family, or fewer folks if that's your thing.
I know holidays can be fraught. I can still hope!
Hope each of you have a lovely, peaceful Thanksgiving and a full table, whether it's with your family, chosen family, or fewer folks if that's your thing.
I know holidays can be fraught. I can still hope!
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Well, I can't throw open my doors to everybody On Here for Thanksgiving, but I wish I could.
Hope each of you have a lovely, peaceful Thanksgiving and a full table, whether it's with your family, chosen family, or fewer folks if that's your thing.
I know holidays can be fraught. I can still hope!
Hope each of you have a lovely, peaceful Thanksgiving and a full table, whether it's with your family, chosen family, or fewer folks if that's your thing.
I know holidays can be fraught. I can still hope!
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reposted by cpgorski
I can't reskeet "DOWN, GERROLD! drop iiiiiiiit..." without losing context, so, screenshots!
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I can't reskeet "DOWN, GERROLD! drop iiiiiiiit..." without losing context, so, screenshots!
Well that was a super full and busy weekend with a lot of People and - lot of Stuff To Do. Guess I'll hang around the house and doze for a few days and do not much more involved than a dog walk...
/what?
//Thursday?
///and I have to work all week before then?...
/what?
//Thursday?
///and I have to work all week before then?...
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Well that was a super full and busy weekend with a lot of People and - lot of Stuff To Do. Guess I'll hang around the house and doze for a few days and do not much more involved than a dog walk...
/what?
//Thursday?
///and I have to work all week before then?...
/what?
//Thursday?
///and I have to work all week before then?...
Inventing a time machine to turn on the electric blanket 10 mins before I want it
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Inventing a time machine to turn on the electric blanket 10 mins before I want it
I buy extra turkey necks and start a stock for the gravy with that, the bits they put in the cavity of the bird, and all the celery and onion ends from the rest of my prep plus a little, bc there's never enough gravy
The fat for the roux I can retrieve from the roasting pan before I start the gravy
The fat for the roux I can retrieve from the roasting pan before I start the gravy
My hot Thanksgiving take is you're not making enough gravy. Gravy is the water of life, there should be enough to drown the meat and every side. For a full bird feast you need to reduce a full quart of chicken stock to half before adding the turkey droppings.
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I buy extra turkey necks and start a stock for the gravy with that, the bits they put in the cavity of the bird, and all the celery and onion ends from the rest of my prep plus a little, bc there's never enough gravy
The fat for the roux I can retrieve from the roasting pan before I start the gravy
The fat for the roux I can retrieve from the roasting pan before I start the gravy
Some people love the green bean stuff, and I have no malice towards it, but my Tx table is complete without it.
If I had to pick a second to axe, I love mac and cheese all year, but it is not necessary this day.
If I had to pick a second to axe, I love mac and cheese all year, but it is not necessary this day.
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Some people love the green bean stuff, and I have no malice towards it, but my Tx table is complete without it.
If I had to pick a second to axe, I love mac and cheese all year, but it is not necessary this day.
If I had to pick a second to axe, I love mac and cheese all year, but it is not necessary this day.
The box I can find is not that big.
It's also not that surprising if you're digging thru it... old Cat 5 and stuff.
I also have a large box of much weirder cables (DB13W3 to multi-BNC, anyone?), but it has gone missing...
It's also not that surprising if you're digging thru it... old Cat 5 and stuff.
I also have a large box of much weirder cables (DB13W3 to multi-BNC, anyone?), but it has gone missing...
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The box I can find is not that big.
It's also not that surprising if you're digging thru it... old Cat 5 and stuff.
I also have a large box of much weirder cables (DB13W3 to multi-BNC, anyone?), but it has gone missing...
It's also not that surprising if you're digging thru it... old Cat 5 and stuff.
I also have a large box of much weirder cables (DB13W3 to multi-BNC, anyone?), but it has gone missing...
Thread touching on morality, modesty, and charitability, à la CS Lewis and Cardinal Newman... worth a read, and not for nothing: the menswear guy is a remarkable man.
A friend who teaches theology shared with me a post about CS Lewis's Mere Christianity, which discusses foundational Christian logic across denominations. It reminded me of Dale's tweet below, and I wanted to share some thoughts here regarding modesty and respectability, which are often hot topics.
November 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Thread touching on morality, modesty, and charitability, à la CS Lewis and Cardinal Newman... worth a read, and not for nothing: the menswear guy is a remarkable man.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Charlie Brown
"We're locked in the moon's gravitational pull! What do we do?"
"We die, Charlie Brown."
"We die, Charlie Brown."
You’re gonna need a bigger boat, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Charlie Brown
Entering my 40s was when I picked up brimmed hats.
What'd you pick up for your "I'm in my 40s" slot?
What'd you pick up for your "I'm in my 40s" slot?
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Entering my 40s was when I picked up brimmed hats.
What'd you pick up for your "I'm in my 40s" slot?
What'd you pick up for your "I'm in my 40s" slot?
We are invisible! They can't see us if we don't move!
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We are invisible! They can't see us if we don't move!
Good pens: ✓
I have bought a ton of little low tech things over the course of the last couple years and I have made a few purchases that were very small but life changing for a middle aged lady:
-hand fans
-cotton hankies
-cheapass reading glasses
-decent pens (you pen nerds were totally right about pens)
-hand fans
-cotton hankies
-cheapass reading glasses
-decent pens (you pen nerds were totally right about pens)
November 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Good pens: ✓
Report from my wife:
Kids were being insufferable. Sent them outside for 10 mins.
One came back inside in exactly 10 mins grumbling. One sat outside for a while teaching herself guitar. Two more disappeared into the woods...
Kids're doing all right ( :
Kids were being insufferable. Sent them outside for 10 mins.
One came back inside in exactly 10 mins grumbling. One sat outside for a while teaching herself guitar. Two more disappeared into the woods...
Kids're doing all right ( :
November 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Report from my wife:
Kids were being insufferable. Sent them outside for 10 mins.
One came back inside in exactly 10 mins grumbling. One sat outside for a while teaching herself guitar. Two more disappeared into the woods...
Kids're doing all right ( :
Kids were being insufferable. Sent them outside for 10 mins.
One came back inside in exactly 10 mins grumbling. One sat outside for a while teaching herself guitar. Two more disappeared into the woods...
Kids're doing all right ( :
Nice fall colors by Dad's house today
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Nice fall colors by Dad's house today