Dave Finberg
@dfinberg.bsky.social
My dad told an apocryphal story about a PhD defense where someone on the committee went off the rails on questioning and the advisor butted in with “Now is neither the time nor the place to get answers to the questions that have been troubling you all your life.”
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My dad told an apocryphal story about a PhD defense where someone on the committee went off the rails on questioning and the advisor butted in with “Now is neither the time nor the place to get answers to the questions that have been troubling you all your life.”
If you’re not 5 minutes early to being 5 minutes early, you’re just late. That’s the rules.
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 AM
If you’re not 5 minutes early to being 5 minutes early, you’re just late. That’s the rules.
160 vertical feet ladder is a hell of a climb, though I guess if you can ride it while it extends maybe it helps?
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
160 vertical feet ladder is a hell of a climb, though I guess if you can ride it while it extends maybe it helps?
I moved south in 2019, but Wilmington and Woburn always managed to wrap essentially around the entire store. It was always impressive. And a good reason not to shop there that day.
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I moved south in 2019, but Wilmington and Woburn always managed to wrap essentially around the entire store. It was always impressive. And a good reason not to shop there that day.
Was the line wrapped around the inside of the store? If not, it doesn’t really count as a holiday trip.
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Was the line wrapped around the inside of the store? If not, it doesn’t really count as a holiday trip.
This one is no where near as good as Ashley’s on Comey. But still impressive.
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This one is no where near as good as Ashley’s on Comey. But still impressive.
Platypus fits, seems like a good definition.
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Platypus fits, seems like a good definition.
I demand a better adaption of The Rook.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I demand a better adaption of The Rook.
Trader Joe’s in Boston (Cambridge actually) would put nets over the booze on Sundays which was very appropriate.
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trader Joe’s in Boston (Cambridge actually) would put nets over the booze on Sundays which was very appropriate.
When Lake Winnepesauke meets Lake Wobegon.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
When Lake Winnepesauke meets Lake Wobegon.
I can change, if I have to, I guess.
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I can change, if I have to, I guess.
Saint Death's Daughter (and sequel)?
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Saint Death's Daughter (and sequel)?
Ba-dump ba-dump. Three hundred pounds of Basso Profundo was Henry Knox…
November 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Ba-dump ba-dump. Three hundred pounds of Basso Profundo was Henry Knox…
They are so good.
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
They are so good.
It seems to be missing a few rivers for that name.
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
It seems to be missing a few rivers for that name.
I’ll just note that tiara’s play a significant role in book 4 of The Rook series, Royal Gambit.
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I’ll just note that tiara’s play a significant role in book 4 of The Rook series, Royal Gambit.
Not exactly what you wanted but one of the Ilona Andrews books has an animal mage help ferrets stage a heist of a computer drive.
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Not exactly what you wanted but one of the Ilona Andrews books has an animal mage help ferrets stage a heist of a computer drive.
Well I wasn’t expecting a sequel. I’ve recommended it a few times on reddit fantasy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Well I wasn’t expecting a sequel. I’ve recommended it a few times on reddit fantasy.
I'm about a third of the way through the sequel and it just hasn't grabbed me as much. I think I had the first as a 5/5 so kind of weird.
November 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm about a third of the way through the sequel and it just hasn't grabbed me as much. I think I had the first as a 5/5 so kind of weird.
All of VA, not just NoVA. The ones close to DC are all pretty much dems already, it’s the rest of the state that is flipping.
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
All of VA, not just NoVA. The ones close to DC are all pretty much dems already, it’s the rest of the state that is flipping.
As Joyful as Lanie when she sees someone blessed by a diety.
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
As Joyful as Lanie when she sees someone blessed by a diety.
That quadruple meat has a lot of stopping power, it just takes a few hours to kick in.
November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
That quadruple meat has a lot of stopping power, it just takes a few hours to kick in.
Like why doesn't it use concealer on that red spot?
November 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Like why doesn't it use concealer on that red spot?