Doug Messel
@dougmessel.com
Current: writer, dad, and content marketer
Past: carhartt coverall and goose call enthusiast
Past: carhartt coverall and goose call enthusiast
It’s not JUST the Trader Joe’s but the whole of Town Center Crossing’s parking lot in Leawood, KS, is so fucking stupid. Getting in and out of this place always makes me so damn angry EVERY TIME.
December 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s not JUST the Trader Joe’s but the whole of Town Center Crossing’s parking lot in Leawood, KS, is so fucking stupid. Getting in and out of this place always makes me so damn angry EVERY TIME.
Where else could you rent a scratched to shit copy of Balto and a porno called “Kung Fu Nurses A Gogo?”
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Where else could you rent a scratched to shit copy of Balto and a porno called “Kung Fu Nurses A Gogo?”
Currently hating my body so we’re gonna work on fixing that 🤷♂️
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Currently hating my body so we’re gonna work on fixing that 🤷♂️
Yeah man a Farouk pizza from Bobe’s when you visit Knox County for the holidays
December 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Yeah man a Farouk pizza from Bobe’s when you visit Knox County for the holidays
I wish there was a way to tell Google I don’t fucking want this.
December 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I wish there was a way to tell Google I don’t fucking want this.
We don’t talk enough about how my wife let me do this
December 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We don’t talk enough about how my wife let me do this
Anyway this is the day where Banjo left his soccer ball water bottle at daycare and it was a whole thing.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Anyway this is the day where Banjo left his soccer ball water bottle at daycare and it was a whole thing.
Today is Soccer Ball Water Bottle Day, which I was reminded of by this Threads post.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Today is Soccer Ball Water Bottle Day, which I was reminded of by this Threads post.
They don’t make cups like they used to.
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
They don’t make cups like they used to.
Part of this feels correct but I’ sure I listened to that Beach Bunny record WAY MORE than it says.
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Part of this feels correct but I’ sure I listened to that Beach Bunny record WAY MORE than it says.
My Morning Jacket, Cary Brothers, and like two other bands played Friday but the Saturday run of Matt Pond PA to Secret Machines to Bone Thugz to Gov’t Mule to Ben Folds was wild
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My Morning Jacket, Cary Brothers, and like two other bands played Friday but the Saturday run of Matt Pond PA to Secret Machines to Bone Thugz to Gov’t Mule to Ben Folds was wild
After Erin and I started dating and it was serious enough that I brought her home for a few weekends, Jean Messel wrote an entire cookbook longhand, explicitly noting this potato dish as my favorite. I’m making it today, and I always forget about this absolutely absurd cook time she included.
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After Erin and I started dating and it was serious enough that I brought her home for a few weekends, Jean Messel wrote an entire cookbook longhand, explicitly noting this potato dish as my favorite. I’m making it today, and I always forget about this absolutely absurd cook time she included.
Mine is probably this American Eagle sweater from 2003, which is one of my favorite pieces of clothing that I've ever owned.
Either that or the $99 GameCube bundle with two controllers and Mario Kart Double Dash.
Either that or the $99 GameCube bundle with two controllers and Mario Kart Double Dash.
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Mine is probably this American Eagle sweater from 2003, which is one of my favorite pieces of clothing that I've ever owned.
Either that or the $99 GameCube bundle with two controllers and Mario Kart Double Dash.
Either that or the $99 GameCube bundle with two controllers and Mario Kart Double Dash.
Orbital Blues core rules and GM screen $30
Urban Shadows Kickstarter backer rewards $70
The One Ring core rules $50
Urban Shadows Kickstarter backer rewards $70
The One Ring core rules $50
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Orbital Blues core rules and GM screen $30
Urban Shadows Kickstarter backer rewards $70
The One Ring core rules $50
Urban Shadows Kickstarter backer rewards $70
The One Ring core rules $50
Cleaning out my office this week and selling some of my game collection. Digital versions not included. If you're local to KC, reach out to talk. I'd prefer not to ship, but can:
Blade Runner starter set $25
Tales from the Loop set $30
One Ring Starter Set $40
Blade Runner Core Book & GM Screen $60
Blade Runner starter set $25
Tales from the Loop set $30
One Ring Starter Set $40
Blade Runner Core Book & GM Screen $60
November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Cleaning out my office this week and selling some of my game collection. Digital versions not included. If you're local to KC, reach out to talk. I'd prefer not to ship, but can:
Blade Runner starter set $25
Tales from the Loop set $30
One Ring Starter Set $40
Blade Runner Core Book & GM Screen $60
Blade Runner starter set $25
Tales from the Loop set $30
One Ring Starter Set $40
Blade Runner Core Book & GM Screen $60
A fucking large Farouk pizza would fix my spiritual ailments right now
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A fucking large Farouk pizza would fix my spiritual ailments right now
We were all kind of alarmed by this because he had been kind of live-posting the experience and getting more incoherent. But he finally came back. We asked how he was feeling, but all he said was "i drew a purple fence" and posted this picture.
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We were all kind of alarmed by this because he had been kind of live-posting the experience and getting more incoherent. But he finally came back. We asked how he was feeling, but all he said was "i drew a purple fence" and posted this picture.
Post you from a different era
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Post you from a different era
Fortuitous timeline placement
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Fortuitous timeline placement
you think this guy would be able to push a sandwich? I used it to shoot tennis balls at banjo to practice catching
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
you think this guy would be able to push a sandwich? I used it to shoot tennis balls at banjo to practice catching
This one got my issue of GamePro (the War Gods issue) taken away for a few days when someone made a big deal about it on the bus.
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This one got my issue of GamePro (the War Gods issue) taken away for a few days when someone made a big deal about it on the bus.
I’m getting on Erin’s insurance because the coverage at my new job is crazy expensive by comparison, but her HR department needed documentation. This is what it felt like forwarding that email
October 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’m getting on Erin’s insurance because the coverage at my new job is crazy expensive by comparison, but her HR department needed documentation. This is what it felt like forwarding that email
If your response to a nearly 30-year-old article about a famous person doing a nice thing for one of his friends is to call it disgusting, I dunno man
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If your response to a nearly 30-year-old article about a famous person doing a nice thing for one of his friends is to call it disgusting, I dunno man
Okay today AND TODAY ONLY we are not saying that Purdue can eat shit
October 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Okay today AND TODAY ONLY we are not saying that Purdue can eat shit