Rick Schumann
@dracotavern.bsky.social
Good jazz, good dogs, good food, some nature photography, and the world can be a pretty damned nice place.
You're not alone. Ick.
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 AM
You're not alone. Ick.
I know someone that’s getting a kitty shoehorn for Christmas.
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I know someone that’s getting a kitty shoehorn for Christmas.
Come on down. We’re watching a game.
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Come on down. We’re watching a game.
My mother told me never to eat things that were prepared the same way as firewood. Was she wrong?
November 28, 2025 at 10:49 PM
My mother told me never to eat things that were prepared the same way as firewood. Was she wrong?
This checks out.😀
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This checks out.😀
The BEST nut ever built.
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The BEST nut ever built.
Where should I send the industrial insulin pump?
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Where should I send the industrial insulin pump?
Larson is nuts. One of my favorites. I’ve got his entire collection in a book I keep next to Calvin and Hobbes. Im always surprised when I run into someone who consistently does understand his humor. (Hi mom!)
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Larson is nuts. One of my favorites. I’ve got his entire collection in a book I keep next to Calvin and Hobbes. Im always surprised when I run into someone who consistently does understand his humor. (Hi mom!)
I had surmised Woody and Red; Doug stood out as a totally bland random name. I like my version better!
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I had surmised Woody and Red; Doug stood out as a totally bland random name. I like my version better!
Man... dachshunds are dachshunds. I've got two that do that very same thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Man... dachshunds are dachshunds. I've got two that do that very same thing.
Now THAT's a hobby!
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Now THAT's a hobby!
Yeah, but THAT? That was just fun!
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yeah, but THAT? That was just fun!
We haven't "catted" in about 30 years here. I like 'em, but, yeah, this is a thing with these knucklheads. To say nothing of one of these guys going after your toes under the covers while you're sleeping!
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
We haven't "catted" in about 30 years here. I like 'em, but, yeah, this is a thing with these knucklheads. To say nothing of one of these guys going after your toes under the covers while you're sleeping!
If you like horror, Chuck Wendig: Wanderers or Black River Orchard. Both dark and creepy fun. Murderbot series, from Martha Wells has been light and fun on the couple I've read. Older, Larry Niven's Escape From Hell, retelling of Dante's Inferno is great. He updates Hell's inhabitants.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
If you like horror, Chuck Wendig: Wanderers or Black River Orchard. Both dark and creepy fun. Murderbot series, from Martha Wells has been light and fun on the couple I've read. Older, Larry Niven's Escape From Hell, retelling of Dante's Inferno is great. He updates Hell's inhabitants.
I just rewatched the drawer shaking vid, and just noticed the potato masher that started this conversation a couple weeks ago actually made a brief appearance!
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I just rewatched the drawer shaking vid, and just noticed the potato masher that started this conversation a couple weeks ago actually made a brief appearance!
Die Hard, is of course, the quintessential Christmas movie. (Mrs. Rick has other opinions...). I'm unfamiliar with Hogfather, but it appears I may need to broaden my horizons again.
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Die Hard, is of course, the quintessential Christmas movie. (Mrs. Rick has other opinions...). I'm unfamiliar with Hogfather, but it appears I may need to broaden my horizons again.
That is correct. I've wrapped up the Old Man's War series, now moving on to the Lock in Series. Between that, the Murderbot series and a handful of non-fiction stuff, my to-read list has gotten out of hand, but it's a great distraction from the daily gack from the rest of the world.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
That is correct. I've wrapped up the Old Man's War series, now moving on to the Lock in Series. Between that, the Murderbot series and a handful of non-fiction stuff, my to-read list has gotten out of hand, but it's a great distraction from the daily gack from the rest of the world.
I'm looking forward to more in the series. That was a fun read, but I was balancing it out with the Locked In series, so it took a bit longer than it should have.
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I'm looking forward to more in the series. That was a fun read, but I was balancing it out with the Locked In series, so it took a bit longer than it should have.
Condolences. I've got a dachshund that has now eaten two favorite pairs of expensive boots. An otherwise exemplary doggo. Considering my options for early taxidermy; so far he's still on the winning side.
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Condolences. I've got a dachshund that has now eaten two favorite pairs of expensive boots. An otherwise exemplary doggo. Considering my options for early taxidermy; so far he's still on the winning side.
Mmmmm. Rather inauspicious that it's also World Toilet Day. Curious who arranges the official World Calendar of Noteworthy Things.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Mmmmm. Rather inauspicious that it's also World Toilet Day. Curious who arranges the official World Calendar of Noteworthy Things.