Louis Sisneros
@louissisneros.bsky.social
Retired high school teacher in the foothills above Denver
Oh, but they need constant remodeling because: gingerbread!
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Oh, but they need constant remodeling because: gingerbread!
I guess I snagged my copy just in time! And I hope thousands of others did the same.
December 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I guess I snagged my copy just in time! And I hope thousands of others did the same.
I think you meant "linchpin"—but then again, it's Trump, so ok never mind….
December 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I think you meant "linchpin"—but then again, it's Trump, so ok never mind….
I've read it several times (because my HS students read it), and each time I skimmed and deeply read different parts.
December 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I've read it several times (because my HS students read it), and each time I skimmed and deeply read different parts.
Ambidextrous (of hands and brain)
PS: my book club discussed The Mere Wife over dinner earlier this month. We had shrimp cocktail, charcuterie, salad, and pizza (choose your own toppings!)
PS: my book club discussed The Mere Wife over dinner earlier this month. We had shrimp cocktail, charcuterie, salad, and pizza (choose your own toppings!)
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Ambidextrous (of hands and brain)
PS: my book club discussed The Mere Wife over dinner earlier this month. We had shrimp cocktail, charcuterie, salad, and pizza (choose your own toppings!)
PS: my book club discussed The Mere Wife over dinner earlier this month. We had shrimp cocktail, charcuterie, salad, and pizza (choose your own toppings!)
All they will call you will be “deportee”–Woody Guthrie https://youtu.be/qu-duTWccyI?si=8N3ZjFFqoQzxSTt9
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 AM
All they will call you will be “deportee”–Woody Guthrie https://youtu.be/qu-duTWccyI?si=8N3ZjFFqoQzxSTt9
My power went out at 3 this morning; Xcel pushed back the estimated restoration from 7pm today to noon Sun to we don't know when. But I count my blessings: I have a good wood stove, pets to huddle with, and camping gear including good coolers + portable battery/solar to recharge lanterns & phone. 🤞🏼
December 20, 2025 at 5:21 AM
My power went out at 3 this morning; Xcel pushed back the estimated restoration from 7pm today to noon Sun to we don't know when. But I count my blessings: I have a good wood stove, pets to huddle with, and camping gear including good coolers + portable battery/solar to recharge lanterns & phone. 🤞🏼
Yeah, I heard the news—and surprised myself with how fast I flicked through all the stages of grief.
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Yeah, I heard the news—and surprised myself with how fast I flicked through all the stages of grief.
And even ordinary things, like the trumpster in the alley where you empty your trash cans.
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
And even ordinary things, like the trumpster in the alley where you empty your trash cans.
There’s also ~triple the space between letters—maybe because his name would look even pettier by comparison. In typesetting that is called fluffing*.
*I made that up, but cf Stormy Daniels
*I made that up, but cf Stormy Daniels
December 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
There’s also ~triple the space between letters—maybe because his name would look even pettier by comparison. In typesetting that is called fluffing*.
*I made that up, but cf Stormy Daniels
*I made that up, but cf Stormy Daniels
Came to say this very thing. Also, recentering the second line after removing “the” would’ve required a great deal of additional work, including filling original anchor holes and cleaning/resurfacing newly-exposed stone so it matches the rest.
December 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Came to say this very thing. Also, recentering the second line after removing “the” would’ve required a great deal of additional work, including filling original anchor holes and cleaning/resurfacing newly-exposed stone so it matches the rest.
Does Andrew also think that Stephen King is hugely popular because people actually *want* to be dragged into the sewer by an eldritch horror?
December 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Does Andrew also think that Stephen King is hugely popular because people actually *want* to be dragged into the sewer by an eldritch horror?
Not a sportsball guy. It took me a good long time after the second guess.
Wordle 1,643 3/6*
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Wordle 1,643 3/6*
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Not a sportsball guy. It took me a good long time after the second guess.
Wordle 1,643 3/6*
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Wordle 1,643 3/6*
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My dogs have these customisable silicone tags.
https://www.silidog.com/pages/collections
https://www.silidog.com/pages/collections
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 AM
My dogs have these customisable silicone tags.
https://www.silidog.com/pages/collections
https://www.silidog.com/pages/collections
And I can think of several other things that are overripe and need to be chucked straight into the compost
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 AM
And I can think of several other things that are overripe and need to be chucked straight into the compost
"Tenderloin" in an Indiana diner refers to this (from a Business Insider article, "The most famous local sandwich from every state"):
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
"Tenderloin" in an Indiana diner refers to this (from a Business Insider article, "The most famous local sandwich from every state"):
And the stupidity goes to ∞
December 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
And the stupidity goes to ∞
Yeah, the winds are fierce! My power is out up in the foothills
December 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Yeah, the winds are fierce! My power is out up in the foothills
This is Biden's "portrait" on the wall of the colonnade outside the Oval Office. Trump has labeled it The Presidential Walk of Fame. As far as I know, all the other presidents have an actual portrait.
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is Biden's "portrait" on the wall of the colonnade outside the Oval Office. Trump has labeled it The Presidential Walk of Fame. As far as I know, all the other presidents have an actual portrait.
Put them all in a supermax gilded with spray-painted styrofoam geegaws—make it a steel and cement replica of his Big Beatiful Ballroom. Then Leavitt, Wiles, Miller, the Trump clan, plus his devoted Cabinet can each earn $1.50 a day as his only caretakers.
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Put them all in a supermax gilded with spray-painted styrofoam geegaws—make it a steel and cement replica of his Big Beatiful Ballroom. Then Leavitt, Wiles, Miller, the Trump clan, plus his devoted Cabinet can each earn $1.50 a day as his only caretakers.
They've cultivated a compliant, stenographic "access" press—they clearly don't know what to do with a publication that puts its legacy first.
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
They've cultivated a compliant, stenographic "access" press—they clearly don't know what to do with a publication that puts its legacy first.
Lake Woebegone's Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility comes to mind
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Lake Woebegone's Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility comes to mind