Mike Vachow
@mikevachow.bsky.social
Use every man after his desert, and who should 'scape whipping?
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Bill Belichick attended a cheerleading competition in Raleigh, where he supported his girlfriend Jordon, a member of a coed adult cheerleading team. #BillBelichick #CollegeFootball #football
I realize we don't need another sign of the apocalypse, but "adult cheerleading competition," Bill Belichick, and his 24 yr old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, are legit 3 of the 4 horsemen.
Also made Parker House rolls, inspired by @beerinator.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Also made Parker House rolls, inspired by @beerinator.com
Buttery, garlicky pull apart rolls—will expose your store bought rolls affection to be a sad joke.
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Buttery, garlicky pull apart rolls—will expose your store bought rolls affection to be a sad joke.
Can’t tell you how resentful I am to know about the existence of Laura Loomer.
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Can’t tell you how resentful I am to know about the existence of Laura Loomer.
Reposted by Mike Vachow
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
I was so ready for the buddy film where George Santos and a Navy Seal try to extract Bolsonaro.
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I was so ready for the buddy film where George Santos and a Navy Seal try to extract Bolsonaro.
It is time for the buttering.
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
It is time for the buttering.
Late middle age STL dads lacing up their white New Balances, tugging 90s concert tees over their bellies, ready to rumble (for 5 minutes or so).
Fans in pain over a canceled 2023 Guns N’ Roses tour stop can now confirm: Nothin’ lasts forever.
The band announced a world tour that includes a stop at Busch Stadium on Aug. 16. Tickets will go on presale on Dec. 2-3.
The band announced a world tour that includes a stop at Busch Stadium on Aug. 16. Tickets will go on presale on Dec. 2-3.
Guess St. Louis doesn’t suck: Guns N’ Roses announces Busch Stadium show
Fans in pain over a canceled 2023 Guns N’ Roses tour stop can now confirm: Nothin’ lasts forever.
www.stlpr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Late middle age STL dads lacing up their white New Balances, tugging 90s concert tees over their bellies, ready to rumble (for 5 minutes or so).
The smart cars scene from Leave the World Behind
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The smart cars scene from Leave the World Behind
Firmly in my dad book era, reading a book about the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12.
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Firmly in my dad book era, reading a book about the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12.
Some really comical no-legs-day gym bros at my gym today. One dude with lats and shoulders so swole his hands hovered 12 inches from his sides as if repelled by magnets, like Randy in his snowsuit in Christmas Story.
And, legs like an 11 year old.
And, legs like an 11 year old.
November 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Some really comical no-legs-day gym bros at my gym today. One dude with lats and shoulders so swole his hands hovered 12 inches from his sides as if repelled by magnets, like Randy in his snowsuit in Christmas Story.
And, legs like an 11 year old.
And, legs like an 11 year old.
Told workers at my gym (love them and the gym) that if they have the security cam footage of the dipshits who keep stealing bar clips, I will track them down and slash their tires, then key a picture of a bar clip on the door panel, then write "bar clip" underneath it bc I'm a crappy artist.
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Told workers at my gym (love them and the gym) that if they have the security cam footage of the dipshits who keep stealing bar clips, I will track them down and slash their tires, then key a picture of a bar clip on the door panel, then write "bar clip" underneath it bc I'm a crappy artist.
Looking for participants for a trial of my new Large Language Mohel.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Looking for participants for a trial of my new Large Language Mohel.
That’s nothin’. Wait til you see my new AI Bris Kit.
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
That’s nothin’. Wait til you see my new AI Bris Kit.
4 loaves of sourdough and a homemade pizza—successfully conspired to have the oven running for about 5 hours today.
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
4 loaves of sourdough and a homemade pizza—successfully conspired to have the oven running for about 5 hours today.
Sunday olfactory accompaniment to NFL football.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Sunday olfactory accompaniment to NFL football.
“Patient belonging” could be a woo woo self-care strategy.
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“Patient belonging” could be a woo woo self-care strategy.
After yesterday’s fog and cold drizzle, the entire city of STL is outdoors today. Some new neighbors have 4 boys under 8. Can you imagine?
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
After yesterday’s fog and cold drizzle, the entire city of STL is outdoors today. Some new neighbors have 4 boys under 8. Can you imagine?
Every Thanksgiving gathering needs to have a kid or two who successfully conspire to eat nothing but rolls.
November 21, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Every Thanksgiving gathering needs to have a kid or two who successfully conspire to eat nothing but rolls.
In the lottery of dishes to bring for big family Thanksgiving, I am Starch Boy this year: mashed potatoes and these killer rolls.
Buttery Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls
With any luck, these will be the softest rolls you ever make.
www.bonappetit.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In the lottery of dishes to bring for big family Thanksgiving, I am Starch Boy this year: mashed potatoes and these killer rolls.
Also bc they have been on a shelf in World Market in a cellophane bag since the Earth’s crust was cooling.
What’s the worst pasta shape and why is it wagon wheels
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Also bc they have been on a shelf in World Market in a cellophane bag since the Earth’s crust was cooling.
If you read Revelations thoroughly, you would know that three of the 4 horsemen are named Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson, and Adult Cheerleading Team.
Bill Belichick attended a cheerleading competition in Raleigh, where he supported his girlfriend Jordon, a member of a coed adult cheerleading team. #BillBelichick #CollegeFootball #football
November 21, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If you read Revelations thoroughly, you would know that three of the 4 horsemen are named Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson, and Adult Cheerleading Team.
I make really good waffles—recipe involves a lot of whole milk Greek yogurt. If you come to my house, I will make you a waffle, and you will be happy.
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I make really good waffles—recipe involves a lot of whole milk Greek yogurt. If you come to my house, I will make you a waffle, and you will be happy.
Invaluable resource, like 1 trillion times better than the death-dealing data center they want to build in your neighborhood.
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Invaluable resource, like 1 trillion times better than the death-dealing data center they want to build in your neighborhood.
Still tapering off a 20 yr addiction to white cheddar cheezits, I was hopeful that these would be disgusting. Alas, they are delicious, in a totally sleazy way.
Low rent rendezvous: smoked Gouda cheezits paired with aged Gouda.
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Still tapering off a 20 yr addiction to white cheddar cheezits, I was hopeful that these would be disgusting. Alas, they are delicious, in a totally sleazy way.
Reposted by Mike Vachow
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been hated by the left for years and never feared for her life. She’s been hated by the right for two days and had to hire security.