Otterbird
@otterbird.bsky.social
Writer, parent, dog-owner, beginning guitarist, Gen-Xer who is continually embarrassed by the voting patterns of the majority of her cohort.
My hot take, which I can't post on FB because all my musical theater friends will yell at me, so I shout it out into the void here, is that the reason "Chess" the musical has never really worked as a play is NOT the book; it's the songs. And I love the songs (duh, I'm GenX). But they're the problem.
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My hot take, which I can't post on FB because all my musical theater friends will yell at me, so I shout it out into the void here, is that the reason "Chess" the musical has never really worked as a play is NOT the book; it's the songs. And I love the songs (duh, I'm GenX). But they're the problem.
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Really good read!
Wrote about data from last week's elections that brought some good news about zoomer guys who broke for Trump in 2024.
The data includes some disappointing numbers about my fellow millennial men.
badfaithtimes.com/zoomer-men-s...
The data includes some disappointing numbers about my fellow millennial men.
badfaithtimes.com/zoomer-men-s...
Zoomer Men Say The Stove Is Quite Hot, Actually
Young guys might not be as red-pilled as they appeared in 2024
badfaithtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Really good read!
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This was SUCH a good listen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDn...
Why There's Plenty Of Room In Democrats' 'Big Tent' For Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by ThePlayTyperGuy
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November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This was SUCH a good listen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mDn...
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“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a moving memorial to those who died but it continues to be a wildly unsuccessful strip club song.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” is a moving memorial to those who died but it continues to be a wildly unsuccessful strip club song.
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Even if you don’t like the Doobie Brothers, yes you do.
Big news day today so you might have missed @npr.org quietly sliding a Doobie Brothers Tiny Desk under the front door. youtu.be/jrkOQuRYCIQ
The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Even if you don’t like the Doobie Brothers, yes you do.
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The oligarchy came out in full force against Zohran Mamdani's fight for a more affordable NYC.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
It didn't matter.
Let his victory in the face of Big Money serve as a reminder that people have the power.
I felt like today's news was an unkind tease from the Universe, but my spouse said maybe it's less a tease and more an amuse bouche.
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I felt like today's news was an unkind tease from the Universe, but my spouse said maybe it's less a tease and more an amuse bouche.
Another excellent read from @playtyperguy.com
The Incoherent Failure Of Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party
The Incoherent Failure Of Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party
The Colossal Failure Of Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party
All tricks no treats
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Another excellent read from @playtyperguy.com
The Incoherent Failure Of Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party
The Incoherent Failure Of Trump’s ‘Great Gatsby’ Party
Thanks for this, papawoof. Some days a person really needs the reminding and today is one of those days. :)
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thanks for this, papawoof. Some days a person really needs the reminding and today is one of those days. :)
@andylevy.net Enjoyed hearing you on FastPolitics this week; not gonna lie, though, what I was left with after was an incredible dose of envy that you saw Asia at Forest Hills.
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@andylevy.net Enjoyed hearing you on FastPolitics this week; not gonna lie, though, what I was left with after was an incredible dose of envy that you saw Asia at Forest Hills.
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Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
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When musicians don’t know how to end a song, they just fade out. I think other writers should do that too. Sketch comedy, screenwriting, playwrights. Have everyone talk softer and softer as they slowly sneak off stage.
Novelists can end chapters with gradually shrinking type.
Novelists can end chapters with gradually shrinking type.
October 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
When musicians don’t know how to end a song, they just fade out. I think other writers should do that too. Sketch comedy, screenwriting, playwrights. Have everyone talk softer and softer as they slowly sneak off stage.
Novelists can end chapters with gradually shrinking type.
Novelists can end chapters with gradually shrinking type.
I appreciate this on so many levels.
September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I appreciate this on so many levels.
Mike Nichols: “I said, ‘You can’t play it. You can never play a loser.’ And Redford said, ‘What do you mean? Of course I can play a loser.’ And I said, ‘O.K., have you ever struck out with a girl?’ and he said, ‘What do you mean?’ And he wasn’t joking.”
("The Graduate," of course)
("The Graduate," of course)
September 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Mike Nichols: “I said, ‘You can’t play it. You can never play a loser.’ And Redford said, ‘What do you mean? Of course I can play a loser.’ And I said, ‘O.K., have you ever struck out with a girl?’ and he said, ‘What do you mean?’ And he wasn’t joking.”
("The Graduate," of course)
("The Graduate," of course)
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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Any day is a fine day to listen to this chestnut from 1994.
Chumbawamba - The Day The Nazi Died Lyrics
YouTube video by Becca Critchley - Magpie
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Any day is a fine day to listen to this chestnut from 1994.