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Colorado Avalanche
Ankylosing Spondylitis
I like old-timey music

I don’t automatically follow back.

Katharine Hepburn about her essential tremor:
Parkinson’s is a devastating disease. Mine is just an irritation.
Sure, my parents have a lot of Ralston Purina stuff but I have this
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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As today is Thanksgiving here in the US it is constitutionally mandated that you listen to Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice's Restaurant Massacree” at least once.

Sorry. I don’t make the rules. 🤷‍♀️
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have cut apart the turkey and my job is done. The youngest child is in full control of the kitchen.
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Between periods at the Avalanche game, fans were entertained by a guest DJ. The fan next to me was not impressed and told me the DJ sounded like a guy from a 1980s Vegas lounge act. I marveled that the DJ was able to turn Pink Floyd into a dance band.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Any authors on here had an e mail regarding the Anthropic lawsuit? I’m trying to decide if it’s authentic…
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 AM
@kahuna.bsky.social Probably a turkey of a game
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Landeskog has a bigger boat and scores first
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November 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
@rogerthedodger.bsky.social Your wife likes to go to the french fry restaurant, right? Some fried fish, some cut up pommes de terre, some frites.
I have no idea what happened to the New York Times.
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"

The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Regarded as one of his best, Yusuf/Cat Steven’s 4th studio lp – Tea for the Tillerman – was released today in 1970. Produced by Paul Samwell-Smith, it was his first lp to make an impression in the U.S. – peaking at #8 on the lp charts. Tunes like “Wild World” & “Father and Son” are among his finest.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Landeskog scores first
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November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Landeskog scores first
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November 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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(And patches are a common bit of punctuation in games.)

So basically: my handheld games console (SteamDeck) has updated my favourite Dungeons & Dragons-based game (Baldur’s Gate III) and the update itself temporarily broke the game (also surprisingly common…)
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I thought you meant Bowser
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
These are good books.
Well this is pretty amazing value! The whole Wyndham & Banerjee series, including a hardback of the new book, The Burning Ground, on sale for under £30.
Could make a great Christmas present! Only a few left in stock.
amazon.co.uk/Wyndham-Bane...
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
plus a sidebar on Cher!
Another Side of Bob Dylan is the subject of the latest episode of the Dylan Revisited podcast.

Revisiting classic songs like Chimes of Freedom, It Ain't Me Babe and To Ramona - plus sidebars on Cher, The Byrds, Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)
Podcast Episode · Dylan Revisited · EP8 · 33m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
@dicknixon.bsky.social Do you know anything about this book? I saw it at the library.
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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It's Rebecca Yarros Fourth Wing night at Ball Arena. There are A LOT of fans here for that, and it makes me VERY HAPPY that people are reading books.
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@rogerthedodger.bsky.social Are you aware of any organizations that provide more information or support for people with essential tremor?
November 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
@rogerthedodger.bsky.social You are going to be surprised
What is your name for this dish and where did you grow up?
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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No Dice – released today in 1970 on Apple – likely is the best album Badfinger ever made. Produced by Geoff Emerick & Mal Evans, “No Matter What” & “Without You” got much attention (especially when Nilsson recorded the latter in 1971) but “We’re for the Dark” & “I Can’t Take It” are also splendid.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
C’mon pull the goalie
November 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Oilers don’t play defense , do they?
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Most of Lou Reed’s (1942-2013) music had a New York City flavor, but it didn’t get much more Big Apple than his Transformer lp – released today in 1972. Produced by the stellar duo of David Bowie & Mick Ronson, the album (improbably) had a charting single – “Walk on the Wild Side” (#16 pop, U.S.).
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Time for my occasional repost of this one

youtu.be/OLkPwxcIji0?...
Chumbawamba - The day the nazi died
YouTube video by Huppelplopp1848
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November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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It’s a key album in the group’s evolution but is frequently overlooked in their catalog. Meddle (released in the U.S. today in 1971) marked a notable moment in Pink Floyd retooling its approach to songwriting & playing – which would bear more fruit on future albums. “Echoes” is Meddle’s high point.
November 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM