Patrick Calder
@strangeday.net
I'm having a hard time working up a panic over a one or two day blizzard lock in, after having lived through the early pandemic responses.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I'm having a hard time working up a panic over a one or two day blizzard lock in, after having lived through the early pandemic responses.
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Direct quote: "I have told the clergy... I've asked them to get their affairs in order. To make sure they have their wills written. Because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies, to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable."
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Direct quote: "I have told the clergy... I've asked them to get their affairs in order. To make sure they have their wills written. Because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies, to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable."
As a 30+ year resident of DC, I have no idea what he's talking about.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
As a 30+ year resident of DC, I have no idea what he's talking about.
Post invasion, we're starting at an empty podium, and waiting and waiting and waiting for Trump to speak. I feel like back stage they're waving a bottle under his nose trying to awaken him and make him coherent enough to read a teleprompter.
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Post invasion, we're starting at an empty podium, and waiting and waiting and waiting for Trump to speak. I feel like back stage they're waving a bottle under his nose trying to awaken him and make him coherent enough to read a teleprompter.
Almost accidentally plowed over Madeline Albright on the sidewalk outside the DNC. Glad i didn't... The large men in trench coats looked like they had no sense of humor. But boy howdy is she tiny.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Almost accidentally plowed over Madeline Albright on the sidewalk outside the DNC. Glad i didn't... The large men in trench coats looked like they had no sense of humor. But boy howdy is she tiny.
Wear your dust masks at the work bench, people
December 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Wear your dust masks at the work bench, people
22nd annual company Holiday party
December 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
22nd annual company Holiday party
Every time you think they're going to give some ominous speech, it turns out to be the whiniest, half assed, amateur shit.
December 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Every time you think they're going to give some ominous speech, it turns out to be the whiniest, half assed, amateur shit.
Think my #lyft drivers are getting eaten by zombies. Or they all suck tonight. On my third driver... They keep cancelling blocks away. I am only going barely a mile, people
December 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Think my #lyft drivers are getting eaten by zombies. Or they all suck tonight. On my third driver... They keep cancelling blocks away. I am only going barely a mile, people
$30 in replacement parts --- and a few busted knuckles --- and the washing machine is no longer breakdancing across the basement.
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
$30 in replacement parts --- and a few busted knuckles --- and the washing machine is no longer breakdancing across the basement.
From the garden today
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From the garden today
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This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.
Some guy wandering down the street hollering "I'm a matador. I'm a matador. Fuck you, I'm a matador. I didn't even know what a matador was. I'm a matador!" Gawd I love our weirdos.
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Some guy wandering down the street hollering "I'm a matador. I'm a matador. Fuck you, I'm a matador. I didn't even know what a matador was. I'm a matador!" Gawd I love our weirdos.
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Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
I live in a world where an article titled "An interview with the Portland chicken" is serious and timely news.
October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I live in a world where an article titled "An interview with the Portland chicken" is serious and timely news.
Possible that there's nothing substantial about trump in Epstein files, but a lot about the various people that have been rolling over for him? And if they were to be public, he'd lose his leverage?
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Possible that there's nothing substantial about trump in Epstein files, but a lot about the various people that have been rolling over for him? And if they were to be public, he'd lose his leverage?
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I love living in DC for so many reasons. But one of the big ones is, I can sleep at night trusting that the vast majority of my neighbors share my basic values. This is a nice example of what I mean by that
In 2025, the DC Public Library received no challenges to books in its collection, even as attempts to remove library materials reached near-record levels nationwide. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gXCqQK
October 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I love living in DC for so many reasons. But one of the big ones is, I can sleep at night trusting that the vast majority of my neighbors share my basic values. This is a nice example of what I mean by that
Feels like NPR Tiny Desk Concerts are a natural extension for old people who grew up with MTV Unplugged.
September 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Feels like NPR Tiny Desk Concerts are a natural extension for old people who grew up with MTV Unplugged.
To follow up on some earlier snark, behold, a cross-peen hammer I cleaned up. Removed the head and de-rusted. Glued cracks in handle to stabilize, scrubbed and degreased. Oiled to restore life to wood. Reassembled. Put in a wood wedge to replace roofing nails. Waxed for protection and feel.
September 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
To follow up on some earlier snark, behold, a cross-peen hammer I cleaned up. Removed the head and de-rusted. Glued cracks in handle to stabilize, scrubbed and degreased. Oiled to restore life to wood. Reassembled. Put in a wood wedge to replace roofing nails. Waxed for protection and feel.
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Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
August 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Here's what the third day of elementary school looked like in Mount Pleasant, Washington DC.
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Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
NEW YORK, NY, August 25, 2025 – The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY today announced the launch of the Journalism for All curriculum —
sno.buzz
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Launches Free “Journalism for All” High School Curriculum - Newmark J-School
@richardkadrey.bsky.social I got my copy of Kamakazie L'Amour today, which is great. But uh... I got 2 copies, in 2 distinct packages. Shipping snafu, or...?
August 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@richardkadrey.bsky.social I got my copy of Kamakazie L'Amour today, which is great. But uh... I got 2 copies, in 2 distinct packages. Shipping snafu, or...?
Got letters from the Department of Health and a Cemetery on the same day. I feel like they know something I dont...
June 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Got letters from the Department of Health and a Cemetery on the same day. I feel like they know something I dont...
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I need all good people to look around and see what this plague of overconfident evil people is doing to society, and I need you good people to understand: ABANDON YOUR IMPOSTER SYNDROME. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE.
May 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I need all good people to look around and see what this plague of overconfident evil people is doing to society, and I need you good people to understand: ABANDON YOUR IMPOSTER SYNDROME. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE.
I live in Washington DC. I'm currently watching a vulture eat some roadkill out back. Can't tell if this is awesome or portentous?
May 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I live in Washington DC. I'm currently watching a vulture eat some roadkill out back. Can't tell if this is awesome or portentous?