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Tom Riggin
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Animator, Director & Storyboard Artist, now retired.
Not a turkey in the bunch. “Addams Family Values” has become a Thanksgiving tradition in our house.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today’s old man rant about stuff that doesn’t matter in the long haul:

Spidey, Black Panther and Loki cavorting with Mickey, Minnie and Goofy on the same parade float just ain’t right.

That being said, Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We revisited Carl Franklin’s LA noir “Devil in a Blue Dress” the other night for the first time since its release in 1995. As good as I remembered. It felt even more pointed and urgent due to our current situation, partly because of the film’s MacGuffin. If you know, you know.
November 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today’s old man rant about stuff that doesn’t matter in the long haul:

I can hardly express how disgusted I am with both the Geisel estate and what’s left of The Who over those Walmart holiday ads. Just bloody awful.
November 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
An unimaginably devastating loss. Our hearts go out to Alex and Kayla Vesia.
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife mourn death of their baby daughter
Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia posts on social media that his baby daughter died on Oct. 26. He thanks Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays players and fans for their support.
www.latimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Not a full turnover from the last post, what with the time spent watching the playoffs & the World Series.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I never believed our situation would deteriorate to the point that Dick Cheney’s death would cause me to feel… absolutely nothing. Rest In Shrug, I guess.
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thrilled for the Dodgers and Heartbroken for the Blue Jays. What a series!
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
You know who wins tonight? Whichever way it breaks, Baseball wins!
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
15 innings! Dear god, this game!
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM
To whom it may concern: In the story of Robin Hood, Prince John is NOT A ROLE MODEL! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California.

I urge anyone in the state to vote yes.

This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red
October 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Lies gain power through repetition.
Repeat the TRUTH!
Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.
September 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Some days there’s no better mood adjuster than watching Bugs Bunny run roughshod over Yosemite Sam.
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Kudos to Only Murders in the Building for scoring the opening sequence of S5 E2 with “It’s a Hap-Hap-Happy Day”. The song was first heard in Max Fleischer’s 1939 animated feature “Gulliver’s Travels” and in numerous Fleischer and Famous Studios cartoon shorts that followed.
It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day
YouTube video by CCCartoons
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September 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Jack Kirby, once again
September 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
33 years ago!
Happy anniversary to the Clown Princess of Crime! Harley Quinn has been stealing the spotlight since her debut in Batman: The Animated Series, where she taught us all the true meaning of “main character energy” — especially since she was created as a side character!
September 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.

Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.

There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM