@celebrityhottub.bsky.social I remembered a dad thing from this year: a fellow swim class dad asked if I had ever seen This Old House. I pointed to my t-shirt, Silva Bros Construction, the firm of the show’s host.

Calling all dads: hunt for the red October is available on YouTube.

you're misunderstanding, they don't mean window units, that is how the 1997 classic Nicolas Cage movie "Con Air" was advertised in the UK. a nationwide airing of Con Air on all networks for the entirety of the summer, no matter how cool that movie is, it will not bring ambient temps down

For perspective, this is equivalent to what I earned as an assistant professor fresh out of grad school 25 years ago in a rust belt city where large houses in nice neighborhoods near the university cost $150k.

probably about time for me t opick up another book about Boats, or Oceans.

Concerning the dangerous chess game between Death and the human condition. In which the emperor plays chess against death and loses.

I deserve a snack, or some type of treat

100 years ago today, a mysterious woman in a white dress showed up in the dusty desert town of Douglas, Arizona. She was Sister Aimee McPherson, the celebrity preacher whose kidnapping had made headlines around the world. And then things got … weirder: jacobpomrenke.com/black-sox/ha...

EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...

After Caddy took a few tumbles on the stairs we’ve stopped letting her use them unsupervised, but I think she’s gotten confused about her role. If I forget to touch her to guide her up or down, she pauses on the stairs and waits, looking at me, as if she is supposed to guide *me*

A screaming comes across the sky

New lid for Father’s Day

Saw tonight’s sunset, and now I’m understanding all those prehistoric sun cults. Powerful stuff! If I leave enough metals with the Druid perhaps it’ll rise again tomorrow

artie the strongest man in the world lookin ass

I love the sickos who wear a band’s shirt to that band’s concert. Love you freaks

my buddies: im going to have fun at the concert tonight me: okay im cross referencing song frequency and setlist placement for both this summer tour and this particular venue and here is what i think the setlist will look like tonight based on statistical probability

‘Share prices generally rewarded higher capex outlays until essentially the end of 1999; the divergence in the first quarter of 2000 foreshadowed the ensuing bust.’ blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories...

Aww, David Hockney.

"Yo, paella man, wing one up here!"

the Knicks are 86-47 since Tracy Morgan puked on the floor of Madison Square Garden during a 116-95 win over the Miami Heat on March 17th, 2025

Allyship: price trivia had a question that required knowledge of Major League Baseball and world war teo. I blacked out from excitement but had the right answer

This work event has karaoke and I want to sing Killing In The Name Of

Composters be normal taking about composting challenge IMPOSSIBLE

I noticed we needed a countertop under the toaster, so I got some sustainably harvested mahogany, planed & sanded it, joined, glued, sanded, dyed, gel stained, and shellacked it.

Lol (from When The Sea Came Alive)

Summer is for reading world war two histories next to the pool

27. emotion

38. what do i do

Thinking about the bog bodies again

noticed phish is in the neighborhood soon, thought about it for a hot minute, decided I'm way too old to put up with that kind of crowd.

Mad respect to the tee ball kid who is only practicing how to hock a loogie. Someone who truly understands the fundamentals of the game.

If I sit perfectly still while watching tee ball practice maybe I can make my brain go perfectly smooth

Winning the lottery would fix me

I want to go home and take a nap.

North Carolina grocery stores hit different

I wasn't sure what to expect. Seeing the whole thing didn't help much.

in which I list the concerts I've attended, as they come back to my memory:

Local dads who only know each other through their wives are getting ready to go to Dave Matthews band

thinking fondly of when the local paper sent a reporter to my soccer camp in 1998 and I was asked how I thought the US would do. I told them I didn't believe in the team and then got upset when they didn't run my quote.

Dream report: I was present for Dave Matthews Band unveiling their hit new single “Graveline,” which is a song about the mechanics of dinosaur wings.

thinking about asking for a pushbroom or pitchfork for fathers day, could use either around the yard

A guy who uses his bottle deposit money to gamble on penny stocks

taking the kiddo to their first Hokies game this autumn 🦃

I don’t know what to tell you bud!!

What people think the 90s were like vs what they were actually like

Livin La vida porcha

I’m all about that porch life