The “how things work” geek in me enjoyed reading this. We just put a heat pump in our house; this could be a great thing for the skyscrapers of Denver.

I miss the days of “yeah, Kerrygold is worth it.” It is, but luxury food spending is out. At the moment, if there isn’t a store brand version or a great sale, we don’t buy it with a few minor exceptions. The coffee I like is now $20 a can, so when the stockpile is depleted, Kroger donut shop it is.

Your reminder of where I stand. Good day.

Streaming services have slowly become a no fly zone for me. It is to the point where if I can’t use a library card and see it on Kanopy, PBS Passport or buy a used DVD or BluRay, guess what? I don’t need to watch it. I’m not giving CBS, Disney, Netflix or Amazon another dime. Fuck them all.

It’s the whole “I’m successful, I’ve made millions, I’m good to say the quiet part out loud now because I no longer care about my fans or if people buy my stuff.” Eminem is not alone in this mindset.

Yeah, I do. When it comes to things that actually benefit everybody, “You don’t understand how government works. It takes time, reaching across the aisle, working together!” With this administration, slash & burn, git ‘er done before they know what happened.

Figured I wasn't on enough blocklists yet, so here ya go, a #FursuitFriday post in case you didn't know I'm a furry. Congratulations to all grads, furry and non-furry alike.

I'll admit this wasn't on my bingo card. Molten Core '28. Got my vote for sure.

The conservative shithole I live in is full of "good Christians" yelling about how we need to do something about the unhoused. By do something, they of course mean get them the hell out of our city. These are people who wouldn't dare step foot downtown anyway, but they want the down and out gone.

I'm on this ridiculous quest of collecting different paperback editions of these books. I do not have this particular set, but I'm on the lookout. I used to have my Dad's Ballantine trilogy that makes a scene when you put them side by side, but it seems to have vanished.

Maybe we should all file for an insurrectionists payout. It would crash the website. Maybe then we could afford to put gas our cars and buy groceries.

I should just post "the times we're living in" every day. "The President keeps saying "six genders", so that is what it is now. Press conferences, press releases, whatever. I didn't know there were so many ways to prove your stupidity, but here we are.

Maybe I should have helped attack the capitol so I can afford groceries.

I drive a lot for work and drink a lot of convenience store coffee. I prefer 7-11. I was a bit surprised to see strictly Colorado Loaf ‘N Jug (is there anything more Colorado than a store called that?) selling Cumberland Farms coffee. I grew up in New England so I’m quite familiar with Scumbies.

This is Disney Adults at the next level. Great Wolf Lodge? It’s geared towards kids! Hey, I love theme parks, but I don’t complain about them being, you know, FULL OF KIDS.

NEW COMIC: Powering Up 🔥

Thanks Jeff for putting into words what I (and so many others) have been feeling lately. Why in the fuck should we be paying taxes? My shittacular wages are paying for a fucking ballroom that no one wants and this happy horseshit?

There's a lot to unpack here. I will never call Joe a perfect president. There was a lot he could have and should have done while in office, including bow out earlier when the time came. Everyone hollering about what a bad president he supposedly was seems to forget the madman currently in office.

Read the comment thread, it's heartbreaking. One little thing that cheered me up was that in Bluesky style, almost all of the comments are helpful, encouraging, and commiserating. If this was Xitter, it would have devolved into yelling and criticizing the OP's shopping choices.

In 1952, Richard Nixon's career was nearly derailed by revelations that he had access to a slush fund of $18,000 -- less than a quarter million today." People used to give a shit about that kind of thing, you see.

Straight in the bin. I’m glad my kids are past elementary school, because I’m sure they’re sending out AI generated flyers for everything now.

This makes me irrationally and unbelievably angry. Nothing in the T admin should surprise me, but a government agency spouting this horseshit just boils my blood.

Time for this old gem. Sorry, I’m not typing up all this as alt text. I always thought “Special Guest” would be a great band name.

Thrift store spot. I’m old enough to remember when everyone had these hokey statues on their desks. I’m also old enough to remember when beating your kids was socially acceptable. Nope, you did not turn out “just fine” if The Belt was not for holding up pants and had a place next to the front door.

Supposedly they’re FINALLY going forward with front range rail in Colorado from Ft. Collins to Pueblo. It may start in 2029. There’s a lot of hurdles to overcome, and frankly I will believe it when I see it. Also, most definitely not high speed. I won’t see that in my lifetime. Better than nothing.

Well, yeah. Charter schools are a grift to siphon money from public schools so Republicans can say, “SEE! PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE A FAILED LIBERAL PROGRAM!” Ask me, I fell for that charter school line and it was the worst schooling experience my daughter ever had.

I forgot that I didn’t just leave Xitter because of Musk, pornbots, political takes, fake accounts…as if all that wasn’t enough. Puriteens yelling literally ANY female character is gooner bait was the icing on the cake. And I thought the furry fandom was bad enough but I guess it all bleeds over.😹

Because ‘Murica, and as everything goes to shit, booze culture is once again acceptable. The higher the alcohol and sugar content the better so we don’t have to think about anything.

Does he think the rednecks in our state who tried to recall him will suddenly love him? He’s a politician first and foremost, but this is so disappointing. Glad he’s termed out, but this won’t be the last we hear from him.

No Catcher in the Rye? Don’t get me wrong, there are some fantastic books on this list. There are also titles that every pretentious book collector or self styled academic has on the shelf but has never read and never will. But yes, absolutely nothing current??

I think our family dynamic will collapse if Crazy Cuisine Orange Chicken vanishes for good.

💥💯💪🏽✊🏾 "We are living in a time where ideas are a crime, where gender is a crime, where skin color is a crime, where truth is a crime" This Land Was Made For You And Me #antifa #resist #fightfascism #defenddemocracy #resistance #antifascist #defenddenydepose #wethepeople

Fucking hell. What the fuck is Polis doing? Pandering to Rethugs on his way out the door? Please, NOT a presidential bid, or no one will shut up about it like Newsom. He’s done some good things for us, but is in developers and big oil’s pockets.

Holy shit. Oh, and before anyone @'s me that "it's Texas after all", other states will follow suit. What a fucking nightmare we're living in.

We were at my grandfather’s house when MTV world premiered this in 1989. He had this Mitsubishi console TV with fantastic speakers. Dad asked if we could watch and he said sure. We were all dancing, and my big band loving grandpa liked it. “Cosmic Thing” was the first record I ever bought.

People who say it’s dead or useless are highly platformed people in society who need social media to be tailored to pontificating before an uncritical audience. On bluesky they get blowback & are treated as commoners. Bluesky disseminates political thought & organizes real world action effectively.

Had to gas up the work van today at $4.75/gal for rotgut 85 octane. It’s not my money, but as someone who works for a nonprofit, it hurts anyway. And yes, I fucking know it costs more in Canada and Europe.

Keenly aware, but T more or less said out loud, “We don’t give a shit.” Keep towin’ that party line, dipshit.

bought…and…paid…for…”give us dirty laundry”.

They’re rich and the struggles of us plebes don’t matter. We can’t afford concerts anymore so we’re irrelevant. God forbid someone as massive as Taylor Swift gets canceled over a political statement. I was proud of her when she got the Swifties to vote; we’re drowning now so where is everyone?

Recently, I've heard lots of liberals say things like: "Most people calling for a revolution don't understand how bad things get during a revolution". While this has some truth to it, I would argue that most people don't understand how bad it will be if we don't do a revolution.

Why is this so hard to understand? Are we that afraid to rock the boat? My Mom was out there marching against the Vietnam War for months, and guess what? The powers that be took notice. We’re so fucking complacent now as it all tumbles down around us.

When’s the last time you went to a movie and walked away rocked to the core because it was that fucking great? I’ll take shit for this, but for me it was probably The Return of the King. In fucking 2003. I haven’t hated everything since, but I also haven’t seen a GREAT film since then.

Excellent response to what I reposted earlier. The best thing for anyone is to remove toxic people from their lives. The mass lib exodus from Xitter didn’t create some cosmic political upheaval. Funny to hear that in the same breath as “Bluesky is of no consequence.”

Fuck me, can we let the south secede already? At the very least, don't visit, don't spend your tourist dollars in these states.

(from More Perfect Union)

I...I got nothing. Why is USA Today still around? Oh wait, at least they let me know "The Regular Show" is returning.