Our dog might be a little cute.

The reason so many people are protecting Trump is not complicated: he cares only about himself, and, if cornered, he would turn on everyone. They're protecting him to protect themselves.

Was talking to someone about mystery television shows. They said they like Peter Falk as Columbo, but they don't like the show because it "gives away who the killer is" up front, which means there's no mystery. They genuinely seemed baffled why the show is so popular. My mind is still boggling.

I am reading this now, for a @ala-booklist.bsky.social review. Spoiler alert: it's terrific.

Columbo occasionally makes oblique references to the fact that he sometimes doesn't solve a case. I'd like to see those cases dramatized.

Do all Republicans wake up in the morning and think "What new things can I do to punish random strangers?" or is it just most of them?

A brief survey of FB Marketplace reveals many users don't know the meanings of the words "rare," "vintage," or "collectible".

"Let me get that for you, sir."

I'd listen to that Booklist guy.

The Columbo episode "Dagger of the Mind" bothers me for so many reasons. It's filmed mostly in California, but set in London; it's too long; and its special guest murderers overplay their roles by at least 20%. A solid story, though, with a satisfying conclusion.

This purplish mark is the teeny tiny hole through which, several days ago, the doctor installed two stents in my heart. I am amazed that this can be done.

Me want.

Nothing makes a fella think about mortality like emergency surgery for a torn blood vessel and life-threatening internal bleeding and then, almost a year later, a (relatively small) heart attack.

You know, I had forgotten how utterly delightful @williamshatner.bsky.social was in Boston Legal. A case could be made that Denny Crane is his greatest performance.

You know Taken 3 might be in trouble when Lenore tells Brian he left his apartment door open. Brian Mills would never leave his apartment door open.

After The Naked Gun, Liam Neeson should do a parody of the Taken movies.

We might have got a teensy bit of snow.

Um, isn't every power outage a "transmission interruption"? Isn't that pretty much the definition of a power outage? An interruption in the transmission of power?

This the best you could come up with, @schumer.senate.gov?

Very excited to be reviewing The Hive, forthcoming from @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social, for @ala-booklist.bsky.social. Big fan.

I'm not naive. I know we could lose power in extraordinary circumstances. But this was typical, ordinary NS weather: not excessively heavy snow, no excessively high winds, no icy rain. Tens of thousands lost power. In many cases, due to neglect and lack of routine maintenance.

This won't make a lot of sense if you're not in Nova Scotia, but: this latest snowfall (a typical NS snowfall) is a significant step in training the citizenry that we can't rely on NS Power. The lack of basic maintenance, causing thousands to lose power, demonstrates a fundamental unreliability.

I have no interest in Boston Blue, the Blue Bloods spinoff, but I'd really like to see a period piece focusing on Frank Reagan's years as a detective. No idea who they would cast as the younger Frank, but there's plenty of material there.

Cc: @adamroberts.bsky.social

Heard a rumour that Hot Wheels has released a Wonder Woman's Invisible Plane, but I can't find it anywhere.

When Scott Adams dialed his crazy up to eleven I got rid of my Dilbert books. The sight of them made me too angry.

Publishers should be putting out more LGBTQ+ books, not fewer. Standing up to the president and rejecting the bans. Not whatever cowardly thing they're apparently doing.

I love this book so [expletive deleted] much. I recommended it to my friend [Blank], who also enjoyed it very much. It's one of @adamroberts.bsky.social's best novels.

Slightly diminish a band. Candle Light Orchestra Buddy Holly and a Cricket

Reconnecting with an old friend.

Someone needs to make this sitcom: Jurassic Parks and Recreation

I'm glad I only get a new phone every couple of years because it's a fucking nightmare.

How long before the MAGA morons start beating up Venezuelan American citizens?

That @schumer.senate.gov guy must be kinda dumb.

Everyone in the U.S. military/law enforcement who is "just following orders" should be held accountable at a war crimes tribunal.

New @ala-booklist.bsky.social review assignment. Big fan of @rioyouers.bsky.social's books. @harpercollins.bsky.social

One movie I'm not holding my breath for is Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem: The Remastered So You Can See What the Hell is Going On Edition.

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hello. I am a torn blood vessel inside my own body.

It's rather depressing to think that if somebody made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom today, the entire sequence at the end would probably be a bunch of actors in front of green screens. Do they even build sets like that anymore?

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I swallowed a plastic number from a kid's play set. Hurts like hell, but apparently this 2 will pass.

I'd listen to that Free Press guy.

Maple is warming his butt by the fire.

A good thing about the end of the Christmas season: we won't have to see that shitty AI Coke television commercial anymore. Until next year's even worse commercial.

I got some nice stuff for Christmas, but the most special gift was hanging out with my family in a beautiful little cottage away from home. Loved every minute of it.

I do not find this controversial at all. Gigi is the superior film.

On my Kindle: Salt, by the magnificent @adamroberts.bsky.social. A prime example of the kind of detailed world- and culture-building that makes his novels such a joy to immerse yourself in.

An important, eye-opening, and absolutely necessary book. @caroloff.bsky.social

Played a game of Christmas trivia made up by a family member. Answers were "verified by ChatGPT." At least three of questions and answers (out of 15) were, apparently, hallucinated by the AI. Three more answers were factually incorrect.

Haven't read this since it came out nearly 30 years ago. It's more relevant now than it was then, its message more urgent than ever. @michaelshermer.bsky.social