Next book up is Suzanne Heywood's "Wavewalker: A Memoir of Breaking Free". The author's parents took their two children on a an 18 month trip around the world and kept them away from home for 10 years. Appalling parenting, and I'm glad she survived. Recommended. #books #bookreviews

Driving Parker Molloy off of Bluesky is another indication that social media is a social cancer.

I read seven books while on PTO, purposefully staying away from sceens as much as I could. I need to keep this up after hours now that I am back at work. Books are good for my mental health.

I read Christopher Clark's "The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914" as an ebook. It hits really hard now, with idiot imperialists sleepwalking into the deadliest war in history up until that time. The parallels with Trump and Putin are very worrying. #books #bookreviewer #bookstagram

This documentary on Apollo 13 is fantastic. Highly recommended.

I couldn't sleep and ended up reading Grady Hendrix's novel of teenaged female friendship / horror, "My Best Friend's Exorcism" in one sitting, so that's a glowing review. #books #bookreview

To paraphrase the Old Man from "A Christmas Story", "Windows 11 would freeze up in the middle of summer on the equator." I haven't worked with a mainstream OS this bad since Windows Me.

As an adult, I've opposed the first Gulf War, the so-called War on Terror, the Second Gulf War, the Afghanistan War, and the military actions in Syria and Libya, so I am being consistent when I oppose the invasion of Venezuela.

I think it is only fair that we now send Trump to a Venezuelan prison.

He will die this year.

"It's as if I can actually see the blue troops in one long, bloody moment, going up the long slope to the stony top, as if it were already done, & already a memory. Odd, set, stony quality to it, as if tomorrow's already happened & there's nothing you can do about it." - M. Shaara, The Killer Angels

Not only is rereading Willa Cather a pure delight as an adult, I also appreciated how well the cover of this edition of "O, Pioneers!" Blended in with Kira's fur. She enjoyed a good nap in my lap and I enjoyed reading an old favorite. #cats #caturday #books #bookreview

I wish there was a setting so I could block folks' screenshots of posts from X / Twitter. If I wanted to be exposed to that cesspool, I would still have an account there.

Went to the Illinois Secretary of State's office today to get my driver's license renewed and it was a very pleasant process. Everyone was very nice.

Catching up on @p1podcast.com episode 995 and the entire news section on being priced out of video games in 2025 hit home hard.

Gwendolyn Kiste's "Reluctant Immortals" was a delightful horror / feminist retelling of Dracula and Jane Eyre. I enjoyed it. #books #bookreviews

Looking to FDR for 2026: "This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. 1/2

Frederic S. Durbin's "The Country Under Heaven" was simply excellent. A Western / Lovecraftian horror hybrid with real heart about people being good to each other. Highly recommended. #books #bookreviews

Zoë expresses how I feel. #cats #caturday

Sometimes I just look at my cats sleeping and say to myself, gosh I love my cats. #cats #caturday

From "Democrats should abandon trans rights" to "I want to have sex with a computer." Wake up, honey, it's the worst takes of the year.

My Christmas gifts from my dearest partner in life are all very on theme: the Atom Bricks Forth Railway Bridge, a vintage Japanese Transformers Headmasters D-93 Scotponok set, Earthrise Runamuck, Alpha Trion from the Age of the Primes series, 1/2

This was a year that the only time I use my PS5 is to play Blu-rays, I never turned on my XBox Series X, and after playing the new Picrosses on the Switch 2, I stuck it in a drawer and haven't turned it back on in months. 1/2

"From the Earth to the Moon" is far, far better than "First Man".

This Christmas, I gave myself the gift of palindromic sobriety!

It's that most special time of the year when I watch my favorite Star Wars.

I am sad to report that I was deeply disappointed in Jeffrey Kluger's "Gemini". There is no untold story here. There are glaring factual errors, retellings of stories from other secondary sources, and no evidence of use of primary sources or new research. 1/2

Here, the Yule Cat is sleeping after gobbling up all the bad children.

A very Merry Christmas Eve from the Museum of Science and Industry.

Even though I was born in the 1970's, I haven't watch a lot of movies from the 1980's. Today I watched Gremlins for the first time. Today I also watched Gremlins for the last time.

The best Christmas gift the world could get is his death.

Cynthia Pelayo's writing always sticks with me. "The Shoemaker's Magician" is highly recommended.

As if I needed another reason to hate the Cubs. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/c...

As if I needed another reason to hate the Cubs.

Criminal President continues to be a criminal. *Shocking news*

I made a vow never to listen to his voice again until he's dead. What's the point?

Today is full of dark news. At least this news from the NFL was good.

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you...

A very heartfelt bon voyage to my sister and her husband as they start a new adventure in New Zealand. I will miss them so very much, but wish them tremendous happiness with their move.

More wonderful Christmas gift suggestions from Instagram!

Superman 2025 on vinyl. Own the media you enjoy.

I have a theory that the reason so many billionaires want to live forever is because they are afraid of burning in Hell.

I finally got an ad that matches my Christmas shopping interests!

My oh-so-timely review of "Wicked, Part 1": Well, that was part one of a movie musical based on a stage musical based on a book based on a musical film based on a book based on bedtime stories. 2 1/2 stars.

I finally watched "Wicked, Part 1". Lighting it like a sitcom was certainly a choice.

Christmas Tree 2025. Mi esposa put it up as a surprise when we were down in Texas last week. A lovely thing to come home to.

Looking at you, fellow AFOLs.

Each time I think I might give LEGO another chance, they reveal another big Harry Potter set. Seriously, f those guys and their support of JK Rowling.

Tried to watch "Nightbitch". Nopped out with all of the animal death.

A ewe and her baby lamb at Topsey Ranch.