Forget the most-used words, I'm proud of this statistic:

Tiny shore birds on Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz. September 2025. Kodak Max 200. #believeinfilm #filmisntdead

@profanity.accountant how’d I do?

Liquid Sky

Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild: Mojave green rattlesnake Mountain lion Wild turkey Water moccasin Humpback whale

Who goes to the mall anymore?

Music for the season

Black Friday! Go forth and consume!

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen — Depeche Mode Rush Oingo Boingo Van Halen The Beach Boys

If anyone’s curious, the actual name of Alice’s restaurant was The Back Room, and it was on the first floor of the building below Norman Rockwell’s studio.

A little shaky over here this afternoon

THE GOAT IS UP Time to place your bets on its survival.

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social I just finished Nick Offerman’s book “Where The Deer And The Antelope Play”, and imagine my reaction to finding you quoted in it!

At family Thanksgivings in my youth there tended to be mincemeat pies (from one uncle), apple pies (from a different uncle), pumpkin pies (usually from my mother), and occasionally a random Sara Lee pie from a third uncle who wanted to bring something but not put in any effort. We had choices.

A movie that takes place where you're from

Today in history: 21 years ago the Orange Revolution began in Ukraine, following accusations of irregularities in the presidential election. 38 years ago two separate television broadcasts in the Chicago area were interrupted by pirate video of a person wearing a Max Headroom mask.

Run Like Hell.

@scalzi.com Three copies on eBay already! Good grief. At least this one is helping others. (I am enjoying *my* copy, thank you very much.) ebay.us/m/REOsLK

Why is that watermelon there?

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?

If you see this post a bird

Also not atypical for high blood pressure to be associated with post-viral syndrome. Had jumps in my BP after viral pneumonia and Covid.

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.

Mamdani is going to implement Shiitake law. Everyone will have to cultivate mushrooms.

I don't know, did I do this right?

“I wish Andrew Cuomo the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name.” 🔥

San Francisco Wednesday night November 5th

Well, in one car. The other one is stuck on Daylight Saving Time

FUUUUUUUCK

Onward we go

Well, that was nervous-making. #LetsGoBlueJays

AAAAARGH

I am not watching the game. I am listening to it on the radio as God and Marconi intended.

Now watching “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”, as I have done for several years now.

LET’S GO BLUE JAYS (clap clap clap-clap-clap)

Let’s go Blue Jays (clap clap clap-clap-clap)

Diaulula sandiegensis, Monterey, California, August 2014. #seaslugday #postnuds

Post a perfect album from 1989, a perfect music year

Freddie Freeman. That guy...

Four books to get to know me*

Shot

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness) As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

Another Bay Area tradition bites the dust (though to be honest, I preferred Caspers, the very similar chain (slighty different meat blend in the dogs) run by another branch of the same family.

Today/yesterday in history: During the night of October 24-25th, 1944, the 7th Fleet Supporting Force under Rear Admiral Jesse Oldendorf was called away from the invasion beaches in Leyte Gulf to respond to reports of a Japanese force coming up from the south through the Surigao Strait.

Platner is now blocked. Not worth my time.

On location for ¡Los Tiburones!

Link's ban is wrong and should be reversed.