Amusing. This guy added me to a list because he thinks I blocked him because of a stupid politician. Actually, I checked out his feed to see what he was like and I blocked him because he's a troll, seeking conflict.

Finally watching "Justified". We'll see how it goes.

#vss365 "We've exceeded safe #velocity." "Faster." "The ship can't take it." "Faster!" "We're breaking apart!" "FASTER!" - "What happened then?" the court-martial judge asked. "Captain Coyote was relieved of command. The enemy ship, The Roadrunner, got away. They sent a final message. 'Meep meep.'"

Remembered a line from "Eerie Indiana" and now I want to go rewatch the series and write fan fic in which Mulder and Scully from "The X-Files" come to Eerie. And Chance from "Strange Luck". And maybe Thomas Veil from "Nowhere Man" and "John Doe" and maybe Agent Cooper before he went to "Twin Peaks."

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders. Aluminum is an ADJUVANT. It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine. That’s it.

Oh, gawd.

“2026 is the year of the horse” The horse:

“The difference between Donald Trump and Jim Jones is that Trump would charge you for the Kool-Aid.” ~ attributed to Don Lemon but I don't know for sure

Current mood:

Mood:

Ahh. After about 4 hours at home, I finally feel warm again for the first time in 3 days. I am never going back to the Crowne Plaza Dallas Market Center Hotel, no matter WHO is there. Sorry, #FenCon.

@fatsam.bsky.social Today's Continuing Time question: I'm rereading The Great Gods (again) and wanted to ask about K'Aillae names. What do bar, bell, khen and chri mean? For example, Chadem is bar Ymkempo while Kiria is bell Sempevir. What's the difference?

#FenCon Finally got my badge. It's a boarding pass to Mars. I think I'll skip that flight. 👽

"fascinated and mildly terrified" is my current default status.

Most brutal but accurate quote from day one of #FenCon: "You don't populate a generation ship with *us*." ~ Andrew Presby, looking around at the panelists and fans

I haven't even attended this weekend's science fiction convention and I already know it's going to be my last one. I thought I would be happy to go, looking forward to listening to the panels, seeing the art, watching the performances. Instead, I'm dreading it. But I already paid.

Mood: "However hard you try, you can’t run forever." ~ River Song

I'm off to a science fiction convention tomorrow. I don't wanna go but I've already spent the money on the con and hotel. I find that in my retirement and old age, I have no desire to hang out with people.

Four-word horror story: A Republican has opinions.

Up to the Trickster episode in Season 5 of #Supernatural. "Spot the Canadian" this time is Steve Bacic, who was in "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" and a bunch of guest roles in Canadian productions, including (for F&SF fandom) Highlander, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Smallville, Stargate, etc.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Filed my tax return. That's enough errands for today.

Thinking about my own funeral arrangements and considering what songs to play. Tonight's music is a possibility. And good night. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN8...

Saw the funniest opening line to a an A.I. story on FB: When humans say “Hold My Beer” — the galaxy now automatically raises Threat Level to Maximum. I wonder where they stole it from.

Up to season 5 of #Supernatural. The BluRays have the "Road So Far" recaps again after 2 seasons without them. I love them, in part because the MUSIC that plays during the recap is actually part of the story and that was missing for 2 seasons.

@kithrup.bsky.social FYI: "Dirty Magic" by @jayewells.bsky.social (Book 1 of 4 in the Prospero's War series) is on sale for $1.99. It's been years since I've read it but I remember it as being good. You might want to pick up a few for a giveaway. Disclosure: I've met the author. She's a nice person.

"I’m old enough to remember when we only cared about what was in the Rockford Files." ~ Chris Thomson @fatsam.bsky.social

Tonight's timeline cleanser:

#HonestQuestion How many people do you want to do this to?

Tonight, 6 p.m. EST til 8 p.m., you can actually call in to a radio show for a request and have them play it - if it fits the theme. Tonight's theme: cover songs! Did you know Aretha Franklin's "Respect" was a cover? Wanna hear it again? Request it! And listen at nhpr dot org if you're not in range.

Describe your BlueSky account in a single image.

Current pet peeve (pun intended): Owner: "My Persian cat is a psycho!" Fanatic: "This is why you should adopt, not shop." Owner: "I got him from the pound." Fanatic: "Oh, he just needs love." These people are worse than Trumpists.

Mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KQ7...

Not exactly sure how motivating this is, but it's funny. www.facebook.com/reel/4271089...

I lost track of the days of the week again. For some reason, I thought tonight was Friday instead of Thursday. I guess that happens in retirement when you don't have anywhere you have to be. (Although, I had enough awareness to put out the trash for pickup, so I guess I didn't totally forget.)

Mood:

Watching "Judgment at Nuremberg." It has been a while since I've seen it and I need reminding about how otherwise good men can become men who confuse the laws of men with the laws of humanity.

Reposting Timeline Cleanser today because Bluesky is too quiet. #StarWars #Airwolf

Palate cleanser. Star Wars + Airwolf = Awesome

Bad Gen-X Pun Joke: Did you see that TV show about the super advanced helicopter in Ireland? It's called "EireWolf".

Texas Problems: Only one local restaurant is delivering food today. Everyone else is still scared of the roads and sidewalks. (This is the state that keeps telling everyone how tough they are. Blowhards.)

Last Week vs This Week

Her husband dying would unite the country in celebrations like it hasn't seen since the end of WWII, so that's something to consider

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Saw one of those "god i'm old" posts but it was a funny one. The first Star Wars movie was closer to WW2 than to WW1.

Looking forward to the protest signs: "Tom Is Trump's Ho, Man!" "Homan - He's Not Easy, But He's Cheap!" "Homan Isn't Human!"

This week, the role of Ernst Röhm will be played by Gregory Bovino. Unfortunately, they will not be re-enacting Röhm's execution. I think that lacks COMMITMENT to their ideals.

Timeline Cleanser: