RIP "Burger" Becky Heineman. My heart goes out to her legion of fans, friends, and family. A kind soul. Can we take 2600 Space Invaders out of the High Score rotation to freeze her World Record as a way to commemorate her?

When the cargo bike is in the shop for a tune up the folding bike gets an upgrade.

It really sucks to hear that they put an annoying sidekick why never shuts up in the new Metroid game. A good Metroid was probably going to be my justification to buying a Switch 2.

Driving down I5 today, and I was behind a tractor trailer that had a huge LCD Advertisement screen on the back of it, and I've never been closer to rear ending someone on purpose.

I had a huge margarita, and suddenly things seem like they might be okay.

Let's make it official: SHELVED BY GENRE's next unit, spanning ALL of 2026, will be a delve into the depths of modern genre with J.R.R. Tolkien's THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION. If you don't have those, you can grab them through our Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/shelve...

Nothing to say right now that wouldn't be actionable. Be kind to each other, except for you know who.

Brother in law turned 50. Got him a funny card for a five year old and added the Zero.

He's terrified of anyone showing a sign of illness.

The only item on my ballot was a city bond to renovate the library, and build a new athletic facility to replace out leaking aquatic center. Just over 6000 people cast ballots and it was losing my 6 or so votes last time it updated. Still some mail in ballots to sort out but that is annoying.

The Dwarf Fortress Siege Update briefly reintroduced an old bug where dwarf babies pilot their moms like mech suits until they die of dehydration because babies don't know what drinking is.

Everyone is posting in shock about a baseball game and no one is explaining anything. It seems fun. But I'm not going to watch Baseball. I guess I'll see highlights later.

Actually scratch that. I want to hear "This is How You Lose The Time War" again. I got it from the library the first time.

I've got a Libro.fm credit burning a hole in my pocket.

Something I think about sometimes is how a long time ago carpet was expensive, and wall to wall carpet was a sign of wealth. Then it got cheap and boomers slapped it down over all the old beautiful hardwood floors. Anyway. Trump remodeled a bathroom or something.

When I charge my Switch after not using it all year, and then load up Animal Crossing to try this new update after not playing for three plus years, my character should wake up in a new town hospital after having been in a coma.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

When I was a kid the Black Panther Party sustained me with kindness and free bag lunches over one dismal, hungry summer. I'm white. I was almost as nervous as I was hungry the first time I stood in line. I'll never forget that gentle man's smile or his friendly "See you tomorrow". 😭

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness. Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

Some more details: -a 1-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires currently living in the state -affects around 200 people -moving won't matter; based on 2025 residency -billionaires earn 7.5%/yr, they'd still come out ahead -yields enough to cover the Medicaid gap for 5 years & have some $ left for K-12

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

treat yo self!!!

I want to believe good art isn’t worth putting yourself in toxic situations to produce it but unfortunately the chain by Fleetwood Mac exists

Pro tip: don’t shout comments as you drive by someone on a bike. Even if you believe you’re being encouraging the words will get lost in the wind and it’ll just sound vaguely threatening

They call this tactical frivolity. It is -not- pointless and dumb. It's intentional and planned out. They're poisoning potential propaganda with silly, harmless antics that people love. This makes it much harder for the government to lie about what's happening on the streets. ✌️

If you can manage it, please donate to your local food bank. I am setting up a reoccurring cash donation to mine, and will probably do a larger single donation at the start of November. Mutual aid organizations are going to be what keeps people going until we get a functional government again.

There isn’t any bike parking at this big box store.

The Oregon coast doesn’t fuck around.

Happy birthday to Scorpius... and Tarkin in ROTS 🔥

With the holidays upon us, don't give to Salvation Army. Not even change. It's a scumbag "charity" run by anti-gay zealots. Habitat for Humanity is great. Your local Food Bank is great. So many "charities" are for-profit scams. Use Charity Navigator to vet them. www.charitynavigator.org

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

Big thanks to the folks at @friends-table.bsky.social for talking about it on their Side Story podcast. I finally had the free time to picked it up. bsky.app/profile/frie...

I started playing Fields of Mistria today. Lovely little farm game in a fantasy setting. And now I am preparing dinner at 10pm. So I can say that it is pretty good. store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/...

Just because he is a terrible monster doesn't mean there isn't elder abuse happening.

Just hit one thousand miles on the Lectric XPedition 2.0. Two flat tires. Still surprised by the number of people who stop to ask about it. If I am out shopping I will almost always get a few questions from someone. Rain gear ready for the PNW fall and winter.

I have loved this old man candy since I was a kid.

delete chatgpt and stop using generative AI 🖤🤍

Luckily I found this nail on the way to the grocery store and not after I was loaded down. I really need to put together a bike repair kit that can take the rear drive wheel off the cargo bike. It is always the rear wheel that goes flat. Never the easy front one. Had to get walk it home a mile.

One of the reasons I am working towards ditching Google services is that I get daily ads in my Gmail encouraging me to cheat on my wife. Not spam. Ads for all manner of dating sites.

"Well wait a minute. Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?". This sentence is just… staggering. I read someone quoting it and I assumed they made it up as a joke. *That's* the sentence to put on America's tombstone.

Saw this an instantly thought of @funranium.bsky.social

Tried Wing Stop for the first and holy shit. How is it this bad? This is a national chain? I wouldn't feed this to my dog.

Hey if you are expecting to be Raptured could you please leave your doors unlocked and all the keys on the kitchen counter? The next week is going to go lot smoother if the rest of us don't have to break down doors to feed and water your abandoned pets and house plants. Also don't drive tomorrow.

Earlier my wife and I were at the grocery store, and our daughter was at a nearby coffee shop with some friends. She shot me down when I suggested we ride to the coffee shop and assault the teens with our bike bells and general dorky parent behaviors.

Coming up on 900 miles on the ebike, and in addition to getting it serviced soon, I think I need to get some LED frame lighting. We are already riding in the dark in the evenings. Need to brighten things up.

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle