We're going to the Moon today 🚀

BBC pitch idea: She's a [profession that doesn't solve murders], and on the side she solves murders.

There were 26,000 American casualties on Iwo Jima.

Everybody thinks they can write. One of my elitist traits is knowing not many actually do it well.

If you had asked me what a Billiken is I wouldn't have come anywhere near guessing something as awesome as this.

Tonight's low slung moon is a poem in want of words

Every night I stand in my yard & look up at Orion for a minute or two. * * * * * * * But the Hunter is a winter constellation & will soon set. I need a good summer constellation.

A defeat for Purity Culture

Me: Just be chill all right? Peacock: Don't worry, I got it.

One time on a work call I made a comment about how much I hate small talk and a coworker laughed and said, "okay let's talk literature instead." We were fighting about each other's literary opinions within a minute.

Headlines when the US response to Sputnik blew up on the launch pad. We used to have a proper press in this country.

I love that so much of space science is still "smash a rock and see what happens." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/s...

Lyft driver: Hi, my name is AU-gus-teen. Me: My brother in Christ, your name is pronounced uh-GUS-tin.

Me, *laughing,* to 11yo: You can't just add "butt cheek" to random phrases to make them funny.

18yo called from college today for dating advice and iwbh I killed it.

I've reached the age where this is my general response to all new web technology

Bump

Breaking Lenten fast on Sundays be like, "I am drinking this bourbon - for the Lord."

Someone explained their support for the attacks in Iran to me today by saying of the President "Clearly he knows what he's doing..."

Sometimes I think AI will take over the world and then I ask my phone how far it is to Alexandria and it gives me directions to Alexandria...Egypt. (instead of the Alexandria 1 hour from where I'm currently sitting)

Me: You should go to sleep. Get some rest. 13yo: Yeah, but what if I stayed up until midnight talking about how I feel exhausted instead?

Bump

18yo, who is at a VERY Presbyterian college, said a bunch of students were having a convo about theology. One of her friends is Orthodox and the other students asked, "well, do you believe in TULIP?" and she said "No, we don't do TULIP, you weirdos!" I don't know her name, but I have a new hero.

Happy Mark Wahlberg's 40 Day Challenge to all who celebrate.

Honorable mention: Latvia

Top 3 hockey jerseys at the Olympics. #3. Clean. Classic. Miracle on Ice style.

Wife bought a book of birds 😍

I kinda like this "shut down specific agencies instead of the whole government" thing.

Damn. Those Swedes man. They know how to sling that rock. 🥌

Destiny is calling

My most old man opinion is that figure skaters should always skate to classical music.

NBC hosting the Olympics from...the Super Bowl...is the most American thing ever.

omg the Tight Ends commercial 😂

At every Olympics I wish there was a normie attempting each event to illustrate how insane this stuff is.

Lindsay Vonn out here skiing Olympic Downhill on a torn ACL. Meanwhile, I stand up from the couch wrong and I'm out for a week.

Have you ever noticed the personal responsibility people never take responsibility for anything?

Me for 3 years and 50 weeks: Canadians are quirky, fun, kind! Great neighbors! No complaints. Me for two weeks during the Olympics.

"there's nothing fake about those abs"

Y'all, the Team USA mixed doubles curling team at the olympics is Cory and Korey. 🥌

Man, I just love these Pistons.

I've been watching basketball for 35 years and I still don't know how pick and rolls are so effective. Every time the defense is like "omg 😱, what just happened"

Me to 11yo and 13yo: When you see momma or me reading you need to not interrupt unless it's important. 13yo *ten minutes later:* I'm gonna need to poop soon!

Sunday before the Super Bowl vibes

NO MEANING

This looks like the Curiosity Mars Rover took a picture of its morning coffee.

Wild that so many great basketball players have just decided, "yeah, I don't play defense."

I just selected a book from my bookshelf for my next read, instead of buying a new book. Did any of you know this is possible? I had no idea.

This is the first time the kitten, who we've had for several months, has decided to nap in my lap. I'm a simple guy with simple needs, and a lap cat is one of them.

Man, some folks will scuttle their entire moral code because someone sent them an email with pronouns in the signature.