current mood

He looks like he just left the SCTV set

One of my favorite pictures is this one by Whitey Schafer from 1940. It was created to break all of the Hays Code in just one frame.

I do enjoy a good tautology

I think some folks could do with a refresher on The Rules (Yes I made up the rules, no, I don't actually expect anyone to follow them, yes, I do wish they would)

can't argue with this.

Good morning

forever and ever amen.

Anyone in NYC media in the '80s remembers Graydon Carter's famous SPY Magazine description of #Trump as a "short-fingered vulgarian". Remarkably, no one appears to have done a forensic analysis to determine, based on DATA, whether Trump's fingers are unusually short. Now, that has been rectified.

Writing's rewriting and this site still ain't got no Edit button

in the same neighbourhood as @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social's Villager

we don't have pets but rabbits occasionally enjoy our yard

If you're not reading Caroline Cash's run on Nancy, I don't know what to tell you other than that you should be reading Caroline Cash's run on Nancy.

There're a lot in @corblund.bsky.social's œuvre; this is one of favs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4kV...

Damn Colbert is a treasure. He very knowingly and intentionally played Linus and Lucy on the air, and the copyright holder joyfully got a fine out of CBS for it and then donated it to World Central kitchen. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Algae! In the Reflecting Pool

Yeah man, keep it simple to keep it safe. Add the No AI request to your robots.txt and header wordpress.org/plugins/simp...

see a dinosaur, post a dinosaur

remain ungovernable

Went to the eye doctor today to check my retinas after my bike crash (they're fine) and holy crap, the dilation drops make everything so BRIGHT.

fun error message from institutional website i am required to use

Kraft Dinner

I'm writing a novella set in Manitoba, where I grew up, and my characters are eating pickerel, the fish of my childhood, but I checked whether it was frequently fished there 100 years ago (I dunno, fish populations change) and this is how I learned Manitoba pickerel is not pickerel. It's all lies.

Writer's Tears. (In moderation.)

The computer lost the mandate of heaven when the humble, helpful "program" was replaced with the insidious "app"

Quote with some blue art

Pushing Daisies

taps the sign AGAIN

It's #FlashFictionDay. Enjoy! Stella Laine, deputy head of Human Resources, tented her fingers, looked me in the eye, and said, "Your time on Earth is nearly up, Benjamin." patrickjohanneson.com/story/exit-i...

🛸 night shades is still open 🛸 night shades pays pro rates for flash 🛸 night shades publishes spec fic 🛸 night shades accepts sim subs 🛸 night shades wants your stories 🛸 night shades hungers www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/

Of all the many interdimensional portals to be found in the British countryside, the 'Green-Lane-As-Tunnel-To-Paradise' type of interdimensional portal is definitely one of my favourites.

GenAI is plunder, pass it on (a comic)

Dang, I hadn't heard. RIP.

IANAE, but I've heard this from a number of sources now. Also, you'd be investing in a company owned by (at least) a white supremacist.

What's your favorite color? 1. deepening twilight 2. castle on the shore 3. clouds before a storm 4. deep sea ghost

we live in an age of wonders

I was *not* prepared for Pinchy's actual appearance.

Being against bike lanes is the number one red flag there’s deeper, darker views a person holds that we just don’t know about

Good morning

This is a great post with no context

My mum read books to me as soon as I was able to understand it. She read me fairy tales, books that she repeated over and over again, from dog-eared books with faded pages. My mum taught me not only how to read, but how to love reading, and I am so grateful to her.

"Xavier owns an apartment that he rents out at a loss of $1 billion/month. Seeing this success, he decides to make financial commitments to construct $850 billion in new apartments in places nobody wants them...."

Every $@#& time

#Winnipeg folks, where’s a good place to go for brunch with vegan friends from out of town?

AUTHORS! Do not, without the explicit permission of an illustrator, upload the art from your book into any AI system to create content like trailers for your book. I cannot believe this needs to be said AND HERE WE ARE.

I for one would love grown-up shoes with light-up soles if nothing else they might make me more visible when cycling