A book club, but it’s music, where there’s a theme every couple of weeks and everyone adds 10-15 min. of songs from any genre to a playlist on the theme, and then you all get together in person to hang out, listen, and discuss the songs.

C’mon, do something

So, one of our local distillers hasn’t gone out of business after all. I’ll toast to that with my 10-year aged bourbon I got for like $30 when they were closing.

As a prof who prepares science teachers it enrages me endlessly that we continually decide/accept the underfunding of public education. I have this ethical dilemma knowing how society devalues teachers AND that we need the best/brightest to serve California’s diverse student populations with dignity

She basically invented astrophysics. She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally. She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe. She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.

“We need to go back to the good old days!” Good old days: “According to the Rochester Herald, March 15, 1924, the vehicle was taken from No. 28 School to South Goodman Street and set on fire, possibly by children who had a grudge against the owner, a detective investigating school burglaries.”

And here’s one of me shitposting through the end times

“Why do I feel so jittery this morning? Oh, right. Iced coffee.” Number of coffee shops in my neighborhood: 2022: 0 2025: 4 Morning Jitteriness (%): 2022: _______ (0) 2025: 📈 (100)

@darach.bsky.social I’ve been listening to Motherfoclóir from the beginning during my commute and in ep. 61 (2018) Geraroidin jokingly mentioned Bertie Ahern running in 2025. Weird way to learn the Universe was listening to Motherfoclóir too, lol.

On some level, I believe that reentering my home after a day of tasks should restore my HP to 100%, and I am annoyed that it doesn’t

I’m getting secondhand meeting from the conference room next door. That’s got to be really loud for everyone in that room.

I miss Rapture From Hoooooome……

I wish the investiture were today, instead. Who doesn’t love getting a medal?

You know that feeling you get just before the first light of dawn? You can have that experience all day long, from November to May, in Rochester, New York. #visitrochester

Insomnia special — slogans if bands were sports teams: Fear the Tears Crüesin’ for a Brüesin’ Just Say Yes! Jett For Takeoff Don’t Cross The Boss Kneel Before Young Bang Bang Bangles Down Them With the System You Can’t Reach Nirvana Carry On, Kansas Slayers Gonna Slay We’ve Got Faith You’re No More

Lions RB David Montgomery is one of my favorite players. The guy just scores touchdowns (and runs for 150 yards 👀)

Robert! You have no faith in medicine Oh, Robert! You have no faith in medicine Acetaminophen, you see the medicine Oh, Robert! Give me a sugar pill and just watch me rattle down the street Acetaminophen, you see the medicine Oh, Robert! You have no faith in medicine

Babu Frik & Grogu spinoff movie, in theaters 2028 (please)

The music in Wegmans these days is wild. I just heard the single version of Sweet Soul Sister by The Cult. “Ooh, she's a Dior girl Twisting round the world Midnight crush the boogie scene Firm fixed expression Sensual, tender, smooth Sexual panther, beautifully cool”

My concern is that programs like Clemson hold the ACC back. Syracuse can do only so much.

North Winton Village Festival today in Rochester 10-5 Linear Garden near corner of N. Winton Rd. & E. Main St. 🎉

The dog is acting like she needs to sleep because waking up this morning was exhausting. Same, girl. Same.

Apparently my 2nd cousin, 1x removed est Québécois. Could mean another path to determine Canadian ancestry. Hmmm.

A sign on the way to work made me do a double take, because I thought it said Bob Odenkirk for Town Board. Sadly, it did not.

I used the phrase “emoji from the 1900s” this morning. Excuse me while I turn to dust.

you are now afflicted with: Breaking News (curse) every time you check social media, receive 2d6 psychic damage and take -2 to all WIS and CHA rolls for 1 hour

I entered a contest with Visit Buffalo to win a pound of sponge candy every month for a year. If I win, I’m willing to share. 🙂

There were no replies, so it’s unquestionably the funnest. Case closed.

AI prompt: Take the Cincinnati Union Station/DC Comics Hall of Justice but make it an evil farmhouse lair for the Legion of Doom.

Amazing hypothesis, also slightly disappointing the lead authors weren’t from Cornell so there would be a better Soundgarden reference.

My plan this morning was thwarted by forgetting my laptop cord, so I fixed it by getting a coffee. Now I’ve forgotten my laptop cord, but I feel much better about it.

Wow. Well deserved and unexpected.

“What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)” by Information Society just played on Sunday Night Football because the game is in their native Minneapolis.

Vines with red leaves on trees with leaves that haven’t turned yet in my parents’ backyard

A steady ocean pattern just failed for the first time ever observed For the first time since records began 40 years ago, the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Gulf of Panama failed to emerge this year. Scientists aren't sure if it's a fluke or a new normal. 🧪 www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

Make a band singular: KISS from The Pogues because Pogues comes from the Irish phrase póg mo thóin which means kiss my arse.

I can tell. I almost feel lighter, more energetic, now that I’ve posted that I’ve cut back somewhat on meat consumption. 😄

I’m at the stage of learning Irish where I know 1/3 of the words in a sentence, and somewhat understand what’s being typed, I can recognize 1/3 of the words but can’t remember what they mean, and 1/3 of the words aren’t in my vocabulary yet. #gaelige #speirgorm

There was something similar to this in Sweden in the '90's. Kids had access to community music spaces and that's why so many cool metal bands came out of Sweden at that time.

I like the original Morningstar Grillers as a burger substitute, but I’m not looking for an exact replica. They’ve helped me cut down on eating meat—but it’s mostly been just eating more vegetables, beans, tofu, etc.

Today was a no bones day

Sounds like a Klingon ship instead of the space station. The ISS Piss Tracker. Qapla'!

Irish dancing should be more like soccer, with one person wearing huge gloves occasionally dancing sideways across stage frantically waving their arms. 🤔

As an aside from the horrors that be and the horrors to be, a friend of mine is seeing Ken Burns present about the Revolutionary War tonight.

Every early 2000s band was called Feet of Strength. Landlubber was the title of the every album you heard by them. They’re still your favorites.

NASA is more or less convinced there was once life on Mars. Yes, they formulate it very carefully. But they admit: we can't explain these structures otherwise. This is absolutely huge!

Breaking: Swiper, No Swiping! Former cartoon star banned from Tinder.

N. Fant Not Terrible

First time at Polska Chata for lunch. 6 pierogies and bigos (Polish hunter’s stew). Won’t be the last time. So good!