Thus far today: picked up groceries, welcomed a canine overnight guest (pictured), made a batch of chocolate peppermint cookies, made another batch of eggnog, listened to records, now sipping (checks notes) year-old eggnog with some nutmeg. Welcome, Christmas, come this way.

Impossible hair curler

Horror is the foundational genre of film in the United States of America.

Looking for a specific Haitian guy but I was the only one stopped at the speedway in a way that makes me think I got tailed from either work, next to the Columbus Police Training Center, or the intersection. Knocked on my window with reinforced knuckle gloves.

Just got stopped by ICE at the Speedway off fisher on the West side. Looking for Haitians. New York plates on both vehicles that blocked me.

Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.

Huh. Ian Kennedy Martin wrote Mitchell. He basically cut-n-pasted the "Buzz off, kid!" scene from a script he wrote for The Sweeney. Having seen the #MST3K version of Mitchell a million times, seeing this scene in a British context with two different actors feels like a fever dream.

School vouchers are a scam that further divides children between the haves and have nots, and in so doing, miseducate us all to be more selfish against each other and ignorant about each other.

Would love to say that I can't believe that Ginther would turn out to be a shitheel who doesn't really believe in or support non-privileged education... but.

when it's hard to if the headline is real or @theonion.com

petition for Google Flights or Travelocity to add a "prefer no pull-up bar in connecting airport" filter

I have to keep reiterating this point to my kids who are *presently in college* when they worry about how a particular class (or grade) is or is not going to affect their ability to get a job in the future. You have no idea right now! You're not supposed to! That's the point!

One of *my* favorite Bowie/Gabrels songs too. 😎 Thanks for listening.

if this mf isn’t named DOGSO we’ve wasted this world cup imho @jeffrueter.bsky.social

This came across my TL. I like the drawing a lot, but this is the sort of “crude” style some people might not hold in high regard, but *for the record*, this is one-hundred-million times better and more beautiful than the sort of stupid slopped out AI garbage that I, unfortunately, see all the time

So now the conundrum: will Trump cut the legs out from under his own FBI by pardoning this guy for believing his claims about the election? I hate that this is where my brain immediately goes. 2025 is awful.

still floating a bit on air after finally getting to see Miranda Sound live last night, after umpteen-many years. They used to be one of the bands that I'd regularly tell Pal Casey "we need to go see these guys live" and he'd say "yeah" and then we'd just never get around to it.

kind of obsessed with this custom binding for Moby dick by Susan and Chaim Ebanks at Exeter Bookbinders

My mom had MS. I looked indy these studies many years ago and it was pretty clear there was no association. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society agrees.

Ohio Rep. Troy Balderson is there laughing along with Trump's unadorned anti-Somali racism. His district runs adjacent to Columbus, the city with the second-largest Somali population in the U.S. Hey @dispatch.com, maybe worth reporting about this? bsky.app/profile/just...

I learned Low had a Christmas album this morning, so I listened to that, for seasonal reasons (festive). But now I'm just listening to Low, for seasonal reasons (bleak).

My face at the end of the CHAIR COMPANY season finale

It is November 30th. I have voluntarily played my first Christmas record.

Gonna need a gif of Brutus doing script Ohio in the endzone snow, if anyone has found one, btw

BUCKEYES. #O-H

#michiganflop (Honestly thought that’s the second flop we’d seen today — the first was on that very questionable pass interference call)

Been a good day. Worked this morning; spent this afternoon and evening prepping for tomorrow with Ang and the kids. Listened to records all afternoon. Pre-made some sides, taste-tested some wine, dropped a turkey in some seasoned brine.

Just having a little cry reading the latest xkcd how about you xkcd.com/3172

Here is the official trove of Chair Company gifs. I just discovered it this morning: tenor.com/official/the...

“Box” 😂😂 It’s entirely possible I’m up to four or five at this point. Including boxes that were moved from one house to another in exactly the same state.

After you help your boss convert a doc to PDF

sure looks like the #crew96 schedule already apes what we can expect under the new MLS fall/spring arrangement in 2027. Lotta games in March and October (and one into November!), off for international break in June

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

Every single person of conscience should be calling for resignation right about now-ish.

I'm overdue for a relisten of WE GOT IT FROM HERE.

I made it through more than 50 years of living — and 35+ years of writing about music — without ever once listening to a Manhattan Transfer album. That all changed this week: www.jefitoblog.com/blindspottin...

I don't generally practice in Cuyahoga, but I have friends who do, and this... is mostly spot-on, if it leaves its stated subject somewhat fuzzy.

Hey, whaddayaknow, Axios Columbus recommends my pal's play as the pick of the weekend (we're seeing it tomorrow night!):

This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here. bsky.app/profile/mand...

This is why an integrated education is so imperative, to cultivate respect and empathy for the marginalized and least advantaged so that well advantaged children don't develop a sense of entitlement in the first place, become "privileged," because once that kicks in....

These same bums will be asking us for cash at the next deadline; looking forward to sending this back to every Senate fundraising text

Challenge: baby boomer elected democrats exist with spines Difficulty level: impossible, I guess

We were in the car all afternoon so couldn’t watch the game; went on total phone lockdown and didn’t check anything so I could watch the replay. Damn. #crew96

This is why all the Crew fans who fought through the #SaveTheCrew saga are untouchable... we've already won, we're winners no matter what tries to gaslight us into believing otherwise. Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk. Vamos #Crew96. Beat #FCC

Ok so this picture rules. #Crew96 #TIFOSWEAT

IYKYK #Crew96

Holy shit, that's a great story and I will never again be performatively irritated by that awkward name.

the first time I was in las vegas my father-in-law made us rent cars to get around, and when this came on satellite radio while I was being forced to navigate the strip at midnight I yelled at everyone in the car to shut up so I could fucking lock in

🚨🚨🚨NEW JIMMY EAT WORLD SONG🚨🚨🚨 music.apple.com/us/album/fai...