Some of the more interesting vignettes from the Skeleton House on Monday

I need everyone to see this insane photo of chimney swifts I found on wiki

Well don't I feel stupid

When you remember McDonald's breakfast isn't 24/7 anymore

Someone just reminded me that today is September 21. Now I am reminding you. youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...

I would like to thank the powers that be for protecting the glass lightbulb that I forgot I was carrying in my tote bag, the same tote bag I have been tossing tools into while I work on my house.

EDITOR'S NOTE: "The coverage of Haley Barbour in Mississippi media for the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina just proved my rather obsessive point about how power is routinely centered in our state. Call it déjà vu all over again," Donna Ladd writes.

I like the Saints uniforms and simultaneously cannot imagine a more unflattering shade of gold. #saints

My BIGGEST problem with the “gold” jerseys is that THE GOLDS DONT MATCH. we are wearing like 3 different shades of gold right now.

I'm sedately celebrating the Kamara touchdown so as not to disturb the cat. #whodat

Do I like Spencer Rattler or do I like that he's not Derek Carr? #saints

I liked the long throw, even if the interception had counted. #saints

While I'm making up my mind about the new gold color of the uniforms, I will note our fans in the stands are looking as good as ever. #whodat

My favorite Katrina photograph from 20 years ago ⚜️

I have questions for the Wendy's in Chalmette on Paris Rd.

The only social media platform I hang out on

During hurricane season, I like to look at the spaghetti plots on the current storms tab here: www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/#97L When a storm is closer, I often wake at 4 am to stare at www.nhc.noaa.gov in hopes my involuntary vigilance steers it away from us.

A magnificent anhinga, drying its anwingas. This morning in City Park.

This is the best photo a student sent me last school year.

This thread on Tom Lehrer is well worth your time. My dad was a Tom Lehrer fan. He was also very funny and never told a joke at another's expense.

I swear to God I just saw an inspirational LinkedIn post that ended with “If your leadership style came as a snoball, what would be the flavor?” Please shut it down.

Dong Phuong French bread is greasy now. A tendency towards the buttery side has turned into a far too oily bread. It's like they're dipped in margarine.

this has to be one of my favorite pictures of @sweetbabette.bsky.social. we paid homage to rene the right way on sunday

This morning, I drove from Arabi to the East to vote for Erica Johnson. St. Bernard Parish people, we can vote at any polling place in any parish. Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Charles people, vote at any polling place in your parish. This article has the polling place locations:

"pro-vaccine groups" NYT editors are the fucking enemy

The woman from the Crescent Soil and Water Conservation District was a delight to talk to. She's trying her best to hold this election on Saturday. Between the board and her efforts to preserve the wetlands, she's spent her life improving the environment.

There's nothing nefarious going on. Nobody usually runs for these positions. It's an unpaid, volunteer post.

The whale... boingboing.net/2025/05/30/1...

I caught a gecko and got it out of the house, but a beetle flew in when I opened the door. I'm still ahead on balance.

New Orleans May 25, 2025 we collectively learned what “shedding load” was and it’s not something freaky.

In eighth grade, my math teacher told us a gruesome urban legend. A water skier out on the lake had too much slack in the line to the handle. He shouted to the driver to gun it, saying, "Let it happen, Sky Captain." When the slack went out of the line, the water skier's arms were pulled off. 1/2

As I was trying to align this statue with the moon, a night heron landed on it. The same had happened a couple of years ago. Different statue, but same cemetery and, who knows, perhaps same bird. St Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans

RIP New Orleans character Al Scramuzza, 1927-2025. Best known as owner of "Seafood City", produced creative low-budget commercials for local television. He also had is own "Scram Records" label, recording local R&B talent. youtu.be/pjTYFExDPZk #NOLA #NewOrleans

I saw my first cybertruck today, driving behind me. It didn't seem possible that it was real. At first I thought someone had welded metal pieces to a normal vehicle to mimic a cybertruck. That seemed more plausible. But it was simply one of those weird trucks.

Two popes in a row think you're wrong and you still won't have a moment of introspection.

#NolaSky I almost forgot!!!! Me & Peggy Scott Laborde while getting my sugar free Nectar Snoball! I admitted to her I watch the Meeting of the Courts 😭😭😭 She was super nice though.

Entergy wants to add a fee to our electric bills so we can pay for Zuckerberg's AI power plants. "Meta's data center could be 'transformative' for Louisiana, utility says—as long as customers pay the $5 billion power bill" Source: Business Insider search.app/ocmxe

There's a strandline of debris in the yards along St. Claude and Claiborne in the Lower Ninth this morning. I had no idea we were in for a flood yesterday.

Lego riverboat. A progress thread!

This fellow, Jerome, just gave me permission to post his catch of the day and his name, Algiers Point, New Orleans

cartoon ass dog

I think I’m high.

The 2025 caterpillars just dropped

The best compliment I can pay to Val Kilmer is that when I saw some funny Val Kilmer anecdotes pop up in my timeline, I didn't think he died. I thought it was a general, periodic wave of appreciation for Val Kilmer.

The latest post by my First Draft colleague Jamie O. @jamieober8590.bsky.social

My new Storm Front Cajun hibiscus bloomed!

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