If I wanted to know what the founding fathers thought about things now, I'd make a weekend out of going to colonial Williamsburg and asking the be-wigged reenactors about the current state of things in character. I'd also probably hit Busch Gardens again. Ride the Lochness Monster. Sweet.

Granted I sleep like the dead, but I think I probably heard the least amount of fireworks last night ever. The burnout is real, people.

Totally done for work for the week. Enjoy the weekend however you can. Take it easy, barbeque, hang out with friends and family.

I watched Mortal Kombat II, and it's got big "we're sorry about the first one" vibes. They even brutally Fatality the new guy nobody cared about in the most hilarious way. I had to rewind it a few times to hear that satisfying squish. It's a dumb movie, which is really the only way to do it.

So no day off for me, but at least it's more money on my check plus going in early for 4 hours. Same deal next week, and hopefully on the rest of the year. Gonna have to start putting together the Santa Fe trip. I gotta post some pics sometime of my old southwestern ventures. Getting nostalgic.

So I tapped my Pinter last night. I'd been brewing up a 5 gallon batch of The Beekeeper (no relation to the Jason Statham film) from Northern Brewer. Good, refreshing honey flavor. Just what one needs in this heat.

I try to out myself in the head of a voter who votes Republican that might be a relatively normal person who isn't MAGA or watches Fox News 24/7, but dear God I can never wrap my head around it. Granted this is Texas we're talking about, but I mean in general as well. youtube.com/shorts/4OWxy...

I know the whole cult analogy has been beaten to death, but Trump ranting at length during oppressive, miserable heat as even his most devoted followers probably wonder why the hell they keep showing up is serious Jim Jones shit. youtu.be/TWMUbTk5ZBE?...

Bought a water pick several months ago, now they got one for sale for $7. What a dumbass I am for not knowing months ahead of time they were gonna do that, right?

I have no interest in celebrating our country on the fourth. I don't think at this point The System as is can be rehabilitated and I Haye fireworks going off in the neighborhood, so I'm doing a romantic meal with the wife. Osso Bucco and Risotto Milanese with some Amaretto Cheesecake.

We gotta work Friday even though it was supposed to be a holiday. Wife was like "well that's not fair." Story of my life, love!

Of course JD Vance would take a jab at people who have signs that say they don't discriminate and love everybody. He is incapable of love and doesn't believe anybody can be sincere about the things they say.

Been using that steel carbon pan I bought way back. It works really well, I can see why people use em a lot.

Throw some hot dogs on the grill, chill some beers, and rent a bouncy castle, and you'll have more attendees at your backyard shindig than at The Great American State Fair.

Made some good fried rice out of some leftover takeout white rice. If I had some shrimp, peas, and scallions, this one woulda been a classic.

If there's a Hell, the Supreme Court needs to go there ASAP.

The beef ragu I made gave my wife a migraine. I thought reducing the red wine vinegar would help with that, so red wine in anything I make is a no go. Beef stock it is.

Finally watched Kiki's Delivery Service. What a visual feast of a movie, you'd love to just step right into it. It's so cute even my wife peeked at it for a while and she's normally an anime hater.

So I peaked at the Project 2029 website, and it doesn't get much better. These tech companies need to be broken up, not given a sternly worded fucking letter. Democrats’ ‘Project 2029’ goes after tech companies with online safety plan | Semafor share.google/JbDQhnDdbDn3...

Have cat, will travel. He doesn't care the size of the luggage, he's ready to go.

Made beef ragu last night. Used red wine vinegar and forgot to cut it, but I saved it with some sugar to absorb the acidity. Really embracing my inner Stanley Tucci lately. There's a Stanley Tucci in all of us, just waiting to get out. Like a chestburster from Aliens that says Olive Garden is mid.

I really hate how every single superhero movie has to be treated as some kind of bellwether for the entire genre and what drives moviegoers in general. Sorry, I never felt the need to see a movie for every single comic book character in existence. I don't even need sequels at this point.

Enshitification is such a pain. I used to use Evernote for things, then they dropped the ball with their features and pricing so I went to Notion. Liked what I saw. Then they went all in on AI. I guess I'm gonna emigrate to Obsidian then?

Watched the trailer for Motor City. You know I'm always down for a revenge-based action flick. I love how Alan Ritchson's character realizes oh yeah, I'm an Ritchson-sized guy and I can start flinging people around and not take any shit. youtu.be/iw8JQn_2ZBE?...

Glad to see the primary results in NYC. The centrists had their chance, and they blew it.

Few things more passive-aggressive than a weight loss intervention. Directly asking somebody's weight, then lecturing them they need to lose weight, and then giving unsolicited advice. I work 12 hours a fucking day at a warehouse. It's hot. It's a physical job. My body says go to town at meal time.

Speaking of fast food, can you believe there's only one El Pollo Loco location in New Mexico? In Albuquerque. And it only opened last year!

I wish we had a Culver's near us. They got cod, too.

5 gallons of saison brewing up. Since I only have two brewing docks for the Pinter had to stagger the times, so a couple batches should be done after July 4th and the next later that month. Hopefully, letting the wort chill in the fridge for a bit didn't hurt it.

There's nothing like a good couch nap. Don't be on me to go to bed. Just let me lay there like a blissfully sleeping ogre sawing logs at the highest decibels.

Got a friend at work who said he always wanted to go to Roswell. I keep telling him to go, do it. He's got his house paid off and single and done serious overtime for years. But he always says he has no one to go with. Keep telling him take the time, go. Just uses the vacation time to stay at home.

You gotta sell a major organ to see a movie these days. We saw Toy Story 5 and it was an oucher. Cute movie, though.

Between this and Jamie Harrison throwing a fit, I dub today Whiny Wednesday.

Have they tried using one of those robot pool vacs on the reflecting pool yet?

We're seeing Toy Story 5 today since it's about the only new kids movie in theaters. I haven't seen one since the first came out, so I'm blank on what happen in 2 thru 4. Uh...toy stuff? Toy trauma? I dunno. I know one had Keanu Reeves in it.

Finally got the pic my wife took on the flight when we flew over the desert. The opposite side had a view of the Grand Canyon.

Got to bowl some yesterday. Been forever, and it felt good. I hate playing in the Pin House at Spare Time, though.

King of the Barbie Dreamhouse

Most dad thing I would do if I was rich: getting a bowling alley installed in my home. Give myself that advantage on the lanes since I've been practicing so much at home.

After a certain point, you gotta accept the fact it's not satire, the person is, in fact, a dick. It's not the Something Awful days, you're a grown ass adult and the whole being an enfant terrible shtick where you get a thrill by being off-putting should be well behind you.

Happy Father's Day to all. Dad story: my dad did aerobics at the YMCA. He was into it, and of course pretty much the only guy there. He'd always make a joke about coming for the view, and he had that kind of swarthy dad charm that won everybody over.

You know, I'd been to DC before and I never thought the reflecting pool was particularly majestic. Geese would take frequent dumps in the water, it's a constant issue. I'd been to DC like 3 times and to be honest kinda overrated experience.

Advertise your bluesky account with a Simpsons meme

So I finally watched the infamous Waterworld. Maybe it's just me, but they don't make big budget flops like they did in the 90s. The mid-90s would-be blockbusters are stupid in a particular way. They blew 175 mil on this movie. Most of which went to Dennis Hopper's fake eye youtu.be/KOWckOfARBE?...

I tried one of those Lucky energy drinks, they had a buy one get one deal at Bucc'ees and it was pretty meh. Doesn't feel like taking a berserk pack like I get with a C4.

It's hard to tell how much of the George W rehabilitation is truly legitimate. If you think he has a shred of decency, dear God what the fuck is wrong with you. George was the trial run for Trump. An entitled idiot nepobaby given the reins because of vibes and then almost unlimited powers.

Once in a while, things just get to me. Fathers Day weekend is a tough one. It hit me that I've lived more of my life now without my dad than with. He died just short of my 18th birthday, and with the way it happened, it's never too far from my mind.

What do you even say to that at this point? Done, utterly done.

A memorandum of understanding is like an IOU for a treaty. I'm totally good for it, bro.

Good news: overtime back on. Bad news: it's evening and only now on a day by day