The idea that a book could be considered inapprop for kids because it's "too difficult" doesn't sit well with me. Let 'em try. If it's too hard, they'll put it down. But give them a chance to rise to the challenge.

Today is POINT BREAK Day & for the film’s 35th anniversary, I wrote about my personal connection to it for the last 35 years. There’s also a bit of an announcement in here too: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/why-point-br... Available to free & paid subscribers- shares appreciated!

Left the house and took a camera with me. Actually stopped and made a couple photos while I was out. Probably helps it was a new camera for me I recently picked up.

The appalling reality of the cheating machine is that students will cheat if they can use it, and then fail any exam where they cannot. Nobody benefits from this except for the people who negotiate enterprise AI accounts for universities.

I see there’s still a ton of bullshit going on.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just struck down limits on coordinated campaign finance. Billionaires can now spend UNLIMITED cash on candidates. Not only will that drown out the voice of the people. It will install politicians who will continue rigging the economy against us.

I think a few days away from the internet will be good for me. Until next time.

Pretty tired today. Guess I need more than two hours sleep. Maybe tonight?

More than half of Americans say they can't afford healthcare. For the 1st time the majority of Americans told Gallup healthcare has become unaffordable to them. Over the last year 3 million more people fell into being unable to afford access to quality care or pay for visits and prescriptions.

James Burrows was not a giant in sitcom directing. He was THE giant. The primary director of Cheers and Taxi. The only director (I believe) of Will & Grace. The director whose pilots for Friends, Third Rock, Frasier, and Big Bang Theory got them on the air. The king. RIP. people.com/james-burrow...

This album is still great. #neworder

Hey, Los Angeles! You're up! Sign this petition TODAY to demand a moratorium on "A.i." in the public schools!

First time at the gym working out with the kid. He did well and had fun. We are both tired but I’m the only one who needs a nap.

Had a big needle shoved in my hand last week, mostly so my thumb will actually work as intended. Already feeling better. Cortisone for the win!

Nice to announce this one. conversationtreepress.com/pages/the-ex...

So you want to ignite a reading habit this summer. How do you get back into the groove? We talk to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.

the haters will say this video will NEVER reach 300K views don't let the haters win youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

The programmers of the Tribeca Film Festival should be ashamed.

"The students who cannot read a 20-pg article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow." The most important argument against AI in education is that it's incompatible with a free society. www.chronicle.com/article/my-s...

Thousands of people in Albania took to the streets on Tuesday night for the fourth consecutive day, in protest of a $4 billion luxury resort project on Albania’s largest island spearheaded by Jared Kushner.

Happy Pride!

Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

happy 40th anniversary the legend of zelda 💛 #art #zelda

Awake again. Cool.

if one removed people who obsessively talk about teenagers' genitalia in public, a huge swathe of the conservative movement would simply vanish

I never get tired of listening to Radiohead.

Widow’s Bay is killing it. Great show. Highly recommended.

Doesn't speak for me, either. I don't touch the stuff. Storytelling is a human endeavor. Publishing is a human endeavor. Writing and reading and being-read is all about humans reaching out to humans. No AI. Fuck AI.

For reference: this is an actual corridor at Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood in Oregon, site of the hotel used for the external shots in The Shining.

A good reminder that even vast wealth can't buy good taste. #WhiteTrashWH

The Republican Party made an ad against Ken Paxton.

A list of Ken Paxton scandals over the past 20 years. thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/k...

Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America.  He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton

I guess my only real problem with AI is that it doesn't work, uses all the water, makes the worst people who ever slime-trailed across this green earth richer, gives monsters cover to crater organizations, destroys lives in both obvious & subtle ways & also isn't even AI. Besides that, I'm for it.

"Every time Sundar Pichai reconfigures Google products to further force generative AI on users he assumes are hopelessly locked in, he increases the risk they finally throw up their hands and go somewhere else. And that’s exactly what Google users should do."

Sorry if I seem extra angry or whatever today. Mother’s Day is a weird holiday for me. As I’m sure it is for many.

Retractions never get proportional attention. This one should.

If we actually want to appreciate moms, we should be providing free childcare, healthcare, and guaranteed income for stay-at-home parents to put more money in families’ pockets and ensure no SAHP is reliant on a partner for their economic security. Idk I think that’s better than 15% off a vacuum.

Good to see local justice doing its thing in Hawai’i

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, a Democrat, holds a burning Confederate flag inside the Tennessee State Capitol as state troopers move nearby.

New On The Blog - chrisullrich.net/2026/05/04/s...

I have friends everywhere.

Maybe fossil fuels aren’t the answer? We might want to try something else. Could work.

What a shitshow.

Anime isn't always renowned for its realism, but here are 4 fantastic series that will appeal to fans of hard science fiction, filled with detailed worldbuilding and examinations of the limits and possibilities of technology 🚀

Fake News

I’m listening to seasoned reporters talk about how frightened they were during the shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night and imagining how much worse it is for America’s children. If there’s ever been a time to pass sensible gun control laws, it’s now.

Ew Moleskine used genAI for their Lord of the Ring collection by mentioning they used it, then entirely removing the claim after some backlash. Incredibly shitty of them for a brand that claims human creativity. cjleo.com/blog/moleski...

Georgia was shopping with her mum to buy trousers for school and recalled: "They didn't have real pockets; they just had fake ones .. and [the boys] had pockets and I thought it was unfair, so I bought boys' trousers." Georgia's letter said that girls needed pockets to carry things, too. #GoodNews