Benches.

Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.

"Because many of society’s problems seem to be repeating themselves and even getting worse, SILENT MOVIE’s heart continues to thrum under our floorboards." @alishamgl.bsky.social looks at Mel Brooks’ classic ode to the silent comedy a half century on:

One of the many things The World Cup is making me think of is Jane McElevy's 'asks.' Yes, it's great everyone's having a good time, but what if that was the start of something? Like ...

Are there any small presses out there that might be interested in taking a look at a choral novel?

Hi, friends. We're holding a memorial art show for my Mom featuring her art this coming Saturday. I've made a website to accompany the show. I'm almost certain the website will change at some point, but, in the meantime, enjoy.

Are there any small presses out there that might be interested in taking a look at a choral novel?

Last image from tonight (short film in the morning): this brother out here with his Singer sewing machine, gifting people a custom embroidery on their jerseys and hats with the name and the date, was more artistic than anything at Burning Man and ad gorgeous as a Caravaggio. Magic! Goodnight.

"Italy Shows Up at the World Cup Anyway." Some flash fiction.

“For the first time, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas worldwide in April 2026.” [ember-energy.org]

Shout out to Los Angeles.

A lot of y'all owe this man your whole sense of humour; go drop a dollar: www.gofundme.com/f/back-our-s...

They would have loved this on Colbert.

The Fred Rogers Production has started uploading every episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for free. www.youtube.com/@misterroger...

And here the basketball world was saying that OKC-Spurs was the real finals.

A reminder of two things, given current news on here: 1. At the federal level: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... 2. At the state level: www.alreporter.com/2026/04/02/v...

Bumping one final time for the evening crowd. Let me teach you; how to? write!

Roost is a messaging app where messages aren’t instant; they travel between users at the speed of whichever bird they use to send it. Note sending is limited by the # of birds in your rookery…if they’re all out, you have to wait until one returns. [roostsocial.app]

Bumping for the morning crowd.

Updated the site! Trying a few new things. orangecatwritingworkshop.com

If the Knicks end up pulling this off, I feel like Spike Lee will become a being of pure light.

Colbert returned to Monroe, MI cable access TV last night, brought along Jack White, welcomed other famous friends, and called the host of the show taking his slot. latenighter.com/news/stephen...

New poem up:

Yes.

Taking a hint from @jamellebouie.net, I've dipped my toe in making videos about writing. I'll be threading them here.

I'm running a fake newsletter over on my site. I'll thread the first three issues here.

Half-listening to the announcer say, 'Kaprizov' makes it sound like he's occasionally shouting, 'Capri sun!'

#TheOutpost 🪶🌱🌿🚶‍♂️ Big Bird Surge On The Way Here we go...The bird highway returns on both Wednesday and Thursday nights. Each of these nights will likely bring 200-300+ million birds each night and Thursday night in particular will likely be the biggest spring migration night so far this season.

I would love it if those of you who do not have library cards will apply for one at your local branch during #NationalLibraryWeek. Then let me know about it. 😇

“…they’ll stay connected to the regular grid, but will be outfitted with solar panels, battery backup systems, or other infrastructure, drawing on that power for their home use and opening up the prospect of selling any excess. The city…would pay for the installation & maintenance of these systems”

every day's a beautiful day to go to "Settings" > "Content and media" and turn off "Autoplay videos and GIFs"

Even if his he lying, this is not a remotely acceptable way to conduct the business of the world.

Moved to Maine two years ago. When I went to my dentist, I saw a really ugly painting of Jesus guiding the work of a dentist. I thought, 'Oh, that's weird,' and left it at that. Today, Easter Sunday, I went to go grab something from Hannaford's. No one was there. Went to Walmart. No one was there.

30-7. (School record is 37, apparently.)

27-7. Bottom of the fifth.

One of the announcers is now talking about video footage that he got from his birdfeeder.

24-7.

Sorry. It's now 21-7.

I went to a college baseball game today. The home team team is currently winning 19-7. It's the bottom of the fourth.

I've been told I have to pivot to video.

New website!

With today's Salah news and Gakpo likely heading out, this question kinda/sorta answers itself, regardless of whether or not the club brings in Diomande, Gordon, or any of the more flashy others (Elise, Doue, etc.) #LFC

This also left them with a high back line that partly explained why they were letting so many goals in at the beginning of the season -- Van Dijk and Ibo had to go wide to cover.

A brief, late night thread on #LFC.

Sephora Boyfriend.

If you're waking up and are using this site to piece together information as to what's happening in Iran, don't forget that there are channels like Al Jazeera you can watch, too: