Moms are so lucky. #satire #lds #mothersday open.substack.com/pub/natehowe...

Ever have a weird piece of pop culture you love but don't have anybody to appreciate it with because it sounds stupid when you try to explain it? open.spotify.com/track/67oGeN...

Happy International Women's Day. Congratulations to the international women of many nations whose civil rights are more secure than my daughter's in the US. May we catch up with you someday.

Walgreens being acquired by private equity Will likely steer it in the direction of Jo-Ann. All money is fiction of a type. But when finance distorts that fiction to a point where it entirely disconnects from supply and demand, it's no longer business in the traditional sense. It's abuse.

If you're participating in the economic blackout day today, let's all do our best not to backfill with a lot of purchases tomorrow or the next day. Let's treat it like a fast, not a pause button.

Is there any more patronizing form of congratulations?

There are still some ethical Republicans left. But this moment makes it clear that the party cannot be fixed from within. It's time for those whose party has left them to leave it in return. But they won't get the message in a BlueSky echo chamber. Uncomfortable as it is, we actually need to talk.

I miss the optimism of Gimlet before Spotify got involved, things got extra toxic, and Reply All imploded. We need Jonathan Goldstein to do a Heavyweight with Alex and PJ.

People who have lost their moral compass see acts of conscience as signs of weakness.

I know there are much more urgent issues, but I'm still mourning the way that trumpism has nearly killed clever humor. Any attempt at unsettling hyperbole or satire is now uncomfortably plausible.

I love my church for many reasons. But I admit, I have holy envy for the courageous leadership we're seeing from clergy like Bishop Budde in other denominations.

Can we talk about my mom's Plymouth Volare for a minute? open.substack.com/pub/natehowe...

Went snowshoeing at the Black Canyon today. I can't allow myself to focus on the current ugliness of America and forget the aspects that make it so worth preserving and protecting, especially against the threats of the next 4 years.

Since I'm not ready to engage with consequential issues tonight, tell me something that's annoying but not a big deal that people should know. I'll go first. The Sam's Club knockoff of Smartfood popcorn is objectively worse, and now they don't carry the real stuff any more.

Don't accept weaponized incompetence from your kids, your husband, or your government officials.

The Barnes & Noble logo update is the most milktoast, unnecessary rebrand of the last 5 years. Was their old serif font the reason people stopped buying physical books from them?

Modern shows set in the late 80s and early 90s usually ignore this key historical detail: most middle school boys were wearing super ugly Big Dogs tee shirts, replaced a couple years later by those shirts with out-of-focus text illusions.

In the year of our Lord 2025, there's no conceivable reason for doctor's offices to use paper forms that ask for social security numbers.

We had a basement full of teenagers for New Year's Eve. One of them thanked us for offering a safe, substance-free celebration, implying that it's rare. What parents throw parties where their kids and other teens drink and do drugs? Am I just naïve? This doesn't seem like it should be common.

Hats off to the greatest former president we've ever had.

I'm taking advantage of my gym's "impersonal trainer" program, where an old man in jeans walks up and criticizes my form, and I never have to see him again.

So you're saying your sport is a punishment?

A Walmart "Rollback" means they've been gouging you, and know they'll make a healthy profit even if you pay 10 cents less for a can of beans. Prices have nothing to do with cost. It's all about what they think they can get you to pay.

Wouldn't it be cool if America's crush on Luigi accidentally sparked some meaningful prison reform?

Which do you think has been a bigger hit to McDonald's reputation in the past few months: e. coli or snitching?

Just rewatched Arthur Christmas (2011) with the kids. The score is so much better than it had to be.

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

Let's see if I can ruin Christmas for 12 days in a row. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8NNFr3K/

He's making a list And he's checking it twice Now I'm falling asleep And she's calling a cab While he's having a smoke And she's taking a drag

I recently lost my wife, and now I just feel like I'm in a perpetual haze, wandering aimlessly through the wilderness of life. She's not dead. We're just at Target.

Happy Alice's Restaurantmas!

More like SLAYride, amirite?

Boomer relative: Why do these kids want to put holes in perfectly good jeans? Me: Why did your generation "antique" all that perfectly good furniture? *uncomfortable eye contact*

I tried just making content on the clock app and not consuming much myself. But I took a week away, and now I have to catch up on all the Paloma Diamond drama, and maybe I need an intervention.

If you've not yet encountered the least significant part of my life's work, I tell stupid jokes on the internet. Just trying to make TikTok less cool for all the youngs. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8LgxqL8/

This is a good quick reference, and it's worth learning by heart. The first image makes for an unfortunate bingo card. thevisualcommunicationguy.com/2014/12/29/t...

I've heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord

My favorite notation software released an update today, and I don't have anyone on here to geek out with. Where are my Dorico bros (and sisters and nonbinary folks)? @doricoofficial.bsky.social

I've made a good-faith effort to get into Threads. The algorithm and UI make it a terrible alternative. Like Instagram, it's a place where well-known names dominate the feed while smaller creators shout into the void. BlueSky is doing better because it's focused on interaction more than promotion.

Confession time: I don't like Sweet Caroline, and it makes me feel like a traitor to the entire Average White Guy Community.

Teenage son: You don't scare me. Me: 𝄡

Bots and scammers with busty profile photos used to call me handsome and try to draw me into some sort of sexy fantasy. Now they just want to talk with me about crypto trading. I'm trying not to take it personally.

I really want to follow a bunch of composers and classical musicians. Can you help me out?

My approach to religion and politics is the same: I believe in a big tent that has room for all who are willing to act in good faith. I'm not interested in purity tests. I'm interested in how we treat each other and what we build together.

This is my secret alt account. No, that's my real name. It's just a secret because the bots on that other site haven't found me yet.

To the million of you who sign up for Bluesky today: Hello. Is it me you're looking for? 'Cause I wonder where you are And I wonder what you do.

I'm late to the sourdough party, but I'm doing it now. Here's the first thing I made with my starter, Arvo Stärt. #classicalmusic #baking

Anybody else trying to figure out your own Bluesky persona? Facebook is for saying hi to your aunt. Instagram is for making friends jealous of your travels. Twitter is for yelling at strangers. Reddit is for pedantic detail about your areas of expertise. Bluesky is for...?

America has all the misplaced confidence of me every time I type _final at the end of a filename.