Everyone say Happy Birthday to these newly 2 year old siblings, Frankie and Rosie! Here they are sleeping off their birthday tuna!

My dad put a Beanie Baby cardinal in the living room window and has repeatedly attracted the attention of this bluebird. Ah, forbidden love!

The Blue Jays season doesn't start until I see an Uncrustable ad.

Rosie may not look excited about tonight's Blue Jays home opener, but she still won't get off my Davis Schneider jersey.

Am I the only one in Canada binge-watching the SCTV seasons on Amazon Prime? Let the U.S. have it too so that I can rave to someone about how much totally holds up and complain about...sigh...Ling Ye Tang.

Tonight's question from my nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What war did the Wanna Go Home Riots occur after?" Never heard of that one and it turns out it was...

After a very long absence, I've got a new question from my nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What woman has made the most appearances on the cover of Time?" While I incorrectly guessed Queen Elizabeth II...

Do you like improv comedy? Sure, we all do! But do you also like Classic Rock? OK, well, maybe not, but don't that get in the way of this very very funny podcast. www.1089thehawk.com

Just got back from seeing Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie and was tickled from beginning to end. What a better way to celebrate my 20th year living in Toronto than to watch the most Toronto movie ever made in a packed Toronto theatre and it already may be the highlight of this, or any, year.

Oh Lord, "American Beauty!" I was so furious after leaving the theater that this movie was a critics' darling and award contender. Nothing makes me happier that it's aged like a peach.

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OK, who had Boreanaz as the new "Rockford?"

The magazines of my childhood/young adulthood: Highlights National Geographic World Mad Magazine SPY TV Guide Entertainment Weekly Premiere US Weekly Rolling Stone Newsweek (never Time) Esquire (Year-End Issue)

TONIGHT, A SEQUEL TO A PREVIOUS POST: Last week, I posted the Original Trivial Pursuit box question: "Who made George Washington's false teeth?" The answer was incorrect (not Paul Revere) and I got the comment that...

Tonight's nightly #trivia not-at-all deep dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What group comprised Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker?" This actually made me chuckle because it reminded me of one of my absolute favorite podcasts, @1089thehawk.com.

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "Who made George Washington's false teeth?" This is a classic 1982 Trivial Pursuit "We don't have to means to fact check this one, so let's just go with it" question.

Super shoutout to @torontofire.bsky.social who pushed my car out of a pile of snow I had no business trying to park in the first place. Of course, I was blocking the truck's path, but nevertheless...very much appreciated.

(After a brief hiatus) Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What was the presidential yacht for both Franklin Roosevelt and Richard Nixon?" I've never heard of such a thing! A presidential yacht? Well, it's true!

I see you, VARIETY...

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "Who taught Ding Dong School?" While I AM 200 years old, I don't specifically remember "Ding Dong School" but I know the host was...

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Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What's the name of Dick and Jane's cat?" I never read "Dick and Jane" despite being mentally 200 years old. My book was "Thundering Giants" in 1st Grade (Top reading group, baby!).

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "Who did Mary Quant call 'the knock-out beauty of our time'?" I figured that since the questions skew mid-century-ish and "knock-out" was a fairly recent turn of phrase I correctly guessed...

@dankmccoy.bsky.social Elliott's comment about "Jane Eyre" and Jack Benny immediately reminded me of this old SCTV sketch. TW: Joe Flaherty doing a Rochester voice. vimeo.com/21000344

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Trivial Pursuit Decades 2010-2020 box, one of today's questions was "Which female Clue suspect was 'killed off' in 2016 to make room for Dr. Orchid, a biologist who knows a lot about poison?" While I know about Clue, I don't know about a 2016 update.

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What did FCC chairman Newton Minnow declare TV to be on May 9, 1961?" Now, dear reader, I'm a bit of TV nerd. It's kind of my bread and butter. And so, I fully knew the answer to this one.

‪Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "Do beavers eat fish?" I had been taught through cartoons that beavers eat wood. Surely, that couldn't be true! They must partake of a fish occasionally?

The mighty Presumpscot River which was once filthy and is now much better. It also had a super cool Ice Disc a few years back:

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Trivial Pursuit Decades 2010-2020 box, one of today's questions was "What phrase, shorthand for when someone goes viral but is quickly shown to be problematic, was coined by Twitter user @pixelatedboat.bsky.social?" Part of our proud online heritage.

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What U.S. state has the smallest population?" Once again, the curse of 1982 strikes, because while I knew that the smallest state by population in 2026 is Wyoming...

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What did Otto Titzling invent?" I've noticed that I don't often do deep dives on questions I get correct, but in this case I both got it right AND ventured over to Wikipedia to get more info.

Tonight's nightly #trivia deepish dive: From the Original Trivial Pursuit box, one of today's questions was "What was the name of Pat Brady's jeep?" These cards are from 1982 and I often have no idea what TP is talking about. I didn't get it right and I went to Google to learn more about a jeep.

So I'm starting something new. My SO and I read each other Trivial Pursuit questions every night. Each time, I wind up getting engrossed in the details of one of the questions. From the Original Trivial Pursuit box set, one of today's questions was "What's the largest aquatic bird?"

Zohran Mamdani probably won't affect my life in any way whatsover, but I need this inauguration and all its speeches like I needed life.

Happy 1st Gotcha Day Anniversary to these two wieners! Special shout out to the college student who returned these kitten sibs because they were too rowdy and let us welcome them into our home. We love you Franklin Delano Rooseveltcat and Rosa Luxembourgcat - Frankie and Rosie. #catsofbluesky

Happy 1st Gotcha Day Anniversary to these two wieners! Special shout out to the college student who returned these kitten sibs because they were too rowdy and let us welcome them into our home. We love you Franklin Delano Rooseveltcat and Rosa Luxembourgcat - Frankie and Rosie. #catsofbluesky

Another Christmas hot take: #2. We all (rightly) love "A Muppet Christmas Carol" but even more I adore "A Muppet Family Christmas." It has every Muppet property available in 1987 (Muppet, Sesame, Fraggle, Baby) and the final scene is beautifully sad in retrospect www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWYn...

It's the last few days before Christmas and I'm putting out some hot takes. #1. In "The Grinch," the line "And his fib fooled the child. Then he patted her head, And he got her a drink and he sent her to bed." is elite writing. He got Cindy Lou a drink! Grinchy gets toddlers better than he knows.

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

Cheating with two absolute bangers: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue [1924]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce3O...

@brendelbored.bsky.social Since you are the most famous fan of the podcast where a cowboy recaps old Bonanza episodes, I was curious if you heard the podcast which dropped today from an alternate universe where the same cowboy recaps old GUNSMOKE episodes?

@discontinuedfoods.bsky.social Saw this one at the store this morning, which I assume you've already clocked, but thought I'd send it anyway.

Just got in from handing out candy and I'm ready for some #BlueJays ball!

Here's Frankie enjoying Mystery Science Theater ("Giant Spider Invasion") with me before bed.

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@poorlycatdraw.bsky.social I have to tell you that my cats' vet and my own (human) vet both, in the past month, have loved the "Meowdy Partner" t-shirt that I wore to each appointment and I gave you a shout out. They both giggled and were so happy to see it. You're bringing smiles everywhere!

Anti-Robot Sentiment in the Gumby Short "Hired! The Musical" "When Loving Lovers Love" Goosio! Honorable Mention: That squirrel that runs across the path when Mike and the Bots find themselves in the woods.

I'm either walking in slow motion to "Little Green Bag" or walking regular to "Cannonball" by The Breeders.