It’s always deflection. I’m sure the alt Halftime Show was intended to suck worse than ‘Melania’ so people would stop dragging that POS.

Yeah well, I finished my scarf on the plane ride home. With KC at 14F, I needed it.

Yeah well, I have a lot of trouble communicating within the 300 character limit of Blue Sky posts. It’s why I rarely posted on Twitter before I shitcanned it. I enjoy the experience here however and relish replying when appropriate. I steal memes from here regularly.

Yeah, well, I used to be a teacher (part time). My subjects were economics and quantitative analysis. I found the best explanation of the limitations of big data models like AI was the Wikipedia entry for ‘Overfitting’. It even comes with a simple graphical example. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfit...

Smokey wishes you a Merry Christmas

A human body is made up of billions of cells. They are specialized to do certain tasks but each receives what it requires. Now sometimes a cell begins to consume more than it needs and begins to grow larger and consume more and more. Those are cancer cells. Like billionaires on society. Tax the MFs

Celebrating the Sol Invictus by taking my sweet angel to the emergency veterinary hospital. She’s not eating or drinking. She’s also lethargic and running a fever. But she pooped on the doctor so I think she’ll be fine.

I made a commitment to go to the gym every weekday morning I was not traveling since the Summer solstice last June. And I kept it! The effort has really paid off… not in lost weight or trimmer waistline or added muscle mass (although that did happen) but in the determination to defeat these MFers.

Monserrat

Pisa

A break from doomscrolling.

Wednesday Train Therapy 🚂: I need to post more on BlueSky. This video is from Monday.

Republicans would rather shut down the government. Than support healthcare for hardworking American taxpayers. You deserve better.

Ok so… waiting to board a flight at SLC airport. I have never seen it this dead. I guess this is what cratering foreign tourism looks like.

Controversial opinion, but I think trans people should feel safe here on bluesky, and nazis shouldn't.

OK so, yesterday I participated in the grape harvest at Somerset Ridge Winery in Paola Kansas. What an amazing day.

Old Man Motivation Music 🎼: Ok so, I’ve been working out every day this Summer. And I’m up to 6+ miles a day wearing weighted packs. I’m reading for all the travel plans I have set up. m.youtube.com/watch?v=U-OC...

Ok so. My garden is starting the fall slump. I love this time of year

Tuesday Train Therapy:

Old Man Motivation Music 🎼: Happy New Month! I only missed one weekday morning workout all July. I feel stronger than I have in years. So here’s the Boss. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HC4b...

Ok so, my rock garden has an enormous volunteer…

Ok so, the last time we had a war of political expedience there was time to at least get some wonderful comics up and running.

Kansas City Plaza No Kings Rally, June 14, 2025. Thousands are here.

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “RALLY NO KINGS -SATURDAY JUNE 14TH” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼Ok so, in college my fencing instructor would take over the PA system at the fieldhouse and play music (loudly) to help us develop a rhythm to our parry-reposte. This was the song she used to teach us the #4 parry. Excellent for lifts. m.youtube.com/watch?v=rYbo...

Friday Train Therapy

Daisies at the train garden.

Ok so, I find the 300 character limit too confining for my posts. And no editing feature makes my writing here problematic. However, I absolutely love the muting features. Therefore, I’ll keep this primarily for news gathering but my microblogging will stay with FB. Every other social media is ☠️.

Bluesky lately feels like I’m speaking into the void. I love getting my news here, but I’m going to be quiet for a while.

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 I’ve been listening to a lot of ska these last couple weeks. It has a reggae beat, like a heartbeat, that really helps me focus on my lifting movement. This song was originally by Sublime but I love this cover done in a hotel room. m.youtube.com/watch?v=UV2l...

Pool Update: T+40:00. Well the green haze is now a whitish haze. That means the algae is dead and we are left with a pool full of microscopic algae bones. The next step is to add this blue stuff that will coagulate the bones and help the filter skim all that out. Surface temp is 73 degrees F.

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 Today’s music got me thinking about my Mom. She loved Gershwin. I wonder if she would have liked this cover of Porgy and Bess. Sublime, Enjoy. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2yT8...

Smokey Update: I’ve got so much to do today. But Smokey wants to watch a John Wick movie marathon. She loves John Wick.

Pool Update: T+26:00 and the first half of the shock treatment is finished. It cleans up fast.

Tuesday Train Therapy: I got all ten tracks operating today. With all the breakdowns and maintenance that is a major accomplishment.

Pool Update: So we pulled back the cover and fired up the filter and chlorinator at Noon today. Now is T+6:00 two vacuums and backwashes with two lbs of dry acid. It looks like hell now but it’s amazing how fast it cleans up.

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 The pool opens today. I had to make my workout quick. Nothing better than ska when you’re in a rush. m.youtube.com/watch?v=YFv1...

Retired Guy Chef: Homemade Biscuits and Sausage Gravy with a side of thick sliced bacon and pared with a hot cup of coffee with heavy cream.

Roses from my garden.

Retired Guy Chef: Tonight I did a redux. I improved my crabcake recipe by adding some secret spices and increasing the serving size. Costco sells some wonderful fresh crab meat. You can taste the pro-DEI goodness in every bite. I pared it with fresh tartar sauce and a hearty Cab from 2020.

Ok so, Tuesday Train Therapy is different today. It’s more like Tuesday Train Trauma. Today is a free day at the Arboretum. I counted over 2,000 visitors to the trains, average age of four. I am so stressed out. The kids were fine. The parents are another story.

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 The pool opens in one week. My body is in no way beach-ready. I’m trying a little harder. OMD, Enjoy… m.youtube.com/watch?v=qA15...

From today’s May Day Rally in Kansas City, Missouri.

My yarrow. It always reminds me of Summer at Grandma Josie’s

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 Today’s music has to double as Old Man Protest Motivation 🎼. I’ll be protesting in Downtown Kansas City this afternoon. I miss the anti-apartheid protests of the 80s. They had the best music. The Specials m.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcT...

I am a working fool!!! First I fixed the deadbolt on the front door. The house is settling and the strike plate needed adjusting. Then I fixed my sewing machine. It’s amazing how little of a bend in a needle can make a machine sound like it’s about to explode. Now I got mended pants for the protest!

I'm attending Showing Up for Racial Justice's event, “Kansas City May Day Strong Rally with SURJ KC and MO JwJ” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...

Old Man Workout Motivation Music 🎼 The Gorillaz m.youtube.com/watch?v=oVka...

Tuesday Train Therapy:

Old Guy Workout Motivation Music 🎼 Today feels like a Yaz kind of day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=GrP4...