Woke up with this on repeat in my head. Figured maybe exorcizing it here might help me get rid of it. youtu.be/3vjkh-acmTE?...

From a reply in the previous shared post.

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

@davscomur.bsky.social if you are still doing Connections the purple category today may cause you to throw your phone. Forewarned is forearmed.

I did my good deed of the week by giving masks to the people around me at today's production of Hadestown who were getting visibly anxious about a particular clearly should've been in bed cougher a few seats down and behind me (but more directly behind them). I always have about 6-8 extra ones.

This coming in at only #656 out of 885 on @wxpnfm.bsky.social 's best cover song is a gross misjustice and makes me doubt my fellow XPNers. This song is EVERYTHING a cover song should be. (And yes, it was in my top ten). #xpn885countdown youtu.be/7kORTAjFAWM?...

My favorite performance of this Christmas classic now & forever. (The family has to put up with me doing all the parts whenever this come on. They used to try & leave the room but I'd follow them so now they just ride it out. Living with me is not for the faint of heart.) youtu.be/ysIzPF3BfpQ?...

The estate sale of Bill Roberts, Philly lawyer & more importantly bibliophile with a 100K plus book collection opened to the public today thru Sunday, w/ limited hours. Of course the boy a& I are trying to figure out when we can go. Link to the sale with pics! www.estatesales.net/PA/Philadelp...

Today is the kickoff of the @wxpnfm.bsky.social 885 covers playlist, as voted by listeners and you can listen along at xpn.org/wxpn-playlis... Let me rephrase that, you SHOULD follow along and listen.

Also NJ, OH, OK, AZ, and TX. (Also, seeing NJ in a list with rhoae states is always bad, no matter what it is).

This IS the hill I will die on. Humanities and arts will always be the spark, even when it isn't blatantly obvious.

The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"

For Dec 2nd #musicadvent and my twist of Eurovision winners/participants B has to go to "B"ucks Fizz who made ra-ra skirts a coveted piece of clothing for my 10 year old heart. youtu.be/DszqGGSY4oo?...

Gonna give #musicdavent another go w/ my own twist; the A to Z will be chosen from Eurovision participants, both winners & non. I'm already a day behind: for A I am offering "A"nne Marie David's win, which I grew up listening to the 45 my parents purchased agter her win. youtu.be/XtIm4nRWvO4?...

When I hit the trifecta of tapestry stitching, reruns of Cold Case, & speed reading one book a night from a light & easy mystery series, that's when I've hit the denial stage on how out of hand my trifecta of depression/stress/anxiety is. On the upside, almost done with half the current design!

According to the article the bowhead whale can live up to 200 years because of how they can repair damaged cells & so show scientists a new direction in curing cancer. Too bad this admin (& others) are hell bent on destroying their habitat. Honestly, we don't deserve to share the Earth with them.

#3. Both Reeves & Winters were very good, and Durdin & Thornton as Pozzo and Lucky were superb. I am a fan of Jamie Lloyd's productions, even though I'll also admit they can be a little..anti typical theater in order to then be overly theatrical (if that makes sense) so I enjoyed the direction too.

Show number two. I have wanted to see this on stage since always. Not thrilled with LM being cast but that's okay. #chessonbroadway #chess #chessmusical

Time to watch some mother-son shenanigans. Accompanied by my own son.

No one ever has my answer to the question what's the one travel essential you won't leave home without. My vodka spray (in approved TSA sized bottle) keeps clothes fresh, can be used as a disinfectant, and im a pinch can calm nerves (if you haven't added any scented oils to it).

Am all out of expletives. Then again, apprently defending the constitution is sedition and punishable by death so why am I surprised.

I wish they'd done the whole movie! youtu.be/z5W8EBHNsLc?... #starwars #simonpegg #davidfrost

Part 11 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg An emerald cup, with Persian verse carved inscription, which belonged to the emperor Jahangir.

Following @oregonthedm.bsky.social and their list of historically interesting things is the best thing I did for myself here. You absolutely do not have to be into DND. Do yourself a favor and do the same. Seeing each post renews my faith in humankind, in a way.

We should push more Sesame Street on people when it comes to grieving and missing people. Not fucking AI. youtu.be/EVlXbiP4x2E?...

I saw this yesterday & as I said on @blacknell.bsky.social repost, of all the shittiest AI "possibilities" this is the shittiest. If you're lucky to have had a loving relationship w/ someone who's died, grieving & missing them many years on, as I do my parents, is what being human is about. JFC.

Do I have an actual *notebook* with the names of all the movies and shows and miniseries and documentaries I'd like to watch? Yes. Do I then end up rewatching McDonald and Dodds episodes for the 4th or 5th time, or my favorite Poirot and Marple episodes for the nth time? Also and very much so yes.

Fnally updated our home office situation so we are on different floors & opposite ends of the house & rooms with doors so someone doesn't have to hear the other's hyperfixation song of the day for 8 hours straight & someone else gets a reprieve from Hank Williams which is apparently coding music.

The kid sent me this to cheer me up. It worked. Man, I love that kid.

this is literally never not accurate

For once there is a kernel of truth. It was a shutdown hoax given that the Dems got nothing out of it. (Also, I canNOT even imagine the rage I'd be experiencing reading this if I was an air traffic controller.)

P.S. Where is Rorschach when you need him to set everything on fire? (He was the only one of that bunch with heart).

Mel Brooks was really on to something

Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

narrator: It was in fact super negotiable

Just thinking again how Democrats asked people to accept short-term suffering in order to give space to prevent long-term, worse suffering and then said, "Thanks for suffering in the short-term. You'll get to suffer long-term too so that our Thanksgiving plans don't get disrupted."

I absolutely believe this, too. Contrary to the belief that they couldn't band together to push through the ACA subsidy, they likely mostly banded together to do just the opposite. This kind of political play is something even kids back home know about, it's so prevalent as to be an open secret.

I think the "good old Democrats" actually got more scared by Tuesday's results than the Republicans b/c they realized that people are now past the "as long as it's any Democrat" way of thinking and they're just as much at risk as the GOP. And they're gonna kiss up now to 'save' their own sorry asses

They're in it together, yall. When you accept this, it all makes sense.

We all called this. They are ALL so fucking vile.

I feel more like this with every passing year. We need a party that is committed to preserving, protecting & improving life. We don’t need people intent on endlessly negotiating how much humanity we deserve or if we deserve any at all. We don’t need a society built around manufactured scarcity.

To capitulate after putting the affected people through what they did because everyone thought they actually cared about the bigger picture is unconscionable...and so typical.

Again, only of interest to @bethinsac.bsky.social probably. Have heard good things, am excited for this one.

I think one of the biggest aspects of Mamdani's win isn't just the immigrant &/or Muslim &/or socialist representation. It's that he is the child of a film maker/director a & professor of poli-sci/anthro/African Studies. He's the product of a household that emphasized the arts & cultural studies.

I was looking at the breakdown of votes for Sherrill versus the other guy and once again Black voters almost unanimously carried the vote for her. Also, white women continue to suck. 49% of us thought being under the thumb of a patriarchy is a grand place to be.

This is gonna play rent free in my head all day today.

I also confess I have this sinking feeling that he's gonna do something awful in response. We know how narcissists are.

I love my kid so much; he was the first one to tell me (and also Zohran).

OMFG Mikie Sherrill won. I am so fucking relieved. #mikiesherrill #njgoverner

He is the one pop star that my entire family- my 9 yr old self, my 17 yr.old sister and my 40 something year old parents all loved wholeheartedly. I remember when his Prince Charming video aired on Top of the Pops my dad called him a class act for casting Diana Dors (the "British Marilyn") in it.