It's almost time for my biennial* listen through the entire Rush catalog and rating each song and album. I just listen to an album or two a day at work so it usually takes me about three weeks. *not biannual, I looked it up.

Damn, late night Ubers from the airport are expensive

Then hilarity ensued

My family is all together with my mom, celebrating her 90th today.

WTF

(sea monster bio) You've probably seen my writhing in The Atlantic

I become a misanthrope when flying. Lines are too slow, people are walking too slow, people stopping in the middle of traffic flow. Just constantly grumbling to myself.

If they really want to see some powerful antibodies they should study daycare teachers

At the gate almost two hours early for my flight. I'm bad at time math.

Just spent $70 on two pairs of ear plugs designed for concerts (Loop Experience 2 model). Going to try them with my daughter at Toto next week. Hopefully they'll work well and I can use them at Rush this summer.

My daughter's re-watching this and I'm reminded that this is the best girl-positive show I've seen. Great for pre/early-teens.

30 Rock Season 2 Episode 4 "Rosemary's Baby". Jack roleplaying as Tracey's father is one of the funniest single sitcom scenes I've ever seen, and it feels mostly ad-libbed.

Comparing ACC men's basketball regular season schedules from ~20 years ago to today #datviz #Rstats

One of the things that personally drives me crazy in the U.S. is how youth sports/athletic activities went from a part of the public good (municipal leagues and fields! rec centers! public parks!) to a privatized, expensive, highly competitive, highly structured pursuit for wealthy kids’ résumés

Lately I've been deleting a lot of attempted joke replies before sending and I want all of you to know you are better for it.

The dumbest conspiracy theory I believe in: the dice are loaded in my backgammon app. Damn bot gets the rolls it needs to send me to the bar every time.

Lately I've been deleting a lot of attempted joke replies before sending and I want all of you to know you are better for it.

The focus on odds really exaggerates the change in attitudes, too. going from 61% -> 75% chance of winning is the same as going from a projected margin of 2 to 4 percentage points (assuming 6 points of potential error). Sampling error across the polls for this contest is 9 points.

Had a really good visit with my post-transplant nephrologist today. He explained a lot of what's going on with my labs and why I've been struggling with running pace lately. Feeling back on track again.

Next week, Feb 23 at 5:30pm EST, see @juliaazari.bsky.social, author of Backlash Presidents, at @ipk.bsky.social. With @kimberleynyc.bsky.social and @joelowndes.bsky.social, she'll explore the connections between racially transformative presidents and their lawless successors. RSVP: buff.ly/TpZ6T2n

I thought he had to fudge the numbers a bit, but nope!

68 measles cases reported in #Florida this year & the count continues to rise. About 60 of the cases are at Ave Maria University in Collier County. www.bradenton.com/site-service... via @bradenton.com

Britain would never have become a major sea power

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

Me, a journalist, reading Bluesky: You people just want us to add “and that’s good” or “and that’s bad” to the end of every headline. Not how it works! Think for yourself! Me, when I watch curling: Ok I really wish they would say after every throw whether and that was good or and that was bad

Latest increase in the asymmetry between large corps and the public. The former increasingly have scale, technology, and market dominance to skew the market in their favor. These are not free markets.

I'm used to our office taking a holiday when everyone else is working but today seems to be the opposite, the streets are dead. Not complaning!

90s grunge pop album cover

Gave the oldest a Heeland Coo valentine, took the youngest to try archery and blacksmithing, and ran four miles (too slow but felt good). Oh and I'm making deep dish pizza. Pretty good day.

Whenever people gush over AI I'm going to think about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle being utterly convinced that he'd discovered real scientific evidence of real fairies because he saw these pictures

We have a local historic site with a Spanish mission and fort with and Apalachee Indian village. About once a month they offer archery for kids, really fun.

It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!

This is shortline railroading: a train of four cars, probably bound for 3 different industries. It's the "last mile" connection from a transcontinental rail network to small town businesses and a remnant of a time where railroads carried just about everything to just about everywhere.

We have a local historic site with a Spanish mission and fort with and Apalachee Indian village. About once a month they offer archery for kids, really fun.

Ha no one I'm aware of. It was the cultural anus of the nation.

One way or another, Trump is going to screw with the 26 elections. Likely: sending troops to swing districts to intimidate voters & suppress turnout. Also likely: declaring fraud & challenging counts in swing districts. Unlikely but possible: declaring a state of emergency & suspending elections.

Locking up women will definitely solve the fertility rate!

i just drove past a yard full of longhair dachshunds munching on the grass and they looked like a herd of small cows

Geritol's been a punchline for as long as I can remember, but apparently there's Bluesky sponsorship potential.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Scientists long believed felid striping evolved as camouflage in tall grass environments, but new research has come to light

YouTube TV is rolling out a sports channel package that is ~$20 less per month but seems to include everything, from the ESPNs to TNT to CBSSN. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...

always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay

Thinking of the trope of having an average person do each Olympic event for comparison. They should have Vance ski the women's downhill course.

Had to block someone today for being an unprovoked asshole and then doubling down. Maybe they were having a bad day, but it's not my problem anymore. Blocking is great.

tesla really complements the faux-castle decor

Highest honor I can only aspire to

What James said. On Twitter I've seen multiple people fall for a scam where a DM from a friend (from a hacked account you follow) asks if you can vote for them in a podcast contest. I believe that voting in podcast contests would violate my podcast objectivity so I haven't fallen for it.