This, in particular, is the kind of work that I am very grateful for—and I hope you feel proud of it too if you support public media.

When you're playing Bongo on @puzzmo.com and you think to yourself, "this HAS to be one of the purple words," but it's not. Then, when you finish, you discover the puzzle creator spelled the word incorrectly. The area of a church is altar, not alter. 🤦‍♂️

And the hits just keep on coming 💔 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Progressive policies are good and effective and people like them, and it would be super cool if Democrats ran on them and then enacted them. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The first two hours this morning

The past 12 days of winter break have been absolutely delightful, but it’s once again time to turn on my morning alarm. MLK, Jr. Day in two weeks and then the long slog to Memorial Day…

AI slop strikes again! “AI-generated posts flooded social media, showing fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge… claimed the fireworks would be part of the… festivities… thousands of people showed up along the Brooklyn waterfront to see the display for themselves.” www.dailydot.com/news/brookly...

#AmReading “The Ferryman,” by Justin Cronin. Recommended to me by my sister, who read this book late last year, so I moved it up my reading list. This is a “breaking” of my 2026 goal to read books I own, but what are you going to do. 🤷‍♂️ #BookSky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Happy new year, friends! Here’s to a great 2026.

Goodness, this is so pathetic for NYE at Epcot.

There‘s something about young Gen X-ers (Xennials, really) experiencing things like Calvin and Hobbes, Muppets, Sesame Street, old school Walt Disney World, etc. that tells you a lot about our generation. It’s hard to describe, but these experiences were core to my and so many of my peers’ lives.

Finally getting around to watching #Silo on #AppleTV. I’m not planning on keeping my annual subscription to Apple TV, so I have about two months to get through the 20 episodes.

#AmReading “The Woman in Suite 11,” by Ruth Ware. Hoping to read this in 4 days to wrap up my 2025 reading list. #BookSky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

I’m sure it’s just me (considering plenty of people love it), but there’s something about #AEW that tends to bore me. I can’t put my finger on what exactly it is; it might be that I’m just not invested in many of their characters (despite watching for months). I really want to love it, though.

wow, the second daily double in double jeopardy tonight was crazy, @kenjennings.bsky.social

“The Marleys were dead: to begin with.” — “The #Muppet Christmas Carol“

Last day of work before winter break, chilling in my office because campus is nearly empty, listening to #LofiGirl Christmas music stream. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSXE...

@filmgirl.bsky.social i know this kind of thing is your thing, so here you go.

I feel like this article is right up @techconnectify.bsky.social’s alley. “Man ‘never changed a lightbulb’ on Christmas lights used for 69 years” talker.news/2025/12/19/m...

#AmReading “The Woman in Cabin 10,” by Ruth Ware #BookSky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Any #German folks out there with an authentic Kinderpunsch recipe they’d be willing to share? Really missing the German Christmas markets I visited a year ago and I’d like to enjoy this non-alcoholic treat at home.

Ugh, Bowen Yang leaving SNL?! Another favorite (soon to be) gone. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/b...

@gertiethedino.com Orioles trade news

Wishing a happy birthday to my fellow bibliophile @heatherw25.bsky.social! I hope you have a wonderful day! 🥳🎂🎈📚

Did the chives finally end on Reddit yesterday??

Interrupting the Survivor finale for this 🐂💩? No, thank you.

Day 17 of “Tim’s 25 Days of Christmas” is in the books after tonight’s viewing of “The Santa Clause.” Legitimately one of my favorite Christmas traditions that (I think) I began during the pandemic. Here’s my list, usually viewed in this order, but sometimes I move short shows to busy nights. 1/x

I cannot express how much I dislike when Microsoft Teams auto-updates while I'm using it and it re-opens on the wrong monitor.

@gertiethedino.com i saw this shirt online and thought of you … thequirkymouse.com/products/ech...

Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish friends and all who celebrate! 🕎✡️

Back to reading “Make Me Commissioner” by Jane Leavy (@ballgirl.bsky.social) after about four weeks off to read a new release and a four-book series (I was traveling for Thanksgiving so I focused on Kindle books for lighter packing). #BookSky #AmReading

Today on Tim’s 25 Days of Christmas: “Christmas Eve on Sesame Street,” the special from which thousand (millions?) of children learned the story of “The Gift of the Magi.” “The Gift of the Magi” portion of the special: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2VF...

Go Team USA Curling!! 🥌

What an absolutely ridiculous move by Disney. What value do they get from a partnership/whatever like this? Maybe invest a billion dollars into your theme parks and original movies instead, huh?

This comment by Breslow is the biggest load of 💩 The Red Sox need right-handed hitters, power bats, and a first baseman. Alonso fills all those needs.

Craig Breslow and FSG working their magic again, I see 😑

Any #Apple #AppleWatch experts here? I experienced weirdness re: Apple Watch, Sleep schedule, and Sleep focus recently. My sleep schedule is set as 10-6 on weekdays. On Friday and Monday, my employer was closed due to snow, so on my Apple Watch I went into the alarm & chose "Skip for Tonight." 1/x

#AmReading “The Dog Sitter Detective's Christmas Tail,” by Antony Johnston (@antonyjohnston.bsky.social) #BookSky Looks like my goal of reading the entire series (or, the series as it exists so far) by Christmas is going to happen! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

The joy of living somewhere where it sometimes snows but usually very small amounts: we don’t have the infrastructure (i.e., plows) for handling even small amounts of snow, so a small storm that yields 3 inches of snow results in county-wide closures.

Nothing like @ricksteves.bsky.social European Christmas to get you into the holiday (and travel!) spirit on a snowy day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVVT...

LEGO book nook sets? Including a Sherlock Holmes set? 👀 #BookSky #LEGO www.lego.com/en-us/produc...

You know that you're old when this shows up on Reddit's r/explainlikeimfive and you can't believe there's anyone using a computer who doesn't know the answer to this question.

Technical people (especially #video / #photo people), I need your help. Background: I recently had braces (yes, in my 40s) and, during the process, I took selfies every week to monitor the progress. The selfies are mostly in the same alignment/zoom level, but not quite. 1/2

#AmReading “The Dog Sitter Detective Plays Dead," by Antony Johnston (@antonyjohnston.bsky.social) #BookSky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Disney Plus/Hulu (both with ads) Black Friday deal is out: $4.99/month for 12 months. Via Slick Deals: slickdeals.net/f/18862111-1...

#AmReading "The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead," by Antony Johnston (@antonyjohnston.bsky.social) #BookSky bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Remember when going on a Disney vacation was semi-affordable, fun, and stress-free? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Where do they find “leaders” like this?? Pete Buttigieg would never!