Timothy
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Baseball, books, genealogy, history, music, pets, places.
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Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled. www.wired.com/story/phone-...
Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Is the latest iPhone operating system aesthetically appealing? No. But is it useful? Also no. At least I have company among the disgruntled. www.wired.com/story/phone-...
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A cat called Good Fortune
The Cat Who Went to Heaven is among the early Newbery medalists that have aged the best over nearly a century
By John Mark Ockerbloom
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#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
The Cat Who Went to Heaven is among the early Newbery medalists that have aged the best over nearly a century
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/14/a...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
December 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A cat called Good Fortune
The Cat Who Went to Heaven is among the early Newbery medalists that have aged the best over nearly a century
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/14/a...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
The Cat Who Went to Heaven is among the early Newbery medalists that have aged the best over nearly a century
By John Mark Ockerbloom
everybodyslibraries.com/2025/12/14/a...
#books #publicDomainDayCountdown
Sad news. What a magnificent voice
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60
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December 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sad news. What a magnificent voice
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Raul Malo, Frontman of Latin-Tinged Country Band Mavericks, Dies at 60 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
Congratulations Kyle
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Schwarber agrees to return to Phils on five-year, $150M deal (source)
Kyle Schwarber has agreed to a deal to return to the Phillies, a source told MLB.com's Mark Feinsand on Tuesday. The contract is expected to be for five years and worth $150 million. The club has not ...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Congratulations Kyle
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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Spotify’s annual end-of-year summaries faced criticism last year after including underwhelming features, like one that called some users a “pink pilates princess” for listening to pop music.
Spotify Wrapped Could Drop This Week—As Fan Pressure Mounts After Panned 2024 Edition
Spotify’s annual end-of-year summaries faced criticism last year after including underwhelming features, like one that called some users a “pink pilates princess” for listening to pop music.
www.forbes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Spotify’s annual end-of-year summaries faced criticism last year after including underwhelming features, like one that called some users a “pink pilates princess” for listening to pop music.
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"Black Friday" predates shopping deals. 🛍️ The term originally referred to the 1869 U.S. financial panic & stock market crash.
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Black Friday" predates shopping deals. 🛍️ The term originally referred to the 1869 U.S. financial panic & stock market crash.
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
Black Friday is also a 1904 novel by Frederic S. Isham, inspired by those events.
📖 Read the #publicdomain novel ➡️ archive.org/details/blac...
#BlackFriday
The Eagles fans lol 🏈
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Eagles fans lol 🏈
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The CTA Holiday Train's trek thru the city begins today. You'll see the train on the Orange and Green Lines.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The CTA Holiday Train's trek thru the city begins today. You'll see the train on the Orange and Green Lines.
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Happy Thanksgiving Day to those in the US!
The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic
www.openculture.com/2025/11/the-...
#holiday
The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic
www.openculture.com/2025/11/the-...
#holiday
The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic
Alice’s Restaurant. It’s now a Thanksgiving classic, and something of a tradition around here. Recorded in 1967, the 18+ minute counterculture song recounts Arlo Guthrie’s real encounter with the law,...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Thanksgiving Day to those in the US!
The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic
www.openculture.com/2025/11/the-...
#holiday
The Illustrated Version of “Alice’s Restaurant”: Watch Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving Counterculture Classic
www.openculture.com/2025/11/the-...
#holiday
When #Thanksgiving dinner is almost ready
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
When #Thanksgiving dinner is almost ready
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Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
DETROIT—Double-checking that he had approval before finalizing travel plans, Detroit Lions rookie Tate Ratledge reportedly approached head coach Dan Campbell on Monday to see if it might be possible f...
theonion.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Detroit Lions Rookie Asks For Thanksgiving Off
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The #Cubs outfielder was a National League All-Star in 1961 and 1962. #MLB
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Former Cub George Altman has passed away
Your best source for quality Chicago Cubs news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The #Cubs outfielder was a National League All-Star in 1961 and 1962. #MLB
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Not just about football - A journey to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the Lions and Packers draw the lines www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
A journey to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the Lions and Packers draw the lines
On a swath of land in Michigan, Lions and Packers fans live side-by-side. They're called the Yoopers.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Not just about football - A journey to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where the Lions and Packers draw the lines www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...
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#OtD 21 Nov 1920 British colonial police in Ireland raided Croke Park stadium during a Gaelic football match and began shooting indiscriminately into the crowd of thousands of people, killing 14, including one player stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9419...
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#OtD 21 Nov 1920 British colonial police in Ireland raided Croke Park stadium during a Gaelic football match and began shooting indiscriminately into the crowd of thousands of people, killing 14, including one player stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9419...
Getting irritated at the Roomba for doing its job is the peak of laziness; the acme of sloth
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Getting irritated at the Roomba for doing its job is the peak of laziness; the acme of sloth
www.mlb.com/press-releas... Professor Emeritus
Statement on retirement of Kyle Hendricks
CHICAGO – Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks today officially announced his retirement after a 12-year major league career—including 11 memorable seasons with the Cubs.
"My family and I congra...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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I’d give the nod to Raleigh because of his defense + slugging at a TOUGH position, but Judge had an MVP-worthy campaign in almost any year
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’d give the nod to Raleigh because of his defense + slugging at a TOUGH position, but Judge had an MVP-worthy campaign in almost any year
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"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2. n.pr/4pcAPJK
'Blue Moon' pushed Ethan Hawke to his limit: 'That's a thrilling spot to be in'
"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Every now and then you bump up against a part that presses you to the wall of your ability," Hawke says of playing lyricist Lorenz Hart. Hawke is also starring in the film Black Phone 2. n.pr/4pcAPJK