Amusement Mark
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Son No. 1's college graduation speaker is announced. Not too shabby. It will still be boring, but probably not boring as hell. To paraphrase Ken in "Barbie" (and quite possibly Noah, or maybe it was Greta):
"To be honest, when I found out the commencement wasn't just about horses, I lost interest."
"To be honest, when I found out the commencement wasn't just about horses, I lost interest."
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Son No. 1's college graduation speaker is announced. Not too shabby. It will still be boring, but probably not boring as hell. To paraphrase Ken in "Barbie" (and quite possibly Noah, or maybe it was Greta):
"To be honest, when I found out the commencement wasn't just about horses, I lost interest."
"To be honest, when I found out the commencement wasn't just about horses, I lost interest."
"Look straight at the camera. ... Turn to your right. ... Turn to your left."
This cold-blooded killer, a Cooper's hawk, is hanging outside our front door. We don't know if it's waiting for us, after acquiring a taste for human flesh, or if it's because of the numerous bird feeders in the yard.
This cold-blooded killer, a Cooper's hawk, is hanging outside our front door. We don't know if it's waiting for us, after acquiring a taste for human flesh, or if it's because of the numerous bird feeders in the yard.
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
"Look straight at the camera. ... Turn to your right. ... Turn to your left."
This cold-blooded killer, a Cooper's hawk, is hanging outside our front door. We don't know if it's waiting for us, after acquiring a taste for human flesh, or if it's because of the numerous bird feeders in the yard.
This cold-blooded killer, a Cooper's hawk, is hanging outside our front door. We don't know if it's waiting for us, after acquiring a taste for human flesh, or if it's because of the numerous bird feeders in the yard.
Transkripsjon fra podcasten «Real Dictators», oberst Gaddafi, del 1 (høres kjent ut):
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Transkripsjon fra podcasten «Real Dictators», oberst Gaddafi, del 1 (høres kjent ut):
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Most of us know Lisa Simpson had a soft spot for Vassar. But have you ever wondered how many films, television shows, songs, and other entertainment mediums included mentions of Vassar? Thanks to David Ezer ’95, we have more than 400 clips you can peruse.
https://bit.ly/3NPOGIo
https://bit.ly/3NPOGIo
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Most of us know Lisa Simpson had a soft spot for Vassar. But have you ever wondered how many films, television shows, songs, and other entertainment mediums included mentions of Vassar? Thanks to David Ezer ’95, we have more than 400 clips you can peruse.
https://bit.ly/3NPOGIo
https://bit.ly/3NPOGIo
I dag lærte jeg at rike folk fyller bildekkene sine med nitrogen.
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
I dag lærte jeg at rike folk fyller bildekkene sine med nitrogen.
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Since it's sleeting and terrible out, I decided that now is the right time to join the Buster Book Club. His selections all reflect his main interest (food), so first up is Automatic Noodle, by @annaleen.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Since it's sleeting and terrible out, I decided that now is the right time to join the Buster Book Club. His selections all reflect his main interest (food), so first up is Automatic Noodle, by @annaleen.bsky.social
It looks like Son No. 2 will be following in the illustrious footsteps of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, actor Paul Newman, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, "Calvin & Hobbes" cartoonist Bill Watterson and that guy from "How I Met Your Mother" when he matriculates to Kenyon College this fall.
January 24, 2026 at 12:17 PM
It looks like Son No. 2 will be following in the illustrious footsteps of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes, actor Paul Newman, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, "Calvin & Hobbes" cartoonist Bill Watterson and that guy from "How I Met Your Mother" when he matriculates to Kenyon College this fall.
I'm really not sure what the point of Bluesky is since 99% of us get close to zero engagement. I'm willing to talk and make friends/acquaintences (while refusing to be a "follow" farmer), but it just feels like I'm writing in a private diary. I might as well confess to all the murders I've ... ahem.
January 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
I'm really not sure what the point of Bluesky is since 99% of us get close to zero engagement. I'm willing to talk and make friends/acquaintences (while refusing to be a "follow" farmer), but it just feels like I'm writing in a private diary. I might as well confess to all the murders I've ... ahem.
Early results are available from my ongoing experiment on Reddit, and the overwhelming consensus is that Bill Rutherford is an unprofessional, pretentious asshole and Joel Goodson needs to report him to Princeton University immediately and demand a new interview with a different interviewer.
January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Early results are available from my ongoing experiment on Reddit, and the overwhelming consensus is that Bill Rutherford is an unprofessional, pretentious asshole and Joel Goodson needs to report him to Princeton University immediately and demand a new interview with a different interviewer.
Apparently, there's a Larry Fine species of humanoid in the universe, the Larrians.
Wife is giving me her Ralph Kramden "to the moon, Alice!" look (it helps that she has a strong resemblance to Jackie Gleason). OMG! "Bang, zoom!" she just said. Apparently (that word again), I'm ruining TV for her.
Wife is giving me her Ralph Kramden "to the moon, Alice!" look (it helps that she has a strong resemblance to Jackie Gleason). OMG! "Bang, zoom!" she just said. Apparently (that word again), I'm ruining TV for her.
January 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Apparently, there's a Larry Fine species of humanoid in the universe, the Larrians.
Wife is giving me her Ralph Kramden "to the moon, Alice!" look (it helps that she has a strong resemblance to Jackie Gleason). OMG! "Bang, zoom!" she just said. Apparently (that word again), I'm ruining TV for her.
Wife is giving me her Ralph Kramden "to the moon, Alice!" look (it helps that she has a strong resemblance to Jackie Gleason). OMG! "Bang, zoom!" she just said. Apparently (that word again), I'm ruining TV for her.
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“I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism; but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“I am convinced that love is the most durable power in the world. It is not an expression of impractical idealism; but of practical realism. Far from being the pious injunction of a Utopian dreamer, love is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization.” —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hvem var Harald Sigurdsson, og hvordan havna han midt i en blodig tronstrid i Konstantinopel? Hør den første av to episoder om krigerkongen Harald Hardråde.
Gjest i studio er historiker og forfatter Tore Skeie, som har skrevet en ny bok om Hardråde.
Gjest i studio er historiker og forfatter Tore Skeie, som har skrevet en ny bok om Hardråde.
Harald Hardråde og keiseren i Konstantinopel - Tore Skeie | Alt var bedre før
shows.acast.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Hvem var Harald Sigurdsson, og hvordan havna han midt i en blodig tronstrid i Konstantinopel? Hør den første av to episoder om krigerkongen Harald Hardråde.
Gjest i studio er historiker og forfatter Tore Skeie, som har skrevet en ny bok om Hardråde.
Gjest i studio er historiker og forfatter Tore Skeie, som har skrevet en ny bok om Hardråde.
"Risky Business" popped into my head today, and this is my favorite scene.
Looks like University of Illinois!
YouTube video by Don Nichols
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"Risky Business" popped into my head today, and this is my favorite scene.
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Bookmark this page: european-alternatives.eu
(My stack: Proton Jottacloud Vivaldi and Bitwarden with EU server)
(My stack: Proton Jottacloud Vivaldi and Bitwarden with EU server)
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Bookmark this page: european-alternatives.eu
(My stack: Proton Jottacloud Vivaldi and Bitwarden with EU server)
(My stack: Proton Jottacloud Vivaldi and Bitwarden with EU server)
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«Grønland er ikke til salgs!»
«Grønland er ikke til salgs!»
Lørdag er gatene i Nuuk fulle av mennesker som demonstrerer mot Trumps krav om å overta Grønland.
www.vg.no
January 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
«Grønland er ikke til salgs!»
Listened to a painful conversation between two of my co-workers about going to the dentist. Basically, they don't go — unless something hurts. They don't do the biannual check-ups that their insurance completely covers, the rational being that their teeth don't stay clean after the "cleaning"... 1/3
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Listened to a painful conversation between two of my co-workers about going to the dentist. Basically, they don't go — unless something hurts. They don't do the biannual check-ups that their insurance completely covers, the rational being that their teeth don't stay clean after the "cleaning"... 1/3
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Godt nytt Bokselskap-år! Årets første #ebok er nå lagt ut: Ragnhild Jølsens *Efterlatte arbeider* - www.bokselskap.no/boker/jolsen...
#lesetips #bokselskap #lesesky
#lesetips #bokselskap #lesesky
January 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Godt nytt Bokselskap-år! Årets første #ebok er nå lagt ut: Ragnhild Jølsens *Efterlatte arbeider* - www.bokselskap.no/boker/jolsen...
#lesetips #bokselskap #lesesky
#lesetips #bokselskap #lesesky
Boikott! Boikott! Boikott!
Det begynner å bli alvor.
«Hvor mye fascisme er greit for fotballen?» idrettspolitikk.no/2026/01/14/h...
«Hvor mye fascisme er greit for fotballen?» idrettspolitikk.no/2026/01/14/h...
«Hvor mye fascisme er greit for fotballen?» - Idrettspolitikk
KOMMENTAR: Hele den amerikanske regjeringen med president Donald Trump og visepresident JD Vance i spissen leder arbeidsgruppa for den delen av fotball-VM som skal foregå i USA til sommeren. Det burde...
idrettspolitikk.no
January 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Boikott! Boikott! Boikott!
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Ord for dagen.
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Ord for dagen.
Hurra! Gjør det, og ikke send lag til VM.
Bloomberg: Storbritannia og Tyskland vurderer å sende NATO-styrker til Grønland
Bloomberg: Storbritannia og Tyskland vurderer å sende NATO-styrker til Grønland
Det skal være i et forsøk på å roe ned trusselen fra USA.
www.vg.no
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Hurra! Gjør det, og ikke send lag til VM.
TIL hvem Ilia «Quad God» Malinin er, og at favoritten til gullmedaljen er født og oppvokst i fylket der jeg vokste opp. Foreldrene hans, Tatiana Malinina og Roman Skorniakov, er trenere/lærere i skøyter i barndomsbyen min.
Jeg kommer fortsatt ikke til å se et eneste sekund av OL.
Jeg kommer fortsatt ikke til å se et eneste sekund av OL.
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
TIL hvem Ilia «Quad God» Malinin er, og at favoritten til gullmedaljen er født og oppvokst i fylket der jeg vokste opp. Foreldrene hans, Tatiana Malinina og Roman Skorniakov, er trenere/lærere i skøyter i barndomsbyen min.
Jeg kommer fortsatt ikke til å se et eneste sekund av OL.
Jeg kommer fortsatt ikke til å se et eneste sekund av OL.
Yesterday's work project. 4x4x20-inch wooden posts in the ground, encased in 100-plus-pounds of concrete, with 10-inch TimberLOK screws connecting the legs to the posts. The bench is in the woods, only visible to people on the trail, more than a mile from the parking lot.
Someone's gonna steal it.
Someone's gonna steal it.
January 10, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Yesterday's work project. 4x4x20-inch wooden posts in the ground, encased in 100-plus-pounds of concrete, with 10-inch TimberLOK screws connecting the legs to the posts. The bench is in the woods, only visible to people on the trail, more than a mile from the parking lot.
Someone's gonna steal it.
Someone's gonna steal it.
This appeared on my office door overnight.
Jan. 12 holiday party? That's even too late for Orthodox Christmas, which is Jan. 7.
I have no idea what's happening. Has the Trump Administration done something weird and stoopid with the calendar?
Jan. 12 holiday party? That's even too late for Orthodox Christmas, which is Jan. 7.
I have no idea what's happening. Has the Trump Administration done something weird and stoopid with the calendar?
January 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This appeared on my office door overnight.
Jan. 12 holiday party? That's even too late for Orthodox Christmas, which is Jan. 7.
I have no idea what's happening. Has the Trump Administration done something weird and stoopid with the calendar?
Jan. 12 holiday party? That's even too late for Orthodox Christmas, which is Jan. 7.
I have no idea what's happening. Has the Trump Administration done something weird and stoopid with the calendar?
Work on Monday took me to one of our cypress ponds, then one of our non-cypress ponds where the disc golf baskets grow. Then it was off to a boat ramp that lacks cypress trees and disc golf (we're working on it) but has views of a shipyard that builds small cruise ships.
January 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Work on Monday took me to one of our cypress ponds, then one of our non-cypress ponds where the disc golf baskets grow. Then it was off to a boat ramp that lacks cypress trees and disc golf (we're working on it) but has views of a shipyard that builds small cruise ships.
Thank you, Lucy Lawless, in "My Life Is Murder," for the book suggestion, Ngaio Marsh's "Photo Finish."
I've read the first book in the Inspector Alleyn series, and PI Alexa Crowe (Lawless, which would be a great name for a police investigator; opportunity missed) is holding the 31st book.
I've read the first book in the Inspector Alleyn series, and PI Alexa Crowe (Lawless, which would be a great name for a police investigator; opportunity missed) is holding the 31st book.
January 4, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Thank you, Lucy Lawless, in "My Life Is Murder," for the book suggestion, Ngaio Marsh's "Photo Finish."
I've read the first book in the Inspector Alleyn series, and PI Alexa Crowe (Lawless, which would be a great name for a police investigator; opportunity missed) is holding the 31st book.
I've read the first book in the Inspector Alleyn series, and PI Alexa Crowe (Lawless, which would be a great name for a police investigator; opportunity missed) is holding the 31st book.