Brandon Kennedy
@bicycleidiot.bsky.social
Dad, Writer, Reader, Cancer Fighter | Twin Cities, MN
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Away with the dotard, to the jail with him!
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Away with the dotard, to the jail with him!
Those who haven’t learned our hot dog history are doomed to reheat it
The Armour Gates will soon be demolished to make way for a business, disappointing residents who fought to preserve the brick structures.
South St. Paul to tear down symbol of stockyard days
The Armour Gates will soon be demolished to make way for a business, disappointing residents who fought to preserve the brick structures.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Those who haven’t learned our hot dog history are doomed to reheat it
Marketplace keeps taunting me with the loveliest Ford trucks from the late 80s to mid 90s. Boxy bodies, long beds, rusted wheel wells, torn upholstery. I drove several F150s in various shades of blue during high school and college but I’m willing to try a different color.
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Marketplace keeps taunting me with the loveliest Ford trucks from the late 80s to mid 90s. Boxy bodies, long beds, rusted wheel wells, torn upholstery. I drove several F150s in various shades of blue during high school and college but I’m willing to try a different color.
We had a planning commission meeting and one of the items we discussed was a small interim parking lot at the local grocery co-op. Things got extremely heated. The chair had to clear his throat TWICE. I nearly went for my gavel.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
We had a planning commission meeting and one of the items we discussed was a small interim parking lot at the local grocery co-op. Things got extremely heated. The chair had to clear his throat TWICE. I nearly went for my gavel.
Dishwashers are on mega markdown and my middle kid turns 5 this week, what a perfect coincidence
November 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Dishwashers are on mega markdown and my middle kid turns 5 this week, what a perfect coincidence
As long as I’m healthy and feeling good I’m going to say hell yes to everything I can.
Here’s what’s happening in GoFundMeLand. gofund.me/992fc3524
Here’s what’s happening in GoFundMeLand. gofund.me/992fc3524
Donate to Support Brendan's Fight Against Stage 4 Cancer, organized by Brendan Kennealy
I’m Brendan. I’m 42 years old. I’m married to Jocelyn, and we… Brendan Kennealy needs your support for Support Brendan's Fight Against Stage 4 Cancer
gofund.me
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
As long as I’m healthy and feeling good I’m going to say hell yes to everything I can.
Here’s what’s happening in GoFundMeLand. gofund.me/992fc3524
Here’s what’s happening in GoFundMeLand. gofund.me/992fc3524
I was an agency copy editor. I started reviewing books for a print startup focused on craft beer. Two large regional brewers offered me communications jobs the same week. A decade later I’m still writing about beer and brewing.
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I was an agency copy editor. I started reviewing books for a print startup focused on craft beer. Two large regional brewers offered me communications jobs the same week. A decade later I’m still writing about beer and brewing.
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In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
For my Richfield and Richfield-adjacent neighbors, there’s an organic Yemeni coffee joint going in the former Egyptian Parrot storefront on 66th street. You know the spot, right next door to the Enchanted Rock Garden.
November 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For my Richfield and Richfield-adjacent neighbors, there’s an organic Yemeni coffee joint going in the former Egyptian Parrot storefront on 66th street. You know the spot, right next door to the Enchanted Rock Garden.
Took the kids to get vaccinated and stopped for Dairy Queen on the way home. Like real American families do.
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Took the kids to get vaccinated and stopped for Dairy Queen on the way home. Like real American families do.
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for senior citizens it can mean so much to spend quality time with a young person, even if it's just a few minutes
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
for senior citizens it can mean so much to spend quality time with a young person, even if it's just a few minutes
You’ll shoot your ear off
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
You’ll shoot your ear off
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NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
NEW: Today the Siebel Institute—the US' oldest/most prestigious brewing school & a cornerstone of the industry globally—announced its relocation from Chicago to Montreal, citing "[r]ecent regulatory changes in the US [that] have made it much more challenging for many of our international students."
Everything inside the McDonald’s breakfast burrito is exquisite. But the chalky flour tortilla disappoints every time. An easy win is within reach, Ronald.
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Everything inside the McDonald’s breakfast burrito is exquisite. But the chalky flour tortilla disappoints every time. An easy win is within reach, Ronald.
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It’s pedophiles all the way down.
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s pedophiles all the way down.
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
- Josh Ritter
- Farm Aid
- Jerry Cantrell
- Sturgill Simpson
- Charlie Parr
- Josh Ritter
- Farm Aid
- Jerry Cantrell
- Sturgill Simpson
- Charlie Parr
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
- Farm Aid
- Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
- Los Lobos
- Steve Earle
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters with Charlie Sexton
- Farm Aid
- Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives
- Los Lobos
- Steve Earle
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
Green Day
Weezer
Sublime
Remi Wolf
Cake
Green Day
Weezer
Sublime
Remi Wolf
Cake
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Introduce yourself with the last 5 concerts you saw
- Josh Ritter
- Farm Aid
- Jerry Cantrell
- Sturgill Simpson
- Charlie Parr
- Josh Ritter
- Farm Aid
- Jerry Cantrell
- Sturgill Simpson
- Charlie Parr
Ordered scallion pancakes and chicken curry from master noodle because my appetite is out of control
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Ordered scallion pancakes and chicken curry from master noodle because my appetite is out of control
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Al-Anon but for people who’ve dated writers
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Al-Anon but for people who’ve dated writers
I expected the vaccine upgrades to make me feel like hell but so far it’s a vacation compared to chemo. Paul Giamatti is great in the new Ken Burns btw
I got my new flu and covid vaccines this afternoon and I’m counting down the minutes till the new Ken Burns documentary premieres
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I expected the vaccine upgrades to make me feel like hell but so far it’s a vacation compared to chemo. Paul Giamatti is great in the new Ken Burns btw
I got my new flu and covid vaccines this afternoon and I’m counting down the minutes till the new Ken Burns documentary premieres
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I got my new flu and covid vaccines this afternoon and I’m counting down the minutes till the new Ken Burns documentary premieres
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young adults and ultra processed foods might be to blame. I don’t care what you eat, just get those colonoscopies!
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
November 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Colorectal cancer is on the rise among young adults and ultra processed foods might be to blame. I don’t care what you eat, just get those colonoscopies!
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
I haven’t done it but I’m willing to do it. For journalism.
Does anyone who regularly drinks 50mg+ THC bevs wanna talk to me about it for a story?
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I haven’t done it but I’m willing to do it. For journalism.
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ALSO: Cannabis should be legalized federally too.
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
ALSO: Cannabis should be legalized federally too.
Plumber came to look at the bathtub, which has been clogged since October. Says $2500 will cover repairs. I can make that in a week posing nude for community college art students, it’s fine. What’s bothering me is this guy had long thick hair. The kinda hair that clogs bathtub drains. Too much hair.
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Plumber came to look at the bathtub, which has been clogged since October. Says $2500 will cover repairs. I can make that in a week posing nude for community college art students, it’s fine. What’s bothering me is this guy had long thick hair. The kinda hair that clogs bathtub drains. Too much hair.