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Linda Holmes

@lindaholmes.bsky.social

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Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Not a customer service desk.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · Nov 9

My next book is set in the world of podcasts, dogs, influencers and sketchy dating advice. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/720444...

Back After This by Linda Holmes: 9780593599259 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A podcast producer agrees to host a new series about modern dating—but will the show jeopardize her chance at finding real love? From the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over.....

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 40m

Like, you don’t even have to be the National Guard to be helpful in the parking lot! Just be people, walking around! That makes it feel safer!

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 41m

I will believe brags like this when they show me the plans they put in writing a year ago that said “My intent is for everyone to think this is the stupidest idea they’ve ever heard that to actually write that on the posters.”

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 43m

The word “attention” already exists!

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 47m

Wait, I need to save some hate for the word “mindshare”

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 47m

This is very reasonable.

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 55m

Nah, in context this is fine.

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 55m

It’s a … vibe. It’s an ease.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 57m

It’s not just that, either. The man is smooth as *hell*.

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 59m

One thing I took away from today’s SLOW HORSES panel: Christopher Chung, who plays unappealing dork Roddy Ho, would be a completely workable (unironic) James Bond, and I mean that.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1h

(Note that this is not the same thing as blocking all curmudgeons &c. It’s the labeling.)

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1h

Extremely easy to block people who call themselves in their profiles: curmudgeon, contrarian, shitposter, sarcastic, or anything else that means “hello, I am unpleasant on purpose.”

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1h

Helped.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 1h

I mean this sincerely: If the presence of the National Guard at Union Station is supposed to make it feel safer, they could patrol the dark parking lot at 10:30 at night instead of hanging out in front of the closed Starbucks or whatever.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

I was pretty sure I knew where that game was going and it would have been terrible no matter what

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

Like, I wasn’t ready to stop watching this team but I am VERY ready to stop watching this series.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

Well, I would have liked the postseason to last longer for the players’ sakes, but if I’m honest, it’s too stressful for me. These guys were so fun to watch for six months, and I don’t have an unkind thing to say about them.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

Top one I believe

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

I fully agree. I guess the appeal is supposed to be that it’s flat against the door, which is useless.

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 2h

Sigh.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 3h

These guys saved my mental health for six months. I will not have an unkind word to say about them.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 3h

Nah. They’re going to leave Sasaki in there until they score a run, and I don’t think we’re going to score on him. I don’t feel particularly in suspense.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 4h

What he seemed to be saying is that by trying to open it I was somehow preventing him from opening it for me from the inside, but I honestly just don’t think anyone should need to explain how to open a car door, a thing I have done many many thousands of times.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you so much for coming!

Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 6h

The car that transported me today was a Tesla and the guy told me firmly that the door would never open (from the outside) if I kept touching the handle. This seems bad.

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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 6h

I say this with love and respect for people who plan events: High director’s chairs suck to sit in. Put tables somewhere so people can have water within reach.

I’m sure director’s chairs are cheap and easy to carry around, but I’m going to say this one time: They suck shit.

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