MHenderson
@mhenderson33.bsky.social
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With an inventory of 8,000 VHS and 2,000 Beta tapes, the first Blockbuster store opened October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
October 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
With an inventory of 8,000 VHS and 2,000 Beta tapes, the first Blockbuster store opened October 19, 1985, in Dallas, Texas.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
Number of Blockbuster stores:
1989: 1,000 stores
1999: 6,500 stores
2009: 7,400 stores
2019: 1 in Bend, Oregon.
The “Book Lady” had a massive trove of books stored in multiple houses in St. Paul; there is now a store on the West Side that sells books from her collection. www.thebookladyslibrary.com
August 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When one cuts one’s nose to spite one’s face so many times, one can no longer smell the 💩 they voted for.
July 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
When one cuts one’s nose to spite one’s face so many times, one can no longer smell the 💩 they voted for.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. - Sir Paul McCartney born on this day, June 18, 1942
June 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. - Sir Paul McCartney born on this day, June 18, 1942
So blessed to live in the era of The Beach Boys.
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
June 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So blessed to live in the era of The Beach Boys.
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
Rest easy Brian Wilson.
✌️❤️🎶
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New post: Reminiscing about 90’s malls again. Ranting about popovers and $41 fish and chips.
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May 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
New post: Reminiscing about 90’s malls again. Ranting about popovers and $41 fish and chips.
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Local angle:
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
May 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Local angle:
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
Who knew?
Ray Kroc’s wife Joan was born in West St Paul, MN!
They met while she was playing piano at the Criterion Restaurant in St Paul in 1957.
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The way I feel when protesting MAGA and everything associated: "Our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it," from I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger.
May 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The way I feel when protesting MAGA and everything associated: "Our job always and forever was to refuse Apocalypse in all its forms and work cheerfully against it," from I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger.
Hey Bezos and Blue Origin…
I spent about $70 here on Earth yesterday, supporting local businesses.
Never left the ground.
Low risk, higher reward.
I spent about $70 here on Earth yesterday, supporting local businesses.
Never left the ground.
Low risk, higher reward.
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Hey Bezos and Blue Origin…
I spent about $70 here on Earth yesterday, supporting local businesses.
Never left the ground.
Low risk, higher reward.
I spent about $70 here on Earth yesterday, supporting local businesses.
Never left the ground.
Low risk, higher reward.
Given his quietness, @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social
must be working on another great book.
Hoping that is the case cause the world misses his input.
Sincerely,
Mike. ✌️❤️
must be working on another great book.
Hoping that is the case cause the world misses his input.
Sincerely,
Mike. ✌️❤️
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Given his quietness, @beschlossdc1776.bsky.social
must be working on another great book.
Hoping that is the case cause the world misses his input.
Sincerely,
Mike. ✌️❤️
must be working on another great book.
Hoping that is the case cause the world misses his input.
Sincerely,
Mike. ✌️❤️
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“Trump is asking for the machinery of American justice to launch baseless investigations, to harass, and even possibly to criminally charge people at his whim” in the Great Hall of DOJ as we slide toward authoritarianism. My latest for @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
A Tipping Point at the Department of Justice
Trump and his enablers have crossed a new bridge into autocratic territory
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“Trump is asking for the machinery of American justice to launch baseless investigations, to harass, and even possibly to criminally charge people at his whim” in the Great Hall of DOJ as we slide toward authoritarianism. My latest for @contrariannews.org open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Throwback Thursday:
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
March 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Throwback Thursday:
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
Reveler tries to conceal his beer can after a surprise encounter with St. Paul police officer Frank Langan outside Gallivan's bar in downtown St. Paul during city's St. Pats Day festivities on Mar 17, 1976. "That's a no-no," Langan told him. Pioneer Press
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March 11, 1984: Van Halen plays the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
March 11, 1984: Van Halen plays the Civic Center in St. Paul, Minnesota
So the folks who didn’t vote for Kamala Harris for fear of the status quo of Biden’s policies.
What say you now? Is this the difference you wanted?
What say you now? Is this the difference you wanted?
March 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So the folks who didn’t vote for Kamala Harris for fear of the status quo of Biden’s policies.
What say you now? Is this the difference you wanted?
What say you now? Is this the difference you wanted?
Is Twitter down? Looks like Tesla is too.
March 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Is Twitter down? Looks like Tesla is too.
With the recent change, a quote on the subject of time:
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
March 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With the recent change, a quote on the subject of time:
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
“Time heals, after all — although the clock that marks that kind of time has no hands. “
- Suze Rotolo
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NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Social Security Workers Aren’t Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
www.wired.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: WIRED got IP blocked by the Social Security Administration, among other outlets covering Musk's takeover.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
Federal workers are now "prohibited" from accessing our reporting on "government-furnished equipment."
WaPo, NYT, and MSNBC are likewise banned, sources confirm.
27 years of looking out for all us sinners. We should take comfort in that.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
27 years of looking out for all us sinners. We should take comfort in that.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
On this date, March 6, 1998, we learned of The Dude. Written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowski hit theaters nationwide.
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Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
March 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Absolutely stunning. Trump to Chief Justice Roberts: "Thank you again. Thank you again. I won't forget."
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PSA: All Metro Transit bus service in the Twin Cities is suspended until further notice due to snow, per WCCO-AM
March 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
PSA: All Metro Transit bus service in the Twin Cities is suspended until further notice due to snow, per WCCO-AM
Crazy people, those Minnesotans.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
March 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Crazy people, those Minnesotans.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Dateline: March 4, 1903, Duluth MN
- NY Times.
Cheers to Bob Dylan’s paternal grandparents, Anna Kirghiz and Zigman Zimmerman, who emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine) to the U.S. in 1905 following the pogroms against Jews.
March 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Cheers to Bob Dylan’s paternal grandparents, Anna Kirghiz and Zigman Zimmerman, who emigrated from Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Odesa, Ukraine) to the U.S. in 1905 following the pogroms against Jews.