Michael J. Gleason
@michaeljgleasonwriter.com
I'm a bookseller (also writer & former internet reviewer), but probably not the one you were expecting
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Formerly found on RT Gomer Productions & Manic Expression (He/Him)
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Formerly found on RT Gomer Productions & Manic Expression (He/Him)
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Gandalf? Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. That was my name. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.
Some of those dogs at the dog show are just obscene abominations unto the lord.
November 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Gandalf? Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. That was my name. I am Gandalf the White, and I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.
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His name was simply John Watson, though he preferred to be called — and some of his friends had now reluctantly agreed to this — Wonko the Sane.
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
His name was simply John Watson, though he preferred to be called — and some of his friends had now reluctantly agreed to this — Wonko the Sane.
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gotta get down on friday
Remember to thank Rebecda Black today for inventing Fridays, we honor her today on Black Friday
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
gotta get down on friday
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A sincere thank you to everyone who has already watched our new video. I am so grateful to be able to do anything creatively, especially weird, niche, long things like this. This project in total took a year and a half to complete, and I am thrilled that many of you enjoyed it.
So you made a robot stand up and talk... now what? In this over 4-hour journey, Kevin follows the promise of Disney's Living Character Initiative, an effort to populate Disney theme parks with free-roaming, interactive beings. It was touted as the future. How's it going? Watch here: bit.ly/49C6vng
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A sincere thank you to everyone who has already watched our new video. I am so grateful to be able to do anything creatively, especially weird, niche, long things like this. This project in total took a year and a half to complete, and I am thrilled that many of you enjoyed it.
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Hearing the DNC chair laud Mamdani as one of "their" wins when some of the biggest Democrats at this time worked very hard to torpedo his campaign is as infuriating as it is risible.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Hearing the DNC chair laud Mamdani as one of "their" wins when some of the biggest Democrats at this time worked very hard to torpedo his campaign is as infuriating as it is risible.
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Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
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November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Labor gaining just the tiniest amount of power relative to capital a few years back absolutely broke employers' brains
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Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Man Getting High And Eating Taco Bell Thousands Of Miles Away From Family Having Best Thanksgiving Of Life https://theonion.com/man-getting-high-and-eating-taco-bell-thousands-of-mile-1845721340/
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OTD, the first day of filming on #StarTrek, ever: Cameras start rolling on "The Cage" as they shoot the scene where Dr. Boyce makes martinis for himself and Captain Pike in Pike's quarters. "Sometimes a man'll tell his bartender things he'll never tell his doctor."
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
OTD, the first day of filming on #StarTrek, ever: Cameras start rolling on "The Cage" as they shoot the scene where Dr. Boyce makes martinis for himself and Captain Pike in Pike's quarters. "Sometimes a man'll tell his bartender things he'll never tell his doctor."
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Still one of my favorites! Was just quoting part of it while watching the parade!
Another Thanksgiving, another opportunity to plug the Nickelodeon at the Macy's Parade video I did a few years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgp-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgp-...
Nickelodeon at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade - Nick Knacks SPECIAL
YouTube video by Pop Arena
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November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Still one of my favorites! Was just quoting part of it while watching the parade!
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Alice's Restaurant (The Massacree Revisted)
YouTube video by Arlo Guthrie - Topic
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November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I'm not crying, you're crying!
![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm not crying, you're crying!
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Reminder: the first Raimi SPIDER-MAN is a Thanksgiving movie.
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reminder: the first Raimi SPIDER-MAN is a Thanksgiving movie.
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Need everyone to see my purchase from the bookstore at the Emily Dickinson house
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Need everyone to see my purchase from the bookstore at the Emily Dickinson house
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Realizing one could sum up 90's cartoons as follows:
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Realizing one could sum up 90's cartoons as follows:
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Book 1…Snoopy here planning the trilogy
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Book 1…Snoopy here planning the trilogy
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Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat know how addictive their platforms can be to teens.
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
Those are allegations a group of school districts is making against the social media giants, according to a newly unsealed legal filing that quotes the companies’ own internal documents. https://cnn.it/3Xjq5x5
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Bluesky not addictive to teens but definitely a crutch for elder millennials who know too much about the Bajoran war.
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Once again I see that everyone has forgotten my top ten dance hit "Turkey Grease Goes In The Garbage You Dipshit."
what we don’t have in turkey fryer explosion videos, we make up for with 10-pound grease ball pics.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Once again I see that everyone has forgotten my top ten dance hit "Turkey Grease Goes In The Garbage You Dipshit."
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September 13, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary, in point of fact. For a brief period of time, my cat Ghlaghghee (pronounced "fluffy") was the most famous cat on the Internet. She took it in stride. One of the great moments of the blog era. We should do something for the anniversary. Suggestions?
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
September 13, 2026 will be the 20th anniversary, in point of fact. For a brief period of time, my cat Ghlaghghee (pronounced "fluffy") was the most famous cat on the Internet. She took it in stride. One of the great moments of the blog era. We should do something for the anniversary. Suggestions?
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Imagine reading this
OPINION: "Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party’s leaders would do well to realize that." — Jonathan Zimmerman
To defeat Trump, stop calling him names
Calling the president a fascist does nothing to advance the Democrats’ cause — and more of the party's leaders would do well to realize that, Jonathan Zimmerman writes.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Imagine reading this