Pam Mandel
@nerdseyeview.bsky.social
Writer, gadfly, spinster, weirdo. More at nerdseyeview.com. I host a podcast about getting fired: https://cannedpodcast.com/
my weird old dog has had issues since daylight savings time, i think he's struggling with the big dark. the single most effective thing getting him to chill is sitting with him on the couch. i don't object to this, but when i am working again we're gonna have to figure something else out.
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
my weird old dog has had issues since daylight savings time, i think he's struggling with the big dark. the single most effective thing getting him to chill is sitting with him on the couch. i don't object to this, but when i am working again we're gonna have to figure something else out.
THEY'RE GOOD PIES, BRONT.
The only correct pie take is that pies are like dogs—they’re all good, we just have stronger personal attachments to some than others.
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
THEY'RE GOOD PIES, BRONT.
If you're NYC bound go do this.
Want to attend the Garbage & Rats in NYC history walking tour for $1? Great news! TripAdvisor has a promotion now - if you download their app, you get $50 in credit to use toward any Thing to Do, which includes my tour. Book today! We'll have a great time!
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If you're NYC bound go do this.
is this in addition to having a "side hustle"?
[anyone who uses the word "polyworking" near me better run.]
"workers take additional jobs to supplement salaries for health insurance CEOs" is more like it.
[anyone who uses the word "polyworking" near me better run.]
"workers take additional jobs to supplement salaries for health insurance CEOs" is more like it.
"polyworking" is the kind of newspeak that births spree killers
Workers turn to 'polyworking' to combat frozen salaries and inflation
Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
is this in addition to having a "side hustle"?
[anyone who uses the word "polyworking" near me better run.]
"workers take additional jobs to supplement salaries for health insurance CEOs" is more like it.
[anyone who uses the word "polyworking" near me better run.]
"workers take additional jobs to supplement salaries for health insurance CEOs" is more like it.
oops.
SEATTLE TRAVELERS: Due to the Olympic Pipeline leak, all passengers traveling through SEA this week should check in with their airlines for updates to their flight.
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
Make sure to arrive at the airport early, and safe travels! www.seattletimes.com/business/ala...
Sea-Tac airlines turn to contingency plans as leak stops jet fuel flow
Washington declared an emergency after an Olympic Pipeline leak, but the airport’s operator and main airlines say flights are still running smoothly.
www.seattletimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
oops.
closing this round of agent pitches at 51. got two "we should talk" responses that have yet to net representation, nine rejections, the rest remain open. i have a good idea and a platform, i write well, and i deliver the goods. i remain in book purgatory.
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
closing this round of agent pitches at 51. got two "we should talk" responses that have yet to net representation, nine rejections, the rest remain open. i have a good idea and a platform, i write well, and i deliver the goods. i remain in book purgatory.
sure, the problem is manners, not being treated like a criminal at the airport, nickel and diming by airlines, and shrinking personal space. sure. okay.
don't get me wrong, try not to be an asshole. and the experience is stressful af.
don't get me wrong, try not to be an asshole. and the experience is stressful af.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
The U.S. Transportation Department is urging air passengers to be on good behavior
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants air travelers to be nice this holiday season. A new DOT campaign asks passengers to help each other and thank flight attendants.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
sure, the problem is manners, not being treated like a criminal at the airport, nickel and diming by airlines, and shrinking personal space. sure. okay.
don't get me wrong, try not to be an asshole. and the experience is stressful af.
don't get me wrong, try not to be an asshole. and the experience is stressful af.
I WOOL SURVIVE
This is actually really cool. This is a farmer who rescues sheep that would otherwise be culled because the can't be breezed, and donates profits to queer charities
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I WOOL SURVIVE
Hello, this is the dog I got from a muddy yard at a foster shelter ten years ago. I was GOING THROUGH IT and I am not at all sure where I'd be today were it not for this weirdo.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hello, this is the dog I got from a muddy yard at a foster shelter ten years ago. I was GOING THROUGH IT and I am not at all sure where I'd be today were it not for this weirdo.
THIS DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER
AMERICANS WITH COLLEGE DEGREES NOW MAKE UP A RECORD 25% OF ALL UNEMPLOYED
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
THIS DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL ANY BETTER
i was going to go do a thing this afternoon, but it was so gray that instead i spent the afternoon on my couch with my dog. and i'm sorry i didn't go do the thing but i'm not sorry i hung out with my dog.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
i was going to go do a thing this afternoon, but it was so gray that instead i spent the afternoon on my couch with my dog. and i'm sorry i didn't go do the thing but i'm not sorry i hung out with my dog.
Reposted by Pam Mandel
When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 AM
When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fuckin' special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin' here?
Reposted by Pam Mandel
And so I wake in the morning
& I step outside
& I take a deep breath
& I get real high
& I scream from the top of my lungs
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
& I say,
HEY YEAH YEAH YEAH
HEY YEAH YEAH
I SAY HEY
WHAT'S GOIN' ON
& I step outside
& I take a deep breath
& I get real high
& I scream from the top of my lungs
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
& I say,
HEY YEAH YEAH YEAH
HEY YEAH YEAH
I SAY HEY
WHAT'S GOIN' ON
Woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
And so I wake in the morning
& I step outside
& I take a deep breath
& I get real high
& I scream from the top of my lungs
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
& I say,
HEY YEAH YEAH YEAH
HEY YEAH YEAH
I SAY HEY
WHAT'S GOIN' ON
& I step outside
& I take a deep breath
& I get real high
& I scream from the top of my lungs
WHAT'S GOIN' ON?
& I say,
HEY YEAH YEAH YEAH
HEY YEAH YEAH
I SAY HEY
WHAT'S GOIN' ON
Woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
November 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
How far off I sat and wondered
Started humming a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closing in
you can't convince me he knows who zohran is.
November 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
you can't convince me he knows who zohran is.
It's Gotcha Day! We've had a tough year. He spent four days in the hospital but bounced back, mostly; now he's starting to show some old dog things - he's grumpy, a little creaky in the joints, and hey, who isn't?
Forever grateful to whoever discarded him so he could find his way to me.
Forever grateful to whoever discarded him so he could find his way to me.
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It's Gotcha Day! We've had a tough year. He spent four days in the hospital but bounced back, mostly; now he's starting to show some old dog things - he's grumpy, a little creaky in the joints, and hey, who isn't?
Forever grateful to whoever discarded him so he could find his way to me.
Forever grateful to whoever discarded him so he could find his way to me.
ran into my dog's best friend's uncle last night at an event because that's a thing that happens if you have a dog and your dog has friends who have humans who become your friends.
left, bogie, my dog's bestie
right, my boy harls.
left, bogie, my dog's bestie
right, my boy harls.
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ran into my dog's best friend's uncle last night at an event because that's a thing that happens if you have a dog and your dog has friends who have humans who become your friends.
left, bogie, my dog's bestie
right, my boy harls.
left, bogie, my dog's bestie
right, my boy harls.
lol come on
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the way i am enraged about this test the waters experiment, good lord. this whole "let's just allow nazis and the klan and see what happens" thing -- coz that's what this is -- yeah. no.
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
the way i am enraged about this test the waters experiment, good lord. this whole "let's just allow nazis and the klan and see what happens" thing -- coz that's what this is -- yeah. no.
<rant> i'm sick of hearing "side hustle." one job should be enough, we should not have to turn every gd thing into a money maker -- and we shouldn't need to. the prevalence of side hustle thinking reveals a flaw in the main hustle. let's fix THAT instead of being all "you need a side hustle!" </>
November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
<rant> i'm sick of hearing "side hustle." one job should be enough, we should not have to turn every gd thing into a money maker -- and we shouldn't need to. the prevalence of side hustle thinking reveals a flaw in the main hustle. let's fix THAT instead of being all "you need a side hustle!" </>
last night i heard a guy say -- with great irony -- "AI can't replace me! i get coffee and walk around the building going to meetings! AI can't do that!"
and i can't stop rolling that around in my brain.
and i can't stop rolling that around in my brain.
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
last night i heard a guy say -- with great irony -- "AI can't replace me! i get coffee and walk around the building going to meetings! AI can't do that!"
and i can't stop rolling that around in my brain.
and i can't stop rolling that around in my brain.
Reposted by Pam Mandel
THE HERO OF THE WIZARD OF OZ IS TOTO! I AM MUCH TOO OLD TO JUST BE LEARNING THIS LESSON!
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
THE HERO OF THE WIZARD OF OZ IS TOTO! I AM MUCH TOO OLD TO JUST BE LEARNING THIS LESSON!
Reposted by Pam Mandel
Is there a historian/expert of/on airport security?
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is there a historian/expert of/on airport security?
turns out saying "actually, this is fascist bullshit" works.
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
turns out saying "actually, this is fascist bullshit" works.