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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 1h

We are now watching Bluey.

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 1h

I told the three year old we couldn’t watch Bluey yet because we were watching something else right now and he pulled out a pretend phone and called a witch to take me to jail. Seems harsh, really.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 12h

All right, middle aged guys, time for us to fire up the John Candy documentary.

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 13h

Did he fall for the fake Rock Ridge plan from Blazing Saddles?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 19h

This place is right off 85 a few miles from me. Always makes me smile, especially if I’m headed to 316 for an Athens trip.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 22h

John Prine would have been 79 today. I promise you listening to his music today will make your day better.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 22h

“Buddy, you can go jump on all the furniture, just please give Daddy three minutes here.”

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 1d

There’s an email newsletter called Daily Dracula that sends out the journal entries and letters on the corresponding days every year. It’s pretty fun.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 1d

Can someone who knows how to use computers add Spider-Man swinging between the buildings?

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 2d

The worst part about the dentist is when there’s a tv above you and your appointment ends before you get to see what house the two jagoffs you’ve been watching for the last 30 minutes picked.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 2d

That’s a shame. I thought yours was a family forged in fire.

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 2d

Me: “Okay, it’s Wednesday, it’s my beautiful wife’s birthday, let’s make it a great day.”
Daycare: “Yo, we got a norovirus outbreak going around.”

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 3d

Doctor stuck a chair behind me at go time in case I passed out. I was fine, but respect that she knew who in the room was most likely to be a problem.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 3d

George Burns taking in a matinee of Pulp Fiction.

Vineyard Dawg @vineyarddawg.bsky.social · 3d

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart could have met George Washington. He could have even more easily met Ben Franklin.

95Sports @95sports.bsky.social · 3d

Groucho Marx watching Star Wars

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 4d

@brassafrass.bsky.social Check out the Sonic/T-Swift themed birthday party invite that came in today’s mail.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 4d

Slightly related, I miss the golden age of weekend syndicated TV. Highlander, Renegade, Universal Action Pack. All the best stuff was on Saturdays around 6.

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 5d

They were on a break!

(Sorry.)

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 5d

Me: *sees that The Great Outdoors is on TV.*
“Hey sweetie, come in here and watch this funny movie with Daddy.”
Commercial break: Y’all like Freddy Krueger?

Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 5d

I’m currently the Girl Scout meeting living in fear I may have to help with crafts.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 5d

Yesterday’s party was a junior chef cooking activity, I think next weekend is at one of those American Ninja Warrior gyms.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 6d

Tie between Man on the Moon and Nightswimming. Wife walked down the aisle to a string version of Nightswimming so I’ll give that the edge.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 6d

The yellow cassette of this album stayed in the tape deck of my car in high school for months on end. Tie between Man on the Moon and Nightswimming.

R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 6d

Released 33 years ago—Oct. 5-6, 1992. Share your favorite track in the comments!

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 6d

AI at its peak

Boys Life cover with the robot nobody actually built

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sure Athens Greece is lovely, but our Athens has The Manhattan so we win.

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Will @sharkfinhat.bsky.social · 6d

Bud, dammit.

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