Daniel M Ford
@soundingline.bsky.social
Fantasist. Bespoke Cusses. Rum Cove. Ring Guy. Orioles Fan. Cocktails and weightlifting, rarely at the same time. Opinions are my own. https://www.patreon.com/c/DanielMFord
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. "Omigosh! I've just found an author to put on my list of I've got to read everything they ever wrote! The Warden is a gem of the first order. Aelis is my he...
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The unprecedented access to Orioles Spring Training video has the potential to create heretofore unanticipated It's So Over/We're So Back/It's So Over/We're So Back Doom and Hope Cycles on a daily, even _hourly_ basis. Theorists will be studying the Spring of 2026 well into the future.
February 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
The unprecedented access to Orioles Spring Training video has the potential to create heretofore unanticipated It's So Over/We're So Back/It's So Over/We're So Back Doom and Hope Cycles on a daily, even _hourly_ basis. Theorists will be studying the Spring of 2026 well into the future.
Ahhh man. Frank Burns. Tom Hagen. Gus McCrae. Goddamn. What a career.
February 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Ahhh man. Frank Burns. Tom Hagen. Gus McCrae. Goddamn. What a career.
When father will not share his delicious lunch
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
When father will not share his delicious lunch
Eating leftover Beef Wellington for lunch is going to be the highlight of my day.
February 16, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Eating leftover Beef Wellington for lunch is going to be the highlight of my day.
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You should have to go to Vegas, a reservation casino, or another specific venue to gamble.
That friction matters. And, honestly, the social element matters.
Today, we have people spiraling out into crisis at 3 am in their beds. They’re on the edge of bankruptcy and suicide. On their phones.
That friction matters. And, honestly, the social element matters.
Today, we have people spiraling out into crisis at 3 am in their beds. They’re on the edge of bankruptcy and suicide. On their phones.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 PM
You should have to go to Vegas, a reservation casino, or another specific venue to gamble.
That friction matters. And, honestly, the social element matters.
Today, we have people spiraling out into crisis at 3 am in their beds. They’re on the edge of bankruptcy and suicide. On their phones.
That friction matters. And, honestly, the social element matters.
Today, we have people spiraling out into crisis at 3 am in their beds. They’re on the edge of bankruptcy and suicide. On their phones.
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Monday vibes
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Monday vibes
On the dying slope of the cold I've had since Wednesday. Brain feels normal. Body feels normal. Airways feel like I just need one big airhorn blast blown straight through them to set me up.
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
On the dying slope of the cold I've had since Wednesday. Brain feels normal. Body feels normal. Airways feel like I just need one big airhorn blast blown straight through them to set me up.
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If someone with conservative politics tells you a story that affirms their conservatism, they made up that story. They lie so much it doesn't feel like lying to them. This behavior is what their leaders have cultivated and it is in full bloom. Do not believe anything a conservative says to you.
February 16, 2026 at 3:16 PM
If someone with conservative politics tells you a story that affirms their conservatism, they made up that story. They lie so much it doesn't feel like lying to them. This behavior is what their leaders have cultivated and it is in full bloom. Do not believe anything a conservative says to you.
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I had a karaoke-dance party on 1/20/25 that I thought would be sparsely attended and 60 saddened people showed up to drink and sing. I had weeks to plan it.
The next big, uh, similar party will be *very* short notice and I expect 200 *very* happy people to attend.
Can’t wait.
The next big, uh, similar party will be *very* short notice and I expect 200 *very* happy people to attend.
Can’t wait.
February 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I had a karaoke-dance party on 1/20/25 that I thought would be sparsely attended and 60 saddened people showed up to drink and sing. I had weeks to plan it.
The next big, uh, similar party will be *very* short notice and I expect 200 *very* happy people to attend.
Can’t wait.
The next big, uh, similar party will be *very* short notice and I expect 200 *very* happy people to attend.
Can’t wait.
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"So you want to take a shower? Just as I suspected, mwahahaha. Well...go ahead... but first you'll have to solve my devious little puzzle!"
—every person who ever designed a hotel shower
—every person who ever designed a hotel shower
February 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
"So you want to take a shower? Just as I suspected, mwahahaha. Well...go ahead... but first you'll have to solve my devious little puzzle!"
—every person who ever designed a hotel shower
—every person who ever designed a hotel shower
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New article from me at the @trylon.org blog Perisphere:
When The Wind Blows and How Nostalgia Lies To Us
(I'd really love it if you'd give it a read and share it!)
www.perisphere.org/2026/02/13/w...
When The Wind Blows and How Nostalgia Lies To Us
(I'd really love it if you'd give it a read and share it!)
www.perisphere.org/2026/02/13/w...
When The Wind Blows and How Nostalgia Lies to Us – Perisphere
|Wil McMillen| Everyone is scared. Everyone is broke. Unemployment is skyrocketing. There’s a madman in the White House who is threatening to blow up anyone who looks at him wrong. It’s 1983, and I’m ...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
New article from me at the @trylon.org blog Perisphere:
When The Wind Blows and How Nostalgia Lies To Us
(I'd really love it if you'd give it a read and share it!)
www.perisphere.org/2026/02/13/w...
When The Wind Blows and How Nostalgia Lies To Us
(I'd really love it if you'd give it a read and share it!)
www.perisphere.org/2026/02/13/w...
Watching this always makes me lament how we lost Gregory Hines too soon
L has never seen History of the World Pt 1
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Watching this always makes me lament how we lost Gregory Hines too soon
L has never seen History of the World Pt 1
February 16, 2026 at 12:49 AM
L has never seen History of the World Pt 1
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Oh hey the newsletter I threatened for weeks is finally out!
Is This Medieval Saint’s Life Feminist?
The twelfth-century "Life of Saint Ita the Virgin" gives us a surprisingly independent and active portrayal of medieval nuns.
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February 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Oh hey the newsletter I threatened for weeks is finally out!
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Q-tips
Can you think of examples where people use technologies differently from what the developers intended, whether unintentionally or as an act of resistance?
February 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Q-tips
Cheese and mead might be healing me?
February 16, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Cheese and mead might be healing me?
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The Olive Garden of Earthly Delights
February 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The Olive Garden of Earthly Delights
I’m rooting for Heston Kjerstad but it sure is hard to see where MLB AB are coming for him as an Oriole
February 15, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I’m rooting for Heston Kjerstad but it sure is hard to see where MLB AB are coming for him as an Oriole
Just saw an ad for “New England’s favorite hot sauce” and wondered…is it ketchup? A single sprinkle of black pepper
February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Just saw an ad for “New England’s favorite hot sauce” and wondered…is it ketchup? A single sprinkle of black pepper
Me, cleaning my cat fountain: oh my god these animals must have disgusting mouths. Portals to horror.
Me 2 hours later if one deigns to lick my nose: oh my god thank you for the kiss baby i love you too
Me 2 hours later if one deigns to lick my nose: oh my god thank you for the kiss baby i love you too
February 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Me, cleaning my cat fountain: oh my god these animals must have disgusting mouths. Portals to horror.
Me 2 hours later if one deigns to lick my nose: oh my god thank you for the kiss baby i love you too
Me 2 hours later if one deigns to lick my nose: oh my god thank you for the kiss baby i love you too
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
My head is full of wet concrete that is slowly but relentlessly making its way for the exits
Head goop production racheted to insane levels this morning. Why so much goop. What is its purpose.
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
My head is full of wet concrete that is slowly but relentlessly making its way for the exits
Instagram just served me an ad for brass knuckles “in case you need to punch protestors”
February 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Instagram just served me an ad for brass knuckles “in case you need to punch protestors”
Head goop production racheted to insane levels this morning. Why so much goop. What is its purpose.
February 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Head goop production racheted to insane levels this morning. Why so much goop. What is its purpose.