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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ADVOCATE, Book 3 of THE WARDEN, narrated by the incredible @lindseydorcus.bsky.social is out in Audiobook today! www.audible.com/pd/Advocate-...
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"...But thank you." 😏 ("...You click-chasing, low-muscle-massed, desk-bound little object who's never done anything competitive with *the whole world watching* in your sad, gray, already-superannuated life.")
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM
"...But thank you." 😏 ("...You click-chasing, low-muscle-massed, desk-bound little object who's never done anything competitive with *the whole world watching* in your sad, gray, already-superannuated life.")
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Second to last long-list call! What was out in 2023 in queer SFF that you think was amazing?
Again, not asking for every bit of queer SFF that was out this year, what would you personally give an A- (4 stars, 8/10 etc) to?
My starter list in the image and alt text.
Again, not asking for every bit of queer SFF that was out this year, what would you personally give an A- (4 stars, 8/10 etc) to?
My starter list in the image and alt text.
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Second to last long-list call! What was out in 2023 in queer SFF that you think was amazing?
Again, not asking for every bit of queer SFF that was out this year, what would you personally give an A- (4 stars, 8/10 etc) to?
My starter list in the image and alt text.
Again, not asking for every bit of queer SFF that was out this year, what would you personally give an A- (4 stars, 8/10 etc) to?
My starter list in the image and alt text.
I took driver's ed at the same school Borat went to in the movie
also one of my driving instructors literally used my drive time to do Christmas shopping. I had to take him to the mall and sit in the parking garage.
also one of my driving instructors literally used my drive time to do Christmas shopping. I had to take him to the mall and sit in the parking garage.
okay one of my best friends just told me her driver's ed teacher was named
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
wait for it
Mr. Streetman
... and now, because the horrors are horroring, I wish to hear from Bluesky about all your great and bad and terrible and fun driver's ed stories
February 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I took driver's ed at the same school Borat went to in the movie
also one of my driving instructors literally used my drive time to do Christmas shopping. I had to take him to the mall and sit in the parking garage.
also one of my driving instructors literally used my drive time to do Christmas shopping. I had to take him to the mall and sit in the parking garage.
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I think they killed Epstein, but if it had gone down a few years later, they would've instead given him a cabinet position.
February 17, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I think they killed Epstein, but if it had gone down a few years later, they would've instead given him a cabinet position.
the rise of the "personal essay" and our fixation with fitness are both the result of a monstrous nationwide narcissism, is the topic of an essay i will never write because it's too depressing
February 18, 2026 at 7:44 PM
the rise of the "personal essay" and our fixation with fitness are both the result of a monstrous nationwide narcissism, is the topic of an essay i will never write because it's too depressing
I hope the entire team goes down in flames because they are on it, and I only pay peripheral attention to hockey at best
The NHL stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are elite at getting under their opponents' skin. But at the Olympics, where they are crucial to Team USA's hockey hopes, fans are pressing pause on the n.pr/4tI5j9p
They have their haters back home. But at the Olympics, the Tkachuk brothers are stars
The NHL stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk are elite at getting under their opponents' skin. But at the Olympics, where they are crucial to Team USA's hockey hopes, fans are pressing pause on the hate.
n.pr
February 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I hope the entire team goes down in flames because they are on it, and I only pay peripheral attention to hockey at best
I really wish I didn't see screenshots or videos of that dumb fucking maha video
but hoo boy I have seen a lot of dudes with red skin due to using tren and mr secretary's skin sure is bright red
but hoo boy I have seen a lot of dudes with red skin due to using tren and mr secretary's skin sure is bright red
February 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I really wish I didn't see screenshots or videos of that dumb fucking maha video
but hoo boy I have seen a lot of dudes with red skin due to using tren and mr secretary's skin sure is bright red
but hoo boy I have seen a lot of dudes with red skin due to using tren and mr secretary's skin sure is bright red
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Daily reminder: please preorder
New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!
Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
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Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...
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Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...
Covers @fringe-element.net
February 18, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Daily reminder: please preorder
I won't tell anyone when I come into a huge amount of money, but you'll know it when I ride into the Renfaire fully armored on a fully barded horse
February 18, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I won't tell anyone when I come into a huge amount of money, but you'll know it when I ride into the Renfaire fully armored on a fully barded horse
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Also: I contend that AI boosters do not actually love technology, but the way that the tech industry is catering to them so they get to feel both like a victim and a powerful futurist at the same time
February 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Also: I contend that AI boosters do not actually love technology, but the way that the tech industry is catering to them so they get to feel both like a victim and a powerful futurist at the same time
Monty Python - The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights
YouTube video by Caio Badner
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February 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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we are responding to a marketed product. you, again, may have reasons for wanting AI in your niche experience but we are responding to emotions-driven, multi-billion-dollar ad campaigns that obfuscate the deletirious effects of a product that does not have a use case for most people.
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
we are responding to a marketed product. you, again, may have reasons for wanting AI in your niche experience but we are responding to emotions-driven, multi-billion-dollar ad campaigns that obfuscate the deletirious effects of a product that does not have a use case for most people.
LRP: let's just create a feedback loop of lowered expectations until we finally stamp out literacy once and for all
February 18, 2026 at 4:25 PM
LRP: let's just create a feedback loop of lowered expectations until we finally stamp out literacy once and for all
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Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
Going meatless on Lenten days used to be easy for me, even while weightlifting, because I could always throw down cans of tuna. This changed for me in 2021, while teaching IN PERSON again, and eating tuna for lunch one day _then putting my mask back on_ for 2 hours
February 18, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Going meatless on Lenten days used to be easy for me, even while weightlifting, because I could always throw down cans of tuna. This changed for me in 2021, while teaching IN PERSON again, and eating tuna for lunch one day _then putting my mask back on_ for 2 hours
Posting this on Ash Wednesday is an assault on 13 year Catholic boys everywhere
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Posting this on Ash Wednesday is an assault on 13 year Catholic boys everywhere
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listening to "Convoy" it occurs to me that all of us in Mpls have been horribly remiss in not referring the the helicopter* as the "bear in the air"
*or that fucking surveillance plane
*or that fucking surveillance plane
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
listening to "Convoy" it occurs to me that all of us in Mpls have been horribly remiss in not referring the the helicopter* as the "bear in the air"
*or that fucking surveillance plane
*or that fucking surveillance plane
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Here's a look at some of the most interesting pitching prospects in camp for the Orioles this spring, including one sleeper pick to make an impact in the pen from Opening Day.
www.oriolesreview.com/five-orioles...
www.oriolesreview.com/five-orioles...
Five Orioles Pitching Prospects to Watch in Camp
A look at some of the most interesting pitchers to watch in camp, based on arm talent and proximity to the show.
www.oriolesreview.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Here's a look at some of the most interesting pitching prospects in camp for the Orioles this spring, including one sleeper pick to make an impact in the pen from Opening Day.
www.oriolesreview.com/five-orioles...
www.oriolesreview.com/five-orioles...
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I love tech, I just hate the bullshit engine built on plagiarism and the murder of what's left of our water supply. I just hate you!
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I love tech, I just hate the bullshit engine built on plagiarism and the murder of what's left of our water supply. I just hate you!
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If I have to see that Kennedy/Kid Rock work out video one more time on my feed I'm going to lose my fucking mind. Stop sharing that shit.
February 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If I have to see that Kennedy/Kid Rock work out video one more time on my feed I'm going to lose my fucking mind. Stop sharing that shit.
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My wife's magnificent owl costume she made for this Mardi Gras
February 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM
My wife's magnificent owl costume she made for this Mardi Gras
I am very afraid that my cat, Rose of Sharon Cassidy, has well and truly grasped that Being In Trouble is a Fake Idea.
February 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I am very afraid that my cat, Rose of Sharon Cassidy, has well and truly grasped that Being In Trouble is a Fake Idea.
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Hans Crouse will be playing Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich on a loop.
Need to know who's DJing Orioles spring training today. What's the playlist like? I love Pete's vibes in a lot of ways but we gotta erase the stain of Creed and Nickleback from Monday somehow
February 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Hans Crouse will be playing Music for 18 Musicians by Steve Reich on a loop.
I like to make plans weeks, even months in advance, and apparently this is unfathomable to some people. Some even apparently think it's rude when I'm like "nope that weekend is already blocked off (probably for Renfaire)."
Well, tough kitty toenails. My life, my schedule, fuck you.
Well, tough kitty toenails. My life, my schedule, fuck you.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I like to make plans weeks, even months in advance, and apparently this is unfathomable to some people. Some even apparently think it's rude when I'm like "nope that weekend is already blocked off (probably for Renfaire)."
Well, tough kitty toenails. My life, my schedule, fuck you.
Well, tough kitty toenails. My life, my schedule, fuck you.
Need to know who's DJing Orioles spring training today. What's the playlist like? I love Pete's vibes in a lot of ways but we gotta erase the stain of Creed and Nickleback from Monday somehow
February 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Need to know who's DJing Orioles spring training today. What's the playlist like? I love Pete's vibes in a lot of ways but we gotta erase the stain of Creed and Nickleback from Monday somehow