El Spotto
@spotto.bsky.social
You may recognize me from such places as #NOLAtwitter.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
You may address me as Sir El Spotto, as befits my status as a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Sealand (OMS), or you can just call me El Spotto. It ain’t that big a deal.
Ok really. I need to contemplate what I’m eating for dinner. Was going to make lamb burgers with tzatziki and some cucumber salad, but I really don’t want lamb burgers. I may eat tomorrow’s lunch which is a premade Caesar salad. Or an avocado and some tiny bell peppers. I just don’t want cooked meat
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Ok really. I need to contemplate what I’m eating for dinner. Was going to make lamb burgers with tzatziki and some cucumber salad, but I really don’t want lamb burgers. I may eat tomorrow’s lunch which is a premade Caesar salad. Or an avocado and some tiny bell peppers. I just don’t want cooked meat
How is it already 5:30pm on Sunday?
Oh, right, I built that flat pack display cabinet. Which is crap. 32 cam lock connections. 6 dowels. All 6 cam locks on the chassis I built in the first 2 steps ripped out trying to flip it as indicated because there weee no dowels to provide strength.
Oh, right, I built that flat pack display cabinet. Which is crap. 32 cam lock connections. 6 dowels. All 6 cam locks on the chassis I built in the first 2 steps ripped out trying to flip it as indicated because there weee no dowels to provide strength.
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
How is it already 5:30pm on Sunday?
Oh, right, I built that flat pack display cabinet. Which is crap. 32 cam lock connections. 6 dowels. All 6 cam locks on the chassis I built in the first 2 steps ripped out trying to flip it as indicated because there weee no dowels to provide strength.
Oh, right, I built that flat pack display cabinet. Which is crap. 32 cam lock connections. 6 dowels. All 6 cam locks on the chassis I built in the first 2 steps ripped out trying to flip it as indicated because there weee no dowels to provide strength.
When you pull back the curtain of the universe and reveal another curtain. A red one.
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
When you pull back the curtain of the universe and reveal another curtain. A red one.
lol. This one week delay almost gave me an aneurism. We are well above freezing thank you.
[Delayed Report] 1 WSW Pickens [Pickens Co, SC] Cocorahs reports Snow of 4.10 Inch at 1 Feb, 8:57 AM EST -- Station SC-PC-5. Pickens 1.5 WSW. Storm total.
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February 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
lol. This one week delay almost gave me an aneurism. We are well above freezing thank you.
We’ve talked toxic sports fans. This is how it should work. Me in line at the grocery behind a woman in a clearly expensive ATL jacket when she turns around: so neither of us really has a horse in this race, huh?
Her seeing a Mardi Gras colored fleur se lis on my hat: (chuckle) no, we sure don’t.
Her seeing a Mardi Gras colored fleur se lis on my hat: (chuckle) no, we sure don’t.
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
We’ve talked toxic sports fans. This is how it should work. Me in line at the grocery behind a woman in a clearly expensive ATL jacket when she turns around: so neither of us really has a horse in this race, huh?
Her seeing a Mardi Gras colored fleur se lis on my hat: (chuckle) no, we sure don’t.
Her seeing a Mardi Gras colored fleur se lis on my hat: (chuckle) no, we sure don’t.
Chance is grasping to fill his article quota. Current version is 26.2.x. Not even 26.3.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
iOS 26.4: Here’s when Apple will release the first beta
iOS 26.4: Here’s when Apple will release the first beta
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February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Chance is grasping to fill his article quota. Current version is 26.2.x. Not even 26.3.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Bet he has opinions on the iPhone XX plus pro ultra slim mini as well.
Wait wait wait. Adams was made in the same building as Dentyne and Chicklets? And chicklets were made in the same building as Dentyne?
Today I learned.
Today I learned.
February 8, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Wait wait wait. Adams was made in the same building as Dentyne and Chicklets? And chicklets were made in the same building as Dentyne?
Today I learned.
Today I learned.
Oooh. That is Siouxse Sioux I hear coming out of the speakers at Hive coffee. They have so many different yet equally good music profiles in this shop. It really is just letting the young women on staff pick what they want and it works.
February 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Oooh. That is Siouxse Sioux I hear coming out of the speakers at Hive coffee. They have so many different yet equally good music profiles in this shop. It really is just letting the young women on staff pick what they want and it works.
Ok Lego buddies. It is Flego but it is also stateside and I don’t have to mess with aliexpress imports in these strange times. 1200ish pieces. Coffee shop and coffee truck. And what looks like more stickers than a cactus.
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Ok Lego buddies. It is Flego but it is also stateside and I don’t have to mess with aliexpress imports in these strange times. 1200ish pieces. Coffee shop and coffee truck. And what looks like more stickers than a cactus.
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
(Still on Ali, just a U.S. warehouse)
I am currently being schooled in Roblox by the younger neighbor kids at the birthday party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
February 7, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I am currently being schooled in Roblox by the younger neighbor kids at the birthday party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
I am also going to speak much better Spanish by the end of the party.
@malber1.bsky.social I know you already looked up my atomic clock/temp sensor a while back. I just wrote a review for this item. It has even more weather info I need. Don’t know I would have paid full price, but it is a pretty good complete weather station.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@malber1.bsky.social I know you already looked up my atomic clock/temp sensor a while back. I just wrote a review for this item. It has even more weather info I need. Don’t know I would have paid full price, but it is a pretty good complete weather station.
The Earl Scruggs Center is positively glowing in the sun. Best use of an old southern courthouse ever.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The Earl Scruggs Center is positively glowing in the sun. Best use of an old southern courthouse ever.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Bonus old car. The old car guys come out for coffee and a drive every Saturday.
Speaking as a white guy, she is right and dude needs to use soap.
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Speaking as a white guy, she is right and dude needs to use soap.
The old town hall (love it), an old Eastern Orthodox Church, and…an ambulance chaser billboard.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The old town hall (love it), an old Eastern Orthodox Church, and…an ambulance chaser billboard.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
Wrong side of town. The fan dancer is in the south side of Birmingham according to this guy I knew in college. Yes, Bruce was a local.
This is rare and I blame it on the copious amount of cherry filling, but this otherwise delicious cherry roll is slight doughy. Isn’t going to stop me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
February 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This is rare and I blame it on the copious amount of cherry filling, but this otherwise delicious cherry roll is slight doughy. Isn’t going to stop me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Pioneer’s bake shop is top notch which is why this surprises me.
Perfect. You have my vote. I’ll qualified is better than unqualified.
I am but ill qualified
February 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Perfect. You have my vote. I’ll qualified is better than unqualified.
Apparently it’s Dollar Donut Day at Pioneer Coffee. House made Boston cream. But I’m going to enjoy this cherry roll and a big gulp of iced americano instead.
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Apparently it’s Dollar Donut Day at Pioneer Coffee. House made Boston cream. But I’m going to enjoy this cherry roll and a big gulp of iced americano instead.
You don’t want to know, Mr The Bard. You don’t want to know.
O hell! What have we here?
February 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM
You don’t want to know, Mr The Bard. You don’t want to know.
Not only are all three images from the battlefield, they are all a bridge over Antietam Creek that played a part in the battle. All three.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
February 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Not only are all three images from the battlefield, they are all a bridge over Antietam Creek that played a part in the battle. All three.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
In the Union way the fight was named after the creek. This town is, well, it’s a few houses south of Sharpsburg.
Happy Blazing Saddles day to all who care about Mel Brooks at all.
BLAZING SADDLES was released 52 years ago today. Acclaimed as one of the great comedies of the 1970s, and among the most popular of director Mel Brooks, the story of how it was made is a cascading waterfall of creative alternatives...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Happy Blazing Saddles day to all who care about Mel Brooks at all.
Unpacks that flatpack cabinet I am putting in my bedroom: wait, will I be able to move this through two sharp turns?
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Unpacks that flatpack cabinet I am putting in my bedroom: wait, will I be able to move this through two sharp turns?
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
Friends, not even Ross could pivot enough to get this in there fully built. So I won’t be building it while watching the replay of the opening ceremonies. I’ll do it mañana. Maybe.
There is zero chance I want to live in Indiana, but I do love old buildings like the first two shots. I want to live in that fore house. I need to figure out something cool for the hose elevator, but I will totally have my office at the top looking out over my domain.
February 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
There is zero chance I want to live in Indiana, but I do love old buildings like the first two shots. I want to live in that fore house. I need to figure out something cool for the hose elevator, but I will totally have my office at the top looking out over my domain.
UPS, FedEx, and the mail person all just showed up with packages at the same time.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
UPS, FedEx, and the mail person all just showed up with packages at the same time.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
FedEx guy flexed by tossing what I found out is a 46kg flat pack furniture box on his shoulder and hoofed it to the door. ups guy k owes he’s my fave because he was bringing 13 pounds of unroasted coffee.
Our teammate in south VA says it’s snowing. People are contemplating relocating to key west to work for a week or so. Carnival parades kick into high gear in a few short hours. I am hoping to a Tram Building exercise so we can all come visit on work’s dime.
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Our teammate in south VA says it’s snowing. People are contemplating relocating to key west to work for a week or so. Carnival parades kick into high gear in a few short hours. I am hoping to a Tram Building exercise so we can all come visit on work’s dime.
“I put a little too much coke in my hot dogs”
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“I put a little too much coke in my hot dogs”
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.
I don’t care to ever hear that sentence in a cooking comp again.