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In the words of the immortal poet M.B., “I’m a little bit of everything all rolled into one.”
Husband, Writer, Guncle, Gaymer, Marine vet, etc.
#Veteran #Writer #Booksky 🏳️‍🌈

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Needed a sweet bite and it’s that time of year. Peanut Butter Drop Cookies.
#cooking #dessert
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Getting back into Fortnite as a way to hang with distant friends and get a dopamine boost.
#gaming #gaymer
December 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Refreshing to see some exciting science news.
#NASA #astronomy
The $4.3 billion space telescope Trump tried to cancel is now complete
“We’re going to be making 3D movies of what is going on in the Milky Way galaxy.”…
arstechnica.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Had to vent about #thehungergames USA edition. So I made my owncatharsis for the day.
December 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Last day before Winter Break.

All I want for Christmas is for the world to declare a reprieve on its BS.

Regardless, I’ll be buried in other worlds under a stack of pages and a 🎮

#teacher #teacherlife
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Nothing to add. Just leaving this here.
FUCKIN FACTS 💯
December 19, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If you (unironically) refer to yourself in the third-person, I am convinced that something critical has broken inside you.
December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Always healthy to consider why history looks like it does to you.
#writers #writersky
Flaking History
Gilt is a thin, decorative layer of gold or silver painted over a basic piece of metal or wood. The purpose should be obvious. Take something rather ordinary or even ugly and make it much more attract...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I feel like a few words from @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social could make folks feel a little better today.
(Facebook 🔗 below)

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December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This.

AI is not human, not sentient, not autonomously creative. We blame #AI for AI’s problems when it’s the people behind the curtain who are responsible.
#writer #writersky
"When it comes to stand-up, people want to show up and have an experience with other people." @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social shares why he thinks that, ultimately, AI can't win when it comes to comedy #AfterTheCut
December 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Rob Reiner’s work is legendary, and from as far back as I can remember, they’ve been an influence on me.

What makes him a cut above though:

His compassion-driven action for those of us who didn’t have the platform, voice, or money to elevate our needs to a finish line.

#movies #tv
December 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If this wasn’t an official U.S. gov’t website, I’d think it was a fucking joke.

I mean… it is a fucking joke. Just a nauseatingly horrible one.
#politisky #unitedstates
The Trump Gold Card
The Trump Gold Card application
trumpcard.gov
December 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Another cold day. Another bake.

Pumpkin Cookies w/ white chocolate chips.
#cooking #food
December 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
When I heard this midweek, I thought it was a satirical piece from The Atlantic.

Now… I’m just exasperated. ‘Calibri is woke’? WTF 🤬
#disability #writersky #education
The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face
The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility for readers with disabilities.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Spatial awareness seems to be an issue at BNA this afternoon.

Or… I’m just having crowd issues today. Meh.
#travel #Nashvegas
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hitchcockian trip to the superstore…
#nature
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Those everything-and-nothing conversations with a sibling can be some of the best.

#family
December 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you need a very good visual on the massive size of the USS Gerald R Ford, the below from #BBC news nails it.
#USNavy #Venezuela
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I really should be doing some drafting in my downtime this week.

No husband or dogs around. Nice hotel room. But…

Not having all the norm has thrown my brain into a loop.
#writersky #writerlife
December 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Protecting youth mental health / providing a safe space online is critical.

This is not the way.
#australia #socialmedia
This country banned social media for young teens. Most don’t plan to comply.
Pulling the plug on the biggest social media apps has broad support in parliament and the public at large. Most kids say they plan by whatever means to skirt it.
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We all knew it. Now there’s scientific proof showing AI decreasing creativity, etc.
#writersky #booksky #animation

(Full paper can be found at arXiv)
The AI ‘Hive Mind’ Problem Is Real — Scientists Just Measured It
YouTube video by The Rip Current with Jacob Ward
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My Memphis 🐅 aren’t in the @ncaafb.bsky.social playoffs, so I have to go with my former employer: IU
#hoosiers #football
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
#movies
a man with a beard and white hair is wearing a white wig and a white hat .
Alt: a man with a beard and white hair is wearing a white wig and a white hat .
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM