Jesse Dukes
@curiousdukes.bsky.social
Editor + Producer of Podcasts. Songwriter. Comedian. Writer. Surf + Garden. Upper Middlebrow.
Currently reading: Cats Cradle, Vonnegut
Recently completed: Ripley's Game, Highsmith
Jessedukes.com
uppermiddlebrow.com
Currently reading: Cats Cradle, Vonnegut
Recently completed: Ripley's Game, Highsmith
Jessedukes.com
uppermiddlebrow.com
"But Holmes, how did you deduce that the Røde company is headquartered in Australia, simply by glancing at one page on the manual?"
"Elementary Watson. You see, but you do not observe."
"Elementary Watson. You see, but you do not observe."
October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"But Holmes, how did you deduce that the Røde company is headquartered in Australia, simply by glancing at one page on the manual?"
"Elementary Watson. You see, but you do not observe."
"Elementary Watson. You see, but you do not observe."
I saw things through last night. On the bright side, I discovered a great little sports bar in Mar Vista, which had this going alongside USC football. Thanks #TheField for welcoming the #cubsdiaspora.
October 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I saw things through last night. On the bright side, I discovered a great little sports bar in Mar Vista, which had this going alongside USC football. Thanks #TheField for welcoming the #cubsdiaspora.
... is titling a post so that people click on it, despite the fact you're offering solid, but predictably straightforward advice.
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
... is titling a post so that people click on it, despite the fact you're offering solid, but predictably straightforward advice.
Finally, some good news.
September 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Finally, some good news.
How AI is changing my life for the better.
August 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
How AI is changing my life for the better.
Listen to the most recent episode of "The Homework Machine" called "The Duplicitous Nature of Humanity" in which teachers share stories of dealing with AI powered cheating.
bit.ly/4oBPmPo
bit.ly/4oBPmPo
August 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Listen to the most recent episode of "The Homework Machine" called "The Duplicitous Nature of Humanity" in which teachers share stories of dealing with AI powered cheating.
bit.ly/4oBPmPo
bit.ly/4oBPmPo
I mean, he can't be that smart if he left his snake hook at home and had to borrow somebody's golf club. #herpetology
August 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I mean, he can't be that smart if he left his snake hook at home and had to borrow somebody's golf club. #herpetology
Just one question, will Paul cover "Baby Got Back"?
July 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just one question, will Paul cover "Baby Got Back"?
This is an extraordinarily bizzare advertisement. What can it mean?
July 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is an extraordinarily bizzare advertisement. What can it mean?
Hell yeah, we'll take a little June rain in LA to help the plants stay green, the rivers to keep flowing, and to push fire season back a week or two.
June 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Hell yeah, we'll take a little June rain in LA to help the plants stay green, the rivers to keep flowing, and to push fire season back a week or two.
Please tell me this is not a hoax.
June 3, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Please tell me this is not a hoax.
Tomatoes on June 2nd. Not to brag, but I'm clearly the greatest human to ever live.
June 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Tomatoes on June 2nd. Not to brag, but I'm clearly the greatest human to ever live.
Learned in my 40s: When I need coins for the laundry, I don't have to go to the gas station and try to get the clerk to change 1$ bills. Nor do I have to bike to the carwash and use the change machine when the manager isn't looking. I can simply go to the bank, and withdraw cash in quarters.
May 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Learned in my 40s: When I need coins for the laundry, I don't have to go to the gas station and try to get the clerk to change 1$ bills. Nor do I have to bike to the carwash and use the change machine when the manager isn't looking. I can simply go to the bank, and withdraw cash in quarters.
I used a whiteboard tool to visually track the status of various lobes and nodes of projects I'm working on, and it revealed where I stand with a certain draft due in 3 weeks.
May 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I used a whiteboard tool to visually track the status of various lobes and nodes of projects I'm working on, and it revealed where I stand with a certain draft due in 3 weeks.
What is this s--t? If G-d wanted our water to fall from the sky, he wouldn't have given us the Sacramento, American, and Colorado rivers.
#LARain
#LARain
April 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What is this s--t? If G-d wanted our water to fall from the sky, he wouldn't have given us the Sacramento, American, and Colorado rivers.
#LARain
#LARain
Meanwhile, at the Other Place:
April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Meanwhile, at the Other Place:
Let's apply some critical thinking to the timing of these two news stories:
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Let's apply some critical thinking to the timing of these two news stories:
George Foreman 1949-2025
Most of us would be content to be a boxing champion OR a grilling magnate. George had to do both. (and one of them twice)
Most of us would be content to be a boxing champion OR a grilling magnate. George had to do both. (and one of them twice)
March 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
George Foreman 1949-2025
Most of us would be content to be a boxing champion OR a grilling magnate. George had to do both. (and one of them twice)
Most of us would be content to be a boxing champion OR a grilling magnate. George had to do both. (and one of them twice)
A leaked photo from the prop shed of Idiocracy II: Stupiderer.
March 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A leaked photo from the prop shed of Idiocracy II: Stupiderer.
If you can't spot them.
March 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you can't spot them.
Angelenos are funny about the rain. Despite the ever present need for water, a little rain makes them run for cover. I present as evidence these four sparrows, hiding under my porch roof, and complaining about the weather.
March 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Angelenos are funny about the rain. Despite the ever present need for water, a little rain makes them run for cover. I present as evidence these four sparrows, hiding under my porch roof, and complaining about the weather.