DocDanPgh
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“The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all” -Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
“The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is to have no fear at all” -Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
Name a fantasy movie without mentioning The Lord of the Rings.
The 1962 Czech film Baron Prasil (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
The 1962 Czech film Baron Prasil (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Name a fantasy movie without mentioning The Lord of the Rings.
The 1962 Czech film Baron Prasil (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
The 1962 Czech film Baron Prasil (The Fabulous Baron Munchausen)
Tracy Chapman. My gf didn't want to go.
Jill Sobule at Club Cafe. Bought tickets 4 months in advance. The 20something at the door wouldn't let us in because it's a bar & my wife - in her 40s! - didn't bring her ID. She was too pissed off to let me run home to get it; I never got to see her after. 😢
Jill Sobule at Club Cafe. Bought tickets 4 months in advance. The 20something at the door wouldn't let us in because it's a bar & my wife - in her 40s! - didn't bring her ID. She was too pissed off to let me run home to get it; I never got to see her after. 😢
November 29, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tracy Chapman. My gf didn't want to go.
Jill Sobule at Club Cafe. Bought tickets 4 months in advance. The 20something at the door wouldn't let us in because it's a bar & my wife - in her 40s! - didn't bring her ID. She was too pissed off to let me run home to get it; I never got to see her after. 😢
Jill Sobule at Club Cafe. Bought tickets 4 months in advance. The 20something at the door wouldn't let us in because it's a bar & my wife - in her 40s! - didn't bring her ID. She was too pissed off to let me run home to get it; I never got to see her after. 😢
I second Emily Henry, especially Funny Story and Beach Read, and I would also recommend Get A life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, and the two sequels (especially the third.)
Funny enough I don’t love her other works but the Brown Sisters trilogy is really fantastic.
Funny enough I don’t love her other works but the Brown Sisters trilogy is really fantastic.
November 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I second Emily Henry, especially Funny Story and Beach Read, and I would also recommend Get A life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert, and the two sequels (especially the third.)
Funny enough I don’t love her other works but the Brown Sisters trilogy is really fantastic.
Funny enough I don’t love her other works but the Brown Sisters trilogy is really fantastic.
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams, string beans, macaroni & cheese, a roll and potato salad.
And that's just what we packaged in each meal! People were up all night cooking and the camaraderie among all the hard working volunteers was inspirational.
I'm the bald blue guy in the back.
And that's just what we packaged in each meal! People were up all night cooking and the camaraderie among all the hard working volunteers was inspirational.
I'm the bald blue guy in the back.
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, yams, string beans, macaroni & cheese, a roll and potato salad.
And that's just what we packaged in each meal! People were up all night cooking and the camaraderie among all the hard working volunteers was inspirational.
I'm the bald blue guy in the back.
And that's just what we packaged in each meal! People were up all night cooking and the camaraderie among all the hard working volunteers was inspirational.
I'm the bald blue guy in the back.
As a kid in Argentina we got seltzer bottles delivered every week.
When we came to the US they were mostly gone; my dad found some that used a small gas canister to create seltzer & I still remember how disappointed I was at the weaker fizz.
Now I have a seltzer maker to recapture my youth. Sorta.
When we came to the US they were mostly gone; my dad found some that used a small gas canister to create seltzer & I still remember how disappointed I was at the weaker fizz.
Now I have a seltzer maker to recapture my youth. Sorta.
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As a kid in Argentina we got seltzer bottles delivered every week.
When we came to the US they were mostly gone; my dad found some that used a small gas canister to create seltzer & I still remember how disappointed I was at the weaker fizz.
Now I have a seltzer maker to recapture my youth. Sorta.
When we came to the US they were mostly gone; my dad found some that used a small gas canister to create seltzer & I still remember how disappointed I was at the weaker fizz.
Now I have a seltzer maker to recapture my youth. Sorta.
Not one person in a thousand probably remembers archy the free-verse poet reincarnated as a cockroach but unwilling to take the hint. Continued to write poetry by jumping on typewriter keys while the homeowner slept.
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Not one person in a thousand probably remembers archy the free-verse poet reincarnated as a cockroach but unwilling to take the hint. Continued to write poetry by jumping on typewriter keys while the homeowner slept.
I’ve now read several novels by Talia Hibbert; some have been good, some okay. Except these.
I’m now reading Get A Life, Chloe Brown again for the third (fourth?) time and goddam it’s just so fucking funny yet deeply moving.
These are just a whole different level, especially 1 & 3.
Really great.
I’m now reading Get A Life, Chloe Brown again for the third (fourth?) time and goddam it’s just so fucking funny yet deeply moving.
These are just a whole different level, especially 1 & 3.
Really great.
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I’ve now read several novels by Talia Hibbert; some have been good, some okay. Except these.
I’m now reading Get A Life, Chloe Brown again for the third (fourth?) time and goddam it’s just so fucking funny yet deeply moving.
These are just a whole different level, especially 1 & 3.
Really great.
I’m now reading Get A Life, Chloe Brown again for the third (fourth?) time and goddam it’s just so fucking funny yet deeply moving.
These are just a whole different level, especially 1 & 3.
Really great.
Twitter users looking for new friends
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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honestly, I’m just childish
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
honestly, I’m just childish
Absolutely excellent interview.
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Absolutely excellent interview.
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
November 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
Happy birthday to the love of my life, my best friend and the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. (A hat trick!)
We celebrated at Sad Karaoke last night, another unexpected experience she’s brought into my life. Turns out I enjoy singing badly in public, if alcoholic courage is used!
We celebrated at Sad Karaoke last night, another unexpected experience she’s brought into my life. Turns out I enjoy singing badly in public, if alcoholic courage is used!
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Happy birthday to the love of my life, my best friend and the most amazing thing that has ever happened to me. (A hat trick!)
We celebrated at Sad Karaoke last night, another unexpected experience she’s brought into my life. Turns out I enjoy singing badly in public, if alcoholic courage is used!
We celebrated at Sad Karaoke last night, another unexpected experience she’s brought into my life. Turns out I enjoy singing badly in public, if alcoholic courage is used!
It’s a nice place!
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It’s a nice place!
These are the lyrics I sang, apparently serviceably well.
I started it “I went down to Saint James Infirmary” because that’s how I heard him sing it the time I attended one of his final performances, at the Apollo.
I can’t find anything about that concert online but it had Natalie Cole as warmup!
I started it “I went down to Saint James Infirmary” because that’s how I heard him sing it the time I attended one of his final performances, at the Apollo.
I can’t find anything about that concert online but it had Natalie Cole as warmup!
November 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
These are the lyrics I sang, apparently serviceably well.
I started it “I went down to Saint James Infirmary” because that’s how I heard him sing it the time I attended one of his final performances, at the Apollo.
I can’t find anything about that concert online but it had Natalie Cole as warmup!
I started it “I went down to Saint James Infirmary” because that’s how I heard him sing it the time I attended one of his final performances, at the Apollo.
I can’t find anything about that concert online but it had Natalie Cole as warmup!
I can carry a tune but my voice and range aren't great, and I'm too self conscious to sing in public, so Karaoke is NOT my thing.
But tomorrow night we're hitting Sad Karaoke, where the DJ only allows sad songs ("if you're not sure the song is sad enough, it's not"). It's my wife's birthday wish!
But tomorrow night we're hitting Sad Karaoke, where the DJ only allows sad songs ("if you're not sure the song is sad enough, it's not"). It's my wife's birthday wish!
November 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I can carry a tune but my voice and range aren't great, and I'm too self conscious to sing in public, so Karaoke is NOT my thing.
But tomorrow night we're hitting Sad Karaoke, where the DJ only allows sad songs ("if you're not sure the song is sad enough, it's not"). It's my wife's birthday wish!
But tomorrow night we're hitting Sad Karaoke, where the DJ only allows sad songs ("if you're not sure the song is sad enough, it's not"). It's my wife's birthday wish!
For those unfamiliar, he did it for reconnaissance.
Got back by jumping off onto an enemy cannonball, correctly assuming it would be aimed at his starting position.
Got back by jumping off onto an enemy cannonball, correctly assuming it would be aimed at his starting position.
November 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
For those unfamiliar, he did it for reconnaissance.
Got back by jumping off onto an enemy cannonball, correctly assuming it would be aimed at his starting position.
Got back by jumping off onto an enemy cannonball, correctly assuming it would be aimed at his starting position.
I know for certain that my employer values my contribution because I've been late for work almost every day for decades & after the first 14 years they stopped talking to me about it. 👍 😀
Today I was ACTUALLY EARLY because if I drove in at my usual time I'd have had to stand outside in 23° winds.
Today I was ACTUALLY EARLY because if I drove in at my usual time I'd have had to stand outside in 23° winds.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I know for certain that my employer values my contribution because I've been late for work almost every day for decades & after the first 14 years they stopped talking to me about it. 👍 😀
Today I was ACTUALLY EARLY because if I drove in at my usual time I'd have had to stand outside in 23° winds.
Today I was ACTUALLY EARLY because if I drove in at my usual time I'd have had to stand outside in 23° winds.
This.
(Translation in the ALT.)
(Translation in the ALT.)
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This.
(Translation in the ALT.)
(Translation in the ALT.)
Yesterday’s was a trip!
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Yesterday’s was a trip!
Share a Film, or TV Character Who Deserved More Screentime.
November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Share a Film, or TV Character Who Deserved More Screentime.
After RFK scampered away…
Remember when a person fainted in the audience and President Obama rushed offstage to catch her?
Remember when a person fainted in the audience and President Obama rushed offstage to catch her?
November 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
After RFK scampered away…
Remember when a person fainted in the audience and President Obama rushed offstage to catch her?
Remember when a person fainted in the audience and President Obama rushed offstage to catch her?
I always use the same first word (because in my heart I’m 10 years old) but it very rarely starts this kind of story.
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I always use the same first word (because in my heart I’m 10 years old) but it very rarely starts this kind of story.
For the first time since I was a little kid, I got soap in my eye while showering.
Turns out, it hurts even more than I remembered!
0/10, do not recommend.
Turns out, it hurts even more than I remembered!
0/10, do not recommend.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
For the first time since I was a little kid, I got soap in my eye while showering.
Turns out, it hurts even more than I remembered!
0/10, do not recommend.
Turns out, it hurts even more than I remembered!
0/10, do not recommend.
This… hits hard in 2025 😳
I’ll translate in the ALT.
I’ll translate in the ALT.
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This… hits hard in 2025 😳
I’ll translate in the ALT.
I’ll translate in the ALT.