John Crossley
@jcc72.bsky.social
Hockey dad. Tennis player. Renewable energy lawyer. Tater tot connoisseur. Changed handles from the other place, but if you forgot, I was the hot one.
That’s one final step from the fridge telling me that I don’t need another glass of chocolate milk.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
That’s one final step from the fridge telling me that I don’t need another glass of chocolate milk.
These (along with Take On Me) would have been on my list until I saw Nobody Speak during the pandemic, and now I firmly believe that not only is it the best music video, but also one of the best examples of cinema in my (or anyone else’s) lifetime. I cannot be talked out of this.
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
These (along with Take On Me) would have been on my list until I saw Nobody Speak during the pandemic, and now I firmly believe that not only is it the best music video, but also one of the best examples of cinema in my (or anyone else’s) lifetime. I cannot be talked out of this.
My go-to was always Take On Me (A-Ha) until I saw Nobody Speak (DJ Shadow). After that, second place isn’t particularly close.
December 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My go-to was always Take On Me (A-Ha) until I saw Nobody Speak (DJ Shadow). After that, second place isn’t particularly close.
Right? There would be no quicker way to get me to pull my kids out of a daycare place than if they let randos wander the halls and tape stuff.
December 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Right? There would be no quicker way to get me to pull my kids out of a daycare place than if they let randos wander the halls and tape stuff.
She’s assuming, for some reason, that the Kennedy Center is the only place in the world where one can consume “the arts”. It’s like saying that because people think Burger King sucks and don’t go there, restaurant service workers around the world will starve.
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
She’s assuming, for some reason, that the Kennedy Center is the only place in the world where one can consume “the arts”. It’s like saying that because people think Burger King sucks and don’t go there, restaurant service workers around the world will starve.
I’ve convinced myself that I held up just find. I probably just drooled a little bit. It was the back of the old Billiken Bench Club.
December 30, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’ve convinced myself that I held up just find. I probably just drooled a little bit. It was the back of the old Billiken Bench Club.
Len Dawson’s wife got really made at us for shooting off too many fireworks on July 4th and drove around the block for about an hour laying on her horn.
December 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Len Dawson’s wife got really made at us for shooting off too many fireworks on July 4th and drove around the block for about an hour laying on her horn.
Beginning, middle, or end, using it for “research” at all is a minefield. Using it as a “starting point” to help organize your thinking or just getting you off the blocks is, sometimes, pretty helpful, I’ve found. I’d never trust any statements of fact/law, though.
December 29, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Beginning, middle, or end, using it for “research” at all is a minefield. Using it as a “starting point” to help organize your thinking or just getting you off the blocks is, sometimes, pretty helpful, I’ve found. I’d never trust any statements of fact/law, though.
This is me. I play a LOT of tennis (almost every day for an hour — cardio style) and I play hockey once a week. So I don’t think of myself as being out of shape, but I can’t run to the end of my street. Also, I lack the mental ability to distract myself while running, which is a problem.
December 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is me. I play a LOT of tennis (almost every day for an hour — cardio style) and I play hockey once a week. So I don’t think of myself as being out of shape, but I can’t run to the end of my street. Also, I lack the mental ability to distract myself while running, which is a problem.
This.
We've got twins and after their childhood dog passed away earlier in the year, got them a puppy -- for their birthday -- in December -- in their senior year of high school.
The lesson, as always, is that I'm an idiot.
We've got twins and after their childhood dog passed away earlier in the year, got them a puppy -- for their birthday -- in December -- in their senior year of high school.
The lesson, as always, is that I'm an idiot.
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This.
We've got twins and after their childhood dog passed away earlier in the year, got them a puppy -- for their birthday -- in December -- in their senior year of high school.
The lesson, as always, is that I'm an idiot.
We've got twins and after their childhood dog passed away earlier in the year, got them a puppy -- for their birthday -- in December -- in their senior year of high school.
The lesson, as always, is that I'm an idiot.
Yeah, reasonable minds could differ on that one. I did see them in concert (for the last time) in 2011 (University of MN football stadium) and they still had it, but it wasn’t on the basis of the new stuff. I’ll just live off the Joshua Tree run from Bullet in the Blue Sky to One Tree Hill.
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Yeah, reasonable minds could differ on that one. I did see them in concert (for the last time) in 2011 (University of MN football stadium) and they still had it, but it wasn’t on the basis of the new stuff. I’ll just live off the Joshua Tree run from Bullet in the Blue Sky to One Tree Hill.
I’d go Achtung Baby as well. I’m probably in the minority on this next part, but I thought AB was their jumped the shark album.
December 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I’d go Achtung Baby as well. I’m probably in the minority on this next part, but I thought AB was their jumped the shark album.
My remaining vices are Diet Coke and chocolate milk. We are allies.
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
My remaining vices are Diet Coke and chocolate milk. We are allies.
It'll be better. Maybe not "good skier" better, but "more comfortable bad skier" better.
December 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It'll be better. Maybe not "good skier" better, but "more comfortable bad skier" better.
I think you're correct here. I'm also inclined to think that the Venn Diagram of your point, the death of nuance, and hyperbole as a primary means of communication, is almost a perfect circle.
December 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I think you're correct here. I'm also inclined to think that the Venn Diagram of your point, the death of nuance, and hyperbole as a primary means of communication, is almost a perfect circle.
Sigh. Must’ve been.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sigh. Must’ve been.
Shit. I thought I first heard “no worries” from an Australian.
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Shit. I thought I first heard “no worries” from an Australian.
<clears throat>
<puts lips against microphone>
"Nom Tichols"
<puts lips against microphone>
"Nom Tichols"
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
<clears throat>
<puts lips against microphone>
"Nom Tichols"
<puts lips against microphone>
"Nom Tichols"