Jon Tilley
@jtilley80.bsky.social
American living in Baden-Württemberg. Husband. Father. MBA. Internationalist. Learning to write. Learning to be German.
http://untillblog.blogspot.com/
http://untillblog.blogspot.com/
I really should have done some sort of 4-goal / touchdown wager with Mark.
December 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I really should have done some sort of 4-goal / touchdown wager with Mark.
Making my way into 2026
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Making my way into 2026
A highlight of the year was seeing "Stand by Me" for the first time at my daughter's request. We still need to watch "The Princess Bride." RIP Rob Reiner.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A highlight of the year was seeing "Stand by Me" for the first time at my daughter's request. We still need to watch "The Princess Bride." RIP Rob Reiner.
Boom. 💪
🔚 Das war's in Bremen.
Wir gewinnen hochverdient mit 4:0 gegen den SV Werder Bremen und nehmen drei Punkte aus dem letzten Auswärtsspiel in diesem Jahr mit.
Das war richtig stark, Männer!
#VfB | #VfB1893 | #Bundesliga | #SVWVfB 0:4 (90.) | [Anzeige] Rewe
Wir gewinnen hochverdient mit 4:0 gegen den SV Werder Bremen und nehmen drei Punkte aus dem letzten Auswärtsspiel in diesem Jahr mit.
Das war richtig stark, Männer!
#VfB | #VfB1893 | #Bundesliga | #SVWVfB 0:4 (90.) | [Anzeige] Rewe
December 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Boom. 💪
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Bears win, 31-3
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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"Papa, do you like being old?" --my daughter.
December 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Papa, do you like being old?" --my daughter.
"Contrary to the contemporary mythos, Austen’s novels aren’t about love, romance, and marriage... No, Austen’s novels are about character—that is, virtues and vices, and what those character traits look like when they are tried in the crucible of life." Great read for Jane Austen's birthday!
Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen!
Austen was a virtue ethicist as well as a novelist.
Read my new essay at The Dispatch:
thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...
Austen was a virtue ethicist as well as a novelist.
Read my new essay at The Dispatch:
thedispatch.com/newsletter/d...
Jane Austen’s Novels Aren’t Just Romantic
Why some have regarded the writer as the last great classical ethicist.
thedispatch.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Contrary to the contemporary mythos, Austen’s novels aren’t about love, romance, and marriage... No, Austen’s novels are about character—that is, virtues and vices, and what those character traits look like when they are tried in the crucible of life." Great read for Jane Austen's birthday!
"Er kommt durch die Zeit,
macht euch auf, seid bereit.
Er kommt in der Nacht,
findet jeden, der wacht.
Er kommt in die Welt
und er schlägt auf sein Zelt unter uns."
Happy 3. Advent!
youtu.be/JOqyQ72uUE4?...
macht euch auf, seid bereit.
Er kommt in der Nacht,
findet jeden, der wacht.
Er kommt in die Welt
und er schlägt auf sein Zelt unter uns."
Happy 3. Advent!
youtu.be/JOqyQ72uUE4?...
Albert Frey - Er kommt
YouTube video by Marco Müller
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
"Er kommt durch die Zeit,
macht euch auf, seid bereit.
Er kommt in der Nacht,
findet jeden, der wacht.
Er kommt in die Welt
und er schlägt auf sein Zelt unter uns."
Happy 3. Advent!
youtu.be/JOqyQ72uUE4?...
macht euch auf, seid bereit.
Er kommt in der Nacht,
findet jeden, der wacht.
Er kommt in die Welt
und er schlägt auf sein Zelt unter uns."
Happy 3. Advent!
youtu.be/JOqyQ72uUE4?...
"From the halls of power to the fortress tower
Not a stone will be left on stone
Let the king beware for your
Justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne..."
Happy 3. Advent, everyone (first Advents song I post today)
youtu.be/F9QeTmRCpW4?...
Not a stone will be left on stone
Let the king beware for your
Justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne..."
Happy 3. Advent, everyone (first Advents song I post today)
youtu.be/F9QeTmRCpW4?...
Canticle of the Turning - Rory Cooney
YouTube video by tranceseraph
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"From the halls of power to the fortress tower
Not a stone will be left on stone
Let the king beware for your
Justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne..."
Happy 3. Advent, everyone (first Advents song I post today)
youtu.be/F9QeTmRCpW4?...
Not a stone will be left on stone
Let the king beware for your
Justice tears ev'ry tyrant from his throne..."
Happy 3. Advent, everyone (first Advents song I post today)
youtu.be/F9QeTmRCpW4?...
Reposted by Jon Tilley
The holidays can be really damn hard, even without the current fuckery.
If your brain tells you everyone would be better off without you, its a damn lie. Take rest, be kind to yourself, and know that you are loved.
If your brain tells you everyone would be better off without you, its a damn lie. Take rest, be kind to yourself, and know that you are loved.
December 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The holidays can be really damn hard, even without the current fuckery.
If your brain tells you everyone would be better off without you, its a damn lie. Take rest, be kind to yourself, and know that you are loved.
If your brain tells you everyone would be better off without you, its a damn lie. Take rest, be kind to yourself, and know that you are loved.
Finally, my oldest has watched the best Christmas movie.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Finally, my oldest has watched the best Christmas movie.
Reposted by Jon Tilley
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
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December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
Managed to get the Mrs. to brave the crowds and head to the Esslingen Weihnachtsmarkt for Glühwein and pulled pork. Be sure to get your Glühwein at "Taverne zum wilden Hahn" and get the homemade version.
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Managed to get the Mrs. to brave the crowds and head to the Esslingen Weihnachtsmarkt for Glühwein and pulled pork. Be sure to get your Glühwein at "Taverne zum wilden Hahn" and get the homemade version.
While watching a real DVD on our old player, my daughter, who's quite intelligent, couldn't figure out the buttons and symbols. I had to physically show her which one was eject. Hieroglyphics for her. Ancient symbols from the late 1990s.
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
While watching a real DVD on our old player, my daughter, who's quite intelligent, couldn't figure out the buttons and symbols. I had to physically show her which one was eject. Hieroglyphics for her. Ancient symbols from the late 1990s.
Fascinating story of German journalists, who have "zurückgedront" Russian drone-spy ships. H/T @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Fascinating story of German journalists, who have "zurückgedront" Russian drone-spy ships. H/T @michaeldweiss.bsky.social
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
Yes, please.
First teaser trailer for the live-action 'Street Fighter' film 👊
In theaters October 16, 2026
In theaters October 16, 2026
December 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Yes, please.
Christmas is coming... fallin' like forgiveness from the sky. youtu.be/VHXi8pcVcwk?...
Cincinnati Pops presents American Soundscapes: Over The Rhine performs Darlin'
YouTube video by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Christmas is coming... fallin' like forgiveness from the sky. youtu.be/VHXi8pcVcwk?...
I don't know who these people are: www.theringer.com/2025/12/11/m...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I don't know who these people are: www.theringer.com/2025/12/11/m...
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Heimsieg!
Wir holen mit einem ungefährdeten 4:1-Erfolg gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv die nächsten drei Punkte in der UEFA Europa League.
Starker und solider Auftritt, Männer!
#VfB | #VfB1893 | #StuttgartInternational | #UEL | #VfBMTA 4:1 (90.)
Wir holen mit einem ungefährdeten 4:1-Erfolg gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv die nächsten drei Punkte in der UEFA Europa League.
Starker und solider Auftritt, Männer!
#VfB | #VfB1893 | #StuttgartInternational | #UEL | #VfBMTA 4:1 (90.)
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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No.
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
No.
Apparently, we had an earthquake. Not enough of one to wake me up. erdbebennews.de/2025/12/leic...
Leichtes Erdbeben (M3.0) nahe Esslingen
Leichtes Erdbeben in der Nacht zu Dientag (9. Dezember) zwischen Esslingen und Reutlingen. Es wurde in der Region deutlich verspürt.
erdbebennews.de
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Apparently, we had an earthquake. Not enough of one to wake me up. erdbebennews.de/2025/12/leic...
Very good essay on migration. "But now, the U.S. government has thrown out all such distinctions. Immigration, all of it, all the time, legal and illegal, is now apparently a threat to our existence...." thedispatch.com/article/immi...
Can the Trump Administration Stop History?
The story of humanity—and progress—is largely a story of immigration.
thedispatch.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Very good essay on migration. "But now, the U.S. government has thrown out all such distinctions. Immigration, all of it, all the time, legal and illegal, is now apparently a threat to our existence...." thedispatch.com/article/immi...
You will be visited by 3 spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
You will be visited by 3 spirits.
No snow like in Colorado, no sun like in LA, but the schwäbischen Christmases are tender too. youtu.be/P3Xgx45nKEU?...
Tennessee Christmas
YouTube video by Amy Grant - Topic
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December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
No snow like in Colorado, no sun like in LA, but the schwäbischen Christmases are tender too. youtu.be/P3Xgx45nKEU?...
💪 We are the champions, my friends. *****
December 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
💪 We are the champions, my friends. *****