The idea that if *you* are righteous you can do anything/can do no wrong seems to have taken a deep, rotten hold.
December 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The idea that if *you* are righteous you can do anything/can do no wrong seems to have taken a deep, rotten hold.
Ah yes, gotta love the far-right compulsion to replicate those golden post-war “traditional” years when pop culture was averse to all but the most masculine ideals.
a black and white photo of a man and a woman with the man saying i 'm a man .
Alt: A black and white film clip from the end of Some Like It Hot as Jack Lemmon’s character, in drag, rips off his wig and snaps, “I’m a man!” to which the besotted character Osgood replies, “Well, nobody’s perfect.”
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December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Ah yes, gotta love the far-right compulsion to replicate those golden post-war “traditional” years when pop culture was averse to all but the most masculine ideals.
Not quite a nativity “set,” but it was easily my favorite nativity setup.
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Not quite a nativity “set,” but it was easily my favorite nativity setup.
The living nativity we did at our church when I was a teenager, the year when my friend and I brought our horses to be part of the stable menagerie, and then after it officially ended we and our friends loped around bareback on the church grounds late into the night.
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The living nativity we did at our church when I was a teenager, the year when my friend and I brought our horses to be part of the stable menagerie, and then after it officially ended we and our friends loped around bareback on the church grounds late into the night.
I managed to see the Pinky and the Brain spoof of The Third Man right after watching the movie with my parents as a kid, and my mind was blown. I was forevermore convinced of the high potential of TV cartoons.
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I managed to see the Pinky and the Brain spoof of The Third Man right after watching the movie with my parents as a kid, and my mind was blown. I was forevermore convinced of the high potential of TV cartoons.
Before class one day in college, I was engrossed in a delightfully detailed map at the front of the sociology room when a fellow student walked up and nervously asked me if I was okay, because I had been staring at the wall for a long time.
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Before class one day in college, I was engrossed in a delightfully detailed map at the front of the sociology room when a fellow student walked up and nervously asked me if I was okay, because I had been staring at the wall for a long time.
Watching your kid who is old enough/interested to help when there’s another tiny mischief maker unlocks another whole facet of love and appreciation.
Also, those portable baby fences might be the most valuable item in the house.
Also, those portable baby fences might be the most valuable item in the house.
December 2, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Watching your kid who is old enough/interested to help when there’s another tiny mischief maker unlocks another whole facet of love and appreciation.
Also, those portable baby fences might be the most valuable item in the house.
Also, those portable baby fences might be the most valuable item in the house.
Asheville’s Christmas parade was Nov. 22.
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Asheville’s Christmas parade was Nov. 22.
Lol I’ve read 86 of them so far this year because escapism.
Would love to know how many years combined those guys need to accumulate 86 novels read across all genres.
Would love to know how many years combined those guys need to accumulate 86 novels read across all genres.
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Lol I’ve read 86 of them so far this year because escapism.
Would love to know how many years combined those guys need to accumulate 86 novels read across all genres.
Would love to know how many years combined those guys need to accumulate 86 novels read across all genres.
Also, I swear it was a hawk we named Hedrick and his mate Harriet that got me through 2020 semi-sane.
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Also, I swear it was a hawk we named Hedrick and his mate Harriet that got me through 2020 semi-sane.
I love birds that hold down winter in the mountains - towhees, chickadees, woodpeckers, cardinals, sparrows, etc - until spring brings back fancier songbirds, like buntings, grossbeaks, orioles, warblers, goldfinches, etc.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 AM
I love birds that hold down winter in the mountains - towhees, chickadees, woodpeckers, cardinals, sparrows, etc - until spring brings back fancier songbirds, like buntings, grossbeaks, orioles, warblers, goldfinches, etc.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
But also turkeys. Here are three from “our” flock of ~15 a couple weeks ago.
Ok I can get on board with this Walmart/gameday assessment, but when we walked into one a couple days ago, my husband said Buc-ee’s is the Hobby Lobby of gas stations, and…yes, yes it is.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Ok I can get on board with this Walmart/gameday assessment, but when we walked into one a couple days ago, my husband said Buc-ee’s is the Hobby Lobby of gas stations, and…yes, yes it is.
I was friends with one of these Elissas, and I silently mispronounced her name every time I thought of her although I always pronounced it the way she did out loud. 😂
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I was friends with one of these Elissas, and I silently mispronounced her name every time I thought of her although I always pronounced it the way she did out loud. 😂
That is so strange people would pronounce it that way. Like they thought her parents meant to name her Melissa but just…didn’t?
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
That is so strange people would pronounce it that way. Like they thought her parents meant to name her Melissa but just…didn’t?
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
But also, there are Elissas out there who pronounce their name Elisa. Equally phonetically baffling.
Yesss. I’m the one who couldn’t spell regular words to save my life, but I always let everyone know it was actually Ami with an I or Nikolas with a K or Vishal with only one L because he didn’t end “all.”
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
November 26, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Yesss. I’m the one who couldn’t spell regular words to save my life, but I always let everyone know it was actually Ami with an I or Nikolas with a K or Vishal with only one L because he didn’t end “all.”
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I wrote that in past tense, but it’s a present tense habit.
I have come around this share this opinion, but I’m incredibly nostalgic for northern stuffing, too. My family makes it a non-issue by serving both.
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have come around this share this opinion, but I’m incredibly nostalgic for northern stuffing, too. My family makes it a non-issue by serving both.
“American citizens who want those files released don’t care if there are Democrats caught up in the diabolical web. Or rather, we do care, and we want them exposed, too.” YES and amen.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“American citizens who want those files released don’t care if there are Democrats caught up in the diabolical web. Or rather, we do care, and we want them exposed, too.” YES and amen.
Having people sit around watching videos of random parents singing lullabies seems usefully scalable. Totally an efficient way China would choose to use their intelligence officers.
November 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Having people sit around watching videos of random parents singing lullabies seems usefully scalable. Totally an efficient way China would choose to use their intelligence officers.
As a child, I thought food gifts were boring, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
As a child, I thought food gifts were boring, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
As an adult, I think food gifts are awesome, in part because they get used up and then they’re gone.
And all the non-comprehending lit majors had to read excerpts of them in their literary criticism class, too.
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
And all the non-comprehending lit majors had to read excerpts of them in their literary criticism class, too.