David G.
@logophage.bsky.social
Librarian, puzzler, cat guy, and yes, occasional logophage.
This is, I believe, the first year in my adult life when the calendar, my schedule, and my own executive capacity have collaborated to allow me to light the menorah for every night of Hanukkah.
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
This is, I believe, the first year in my adult life when the calendar, my schedule, and my own executive capacity have collaborated to allow me to light the menorah for every night of Hanukkah.
16yo's current favorite way to get sidetracked from anything productive is by playing Hollow Knight: Silksong. Marsha and I, neither of us gamers, have taken to calling the game Bunny Foo Foo.
December 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
16yo's current favorite way to get sidetracked from anything productive is by playing Hollow Knight: Silksong. Marsha and I, neither of us gamers, have taken to calling the game Bunny Foo Foo.
My dentist office is playing County Christmas music. I just learned of a song called “Tonight I’m Leaving Beer Out for Santa”.
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My dentist office is playing County Christmas music. I just learned of a song called “Tonight I’m Leaving Beer Out for Santa”.
(I know at least one friend who is going to drag me for trotting this out Yet Again...)
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity
but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity
but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
(I know at least one friend who is going to drag me for trotting this out Yet Again...)
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity
but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself
i do not agree with him
myself i would rather have
half the happiness and twice
the longevity
but at the same time i wish
there was something i wanted
as badly as he wanted to fry himself
PSA: if you follow me I'm going to check your profile. If your profile doesn't portray you as anything other than a soulless click-generator, that's an insta-block. If you're a human being with a legitimate reason to follow (including idle curiosity) you'd best let me know up front.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
PSA: if you follow me I'm going to check your profile. If your profile doesn't portray you as anything other than a soulless click-generator, that's an insta-block. If you're a human being with a legitimate reason to follow (including idle curiosity) you'd best let me know up front.
Reposted by David G.
There's a standup routine where some guy explains the differences between all three and then wraps up with "the reason most people don't explain this is because it makes you sound like a pedophile" and that's the only time I ever thought it worked.
November 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
There's a standup routine where some guy explains the differences between all three and then wraps up with "the reason most people don't explain this is because it makes you sound like a pedophile" and that's the only time I ever thought it worked.
Out shopping earlier today, I was subjected to a song which consisted of the singer berating his sweetheart for refusing to put on an ugly Christmas sweater. To me, that would be grounds for an instant breakup—especially considering that it’s November 8th.
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Out shopping earlier today, I was subjected to a song which consisted of the singer berating his sweetheart for refusing to put on an ugly Christmas sweater. To me, that would be grounds for an instant breakup—especially considering that it’s November 8th.
So…this is a new error message for me. Gotta say, I admire Windows’ nonchalance here—and its quiet optimism.
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
So…this is a new error message for me. Gotta say, I admire Windows’ nonchalance here—and its quiet optimism.
It’s really hard to find parking anywhere near Courthouse Square this afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It’s really hard to find parking anywhere near Courthouse Square this afternoon.
Dean of Libraries, Head of Technical Services, Head of Public Services
quantitative methods, qualitative methods, mixed methods
October 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Dean of Libraries, Head of Technical Services, Head of Public Services
First-world problem: when the e-book you'd like to purchase from the not-evil, non-giant-corporation outlet isn't available in DRM-free format, and is therefore locked into their proprietary reader instead of the one you want to use. (Which, admittedly, came from the evil giant corporation.)
September 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
First-world problem: when the e-book you'd like to purchase from the not-evil, non-giant-corporation outlet isn't available in DRM-free format, and is therefore locked into their proprietary reader instead of the one you want to use. (Which, admittedly, came from the evil giant corporation.)
I dunno what the hell I’m doing, but in theory this is gonna be dinner.
September 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I dunno what the hell I’m doing, but in theory this is gonna be dinner.
Our school mascot just randomly wandered through the library, glad-handing and waving at people. Truth be told, he's looking a little the worse for over-laundering—but it made a nice break anyway.
September 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our school mascot just randomly wandered through the library, glad-handing and waving at people. Truth be told, he's looking a little the worse for over-laundering—but it made a nice break anyway.
I'm having one of those weeks where it seems like everything is happening. Nothing really bad--in fact quite a bit of it is anywhere from kinda nice to really very good--but in aggregate, there is A Lot.
September 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I'm having one of those weeks where it seems like everything is happening. Nothing really bad--in fact quite a bit of it is anywhere from kinda nice to really very good--but in aggregate, there is A Lot.
I checked out a 40-hour audiobook (Don Quixote) on Libby and ignored all my podcasts to try (in vain) to get through it before it expired. Now working on catching up; I’m listening to breaking news from a week ago. So of COURSE @tkingfisher.com‘s latest suddenly pops up in my queue. #LeSigh
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I checked out a 40-hour audiobook (Don Quixote) on Libby and ignored all my podcasts to try (in vain) to get through it before it expired. Now working on catching up; I’m listening to breaking news from a week ago. So of COURSE @tkingfisher.com‘s latest suddenly pops up in my queue. #LeSigh
Slightly diminish a book
A Tale of Two Townships
A Tale of Two Townships
Slightly diminish a book
1983
1983
Slightly diminish a book.
Moby Glans
Moby Glans
September 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Slightly diminish a book
A Tale of Two Townships
A Tale of Two Townships
Being a long-distance child of an aging parent can be tough. It’s hard to troubleshoot “my TV isn’t working” when it could mean an actual blown component, an unpaid cable bill, or an upside down battery in the remote controller.
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Being a long-distance child of an aging parent can be tough. It’s hard to troubleshoot “my TV isn’t working” when it could mean an actual blown component, an unpaid cable bill, or an upside down battery in the remote controller.
Dungeon Mouser (digital photography, 2025)
August 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Dungeon Mouser (digital photography, 2025)
For what it’s worth, the Hugos/Worldcon have a pretty decent record of learning from their mistakes and implementing guardrails against their reoccurring. But damned if they don’t keep hitting on NEW mistakes to learn from.
Something very very weird happened during the Hugos award ceremony... It's been on my mind for days, and so I wrote this blog: "When People Giggle at Your Name, or the 2025 Hugo Awards Incident"
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#Worldcon
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#Worldcon
August 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
For what it’s worth, the Hugos/Worldcon have a pretty decent record of learning from their mistakes and implementing guardrails against their reoccurring. But damned if they don’t keep hitting on NEW mistakes to learn from.
I’m reviewing applications for an open position at work. One of the applicants has a name almost identical, but gender-swapped, to someone already working here. I’m tempted to support their hire just for the ensuing shenanigans.
August 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I’m reviewing applications for an open position at work. One of the applicants has a name almost identical, but gender-swapped, to someone already working here. I’m tempted to support their hire just for the ensuing shenanigans.
Still visiting my mom, and getting oversaturated with broadcast TV. Seems like 94% of all advertisers are either window replacements, personal injury lawyers, or pharmaceuticals.
August 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Still visiting my mom, and getting oversaturated with broadcast TV. Seems like 94% of all advertisers are either window replacements, personal injury lawyers, or pharmaceuticals.
Whenever I visit my mom (every couple months) I end up throwing out food left over from my previous visit. Mom was born without a sense of smell, so some things bother her a lot less than maybe they should.
August 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Whenever I visit my mom (every couple months) I end up throwing out food left over from my previous visit. Mom was born without a sense of smell, so some things bother her a lot less than maybe they should.
From this map, it's not entirely clear if my home town is located in New Jefset, Mtroinia, or Nontи Юarolina.
My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.
August 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
From this map, it's not entirely clear if my home town is located in New Jefset, Mtroinia, or Nontи Юarolina.
Sigh. I know nobody on *my* timeline needs to hear this, but there are apparently a lot of people out there who think NPR/PBS are about to shut down. They're not. CPB is shutting down, which is bad enough, but the networks are still going--not going strong--but going on. Spread the word!
August 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sigh. I know nobody on *my* timeline needs to hear this, but there are apparently a lot of people out there who think NPR/PBS are about to shut down. They're not. CPB is shutting down, which is bad enough, but the networks are still going--not going strong--but going on. Spread the word!
Attn @titonka.bsky.social - any chance you might want to give this excellent explainer comic a boost?
#Tariffs are back in the news, so here is our free printable explainer #comic which covers:
- "What are tariffs?"
- "Why are tariffs going into effect now?"
- "What might happen when they do?"
- "Seriously?"
- "No, seriously?! This is some Mad King shit!"
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- "What are tariffs?"
- "Why are tariffs going into effect now?"
- "What might happen when they do?"
- "Seriously?"
- "No, seriously?! This is some Mad King shit!"
www.patreon.com/posts/civix-...
August 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Attn @titonka.bsky.social - any chance you might want to give this excellent explainer comic a boost?