Mike Boylan
@mboylan9.bsky.social
Northerner in the south. Former journalist now in corporate communications. Writer, performer, community theater president.
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Americans are now spending more time alone than ever, Derek Thompson writes. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
The Anti-Social Century
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
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January 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Americans are now spending more time alone than ever, Derek Thompson writes. It’s changing our personalities, our politics, and even our relationship to reality.
If you see this post a concert pic you took this year.
The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks.
The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks.
December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
If you see this post a concert pic you took this year.
The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks.
The Avett Brothers at Red Rocks.
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Scrooge: You boy, what day is it?
Boy: Why, it’s the day Ben Folds drove his girlfriend to get an abortion, sir.
Scrooge: Ah yes, day after Christmas.
Boy: Why, it’s the day Ben Folds drove his girlfriend to get an abortion, sir.
Scrooge: Ah yes, day after Christmas.
December 26, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Scrooge: You boy, what day is it?
Boy: Why, it’s the day Ben Folds drove his girlfriend to get an abortion, sir.
Scrooge: Ah yes, day after Christmas.
Boy: Why, it’s the day Ben Folds drove his girlfriend to get an abortion, sir.
Scrooge: Ah yes, day after Christmas.
Proof we are in The Matrix? 😂
December 24, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Proof we are in The Matrix? 😂
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boss: you know what’s weird
me: how the flintstones celebrate christmas even tho they live in 10,000 b.c?
boss: how the flin— yes exactly
me: how the flintstones celebrate christmas even tho they live in 10,000 b.c?
boss: how the flin— yes exactly
December 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
boss: you know what’s weird
me: how the flintstones celebrate christmas even tho they live in 10,000 b.c?
boss: how the flin— yes exactly
me: how the flintstones celebrate christmas even tho they live in 10,000 b.c?
boss: how the flin— yes exactly
And they wanted to cover it up so he could be attorney general. But yes, party of morality.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz used illegal drugs on multiple occasions and paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl, House Ethics Committee finds.
House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017 | CNN Politics
The House Ethics Committee found evidence that former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions, including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex ...
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December 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
And they wanted to cover it up so he could be attorney general. But yes, party of morality.
Picturing college football coaches looking at the transfer portal like they are on Tinder
December 22, 2024 at 1:23 AM
Picturing college football coaches looking at the transfer portal like they are on Tinder
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Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.
How casting makes this 'Gypsy' hit different
Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Gypsy has been called the best musical of all time. Audra McDonald is starring in a new Broadway revival, and the race-conscious casting gives the production a new frame.
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And for the love of God, whatever you do, don’t throw scones at it.
The best life advice I can give is never try to build a gingerbread house.
December 18, 2024 at 12:13 PM
And for the love of God, whatever you do, don’t throw scones at it.
I will be doing other things that day. Marching in local MLK parade, stocking a food pantry, and begging time travelers to come back and save us.
Donald Trump, eager to turn his inauguration into a global event, is personally extending invitations to some foreign leaders, including heads of state that have clashed with the United States in the recent past.
Trump offers inauguration invites to foreign leaders through calls and back channels | CNN Politics
Donald Trump, eager to turn his inauguration into a global event, is personally extending invitations to some foreign leaders, including heads of state that have clashed with the United States in the ...
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December 12, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I will be doing other things that day. Marching in local MLK parade, stocking a food pantry, and begging time travelers to come back and save us.
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My (game) writing tip o' the day is
You gotta learn to love your own writing. No iffybuts. No doubtysads. Loved writing reads so much nicer
Plus. by loving your own writing, you'll be able to spot issues in your writing. After all, the first editor is you
Your work deserves love, whatever stage
You gotta learn to love your own writing. No iffybuts. No doubtysads. Loved writing reads so much nicer
Plus. by loving your own writing, you'll be able to spot issues in your writing. After all, the first editor is you
Your work deserves love, whatever stage
December 4, 2024 at 11:58 AM
My (game) writing tip o' the day is
You gotta learn to love your own writing. No iffybuts. No doubtysads. Loved writing reads so much nicer
Plus. by loving your own writing, you'll be able to spot issues in your writing. After all, the first editor is you
Your work deserves love, whatever stage
You gotta learn to love your own writing. No iffybuts. No doubtysads. Loved writing reads so much nicer
Plus. by loving your own writing, you'll be able to spot issues in your writing. After all, the first editor is you
Your work deserves love, whatever stage
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One year of intense focus and discipline can put you 10 years ahead in life. Sacrifice the short-term distractions for the long-term vision. Your future self will thank you.
December 4, 2024 at 10:24 AM
One year of intense focus and discipline can put you 10 years ahead in life. Sacrifice the short-term distractions for the long-term vision. Your future self will thank you.
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A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the 'world's largest' advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.
The 'magical' advent calendar that's as big as a town hall
A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the 'world's largest' advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.
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December 1, 2024 at 5:51 PM
A small town in Germany turns its town hall into the 'world's largest' advent calendar each December. It started as a way to boost businesses in the winter, but it's grown to mean much more.
In space, no one can hear you scream.
So, shut up, Gary.
So, shut up, Gary.
December 1, 2024 at 4:57 PM
In space, no one can hear you scream.
So, shut up, Gary.
So, shut up, Gary.
Something tells me that may change pretty quickly when the Trump Administration takes over.
Republicans in this year’s US presidential election gained ground with Latino voters, a fast-growing electorate in which more than a million become old enough to vote each year.
Latinos have become a new battleground frontier for political candidates | CNN Business
For Eduardo Sanchez, it is “difficult to vote for a candidate you can’t stomach as a Latino.” But the independent voter cast a ballot for Donald Trump this year, after voting for Joe Biden in 2020, po...
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November 30, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Something tells me that may change pretty quickly when the Trump Administration takes over.
Top Google search today - Can you get salmonella from a cucumber if you don’t eat it?
Cucumbers distributed to more than two dozen US states and Canada are being recalled after reported illnesses from salmonella contamination.
Cucumbers recalled after illnesses from salmonella contamination | CNN
Cucumbers distributed to more than two dozen US states and Canada are being recalled after reported illnesses from salmonella contamination.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Top Google search today - Can you get salmonella from a cucumber if you don’t eat it?
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everybody has heard this amazing record right? get it in your life jennyscheinman.bandcamp.com/album/all-sp...
All Species Parade, by Jenny Scheinman
10 track album
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November 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
everybody has heard this amazing record right? get it in your life jennyscheinman.bandcamp.com/album/all-sp...
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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
November 28, 2024 at 11:10 AM
As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
The penthouse, The Cockpit, goes for $1,000 a night, while a family of four can stay in The Giblets, for under $200.
Travelers to the Philippines can now book a room in the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, located in the country’s remote highlands.
It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel | CNN
Travelers to the Philippines can now book a room in the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, located in the country’s remote highlands.
www.cnn.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:05 PM
The penthouse, The Cockpit, goes for $1,000 a night, while a family of four can stay in The Giblets, for under $200.
Here’s the best advice: start reading this column and as a task comes to mind, jump up and do it. Once completed, go back to the column for more inspiration. And so on, until all tasks are completed.
“I never seem to complete what I begin,” a reader writes to James Parker. “What’s wrong with me?” Read his advice in this week’s “Dear James”:
My Home Is a Horror of Unfinished Tasks
Why can’t I get anything done?
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November 26, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Here’s the best advice: start reading this column and as a task comes to mind, jump up and do it. Once completed, go back to the column for more inspiration. And so on, until all tasks are completed.
Demure the wise man gave Mary was some of the best mure in the world. “Fit for a king,” he said, in a language that wasn’t English.
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’ | CNN
“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year –– beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.”
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Demure the wise man gave Mary was some of the best mure in the world. “Fit for a king,” he said, in a language that wasn’t English.
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It’s been two weeks since Hannah Kobayashi went missing after she did not board a connecting flight to New York City.
Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled to Los Angeles to search for her.
Here's what we know so far.
Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled to Los Angeles to search for her.
Here's what we know so far.
What we know about missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi and the death of her father | CNN
It’s been two weeks since Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi went missing after she did not board a connecting flight to New York City during a layover at Los Angeles International Airport on November 8.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:02 AM
It’s been two weeks since Hannah Kobayashi went missing after she did not board a connecting flight to New York City.
Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled to Los Angeles to search for her.
Here's what we know so far.
Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, was found dead Sunday, after he had traveled to Los Angeles to search for her.
Here's what we know so far.
A spokesperson for Progress 90 stated, “whoever smelt it, dealt it.”
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station were forced to briefly lock down a segment of the orbiting laboratory this weekend after finding an “unusual odor” emanating from a visiting cargo spacecraft called Progress 90, NASA said Sunday.
Astronauts had to shut down a Russian space station module due to ‘unusual odor’ from spacecraft | CNN
A Russian segment of the International Space Station was locked down this weekend after cosmonauts found an “unusual odor” emanating from a visiting cargo capsule, NASA said.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:32 PM
A spokesperson for Progress 90 stated, “whoever smelt it, dealt it.”