Jim Donahue
@otherjimdonahue.bsky.social
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Jim Donahue
@otherjimdonahue.bsky.social
· Jun 21
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I encourage our leader to celebrate the usual way: with a Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish, and large fries. Must eat all to have dessert. Too bad they don't fry the apple pie in lard.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I encourage our leader to celebrate the usual way: with a Quarter Pounder, Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish, and large fries. Must eat all to have dessert. Too bad they don't fry the apple pie in lard.
I would love a "mute for 24 hours" button when folks start scolding their annoying followers again and again and again when I've not said a damn thing.
If you find yourself doing that, maybe take a break?
When I mute someone for this reason, I usually forget to unmute.
If you find yourself doing that, maybe take a break?
When I mute someone for this reason, I usually forget to unmute.
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I would love a "mute for 24 hours" button when folks start scolding their annoying followers again and again and again when I've not said a damn thing.
If you find yourself doing that, maybe take a break?
When I mute someone for this reason, I usually forget to unmute.
If you find yourself doing that, maybe take a break?
When I mute someone for this reason, I usually forget to unmute.
And a happy new year to all that is living
To all that is gentle, kind, and forgiving
Raise your glass and we'll have a cheer
My dear acquaintance, a happy new year
To all that is gentle, kind, and forgiving
Raise your glass and we'll have a cheer
My dear acquaintance, a happy new year
January 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
And a happy new year to all that is living
To all that is gentle, kind, and forgiving
Raise your glass and we'll have a cheer
My dear acquaintance, a happy new year
To all that is gentle, kind, and forgiving
Raise your glass and we'll have a cheer
My dear acquaintance, a happy new year
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2025 really was uniquely rotten. let us never speak of it again
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 PM
2025 really was uniquely rotten. let us never speak of it again
Watching "Extra Terrestrial Visitors" (aka "Pod People") in Spanish, with subtitles, because I am a cinephile.
December 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Watching "Extra Terrestrial Visitors" (aka "Pod People") in Spanish, with subtitles, because I am a cinephile.
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I have broken my silence on the best Blu-Rays of 2025.
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The Year in Blu-Rays
We got THREE Laurel & Hardy releases this year!
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December 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I have broken my silence on the best Blu-Rays of 2025.
willsloan.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
willsloan.substack.com/p/the-year-i...
OK, OK. Not saying this album is my favorite of the '90s, but it is up there. Richard Lloyd on guitar. (The guitar parts on the album were shared by Lloyd and Richard Quine.)
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvb...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvb...
Divine Intervention
YouTube video by Matthew Sweet - Topic
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December 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
OK, OK. Not saying this album is my favorite of the '90s, but it is up there. Richard Lloyd on guitar. (The guitar parts on the album were shared by Lloyd and Richard Quine.)
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvb...
music.youtube.com/watch?v=9qvb...
Why doesn't Carol Sturka ask the aliens to allow her to bypass their very long message after she's heard it? You know, "Press 7 to leave a message" or something.
December 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Why doesn't Carol Sturka ask the aliens to allow her to bypass their very long message after she's heard it? You know, "Press 7 to leave a message" or something.
Heading home; Taylor's condition has been stabilized.
Spending Christmas morning at the emergency vet. Not great.
December 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Heading home; Taylor's condition has been stabilized.
Spending Christmas morning at the emergency vet. Not great.
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Spending Christmas morning at the emergency vet. Not great.
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I’m doing Secret Satan this year. We all put our names in a hat and secretly torment each other. I have been given leprosy which is making it very hard to tempt my friend with an apple.
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’m doing Secret Satan this year. We all put our names in a hat and secretly torment each other. I have been given leprosy which is making it very hard to tempt my friend with an apple.
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Is there a decent-looking/sounding copy of 1952's "Scrooge" -- the version of "A Christmas Carol" with Alistair Sim -- streaming anywhere?
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
December 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Is there a decent-looking/sounding copy of 1952's "Scrooge" -- the version of "A Christmas Carol" with Alistair Sim -- streaming anywhere?
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
Is there a decent-looking/sounding copy of 1952's "Scrooge" -- the version of "A Christmas Carol" with Alistair Sim -- streaming anywhere?
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
December 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Is there a decent-looking/sounding copy of 1952's "Scrooge" -- the version of "A Christmas Carol" with Alistair Sim -- streaming anywhere?
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
It's PD (I think, anyway), and the copies on YouTube that I've found are dire.
Has no one in the WH ever heard of the Streisand Effect?
December 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Has no one in the WH ever heard of the Streisand Effect?
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took the day off work to perform my annual christmas ritual: wandering around in a fugue state buying little knickknacks for everyone in my family at random because if I don’t spend even more money everybody will feel like I don’t love them enough
December 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
took the day off work to perform my annual christmas ritual: wandering around in a fugue state buying little knickknacks for everyone in my family at random because if I don’t spend even more money everybody will feel like I don’t love them enough
Anyone want to guess how many IMDb acting credits Eric Roberts has for 2025?
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Anyone want to guess how many IMDb acting credits Eric Roberts has for 2025?
I believe I have a decent sense of direction, but every once in a while, something happens that makes me realize that is far from true.
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I believe I have a decent sense of direction, but every once in a while, something happens that makes me realize that is far from true.
Astonished that Vinegar Syndrome has released Joe Dante's 1968 collage film, "The Movie Orgy." Did it really clear all the clips? Or is it just hoping for the best? (I was hoping my copy would arrive yesterday, but no such luck.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mov...
The Movie Orgy - Wikipedia
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December 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Astonished that Vinegar Syndrome has released Joe Dante's 1968 collage film, "The Movie Orgy." Did it really clear all the clips? Or is it just hoping for the best? (I was hoping my copy would arrive yesterday, but no such luck.) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mov...
Featuring a Personal Reminiscence(TM)! letterboxd.com/otherjimdona...
A review of Santa Claus (1959)
I'm not sure how many times I've tried to watch this -- either in its unadulterated form or the MST3K version -- without falling asleep at some point. In fact, I don't think I've ever not fallen aslee...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Featuring a Personal Reminiscence(TM)! letterboxd.com/otherjimdona...
I've never visited a presidential library, and I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to visit one.
December 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I've never visited a presidential library, and I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to visit one.
I miss the "Oh No, Ross and Carrie" podcast. I thought that Ross's follow-up would have started by now.
December 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I miss the "Oh No, Ross and Carrie" podcast. I thought that Ross's follow-up would have started by now.
Absolutely nuts that you can't share YouTube Premium with your spouse without paying for the family plan ($22.99), which is only a few bucks less than twice an individual plan ($13.99 x 2 = $27.98) The family plan lets you add 5 folks living at the same address -- well, I don't have kids, so F that.
December 13, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Absolutely nuts that you can't share YouTube Premium with your spouse without paying for the family plan ($22.99), which is only a few bucks less than twice an individual plan ($13.99 x 2 = $27.98) The family plan lets you add 5 folks living at the same address -- well, I don't have kids, so F that.
I've never experienced a streaming site with worse search capabilities than Hoopla. There's a lot of great stuff there, but I have to use an external search site in order to find what I'm looking for there -- search on Hoopla itself is near useless.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've never experienced a streaming site with worse search capabilities than Hoopla. There's a lot of great stuff there, but I have to use an external search site in order to find what I'm looking for there -- search on Hoopla itself is near useless.
The thought of watching a more-than-4-hour film by Tarantino in a theater sounds like my idea of hell.
(If it's your thing, go for it--people like what they like!)
(If it's your thing, go for it--people like what they like!)
December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The thought of watching a more-than-4-hour film by Tarantino in a theater sounds like my idea of hell.
(If it's your thing, go for it--people like what they like!)
(If it's your thing, go for it--people like what they like!)
Time for the annual resharing of the Christmas episode of "The Jack Benny Show"! That's Mel Blanc as the salesman, and the show has a surprisingly dark punchline. youtu.be/ypPX7OUbWWg?...
Jack Benny Show: Christmas Shopping (1957) | Full HD Movies For Free | Flick Vault
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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Time for the annual resharing of the Christmas episode of "The Jack Benny Show"! That's Mel Blanc as the salesman, and the show has a surprisingly dark punchline. youtu.be/ypPX7OUbWWg?...