James
@pitchpine0910.bsky.social
Ceiling Cat lurker from Maine. Very shy/occasional reply-guy. Nobody of any importance. Father, husband, mailman, union man. Cis man who stands with trans and nonbinary folk against persecution and discrimination. Not a fan of fascists.
I have a verbal IQ of 121, according to a test done by a school psychologist when I was 17. To be honest, it means shit. Except I'm somewhat good at explaining/advocating for myself, (not cops; I've been lucky to have had no interactions other than minor traffic stops, but I know to clam up.)
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
I have a verbal IQ of 121, according to a test done by a school psychologist when I was 17. To be honest, it means shit. Except I'm somewhat good at explaining/advocating for myself, (not cops; I've been lucky to have had no interactions other than minor traffic stops, but I know to clam up.)
Seriously these people have never been to a trick-or-trunk, or a free summer fun-fair, et cetera.
January 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Seriously these people have never been to a trick-or-trunk, or a free summer fun-fair, et cetera.
People in the community volunteering to help other people in the community out is a CONSPIRACY funded by SOROS, man.
/sarc, of course
/sarc, of course
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 AM
People in the community volunteering to help other people in the community out is a CONSPIRACY funded by SOROS, man.
/sarc, of course
/sarc, of course
If Army vs Marines football were a thing, out would come the crayon-eating jokes on the Army side. I'm not a vet, but have relatives and friends who are, and I've personally been exposed to that customary, yet don't-totally-get-it interservice rivalry type of humor.
January 18, 2026 at 1:35 PM
If Army vs Marines football were a thing, out would come the crayon-eating jokes on the Army side. I'm not a vet, but have relatives and friends who are, and I've personally been exposed to that customary, yet don't-totally-get-it interservice rivalry type of humor.
My dog was originally named Subway Sandie because she was found as a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box in a MARTA station in Atlanta. A nonprofit rescued her from a kill shelter and brought her up to Maine, where we adopted her
She's called Sandie Mae now and is living her best life.
She's called Sandie Mae now and is living her best life.
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
My dog was originally named Subway Sandie because she was found as a puppy abandoned in a cardboard box in a MARTA station in Atlanta. A nonprofit rescued her from a kill shelter and brought her up to Maine, where we adopted her
She's called Sandie Mae now and is living her best life.
She's called Sandie Mae now and is living her best life.
I'm a father and I'd never dream of ghosting either of my (now-adult) children if they came out as trans or nonbinary. Not for a second. I'm so sorry you're experiencing this, but unfortunately it's fairly common.
January 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I'm a father and I'd never dream of ghosting either of my (now-adult) children if they came out as trans or nonbinary. Not for a second. I'm so sorry you're experiencing this, but unfortunately it's fairly common.
My 18-year old daughter is exactly your height, and has expressed interest in learning how to shoot a gun (not carry one, tho) I guess it could be a useful emergency skill to have, but I grimace and grit my teeth in a "what could possibly go wrong" kind of way.
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 AM
My 18-year old daughter is exactly your height, and has expressed interest in learning how to shoot a gun (not carry one, tho) I guess it could be a useful emergency skill to have, but I grimace and grit my teeth in a "what could possibly go wrong" kind of way.
I appreciate Bluesky but I've never blocked more unhinged derpwads here than the other site.
January 7, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I appreciate Bluesky but I've never blocked more unhinged derpwads here than the other site.
I'm apparently descended from six different signers of the Mayflower Compact, including at least one twice over. It means nothing to me other than a bit of fun trivia. Don't see it as any special entitlement.
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm apparently descended from six different signers of the Mayflower Compact, including at least one twice over. It means nothing to me other than a bit of fun trivia. Don't see it as any special entitlement.
I'll take Strongbow over any craft cider that tastes like the bitter-apple spray they used to sell to keep dogs from obsessively chewing on themselves or other things.
December 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'll take Strongbow over any craft cider that tastes like the bitter-apple spray they used to sell to keep dogs from obsessively chewing on themselves or other things.
I prefer Garamond and Arial Black. TNR and Calibri strike me as typefaces of laziness. But yeah, this is pretty bizarre authoritarian pettiness.
December 10, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I prefer Garamond and Arial Black. TNR and Calibri strike me as typefaces of laziness. But yeah, this is pretty bizarre authoritarian pettiness.
GIGN, most notorious for...one of the most audacious and successful aircraft hijacking rescues in history (Air France, 1994)
November 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
GIGN, most notorious for...one of the most audacious and successful aircraft hijacking rescues in history (Air France, 1994)
But there's now 811, which the national MH crisis hotline, so, that could be problem too, theoretically. My workplace uses 9, and once upon a time I did accidentally dial 911, and had to do 'splainin' that no officer, there no actual emergency here, sorry about that.
November 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
But there's now 811, which the national MH crisis hotline, so, that could be problem too, theoretically. My workplace uses 9, and once upon a time I did accidentally dial 911, and had to do 'splainin' that no officer, there no actual emergency here, sorry about that.
The land that invented the British Rail sandwich, and have no clue you're not supposed put mayo *and* BBQ sauce on a McRib.
November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The land that invented the British Rail sandwich, and have no clue you're not supposed put mayo *and* BBQ sauce on a McRib.
When Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" first came out when I was in..6th grade??, all the kids singing along on the school bus mondegreened that one line as "trouble in the SEWAHS!!!"
October 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
When Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" first came out when I was in..6th grade??, all the kids singing along on the school bus mondegreened that one line as "trouble in the SEWAHS!!!"
My daughter was reading an old hard copy of Cujo a couple years back. I opened it up to a random psg, and it was like 3 pages of omniscient extrapolation about the mailman's flatulence problem. Like, what the...? Of King claims he remembers nothing of writing it...the whole book.
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
My daughter was reading an old hard copy of Cujo a couple years back. I opened it up to a random psg, and it was like 3 pages of omniscient extrapolation about the mailman's flatulence problem. Like, what the...? Of King claims he remembers nothing of writing it...the whole book.
We're still only allowed to call girthy tomcats "chonk bois" right? That's still a rule, yes?
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We're still only allowed to call girthy tomcats "chonk bois" right? That's still a rule, yes?
She married into California land-baron Old Money, too. Like, billions. And she's from a millionaire family herself. But, "meritocracy."
October 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
She married into California land-baron Old Money, too. Like, billions. And she's from a millionaire family herself. But, "meritocracy."
I personally know people who have driven from Maine (where I am) to Orlando and back, Tampa to Maine and back, and Maine to Greater Miami and back. And I just *cannot fathom* enduring that myself, even when I was younger and healthier. And it's mostly a straight shot down 95.
October 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I personally know people who have driven from Maine (where I am) to Orlando and back, Tampa to Maine and back, and Maine to Greater Miami and back. And I just *cannot fathom* enduring that myself, even when I was younger and healthier. And it's mostly a straight shot down 95.
Not everyone has the chops to be a mid-level salaried executive with minimal responsibilities at one's family's successful flooring business. You know? Too boring.
October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Not everyone has the chops to be a mid-level salaried executive with minimal responsibilities at one's family's successful flooring business. You know? Too boring.
The ghost of Jon Hiseman from Colosseum would like to put a word in. (Used a rythmic nose-inhale, mouth-exhale as part of his drumming technique.)
October 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The ghost of Jon Hiseman from Colosseum would like to put a word in. (Used a rythmic nose-inhale, mouth-exhale as part of his drumming technique.)
Well that was a satisfying block. 😌
September 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Well that was a satisfying block. 😌