SenexBarbatus
@senexbarbatus.bsky.social
Stay-at-home dad, occasion substitute teacher, lifelong student of history, classically trained geek, roaster of coffee, master of dungeons, general neurotic mess. He/Him. It’s a Marx beard, not a Duck Dynasty beard.
I just donated a pint of blood in 3:30. Personal best.
Turns out, this is too fast according to the phlebotomist, who was freaking out a little and trying to slow it down.
Turns out, this is too fast according to the phlebotomist, who was freaking out a little and trying to slow it down.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I just donated a pint of blood in 3:30. Personal best.
Turns out, this is too fast according to the phlebotomist, who was freaking out a little and trying to slow it down.
Turns out, this is too fast according to the phlebotomist, who was freaking out a little and trying to slow it down.
Ozy used to build out of rocks
Now he’s just legs, he’s all out of trunk
It’s sand
All sand
Pedestal has something to say
But all round the wreck is only decay
It’s sand
Just sand
Now he’s just legs, he’s all out of trunk
It’s sand
All sand
Pedestal has something to say
But all round the wreck is only decay
It’s sand
Just sand
There once was a king, Ozymand
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
Who bragged about all he’d command.
Trying to fill his foes with fright he
Said “Look on my works, ye mighty!”
But now it’s all trunkless legs and sand.
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Ozy used to build out of rocks
Now he’s just legs, he’s all out of trunk
It’s sand
All sand
Pedestal has something to say
But all round the wreck is only decay
It’s sand
Just sand
Now he’s just legs, he’s all out of trunk
It’s sand
All sand
Pedestal has something to say
But all round the wreck is only decay
It’s sand
Just sand
If Mike Johnson refuses to call the House back into session, Dems need to show up en masse and hold unofficial sessions. Hold votes. Pass a budget. Impeach Trump again. Make the GOP defend against the Dems actively trying to fix the situation. Even if none of it counts legally, make the effort.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If Mike Johnson refuses to call the House back into session, Dems need to show up en masse and hold unofficial sessions. Hold votes. Pass a budget. Impeach Trump again. Make the GOP defend against the Dems actively trying to fix the situation. Even if none of it counts legally, make the effort.
READING RAINBOW IS COMING BACK!!!!!!
Mychal the Librarian is a perfect fit to follow the great Levar Burton. Can’t wait to watch new episodes with my kids.
Mychal the Librarian is a perfect fit to follow the great Levar Burton. Can’t wait to watch new episodes with my kids.
September 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
READING RAINBOW IS COMING BACK!!!!!!
Mychal the Librarian is a perfect fit to follow the great Levar Burton. Can’t wait to watch new episodes with my kids.
Mychal the Librarian is a perfect fit to follow the great Levar Burton. Can’t wait to watch new episodes with my kids.
Science is so cool.
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Science is so cool.
If you say the rapture is coming tomorrow, but you don’t give away everything you own before it happens, you may not actually believe what you think you do.
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
If you say the rapture is coming tomorrow, but you don’t give away everything you own before it happens, you may not actually believe what you think you do.
Your friendships, your knees, and your home all need to be maintained well. You’ll want them intact as you age.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
September 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Your friendships, your knees, and your home all need to be maintained well. You’ll want them intact as you age.
For the record, Charlie Kirk was a horrible person. I don’t approve of killing anyone, but I won’t mourn a man whose life was devoted to hate and bigotry.
September 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
For the record, Charlie Kirk was a horrible person. I don’t approve of killing anyone, but I won’t mourn a man whose life was devoted to hate and bigotry.
Ruin any book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title.
“The Joy of Tom Clancy’s Sex”
“The Joy of Tom Clancy’s Sex”
Ruin any book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ruin any book by adding “Tom Clancy’s” to the title.
“The Joy of Tom Clancy’s Sex”
“The Joy of Tom Clancy’s Sex”
This is amazing. Google that actually works again, free of AI search crud!
This, actually works. For me at least.
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
tenbluelinks.org
August 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This is amazing. Google that actually works again, free of AI search crud!
Slightly diminish a band: Manganese Maiden
Slightly diminish a band: Judas Deacon
Slightly diminish a band:
Radiohat.
Radiohat.
August 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Slightly diminish a band: Manganese Maiden
MinivanHalen
Slightly diminish a band
High Fructose Corn Syrup Ray
High Fructose Corn Syrup Ray
Vampire Lunch Break
August 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
MinivanHalen
This is neither the worst wine I’ve had, (Carlo Rossi Chianti in a gallon jug), nor the worst Swedish Fish novelty (SF Oreos), but it’s pretty damn bad.
August 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is neither the worst wine I’ve had, (Carlo Rossi Chianti in a gallon jug), nor the worst Swedish Fish novelty (SF Oreos), but it’s pretty damn bad.
I made a latte for Sufjan Stevens. Didn’t know who he was until my coworker told me.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I made a latte for Sufjan Stevens. Didn’t know who he was until my coworker told me.
Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible:
“Dangerous criminal will stop at nothing to get back with his ex. She rejoins him after he threatens to mutilate her fiancé. Meanwhile, his henchmen commit murder and horse theft.”
“Dangerous criminal will stop at nothing to get back with his ex. She rejoins him after he threatens to mutilate her fiancé. Meanwhile, his henchmen commit murder and horse theft.”
June 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Describe a favorite movie in the most misleading way possible:
“Dangerous criminal will stop at nothing to get back with his ex. She rejoins him after he threatens to mutilate her fiancé. Meanwhile, his henchmen commit murder and horse theft.”
“Dangerous criminal will stop at nothing to get back with his ex. She rejoins him after he threatens to mutilate her fiancé. Meanwhile, his henchmen commit murder and horse theft.”
Your knees, your friendships, and your home all need to be cared for or they’ll fall apart. And you’ll really want all of them intact as you age.
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Your knees, your friendships, and your home all need to be cared for or they’ll fall apart. And you’ll really want all of them intact as you age.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
Marie Catrib’s chocolate pudding. I have tried a dozen recipes since Marie’s closed, and I’m getting close, but the magic isn’t there. Not to mention Marie’s potatoes, and the Porto, the Pannu Kakku, the Mother Earth salad…
I don't want to hear about your lost loves, tell me about the restaurant food that haunts you because you'll never be able to taste it again
April 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Marie Catrib’s chocolate pudding. I have tried a dozen recipes since Marie’s closed, and I’m getting close, but the magic isn’t there. Not to mention Marie’s potatoes, and the Porto, the Pannu Kakku, the Mother Earth salad…
I think I’m the best blood donor at the clinic. Every time I go, they write “A+” on my donation form.
April 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I think I’m the best blood donor at the clinic. Every time I go, they write “A+” on my donation form.
@peters.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov
Get out and support @booker.senate.gov !
Stand up for your constituents and for the rule of law. We don’t need tepid bills that will never see the light of day; we need loud daily opposition grinding things to a halt until this admin is brought to heel.
Get out and support @booker.senate.gov !
Stand up for your constituents and for the rule of law. We don’t need tepid bills that will never see the light of day; we need loud daily opposition grinding things to a halt until this admin is brought to heel.
April 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
@peters.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov
Get out and support @booker.senate.gov !
Stand up for your constituents and for the rule of law. We don’t need tepid bills that will never see the light of day; we need loud daily opposition grinding things to a halt until this admin is brought to heel.
Get out and support @booker.senate.gov !
Stand up for your constituents and for the rule of law. We don’t need tepid bills that will never see the light of day; we need loud daily opposition grinding things to a halt until this admin is brought to heel.
A rating of the health nonsense I’ve endured in the past year:
Lyme Disease: The worst. Worse than COVID. 0/10, do not recommend.
Shingles: Painful, but mostly wierd? Constant itchy tingle. 3/10, got lots of sympathy.
Gout: Why is my elbow a balloon? 2/10.
Reading glasses: Can peer over them. 4/10.
Lyme Disease: The worst. Worse than COVID. 0/10, do not recommend.
Shingles: Painful, but mostly wierd? Constant itchy tingle. 3/10, got lots of sympathy.
Gout: Why is my elbow a balloon? 2/10.
Reading glasses: Can peer over them. 4/10.
April 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A rating of the health nonsense I’ve endured in the past year:
Lyme Disease: The worst. Worse than COVID. 0/10, do not recommend.
Shingles: Painful, but mostly wierd? Constant itchy tingle. 3/10, got lots of sympathy.
Gout: Why is my elbow a balloon? 2/10.
Reading glasses: Can peer over them. 4/10.
Lyme Disease: The worst. Worse than COVID. 0/10, do not recommend.
Shingles: Painful, but mostly wierd? Constant itchy tingle. 3/10, got lots of sympathy.
Gout: Why is my elbow a balloon? 2/10.
Reading glasses: Can peer over them. 4/10.
Toddlermetal
Major Threat
Death Limo For Cutie
March 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Toddlermetal
If judges can’t block administrative actions, does that mean Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan actually happened? Asking for 35,000 reasons.
March 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
If judges can’t block administrative actions, does that mean Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan actually happened? Asking for 35,000 reasons.
My favorite genres are:
5. Fairy tale retold, but darker.
4. Nazis get punched.
3. Greek myth retold, but hornier.
2. Nazis get punched in a dark, horny mythic retelling of a fairy tale, ideally starring Pedro Pascal and Anne Hathaway
1. The Princess Bride
5. Fairy tale retold, but darker.
4. Nazis get punched.
3. Greek myth retold, but hornier.
2. Nazis get punched in a dark, horny mythic retelling of a fairy tale, ideally starring Pedro Pascal and Anne Hathaway
1. The Princess Bride
My favorite genres are:
5. Hard-boiled detective cracks wise, case
4. Mob guys plan that thing
3. One dude punches his way through an entire criminal organization
2. Black-and-white documentary of topic with shades of gray
1. Road trip!
5. Hard-boiled detective cracks wise, case
4. Mob guys plan that thing
3. One dude punches his way through an entire criminal organization
2. Black-and-white documentary of topic with shades of gray
1. Road trip!
My favorite genres are...
5. Punches Galore
4. We're Falling In Love Through Light Science Fiction
3. Wealthy Egoists Defrauded (Ideally a Documentary)
2. Getting The Gang Together For One Last Big Score
1. Our Hero Meets A Bunch of Weirdos One At A Time
5. Punches Galore
4. We're Falling In Love Through Light Science Fiction
3. Wealthy Egoists Defrauded (Ideally a Documentary)
2. Getting The Gang Together For One Last Big Score
1. Our Hero Meets A Bunch of Weirdos One At A Time
March 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My favorite genres are:
5. Fairy tale retold, but darker.
4. Nazis get punched.
3. Greek myth retold, but hornier.
2. Nazis get punched in a dark, horny mythic retelling of a fairy tale, ideally starring Pedro Pascal and Anne Hathaway
1. The Princess Bride
5. Fairy tale retold, but darker.
4. Nazis get punched.
3. Greek myth retold, but hornier.
2. Nazis get punched in a dark, horny mythic retelling of a fairy tale, ideally starring Pedro Pascal and Anne Hathaway
1. The Princess Bride
To strangers, 6.
To people who know me, 2.
To people who know me, 2.
quote this with how intimidating YOU think you are on a scale of 1 - 10 and let other ppl reply to it with how intimidating THEY think you are >:)
February 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
To strangers, 6.
To people who know me, 2.
To people who know me, 2.