Will Ashenmacher
@willash.bsky.social
Reader. Writer. Gardener. Probably judging you.
Prayers up for this @nytimes.com Cooking Cherry Karpatka, which now has to chill in the fridge overnight.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Prayers up for this @nytimes.com Cooking Cherry Karpatka, which now has to chill in the fridge overnight.
Hey, everybody! Look at this weird ice/snow on my chicken coop roof.
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hey, everybody! Look at this weird ice/snow on my chicken coop roof.
Today, I bought a gift bag without checking the price tag because what are they, two bucks, three bucks?
Reader, it was $7.95.
Reader, it was $7.95.
December 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Today, I bought a gift bag without checking the price tag because what are they, two bucks, three bucks?
Reader, it was $7.95.
Reader, it was $7.95.
To get a rebate on my contact lenses, I:
• Created an account so they have my ‘consent’ to send me endless Spam emails.
• Uploaded photos of my receipt and eight different UPC codes.
• Manually typed in my eye doctor’s contact information and those eight UPC codes.
👏🏻PLEASE 👏🏻 CLAP👏🏻.
• Created an account so they have my ‘consent’ to send me endless Spam emails.
• Uploaded photos of my receipt and eight different UPC codes.
• Manually typed in my eye doctor’s contact information and those eight UPC codes.
👏🏻PLEASE 👏🏻 CLAP👏🏻.
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
To get a rebate on my contact lenses, I:
• Created an account so they have my ‘consent’ to send me endless Spam emails.
• Uploaded photos of my receipt and eight different UPC codes.
• Manually typed in my eye doctor’s contact information and those eight UPC codes.
👏🏻PLEASE 👏🏻 CLAP👏🏻.
• Created an account so they have my ‘consent’ to send me endless Spam emails.
• Uploaded photos of my receipt and eight different UPC codes.
• Manually typed in my eye doctor’s contact information and those eight UPC codes.
👏🏻PLEASE 👏🏻 CLAP👏🏻.
I don’t…this is just a terrible idea.
December 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I don’t…this is just a terrible idea.
I’m glad we’re getting more seasonable weather. 60° in November was weird
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’m glad we’re getting more seasonable weather. 60° in November was weird
My favorite kind of butcher shop, tbh.
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My favorite kind of butcher shop, tbh.
My Top Five Movie Genres:
- Breathless in a Sumptuous Costume
- Scary But Not Violent
- Acting With a Capital A
- Leading Man Whom I Pretend Isn’t the Reason I’m Watching
- Spectacle
- Breathless in a Sumptuous Costume
- Scary But Not Violent
- Acting With a Capital A
- Leading Man Whom I Pretend Isn’t the Reason I’m Watching
- Spectacle
My Top Five movie genres:
- Books
- Ones I didn’t see, but I read the book it’s based on
- Richard Linklater’s oeuvre
- Winona Ryder
- Grease 2
- Books
- Ones I didn’t see, but I read the book it’s based on
- Richard Linklater’s oeuvre
- Winona Ryder
- Grease 2
My top five movie genres:
- nothing happens, extremely realistically
- city's beggars and street people organize to track down a serial killer of children, who is portrayed sympathetically
- four members of a pop band take an animated ride on an amber submersible
- two reporters report
- a train
- nothing happens, extremely realistically
- city's beggars and street people organize to track down a serial killer of children, who is portrayed sympathetically
- four members of a pop band take an animated ride on an amber submersible
- two reporters report
- a train
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My Top Five Movie Genres:
- Breathless in a Sumptuous Costume
- Scary But Not Violent
- Acting With a Capital A
- Leading Man Whom I Pretend Isn’t the Reason I’m Watching
- Spectacle
- Breathless in a Sumptuous Costume
- Scary But Not Violent
- Acting With a Capital A
- Leading Man Whom I Pretend Isn’t the Reason I’m Watching
- Spectacle
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rakes, unlike leaf blowers, make no noise.
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but rakes, unlike leaf blowers, make no noise.
@meghanmccarron.bsky.social I just read your piece on SNAP in the Times and learned a lot. Thank you for writing it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM
@meghanmccarron.bsky.social I just read your piece on SNAP in the Times and learned a lot. Thank you for writing it.
Trend I Dislike™: A charge for buying a physical giftcards.
I dislike it, I say!
I dislike it, I say!
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Trend I Dislike™: A charge for buying a physical giftcards.
I dislike it, I say!
I dislike it, I say!
Think what you will of him. His posing game is strong.
Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis has won a third term in office. Voters selected the relatively moderate Democrat over a democratic socialist rival who proposed raising taxes on the rich to build more affordable housing, imposing rent increase caps and raising the minimum wage.
Jacob Frey Wins Third Term as Minneapolis Mayor
The race for Minneapolis mayor tested the appeal of democratic socialist policies, drawing comparisons to Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid in New York City.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Think what you will of him. His posing game is strong.
Happy End of People Knocking on Your Door Day to all who celebrate!
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy End of People Knocking on Your Door Day to all who celebrate!
Can’t see the haters when I’ve got my love glasses on.
November 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Can’t see the haters when I’ve got my love glasses on.
Reposted by Will Ashenmacher
Starting to worry about all of the plastic I've been eating.
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Starting to worry about all of the plastic I've been eating.
It’s okay to be scared.
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s okay to be scared.
Did I read the July email saying the City of Minneapolis was moving to a new utility billing system and I’d have to re-authorize auto-pay? No, I did not.
Did I accidentally fall five months behind on my utility bill as a result? Yes, I did.
Did I accidentally fall five months behind on my utility bill as a result? Yes, I did.
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Did I read the July email saying the City of Minneapolis was moving to a new utility billing system and I’d have to re-authorize auto-pay? No, I did not.
Did I accidentally fall five months behind on my utility bill as a result? Yes, I did.
Did I accidentally fall five months behind on my utility bill as a result? Yes, I did.
Roasting sweet potato + chickpeas + cauliflower + cumin + za’atar.
Also, look how psychedelic one of the sweet potatoes was.
Also, look how psychedelic one of the sweet potatoes was.
October 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Roasting sweet potato + chickpeas + cauliflower + cumin + za’atar.
Also, look how psychedelic one of the sweet potatoes was.
Also, look how psychedelic one of the sweet potatoes was.
I would like some confirmation that this is indeed Minnesota’s largest candy store.
October 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I would like some confirmation that this is indeed Minnesota’s largest candy store.
Reposted by Will Ashenmacher
Fruited Plain would be a great name for a gay bar in Omaha
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fruited Plain would be a great name for a gay bar in Omaha
My dad wants to make this obscenely complicated Æbelkringle. Let’s see how this goes. (Photo from the cookbook)
October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My dad wants to make this obscenely complicated Æbelkringle. Let’s see how this goes. (Photo from the cookbook)
I spared you the ground beef, but I’m making lasagna today.
October 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I spared you the ground beef, but I’m making lasagna today.
This looks good, but I’ve never heard of it.
Lush and creamy, éclair cake is a dessert popular in the Midwest and beyond that’s perfect for any gathering, celebration or potluck. nyti.ms/4oEg8pR
October 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This looks good, but I’ve never heard of it.
I won’t tell you what kind of dog it was that broke out of its fence and attacked Kitsu.
You can probably guess.
You can probably guess.
October 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I won’t tell you what kind of dog it was that broke out of its fence and attacked Kitsu.
You can probably guess.
You can probably guess.