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EIGHT two-out runs in the 5th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers - with two World Series games in hand already - are leading the Rays 10 - 0 AT Tampa Bay! This game has been wild.

For people who remember watching The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson...and for those who don't. youtube.com/shorts/s6QN9...

*cries*

B and I are at a Flashback Cinema viewing of Clue (which...I've never actually seen!) Phone powering down...

My, my...WH Press Secretary Katie Zacharia (and imaginary attorney-at-law) is gone, after only 5 days.

Hey NY, Chicago here. I made you some graphics cause we're all on the same team. Fuck ICE.

I just realized "the top of the hour" means absolutely nothing to kids (and young-ish adults) who grew up with digital only clocks/watches/phones.

Re: shopping I used to take my groceries to the self check out line, but now I never do, even if the register lines are long, because...there's no discount for me doing what should be a paid job and because the more people who skip the regular lines, the more the cashiers are let go.

Aaaaand....the Yankees advance to the next round!! ⚾️ (Condolences to my Red Sox fan friends)

I wish this scumbag would stop using my tax money to spread lies about the people who actually care about this country, i.e., people who don't want to just feed at the trough of hard-working Americans like the Republicans have been doing for decades.

I mean, I feel a little guilty about being so pleased Kyle Schwarber just grounded out in his final regular season game, but it means PCA remains tied for first place with Schwarber in home runs this season. (45 each)

No idea why the Yankees & Orioles thought they were going to get a final reg season game in today. The NYC rain forecast is 90+% through sunrise tomorrow. In the end, the cancellation doesn't matter since the Orioles are out of the playoffs & the Yankees have the #1 wild card slot, but still... 🙁

Oh no...THREE of my four picks from yesterday were knocked out of contention in the Fat Bear Week Voting. It looks like my only hope is 89 Backpack!

16 bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve, fattened up for their long hibernation. Paired matches all week long. Vote for the bear you think is the fattest or the one with the best backstory. Or just vote on vibes alone in each match up. Each day's voting is 12pm to 9pm ET #FatBearWeek

How would you describe your social media reach? (...I reach a diverse group of followers. :D)

Accomplishments * Put dishes away * Answered 4 student emails * Got this years flu shot & covid booster Currently * grocery shopping Still to do. * pick up election yard signs * marinade chicken *watch latest Strange New Worlds Later * Friends of the Library book sale. My life...so exciting!

R.I.P. Peter Max.

🐦‍⬛- 💪 I think PCA should look into putting these emojis on the back of his uniform. #PeteCrowArmstrong #Cubs #MLB #Baseball

A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has just died from measles. There is no controversy. She needlessly died from a disease that is preventable with a vaccine. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks measles isn’t that bad. Nobody should die of measles in the United States.

The Astros are not helping push the Rays out of the number one spot in the American League East. It's the 5th inning, and the Rays are already leading 11 - 0.

Late night talk shows have hosted 100s of candidates for office, from every party. But after pressure from You Know Who (the one who isn't Voldemort), the FCC said @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social couldn't air an interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social It's airing on YouTube instead. Please watch.

Wow, they're dicks. What a pity. (and at the very least, they clearly don't even know the difference between sex and gender)

I listened to the 9/11 Howard Stern show more than once (they were on live that day), and Trump was on the phone with them - in his office in Trump Tower, as he said during the interview. Not down by the WTC, being pulled out of the rubble.

Just took a look at a colleague's syllabus, and...they're requiring their students to buy Strunk and White? I mean, maybe if they were teaching a journalism class in 1963. 😂

If there really were Green Lanterns, a half dozen of them would already have been sent to earth to remove the Orange Agent of Chaos and his sycophantic followers

Folks who went to elementary school from 1960 through the early '70s and read books written in English during your childhood, what kids' books do you remember liking. I read adult books early, but also loved... Harriet the Spy Island of the Blue Dolphins King of the Wind Everything by Edward Eager

Here's what I've learned from reading wild stories about big wedding planning on reddit... When you make arrangements with vendors, include a password, because the odds of some relative or ex or "friend" trying to cancel the venue, change the dress order, etc is alarmingly high. People are weird.

Just downloaded my old friend @mapquest.com to replace google maps because mapquest knows the names of lakes and gulfs. (apparently they've had 1.5 million new downloads recently...and people are actually using it. :D)

RIP, Gloria Steinem, the feminist voice of my childhood (...although thankfully her understanding of trans folk had evolved over the years)

Turn away from the computer screen, Red Sox fans... Man...that was a fun 8th inning! The Yankees added 9 runs, and it's currently 16 - 1 at the top of the 9th.

I give my college students an easy 10-question syllabus quiz after a few days of the term I tell them that they can have the syllabus open in a 2nd tab (this is written on the quiz, too) & I teach them how to do document searches. One student received 0.5 points out of 10. How's that possible?

Okay, so the Yankees won last night, but then got shut out by the Red Sox this afternoon. However, my National League team - the Cubs - beat the Reds 17-5, so the household is happy. And my boy PCA? As the image shows, he went 4 for 6, with 3 (!) home-runs, 6 RBIs and 4 runs. #MVPete

About to see Coyote vs Acme!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f71...

Okay, yahoo news has stopped trying. :)

Lake America... Lord, that man is a contemptible ignoramus.

TIL that Lincoln Logs were created by John Lloyd Wright (the son of Frank Lloyd Wright) who'd learned about interlocking log beams when he was sent to earthquake-prone Tokyo by his father to work on a building project. And then he was fired by his dad and made a toy based on his new knowledge.

Hmm. I've never seen an "upstream timeout" message on @bsky.app before.

Again, I'm sad... R.I.P. Tim Curry.

To honor Dolly, the Empire State Building lit up pink tonight...at 9:25 pm. "9 to 5"

What a loss to the world. :( R.I.P. Dolly...may your memory be a blessing www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

I decided - spontaneously - to make aloo palak (spinach & potaties) but to add lentils. I also had no turmeric (subbed a curry powder with turmeric as the first ingredient) AND had no garam masala, so I [mostly] made my own. Okay, what I'm saying is I only kind of made aloo palak. :)

Do you like enamel pins? Do you like cute mushrooms & herbs (& veggies)? I just backed "Smol, Little, Tiny Farmers Market" on Backerkit. It's ending in 2-3 days and it's very close to unlocking the last goal, which adds a bunch of veggies. Pledges start at....$8? www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

This is wonderful - if you need cheering up then this is a real tonic. ordinaryabundance.com

There are perennial conversations about whether it's common to take #shoes off when you come in the house, so let me ask you: * Where do you live? * Do you take your shoes off (and why or why not?) My answer: small Midwestern city (surrounded by farms) Nope, largely because of balance issues.

Name your favorite mondegreen or misheard lyric: If I'd known the title of Boston's "Peace of Mind," I wouldn't have sung the chorus incorrectly for 50 years I understand about indecision But I don't care if I get behind People living in competition All I want is to have my piece of the pie