John Linen

The Avengers meet famous architects. "I.M. Pei." "I am Steve Rogers."

Aw. We should all jump to conclusions in his honor. ew.com/richard-rieh...

The irony of CPAP: it helps you get better sleep but makes it impossible to fall asleep in the first place.

Two hills I won't die on but might accept being badly wounded on: Community notes aren't for commentary or snarky remarks Alt text isn't for jokes and needs to describe the contents of the image. "A screen shot" or "A newspaper cartoon" aren't useful.

I'm going to invite Ms. Amos, Mr. Belleci, and Ms. Spelling over to my place. I need to take inventory.

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I bought a huge bag of chicharrones, a huge bag of tortilla chips, some queso fresco and some salsa verde. Now I need to figure out how to make something resembling actual meals out of those and the contents of my fridge instead of just snacking on them for several days.

I poured liquid over absorbent material. Let that sink in.

Today is the date on which Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set.

Hey, Netflix, while I know your recommendations are based on all the things I've watched, suggesting The Ed Gein Story and Scream after I've finished The Bombing of Pan Am 103 is not in great taste.

Oh, my hungry one, my hungry one Do you want to order some Thai, Sharona?

The existence of Simi Valley implies the existence of Feelmi, Touchmi, and Healmi Valleys.

We are governed by Joe Isuzu minus the charm.

"I see, dead people." -Cole Sear acknowledging that the ghosts have a valid point

Since there's so much talk about President Taft today, I thought I'd dig up a little bit I did a very long time ago.

"We know a remote farm in Lincolnshire where Mrs. Buckley lives. Every July, peas grow there."

It's giving, "What if Scientology but designed by junior high mean girls?"

I feel superior to others because while they may have confirmation bias, I have confirmation radial.

This won’t fit on bluesky, so you get it in screenshots.

Threads is a party where most of the people are jerks, but some of them are willing to talk to you. Bluesky is a party where most of the people are smart and progressive, but there's no way they'd have a conversation with you.

I'm about to try making a version of a square (Sicilian or grandma) style pizza. I hope it goes well, though at worst... it'll still be pizza.

"Hello, this is Durbin Stanton, reporting from the Horse Legislature, where the passage of the latest bill has been stymied by a unanimous vote of 'nay.'"

Is there such a thing as emotional auto-sadomasochism?

Feh. Feh, feh, feh.

It's a chilly afternoon in suburban Los Angeles but I'm not complaining because in a couple of months I'll be longing for these temperatures.

Today should not be Star Wars Day. Today should be a remembrance of the shootings at Kent State and Jackson State.

It'd be wonderful if I could switch the relaxed, inquisitive feeling I get at bedtime with the sleepy, dreamy feeling I have when it's time to get up.

Think it's time to trim my hair. I looked in the mirror this morning and saw Uncle Leo from Seinfeld.

I decided to power wash some wooden skids. It was a real pallet cleanser.

I use flabbergasted skewers to make sheesh kabobs.

Has there ever been as much of a gap between the actual usability of a technology and the hype around its capabilities as there is with A.I.?

I woke up to find a baby sheep sleeping next to me. It was bedlam.

My taxes are going to be very simple, one advantage of being unemployed, but a local politician is offering a tax help session with tacos and pupusas, and...

The Artemis II mission and its passing through the Van Allen radiation belts makes me think of an old science book illustration of the belts that reminded me of two big pieces of ring bologna.

In 30 years of using modern computers, I don't think I've ever double-clicked on text and had it select exactly what I wanted.

I hate that we've had humans fly by the moon for the first time in 50+ years, seeing perspectives that we've never seen before, and yet the unprecedented views are mixed in with A.I. slop because some other humans can't be satisfied with the simple beauty of reality.

I would hate House arrest. Some sarcastic doctor walking around and making fun of me all the time?

I just told a friend that I studied high school in Spanish, if you want to know how my day is going.

These are the same people who kept mockingly bringing up "participation trophies," and yet...

I will always struggle in my search for the perfect barbecue potato chip, but the Trader Joe's ketchup flavored potato chips are so good that I may just accept that my search is over.

It may be factual, it may be cruel.

Feeling lousy today so I just made a smoked Dutch cheese and Parmesan grilled cheese with homemade Kewpie mayo thousand island dressing.

My Red Cross name tag says "I'm giving the gift of life." So I guess they should put up a sign that reads "All the gifts of life are held within our walls."

Dave Capisano I hardly know him

And now, my text impression of Ted Levine as Captain Stottlemeyer: "Murnk!"

If Arthur Conan Doyle had named his detective a more common name - at least from the perspective of modern USA residents - would that name have become a way to mock someone's lack of knowledge or awareness? Would we have said, "No shit, Shaun"?