Ross MacLochness

[scene opens in Dave Krieg’s house] “Hey, Steve. Get a look at these uniforms!” [Largent enters. Wipes tear from his eye.] [fade to black]

17. Camera Man Dana Stevens Gotta admit: had to move on from this one. Turns out I had more interest in the person of Buster Keaton and his films than in the nascent movie industry that grew up with him. #26426

Ross MacLochness@maclochness.bsky.social

16. The Demon of Unrest Erik Larson A better turn from Larson. Very human and (sadly) relatable. Wish I had read this before a trip to Charleston a few years ago. #26426

I've been using ChatGPT and Claude to try and get a better handle on a data-heavy endeavor. If I were asking each what time it is, they would say... Claude: it's 8:24 ChatGPT: here's how to build a watch...

Skattebooooooooo!

Wichita State balling with the boys.

Pregame Empire@pregameempire.bsky.social

these are all allegedly real schools that will play against D1 programs in the first few weeks of the basketball season

See, Purdue. You can fire a DC after only 4 games.

Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com

NEWS: Illinois defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck is out after four games. Illinois is 100th in scoring defense after a 42-19 loss to Ohio State.

September 24, 1996 Weezer released their final, and many say finest, album. Happy 30th birthday, Pinkerton.

21 Sept

Oh Colts

16 Sept

16. Handicapping for Bettor or Worse John Lindley Lindley is a personable, knowledgeable horseman who loves the game. Despite the age of the book, still a great holistic resource. #26426

Ross MacLochness@maclochness.bsky.social

15. The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln. Antony Gross Wonderful anthology of short stores and recollections. Best through line: Lincoln’s amazing politeness at dismissing people who forced their way into his attention. #26426

14 Sept

Bury the lede much? Why were Cornwall and Gibraltar not invited?

OSINTRadar@osintradar.bsky.social

🇬🇧 According to The Telegraph, the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland will discuss the possibility of leaving the United Kingdom tomorrow.

9 Sept

They got me with Valkman.

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7 Sept

That explains my Philly chimp asking for a drink of “wooder.”

fox59.bsky.social@fox59.bsky.social

Do chimpanzees really have accents? A new study suggests that chimps from different parts of Africa develop distinct dialects.https://fox59.com/news/national-world/baby-chimps-develop-regional-accents-new-study-finds/

4 Sept

Fire John Shoop! #Purdue

30 Aug

Bowling Green, Kentucky loves an enormous flag. They’re everywhere.

29 Aug

Could someone convert these distances into Amtrak/Greyhound, please?

LuUuUuke Knox 👻@lukeknox.me

Sacramento State’s MAC debut is tonight! Distance to each MAC school: • UMass: 2,947 miles • Buffalo: 2,574 • Ohio: 2,421 • Kent State: 2,401 • Akron: 2,399 • Central Mich: 2,292 • Bowling Green: 2,286 • Eastern Mich: 2,283 • Toledo: 2,271 • Miami: 2,263 • Ball State: 2,222 • Western Mich: 2,177

27 Aug

You cnut be serious.

Missing The Point@missingthept.bsky.social

President Trump issues an executive order commanding the waves to stop.

26 Aug

Ross MacLochness@maclochness.bsky.social

Don’t dream it. Be it.

26 Aug

Don’t dream it. Be it.

25 Aug

Dolly Parton was an ambassador for love and kindness. God bless her, her family, and her fans.

21 Aug

16. The Demon of Unrest Erik Larson A better turn from Larson. Very human and (sadly) relatable. Wish I had read this before a trip to Charleston a few years ago. #26426

Ross MacLochness@maclochness.bsky.social

nbcnews.toU.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and BidenGlobal U.S. creditors may already be growing wary of the U.S. government’s debt levels and the perceived lack of a push to address it.

19 Aug

We did it! U-S-A! I-O-U!

NBC News@nbcnews.com

BREAKING: U.S. debt crosses $40 trillion threshold for the first time, doubling in less than a decade after borrowing by Trump and Biden.

bit.lyFrank Beard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer of boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77Frank Beard, the drummer for ZZ Top, has died at 77. He passed away Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family by his side.

18 Aug

Frank Beard has far outdone Ethan Hawke and Alanis Morissette in teaching us what actually is ironic.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: Frank Beard, the drummer for the Texas boogie-rock trio ZZ Top, dies at 77.

12 Aug

This must be why Dick Butkus and Bubba Smith were at the grand opening of the Toys R Us my uncle worked at in Indianapolis. HALF NELSON cornering the Midwest kid market.

Ken Plume@kenplume.bsky.social

HALF NELSON was a 1985 Joe Pesci TV series that was cancelled after 9 episodes, but its intro seems to last forever via an escalating cavalcade of absurd cast reveals, underscored by a theme song that feels like a gag gift when you can't license "I Love L.A."...

6 Aug

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? A winning lottery ticket worth $1.

🎃EM-SCREAM-KAYVEE 🔪@youremceekayvee.bsky.social

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? batteries

6 Aug

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? At least 3 rubber bands because the first two will snap from dry rot.

Rob@emoshampoo.bsky.social

For a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? Several loose paper clips

nyti.msThis A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in NatureScientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

6 Aug

And to think I saved for retirement. What a dope.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Scientists have used A.I. to create new viruses for the first time, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens.

5 Aug

Typical tax and spend liberalism of pinko bastion…Beech Grove?

WRTV News@wrtv.bsky.social

Under the tax, Beech Grove residents will have to pay a $25 tax for passenger vehicles and $40 for commercial vehicles starting in 2027. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/dz3h68bs

4 Aug

Can this tree be saved by removing the dead limbs at the bottom? Or is it a goner? #gardening #gardeningadvice #trees

ncgaa.org2026 National Tournament | NCGAANCGAA National tournament for college hurling and gaelic football for USA, Canada, and Mexico.

3 Aug

Boilers!

Dr Bob McNabb@iamdonovan.bsky.social

looks like Purdue won the NCGAA hurling (again), and Navy/Penn State won the NCGAA Gaelic Football title: www.ncgaa.org/national-2026

3 Aug

Hello, 911. I need to report a murder.

nbcnews.toOscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crashHansard played a member of a Dublin soul band in 1991 movie “The Commitments” and won an Oscar in 2007 for the song “Falling Slowly” from the film “Once.”

29 July

So lucky to have seen him in person. An amazing voice. May eternal light shine upon him.

NBC News@nbcnews.com

Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56, his management company says.

27 July

“Settle down, dude. We had fun.” “Yeah, but…a Jimothy tattoo?”

24 July

Hate mosquitoes? Thermacell. We have reclaimed the outdoors.

nyti.msEnd of the Line for Penn Station? A Trump Official Calls for a New Name.Sean P. Duffy, the transportation secretary, said renaming the New York transportation hub was an administration priority. But he hasn’t offered any options.

24 July

I think New Yorkers would welcome Robert E. Lee Station before the proposed alternative.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Renaming Penn Station is a priority of the Trump administration, according to a letter from Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, to the leaders of three Senate committees.

theguardian.com‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbitBillionaire in interview with the Economist admits he was too consumed by politics and shares predictions about AI Elon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by politics during his volatile alliance with Donald Trump and his brief appointment as the president’s financial axman, running the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). The world’s richest person, and briefly its first trillionaire after his SpaceX company floated on the US stock exchange in June, made the confession in a wide-ranging interview with the Economist published on Thursday. He shared his positions on subjects from foreign wars to AI, and made a number of eye-opening predictions for the future. Continue reading...

23 July

Summing up ruining lives in the US while contributing to thousands of deaths in Africa with, “I got carried away.”

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit

20 July

The explosive diarrhea has spread to trucks.

WISH-TV @wishtv.com

The interstate just north of Greenfield turned a little greener Monday morning after a semi hauling produce crashed, sending leafy greens flying. DETAILS: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4ue59k76

18 July

The nickname of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY: the Thoroughbreds. Pure gold.

Came up with a joke about Aeolus, but it blows.

brendan mordheim@brendanmcleod.dev

I came up with a joke about Polyphemus, but I no longer see the point.

Here’s to you, dude. Set up with two monitors…on the diner counter at Baltimore Airport.

Stop wearing your backpack onto the plane, unless you’re seasoned at apologizing for decapitating ferries passengers already in their seats when you turn into yours. Carry it on your chest or in your hands.

*fellow

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@mooney039.bsky.social

the odyssey, famous for its trojan success,