mPaulWalters

mPaulWalters

@mpaulwalters.bsky.social

Computer support guy in Northern VA, US, trying to make his way in this weird world of ours. Baffled as to how I survived this long. Eclectic tastes. https://www.threads.net/@mpaulwalters

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I realized a few years ago that anyone can create a day. Pick a day, promote it, see what happens, repeat next year. My push began early January, pushing for a "Use Your Gift Cards" day on a Saturday in February. Pushed for six weeks on Facebook. My parents used some gift cards, so it was a win.

I made three Spotify playlists of less scary Halloween music. Ten hours. No Monster Mash, no Thriller. πŸŽƒπŸ‘» 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/eszrhlr π‘¨π’…π’…π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/FUsTFYg 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/0zw1r99

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Muppets, Mattel, doo-wop, jazz, soul, emo, big band, and rock, plus covers galore. I don't think anything is AI-created. While 𝘐 think these songs are less scary, they aren't for youngsters. There are occasional offensive words and double entendres.

I made three Spotify playlists of less scary Halloween music. Ten hours. No Monster Mash, no Thriller. πŸŽƒπŸ‘» 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/eszrhlr π‘¨π’…π’…π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/FUsTFYg 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒔 π‘Ίπ’„π’‚π’“π’š 𝑻𝒖𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π‘―π’‚π’π’π’π’˜π’†π’†π’ open.spotify.com/s/0zw1r99

I make music playlists for holidays and events, just for fun. Before streaming I mostly focused on Christmas and used music from my CDs. Over the last few years I switched to Spotify and expanded my song selection. The result is ten+ hours of Halloweenish music that's "less scary."

I had a frustrating day at work. My Windows 11 laptop decided that my mouse pointer is 10 pixels or so down and to the right from its actual point. Effectively, when I click, Windows thinks the middle of my pointer is where I want to be. That made using Excel a nightmare. I tried fixing it. 1/2

A few different ways. Updated video driver, changed pointer shape, altered pointer settings, performed a regedit on pointer values, changed multimonitor settings, rebooted often. In the end, it is better than it was when it was 40 pixels off. Not good enough, though, and using it was tough. 2/2

Crazy to read this as my oldest turns 29 this week. Seems like yesterday that we were watching this show. I have an memory attic full of shows I watched with my children. At the time, I thought it was forever, now it's forever ago.

ToonHive@toonhive.bsky.social

28 years ago today, β€˜Rolie Polie Olie’ premiered on Disney Channel as part of Playhouse Disney.

Taking a dialect test. This one is 𝐻𝐴𝑅𝐷. I've certainly heard all of them and, in my life, used many. I know the proper answer is "you", my time in Pittsburgh says "yins(z)" is right, and my fiance is a "y'all" girl. I'm plain stuck.

I always enjoy reading @toddalcott.bsky.social 's analysis and thoughts on films. This one is spoiler free. At least I think so; I'm seeing the film tonight. My first Looney Tunes since Back in Action.

Todd Alcott@toddalcott.bsky.social

I was pretty blown away by Coyote vs Acme. It is both very, very funny and surprisingly affecting. There are many wonderful comic performances in the movie, but none more impressive than the Coyote's itself.

I thought Coyote vs Acme was very enjoyable. The film calls back to early Looney Tunes shorts, using older characters, while also being modern. Creates a Roger Rabbit-like world with toons and humans living together. Great story and I didn't catch any winks to the audience. Fun!

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Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you!

Frustrating time trying to purchase tickets on my phone. Didn't want to load their app, so know I'm squinting and scrolling to find hydrants. Failed, BTW, but passed the "Find the busses" test that followed.

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Poor response from Will here in my opinion. I’ve met Katherine and even if I don’t always agree with her views I do agree the language MJF has used on his partner at times has been distasteful even if she if not bothered with it, Others may see it as being normalised by Max. #AEW

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This is why I don’t take AEW for granted. It’s why I think a lot of criticism towards them is also done in bad faith. I remember multiple times Wade Keller saying wrestlers should act like outlaws and that WWE emasculated their roster, Now they’re outlaws in AEW and he’s just clutches his pearls.

I caught this match (and the whole show) a few months ago. What joy it brought me, playing on wrestling tropes, goofy moments, and silly stunts. Hangman on a horse, then in a bar for a bar fight. A pool fight where someone can't swim. A large bell. All in a stadium so the action was spread out.

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McDonald's reaching out, interested in self care. FWIW, there was one deal: FREE Medium Fries with purchase of any size Soft Drink, Sweet Tea, or Unsweetened Tea* *Valid 1x/day thru 5/31/2026 at participating McDonald's. McDonald's app download and registration required. Must opt in to Rewards. 🍟

I should charge rent for the space this video takes up in my mind.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

happy 9th anniversary to the day we watched Zendaya fall madly in love with Tom Holland in real-time

Maybe, although maybe he's afraid of the death of others.

Alex Blechman@alexblechman.bsky.social

It’s inaccurate to say Mario is brave and Luigi is cowardly Luigi is afraid of death, so he runs away from danger. Mario is afraid of living, so he runs towards death. Both brothers are cowards in their own way

My youngest and I came across this capsule advert at the mall. Can't say that I ever envisioned Tom & Jerry as food, much less Yummy Food. πŸ€·πŸ½β€β™‚οΈ I love running into unexpected stuff like this.

Apropos of nothing, was watching @aewontv.bsky.social Double or Nothing '20. Stadium Stampede Match: Elite (Omega, Bucks, Hangman, & Matt Hardy) v. Inner Circle (Jericho, Guevara, Santana, Ortiz, & Hager). Toyed with wrestling tropes, their characters, and so on. Loved seeing the different spin.

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IMO, there's room for a lot of play in the medium and this space isn't new. Read a review of a WWF show at MSG with a match featuring Nasty Boys and The Mountie v. The Bushwhackers and.... Bret Hart. Comedy match with Bret Hart! Some things succeed, others fail. I'm all for "trying new things".

This is insane to me. After seeing Ospreay step away last year, I was ready for a long wait while he healed. Given his style, Ospreay deserved some time to get better. This return is amazingly quick and I wish him well.

Tony Khan (bot)@tonykhanbot.bsky.social

Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite 8/7c, on TBS + HBO Max TOMORROW NIGHT, 3/18 @WillOspreay vs @_BlakeChristian After captivating the wrestling world returning at #AEWRevolution Sunday night and targeting @JonMoxley , Will Ospreay will return to the ring vs Blake Christian TOMORROW!