Barb
@burgbarbl.bsky.social
Fan of the Baltimore Orioles, theater, reading, history
At a work mtg that went into generations, a Zoomer got VERY VERY upset when someone said “Xennial” and was like “No, that’s for Z/Millennial cusp!” and there was a LOT of googling. I don’t know that she accepts that one is Xennial and one is Zillennial. This lives rent free in my head.
generational discourse can be solved once and for all by distinguishing between "remembers no computers", "remembers no personal computers", and "remembers no cell phones". everything before that fought in wars. everything after that is, best case scenario, inventing the borg
we really do exist.
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
At a work mtg that went into generations, a Zoomer got VERY VERY upset when someone said “Xennial” and was like “No, that’s for Z/Millennial cusp!” and there was a LOT of googling. I don’t know that she accepts that one is Xennial and one is Zillennial. This lives rent free in my head.
I had some thoughts on The Man on the Inside and The Thursday Night Murder Club and reflections on retirement communities in general
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Living the retired life
Capers in fabulous retirement communities seem to be having a moment, between Netflix's A Man on the Inside and The Thursday Murder Club ...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I had some thoughts on The Man on the Inside and The Thursday Night Murder Club and reflections on retirement communities in general
popcultureobsession.blogspot.com/2025/11/livi...
popcultureobsession.blogspot.com/2025/11/livi...
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FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
October 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
FDR Memorial, Washington DC.
-RIP East Wing-
-RIP East Wing-
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The people who decided season-ending ties should be decided based on a hierarchy of tiebreakers rather than in an actual ballgame do not like baseball.
Some of my best baseball memories involve Game 163, watching two teams who 6 months haven’t separated play just 9 more innings for everything.
Some of my best baseball memories involve Game 163, watching two teams who 6 months haven’t separated play just 9 more innings for everything.
September 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The people who decided season-ending ties should be decided based on a hierarchy of tiebreakers rather than in an actual ballgame do not like baseball.
Some of my best baseball memories involve Game 163, watching two teams who 6 months haven’t separated play just 9 more innings for everything.
Some of my best baseball memories involve Game 163, watching two teams who 6 months haven’t separated play just 9 more innings for everything.
Excited to get the take from all the Trumpsters who parroted the “He stops wars!” line
Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War
Trump signs executive order rebranding Pentagon as Department of War
Order directs Pete Hegseth to seek congressional approval for permanent change from Department of Defense
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.
The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an administration official said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Excited to get the take from all the Trumpsters who parroted the “He stops wars!” line
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As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
Rick Steves Classroom Europe
Rick Steves Classroom Europe® is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.
classroom.ricksteves.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
Everything about this is /chef's kiss/ perfection 🐮
Low key my favorite part was ending it with "he's gonna hoof it into second with a double"
July 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Everything about this is /chef's kiss/ perfection 🐮
Disgusting. Multiple times a week I see cars line up for hours for food they need. This shouldn’t be allowed to happen
The Trump administration has promised to distribute food aid before it spoils. But 500 tons of emergency food in a U.S. warehouse are about to expire and are slated for the incinerator, @hana-kiros.bsky.social reports.
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
bit.ly
July 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Disgusting. Multiple times a week I see cars line up for hours for food they need. This shouldn’t be allowed to happen
Thank God--Pat McAfee gone, Kevin Brown back #HomeRunDerby
July 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Thank God--Pat McAfee gone, Kevin Brown back #HomeRunDerby
Pat McAfee can't get off my screen soon enough. #HomeRunDerby
July 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Pat McAfee can't get off my screen soon enough. #HomeRunDerby
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rooting for the 2025 baltimore orioles
June 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
rooting for the 2025 baltimore orioles
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Related: When people learn about some story from history that’s particularly moving and/or powerful and people say they’ve should’ve learned it in school. I don’t totally disagree but you only have so much time.
My pet peeve is "high school should have X" posts when most high schools already have X. "They should teach how the government works in high school." They did, Chris. It was 12th grade social studies. It was called "Economics and Government". You were in my class. You were always drawing.
June 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Related: When people learn about some story from history that’s particularly moving and/or powerful and people say they’ve should’ve learned it in school. I don’t totally disagree but you only have so much time.
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If you’re recreating at parks this weekend and through out the summer, you’ll likely run into one of these signs. They are part of out the Park Service is complying with EO 14253, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”
June 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
If you’re recreating at parks this weekend and through out the summer, you’ll likely run into one of these signs. They are part of out the Park Service is complying with EO 14253, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”
Not OK with this win for NS. #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Not OK with this win for NS. #TonyAwards
I mean, Operation Mincemeat WAS a movie #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I mean, Operation Mincemeat WAS a movie #TonyAwards
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I love that like once a decade we make a titan of the stage perform “Rose’s Turn” completely devoid of context. A beautiful tradition. #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I love that like once a decade we make a titan of the stage perform “Rose’s Turn” completely devoid of context. A beautiful tradition. #TonyAwards
ALL OF MY HAMILTON LOVE JUST CAME FLOODING BACK AM DYING #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
ALL OF MY HAMILTON LOVE JUST CAME FLOODING BACK AM DYING #TonyAwards
Also, was lucky enough to see Leslie Odom Jr. as Burr--folks, get your tickets for when he's in it this fall! #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Also, was lucky enough to see Leslie Odom Jr. as Burr--folks, get your tickets for when he's in it this fall! #TonyAwards
Wonder if Lin was stressing over doing "My Shot" again #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Wonder if Lin was stressing over doing "My Shot" again #TonyAwards
Yeah, still no interest in this production of Sunset Blvd. (LOVED the Stephanie J. Block version at the Kennedy Center /sniff/) #TonyAwards
June 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Yeah, still no interest in this production of Sunset Blvd. (LOVED the Stephanie J. Block version at the Kennedy Center /sniff/) #TonyAwards