@clgeiger.bsky.social
Tech Support maven, big huge Guster Fan, i love dogs and stuff. Refusing to call it Gulf of America because that screws up the lyrics to "Up On Cripple Creek," and I will die on that hill.
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
Jeff Landry: "I want to talk to people who want an opportunity to improve the quality of life in Greenland."
Dude. You're the Gov. of Louisiana. WHY NOT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE?
jfc I'm so over these people.
Jeff Landry: "I want to talk to people who want an opportunity to improve the quality of life in Greenland."
Dude. You're the Gov. of Louisiana. WHY NOT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE?
jfc I'm so over these people.
White House says military 'always an option' in Greenland
The White House said Tuesday that "U.S. military is always an option," even as a series of European leaders rejected President Trump's comments about seeking an American takeover of the Danish island.
www.npr.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:18 PM
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
Jeff Landry: "I want to talk to people who want an opportunity to improve the quality of life in Greenland."
Dude. You're the Gov. of Louisiana. WHY NOT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE?
jfc I'm so over these people.
Jeff Landry: "I want to talk to people who want an opportunity to improve the quality of life in Greenland."
Dude. You're the Gov. of Louisiana. WHY NOT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE?
jfc I'm so over these people.
Today's my son's 29th birthday. How'd that happen? When'd that happen?
I adore him, as many of you know. We're not in the same place together today but send him a big cheers and best wishes in your heart. I'm looking forward to seeing him Sunday. This is from last year.
I adore him, as many of you know. We're not in the same place together today but send him a big cheers and best wishes in your heart. I'm looking forward to seeing him Sunday. This is from last year.
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Today's my son's 29th birthday. How'd that happen? When'd that happen?
I adore him, as many of you know. We're not in the same place together today but send him a big cheers and best wishes in your heart. I'm looking forward to seeing him Sunday. This is from last year.
I adore him, as many of you know. We're not in the same place together today but send him a big cheers and best wishes in your heart. I'm looking forward to seeing him Sunday. This is from last year.
In the midst of all the Jan6 nonsense out there, I will be remiss if I do not tell you, dear reader, today is my good friend @amalkoff.bsky.social 's birthday. HBD, AM!
As a timeline cleanse, I point you to her etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/TinType...
Buy something. Bespoke, beautiful, perfect.
As a timeline cleanse, I point you to her etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/TinType...
Buy something. Bespoke, beautiful, perfect.
www.etsy.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In the midst of all the Jan6 nonsense out there, I will be remiss if I do not tell you, dear reader, today is my good friend @amalkoff.bsky.social 's birthday. HBD, AM!
As a timeline cleanse, I point you to her etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/TinType...
Buy something. Bespoke, beautiful, perfect.
As a timeline cleanse, I point you to her etsy shop. www.etsy.com/shop/TinType...
Buy something. Bespoke, beautiful, perfect.
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
read the article, realize that this is an attack on literally a handful of women qualified enough, strong enough, who already have made the "male standards" cut.... and they can DISMANTLE certain people with little or no effort.
This is shameful, but what else is new.
read the article, realize that this is an attack on literally a handful of women qualified enough, strong enough, who already have made the "male standards" cut.... and they can DISMANTLE certain people with little or no effort.
This is shameful, but what else is new.
Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions
The review, outlined in a Pentagon memo obtained by NPR, comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told admirals and generals in September that women must meet the "highest male standard."
www.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
www.npr.org/2026/01/06/n...
read the article, realize that this is an attack on literally a handful of women qualified enough, strong enough, who already have made the "male standards" cut.... and they can DISMANTLE certain people with little or no effort.
This is shameful, but what else is new.
read the article, realize that this is an attack on literally a handful of women qualified enough, strong enough, who already have made the "male standards" cut.... and they can DISMANTLE certain people with little or no effort.
This is shameful, but what else is new.
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Everyone needs to watch this 26 min. long video. this was not a day of beauty where the protestors came with "love in their hearts."
Remember this day forever. This is insurrection, and the fact all of this is being flushed from history and reality is wrong.
Everyone needs to watch this 26 min. long video. this was not a day of beauty where the protestors came with "love in their hearts."
Remember this day forever. This is insurrection, and the fact all of this is being flushed from history and reality is wrong.
2 police officers relive Jan. 6 through their own bodycam footage
D.C. police officers experienced some of the most intense violence during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. We sat down with two of them to rewatch their body camera footage from that da...
www.npr.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:18 PM
www.npr.org/sections/the...
Everyone needs to watch this 26 min. long video. this was not a day of beauty where the protestors came with "love in their hearts."
Remember this day forever. This is insurrection, and the fact all of this is being flushed from history and reality is wrong.
Everyone needs to watch this 26 min. long video. this was not a day of beauty where the protestors came with "love in their hearts."
Remember this day forever. This is insurrection, and the fact all of this is being flushed from history and reality is wrong.
Left Maryland at 8:30 am with Jess. Got to mom's and after Jess left to continue their ride home I came over the 99 forbearance, buffalo tenders over salad, and the steelers game.
Hoping for a Pittsburgh win, please please please.
Hoping for a Pittsburgh win, please please please.
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Left Maryland at 8:30 am with Jess. Got to mom's and after Jess left to continue their ride home I came over the 99 forbearance, buffalo tenders over salad, and the steelers game.
Hoping for a Pittsburgh win, please please please.
Hoping for a Pittsburgh win, please please please.
www.npr.org/2026/01/03/g...
for those not yet awake enough to be up to speed. We fucking just bombed a fucking country and captured their de facto leader. Because of course we did.
We're starting a fucking WAR WITH VENEZUELA, kids.
for those not yet awake enough to be up to speed. We fucking just bombed a fucking country and captured their de facto leader. Because of course we did.
We're starting a fucking WAR WITH VENEZUELA, kids.
U.S. hit Venezuela with 'large-scale strike,' captured Nicolás Maduro, Trump says
President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.
www.npr.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:25 PM
www.npr.org/2026/01/03/g...
for those not yet awake enough to be up to speed. We fucking just bombed a fucking country and captured their de facto leader. Because of course we did.
We're starting a fucking WAR WITH VENEZUELA, kids.
for those not yet awake enough to be up to speed. We fucking just bombed a fucking country and captured their de facto leader. Because of course we did.
We're starting a fucking WAR WITH VENEZUELA, kids.
Also, I'm just now catching up on what we've done overnight (doesn't every morning dawn a fresh and early delight of chaos and surprise) so... Since I've already gone on a fuck that guy journey: Fuck that other guy, the guy in charge, the people who are holding up our regime of terror.
January 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Also, I'm just now catching up on what we've done overnight (doesn't every morning dawn a fresh and early delight of chaos and surprise) so... Since I've already gone on a fuck that guy journey: Fuck that other guy, the guy in charge, the people who are holding up our regime of terror.
Typically, I read & enjoy McSweeney's for the sharp jokey critique of our modern world. Festive gourds, fonts that have personality & big opinions
Rarely does McSweeney's cut to the absolute goddamn truth in a non-humorist way. As the mom of a neurodivergent kid, I stand with Anaïs. Come with us.
Rarely does McSweeney's cut to the absolute goddamn truth in a non-humorist way. As the mom of a neurodivergent kid, I stand with Anaïs. Come with us.
"Autism doesn’t destroy families. Ignorance does." #McSweeneysTop25of2025
An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Who Thinks My Daughter Is a Tragedy
Our 11th most-read article of 2025. - - -Dear Mr. RFK Jr., (The “dear” is tradition. Don’t mistake it for affection.) You said autistic children a...
buff.ly
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Typically, I read & enjoy McSweeney's for the sharp jokey critique of our modern world. Festive gourds, fonts that have personality & big opinions
Rarely does McSweeney's cut to the absolute goddamn truth in a non-humorist way. As the mom of a neurodivergent kid, I stand with Anaïs. Come with us.
Rarely does McSweeney's cut to the absolute goddamn truth in a non-humorist way. As the mom of a neurodivergent kid, I stand with Anaïs. Come with us.
I call this "pooped pittie pups after a rousing time at the dog park."
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I call this "pooped pittie pups after a rousing time at the dog park."
Dukes mayo bowl
I get it. Mayo, it's the schtick.
But oh my lort if I see one more person shootin' mayo into their mouths, I'll barf. And I am not watching when the winning coach gets doused with thousands of gallons of mayo.
I'm out. Too bad because it's a fun game to watch.
I get it. Mayo, it's the schtick.
But oh my lort if I see one more person shootin' mayo into their mouths, I'll barf. And I am not watching when the winning coach gets doused with thousands of gallons of mayo.
I'm out. Too bad because it's a fun game to watch.
January 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dukes mayo bowl
I get it. Mayo, it's the schtick.
But oh my lort if I see one more person shootin' mayo into their mouths, I'll barf. And I am not watching when the winning coach gets doused with thousands of gallons of mayo.
I'm out. Too bad because it's a fun game to watch.
I get it. Mayo, it's the schtick.
But oh my lort if I see one more person shootin' mayo into their mouths, I'll barf. And I am not watching when the winning coach gets doused with thousands of gallons of mayo.
I'm out. Too bad because it's a fun game to watch.
My favorite rock star shares these wonderful suggestions for resolutions. Follow Brian's lead in 2026
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
My favorite rock star shares these wonderful suggestions for resolutions. Follow Brian's lead in 2026
Big vibe, big mood.
Happy new year, pals.
Happy new year, pals.
January 1, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Big vibe, big mood.
Happy new year, pals.
Happy new year, pals.
cue my yearly feeling of dread that on Monday I'll finally get the 900 replies to all the helpdesk tickets I've been waiting to hear back from people on, and my life will be flooded and overwhelmed again.
Enjoying today, and some peace before the storm.
Enjoying today, and some peace before the storm.
December 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
cue my yearly feeling of dread that on Monday I'll finally get the 900 replies to all the helpdesk tickets I've been waiting to hear back from people on, and my life will be flooded and overwhelmed again.
Enjoying today, and some peace before the storm.
Enjoying today, and some peace before the storm.
My periodic reminder: go watch Guster's Tiny Desk Concert.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QQ...
Note: the Donation Box to the right of the video. for me, your pal Chris, make a one time gift, 20 bucks? Can you swing that? Are these cool concerts worth it to your eyeballs, ear holes, your soul?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QQ...
Note: the Donation Box to the right of the video. for me, your pal Chris, make a one time gift, 20 bucks? Can you swing that? Are these cool concerts worth it to your eyeballs, ear holes, your soul?
Guster: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My periodic reminder: go watch Guster's Tiny Desk Concert.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QQ...
Note: the Donation Box to the right of the video. for me, your pal Chris, make a one time gift, 20 bucks? Can you swing that? Are these cool concerts worth it to your eyeballs, ear holes, your soul?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7QQ...
Note: the Donation Box to the right of the video. for me, your pal Chris, make a one time gift, 20 bucks? Can you swing that? Are these cool concerts worth it to your eyeballs, ear holes, your soul?
Looking back on the dumpster fire of 2025, in my top 10 moments, this is one of them. Guster pulled out one of the most touching, subtle protests one could think of at the KC.
My love for this band never dies.
May 2026 be more gustery, with lots of love and music, and allyship, no matter what.
My love for this band never dies.
May 2026 be more gustery, with lots of love and music, and allyship, no matter what.
As things at the Kennedy Center continue to devolve, I'm thinking of Guster's protest while performing there earlier this year as a bright spot for resistance.
EXCLUSIVE: After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest
Finn's run at the storied DC venue was axed after Trump took over.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 31, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Looking back on the dumpster fire of 2025, in my top 10 moments, this is one of them. Guster pulled out one of the most touching, subtle protests one could think of at the KC.
My love for this band never dies.
May 2026 be more gustery, with lots of love and music, and allyship, no matter what.
My love for this band never dies.
May 2026 be more gustery, with lots of love and music, and allyship, no matter what.
It grosses me out when Joe buck calls football players "studs."
December 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It grosses me out when Joe buck calls football players "studs."
i am starting to feel the same about Virginia as I do Connecticut. Fuck this fucking state & its fucking drivers hogging the left fucking lane going below the speed limit. 6 hours for a 3 hour trip
I feel like when Zack de la Rocha of RATM screams MOTHERFUCKER towards the end of Killing In The Name
I feel like when Zack de la Rocha of RATM screams MOTHERFUCKER towards the end of Killing In The Name
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
i am starting to feel the same about Virginia as I do Connecticut. Fuck this fucking state & its fucking drivers hogging the left fucking lane going below the speed limit. 6 hours for a 3 hour trip
I feel like when Zack de la Rocha of RATM screams MOTHERFUCKER towards the end of Killing In The Name
I feel like when Zack de la Rocha of RATM screams MOTHERFUCKER towards the end of Killing In The Name
off to Richmond to see the cousin in hospice.
baked some cranberry orange bread. he for "real food" since nursing home food is absolutely vile.
I didn't think he'd make it to christmas but here we are? Next landmark is new years. the one after that is his birthday in February.
Defy the odds
baked some cranberry orange bread. he for "real food" since nursing home food is absolutely vile.
I didn't think he'd make it to christmas but here we are? Next landmark is new years. the one after that is his birthday in February.
Defy the odds
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
off to Richmond to see the cousin in hospice.
baked some cranberry orange bread. he for "real food" since nursing home food is absolutely vile.
I didn't think he'd make it to christmas but here we are? Next landmark is new years. the one after that is his birthday in February.
Defy the odds
baked some cranberry orange bread. he for "real food" since nursing home food is absolutely vile.
I didn't think he'd make it to christmas but here we are? Next landmark is new years. the one after that is his birthday in February.
Defy the odds
I'm a fan of this podcast called The Constant, A History Of Getting Things Wrong and over the past couple years, this episode about It's A Wonderful Life is something I re-listen to.
Maybe you'll like it for the first time. Give it a try.
www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/its...
Maybe you'll like it for the first time. Give it a try.
www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/its...
It's Wonderful
Your second favorite series about putting right what once went wrong
www.constantpodcast.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I'm a fan of this podcast called The Constant, A History Of Getting Things Wrong and over the past couple years, this episode about It's A Wonderful Life is something I re-listen to.
Maybe you'll like it for the first time. Give it a try.
www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/its...
Maybe you'll like it for the first time. Give it a try.
www.constantpodcast.com/episodes/its...
Found that the Ghost cover of Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis has about a 14min mile running pace for me. And I ran every effing minute of it tonite.
And this video is exactly what Genesis was getting at when they wrote the song, methinks.
no apologies on this share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
And this video is exactly what Genesis was getting at when they wrote the song, methinks.
no apologies on this share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ghost
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Found that the Ghost cover of Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis has about a 14min mile running pace for me. And I ran every effing minute of it tonite.
And this video is exactly what Genesis was getting at when they wrote the song, methinks.
no apologies on this share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
And this video is exactly what Genesis was getting at when they wrote the song, methinks.
no apologies on this share.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
@somevelvetblog.bsky.social
so for the Cover Songs 2026, if yinz do that jawn again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
Ghost's cover of Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" is a hell of a jam. A lot of Ghosts covers are fantastic, like "If you have ghosts" for instance - but this one smacks, slams, rules.
so for the Cover Songs 2026, if yinz do that jawn again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
Ghost's cover of Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" is a hell of a jam. A lot of Ghosts covers are fantastic, like "If you have ghosts" for instance - but this one smacks, slams, rules.
Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ghost
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 AM
@somevelvetblog.bsky.social
so for the Cover Songs 2026, if yinz do that jawn again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
Ghost's cover of Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" is a hell of a jam. A lot of Ghosts covers are fantastic, like "If you have ghosts" for instance - but this one smacks, slams, rules.
so for the Cover Songs 2026, if yinz do that jawn again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3k...
Ghost's cover of Genesis "Jesus He Knows Me" is a hell of a jam. A lot of Ghosts covers are fantastic, like "If you have ghosts" for instance - but this one smacks, slams, rules.
Last night was epic. This morning we clean but first... coffee.
December 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last night was epic. This morning we clean but first... coffee.
I am hosting friends for a cookie decorating festivus. Year 4. A new tradition in our lives, Henry calls it CCC: Christmas Cookies with Christine. These pics are from 2021 and 22
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1/4
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I am hosting friends for a cookie decorating festivus. Year 4. A new tradition in our lives, Henry calls it CCC: Christmas Cookies with Christine. These pics are from 2021 and 22
1/4
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December 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM