a very Christmas-y D. M. S. Fick
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Minnesota
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LEWIS SINCLAIR AND THE GENTLEMEN COWBOYS from CamCat Books
Emmy-nominated/grant-awarded
Educated in 12-student school
Rode bus thru France w/retired showgirl
Extra in movie Fargo
Slept through London hurricane
www.dmsfick.com
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LEWIS SINCLAIR AND THE GENTLEMEN COWBOYS from CamCat Books
Emmy-nominated/grant-awarded
Educated in 12-student school
Rode bus thru France w/retired showgirl
Extra in movie Fargo
Slept through London hurricane
www.dmsfick.com
Pinned
I wrote and animated a mashup of 70s film, Greek & Roman mythology and 60s TV hillbillies. It's not for everybody. It could use some more work.
It succeeds at what I was trying to do.
vimeo.com/187932064
It succeeds at what I was trying to do.
vimeo.com/187932064
He got his BA from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN (a town of probably 10k at the time.)
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
An absolutely wonderful, versatile, powerful and powerfully funny actor who enlivened everything he was in, and a huge loss. I'm not going to say the word, but we're all thinking it in his honor. RIP Isiah Whitlock. deadline.com/2025/12/isia...
Isiah Whitlock Jr. Dies: ‘The Wire’ Actor & Frequent Spike Lee Collaborator Was 71
Actor Isiah Whitlock Jr., known for his roles in The Wire, Veep, Your Honor and The Residence and a number of Spike Lee movies, passed away Dec. 30.
deadline.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
He got his BA from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN (a town of probably 10k at the time.)
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
He went there on a football scholarship and studied theater.
Just think what the world misses if small colleges close their creative arts departments.
TIL that Scotland Yard is in the City of Westminster borough of London, not anywhere in Scotland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
Scotland Yard - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
TIL that Scotland Yard is in the City of Westminster borough of London, not anywhere in Scotland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotlan...
Well, I got to post that photo of Brian Eno and his cat. Last one for the year probably. Folding up my chair and going home now.
December 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Well, I got to post that photo of Brian Eno and his cat. Last one for the year probably. Folding up my chair and going home now.
I called out "Robert Altman rocks!" during the premiere parade for A Prairie Home Companion movie and I think he thought I said "sucks" and I felt bad about that. I tried to remedy it by smiling with exaggerated good will.
Dennis Rodman flirting with me in Newport Beach in the late 90s. Or Barry Bonds flirting with me when we had seats just behind home plate at the new field in San Francisco in 2001. (I was more impressed with the Worm but my husband was more impressed by Barry Bonds flirting with his 37-y-o wife.)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I called out "Robert Altman rocks!" during the premiere parade for A Prairie Home Companion movie and I think he thought I said "sucks" and I felt bad about that. I tried to remedy it by smiling with exaggerated good will.
So I watched Life of Chuck last night.
What an interesting movie.
Thought about going back and watching it from the beginning, but then thought, "No, I get it." Might watch the dance scene again though.
www.thelifeofchuck.film/home/
What an interesting movie.
Thought about going back and watching it from the beginning, but then thought, "No, I get it." Might watch the dance scene again though.
www.thelifeofchuck.film/home/
The Life of Chuck | Official Website | June 06 2025
Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for The Life of Chuck on the official site. Opens in select theaters June 6, everywhere June 13. Brought to you by NEON. Written and Directed by Mike ...
www.thelifeofchuck.film
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
So I watched Life of Chuck last night.
What an interesting movie.
Thought about going back and watching it from the beginning, but then thought, "No, I get it." Might watch the dance scene again though.
www.thelifeofchuck.film/home/
What an interesting movie.
Thought about going back and watching it from the beginning, but then thought, "No, I get it." Might watch the dance scene again though.
www.thelifeofchuck.film/home/
!?!?!
UK’s Octopus Energy nears Kraken stake sale, Sky News reports reut.rs/4qPq0y7
UK’s Octopus Energy nears Kraken stake sale, Sky News reports
Octopus Energy Group is close to selling a significant stake in its software unit, Kraken Technologies, in a deal that would value the business at $9 billion to $10 billion, Sky News reported, citing sources.
reut.rs
December 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
!?!?!
This is what the snowdrifts in my backyard look like.
December 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is what the snowdrifts in my backyard look like.
People building a house out of candy on hulu. Would ordinarily enthrall me. However, it's that kind of "documentary" that's all wide-eyes & repetition. I have no tolerance for it. This penguin tho (I have no idea how it fits into the candy house) was worth the amount I watched.
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
People building a house out of candy on hulu. Would ordinarily enthrall me. However, it's that kind of "documentary" that's all wide-eyes & repetition. I have no tolerance for it. This penguin tho (I have no idea how it fits into the candy house) was worth the amount I watched.
Nancy and Sluggo are more petite than I'd figured.
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 28,1954
December 28,1954
December 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Nancy and Sluggo are more petite than I'd figured.
Hoping my Substack doesn't turn out to be an echo of the 3,000 diaries I bought and wrote one entry in as a teen.
December 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hoping my Substack doesn't turn out to be an echo of the 3,000 diaries I bought and wrote one entry in as a teen.
Watched The Bishop's Wife last night on Amazon. The "Trivia" portion of the X-ray feature said this scene was filmed in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (!?!)
Wikipedia says location filming was done in Minneapolis. Unexpected. Especially as this scene looks like a sound stage.
Wikipedia says location filming was done in Minneapolis. Unexpected. Especially as this scene looks like a sound stage.
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Watched The Bishop's Wife last night on Amazon. The "Trivia" portion of the X-ray feature said this scene was filmed in Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota. (!?!)
Wikipedia says location filming was done in Minneapolis. Unexpected. Especially as this scene looks like a sound stage.
Wikipedia says location filming was done in Minneapolis. Unexpected. Especially as this scene looks like a sound stage.
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Sale is on.
25% off from now to December 31st. For people who really have their eye on something or want to support me before this...
75% off from January 1st to 12th. Yep - the clearout is on.
Jewelry, accessories and random stuff made in the Yukon by me at: Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
25% off from now to December 31st. For people who really have their eye on something or want to support me before this...
75% off from January 1st to 12th. Yep - the clearout is on.
Jewelry, accessories and random stuff made in the Yukon by me at: Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
Loxy the Maker - Yukon-made jewelry and accessories
Earrings, necklaces, hair clips, pins, magnets, wall hangings, suncatchers and other custom creations made from polymer clay and laser cut wood.
Loxythemaker.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sale is on.
25% off from now to December 31st. For people who really have their eye on something or want to support me before this...
75% off from January 1st to 12th. Yep - the clearout is on.
Jewelry, accessories and random stuff made in the Yukon by me at: Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
25% off from now to December 31st. For people who really have their eye on something or want to support me before this...
75% off from January 1st to 12th. Yep - the clearout is on.
Jewelry, accessories and random stuff made in the Yukon by me at: Loxythemaker.com
#bsnm
If you see this post a random fact about yourself:
I have Nelson Rockefeller's autograph on a folded newspaper hat that I got at a Turkey Days parade in Worthington, Minnesota.
I have Nelson Rockefeller's autograph on a folded newspaper hat that I got at a Turkey Days parade in Worthington, Minnesota.
If you see this post a random fact about yourself:
I astounded my children on Christmas when I told them I was in a handbell choir. They all know I'm tone deaf.
I astounded my children on Christmas when I told them I was in a handbell choir. They all know I'm tone deaf.
If you see this post a random fact about yourself (if you feel like):
I went to a very small school. My graduating class was 23 people. And that was a large class! The year before was 13 people.
I went to a very small school. My graduating class was 23 people. And that was a large class! The year before was 13 people.
December 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
If you see this post a random fact about yourself:
I have Nelson Rockefeller's autograph on a folded newspaper hat that I got at a Turkey Days parade in Worthington, Minnesota.
I have Nelson Rockefeller's autograph on a folded newspaper hat that I got at a Turkey Days parade in Worthington, Minnesota.
Must have been some wind!
"Unfortunately, I have fallen and met my fate - I’m sorry about my abrupt Christmas closure..." See more below
December 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Must have been some wind!
Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys is not on this list.
BAH!
BAH!
Fifty of my most interesting 2025 reads - fiction on left, nonfiction on right.
December 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys is not on this list.
BAH!
BAH!
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Ash in surgery recovery & I injured my dominant forearm which has made every element of life a painful experience. Care assists have me doing most of life twice. Pain levels frustrating.
If you’re near Hamline Midway & want a paid snow gig Sunday eve/Monday? Holler. Have small gas toro & shovels.
If you’re near Hamline Midway & want a paid snow gig Sunday eve/Monday? Holler. Have small gas toro & shovels.
OK, but in all seriousness, right now a bunch of meteorologists from Paul Douglas to the National Weather Service are predicting a range of about 5-8 inches in the Twin Cities by the time the storm is over on Monday.
Winter storm to bring snow, possible blizzard conditions to Minnesota Sunday
The National Weather Service is warning of possible blizzard conditions along the western I-90 corridor, while up to 6 inches of snow are expected in the eastern part of the state.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ash in surgery recovery & I injured my dominant forearm which has made every element of life a painful experience. Care assists have me doing most of life twice. Pain levels frustrating.
If you’re near Hamline Midway & want a paid snow gig Sunday eve/Monday? Holler. Have small gas toro & shovels.
If you’re near Hamline Midway & want a paid snow gig Sunday eve/Monday? Holler. Have small gas toro & shovels.
Yay, go, Linden Hills Bike Shop!
Hey Minneapolis people! I just stopped in to Linden Hills Bike Shop for a new light. Business has been light but they are chock full of great bikes at prices lower than local. Or get your bike tuned NOW so it's ready for spring! Owner is great and super helpful!
December 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Yay, go, Linden Hills Bike Shop!
Be like Joey everybody. Joey is good.
Wait. I definitely read that last year.
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Be like Joey everybody. Joey is good.
Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys is not on this list. BAH!
www.amazon.com/s?k=lewis+si...
or
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lewis+si...
www.amazon.com/s?k=lewis+si...
or
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lewis+si...
December 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys is not on this list. BAH!
www.amazon.com/s?k=lewis+si...
or
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lewis+si...
www.amazon.com/s?k=lewis+si...
or
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=lewis+si...
People in Reasnor got their heads in the clouds.
December 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
People in Reasnor got their heads in the clouds.
Just cross-country skiing in a roadside parking lot, as one does.
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Just cross-country skiing in a roadside parking lot, as one does.
A View to a Grill
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A View to a Grill
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Years ago, I found this picture of him receiving a poppy from a group of women in 1933 somewhere in Minneapolis
December 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Years ago, I found this picture of him receiving a poppy from a group of women in 1933 somewhere in Minneapolis
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The next Freida photoshop category is TV. Mostly Game of Thrones, but there's a Star Trek one too - a tribble is one of the most popular comparisons I get when I post this photo.
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The next Freida photoshop category is TV. Mostly Game of Thrones, but there's a Star Trek one too - a tribble is one of the most popular comparisons I get when I post this photo.
I had the good fortune to see (and hear) him live at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Stood in line to get his autograph. (Don't think I still have it.) Was a treat to listen to him chat with the people in line. One was a waitress that worked in a club he performed in back in the day.
Remembering the fantastic Cab Calloway on his birthday 💖
December 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I had the good fortune to see (and hear) him live at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis. Stood in line to get his autograph. (Don't think I still have it.) Was a treat to listen to him chat with the people in line. One was a waitress that worked in a club he performed in back in the day.