Anthony Strand
@durwoodclapper.bsky.social
I don't know, whatever, some dork, who cares?
My daughter was selected to go to the Creativity Festival on the University of Minnesota campus. It was scheduled for Tuesday 1/13, and today we got an email that it's been canceled due to safety concerns.
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
My daughter was selected to go to the Creativity Festival on the University of Minnesota campus. It was scheduled for Tuesday 1/13, and today we got an email that it's been canceled due to safety concerns.
Is this the funnest fact?
Ever notice how in Season 1 of Full House the mannequin in Joey’s alcove always has a shirt on that matches Joey’s?
Probably not, because you are a normal person.
Probably not, because you are a normal person.
January 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Is this the funnest fact?
Posting this sent me down a rabbit hole reading the era of Nancy by Jerry Scott from Baby Blues and Zits (1983-1995). It's not much like Bushmiller, but it was a pretty solid gag strip! We should talk about this more!
January 8, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Posting this sent me down a rabbit hole reading the era of Nancy by Jerry Scott from Baby Blues and Zits (1983-1995). It's not much like Bushmiller, but it was a pretty solid gag strip! We should talk about this more!
Finally got around the the Doctor Who episode "Rogue."
Speaking as someone who never liked Davies's tendency to turn the Doctor into a flirt instead of the mostly-asexual eccentric of the classic series, I can't deny that the Gatwa/Groff chemistry is off the charts
Speaking as someone who never liked Davies's tendency to turn the Doctor into a flirt instead of the mostly-asexual eccentric of the classic series, I can't deny that the Gatwa/Groff chemistry is off the charts
January 7, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Finally got around the the Doctor Who episode "Rogue."
Speaking as someone who never liked Davies's tendency to turn the Doctor into a flirt instead of the mostly-asexual eccentric of the classic series, I can't deny that the Gatwa/Groff chemistry is off the charts
Speaking as someone who never liked Davies's tendency to turn the Doctor into a flirt instead of the mostly-asexual eccentric of the classic series, I can't deny that the Gatwa/Groff chemistry is off the charts
Thanks to Christmas gifts from my wife and my mom, I now own six copies of the 1935 film A Night at the Opera (details in Alt Text)
So come on over if you want to cram yourself into the stateroom and watch A Night at the Opera in various formats!
So come on over if you want to cram yourself into the stateroom and watch A Night at the Opera in various formats!
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Thanks to Christmas gifts from my wife and my mom, I now own six copies of the 1935 film A Night at the Opera (details in Alt Text)
So come on over if you want to cram yourself into the stateroom and watch A Night at the Opera in various formats!
So come on over if you want to cram yourself into the stateroom and watch A Night at the Opera in various formats!
I was trying to explain the TV show Episodes starring Matt Leblanc to my co-worker who loves Friends, and I've never felt more insane.
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I was trying to explain the TV show Episodes starring Matt Leblanc to my co-worker who loves Friends, and I've never felt more insane.
Miles read the words "Cheese Cloth" and asked if it was called that because the logo looks the same as the cheese. It's just the Cub store brand logo, of course, but I love that he made that connection! I love how little brains work!
January 4, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Miles read the words "Cheese Cloth" and asked if it was called that because the logo looks the same as the cheese. It's just the Cub store brand logo, of course, but I love that he made that connection! I love how little brains work!
Finally got back to the newest era of Doctor Who after inexplicably waiting 18 months. "73 Yards" is really good and unsettling!
January 2, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Finally got back to the newest era of Doctor Who after inexplicably waiting 18 months. "73 Yards" is really good and unsettling!
My daughter and her best friend (both 5th graders) are sitting downstairs watching A Hard Day's Night, cackling away and swooning over Ringo of all people.
January 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM
My daughter and her best friend (both 5th graders) are sitting downstairs watching A Hard Day's Night, cackling away and swooning over Ringo of all people.
I decided last Christmas to replace most of my doomscrolling time with falling back into DC Comics.
My goal was to read 1000 DC issues in 2025, and I finished at 1,030. A fun way to distract myself!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
My goal was to read 1000 DC issues in 2025, and I finished at 1,030. A fun way to distract myself!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
DC Comics 2025
All In #1 Wonder Woman #1 Wonder Woman #2 Wonder Woman #3 Wonder Woman #4 Wonder Woman #5 Wonder Woman #6 Green Arrow #17 Shazam #16 Shazam #17 Shazam #18 DC’s Batman Smells, Robin Laid an Egg Green A...
docs.google.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I decided last Christmas to replace most of my doomscrolling time with falling back into DC Comics.
My goal was to read 1000 DC issues in 2025, and I finished at 1,030. A fun way to distract myself!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
My goal was to read 1000 DC issues in 2025, and I finished at 1,030. A fun way to distract myself!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
As soon as the ball dropped, my kids asked if we could switch to PBS Kids, so now we're watching Odd Squad. What a joy!
January 1, 2026 at 6:15 AM
As soon as the ball dropped, my kids asked if we could switch to PBS Kids, so now we're watching Odd Squad. What a joy!
We watched Holiday (1938), as we usually do on New Year's Eve. Here's what our 7-year-old son had to say after his first viewing:
"It's not as silly as A Night at the Opera, and A Night at the Opera isn't as silly as Duck Soup."
A man after my own heart.
"It's not as silly as A Night at the Opera, and A Night at the Opera isn't as silly as Duck Soup."
A man after my own heart.
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
We watched Holiday (1938), as we usually do on New Year's Eve. Here's what our 7-year-old son had to say after his first viewing:
"It's not as silly as A Night at the Opera, and A Night at the Opera isn't as silly as Duck Soup."
A man after my own heart.
"It's not as silly as A Night at the Opera, and A Night at the Opera isn't as silly as Duck Soup."
A man after my own heart.
All of this.
I live in Minnesota. I’m not from here but chose it, in part because of the diversity, the supportive environment for kids and families, and the overall sense of community that makes those sides work well.
Now it’s all under attack by the federal government and the President of the United States.
Now it’s all under attack by the federal government and the President of the United States.
December 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All of this.
New Year's Eve is one of my favorite days of the year, because it's the day I make a big pot of stock out of all the frozen chicken and turkey bones we've saved throughout the year. About halfway there!
December 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New Year's Eve is one of my favorite days of the year, because it's the day I make a big pot of stock out of all the frozen chicken and turkey bones we've saved throughout the year. About halfway there!
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Just you wait until I’ve composed the opera based upon the novelisation based upon the play based upon the TV series. I shall send you a ticket!
December 31, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Just you wait until I’ve composed the opera based upon the novelisation based upon the play based upon the TV series. I shall send you a ticket!
It's my birthday, and my wife got me the new novelization of Chimes of Midnight, an 8th Doctor audio adventure that we listen to every single year.
Yes, friends, we're far enough down the rabbit hole that I'm delighted to get a prose adaptation of an audio play based on a TV show.
Yes, friends, we're far enough down the rabbit hole that I'm delighted to get a prose adaptation of an audio play based on a TV show.
December 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It's my birthday, and my wife got me the new novelization of Chimes of Midnight, an 8th Doctor audio adventure that we listen to every single year.
Yes, friends, we're far enough down the rabbit hole that I'm delighted to get a prose adaptation of an audio play based on a TV show.
Yes, friends, we're far enough down the rabbit hole that I'm delighted to get a prose adaptation of an audio play based on a TV show.
Tomorrow is my birthday. For my birthday, please tell me the name of your favorite bookstore or comics shop in your area! That way I'll know everyone's favorite bookstore and/or comics shop, and that will make me quite happy on my birthday.
December 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Tomorrow is my birthday. For my birthday, please tell me the name of your favorite bookstore or comics shop in your area! That way I'll know everyone's favorite bookstore and/or comics shop, and that will make me quite happy on my birthday.
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Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.
December 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yeah well my buddy already lost his job to artificial intelligence. He was an art thief.
My brother got me Parks & Rec Monopoly for Christmas. That's a fun gift, but the fact that it has the regular "Go to Jail" guy instead of Fred Armisen is a real missed opportunity. Inexcusable!
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
My brother got me Parks & Rec Monopoly for Christmas. That's a fun gift, but the fact that it has the regular "Go to Jail" guy instead of Fred Armisen is a real missed opportunity. Inexcusable!
Stick to Shorts, an incredible* podcast about Golden Age animated shorts, is gearing up to release its second season. Catch up on the first season if you enjoy thoughtful discussion and also silliness!
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Stick to Shorts, an incredible* podcast about Golden Age animated shorts, is gearing up to release its second season. Catch up on the first season if you enjoy thoughtful discussion and also silliness!
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
(*Full disclosure, I'm on it sometimes)
My wife and I have been watching every Abbott & Costello movie in order, and oh no, these are the next two
December 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
My wife and I have been watching every Abbott & Costello movie in order, and oh no, these are the next two
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I had this idea camped out in the back of my mind for a while.
#theymightbegiants #tmbg #drworm #thegooddoctor #procreate #illustration
#theymightbegiants #tmbg #drworm #thegooddoctor #procreate #illustration
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I had this idea camped out in the back of my mind for a while.
#theymightbegiants #tmbg #drworm #thegooddoctor #procreate #illustration
#theymightbegiants #tmbg #drworm #thegooddoctor #procreate #illustration
Look, the Pioneer Press isn't perfect, but I've never been prouder to be a St. Paul diehard than I am after reading this.
This shit is made up, actually
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Look, the Pioneer Press isn't perfect, but I've never been prouder to be a St. Paul diehard than I am after reading this.
I've been thinking a lot about this meme, so that's my 2026 plan. I took social media apps off of my phone and I'm going to try to treat the internet like a place that I visit at my desk.
December 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I've been thinking a lot about this meme, so that's my 2026 plan. I took social media apps off of my phone and I'm going to try to treat the internet like a place that I visit at my desk.
Here we go, like it's 2005
December 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Here we go, like it's 2005