Grumpy Curmudgeon
@grumpcurmudgeon.bsky.social
Xer.
Teaches communication at a state university.
Christian, but actually reads the Bible, so not fundamentalist.
Prefers no pronouns.
Don't tell me to calm down when the world's on fire.
Teaches communication at a state university.
Christian, but actually reads the Bible, so not fundamentalist.
Prefers no pronouns.
Don't tell me to calm down when the world's on fire.
Pinned
From my mobile game:
Guild mate: I vote rock paper scissors. Or thumb war.
Me: I vote Robert's Rules of Order.
Her: I haven't heard of that...
Me: it's an authority for parliamentary procedure. Basically I vote to argue with everyone else until I win
Everyone: ...
Me: I'm not good at thumb wars
Guild mate: I vote rock paper scissors. Or thumb war.
Me: I vote Robert's Rules of Order.
Her: I haven't heard of that...
Me: it's an authority for parliamentary procedure. Basically I vote to argue with everyone else until I win
Everyone: ...
Me: I'm not good at thumb wars
My #ADHD says "You need one of every hair clip in the world. Get them all! Multiple colors! Multiple styles!"
Autism enters the chat: "Fine. You can use these three hair clips. Any others will be uncomfortable in some way."
Chronic pain: "NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID HAIR CLIPS. OW OW OW OW OW."
Autism enters the chat: "Fine. You can use these three hair clips. Any others will be uncomfortable in some way."
Chronic pain: "NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID HAIR CLIPS. OW OW OW OW OW."
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
My #ADHD says "You need one of every hair clip in the world. Get them all! Multiple colors! Multiple styles!"
Autism enters the chat: "Fine. You can use these three hair clips. Any others will be uncomfortable in some way."
Chronic pain: "NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID HAIR CLIPS. OW OW OW OW OW."
Autism enters the chat: "Fine. You can use these three hair clips. Any others will be uncomfortable in some way."
Chronic pain: "NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR STUPID HAIR CLIPS. OW OW OW OW OW."
It's terrible of me, but I still think Michael's original diagram on The Good Place remains my favorite "solution."
January 31, 2026 at 6:27 PM
It's terrible of me, but I still think Michael's original diagram on The Good Place remains my favorite "solution."
Posting to Instagram with your significant other while ALSO being on Tinder is... a choice, Riker. Definitely a choice.
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Posting to Instagram with your significant other while ALSO being on Tinder is... a choice, Riker. Definitely a choice.
Haven't opened my Finch app today, so it texted my phone with "You are not alone." Giving some Duolingo owl vibes there, Finch...
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Haven't opened my Finch app today, so it texted my phone with "You are not alone." Giving some Duolingo owl vibes there, Finch...
Next to "Baby, It's Cold Outside," my least favorite Christmas song may be "Mary, Did You Know?" YES SHE KNEW SHE WROTE A WHOLE SONG ABOUT IT MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF IT IT'S IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE LIKE TOWARD THE BEGINNING AND EVERYTHING
December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Next to "Baby, It's Cold Outside," my least favorite Christmas song may be "Mary, Did You Know?" YES SHE KNEW SHE WROTE A WHOLE SONG ABOUT IT MAYBE YOU'VE HEARD OF IT IT'S IN THE GOSPEL OF LUKE LIKE TOWARD THE BEGINNING AND EVERYTHING
Bothered. Moisturized. Here.
In my lane, I guess.
Unfocused. Floundering.
In my lane, I guess.
Unfocused. Floundering.
December 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Bothered. Moisturized. Here.
In my lane, I guess.
Unfocused. Floundering.
In my lane, I guess.
Unfocused. Floundering.
At the end of The Voice, there is always a notice: "Michael Bublé is a paid spokesman for Rolex." My headcanon: That isn't required disclosure at all. Bublé just wants it known. He's just flexing. He wanted to add "Niall, Snoop, and Reba aren't paid spokespeople for Rolex" but they said no.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
At the end of The Voice, there is always a notice: "Michael Bublé is a paid spokesman for Rolex." My headcanon: That isn't required disclosure at all. Bublé just wants it known. He's just flexing. He wanted to add "Niall, Snoop, and Reba aren't paid spokespeople for Rolex" but they said no.
Doing the last bit of grading before grades were due at midnight, I saw a speech from a student titled "Adult Activities." I blinked. I did not remember approving that topic. Warily, I opened it. It was "Adult OUTDOOR Activities" and about exercising as you get older. Can I have the first one?
December 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Doing the last bit of grading before grades were due at midnight, I saw a speech from a student titled "Adult Activities." I blinked. I did not remember approving that topic. Warily, I opened it. It was "Adult OUTDOOR Activities" and about exercising as you get older. Can I have the first one?
I need some reassurance that I am not actually the crazy one here. Asked my mom to define parameters for the Christmas list that SHE requested and got this reply.
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I need some reassurance that I am not actually the crazy one here. Asked my mom to define parameters for the Christmas list that SHE requested and got this reply.
Just watched @myqkaplan.bsky.social's special at www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0uf.... Worth a listen! Thought-provoking, funny special. Myq commands a crowd very well with an excellent sense of timing and recurring motifs. (cont)
Myq Kaplan - Rini [2025] | FULL SPECIAL
YouTube video by Blonde Medicine
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November 20, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Just watched @myqkaplan.bsky.social's special at www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0uf.... Worth a listen! Thought-provoking, funny special. Myq commands a crowd very well with an excellent sense of timing and recurring motifs. (cont)
Unregulated capitalism is the love of money. It seems I've heard something about the love of money.
When anyone praises capitalism, picture toddlers playing in lead dust. It's possible to recycle lead safely, but it's expensive here. So they do it in Africa.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
When anyone praises capitalism, picture toddlers playing in lead dust. It's possible to recycle lead safely, but it's expensive here. So they do it in Africa.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Auto Industry’s Lead Recycling Program is Poisoning People
We documented the toxic fallout of a green technology.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Unregulated capitalism is the love of money. It seems I've heard something about the love of money.
When anyone praises capitalism, picture toddlers playing in lead dust. It's possible to recycle lead safely, but it's expensive here. So they do it in Africa.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
When anyone praises capitalism, picture toddlers playing in lead dust. It's possible to recycle lead safely, but it's expensive here. So they do it in Africa.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Many on the right value "capitalism" (which isn't pure capitalism--it's plutocratic crony sham capitalism) far more than they ever valued democracy. Voight sees NO PROBLEM calling for an overthrow of democracy.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
America sees itself as a capitalist democracy, but...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
America sees itself as a capitalist democracy, but...
Jon Voight Begs Trump to ‘Terminate’ Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayor Win: ‘Only He Can Stop This Horror’
Jon Voight posted a bizarre video message, begging President Trump to "terminate" Zohran Mamdani's election win to be New York City mayor.
variety.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Many on the right value "capitalism" (which isn't pure capitalism--it's plutocratic crony sham capitalism) far more than they ever valued democracy. Voight sees NO PROBLEM calling for an overthrow of democracy.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
America sees itself as a capitalist democracy, but...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
America sees itself as a capitalist democracy, but...
It's almost (*almost*) a pleasure to see Larry "women just aren't good at math" Summers in the Epstein emails. Rolled eyes at that guy since he was a Neanderthal at Harvard and rather resented that he served in Democratic administrations.
Sometimes gut checks are right.
Sometimes gut checks are right.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
It's almost (*almost*) a pleasure to see Larry "women just aren't good at math" Summers in the Epstein emails. Rolled eyes at that guy since he was a Neanderthal at Harvard and rather resented that he served in Democratic administrations.
Sometimes gut checks are right.
Sometimes gut checks are right.
I read a lot of happiness research and literature (instead of working on my own happiness--everyone needs a hobby!) and the idea that purpose is a key component of happiness isn't new. Among other places, it's in Lyubomirsky's 2007 book. I do think there's an underesearched aspect of happiness (1/3)
How can we stay happy in an age gone mad, when it feels as though all is unstable? Results from a new study suggest a practical way to keep ourselves on a meaningful path — a sort of happiness hack for our chaotic times. Gift link to my latest column. wapo.st/4nlKw7c
Column | A 6-year research project found a surprisingly simple route to happiness
We are living through highly uncertain times. But a study out of Cornell has identified a happiness hack that can lead you toward a life of purpose.
wapo.st
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I read a lot of happiness research and literature (instead of working on my own happiness--everyone needs a hobby!) and the idea that purpose is a key component of happiness isn't new. Among other places, it's in Lyubomirsky's 2007 book. I do think there's an underesearched aspect of happiness (1/3)
Has the pope considered, I don't know, excommunicating people who claim Catholicism while acting in obvious, direct, *defiant* contradiction to Jesus' teachings? I recognize that the sacraments, especially communion, create in us the bond with Christ that it mirrors, but...
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Has the pope considered, I don't know, excommunicating people who claim Catholicism while acting in obvious, direct, *defiant* contradiction to Jesus' teachings? I recognize that the sacraments, especially communion, create in us the bond with Christ that it mirrors, but...
This is smart. It's not enough, but it would be a good start.
Voters in Maine approved a “red flag” law on Tuesday, giving families the option to petition a judge to order weapons removed temporarily from a troubled relative. nyti.ms/4oyMMJF
Maine Voters Approve ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law
The law is set to take effect in January, allowing families to directly seek a judge’s order removing weapons from a relative shown to be dangerous.
nyti.ms
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This is smart. It's not enough, but it would be a good start.
One of the hardest things about being partially disabled is knowing what mobility aids to bring where. I've had a major foot reconstruction surgery and finally can walk on the foot... but that doesn't mean I can run marathons on the foot. One leg is shorter than the other now. (1/2)
November 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One of the hardest things about being partially disabled is knowing what mobility aids to bring where. I've had a major foot reconstruction surgery and finally can walk on the foot... but that doesn't mean I can run marathons on the foot. One leg is shorter than the other now. (1/2)
Dick Cheney died today. Does he regret i--
NO, HE DOES NOT.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1s...
This sketch was a light bulb moment for me in noticing one of the aspects of many prominent Republicans that I see less often in their Democratic counterparts: regret, apology, admission of guilt and error.
NO, HE DOES NOT.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1s...
This sketch was a light bulb moment for me in noticing one of the aspects of many prominent Republicans that I see less often in their Democratic counterparts: regret, apology, admission of guilt and error.
Cheney Interview Cold Open - Saturday Night Live
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dick Cheney died today. Does he regret i--
NO, HE DOES NOT.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1s...
This sketch was a light bulb moment for me in noticing one of the aspects of many prominent Republicans that I see less often in their Democratic counterparts: regret, apology, admission of guilt and error.
NO, HE DOES NOT.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX1s...
This sketch was a light bulb moment for me in noticing one of the aspects of many prominent Republicans that I see less often in their Democratic counterparts: regret, apology, admission of guilt and error.
I am very confused by that show about 911 that keeps showing astronauts. That is pretty far outside the jurisdiction of any 911 call.
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I am very confused by that show about 911 that keeps showing astronauts. That is pretty far outside the jurisdiction of any 911 call.
Just saw a commercial for Pampers diapers. The commercial claimed that their diapers are "up to 100 percent leakproof." Doesn't that mean "not leakproof"?
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just saw a commercial for Pampers diapers. The commercial claimed that their diapers are "up to 100 percent leakproof." Doesn't that mean "not leakproof"?
Best thing about this quiz at @nytimes.com: they had to issue a correction because one of the questions was originally worded SLIGHTLY wrong: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (paywall, sorry). I got 10/25, but then, I've never lived there.
Are You a True New Yorker? Take Our Quiz
Think you know the landmarks, legends and lore of the city that never stops reinventing itself? See how well you measure up.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Best thing about this quiz at @nytimes.com: they had to issue a correction because one of the questions was originally worded SLIGHTLY wrong: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (paywall, sorry). I got 10/25, but then, I've never lived there.
The indictment of Comey is probably (99 percent probability) wrong. That said...
BuT hEr emAiLs
BuT hEr emAiLs
September 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The indictment of Comey is probably (99 percent probability) wrong. That said...
BuT hEr emAiLs
BuT hEr emAiLs
If I could make only one low-stakes media-related wish, this is it. I wish for Chance the Rapper to host @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social again, and I want his Lazlo Holmes to cover #Quidditch (now apparently known as #Quadball). I need this, world.
September 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If I could make only one low-stakes media-related wish, this is it. I wish for Chance the Rapper to host @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social again, and I want his Lazlo Holmes to cover #Quidditch (now apparently known as #Quadball). I need this, world.
I admit: I'm rather fond of AI. But LLM's use of copywritten materials is theft. I know it, and you should know it too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Tech companies are stealing our books, music and films for AI. It’s brazen theft and must be stopped | Anna Funder and Julia Powles
If we don’t refuse and resist, not just our culture but our democracy will be irrevocably diminished
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I admit: I'm rather fond of AI. But LLM's use of copywritten materials is theft. I know it, and you should know it too. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Speaking as someone who actually teaches college courses, Greg and Karen got this #Luann SO WRONG. www.gocomics.com/luann/2025/0... You attach a "12-minute animated graphic" to a READING QUIZ and if I'm NICE, I ignore it. On a bad day, I ask for a redo that just answers the ******* questions.
Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 11, 2025 | GoComics
Read Luann—a comic strip by creator Greg Evans and Karen Evans—for today, September 11, 2025, and check out other great comics, too!
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September 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Speaking as someone who actually teaches college courses, Greg and Karen got this #Luann SO WRONG. www.gocomics.com/luann/2025/0... You attach a "12-minute animated graphic" to a READING QUIZ and if I'm NICE, I ignore it. On a bad day, I ask for a redo that just answers the ******* questions.