Paul Riddell
@kyloboomhauer.bsky.social
New project: The Annals of St. Remedius Medical College. http://www.stremedius.com
Chef for Parker the lynx-point Siamese
Populizer of the term “Cat Piss Man.”
“…a Hunter Thompson wannabe of sorts…” - Gardner Dozois
Chef for Parker the lynx-point Siamese
Populizer of the term “Cat Piss Man.”
“…a Hunter Thompson wannabe of sorts…” - Gardner Dozois
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Paul Riddell
@kyloboomhauer.bsky.social
· Aug 13
New Perennial introduction, now Substack-free:
1989-2002: Angry young essayist for a range of now-forgotten magazines and weekly newspapers.
2008-2023: Owner/operator of Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery.
2024-Present: Trying this writing thing again. www.stremedius.com
1989-2002: Angry young essayist for a range of now-forgotten magazines and weekly newspapers.
2008-2023: Owner/operator of Dallas’s pretty much only carnivorous plant gallery.
2024-Present: Trying this writing thing again. www.stremedius.com
When you see “crypto” as shorthand and have to go through all the possible references to ascertain that it is, indeed, good news: blooloop.com/aquarevival-...
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blooloop.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
When you see “crypto” as shorthand and have to go through all the possible references to ascertain that it is, indeed, good news: blooloop.com/aquarevival-...
Thursday St. Remedius shenanigans: come out to the Perot Museum in Dallas and let your humble narrator bloviate about personal experiences with half of the fossils in the Hall of Life. www.perotmuseum.org/events/adult...
Valentine's on Tap - Perot Museum
www.perotmuseum.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Thursday St. Remedius shenanigans: come out to the Perot Museum in Dallas and let your humble narrator bloviate about personal experiences with half of the fossils in the Hall of Life. www.perotmuseum.org/events/adult...
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We are approaching one of my favorite holiday pastimes, “scroll for mentions of 1 800 Flowers and FTD on February 15 and see who fucked up the worst”
I always like to tell the tale of when I used one of the national chains to send a bouquet to my best friend’s widow on the first Valentine’s after he passed and they sent her the wrong goddamn flowers and card.
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We are approaching one of my favorite holiday pastimes, “scroll for mentions of 1 800 Flowers and FTD on February 15 and see who fucked up the worst”
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you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
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Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus gizmodo.com/scientists-s...
Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus
Until now, lava tubes on the second planet were purely theoretical.
gizmodo.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Scientists Spot First Known Lava Tube on Venus gizmodo.com/scientists-s...
Trinitite as rectal suppositories. Trust me on this.
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trinitite as rectal suppositories. Trust me on this.
I used to run a gallery selling carnivorous plants called “The Texas Triffid Ranch,” and the only thing worse than the people who would get ANGRY that I didn’t have real Audrey 2s to sell were the ones yelling about misrepresentation because it wasn’t a real ranch. With horses and everything.
February 10, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I used to run a gallery selling carnivorous plants called “The Texas Triffid Ranch,” and the only thing worse than the people who would get ANGRY that I didn’t have real Audrey 2s to sell were the ones yelling about misrepresentation because it wasn’t a real ranch. With horses and everything.
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We will be rebuilding our destroyed society from whatever we can piece together from cassette tapes, Betamax tapes, and scraps of old books and zines
making a list of american institutions that are meeting this moment, and so far I've got burning man and paleontology down here... guess we're rebuilding society around the study of dinosaur bones and doing drugs in the desert
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We will be rebuilding our destroyed society from whatever we can piece together from cassette tapes, Betamax tapes, and scraps of old books and zines
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One thing I just learned from Bad Bunny is that very careful preparation and attention to every detail, moment by moment, in crafting a presentation can do wonders
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
One thing I just learned from Bad Bunny is that very careful preparation and attention to every detail, moment by moment, in crafting a presentation can do wonders
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Good night. I won’t judge you, but Parker will.
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Good night. I won’t judge you, but Parker will.
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Me: do those two kiss?
Sean: no
Me: do *those* two kiss?
Sean: no.
Me: do tho—-
Sean: YOU ARE RUINING THE HOCKEY GAME!
Me: YOU ARE RUINING LIVE-ACTION HEATED RIVALRY!
Sean: no
Me: do *those* two kiss?
Sean: no.
Me: do tho—-
Sean: YOU ARE RUINING THE HOCKEY GAME!
Me: YOU ARE RUINING LIVE-ACTION HEATED RIVALRY!
February 9, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Me: do those two kiss?
Sean: no
Me: do *those* two kiss?
Sean: no.
Me: do tho—-
Sean: YOU ARE RUINING THE HOCKEY GAME!
Me: YOU ARE RUINING LIVE-ACTION HEATED RIVALRY!
Sean: no
Me: do *those* two kiss?
Sean: no.
Me: do tho—-
Sean: YOU ARE RUINING THE HOCKEY GAME!
Me: YOU ARE RUINING LIVE-ACTION HEATED RIVALRY!
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I cannot abide this wanton cruelty to ceratopsians
February 10, 2026 at 4:30 AM
I cannot abide this wanton cruelty to ceratopsians
Either that or it’s professional jealousy.
February 10, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Either that or it’s professional jealousy.
I regularly end up with sweet potatoes that look like shingleback lizards, so this tracks.
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I regularly end up with sweet potatoes that look like shingleback lizards, so this tracks.
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Sometimes a familiar is a weirdo you pull out of the dirt. While not as popular as cats or toads, root zoophytes are a favorite among cooking witches (not as an ingredient, but as a charm.)
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Sometimes a familiar is a weirdo you pull out of the dirt. While not as popular as cats or toads, root zoophytes are a favorite among cooking witches (not as an ingredient, but as a charm.)
Uh oh. You should be really, really scared right now, considering that my grandparents moved from Ontario to Michigan in the late 1930s...
FYI Americans: if you had Canadian grandparents/parents: you may be Canadian
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Uh oh. You should be really, really scared right now, considering that my grandparents moved from Ontario to Michigan in the late 1930s...
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
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see how easy it is when they're not as rich and powerful? now keep going
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
see how easy it is when they're not as rich and powerful? now keep going
Hey, that was still better than the 40-plus refueling trips (in orbit) for a Starship launch to Mars...
February 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Hey, that was still better than the 40-plus refueling trips (in orbit) for a Starship launch to Mars...
My ambition to one day join the Green Lantern Corps appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal - becoming a diplomatic liaison to the Vorlon Empire.
Elon Musk's ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – sending humans to live on the moon. https://cnn.it/46sbAMm
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
My ambition to one day join the Green Lantern Corps appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal - becoming a diplomatic liaison to the Vorlon Empire.
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Serious St. Remedius fuel: I’ve written about this before, and it deserves all sorts of revisiting.
Archaeology conducted in space.
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Archaeology conducted in space
Archaeology conducted in space - Earth.com
www.earth.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Serious St. Remedius fuel: I’ve written about this before, and it deserves all sorts of revisiting.