Bobby Parker
@legionbobo.bsky.social
Dad, grandpa, husband, son & brother
Librarian, HR, bibliophile, comic books, movies, cartoons, true crime
Rock-a-Chaw, Who Dat & Gator
Veteran, Friend of Bill
Librarian, HR, bibliophile, comic books, movies, cartoons, true crime
Rock-a-Chaw, Who Dat & Gator
Veteran, Friend of Bill
Y'all can't set a Hallmark movie in the South.
Unexpected snow ain't magical down here. It's terrifyin' an always leads ta fights at the Piggly Wiggly.
Unexpected snow ain't magical down here. It's terrifyin' an always leads ta fights at the Piggly Wiggly.
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Y'all can't set a Hallmark movie in the South.
Unexpected snow ain't magical down here. It's terrifyin' an always leads ta fights at the Piggly Wiggly.
Unexpected snow ain't magical down here. It's terrifyin' an always leads ta fights at the Piggly Wiggly.
For winter driving, you should have these items in your trunk:
Crowbar
Shovel
Chains
Zip ties
Duct tape
Garbage bags
Gloves
Oh, wait, wrong list...
Crowbar
Shovel
Chains
Zip ties
Duct tape
Garbage bags
Gloves
Oh, wait, wrong list...
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For winter driving, you should have these items in your trunk:
Crowbar
Shovel
Chains
Zip ties
Duct tape
Garbage bags
Gloves
Oh, wait, wrong list...
Crowbar
Shovel
Chains
Zip ties
Duct tape
Garbage bags
Gloves
Oh, wait, wrong list...
You should never judge a book by it's cover. I had a math book once, and the people on the cover looked like they were having a good time.
That book was NOT a good time.
That book was NOT a good time.
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
You should never judge a book by it's cover. I had a math book once, and the people on the cover looked like they were having a good time.
That book was NOT a good time.
That book was NOT a good time.
Last night, I got pulled over for not having my headlights on. The police officer asked me to show him that I knew how to turn them on.
I turned on the windshield wipers instead.
He took my license and made me walk home.
I turned on the windshield wipers instead.
He took my license and made me walk home.
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Last night, I got pulled over for not having my headlights on. The police officer asked me to show him that I knew how to turn them on.
I turned on the windshield wipers instead.
He took my license and made me walk home.
I turned on the windshield wipers instead.
He took my license and made me walk home.
“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“We are continually faced with great opportunities which are brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.”
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
Early this morning, I was driving along a rural road when I hit a turkey! It flew over my car and landed on the windshield of the police car behind me.
He pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for flipping him the bird.
He pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for flipping him the bird.
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Early this morning, I was driving along a rural road when I hit a turkey! It flew over my car and landed on the windshield of the police car behind me.
He pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for flipping him the bird.
He pulled me over and wrote me a ticket for flipping him the bird.
Finished 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka. An interesting addition to the Tokyo underworld Kotaro Isaaka has built. The extract at the end was a little jarring, though.
Next up, 'Home' & 'Network Effect' by Martha Wells.
Reading is fundamental. Fiction, Non-fiction, whatever.
Just read!! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'Home' & 'Network Effect' by Martha Wells.
Reading is fundamental. Fiction, Non-fiction, whatever.
Just read!! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari. I've really enjoyed the characters, and the period in which this series is set.
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab last night. I loved it. Couldn't help but picture Florence Welch as Sabine.
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Finished 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka. An interesting addition to the Tokyo underworld Kotaro Isaaka has built. The extract at the end was a little jarring, though.
Next up, 'Home' & 'Network Effect' by Martha Wells.
Reading is fundamental. Fiction, Non-fiction, whatever.
Just read!! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'Home' & 'Network Effect' by Martha Wells.
Reading is fundamental. Fiction, Non-fiction, whatever.
Just read!! 💙📚
#Booksky
"Measuring ourselves against other people makes acceptance difficult, because we want what they have, or we want how things could have gone, not what we happen to have."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Stoic' 11/26
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Stoic' 11/26
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Measuring ourselves against other people makes acceptance difficult, because we want what they have, or we want how things could have gone, not what we happen to have."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Stoic' 11/26
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Stoic' 11/26
I dropped a can of Thanksgiving fruit on top of my bare foot.
Now I cranberry walk.
Now I cranberry walk.
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I dropped a can of Thanksgiving fruit on top of my bare foot.
Now I cranberry walk.
Now I cranberry walk.
Son: can you talk real quick?
Dad: Not like an auctioneer, but I can talk faster than normal if I try really hard.
Dad: Not like an auctioneer, but I can talk faster than normal if I try really hard.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Son: can you talk real quick?
Dad: Not like an auctioneer, but I can talk faster than normal if I try really hard.
Dad: Not like an auctioneer, but I can talk faster than normal if I try really hard.
I got my shot for shingles this morning.
Just to be safe, I got one for vinyl siding as well.
😎
Just to be safe, I got one for vinyl siding as well.
😎
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I got my shot for shingles this morning.
Just to be safe, I got one for vinyl siding as well.
😎
Just to be safe, I got one for vinyl siding as well.
😎
Finished 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari. I've really enjoyed the characters, and the period in which this series is set.
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab last night. I loved it. Couldn't help but picture Florence Welch as Sabine.
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'Origin' by Dan Brown last night. Another fun entry in the Robert Langdon series. (I did figure out the twist early on, although not the extent)
Next up, 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab.
Read for the enjoyment of reading, and share that joy with others! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab.
Read for the enjoyment of reading, and share that joy with others! 💙📚
#Booksky
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Finished 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari. I've really enjoyed the characters, and the period in which this series is set.
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'The Mantis' by Kotaro Isaka.
Read a book. Read dozens. Expand your horizons! 💙📚
#Booksky
I'd never seen Frozen, so I asked my granddaughter to summarize it for me.
She looked at me funny for a minute and said, "If I summarize it, it would be called Melted!"
She looked at me funny for a minute and said, "If I summarize it, it would be called Melted!"
November 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'd never seen Frozen, so I asked my granddaughter to summarize it for me.
She looked at me funny for a minute and said, "If I summarize it, it would be called Melted!"
She looked at me funny for a minute and said, "If I summarize it, it would be called Melted!"
I play the Oboe and the Theremin.
I affect a punk rocker look.
I affect a punk rocker look.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I play the Oboe and the Theremin.
I affect a punk rocker look.
I affect a punk rocker look.
"We should not be naïve about a world rife with predators and opportunists. Nor should we grow so tired and discouraged that we think, “What’s the use? We are all going to hell in a handbasket.” There is goodness in even the darkest of places."
Joe C., 'Beyond Belief', 11/23
Joe C., 'Beyond Belief', 11/23
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"We should not be naïve about a world rife with predators and opportunists. Nor should we grow so tired and discouraged that we think, “What’s the use? We are all going to hell in a handbasket.” There is goodness in even the darkest of places."
Joe C., 'Beyond Belief', 11/23
Joe C., 'Beyond Belief', 11/23
"So much of the stuff we get upset about doesn’t even matter…and then because we get upset about it, we end up saying things that do matter and can never be unsaid. We fight over nothing and destroy everything we care about most."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/23
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/23
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"So much of the stuff we get upset about doesn’t even matter…and then because we get upset about it, we end up saying things that do matter and can never be unsaid. We fight over nothing and destroy everything we care about most."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/23
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/23
Reposted by Bobby Parker
What is remembered lives …
Their bleached faces stare up at me, pale and insubstantial in the sudden flare of ultraviolet. Sunburn in November. Day, November 22, 1959 in Watchmen by Alan Moore &al.
Their bleached faces stare up at me, pale and insubstantial in the sudden flare of ultraviolet. Sunburn in November. Day, November 22, 1959 in Watchmen by Alan Moore &al.
![Five panel grid from the seminal comic book, Watchmen, by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons:
Panel 1, [it's November 22nd] two people eating in a cafeteria:
"You know, I'm thinking of quitting this place. Something's haunting us..."
"Wally, please, I don't want to hear about it."
Panel 2, same people, different angle:
"Gee, I'm sorry, but... hey, can you hear that, that whistling? Is it in my ears, or what..."
"No, no, I can hear it. It's... hey! My arm, all the hairs are standing up!"
Panel 3, several people looking panicked:
"Don't panic! Nobody panic!"
"AAAAA! What's happening? The cutlery, it's sparking..."
"OH, holy God. Willya look at that!"
Panel 4, Dr. Manhattan floats above panicked cafeteria diners, nekkid.
Panel 5: stunned onlookers stare in wonder
"Jon?"
[Their bleached faces stare up at me, pale and insubstantial in the sudden flare of ultraviolet. Sunburn in November.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:76bhr3o43jmkjoihidhglz7z/bafkreiaiakp7boroo6xuja7w4usuirrkipeghuvjou6tlsugmq5wep7fgy@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What is remembered lives …
Their bleached faces stare up at me, pale and insubstantial in the sudden flare of ultraviolet. Sunburn in November. Day, November 22, 1959 in Watchmen by Alan Moore &al.
Their bleached faces stare up at me, pale and insubstantial in the sudden flare of ultraviolet. Sunburn in November. Day, November 22, 1959 in Watchmen by Alan Moore &al.
"Life isn’t easy. No one is dealt a perfect hand. Some troubles are visible. Some aren’t. But we’re all struggling with something."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/22
Be kind.
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/22
Be kind.
November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"Life isn’t easy. No one is dealt a perfect hand. Some troubles are visible. Some aren’t. But we’re all struggling with something."
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/22
Be kind.
— Ryan Holiday, 'The Daily Dad' 11/22
Be kind.
No, we did not get texts back.
Usually a letter. Handwritten. In the mail. A week later.
Or a phone call. Long distance. From 2 towns away.
Or a telegram.
Usually a letter. Handwritten. In the mail. A week later.
Or a phone call. Long distance. From 2 towns away.
Or a telegram.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
No, we did not get texts back.
Usually a letter. Handwritten. In the mail. A week later.
Or a phone call. Long distance. From 2 towns away.
Or a telegram.
Usually a letter. Handwritten. In the mail. A week later.
Or a phone call. Long distance. From 2 towns away.
Or a telegram.
Finished 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab last night. I loved it. Couldn't help but picture Florence Welch as Sabine.
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'Origin' by Dan Brown last night. Another fun entry in the Robert Langdon series. (I did figure out the twist early on, although not the extent)
Next up, 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab.
Read for the enjoyment of reading, and share that joy with others! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab.
Read for the enjoyment of reading, and share that joy with others! 💙📚
#Booksky
Finished 'Sheepdogs' by Elliot Ackerman. Definitely a fun read, and it certainly set up a series (at least, I hope so).
Next up, 'Origin' by Dan Brown.
Reading is fundamental. Share your joy of reading with others!
💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'Origin' by Dan Brown.
Reading is fundamental. Share your joy of reading with others!
💙📚
#Booksky
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Finished 'Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil' by V.E. Schwab last night. I loved it. Couldn't help but picture Florence Welch as Sabine.
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
Next up, 'A Botanist's Guide to Society and Secrets' by Kate Khavari.
Reading keeps me sane in a world bent on insanity! 💙📚
#Booksky
I've always wondered if songbirds get mad at hummingbirds for not knowing the words.
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🤔
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I've always wondered if songbirds get mad at hummingbirds for not knowing the words.
🤔
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I went to a psychiatrist this morning, and she told me I had split personality disorder. After the visit, she charged me $150.
I paid her $75 and suggested she collect the rest from that other guy.
I paid her $75 and suggested she collect the rest from that other guy.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I went to a psychiatrist this morning, and she told me I had split personality disorder. After the visit, she charged me $150.
I paid her $75 and suggested she collect the rest from that other guy.
I paid her $75 and suggested she collect the rest from that other guy.
I made some fish tacos today.
They just ignored them and swam away.
They just ignored them and swam away.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I made some fish tacos today.
They just ignored them and swam away.
They just ignored them and swam away.
Cowboys would put a lantern on their saddle at night so they could find the trail when they were far from home.
This was early Saddle Light Navigation.
This was early Saddle Light Navigation.
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Cowboys would put a lantern on their saddle at night so they could find the trail when they were far from home.
This was early Saddle Light Navigation.
This was early Saddle Light Navigation.