Tony Wild
@oatsmcgoat.bsky.social
Former Texan turned Rhode Islander. 70% coffee. Probably just quoting Beastie Boys lyrics.
It’s always “OKR” but never “R U OK”
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It’s always “OKR” but never “R U OK”
Listening to “Kid A” this morning, satisfied that my kid was digging it too. But the moment I turned it off: “Yay, no more nausea!”
Ooohf. ☹️
Ooohf. ☹️
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Listening to “Kid A” this morning, satisfied that my kid was digging it too. But the moment I turned it off: “Yay, no more nausea!”
Ooohf. ☹️
Ooohf. ☹️
Kiddo: “Some Jeeps have a lot of ducks.”
*me nodding to acknowledge of the perspicacity of this statement* “Yes, they do.”
*me nodding to acknowledge of the perspicacity of this statement* “Yes, they do.”
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Kiddo: “Some Jeeps have a lot of ducks.”
*me nodding to acknowledge of the perspicacity of this statement* “Yes, they do.”
*me nodding to acknowledge of the perspicacity of this statement* “Yes, they do.”
My wife had to age-appropriately explain sperm donation after our kid had some pointed questions when they met a lesbian couple with a baby after school today. His first follow-up question: “When they take the man’s sperm, does he DIE?!”
October 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My wife had to age-appropriately explain sperm donation after our kid had some pointed questions when they met a lesbian couple with a baby after school today. His first follow-up question: “When they take the man’s sperm, does he DIE?!”
We went to the local Renn faire this weekend. I expected the standard faire extortion and kind of looked forward to it in a sick way, so I initially had no problem getting the kiddo a single-scoop $10 ice cream cone.
October 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We went to the local Renn faire this weekend. I expected the standard faire extortion and kind of looked forward to it in a sick way, so I initially had no problem getting the kiddo a single-scoop $10 ice cream cone.
Black Rob: Yo, when you see something ill, you know what I mean, that shit is “whoa.”
Me: Yep
BR: Anything ill you see is “whoa.”
Me: Mhmm
Me: Yep
BR: Anything ill you see is “whoa.”
Me: Mhmm
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Black Rob: Yo, when you see something ill, you know what I mean, that shit is “whoa.”
Me: Yep
BR: Anything ill you see is “whoa.”
Me: Mhmm
Me: Yep
BR: Anything ill you see is “whoa.”
Me: Mhmm
I’ll never again feel as cool as I did belting out the lyrics to “She Don’t Use Jelly” alongside a 20-something Icelander working at that famous downtown Reykjavik hot dog stand with all of those pictures of Bill Clinton.
September 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I’ll never again feel as cool as I did belting out the lyrics to “She Don’t Use Jelly” alongside a 20-something Icelander working at that famous downtown Reykjavik hot dog stand with all of those pictures of Bill Clinton.
Been thinking a lot about spotted lantern flies lately. We’ve taught kiddo that we almost never truly need to kill bugs, only relocate them when necessary. We’ve made an exception for spotted lantern flies given the havoc they wreak on local plants.
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Been thinking a lot about spotted lantern flies lately. We’ve taught kiddo that we almost never truly need to kill bugs, only relocate them when necessary. We’ve made an exception for spotted lantern flies given the havoc they wreak on local plants.
New foolproof gtfo plan: Approach the visa application center in Scotland holding several honorary Laphroaig plot leases and wearing a kilt I bought at a ren faire 10 years ago.
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
New foolproof gtfo plan: Approach the visa application center in Scotland holding several honorary Laphroaig plot leases and wearing a kilt I bought at a ren faire 10 years ago.
Good news, everyone: I successfully held my breath through a tunnel for 30 seconds en route to the Minneapolis airport and wished for unconditional world peace. Might take 7 to 10 days.
September 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Good news, everyone: I successfully held my breath through a tunnel for 30 seconds en route to the Minneapolis airport and wished for unconditional world peace. Might take 7 to 10 days.
Boarding a flight and the kiddo shook hands with the gate checker instead of handing him the ticket. Cute and the dude gave kiddo his first pair of wings. 🤝🫡
August 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Boarding a flight and the kiddo shook hands with the gate checker instead of handing him the ticket. Cute and the dude gave kiddo his first pair of wings. 🤝🫡
Make a band food:
Charcuterie Boards of Canada
Charcuterie Boards of Canada
Make a band food:
The Mars Bar
The Mars Bar
Make a band food:
bahnmiwithoutYou
bahnmiwithoutYou
August 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Make a band food:
Charcuterie Boards of Canada
Charcuterie Boards of Canada
Me watching kiddo play Minecraft and talking to my wife: “You see how he has coordinates on the screen now? That’s so he can look up his world seed in ChunkBase to find loot boxes and biomes.”
Her: “So I understood that first sentence.”
Her: “So I understood that first sentence.”
February 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Me watching kiddo play Minecraft and talking to my wife: “You see how he has coordinates on the screen now? That’s so he can look up his world seed in ChunkBase to find loot boxes and biomes.”
Her: “So I understood that first sentence.”
Her: “So I understood that first sentence.”
Reposted by Tony Wild
The NWS is one of (often polled as the # 1) the most popular agencies in the entire government. Also, it costs a few bucks per taxpayer to fund a year.
The benefit people get out of it vs cost is insanely good. And gutting it is...extremely dangerous
The benefit people get out of it vs cost is insanely good. And gutting it is...extremely dangerous
Laying off meteorologists at NWS, which was already dealing with staffing issues, is a threat to public safety heading into severe weather season. No doubt everyone will give their best, but this adds stress to workers at wfo’s.
There’s so many bright young Mets in our field. I’m so sorry.
There’s so many bright young Mets in our field. I’m so sorry.
Probationary layoffs hitting USGS, NOAA and NPS soon, per source at DOI
February 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The NWS is one of (often polled as the # 1) the most popular agencies in the entire government. Also, it costs a few bucks per taxpayer to fund a year.
The benefit people get out of it vs cost is insanely good. And gutting it is...extremely dangerous
The benefit people get out of it vs cost is insanely good. And gutting it is...extremely dangerous
What *were* we doing when the Fatboy was trippin’? 🤔
January 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What *were* we doing when the Fatboy was trippin’? 🤔
I know it’s a personal bias, but having a punny name like “United States Toastal Service” gives you more leeway as a sandwich shop in my book.
January 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I know it’s a personal bias, but having a punny name like “United States Toastal Service” gives you more leeway as a sandwich shop in my book.