Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/ and FANS OF #RobertBParker: https://matrix.to/#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org Here for friends and to boost projects. Also https://masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
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Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Very Much So
Personal blog of Gerald So, poet, writer, editor, moderator, reviewer, stories, books, TV, film.
geraldso.blogspot.com
Previously on My Life Called So, in March '23, I quit Twitter and have been on Mastodon alone until today. Here, I'll chat w/ friends and promote projects. (I don't want to use Masto mods' limited resources for my BSP.) I also still blog, mainly at geraldso.blogspot.com.
I've never assumed continuity between one Bond actor's #Movies and the next's. They're all #JamesBond but different versions of Bond. Moore's Bond was far from Connery's and there was no explanation, nor was one needed. Relax and have fun.
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've never assumed continuity between one Bond actor's #Movies and the next's. They're all #JamesBond but different versions of Bond. Moore's Bond was far from Connery's and there was no explanation, nor was one needed. Relax and have fun.
Reposted by Gerald So
Tell me you haven't read From Russia With Love without telling me you haven't read From Russia With Love.
(Context: at the end of the novel, Bond is poisoned by Rosa Klebb. He collapses to the floor and it's strongly implied he's dying. This cliffhanger is simply ignored in the next book.)
(Context: at the end of the novel, Bond is poisoned by Rosa Klebb. He collapses to the floor and it's strongly implied he's dying. This cliffhanger is simply ignored in the next book.)
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Tell me you haven't read From Russia With Love without telling me you haven't read From Russia With Love.
(Context: at the end of the novel, Bond is poisoned by Rosa Klebb. He collapses to the floor and it's strongly implied he's dying. This cliffhanger is simply ignored in the next book.)
(Context: at the end of the novel, Bond is poisoned by Rosa Klebb. He collapses to the floor and it's strongly implied he's dying. This cliffhanger is simply ignored in the next book.)
Reposted by Gerald So
Nov. 10-16 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "Get Out" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
F.I. Goldhaber
GET OUT Get out while you still can, they scream. But where am I supposed to go? Even the purple state I live in provides no refuge f...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Nov. 10-16 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "Get Out" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Trimmed my cartoon avatar's eyebrows:
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trimmed my cartoon avatar's eyebrows:
Watching this YouTuber's latest video, I'm impressed w/ her matter-of-fact, I assume earnest delivery:
"I don't want to charge charities because that's opposite my morals."
"I don't work w/ brands b/c I don't want to influence you to buy brands."
It may be just for now, but now matters most.
"I don't want to charge charities because that's opposite my morals."
"I don't work w/ brands b/c I don't want to influence you to buy brands."
It may be just for now, but now matters most.
A better TikTokker/YouTuber I'm watching is From Scratch Bakery, a Irish semi-professional baker in university.
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
fromscratchbaker
i am a very professional baker
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Watching this YouTuber's latest video, I'm impressed w/ her matter-of-fact, I assume earnest delivery:
"I don't want to charge charities because that's opposite my morals."
"I don't work w/ brands b/c I don't want to influence you to buy brands."
It may be just for now, but now matters most.
"I don't want to charge charities because that's opposite my morals."
"I don't work w/ brands b/c I don't want to influence you to buy brands."
It may be just for now, but now matters most.
Who can change the POTUS's pardon power so it's unofficial, honorary?
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Who can change the POTUS's pardon power so it's unofficial, honorary?
Reposted by Gerald So
Nov. 10-16 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "Get Out" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
F.I. Goldhaber
GET OUT Get out while you still can, they scream. But where am I supposed to go? Even the purple state I live in provides no refuge f...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Nov. 10-16 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "Get Out" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTCG...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Was wishing for a way to anchor resistance bands low. Then I recalled one reason I chose kettlebells for weight training: I can loop bands through their handles. And so I looped a band through two bells and did low woodchops.
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Was wishing for a way to anchor resistance bands low. Then I recalled one reason I chose kettlebells for weight training: I can loop bands through their handles. And so I looped a band through two bells and did low woodchops.
Trump's criminality should've prevented him from being POTUS, but America is as or more susceptible to corruption via money, propping up the rich as the pinnacle of capitalist society. Knowing such injustice was possible, we should have nominated and elected a true public servant w/o wealth.
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Trump's criminality should've prevented him from being POTUS, but America is as or more susceptible to corruption via money, propping up the rich as the pinnacle of capitalist society. Knowing such injustice was possible, we should have nominated and elected a true public servant w/o wealth.
The possible deal to end the shutdown is like any deal: Each side wants to take the other to the cleaners. Neither ends up with everything they want. A.k.a. compromise, a.k.a. deal.
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The possible deal to end the shutdown is like any deal: Each side wants to take the other to the cleaners. Neither ends up with everything they want. A.k.a. compromise, a.k.a. deal.
Next to his bigotry, what bothers me most about this YouTuber is he doesn't seem to have seen much of anything as his fault. "Someone else did something..." Anyone can slip into that. To me it's a sign I need to be more introspective. What can I do to alleviate a problem or avoid one in the future?
He wonders why commenters are blaming his wife. He doesn't see/admit how much he's been blaming his wife in his videos. (I believe he loves his wife and has her best interests at heart, but play back the videos, dude. You also blame her, no lack of clarity there.)
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Next to his bigotry, what bothers me most about this YouTuber is he doesn't seem to have seen much of anything as his fault. "Someone else did something..." Anyone can slip into that. To me it's a sign I need to be more introspective. What can I do to alleviate a problem or avoid one in the future?
I ranked EON's #JamesBond movies in the referenced blog post, but I haven't ranked EON's Bond #Actors before. Ranking them only on their Bond movies, not my opinion overall:
6. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan
4. Daniel Craig
3. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
1. Timothy Dalton
6. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan
4. Daniel Craig
3. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
1. Timothy Dalton
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I ranked EON's #JamesBond movies in the referenced blog post, but I haven't ranked EON's Bond #Actors before. Ranking them only on their Bond movies, not my opinion overall:
6. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan
4. Daniel Craig
3. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
1. Timothy Dalton
6. George Lazenby
5. Pierce Brosnan
4. Daniel Craig
3. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
1. Timothy Dalton
Back to my front-facing avatar to make the neck more proportional. Compare to the image in the quoted post.
"I've been, uh, working out."
"I've been, uh, working out."
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Back to my front-facing avatar to make the neck more proportional. Compare to the image in the quoted post.
"I've been, uh, working out."
"I've been, uh, working out."
Reposted by Gerald So
Nov. 3-9 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "hideout" by Robert Plath
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Xp...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Xp...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Robert Plath
HIDEOUT as a boy i remember in winter on long car rides home after visiting aunts & uncles it’d be dark & i’d stretch across the back...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nov. 3-9 at The Five-Two #Crime #Poetry weekly, "hideout" by Robert Plath
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Xp...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2025/11/robe...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Xp...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Post the TV character who most annoys you?
It's a tie: Gibbs and DiNozzo, mostly b/c they've run 13+ seasons and counting. In their defense, Gibbs was written w/ hard edges softened by team & time. DiNozzo was written as the office prick. Notice McGee has run longer but is written squared-away.
It's a tie: Gibbs and DiNozzo, mostly b/c they've run 13+ seasons and counting. In their defense, Gibbs was written w/ hard edges softened by team & time. DiNozzo was written as the office prick. Notice McGee has run longer but is written squared-away.
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Post the TV character who most annoys you?
It's a tie: Gibbs and DiNozzo, mostly b/c they've run 13+ seasons and counting. In their defense, Gibbs was written w/ hard edges softened by team & time. DiNozzo was written as the office prick. Notice McGee has run longer but is written squared-away.
It's a tie: Gibbs and DiNozzo, mostly b/c they've run 13+ seasons and counting. In their defense, Gibbs was written w/ hard edges softened by team & time. DiNozzo was written as the office prick. Notice McGee has run longer but is written squared-away.
New Bluesky bio:
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com and FANS OF #RobertBParker: matrix.to#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org Here for friends and to boost projects. Also masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com and FANS OF #RobertBParker: matrix.to#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org Here for friends and to boost projects. Also masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
November 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New Bluesky bio:
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com and FANS OF #RobertBParker: matrix.to#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org Here for friends and to boost projects. Also masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com and FANS OF #RobertBParker: matrix.to#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org Here for friends and to boost projects. Also masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
A better TikTokker/YouTuber I'm watching is From Scratch Bakery, a Irish semi-professional baker in university.
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
fromscratchbaker
i am a very professional baker
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A better TikTokker/YouTuber I'm watching is From Scratch Bakery, a Irish semi-professional baker in university.
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
www.youtube.com/@FromScratch...
Ppl have bashed this YouTuber in his videos' comments and he doesn't understand why. From what I've seen, his recap of events flip-flops btwn wanting no say and protecting his wife from a bad sale, btwn not wanting any cancer treatment and wanting treatment. He doesn't seem to notice the flip-flop.
I've been watching a bigoted YouTuber who has serious cancer. His wife sold their house b/c she didn't want to be alone in NY when he passed. She tried to back out of the sale when they learned how serious his cancer was and that he'd need checkups and treatments better in NY, but the buyer refused.
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ppl have bashed this YouTuber in his videos' comments and he doesn't understand why. From what I've seen, his recap of events flip-flops btwn wanting no say and protecting his wife from a bad sale, btwn not wanting any cancer treatment and wanting treatment. He doesn't seem to notice the flip-flop.
Reposted by Gerald So
Book Deals: Week of November 10, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Book Deals: Week of November 10, 2025
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Ben Grimm is one of my favorite characters. Why was he called The Thing and not Rocky? Rocky fits better w/ every other team name except Mr. Inflated Ego Fantastic.
Invisible Woman
Human Torch
Rocky
Invisible Woman
Human Torch
Rocky
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Ben Grimm is one of my favorite characters. Why was he called The Thing and not Rocky? Rocky fits better w/ every other team name except Mr. Inflated Ego Fantastic.
Invisible Woman
Human Torch
Rocky
Invisible Woman
Human Torch
Rocky
A picture of the weather should only be rainy if rain is expected for half the day or more. Who's with me?
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A picture of the weather should only be rainy if rain is expected for half the day or more. Who's with me?
Ranking the EON Bond movies:
25. No Time to Die
24. Spectre
23. Quantum of Solace
22. The World is Not Enough
21. The Man w/ the Golden...
20. Diamonds are Forever
19. Die Another Day
18. A View to a Kill
17. Octopussy
16. You Only Live Twice
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Live and Let Die
...Thread
25. No Time to Die
24. Spectre
23. Quantum of Solace
22. The World is Not Enough
21. The Man w/ the Golden...
20. Diamonds are Forever
19. Die Another Day
18. A View to a Kill
17. Octopussy
16. You Only Live Twice
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Live and Let Die
...Thread
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Ranking the EON Bond movies:
25. No Time to Die
24. Spectre
23. Quantum of Solace
22. The World is Not Enough
21. The Man w/ the Golden...
20. Diamonds are Forever
19. Die Another Day
18. A View to a Kill
17. Octopussy
16. You Only Live Twice
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Live and Let Die
...Thread
25. No Time to Die
24. Spectre
23. Quantum of Solace
22. The World is Not Enough
21. The Man w/ the Golden...
20. Diamonds are Forever
19. Die Another Day
18. A View to a Kill
17. Octopussy
16. You Only Live Twice
15. Tomorrow Never Dies
14. Live and Let Die
...Thread
DIE ANOTHER DAY rightfully gets its share of slams. Still, I preferred it to THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Its opening scenes were as hard-edged as Bond had been since Connery. As The Spy Command says, though, the movie's tone was all over the map.
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
DIE ANOTHER DAY rightfully gets its share of slams. Still, I preferred it to THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH. Its opening scenes were as hard-edged as Bond had been since Connery. As The Spy Command says, though, the movie's tone was all over the map.