Thomas A. Long
@thomasalong.bsky.social
Law-talking guy. Writer/editor. IP enthusiast. Uptown Chicagoan. Stronger Than Dirt Pete Moss. Colicky Baby Records and Tapes.
With the Dems, you can pretty much boil down that hoary proverb to "The enemy ... is my friend."
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
With the Dems, you can pretty much boil down that hoary proverb to "The enemy ... is my friend."
Well, it's a big tent. Wait, no. House. Big house. THE big house.
Meanwhile, Rod Blagojevich is very down with the pardoned life.
Meanwhile, Rod Blagojevich is very down with the pardoned life.
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Well, it's a big tent. Wait, no. House. Big house. THE big house.
Meanwhile, Rod Blagojevich is very down with the pardoned life.
Meanwhile, Rod Blagojevich is very down with the pardoned life.
Description or command?
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 AM
Description or command?
Painting realistic tunnels on the sides of cliffs...
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Painting realistic tunnels on the sides of cliffs...
Dropping banana peels and ACME-brand "portable holes" in the thoroughfare...
January 16, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Dropping banana peels and ACME-brand "portable holes" in the thoroughfare...
You know, with these ICE guys, the more I learn about them, the more I don't care for them.
January 16, 2026 at 2:59 AM
You know, with these ICE guys, the more I learn about them, the more I don't care for them.
It occurs to me now that there's a Harlan Ellison joke in there. Or coincidence anyway. (I also picked up the fotonovel of "The City on the Edge of Forever," but I haven't read it yet.)
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
It occurs to me now that there's a Harlan Ellison joke in there. Or coincidence anyway. (I also picked up the fotonovel of "The City on the Edge of Forever," but I haven't read it yet.)
When you cancel, you're asked to give them the reason on a digital form. I typed, "Ellison."
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
When you cancel, you're asked to give them the reason on a digital form. I typed, "Ellison."
My (annual) subscription hasn't ended yet. Last night I looked through the menu for any justification (aesthetic) to keep. I really have only watched Trek on there, and I might turn to physical media for that franchise. Haven't decided if I want to check out the new show before the account is gone.
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
My (annual) subscription hasn't ended yet. Last night I looked through the menu for any justification (aesthetic) to keep. I really have only watched Trek on there, and I might turn to physical media for that franchise. Haven't decided if I want to check out the new show before the account is gone.
Yeah subscribed to Paramount+ specifically for Star Trek. Recently cancelled my account anyway.
January 16, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Yeah subscribed to Paramount+ specifically for Star Trek. Recently cancelled my account anyway.
That is accurate Star Trek lore. I recently read the 1977 "fotonovel" of this episode, which is delightful. I got it at a library book sale, where I also bought a ragged copy of 1968's "The Making of Star Trek," which goes into great detail on the saga of the second pilot.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
That is accurate Star Trek lore. I recently read the 1977 "fotonovel" of this episode, which is delightful. I got it at a library book sale, where I also bought a ragged copy of 1968's "The Making of Star Trek," which goes into great detail on the saga of the second pilot.
This USDA farce today is I mean mwah chef's kiss because they keep finding new ways to flabbergast. I mean, struggle cuisine is a whole genre in YouTube cookery land. Plus many examples from WW2, if they want to propagandize privation. They are such shit at everything.
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
This USDA farce today is I mean mwah chef's kiss because they keep finding new ways to flabbergast. I mean, struggle cuisine is a whole genre in YouTube cookery land. Plus many examples from WW2, if they want to propagandize privation. They are such shit at everything.
Would that it were so.
January 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Would that it were so.
Heroic figure.
Bailey also appeared in the Sun Ra film Space Is the Place (made in 1972 and released in 1974).
Bailey also appeared in the Sun Ra film Space Is the Place (made in 1972 and released in 1974).
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Heroic figure.
Bailey also appeared in the Sun Ra film Space Is the Place (made in 1972 and released in 1974).
Bailey also appeared in the Sun Ra film Space Is the Place (made in 1972 and released in 1974).
I didn't know that! I certainly remember Sticks. Happy Days was my favorite show until the premiere Laverne and Shirley, although blah blah blah shark jumping Gen X crap. I was long gone by the time Richie was stationed in Greenland, but somehow it made it into my knowledge bank.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I didn't know that! I certainly remember Sticks. Happy Days was my favorite show until the premiere Laverne and Shirley, although blah blah blah shark jumping Gen X crap. I was long gone by the time Richie was stationed in Greenland, but somehow it made it into my knowledge bank.
Broccoli pieces of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your USDA subsidies!
January 15, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Broccoli pieces of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your USDA subsidies!
Another victim of Erik the Red and his sharp marketing practices.
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Another victim of Erik the Red and his sharp marketing practices.
POTUS, immediately following the invasion.
"Wait a minute, this land isn't GREEN!"
[flips the finger to a puffin]
"Wait a minute, this land isn't GREEN!"
[flips the finger to a puffin]
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
POTUS, immediately following the invasion.
"Wait a minute, this land isn't GREEN!"
[flips the finger to a puffin]
"Wait a minute, this land isn't GREEN!"
[flips the finger to a puffin]
If we forget it, we'll be doomed to repeat it. In syndication. Forever.
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 PM
If we forget it, we'll be doomed to repeat it. In syndication. Forever.
Richie Cunningham and Ralph Malph were advance men for the upcoming invasion by the USA. They joined the army and left Milwaukee for Greenland, and Richie married and impregnated Lori Beth over the phone, and that's just canon. Jerry Paris directed it. Later Richie helped JD Vance become VP.
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Richie Cunningham and Ralph Malph were advance men for the upcoming invasion by the USA. They joined the army and left Milwaukee for Greenland, and Richie married and impregnated Lori Beth over the phone, and that's just canon. Jerry Paris directed it. Later Richie helped JD Vance become VP.
In 5th grade, I got mad at a school bus driver and flipped her the bird. That was the one and only time I got called into the principal's office for a scolding. I guess rank has its privileges.
January 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In 5th grade, I got mad at a school bus driver and flipped her the bird. That was the one and only time I got called into the principal's office for a scolding. I guess rank has its privileges.
Waiting for the Ninth Circuit to weigh in on the tarnishment ruling.
January 14, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Waiting for the Ninth Circuit to weigh in on the tarnishment ruling.
I read that book in the late '90s (Christmas present), and I felt similarly.
January 13, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I read that book in the late '90s (Christmas present), and I felt similarly.