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Broaching new frontiers in time wasting

I’m a Midwest transplant to Seattle. I work for a non-profit law office, play ultimate a bunch, and am much more of a stereotypical dad than I’m comfortable with.
If that speaker were actually smart it’d call a memory care unit when Lil Wayne can’t recognize his own song.
December 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Before reading the article, this is what I’d always assumed people meant by Marine Todd.
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So there was a goat under the desk?
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It’s an absolutely bonkers way to write (probably not the biggest problem, but I can’t get past it).
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I know the bar for being a good dad is often pretty low, but “some absent fathers are great fathers” is making your kid go dig a hole so you can bury it.
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Slickers
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Joe Mallahan has lots of phones laying around.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Shooting the HVAC units to no effect was the highlight.
October 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I’ve been enjoying playing Absolum with my 11 year old, though her being almost as good at me by just mashing the attack button is a bit deflating.
October 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
They’re also making it seem like Ann Davison and Erika Evans have similar endorsements. Side note: It is bonkers to me that Adam Smith endorsed Davison - I don’t have the highest opinion of him, but I thought he was better than this.
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Yes, it’s sad that he was silenced for suggesting public executions and that you can’t find his concise prose anywhere.
October 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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There was a remarkable moment in the budget committee just now where Sara Nelson asked about how arts funding is used for graffiti, as shown in this slide.

City staff outright admitted this is just the dedicated admissions tax that funds the Arts and Culture dept being diverted for graffiti.
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m intrigued by the idea of a team being the sole participant in the World Series.
October 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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October 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Con Lair - Nick Cage must navigate a cave complex of hardened criminals.

Black to the Future - Chuck Berry, with the help of Doc Brown, travels through time to become his own father of rock and roll.

Clity Slickers - …nevermind
October 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM