Bill Detty
@bdetty.bsky.social
We dig snow and rain and bright sunshine.
It’s the kind of movie that starts off with a 35-ish Greer Garson dressed and made up as a fresh young deb of maybe half that age.
December 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It’s the kind of movie that starts off with a 35-ish Greer Garson dressed and made up as a fresh young deb of maybe half that age.
It’s the kind of movie that takes pride in how obvious it is that every scene, interior or exterior, is shot on a soundstage under blatantly artificial studio lighting.
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
It’s the kind of movie that takes pride in how obvious it is that every scene, interior or exterior, is shot on a soundstage under blatantly artificial studio lighting.
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
Once again, it’s not too early to plan out your cooking process so thanksgiving dinner gets to the table and onto plates while the cooked food is still hot and the salads are still chilled.
Not like I’ve ever managed to do that, but it’s a goal to keep in mind.
Not like I’ve ever managed to do that, but it’s a goal to keep in mind.
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Once again, it’s not too early to plan out your cooking process so thanksgiving dinner gets to the table and onto plates while the cooked food is still hot and the salads are still chilled.
Not like I’ve ever managed to do that, but it’s a goal to keep in mind.
Not like I’ve ever managed to do that, but it’s a goal to keep in mind.
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what kind of country is this, where dangerous radicals can throw sandwiches at our brave secret masked torture police with impunity
November 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
what kind of country is this, where dangerous radicals can throw sandwiches at our brave secret masked torture police with impunity
I’m sure I’m way too American in all the ways that stereotypically irk Brits to not get on Andy Partridge’s bad side.
I asked this before over at The Old Place and the answers delighted me. So again:
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
November 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I’m sure I’m way too American in all the ways that stereotypically irk Brits to not get on Andy Partridge’s bad side.
I remember 30 years ago having to show ID when I wrote a check to a store—is that what Trump’s thinking?—or has he somehow gotten the idea that using a supermarket affinity card is connected to legal ID?
Trump: "It's time for Republicans to do what they have to do and that's terminate the filibuster ... we should start tonight with 'the country's open, congratulations,' then we should pass voted ID, we should pass no mail in voting ... you go to a grocery store, you have to give ID."
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I remember 30 years ago having to show ID when I wrote a check to a store—is that what Trump’s thinking?—or has he somehow gotten the idea that using a supermarket affinity card is connected to legal ID?
Today’s a good day to share black cat pics. This is Skylar.
October 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Today’s a good day to share black cat pics. This is Skylar.
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Everyone should be angry about injustice. Not just those experiencing it.- Mikki Kendall
October 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Everyone should be angry about injustice. Not just those experiencing it.- Mikki Kendall
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kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school
Somebody in this home-reno show we’re watching said of the homeowner, “He’s pretty handy,” which in this case appears to mean that he has a bunch of power tools but doesn’t know how or when to use them.
October 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Somebody in this home-reno show we’re watching said of the homeowner, “He’s pretty handy,” which in this case appears to mean that he has a bunch of power tools but doesn’t know how or when to use them.
October 1, time for the traditional Halloween wallpaper.
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
October 1, time for the traditional Halloween wallpaper.
First tv Christmas ad of the season: balsamhill dot com, 25 September 2025, 3:24 pm.
September 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
First tv Christmas ad of the season: balsamhill dot com, 25 September 2025, 3:24 pm.
It’s the kind of movie where—in 2025—the screenwriters pull out the old “who said she was killed with a [specific weapon]” trick.
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It’s the kind of movie where—in 2025—the screenwriters pull out the old “who said she was killed with a [specific weapon]” trick.
My immediate reaction to the attempted assassination of Charlie Kirk was “Oh my god, that’s awful!” and I trust and hope that everybody else feels the same.
September 10, 2025 at 8:42 PM
My immediate reaction to the attempted assassination of Charlie Kirk was “Oh my god, that’s awful!” and I trust and hope that everybody else feels the same.
My very MAGA brother-in-law is going on an Alaska cruise soon and he just told me that he’s a little afraid about having to spend time in Seattle. “Because of all the trouble there.”
August 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
My very MAGA brother-in-law is going on an Alaska cruise soon and he just told me that he’s a little afraid about having to spend time in Seattle. “Because of all the trouble there.”
Granted that the Cracker Barrel rebrand is pretty terrible, it’s still a big improvement over the original, which IMO is amateurishly executed and poorly composed.
August 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Granted that the Cracker Barrel rebrand is pretty terrible, it’s still a big improvement over the original, which IMO is amateurishly executed and poorly composed.
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one day we will find out why texas keeps sending fuckin ted cruz to washington
is it just to keep him out of the state
is it just to keep him out of the state
July 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
one day we will find out why texas keeps sending fuckin ted cruz to washington
is it just to keep him out of the state
is it just to keep him out of the state
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If you work today and get paid for it, and then you’re allowed to leave afterwards, then you should be celebrating Juneteenth — because for a very long time here in America it was perfectly legal and constitutional and Christian not to pay workers anything or to let them ever leave.
June 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
If you work today and get paid for it, and then you’re allowed to leave afterwards, then you should be celebrating Juneteenth — because for a very long time here in America it was perfectly legal and constitutional and Christian not to pay workers anything or to let them ever leave.
So now I’m older than the Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So now I’m older than the Pope.
10yo greatniece was talking about a boy in her class and I don’t know what his name is but I -think- she said Soren. Fortunately I stopped myself before I said, “You mean, like Kierkegaard?”
April 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
10yo greatniece was talking about a boy in her class and I don’t know what his name is but I -think- she said Soren. Fortunately I stopped myself before I said, “You mean, like Kierkegaard?”
My husband just got hearing aids, and now every unanticipated sound is a mystery that has to be resolved. He got stuck in what-was-that mode for some time while I tried to work out what had set it off. Eventually I took a drink from my iced tea and yes, it was ice rattling in my glass.
April 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My husband just got hearing aids, and now every unanticipated sound is a mystery that has to be resolved. He got stuck in what-was-that mode for some time while I tried to work out what had set it off. Eventually I took a drink from my iced tea and yes, it was ice rattling in my glass.
My T-shirt, blah blah blah, has people asking all kinds of questions, blah blah blah. flip.it/7r108r
April 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
My T-shirt, blah blah blah, has people asking all kinds of questions, blah blah blah. flip.it/7r108r
So now when the cat decides I’m up past his bedtime he hops up on the sofa between Ron and me and performs an elaborate fake yawn.
March 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
So now when the cat decides I’m up past his bedtime he hops up on the sofa between Ron and me and performs an elaborate fake yawn.