Bill Akers
@billakers.bsky.social
University of Houston-Downtown grad, retired, peacetime veteran. #GoCoogs I like guitars.
Where's Waldo?: The Abduction
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Where's Waldo?: The Abduction
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
January 10, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
I'm not convinced a Democrat majority will be sworn in. Who is able to force the issue? Tangentially, post where you get the most bandwidth, I'll be reading it. At least we've got some CFB playoff football to distract us from impending doom.
January 8, 2026 at 2:28 AM
I'm not convinced a Democrat majority will be sworn in. Who is able to force the issue? Tangentially, post where you get the most bandwidth, I'll be reading it. At least we've got some CFB playoff football to distract us from impending doom.
Should the Democrats win big in November, is anyone absolutely certain the new House members will be sworn? If they are, Trump will continue to ignore Congress and govern by fiat. Chuck is living in 2015.
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Should the Democrats win big in November, is anyone absolutely certain the new House members will be sworn? If they are, Trump will continue to ignore Congress and govern by fiat. Chuck is living in 2015.
If everyone who got the Covid vaccine dies by midnight as predicted, he'll have a head start at serving half of everyone who is left.
January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
If everyone who got the Covid vaccine dies by midnight as predicted, he'll have a head start at serving half of everyone who is left.
He was Judge Dredd in a movie, so maybe he should be appointed to SCOTUS, too.
December 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
He was Judge Dredd in a movie, so maybe he should be appointed to SCOTUS, too.
Come see the new musical revue, The Spirit of Branson, at the Trump Kennedy Center.
December 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Come see the new musical revue, The Spirit of Branson, at the Trump Kennedy Center.
Bands would have to quit playing if an idea's proximity to something already in the world was the sole determinant of whether to present one's take.
December 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Bands would have to quit playing if an idea's proximity to something already in the world was the sole determinant of whether to present one's take.
If the US abandons Europe, most of the currently non-nuclear countries could be on the way to building a bomb over a long weekend. The knock-on effect of stupid US policy is going to haunt us in ways we can't yet imagine.
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If the US abandons Europe, most of the currently non-nuclear countries could be on the way to building a bomb over a long weekend. The knock-on effect of stupid US policy is going to haunt us in ways we can't yet imagine.
Never made a mixtape or owned a Walkman. 18
December 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Never made a mixtape or owned a Walkman. 18
Unlike Pliny the Elder, he doesn't have a beer named after him.
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Unlike Pliny the Elder, he doesn't have a beer named after him.
Looks like a scene from Carrie: Except Twins
December 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Looks like a scene from Carrie: Except Twins
When prayer is invoked in CFB coaching changes, the least ethical thing frequently occurs.
November 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When prayer is invoked in CFB coaching changes, the least ethical thing frequently occurs.
I subscribed mostly because you are creatively sweary. It counts for a lot.
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I subscribed mostly because you are creatively sweary. It counts for a lot.
Reporters are reluctant to become the target of the crazies who will set upon them, especially not having much confidence this government would investigate threats.
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Reporters are reluctant to become the target of the crazies who will set upon them, especially not having much confidence this government would investigate threats.
Have yourself a Coffee for Closers Christmas.
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Have yourself a Coffee for Closers Christmas.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
November 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Beaumont to El Paso is 830 miles.
October 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Beaumont to El Paso is 830 miles.
It's turtles all the way down.
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
It's turtles all the way down.
MAGA hopes to move a couple of the Yes reps to the No column before they swear her in.
October 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
MAGA hopes to move a couple of the Yes reps to the No column before they swear her in.