Chris Ford
@caford20.bsky.social
Army Retired. I keep bees, farm blackberries, raise teenagers, and root for the Crimson Tide.
True story: I was with my daughter at the oral surgeon. A guy at the desk: "Am I paid up with you?" "YES". "Will you bill me more for this?" "Sir, we're sending your biopsy to a lab. The lab may bill you but it's not us". "Forget it. I don't want the biopsy." "OK, sir. We'll let the Dr. know."
Democrats would be crazy not to make this comment super-famous tomorrow when the Senate debates health care. Republicans don’t want you to be cared for as a patient when you’re sick. They think of you as a “consumer”—and tough luck if you don’t have the money for the care you need.
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
True story: I was with my daughter at the oral surgeon. A guy at the desk: "Am I paid up with you?" "YES". "Will you bill me more for this?" "Sir, we're sending your biopsy to a lab. The lab may bill you but it's not us". "Forget it. I don't want the biopsy." "OK, sir. We'll let the Dr. know."
Beware if a Pitbull is showing its teeth, they say.
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Beware if a Pitbull is showing its teeth, they say.
Hey Florida, there's a perfectly good, slightly used Head Coach that was 7-3 against Alabama currently masquerading as a US Senator. If y'all would be good enough to hire him back into coaching, that would solve your coaching problem and would really help us out. He already lives there. Perfect fit.
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hey Florida, there's a perfectly good, slightly used Head Coach that was 7-3 against Alabama currently masquerading as a US Senator. If y'all would be good enough to hire him back into coaching, that would solve your coaching problem and would really help us out. He already lives there. Perfect fit.
I feel like the Nobel Peace Prize is one of those things that, if you are openly asking for it, and campaigning for it, you probably don't deserve it.
October 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I feel like the Nobel Peace Prize is one of those things that, if you are openly asking for it, and campaigning for it, you probably don't deserve it.
One of my dogs found this little guy in the house today. He was tangled up in a cobweb and dog hair and couldn't get away. (I have 4 dogs and vacuuming every day wouldn't be enough). I set him free outside.
September 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
One of my dogs found this little guy in the house today. He was tangled up in a cobweb and dog hair and couldn't get away. (I have 4 dogs and vacuuming every day wouldn't be enough). I set him free outside.
That's a $45 steel bracket (that was once round) with a steel nut that held a $13 plastic wheel on a JD lawn mower until the wheel came off. With enough time and friction, even plastic can wear down steel. The wheel is also pretty worn, but the wheel won. There is a life lesson in there somewhere.
August 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
That's a $45 steel bracket (that was once round) with a steel nut that held a $13 plastic wheel on a JD lawn mower until the wheel came off. With enough time and friction, even plastic can wear down steel. The wheel is also pretty worn, but the wheel won. There is a life lesson in there somewhere.
This dog is better than most people I know know.
March 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This dog is better than most people I know know.
The man has his priorities.
This was NOT me
roll tide
January 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The man has his priorities.
Kaitlan Collins hosting Paul Finebaum on her show is the most @kaitlancollins.bsky.social thing ever! #RollTide
December 28, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Kaitlan Collins hosting Paul Finebaum on her show is the most @kaitlancollins.bsky.social thing ever! #RollTide
Trump learned a new word and had to try it out.
December 20, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Trump learned a new word and had to try it out.
Reposted by Chris Ford
Brief thread on how we got here: Since the GOP won control of the House 2 years ago they have not passed a single appropriations package into law. Government has operated at funding levels set by Dems 2 years ago via continuing resolutions every few months. This is not normal.
December 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Brief thread on how we got here: Since the GOP won control of the House 2 years ago they have not passed a single appropriations package into law. Government has operated at funding levels set by Dems 2 years ago via continuing resolutions every few months. This is not normal.
Nobody needs a puppy for Christmas. There will be plenty in the shelters in June when those mommies and daddies realize what they bought and the kids get tired of them. There is no reason to breed a dog for puppies, unless it is a world class gun dog. Puppy supply already exceeds demand.
December 17, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Nobody needs a puppy for Christmas. There will be plenty in the shelters in June when those mommies and daddies realize what they bought and the kids get tired of them. There is no reason to breed a dog for puppies, unless it is a world class gun dog. Puppy supply already exceeds demand.
If you want to coach college football and don't want to be the next Nick Saban, the service academies must be great jobs. Think about it: no transfer portal, no NIL, just coaching football at the college level.
December 7, 2024 at 4:29 AM
If you want to coach college football and don't want to be the next Nick Saban, the service academies must be great jobs. Think about it: no transfer portal, no NIL, just coaching football at the college level.
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
December 5, 2024 at 4:27 AM
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
The press did its job investigating Gaetz and Hegspeth. I assume Patel is next, and I also think the "flood the zone with S#I+" strategy will mean it can't all be shoveled, and Gabbard (possibly the worst nomination) will slip through the gaps.
December 4, 2024 at 3:25 AM
The press did its job investigating Gaetz and Hegspeth. I assume Patel is next, and I also think the "flood the zone with S#I+" strategy will mean it can't all be shoveled, and Gabbard (possibly the worst nomination) will slip through the gaps.
This big baby, who asks for ice cubes out of the icemaker any time I run it and peanuts every time I open the can, jumped over the 4 ft. fence around our yard (he can come and go at will because he can) and hazed a Coyote away from our house yesterday.
November 29, 2024 at 4:04 AM
This big baby, who asks for ice cubes out of the icemaker any time I run it and peanuts every time I open the can, jumped over the 4 ft. fence around our yard (he can come and go at will because he can) and hazed a Coyote away from our house yesterday.
The whole gang. We willingly adopted the two on the right. The two on the left found us, but it is what it is at this point.
November 20, 2024 at 3:14 AM
The whole gang. We willingly adopted the two on the right. The two on the left found us, but it is what it is at this point.
This is a fantastic article about America's and the right's insistence on meritocracy. David Brooks doesn't argue that meritocracy is bad, but that academia has misjudged merit and, in doing so, has failed America.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How the Ivy League Broke America
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
www.theatlantic.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:59 AM
This is a fantastic article about America's and the right's insistence on meritocracy. David Brooks doesn't argue that meritocracy is bad, but that academia has misjudged merit and, in doing so, has failed America.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
BEWARE OF PITBULLS: They are sneaky and devious. They will come to your house acting like they are starving and mistreated, and before you know it, you will have a house hippo sleeping on your couch and you'll be buying seat covers for your truck because they like to ride. They are BAD NEWS.
November 13, 2024 at 5:11 AM
BEWARE OF PITBULLS: They are sneaky and devious. They will come to your house acting like they are starving and mistreated, and before you know it, you will have a house hippo sleeping on your couch and you'll be buying seat covers for your truck because they like to ride. They are BAD NEWS.
First post here. Love yourself like your dog loves you. Don't trust anyone your dog doesn't like, and don't trust anyone who doesn't like dogs.
November 12, 2024 at 2:35 AM
First post here. Love yourself like your dog loves you. Don't trust anyone your dog doesn't like, and don't trust anyone who doesn't like dogs.