Cal
@calwho.bsky.social
Certified Lurker™ trying to break out of my shell. Here to talk about books, writing, and (Georgia) sports. Go dawgs!
All opinions are, inevitably, just mine.
All opinions are, inevitably, just mine.
Pinned
Cal
@calwho.bsky.social
· Nov 15
anyways hi. I’m Cal, I have two cats (Lemon & June), and I’m mostly here to talk about books (sff) and sports (cfb, etc), with some tv & movies sprinkled in here and there. I’m usually a lurker on social media but I thought I’d try something different here 👋
Reposted by Cal
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Expect to see a lot of this classic Onion headline, from 23 years ago, over the coming weeks.
Reposted by Cal
one more cab calloway thing: he performed "minnie the moocher" in blues brothers, which was a 1931 song in a 1980 movie, the modern equivalent would be aerosmith performing "back in the saddle" in a movie released this year, you're all welcome
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
one more cab calloway thing: he performed "minnie the moocher" in blues brothers, which was a 1931 song in a 1980 movie, the modern equivalent would be aerosmith performing "back in the saddle" in a movie released this year, you're all welcome
Reposted by Cal
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
October 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
When I turned 30 I had not yet written my first published book or my first published novel and did not know (or know of) some of the most important people in my life. I didn't know how much my life could still change, and did, after the age of 30. There is so much your life still yet to live.
Reposted by Cal
Also, here is a thought: I wonder how much "not feeling like an adult" is correlated with impostor syndrome.
October 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Also, here is a thought: I wonder how much "not feeling like an adult" is correlated with impostor syndrome.
Reposted by Cal
Free me from Mike Bobo
September 28, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Free me from Mike Bobo
Reposted by Cal
the fatal flaw with the Bluesky is dying proposition is that it ignores the broader truth that I am also dying, as are you, and everybody you know. By dying Bluesky lets us know that it’s one of us, that it shares in our beauty and our pain. Grow or die? No, there is no “or.” Bluesky understands
September 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
the fatal flaw with the Bluesky is dying proposition is that it ignores the broader truth that I am also dying, as are you, and everybody you know. By dying Bluesky lets us know that it’s one of us, that it shares in our beauty and our pain. Grow or die? No, there is no “or.” Bluesky understands
Reposted by Cal
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
Reposted by Cal
The Democratic party needs fresh faces and fresh voices.
by Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, and David Axelrod
by Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, and David Axelrod
July 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The Democratic party needs fresh faces and fresh voices.
by Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, and David Axelrod
by Rahm Emanuel, James Carville, and David Axelrod
Reposted by Cal
Turns out the Turing Test has less to do with how convincing a computer can be mimicking human intelligence and more to do with how gullible the humans are, also seemingly mimicking human intelligence.
July 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Turns out the Turing Test has less to do with how convincing a computer can be mimicking human intelligence and more to do with how gullible the humans are, also seemingly mimicking human intelligence.
Reposted by Cal
Late evening of work in Pompeii yesterday but the reward of an empty site bathed in glorious warm light was a privilege.
July 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Late evening of work in Pompeii yesterday but the reward of an empty site bathed in glorious warm light was a privilege.
Post an unusual sign if you feel like it
June 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Post an unusual sign if you feel like it
Reposted by Cal
I know this can sound kind of silly at a time like this, but doing a war without congressional authorization is ample grounds for impeachment
June 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I know this can sound kind of silly at a time like this, but doing a war without congressional authorization is ample grounds for impeachment
Reposted by Cal
Who on earth thought that this was the best way to dispense toilet paper? 🙃 I just want to talk.
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Who on earth thought that this was the best way to dispense toilet paper? 🙃 I just want to talk.
Reposted by Cal
This is even more impressive when you consider that she made almost all of them (6? 7?) in the second half. She was so hot in the second half I genuinely thought she couldn’t miss 🔥🔥🔥
Rhyne Howard tied the WNBA record for threes in a game tonight, hitting nine in a win against the Sky.
June 14, 2025 at 2:36 AM
This is even more impressive when you consider that she made almost all of them (6? 7?) in the second half. She was so hot in the second half I genuinely thought she couldn’t miss 🔥🔥🔥
I’m at a country music concert where the target is like 15-25 year old girls/women and I have never felt less in touch with what’s considered trendy fashion than I am right now
(I am wearing a football jersey)
(I am wearing a football jersey)
May 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I’m at a country music concert where the target is like 15-25 year old girls/women and I have never felt less in touch with what’s considered trendy fashion than I am right now
(I am wearing a football jersey)
(I am wearing a football jersey)
Reposted by Cal
“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing
May 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked the three Fates and the one with the scissors got very agitated when I told her you were using your one precious life thread talking to that cursed thing
Reposted by Cal
if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
April 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
if you know a lot of stuff i think it is your moral duty to be kind and excited when people learn stuff for the first time. the world is full of stuff we don't know about, don't be mean
Reposted by Cal
books
like/repost if u agree
like/repost if u agree
April 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
books
like/repost if u agree
like/repost if u agree
I (seasonally) travel for work and I recently went down to Zebulon, Georgia. I’ve made it a goal to visit local coffee shops + bookstores when I can, and today I got to visit the absolutely adorable used bookstore A Novel Experience. The staff was incredible and I loved their displays!
April 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I (seasonally) travel for work and I recently went down to Zebulon, Georgia. I’ve made it a goal to visit local coffee shops + bookstores when I can, and today I got to visit the absolutely adorable used bookstore A Novel Experience. The staff was incredible and I loved their displays!
Reposted by Cal
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Reposted by Cal
what a brilliant and definitely useful technology
April 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
what a brilliant and definitely useful technology
Reposted by Cal
Regardless of how one feels about the Catholic Church or about Pope Francis, now is a time to come together to claim that JD Vance killed him
April 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Regardless of how one feels about the Catholic Church or about Pope Francis, now is a time to come together to claim that JD Vance killed him