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Tom Streeter
@crankybear.net
Too much being, not enough nothingness.

Astros fan since 1975. Recovering college professor. Digital sausage maker. Beer blogger & beer competition co-director. Curmudgeon. Animal lover currently owned by cats. Full time cautionary tale.
This is my buddy Porter. We were together for 13 years and we understood each other. He’s been gone for a couple years and I’ve never been able to bear writing about him. I loved that little guy and I miss him every day.
November 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
She smiles and says, "I will always love you."
November 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Describe your cat’s personality with one photo.
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
This is what the screen looks like and I’ve highlighted the icon. Note that the icon only shows up if words are detected. Also: the text isn’t copied when you touch that icon. Instead, another button that says “Copy Text” pops up.
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New reading material for our upcoming cruise just dropped. Thanks @maureenogle.bsky.social!!!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Reporting for duty #AskWxm
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Because the Internet sees all: I present to you: John the Toaster.

@finalwhistle.bsky.social

#AskWxm
October 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Apparently everyone else loved it as much as I did!

It’s a hell of a movie. Your local film festival wants this.
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
aPpLE maKes tHe BeStest uSeR iNterFAces eVEr!

(This is the Apple Sports app as it launches on an iPad Pro 12.9” running the latest update of iPadOS 26.

Tim Apple must have been buying Donnie T. a new gold dildo that day.)
October 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Is he a moocher? We had one who was and we were in the same boat. My wife “accidentally” left an unopened bag where he could get to it to chew into it and suddenly it was the best thing in the world. Forbidden food!

This is him (rip) as partial explanation of why I’m invested in Felix’s welfare.
October 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
What? I can hang out on your keyboard if you like.
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?
September 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
These are the same people who are friends with rocks.

Not the miners. Not the oligarchs. Not the unions. Not the bosses.

The actual rocks.

Guess “Black Lung Besties” was too on the nose.
September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The same way it exists with you guys shoving some weird ass version of Christianity on everyone whether they want it or not.

I’ll take Dearbon as it is. You’re welcome to go somewhere else.
September 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This is Apple-speak for “who the fuck knows how long this’ll take?”
September 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
September 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Riggs Brewing. Champaign-Urbana. 100% legit. If you’re here, you should be here.
September 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Palate cleanser. We made steak night here several times (and it was good) , but never made it to Rocky Mountain Oyster night. And we missed it last month. Alas…

Elliot, IL, five miles or so from where @radiocarla.com grew up.
September 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Put a Portillos in Northern Kentucky you cowards.
September 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Every one should have a personal mantra. This is mine.

#EffinBirds
September 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Without downloading any new images, where are you mentally?
August 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Here we go! #AskWxm
August 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Us too.
August 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Are you fucking kidding me?”
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The only way the place is liberated today is if the son of a bitch offs himself or JD mistakes the toupee for a couch cushion.

Otherwise there’s still a syphilitic sundowning pedophile in the White House and we all have to live with his brain shits.
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM