C. R. Kopacki
@crkopacki.bsky.social
Joie de Vivre | Vive la Résistance
Humble husband & proud pops
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Humble husband & proud pops
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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"On the third and fourth days of Christmas, she gave me three French hens and four calling birds. Funny, I don’t remember telling her my dream was to one day open a chapter of the Audubon Society. You know what would have been nice? Some birdseed."
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Day 1 On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Such a thoughtful gift, she knows how much I love fruit. S...
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December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"On the third and fourth days of Christmas, she gave me three French hens and four calling birds. Funny, I don’t remember telling her my dream was to one day open a chapter of the Audubon Society. You know what would have been nice? Some birdseed."
Like any proud Wisconsinite!
December 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Like any proud Wisconsinite!
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"Ralphie’s old man is even worse. This emasculated stuffed suit 'battles' his furnace by impotently cussing at it (just shoot the damn thing!) and allows a cadre of mangy hounds to run in and out of his house at will (just shoot the damn things!)."
Ted Nugent Reviews A Christmas Story
This is a disgusting, horrifying tale of what happens when a decent, God-fearing American seeks to righteously bear arms to protect his own family,...
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December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Ralphie’s old man is even worse. This emasculated stuffed suit 'battles' his furnace by impotently cussing at it (just shoot the damn thing!) and allows a cadre of mangy hounds to run in and out of his house at will (just shoot the damn things!)."
The first film for this Christmas Eve.
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Joyeux Noël (2005)
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The first film for this Christmas Eve.
Joyeux Noël (2005)
Joyeux Noël (2005)
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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On orality, education, and the d/Deaf binary:
Manual Labor | Andrew Leland
How deaf artists and writers are grappling with a second Trump administration keen on dismantling the Americans with Disabilities Act.
thebaffler.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On orality, education, and the d/Deaf binary:
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center.
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center serving homeless residents
Steves purchased the property to prevent it from closing. Many homeless people had come to depend on the Lynnwood Hygiene Center, which had operated rent-free on the property since 2020.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Rick Steves steps in to save Seattle-area hygiene center.
My son moved away with his partner to pursue his MFA in creative writing.
I recently wondered what stuck with them about celebrating the holiday season and my answer presented itself in the mailbox today.
I recently wondered what stuck with them about celebrating the holiday season and my answer presented itself in the mailbox today.
December 23, 2025 at 1:34 AM
My son moved away with his partner to pursue his MFA in creative writing.
I recently wondered what stuck with them about celebrating the holiday season and my answer presented itself in the mailbox today.
I recently wondered what stuck with them about celebrating the holiday season and my answer presented itself in the mailbox today.
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Rawhide” fans- sing along: “ Flowin’, flowin’,flowin‘- keep that blood a flowin‘-watch them ranchers goin‘- to hide!” Saturday night on MeTV- a vampire gunslinger has a wrong to right- and some throats to bite! The old West faces the “Curse of the Undead”- 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central!
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Rawhide” fans- sing along: “ Flowin’, flowin’,flowin‘- keep that blood a flowin‘-watch them ranchers goin‘- to hide!” Saturday night on MeTV- a vampire gunslinger has a wrong to right- and some throats to bite! The old West faces the “Curse of the Undead”- 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central!
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rice • Steamed Broccoli • Rayu (Japanese Spicy Oil)
Drink: 🗿House Special Mai Tai🗿
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rice • Steamed Broccoli • Rayu (Japanese Spicy Oil)
Drink: 🗿House Special Mai Tai🗿
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rice • Steamed Broccoli • Rayu (Japanese Spicy Oil)
Drink: 🗿House Special Mai Tai🗿
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rice • Steamed Broccoli • Rayu (Japanese Spicy Oil)
Drink: 🗿House Special Mai Tai🗿
It's #HouseOfSvengoolie time!
Tonight's featured House of Svengoolie flick: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured House of Svengoolie flick: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
October 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It's #HouseOfSvengoolie time!
Tonight's featured House of Svengoolie flick: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured House of Svengoolie flick: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
October 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) - one of our ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!
Food: Laura's Chicken Pot Pie
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) - one of our ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!
Food: Laura's Chicken Pot Pie
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
October 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) - one of our ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!
Food: Laura's Chicken Pot Pie
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966) - one of our ABSOLUTE FAVORITES!
Food: Laura's Chicken Pot Pie
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Night Strangler (1973)
Food: Grilled Bratwurst • Sauerkraut (fresh from fermentation!) • Grilled, Buttered, Herbed Green Beans and Red Skin Potatoes
Drink: Supermoon's Hello Maud 2021 Old World Saison • Martini? • Vieux Carré?
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Night Strangler (1973)
Food: Grilled Bratwurst • Sauerkraut (fresh from fermentation!) • Grilled, Buttered, Herbed Green Beans and Red Skin Potatoes
Drink: Supermoon's Hello Maud 2021 Old World Saison • Martini? • Vieux Carré?
September 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Night Strangler (1973)
Food: Grilled Bratwurst • Sauerkraut (fresh from fermentation!) • Grilled, Buttered, Herbed Green Beans and Red Skin Potatoes
Drink: Supermoon's Hello Maud 2021 Old World Saison • Martini? • Vieux Carré?
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Night Strangler (1973)
Food: Grilled Bratwurst • Sauerkraut (fresh from fermentation!) • Grilled, Buttered, Herbed Green Beans and Red Skin Potatoes
Drink: Supermoon's Hello Maud 2021 Old World Saison • Martini? • Vieux Carré?
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Tarantula! (1955)
Food: Caprese Salad • DeRango's Cheesy Garlic Bread
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Tarantula! (1955)
Food: Caprese Salad • DeRango's Cheesy Garlic Bread
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
September 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Tarantula! (1955)
Food: Caprese Salad • DeRango's Cheesy Garlic Bread
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Tarantula! (1955)
Food: Caprese Salad • DeRango's Cheesy Garlic Bread
Drink: 🍸🍸🍸
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Bad Seed (1956)
Food: Grilled Shrimp, Potatoes, Green Beans, and Tomatoes • Pistou
Drink: Aimé Boucher Vouvray 2022 •🍸Martini Nitecap 🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Bad Seed (1956)
Food: Grilled Shrimp, Potatoes, Green Beans, and Tomatoes • Pistou
Drink: Aimé Boucher Vouvray 2022 •🍸Martini Nitecap 🍸
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Bad Seed (1956)
Food: Grilled Shrimp, Potatoes, Green Beans, and Tomatoes • Pistou
Drink: Aimé Boucher Vouvray 2022 •🍸Martini Nitecap 🍸
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Bad Seed (1956)
Food: Grilled Shrimp, Potatoes, Green Beans, and Tomatoes • Pistou
Drink: Aimé Boucher Vouvray 2022 •🍸Martini Nitecap 🍸
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"The only people who should ride their bikes during the workday are bike messengers, who I also dislike. They weave, they bob—it’s inappropriate. Bike messengers need to do what drivers do: go straight, get pissed off, and hate everyone."
You’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your Fault
You were riding during rush hour. Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contact...
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September 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
"The only people who should ride their bikes during the workday are bike messengers, who I also dislike. They weave, they bob—it’s inappropriate. Bike messengers need to do what drivers do: go straight, get pissed off, and hate everyone."
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Food: Musubi • Edamame
Drink: 🗿Scorpion Bowl • Mai Tai? • Planters Punch? • Who knows?🗿
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Food: Musubi • Edamame
Drink: 🗿Scorpion Bowl • Mai Tai? • Planters Punch? • Who knows?🗿
September 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Food: Musubi • Edamame
Drink: 🗿Scorpion Bowl • Mai Tai? • Planters Punch? • Who knows?🗿
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Food: Musubi • Edamame
Drink: 🗿Scorpion Bowl • Mai Tai? • Planters Punch? • Who knows?🗿
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This week’s Atomic Age Cocktail Party was a special two-hour program recorded LIVE from the Starlight Studios! Listen in here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This week’s Atomic Age Cocktail Party was a special two-hour program recorded LIVE from the Starlight Studios! Listen in here: will.illinois.edu/atomicagecoc...
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
And if you like the program, consider making a gift to the home station WILL At willgive.org
It's National Read a Book Day!
September 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's National Read a Book Day!
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It’s here! The fall issue of Bachelor Pad Magazine has arrived! Get your copy now at www.BachelorPadMagazine.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It’s here! The fall issue of Bachelor Pad Magazine has arrived! Get your copy now at www.BachelorPadMagazine.com
Today's Saturday Matinée:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Cocktail: Jack's Manhattan
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Cocktail: Jack's Manhattan
September 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today's Saturday Matinée:
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Cocktail: Jack's Manhattan
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Cocktail: Jack's Manhattan
Book 9 of 2025.
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
September 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Book 9 of 2025.
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig
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Saturday night on MeTV- he’s walking, yes indeed- when a fiery accident results in the Gill Man becoming an air-breathing land creature- and relearning why humans are his enemies! Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow and Leigh Snowden find “ The Creature Walks Among Us”- 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time!
September 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Saturday night on MeTV- he’s walking, yes indeed- when a fiery accident results in the Gill Man becoming an air-breathing land creature- and relearning why humans are his enemies! Rex Reason, Jeff Morrow and Leigh Snowden find “ The Creature Walks Among Us”- 8 pm eastern/pacific, 7 central time!
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Dead of Night (1977)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rayu (Japanese chili oil) • Steamed Rice • Steamed broccoli and green beans
Drink: It's National Mai Tai Day! House Special Mai Tais until we're passed out
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Dead of Night (1977)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rayu (Japanese chili oil) • Steamed Rice • Steamed broccoli and green beans
Drink: It's National Mai Tai Day! House Special Mai Tais until we're passed out
August 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
It's #Svengoolie time!
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Dead of Night (1977)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rayu (Japanese chili oil) • Steamed Rice • Steamed broccoli and green beans
Drink: It's National Mai Tai Day! House Special Mai Tais until we're passed out
Tonight's featured Svengoolie flick: Dead of Night (1977)
Food: Kālua Pork • Rayu (Japanese chili oil) • Steamed Rice • Steamed broccoli and green beans
Drink: It's National Mai Tai Day! House Special Mai Tais until we're passed out