DanglinDon
@danglindon.bsky.social
He/him; younger twin. Former gifted child & ChicagoGay; current un[der]employed Midwestern embarrassment mit "un'aria di frociaggine." Occasionally ina-pro-pro--but mostly showing watches, pens, film cameras, & old records
[Layer between springs & mattress--otherwise the springs won't sit securely in the bedframe]
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
[Layer between springs & mattress--otherwise the springs won't sit securely in the bedframe]
In the event they feel too soft, you can add a layer underneath for reïnforcement (I used a pad from a futon to go under mine 15yrs drawback (or perk) to that is that the mattress eventually sits higher---I still miss that bed every now & then...this looks fantastic!
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
In the event they feel too soft, you can add a layer underneath for reïnforcement (I used a pad from a futon to go under mine 15yrs drawback (or perk) to that is that the mattress eventually sits higher---I still miss that bed every now & then...this looks fantastic!
The most "historic" Broadway show I got to see had Ann Hampton Callaway in the St. James Theatre (SWING, ca. 2001); but I would've given my eye-teeth to travel back to see Merman in Anything Goes at the Alvin--with any luck, the same night Mel Brooks's Uncle Joe took him to see the same show...
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The most "historic" Broadway show I got to see had Ann Hampton Callaway in the St. James Theatre (SWING, ca. 2001); but I would've given my eye-teeth to travel back to see Merman in Anything Goes at the Alvin--with any luck, the same night Mel Brooks's Uncle Joe took him to see the same show...
...for him, I might try it this Thanksgiving, just to see myself...
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
...for him, I might try it this Thanksgiving, just to see myself...
Grandpa would've been delighted by the baking spray--he might've tried his hand at cakes himself if, 20 yrs ago, it was more readily available: "Martha," he'd intone to Grandma, "try this on the pan instead of the Crisco--just see..."
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Grandpa would've been delighted by the baking spray--he might've tried his hand at cakes himself if, 20 yrs ago, it was more readily available: "Martha," he'd intone to Grandma, "try this on the pan instead of the Crisco--just see..."
I'd be interested to see how your air fryer method would translate to making my Grandpa Don's favorite pineapple-upside-down-cake ('cause I think it might lend itself perfectly): bsky.app/profile/dang...
For those of you looking for an interesting dessert to bring on Thursday, this was my late Grandpa's favorite, as-found in the notebook Grandma used to make it (I have no idea who Aunt Grace was, but I am more than certain "she passed away [AT LEAST] 30 years ago")
![Lined notepad (edges discolored from kitchen use) bearing part of a recipe captured in black fountain pen. The text reads:
"Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
1/3 cup Spry [NOTE: "Spry" was America's second-most-popular vegetable shortening from the mid-30s, but had long since been discontinued by the time I came along. I remember Grandpa noting that Grandma had been using Crisco in its place since at least 1953]
1/4 teas. salt
1 “[teas.] vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg unbeaten
1 1/4 cup sifted flour
1 1/2 teas. baking powder
1/2 cup canned pineapple juice
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
5 slices canned pineapple
5 Maraschino cherries (optional)
Combine Spry [or Crisco, if you don't have a time machine], salt, and vanilla. Add sugar gradually and cream [verb, not noun; don't worry, there's not an ingredient missing!] until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat thoroughly. Sift flour[,] baking powder 3 times. Add small amounts of flour to creamed mixture" [recipe continued in next image]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vp6ndksfu42md65257kmdjkt/bafkreieyerxbnmenowrt5zl5inoygta5dm2n2ki4vda3lbeoqbmu45b3cy@jpeg)
![Further page of lined notepad (edges discolored from kitchen use) bearing part of a recipe captured in black fountain pen. The text reads [continuing from previous image]:
"alternately with pineapple juice, beating thoroughly, after each addition until smooth.
"Sprinkle brown sugar on bottom of deep 8 by 8 inch pan, greased liberally with Spry [or, again, Crisco, in case you're not able to source a brand of vegetable shortening not manufactured stateside in nearly 70 years]. Arrange pineapple slices on sugar, put cherries in center of slices, and pour batter over all. Bake in moderate oven 50 to 60 min [I want to say Grandpa said Grandma used 350F for her "moderate" oven--explaining that different cooks tended to sometimes note their measurements in terms they'd remember].
"Serve upside down with whipped cream [Grandpa used Redi-wip in the can if he had it, or a large scoop of softened Cool-whip]
"8 to 10 portions"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vp6ndksfu42md65257kmdjkt/bafkreieiaoj3vb36knble3rzp4b2dv6w4ilbzjq56nal6pgrlswq5qaypi@jpeg)
![Close-up of cover inscription: "Aunt Grace's Cook Book! 'Best What Am.'" [To this day, I have no idea who Aunt Grace was (I don't remember Grandpa mentioning her when he showed me this recipe book about 38 New Year's Eves ago]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vp6ndksfu42md65257kmdjkt/bafkreigfsxsvjyakdxf4s6ij6ii6al4bk2xs5ssdxag7gpqcwnto4ls55m@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I'd be interested to see how your air fryer method would translate to making my Grandpa Don's favorite pineapple-upside-down-cake ('cause I think it might lend itself perfectly): bsky.app/profile/dang...
Are you re-stitching the torn pair, or is that denim now fair game for mending/patches?
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Are you re-stitching the torn pair, or is that denim now fair game for mending/patches?
I've never asked you, but what would be your dream-Broadway-show/performance to see (any cast, at any time within the last 150 yrs of performances)?
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I've never asked you, but what would be your dream-Broadway-show/performance to see (any cast, at any time within the last 150 yrs of performances)?
"Ah. You have beautiful thighs..."
a man in a hat and leather jacket says my hovercraft is full of feels
Alt: a man in a hat and leather jacket says my hovercraft is full of feels
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November 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
"Ah. You have beautiful thighs..."
(And NO--neither I nor my sister ever saw it. That was one of those "Grandpa, that's okay" conversations we had to have)
November 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
(And NO--neither I nor my sister ever saw it. That was one of those "Grandpa, that's okay" conversations we had to have)
For his part, Grandpa was DELIGHTED to have a slightly new-looking-tackle to work with (& would try to show it to all who visited--not in a pervy way! He was amazed that docs could do what they did with his saussage)
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
For his part, Grandpa was DELIGHTED to have a slightly new-looking-tackle to work with (& would try to show it to all who visited--not in a pervy way! He was amazed that docs could do what they did with his saussage)
Imagine me (8yrs older than my youngest sis) hearing secondhand about her having to handle Grandpa's [how did Grandma say it? Ah, yes] BROKEN PENIS
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Imagine me (8yrs older than my youngest sis) hearing secondhand about her having to handle Grandpa's [how did Grandma say it? Ah, yes] BROKEN PENIS
When my grandfather made it to 87 yrs, he had to have a medically-necessary-circumcision...I feel it's appropriate for me to share this on the InterWebs now because, at the time, my 88-yr-old-grandmother (& her then-59-yr-old-daughter) felt my 26-yr-old-sis to be the best family member to handle it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
When my grandfather made it to 87 yrs, he had to have a medically-necessary-circumcision...I feel it's appropriate for me to share this on the InterWebs now because, at the time, my 88-yr-old-grandmother (& her then-59-yr-old-daughter) felt my 26-yr-old-sis to be the best family member to handle it.
Late 1970s in the US: my uncle [who sold men's clothing at a local department store] wearing a "summer"-outfit with undyed-linen-slacks. His great aunt [born 1914] remarks, "oh. Do you know what they say about a man wearing white pants? [leans in, whispering] He pees sitting-down."
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Late 1970s in the US: my uncle [who sold men's clothing at a local department store] wearing a "summer"-outfit with undyed-linen-slacks. His great aunt [born 1914] remarks, "oh. Do you know what they say about a man wearing white pants? [leans in, whispering] He pees sitting-down."
One visual example comes to mind (I don't know if it was Dave Armstrong, Tom Scott, or Danny Mulheron--who also directed this scene--that was responsible for writing this, but the execution is absolutely germane to "male-coded" shoe inspection): youtu.be/Z8ziAVUPtIM?...
Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby - Damp Eyed Nancy Boy
YouTube video by FishSoda
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November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One visual example comes to mind (I don't know if it was Dave Armstrong, Tom Scott, or Danny Mulheron--who also directed this scene--that was responsible for writing this, but the execution is absolutely germane to "male-coded" shoe inspection): youtu.be/Z8ziAVUPtIM?...
Also, be advised: should one choose to get rude, hook-up has the right to settle that score however they see fit (remind me sometime to re-tell the Laura-Ashley-Sheet-Story that one of my uncles shared with me way back. It has an EXPLOSIVE plot-line, so to speak...)
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Also, be advised: should one choose to get rude, hook-up has the right to settle that score however they see fit (remind me sometime to re-tell the Laura-Ashley-Sheet-Story that one of my uncles shared with me way back. It has an EXPLOSIVE plot-line, so to speak...)
...I'd then be out with a pipe or cigar as a squad car pulled thru the alley, pausing at the fence. Me, being an interested party, I'd go over to the fence: "Anything I need to look out for?" I'd ask the officer. 'No,' he'd say. 'We got a call about somebody smokin' pot out here. YOU'RE FINE.'
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
...I'd then be out with a pipe or cigar as a squad car pulled thru the alley, pausing at the fence. Me, being an interested party, I'd go over to the fence: "Anything I need to look out for?" I'd ask the officer. 'No,' he'd say. 'We got a call about somebody smokin' pot out here. YOU'RE FINE.'
[Almost] Everyone else in the neighborhood has been kind & friendly to my parents since they moved here 5 yrs ago--except shed-lady (& she'd already knew my fam thru my sister, who lives across the street); she used to call 911 on my youngest sis's BF whenever he went out to smoke [cigarettes]...
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
[Almost] Everyone else in the neighborhood has been kind & friendly to my parents since they moved here 5 yrs ago--except shed-lady (& she'd already knew my fam thru my sister, who lives across the street); she used to call 911 on my youngest sis's BF whenever he went out to smoke [cigarettes]...
...wincing & twitching while cradleing his gonads as the scene fades to black
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
...wincing & twitching while cradleing his gonads as the scene fades to black
Also--alt text (which somehow didn't save to image above): gif from frinkiac.com shows cartoon George C. Scott standing in the front yard of a residential area [porch flanked by sprawling trees] taking a US football to the craatch. A superscript reads "AARRRRGGH! MY GROIN!!" as he drops to his knees
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Also--alt text (which somehow didn't save to image above): gif from frinkiac.com shows cartoon George C. Scott standing in the front yard of a residential area [porch flanked by sprawling trees] taking a US football to the craatch. A superscript reads "AARRRRGGH! MY GROIN!!" as he drops to his knees
This is the most fulfilling entertainment I've had in ages (maybe I should get out more)
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is the most fulfilling entertainment I've had in ages (maybe I should get out more)