Dan Kim (김명준)
@danielmkim.bsky.social
He/him. Appa. Cat dad. Former infantry person, current food/wine person. Ally. Equality for all, no exceptions. LFC Reds. Oxford comma. 2 spaces. Confederates = traitors. Punch Nazis. Trump/Putin/ICE Delenda Est
Appropriate song for cooking dinner on a rainy autumn day.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Appropriate song for cooking dinner on a rainy autumn day.
Finally feeling human. Yesterday was a daze after not getting home from work until 0600 (we had a late private function). The good news is, @drjchernov.bsky.social, our daughters, & I made the pilgrimage to the Altar of Birria in Jackson Heights to pick up dinner.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Finally feeling human. Yesterday was a daze after not getting home from work until 0600 (we had a late private function). The good news is, @drjchernov.bsky.social, our daughters, & I made the pilgrimage to the Altar of Birria in Jackson Heights to pick up dinner.
No, I’m not in the Matrix. This is a representation of our dinner rush tonight. Each blue square is one table, with the number of guests in black. Gonna need some roller skates.
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
No, I’m not in the Matrix. This is a representation of our dinner rush tonight. Each blue square is one table, with the number of guests in black. Gonna need some roller skates.
Proof of life photo after coming home from a 13 hour day. And no, thank the gods, the little asshole didn’t knock over my pint.
November 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Proof of life photo after coming home from a 13 hour day. And no, thank the gods, the little asshole didn’t knock over my pint.
This is the face of a cat who desperately wants to get back at Miss Kim, but even his limited intellect knows there are dire consequences for swatting at, scratching, and/or biting our girl.
November 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is the face of a cat who desperately wants to get back at Miss Kim, but even his limited intellect knows there are dire consequences for swatting at, scratching, and/or biting our girl.
Halloween weekend going home on the LIRR when you work on Saturday is truly the 2nd or 3rd rung of Dante’s hell. I must be old when my only reaction to young women’s skimpy costumes is, “Aren’t you cold? FFS put on a coat!” At least I have train beer.
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Halloween weekend going home on the LIRR when you work on Saturday is truly the 2nd or 3rd rung of Dante’s hell. I must be old when my only reaction to young women’s skimpy costumes is, “Aren’t you cold? FFS put on a coat!” At least I have train beer.
Kid in Penn Station dressed like the USC mascot: This! Is! Sparta!
Me, waiting for my train & enjoying my first sip of train beer: you’re celebrating a Hollywood depiction of a society almost wholly based on slavery & pederasty, but you do you.
Me, waiting for my train & enjoying my first sip of train beer: you’re celebrating a Hollywood depiction of a society almost wholly based on slavery & pederasty, but you do you.
November 1, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Kid in Penn Station dressed like the USC mascot: This! Is! Sparta!
Me, waiting for my train & enjoying my first sip of train beer: you’re celebrating a Hollywood depiction of a society almost wholly based on slavery & pederasty, but you do you.
Me, waiting for my train & enjoying my first sip of train beer: you’re celebrating a Hollywood depiction of a society almost wholly based on slavery & pederasty, but you do you.
Me: Chef, can I get a quart container?
Chef: sure, why?
Chef: sure, why?
October 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Me: Chef, can I get a quart container?
Chef: sure, why?
Chef: sure, why?
Chicken soup happened tonight.
October 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Chicken soup happened tonight.
I found that seeing a young soldier in an ate up uniform can awaken the long dormant Sergeant Kim. Kid in Penn Station in AGSU was a drunk embarrassment, so he earned a spot correction from me.
-You don’t even know me, man
-No, but I know what that uniform needs to look like
I earned this train beer
-You don’t even know me, man
-No, but I know what that uniform needs to look like
I earned this train beer
October 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I found that seeing a young soldier in an ate up uniform can awaken the long dormant Sergeant Kim. Kid in Penn Station in AGSU was a drunk embarrassment, so he earned a spot correction from me.
-You don’t even know me, man
-No, but I know what that uniform needs to look like
I earned this train beer
-You don’t even know me, man
-No, but I know what that uniform needs to look like
I earned this train beer
The first thing I thought of when I received an email (which, incidentally, found me well) saying managers needed to complete their cyber awareness training in 2 weeks.
October 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The first thing I thought of when I received an email (which, incidentally, found me well) saying managers needed to complete their cyber awareness training in 2 weeks.
Welp, this subject has reached Miss Kim’s 8th grade debate competition. This will make things sporty.
October 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Welp, this subject has reached Miss Kim’s 8th grade debate competition. This will make things sporty.
New favorite hat just dropped, though 2 days too late for No Kings. Reckon I should be satisfied with the puzzled looks of my Trump supporting neighbors instead.
October 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
New favorite hat just dropped, though 2 days too late for No Kings. Reckon I should be satisfied with the puzzled looks of my Trump supporting neighbors instead.
It’s getting colder, which means @drjchernov.bsky.social brought the last good tomatoes from the Baltimore farmer’s market so I could make soup for the kids. Recipe to follow, maybe even a (gasp! 😲) a #CookingForLieutenants thread.
October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It’s getting colder, which means @drjchernov.bsky.social brought the last good tomatoes from the Baltimore farmer’s market so I could make soup for the kids. Recipe to follow, maybe even a (gasp! 😲) a #CookingForLieutenants thread.
But also, we’re talking about an overgrown kitten with just 3 brain cells who digs through the kitchen sink drain for food.
October 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
But also, we’re talking about an overgrown kitten with just 3 brain cells who digs through the kitchen sink drain for food.
I mean, we already had Spruance & Chung-Hoon…
October 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I mean, we already had Spruance & Chung-Hoon…
“Coming To America” was prophetic, but instead of McDowell’s, we’ve got this fried chicken place in Flushing. I always have a chuckle when I pass by.
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Coming To America” was prophetic, but instead of McDowell’s, we’ve got this fried chicken place in Flushing. I always have a chuckle when I pass by.
How it started: peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
How it ended: Turkey meatballs with marinara from scratch & penne. (Not pictured: Junior, who has a physics assignment & a father incapable of helping him)
How it ended: Turkey meatballs with marinara from scratch & penne. (Not pictured: Junior, who has a physics assignment & a father incapable of helping him)
October 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
How it started: peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
How it ended: Turkey meatballs with marinara from scratch & penne. (Not pictured: Junior, who has a physics assignment & a father incapable of helping him)
How it ended: Turkey meatballs with marinara from scratch & penne. (Not pictured: Junior, who has a physics assignment & a father incapable of helping him)
Happy 77th birthday to my mom.
October 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Happy 77th birthday to my mom.
On an *average* night, I probably add 1/2 a mile to my walk from work the Penn Station, owing to veering around people who inexplicably walk too damn slow. The good news is, I made it to my train with 1 minute to spare, even after getting a to-go beer at Rose’s Pizza. Sláinte!
October 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
On an *average* night, I probably add 1/2 a mile to my walk from work the Penn Station, owing to veering around people who inexplicably walk too damn slow. The good news is, I made it to my train with 1 minute to spare, even after getting a to-go beer at Rose’s Pizza. Sláinte!
Took Miss Student Council President-elect Kim to our favorite diner to celebrate not just her victory, but her whole ticket (her BFFs are VP & Secretary). We discussed substantive issues like Halloween decorations, the 8th grade dance, & most importantly, how they crushed the all-boy dudebro ticket.
October 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Took Miss Student Council President-elect Kim to our favorite diner to celebrate not just her victory, but her whole ticket (her BFFs are VP & Secretary). We discussed substantive issues like Halloween decorations, the 8th grade dance, & most importantly, how they crushed the all-boy dudebro ticket.
The country is going to hell in a hand basket, but you can take my commuter train beer when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Only 13 hours until I have to play restaurant again.
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The country is going to hell in a hand basket, but you can take my commuter train beer when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Only 13 hours until I have to play restaurant again.
In case anyone is wondering how I’m voting for mayor
October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In case anyone is wondering how I’m voting for mayor
I saw this on IG & now you hear it too.
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I saw this on IG & now you hear it too.
Me: they’re just repaving our street, no need for hyper vigilance
Goodie: no, Appa! I will stand watch & make sure none of these loud dragons invades the apartment!
Goodie: no, Appa! I will stand watch & make sure none of these loud dragons invades the apartment!
October 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Me: they’re just repaving our street, no need for hyper vigilance
Goodie: no, Appa! I will stand watch & make sure none of these loud dragons invades the apartment!
Goodie: no, Appa! I will stand watch & make sure none of these loud dragons invades the apartment!