Dean Shaffer
@deanshaffer.bsky.social
San Diego lawyer, ex-Ohioan, former Peace Corps Turkmenistan volunteer, democrat.
*With* the deleted scene, without which the the reprise at the end does not induce tears (or maybe just not as many), right?
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
*With* the deleted scene, without which the the reprise at the end does not induce tears (or maybe just not as many), right?
Blatant false advertising.
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Blatant false advertising.
The cat was out of place, so he had it killed, plainly
(I read it the same way the first time or two...)
(I read it the same way the first time or two...)
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The cat was out of place, so he had it killed, plainly
(I read it the same way the first time or two...)
(I read it the same way the first time or two...)
In my experience, they sleep primarily as one of your hands holds them on your shoulder, and the other hand plays Civ 6 because you can't lie down without waking them up.
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
In my experience, they sleep primarily as one of your hands holds them on your shoulder, and the other hand plays Civ 6 because you can't lie down without waking them up.
Well, well, well, look who read the news.
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Well, well, well, look who read the news.
The last anti-50 mailer I got was reduced to arguing that ballot initiatives are expensive so we should just reject them on principle 😂
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The last anti-50 mailer I got was reduced to arguing that ballot initiatives are expensive so we should just reject them on principle 😂
The book scared the hell out of me when I first read it, so maybe there?
November 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The book scared the hell out of me when I first read it, so maybe there?
"Gradients of Grievance"??? Sometimes, Economist, the alliteration just isn't worth it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"Gradients of Grievance"??? Sometimes, Economist, the alliteration just isn't worth it.
It was an outstanding save
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It was an outstanding save
Make the prosecutors use their strikes on you! Different systems have different rules, but if pro-defendant jurors uniformly stay out of the pool, what's left?
October 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Make the prosecutors use their strikes on you! Different systems have different rules, but if pro-defendant jurors uniformly stay out of the pool, what's left?
Is that the exclusive remedy? Does it bar other tort remedies?
October 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Is that the exclusive remedy? Does it bar other tort remedies?
"He said that that's not his"
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"He said that that's not his"
Force out at home, I think, with the ball coming out of the glove and hitting the wall before being caught (so no out there)
October 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Force out at home, I think, with the ball coming out of the glove and hitting the wall before being caught (so no out there)
But really, have you ever read Aristophanes' plays mocking Euripides, after reading the latter for a semester? Comedy GOLD (that I wouldn't for the life of me understand now)
October 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
But really, have you ever read Aristophanes' plays mocking Euripides, after reading the latter for a semester? Comedy GOLD (that I wouldn't for the life of me understand now)
A formative experience for my 7-year-old self
October 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A formative experience for my 7-year-old self
(And for those who, being cheapskates like me, just click away upon encountering a paywall, it turns out to only be $3 a month!)
October 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
(And for those who, being cheapskates like me, just click away upon encountering a paywall, it turns out to only be $3 a month!)
This pushed me to finally subscribe, just thought you should know
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This pushed me to finally subscribe, just thought you should know