DerekZarban
@derekzarban.bsky.social
Early retired Hoosier nerd. Small town historian, small-time radio announcer. Ally to all oppressed people. TTRPG and movie nerdery at zarban.com.
New EDC kit. It's a passport wallet. Fits fully in my back pocket.
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
New EDC kit. It's a passport wallet. Fits fully in my back pocket.
me sitting next to Paul on an airplane: *slowly slides laptop over onto his tray table*
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
me sitting next to Paul on an airplane: *slowly slides laptop over onto his tray table*
Our hours are 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 2 PM to 5 PM. DO NOT BOTHER US on our lunch period from 11:30 to 2. We LIKE A LONG LUNCH at the town dump (near the old tile mill).
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Our hours are 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 2 PM to 5 PM. DO NOT BOTHER US on our lunch period from 11:30 to 2. We LIKE A LONG LUNCH at the town dump (near the old tile mill).
Little jewel of a moment. Johnny appeared on Late Night three years into Dave's run, in '85. After two segments, Dave gets a signal & asks if the producer wants to do a station identification, & Johnny gently explains, "I think that means say goodbye. He's doing one of these." [handshake gesture]
January 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Little jewel of a moment. Johnny appeared on Late Night three years into Dave's run, in '85. After two segments, Dave gets a signal & asks if the producer wants to do a station identification, & Johnny gently explains, "I think that means say goodbye. He's doing one of these." [handshake gesture]
Post your favorite Star Trek character.
Wrong answers only!
Wrong answers only!
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character.
Wrong answers only!
Wrong answers only!
TIL the larch has needles and produces cones but isn't an evergreen. It drops its needles every winter.
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
TIL the larch has needles and produces cones but isn't an evergreen. It drops its needles every winter.
When it's not New Year's, they put the Times Square ball in the sewer & use it to push blockages thru the system. They don't talk about it a lot, but here is one of the old ones.
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
When it's not New Year's, they put the Times Square ball in the sewer & use it to push blockages thru the system. They don't talk about it a lot, but here is one of the old ones.
Well, this is awkward, @bsky.app. There aren’t even any options for “dudes in underpants” or “anime girls with huge knockers”. So why do i keep having to mute those in my feed??
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Well, this is awkward, @bsky.app. There aren’t even any options for “dudes in underpants” or “anime girls with huge knockers”. So why do i keep having to mute those in my feed??
My genius sister had these babies ready for the holiday gatherings.
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
My genius sister had these babies ready for the holiday gatherings.
I've now decided that we should NOT get rid of the penny but rather issue new money that's worth 10 times as much: the "nudollar" & "nucent". One nudollar (N$) would buy as much as 10 of our old dollars. Print bills in full color with cool AI portraits.
December 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I've now decided that we should NOT get rid of the penny but rather issue new money that's worth 10 times as much: the "nudollar" & "nucent". One nudollar (N$) would buy as much as 10 of our old dollars. Print bills in full color with cool AI portraits.
Marvin Hamlisch is a great talent, but let's face it, he phoned it in when he wrote the Pea Boy theme.
December 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Marvin Hamlisch is a great talent, but let's face it, he phoned it in when he wrote the Pea Boy theme.
1906: This was my great-grandma Pearl. In her dotage, she liked to watch Little House on the Prairie.
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
1906: This was my great-grandma Pearl. In her dotage, she liked to watch Little House on the Prairie.
Little Barry Gordon went on to become the original voice of Donatello in TMNT, but this is how I remember him from numerous roles in the '70s & '80s.
December 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Little Barry Gordon went on to become the original voice of Donatello in TMNT, but this is how I remember him from numerous roles in the '70s & '80s.
TIL Henry, the long-suffering employee fired several times by Letterman, was also the "May we see your papers?" guy in CASABLANCA: Wolfgang Zilzer.
December 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
TIL Henry, the long-suffering employee fired several times by Letterman, was also the "May we see your papers?" guy in CASABLANCA: Wolfgang Zilzer.
Sure, Tim Apple, that’s what i probably meant
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sure, Tim Apple, that’s what i probably meant
@sheev.calamitousintent.com
What's goin' on here?
What's goin' on here?
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@sheev.calamitousintent.com
What's goin' on here?
What's goin' on here?
Emojis should go left to right 🥳👺🤳💃💅🦵🎉👟🫗🪄✈️🛬🚀📢🚩not right to left🐝👀🦶✍️🏃♂️🚴♂️🐕🐘🐔🦖🚒🚄🚤🚗🪚🔫
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Emojis should go left to right 🥳👺🤳💃💅🦵🎉👟🫗🪄✈️🛬🚀📢🚩not right to left🐝👀🦶✍️🏃♂️🚴♂️🐕🐘🐔🦖🚒🚄🚤🚗🪚🔫
Damn, Microsoft, a 30% increase for 365 all at once??
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Damn, Microsoft, a 30% increase for 365 all at once??
Winter reminder: put down twice as much salt at the corners and on the steps. That’s where people have to stop/turn.
November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Winter reminder: put down twice as much salt at the corners and on the steps. That’s where people have to stop/turn.
Diamond Rio's "Bubba Hyde" is a nearly perfect song, but there's no such thing as "patent leather" (shiny) zebra boots.
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Diamond Rio's "Bubba Hyde" is a nearly perfect song, but there's no such thing as "patent leather" (shiny) zebra boots.
Here's the Helter Skelter ride that Paul McCartney compare to the experience of being with a certain girl.
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Here's the Helter Skelter ride that Paul McCartney compare to the experience of being with a certain girl.
Didn't they do it knowing they'd just reboot him? Commander Bond of the Royal Navy gets recruited into MI6 after resolving an international incident. His first mission is looking into something simple that turns grim. He performs well, & gets brought into 00 branch. Call it "James Bond, 007".
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Didn't they do it knowing they'd just reboot him? Commander Bond of the Royal Navy gets recruited into MI6 after resolving an international incident. His first mission is looking into something simple that turns grim. He performs well, & gets brought into 00 branch. Call it "James Bond, 007".
TIL "Basket case" came from a rumor in 1919 that there were soldiers who had lost both arms & both legs & had to be carried around in a basket. The military denied there was even one such case, but the phrase stuck to describe hopeless people & projects.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
TIL "Basket case" came from a rumor in 1919 that there were soldiers who had lost both arms & both legs & had to be carried around in a basket. The military denied there was even one such case, but the phrase stuck to describe hopeless people & projects.