Ken Farley
@farleykj.bsky.social
What will win the blurb wars? Is Bluesky going to succeed? Dunno.
Whenever someone is trying to point out some group that is different from "us", they are invariably trying to convince me that they're inherently better than that other group. And they're overwhelmingly, most assuredly, not.
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Whenever someone is trying to point out some group that is different from "us", they are invariably trying to convince me that they're inherently better than that other group. And they're overwhelmingly, most assuredly, not.
David Sedaris (I think) had a game he'd play with himself while traveling where when he was in a bathroom at the airport he wouldn't let himself leave until someone said the name of the city he was in. Maybe this guy was a player, too?
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 PM
David Sedaris (I think) had a game he'd play with himself while traveling where when he was in a bathroom at the airport he wouldn't let himself leave until someone said the name of the city he was in. Maybe this guy was a player, too?
A favorite restaurant (Elephant Walk) had a book store almost next store, and we had a notoriously late friend. So we'd go in there all the time. They had a licker, too, but it was the store cat who would lick your hand like a dog. Odd for a cat, but I loved that fuzzy little weirdo.
January 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A favorite restaurant (Elephant Walk) had a book store almost next store, and we had a notoriously late friend. So we'd go in there all the time. They had a licker, too, but it was the store cat who would lick your hand like a dog. Odd for a cat, but I loved that fuzzy little weirdo.
I'd heard the story but didn't know there was an actual recording of this. Amazing.
January 17, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I'd heard the story but didn't know there was an actual recording of this. Amazing.
A couple of years back I was having continual internet out/in failures. Random disconnects. When the service person (finally) came to check it, he found it was SQUIRRELS. He had to replace the line to the box on the pole and showed me the gnawed-up old one. So, yeah. Rodents are internet wreckers.
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
A couple of years back I was having continual internet out/in failures. Random disconnects. When the service person (finally) came to check it, he found it was SQUIRRELS. He had to replace the line to the box on the pole and showed me the gnawed-up old one. So, yeah. Rodents are internet wreckers.
For a while now (at least a year, if you know what I mean) I've been listening to the BBC in the mornings. Nice half hour interviews, science questions from listeners, etc. It is such a refreshing difference to the endless parade of stuff being generated here.
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
For a while now (at least a year, if you know what I mean) I've been listening to the BBC in the mornings. Nice half hour interviews, science questions from listeners, etc. It is such a refreshing difference to the endless parade of stuff being generated here.
For me, I'll always think of you when I see a nice pigeon, I've got "peckumage" in my vocabulary, etc.
But an enduring impression I have of you is finding a cold snake and letting the little cutie warm up on your shoulders a bit. You know, a kind endotherm.
But an enduring impression I have of you is finding a cold snake and letting the little cutie warm up on your shoulders a bit. You know, a kind endotherm.
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
For me, I'll always think of you when I see a nice pigeon, I've got "peckumage" in my vocabulary, etc.
But an enduring impression I have of you is finding a cold snake and letting the little cutie warm up on your shoulders a bit. You know, a kind endotherm.
But an enduring impression I have of you is finding a cold snake and letting the little cutie warm up on your shoulders a bit. You know, a kind endotherm.
Any other month, year, or decade this guy would be numero uno, but this week, sorry guy, you're only the third worst ghoul we've heard about on the news.
January 11, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Any other month, year, or decade this guy would be numero uno, but this week, sorry guy, you're only the third worst ghoul we've heard about on the news.
Gary Larson would be so proud. And upon first hearing of it whisper "I knew it would happen".
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Gary Larson would be so proud. And upon first hearing of it whisper "I knew it would happen".
My sister's roomie had a cat, Oscar, who would reach under her door and wham it against the door frame until either madness ensued or she let him in, maybe both. He was a troublesome roommate, but a hilarious friendly kitty.
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 AM
My sister's roomie had a cat, Oscar, who would reach under her door and wham it against the door frame until either madness ensued or she let him in, maybe both. He was a troublesome roommate, but a hilarious friendly kitty.
Excellent that they're paying attention. So many things to love.
When I drink water from a glass, how much do I put in it? Full? 3/4? NO, always 1/2.
Is it sad to find an old favourite (<- see, I even spell it correctly) in the Mines of Urg? Sure, but they deserve it.
Hurrah, Alice, je t'adore.
When I drink water from a glass, how much do I put in it? Full? 3/4? NO, always 1/2.
Is it sad to find an old favourite (<- see, I even spell it correctly) in the Mines of Urg? Sure, but they deserve it.
Hurrah, Alice, je t'adore.
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Excellent that they're paying attention. So many things to love.
When I drink water from a glass, how much do I put in it? Full? 3/4? NO, always 1/2.
Is it sad to find an old favourite (<- see, I even spell it correctly) in the Mines of Urg? Sure, but they deserve it.
Hurrah, Alice, je t'adore.
When I drink water from a glass, how much do I put in it? Full? 3/4? NO, always 1/2.
Is it sad to find an old favourite (<- see, I even spell it correctly) in the Mines of Urg? Sure, but they deserve it.
Hurrah, Alice, je t'adore.
Also, I wonder if one of the tasks will involve sticking your head up through a trapdoor while wearing a colander as a hat?
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Also, I wonder if one of the tasks will involve sticking your head up through a trapdoor while wearing a colander as a hat?
Wow. What on earth will you don as your official "uniform" for the tasks? Manzoukis was dressed as, well, let's admit it, Manzoukis, so what are you going to do?
Actually, please don't tell us an iota of information about it. Better the surprise in Episode 1 of the series.
Actually, please don't tell us an iota of information about it. Better the surprise in Episode 1 of the series.
January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Wow. What on earth will you don as your official "uniform" for the tasks? Manzoukis was dressed as, well, let's admit it, Manzoukis, so what are you going to do?
Actually, please don't tell us an iota of information about it. Better the surprise in Episode 1 of the series.
Actually, please don't tell us an iota of information about it. Better the surprise in Episode 1 of the series.
Just think, if you weren't on here I wouldn't be able to tell you about the horrific discovery I just made...
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Are you ready?
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Here goes.
There is a snooty glove maker that is apparently run by the kind of bastards that think it's okay to make their product with the skins of capybaras.
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Are you ready?
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Here goes.
There is a snooty glove maker that is apparently run by the kind of bastards that think it's okay to make their product with the skins of capybaras.
January 2, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Just think, if you weren't on here I wouldn't be able to tell you about the horrific discovery I just made...
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Are you ready?
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Here goes.
There is a snooty glove maker that is apparently run by the kind of bastards that think it's okay to make their product with the skins of capybaras.
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Are you ready?
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Here goes.
There is a snooty glove maker that is apparently run by the kind of bastards that think it's okay to make their product with the skins of capybaras.
Move over, guilty dogs, the newly crowned master of the side-eye is here.
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Move over, guilty dogs, the newly crowned master of the side-eye is here.
I get to see herons (Great Blue Heron) on the river near where I live all the time and I find them absolutely fascinating. Didn't know they had super-fancy cousins until your post.
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I get to see herons (Great Blue Heron) on the river near where I live all the time and I find them absolutely fascinating. Didn't know they had super-fancy cousins until your post.
Once in a parking lot I came across a beaver gnawing down a tree. I stopped, it stopped, and it looked at me in a manner akin to a mafioso interrupted whlle putting a former associate in the trunk of his car. I said "oops, nothing to see here" and we both went back to our business. Whew.
December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Once in a parking lot I came across a beaver gnawing down a tree. I stopped, it stopped, and it looked at me in a manner akin to a mafioso interrupted whlle putting a former associate in the trunk of his car. I said "oops, nothing to see here" and we both went back to our business. Whew.
There are infinite reasons besides the alphabet that you can't spell FUN with HOA. If your 10 foot Bumble makes a wee one giggle, you're always the winner.
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
There are infinite reasons besides the alphabet that you can't spell FUN with HOA. If your 10 foot Bumble makes a wee one giggle, you're always the winner.
One of my absolute favorite "holiday" stories is this one, by Kurt Anderson, from long ago. I will tell no more about it, but it is a delightful thing, a tale that warms me...
exchange.prx.org/pieces/87590...
exchange.prx.org/pieces/87590...
Human Intelligence
A story by Kurt Anderson about melting icecaps and extraterrestrial spies.
exchange.prx.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
One of my absolute favorite "holiday" stories is this one, by Kurt Anderson, from long ago. I will tell no more about it, but it is a delightful thing, a tale that warms me...
exchange.prx.org/pieces/87590...
exchange.prx.org/pieces/87590...
I would rather they played the sound of a fisher cat yowling than hear that painfully phony nonsense.
Or take a tip from John Mulaney and put What's Up Pussycat on an endless loop.
Or take a tip from John Mulaney and put What's Up Pussycat on an endless loop.
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I would rather they played the sound of a fisher cat yowling than hear that painfully phony nonsense.
Or take a tip from John Mulaney and put What's Up Pussycat on an endless loop.
Or take a tip from John Mulaney and put What's Up Pussycat on an endless loop.
I live on a corner, renting an apartment in a house. I shovel the whole thing full width, even the cut for street access at the corner, through the iceberg the city leaves me.
(1) Free workout.
(2) Worth it to see even one mom with a stroller be able to roll on through, easy as pie.
(1) Free workout.
(2) Worth it to see even one mom with a stroller be able to roll on through, easy as pie.
December 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I live on a corner, renting an apartment in a house. I shovel the whole thing full width, even the cut for street access at the corner, through the iceberg the city leaves me.
(1) Free workout.
(2) Worth it to see even one mom with a stroller be able to roll on through, easy as pie.
(1) Free workout.
(2) Worth it to see even one mom with a stroller be able to roll on through, easy as pie.
Tim Powers' ANUBIS GATES relied on a scholar of history, particularly the history of a particular author, to show the significance of things happening to the protoganist(s). A very favorite book of mine.
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Tim Powers' ANUBIS GATES relied on a scholar of history, particularly the history of a particular author, to show the significance of things happening to the protoganist(s). A very favorite book of mine.
Managing what's on there is kind of a pain, though. Can only view the stuff on the iPod in the Music app as a huge list of tracks. I really dislike it.
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Managing what's on there is kind of a pain, though. Can only view the stuff on the iPod in the Music app as a huge list of tracks. I really dislike it.
I still have a coupld of iPods and the method to transfer is similar but as with many such things, lacks functions it used to have. The iPod will show up in your Music app and you can drag albums, artists, etc. over to it...
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I still have a coupld of iPods and the method to transfer is similar but as with many such things, lacks functions it used to have. The iPod will show up in your Music app and you can drag albums, artists, etc. over to it...