James Bailey
@jamesbailey.bsky.social
Writer, reader, baseball dad, Tottenham fan, Wolfpack lifer, lover of obscure Welsh bands. I'm old enough to remember democracy. #NoKings
www.loosevowelmovements.com
www.loosevowelmovements.com
Scored some major hardware today in our department Halloween contest for best costume. I can never come up with ideas, but somehow this year I got the inspiration to go as Conehead, our local celebrity vendor (Rochester, Buffalo, and vicinity).
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Scored some major hardware today in our department Halloween contest for best costume. I can never come up with ideas, but somehow this year I got the inspiration to go as Conehead, our local celebrity vendor (Rochester, Buffalo, and vicinity).
You try to pass along wisdom, but they just don't listen.
October 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You try to pass along wisdom, but they just don't listen.
Saw @modestmouseoffical.bsky.social tonight for the 4th time (but probably first time since about 1998). It was such a great show. So much fun. Loved it.
October 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Saw @modestmouseoffical.bsky.social tonight for the 4th time (but probably first time since about 1998). It was such a great show. So much fun. Loved it.
This is not the character I was hoping to see on our backyard nature cam.
October 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This is not the character I was hoping to see on our backyard nature cam.
AI is so useless.
September 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
AI is so useless.
Timeline cleanser, from our backyard nature cam.
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Timeline cleanser, from our backyard nature cam.
BYOC nite here. To be fair, they don't offer Cheezits as an appetizer on the menu.
August 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
BYOC nite here. To be fair, they don't offer Cheezits as an appetizer on the menu.
Do you love to fart? Are you proud enough of this to proclaim it to the world? (Or at least the portion of the populace that tunes in to a Cardinals-Marlins clash.)
August 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Do you love to fart? Are you proud enough of this to proclaim it to the world? (Or at least the portion of the populace that tunes in to a Cardinals-Marlins clash.)
Update: It does fit. It was in upside down. Mystery solved.
May 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Update: It does fit. It was in upside down. Mystery solved.
We've lived in this house for 20 years and I never noticed before now that this screen doesn't fit properly. Or even close.
May 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
We've lived in this house for 20 years and I never noticed before now that this screen doesn't fit properly. Or even close.
I think this is the guy, actually.
May 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I think this is the guy, actually.
He looks like he's crying. So why's he doing this?
April 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
He looks like he's crying. So why's he doing this?
Tore ours down last summer, when my son was 14, and used some of the boards to frame a more age-appropriate feature, a pitcher's mound.
March 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Tore ours down last summer, when my son was 14, and used some of the boards to frame a more age-appropriate feature, a pitcher's mound.
If anyone is missing a can opener, I think my mom took it.
March 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If anyone is missing a can opener, I think my mom took it.
I don't mean to brag, but my dog is super cute.
February 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I don't mean to brag, but my dog is super cute.
Box to cracker ratio looks a little off, Zesta.
December 22, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Box to cracker ratio looks a little off, Zesta.
The Aplets & Cotlets have arrove. It's officially Christmas time.
December 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The Aplets & Cotlets have arrove. It's officially Christmas time.
Turkeys Away. Time for the annual WKRP turkey drop.
November 28, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Turkeys Away. Time for the annual WKRP turkey drop.
Caillou at 22 >>> original Caillou
November 22, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Caillou at 22 >>> original Caillou
Not everyone who records a Christmas song should.
November 14, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Not everyone who records a Christmas song should.
Turns out this wasn't a Halloween decoration. It was large enough that I will claim self-defense.
November 1, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Turns out this wasn't a Halloween decoration. It was large enough that I will claim self-defense.