Jason Fleshman
@jasonfdc.bsky.social
From Akron to the DC area, by way of a decade in Pittsburgh. @jasonfdc@mastodon.social and @jasonfdc@threads.net. He/him.
Make sure the Missus padlocks the pantry and hides the key before that first dose of prednisone hits.
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Make sure the Missus padlocks the pantry and hides the key before that first dose of prednisone hits.
It's Niantic; half-assing things would be an improvement.
November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It's Niantic; half-assing things would be an improvement.
I don't know CA specifically but your delegate/assemblyman/whatever's office should have a constituent services line that can help you out with state-level issues (and sometimes local ones too). Call or email and give a person something to do :)
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I don't know CA specifically but your delegate/assemblyman/whatever's office should have a constituent services line that can help you out with state-level issues (and sometimes local ones too). Call or email and give a person something to do :)
That's about all I'd be able to come up with too: Instead of a rectangle with a chute on the side, something like the cylinders that plain oatmeal comes in. Just bigger so it can hold a couple months' worth of soap and be easier to scoop.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
That's about all I'd be able to come up with too: Instead of a rectangle with a chute on the side, something like the cylinders that plain oatmeal comes in. Just bigger so it can hold a couple months' worth of soap and be easier to scoop.
Relieved to see Kaine and Warner not being fuckups for a change.
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Relieved to see Kaine and Warner not being fuckups for a change.
Understood. I'm glad I just misunderstood a flourish as opposed to potentially bumming you out.
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Understood. I'm glad I just misunderstood a flourish as opposed to potentially bumming you out.
I regret to inform you: knew*
October 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I regret to inform you: knew*
I have faith in her. She'll still find a way to come in fifth.
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I have faith in her. She'll still find a way to come in fifth.
She doesn't have official power. By being in the chamber and on committees she can lobby the other reps for what she wants/needs. Useless now with the Rs in charge, but if we're planning to have a D majority in 2027 the district might want someone who knows what year it is representing them.
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
She doesn't have official power. By being in the chamber and on committees she can lobby the other reps for what she wants/needs. Useless now with the Rs in charge, but if we're planning to have a D majority in 2027 the district might want someone who knows what year it is representing them.
Exactly. I've got the larger part of two decades until I hit 67 (assuming social security hasn't been stripped for parts by then) and I'm already counting down the time. Who'd want to drop dead at their desk instead of enjoying retirement?
October 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Exactly. I've got the larger part of two decades until I hit 67 (assuming social security hasn't been stripped for parts by then) and I'm already counting down the time. Who'd want to drop dead at their desk instead of enjoying retirement?
I really hope not. There's no way my Type II would let me eat that much popcorn.
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I really hope not. There's no way my Type II would let me eat that much popcorn.
I clicked through for context, and I had never before conceived of having a need to learn how to applaud while vomiting.
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I clicked through for context, and I had never before conceived of having a need to learn how to applaud while vomiting.
From what I've seen of the lawyers on here reacting to similar smackdowns, it's getting close to "commit seppuku right there at the desk."
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
From what I've seen of the lawyers on here reacting to similar smackdowns, it's getting close to "commit seppuku right there at the desk."
And to add to how silly their statement is, different writing systems aren't even necessary: When my ancestors up one branch of the family tree got here, their Dutch name didn't exactly roll off the English-speaking tongue. Couwenhoven became Conover.
October 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
And to add to how silly their statement is, different writing systems aren't even necessary: When my ancestors up one branch of the family tree got here, their Dutch name didn't exactly roll off the English-speaking tongue. Couwenhoven became Conover.
DHL treating their planes the way they treat everybody's packages.
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
DHL treating their planes the way they treat everybody's packages.
I've got a scotch that's maybe a little too smoky on standby. Preferably before 1/21/27 given my low opinion of the average American's intelligence.
October 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I've got a scotch that's maybe a little too smoky on standby. Preferably before 1/21/27 given my low opinion of the average American's intelligence.
Damn, who pissed in George's Wheaties this morning? And can we get them on retainer?
October 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Damn, who pissed in George's Wheaties this morning? And can we get them on retainer?
Walking the dog one-handed in general is going to be tough/annoying. Especially if your dog is the must-investigate-everything-at-all-times type.
Can you get the poop bag to the slinged hand without dumping it on the ground? Having the bad hand hold the bag while the other ties the knot might work.
Can you get the poop bag to the slinged hand without dumping it on the ground? Having the bad hand hold the bag while the other ties the knot might work.
October 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Walking the dog one-handed in general is going to be tough/annoying. Especially if your dog is the must-investigate-everything-at-all-times type.
Can you get the poop bag to the slinged hand without dumping it on the ground? Having the bad hand hold the bag while the other ties the knot might work.
Can you get the poop bag to the slinged hand without dumping it on the ground? Having the bad hand hold the bag while the other ties the knot might work.
I get you on not wanting to drop $6000 on it, but shouldn't a good number of the circuits in your house be 20A -- so 15A sustained load -- already?
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I get you on not wanting to drop $6000 on it, but shouldn't a good number of the circuits in your house be 20A -- so 15A sustained load -- already?
I did something similar getting the hotel room for Thanksgiving last year. It's the third Thursday of November, right?
September 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I did something similar getting the hotel room for Thanksgiving last year. It's the third Thursday of November, right?
On the one hand, taking 68 like that costs you at least half an hour by not cutting the corner on the PA turnpike.
On the other hand you do skip Breezewood entirely. Kind of a toss-up there.
On the other hand you do skip Breezewood entirely. Kind of a toss-up there.
September 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
On the one hand, taking 68 like that costs you at least half an hour by not cutting the corner on the PA turnpike.
On the other hand you do skip Breezewood entirely. Kind of a toss-up there.
On the other hand you do skip Breezewood entirely. Kind of a toss-up there.
Fun fact: The Capitol is indeed the center of the street grid. But measuring the original 10 miile-by-10 mile square, the center of that is in the White House's back yard.
September 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Fun fact: The Capitol is indeed the center of the street grid. But measuring the original 10 miile-by-10 mile square, the center of that is in the White House's back yard.
It's not a round number, though 3e8 m/s is a common approximation. And even if it was a round number the fact that a meter's definition was originally 1/40,000,000 of the Earth's circumference would mean it was entirely accidental.
September 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It's not a round number, though 3e8 m/s is a common approximation. And even if it was a round number the fact that a meter's definition was originally 1/40,000,000 of the Earth's circumference would mean it was entirely accidental.