Mike
@mikecian.bsky.social
Proudly from New Jersey, married to a Texan. I’ll come up with a better bio if this site turns out to be more worth my time than the other one.
Looks like Trump’s channeling Andrew Jackson here
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Looks like Trump’s channeling Andrew Jackson here
Nothing but respect for the person tasked with writing directions for this hand soap. I can feel their angst.
October 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Nothing but respect for the person tasked with writing directions for this hand soap. I can feel their angst.
My annual reminder that all of this drama could have been avoided if another great Italian like Galileo or Leonardo da Vinci had been chosen instead of Columbus to celebrate on a Monday in October. But that's not the option Italian-Americans were given. mikeciandella.com/2017/10/06/c...
Columbus Day and Its Complicated History For Italian-Americans
Columbus Day is met with hostility and skepticism today, largely because Columbus himself was such a controversial character. Maybe he isn’t the best messenger for this day, but, at its roots…
mikeciandella.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My annual reminder that all of this drama could have been avoided if another great Italian like Galileo or Leonardo da Vinci had been chosen instead of Columbus to celebrate on a Monday in October. But that's not the option Italian-Americans were given. mikeciandella.com/2017/10/06/c...
Garfield the cat’s hatred of Mondays doesn’t come from the weekend ending (he’s unemployed), but instead is an intrinsic part of being a Garfield related to the tragic death of his namesake president which fell on a Monday
October 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Garfield the cat’s hatred of Mondays doesn’t come from the weekend ending (he’s unemployed), but instead is an intrinsic part of being a Garfield related to the tragic death of his namesake president which fell on a Monday
Forbidden cappuccino
(I had wasps building a nest in my cantaloupe, and didn’t want spectracide dripping down to the roots)
(I had wasps building a nest in my cantaloupe, and didn’t want spectracide dripping down to the roots)
August 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Forbidden cappuccino
(I had wasps building a nest in my cantaloupe, and didn’t want spectracide dripping down to the roots)
(I had wasps building a nest in my cantaloupe, and didn’t want spectracide dripping down to the roots)
Years of Evangelical preachers and conservative politicians ranting about the need to save the soul of America from the debauchery of democrats somehow led to this
Don Jr posted a meme of Trump on the White House roof throwing a green dildo at WNBA players
August 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Years of Evangelical preachers and conservative politicians ranting about the need to save the soul of America from the debauchery of democrats somehow led to this
Improvising a recipe (setting the microwave for 52 seconds instead of 55)
August 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Improvising a recipe (setting the microwave for 52 seconds instead of 55)
Watering your garden in the morning: invigorating, peaceful, full day ahead of you
Watering your garden in the evening: depressing, mosquitos, hurry up the last little bit of light is fading
Watering your garden in the evening: depressing, mosquitos, hurry up the last little bit of light is fading
July 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Watering your garden in the morning: invigorating, peaceful, full day ahead of you
Watering your garden in the evening: depressing, mosquitos, hurry up the last little bit of light is fading
Watering your garden in the evening: depressing, mosquitos, hurry up the last little bit of light is fading
New extra small possum! I’ll have to get my kid to name it in the morning
July 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
New extra small possum! I’ll have to get my kid to name it in the morning
In a waiting room watching this HGTV show where they’re renovating a 17th century chateau without consulting any historians (so far) and I hate everything about that
July 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In a waiting room watching this HGTV show where they’re renovating a 17th century chateau without consulting any historians (so far) and I hate everything about that
Freshly imported Italian espresso and almond cookies from our trip to Rome
June 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Freshly imported Italian espresso and almond cookies from our trip to Rome
Not my mom’s MAGA cousin ranting on Facebook that her [100% British] ancestors made the effort to learn English
June 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Not my mom’s MAGA cousin ranting on Facebook that her [100% British] ancestors made the effort to learn English
The hilarious thing to me about the Elon Musk apology is that he’s acting like accusing your former boss of being a pedophile who got his victims from one of the most notorious sex traffickers of all time is something anyone might have done
June 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The hilarious thing to me about the Elon Musk apology is that he’s acting like accusing your former boss of being a pedophile who got his victims from one of the most notorious sex traffickers of all time is something anyone might have done
As if I needed to second guess myself any more, haha
May 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
As if I needed to second guess myself any more, haha
Splicing tomato shoots to potato plants, to keep working toward my goal of creating a plant that can produce both French fries and ketchup. Trying different sizes to see which works best.
May 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Splicing tomato shoots to potato plants, to keep working toward my goal of creating a plant that can produce both French fries and ketchup. Trying different sizes to see which works best.
Black coffee and homemade biscotti to start the day
May 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Black coffee and homemade biscotti to start the day
A quick perusal of his timeline and it looks like the new pope hasn’t ever retweeted me or anything I’ve written, which is obviously a big point in his favor
May 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A quick perusal of his timeline and it looks like the new pope hasn’t ever retweeted me or anything I’ve written, which is obviously a big point in his favor
New favorite DuoLingo sentence just dropped
May 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
New favorite DuoLingo sentence just dropped
Stumbled across this newspaper article from March 24, 1919. I guess some things never change (not sure which paper this is, but it’s from New York or North Jersey).
April 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Stumbled across this newspaper article from March 24, 1919. I guess some things never change (not sure which paper this is, but it’s from New York or North Jersey).
The nephew of a developmentally disabled woman who was hidden away and lobotomized by her family thinks that he would have *definitely* known people with intellectual disabilities when he was a kid if they existed
RFK JR: ADD, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, Narcolepsy, Autism.. All of these are injuries that I never heard of when I was a kid.
April 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The nephew of a developmentally disabled woman who was hidden away and lobotomized by her family thinks that he would have *definitely* known people with intellectual disabilities when he was a kid if they existed
Accidentally asked my five year old if she wants to go for a walk in front of my dog (she does not). Rookie mistake.
April 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Accidentally asked my five year old if she wants to go for a walk in front of my dog (she does not). Rookie mistake.
lol, Gayle King is telling her critics to “go to space” and see for themselves. I’ll definitely have to arrange that next time I’m hanging out with Jeff Bezos (screen cap re: @huffpost.com)
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
lol, Gayle King is telling her critics to “go to space” and see for themselves. I’ll definitely have to arrange that next time I’m hanging out with Jeff Bezos (screen cap re: @huffpost.com)
I promise I’m not a cat. I just can’t get this filter off.
April 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I promise I’m not a cat. I just can’t get this filter off.
I feel like the people doing this toll scam used to put in more effort, with email addresses that kinda sorta sounded like they could be official. Now they’re just phoning it in.
April 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I feel like the people doing this toll scam used to put in more effort, with email addresses that kinda sorta sounded like they could be official. Now they’re just phoning it in.