Alex!
@monsterriffs.bsky.social
Reluctant attorney and a guy with a lot of interests. Riding bikes as fast as I can, metal/hc, some show photography, lite gaming (analog and digital), graphic design, Orioles, a wife and two great cats.
Linda Richman voice: "THE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WAS NEITHER CHICKEN, NOODLE, OR SOUP. DISCUSS."
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Linda Richman voice: "THE CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WAS NEITHER CHICKEN, NOODLE, OR SOUP. DISCUSS."
"Why Toast Frightens Gums Like Mine" by Bret Stephens
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"Why Toast Frightens Gums Like Mine" by Bret Stephens
all the worst people in your law school class are professors at CUA Law
September 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
all the worst people in your law school class are professors at CUA Law
"You want an app to have good discussion with people on different issues? It's called 'Go Outside'."
September 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"You want an app to have good discussion with people on different issues? It's called 'Go Outside'."
we should just adopt the Aus & NZ cultural practice of cutting down the tallest poppies
he’s barely human, just a sack of shit animated by the most crass, nihilistic ambition imaginable
August 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
we should just adopt the Aus & NZ cultural practice of cutting down the tallest poppies
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By popular demand, the Yakety Sax edit
August 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
By popular demand, the Yakety Sax edit
Assault with a bread-ly weapon.
August 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Assault with a bread-ly weapon.
As the assailant retreated from the assault and buttery, he thought to himself "I better jambon outta here! I really hope the cops don't banh mi from seeing my family and friends. The American justice system is a real grinder for a po'boy like me, but the world needs a hero right now."
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As the assailant retreated from the assault and buttery, he thought to himself "I better jambon outta here! I really hope the cops don't banh mi from seeing my family and friends. The American justice system is a real grinder for a po'boy like me, but the world needs a hero right now."
Without getting into the generic vs. unique issue, it speaks to the American ethos of taking advantage of space. Frank Lloyd Wright spoke to this with his advocacy for every-house-on-an-acre type sprawl. I imagine large generic homes are easier/cheaper to produce to fulfill this spiritual demand
I waste a lot of time browsing Zillow and don't understand the American preference for larger generic home (3k - 10k sq feet) instead of smaller home with beautiful architecture (1.5 - 3k sq feet)
July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Without getting into the generic vs. unique issue, it speaks to the American ethos of taking advantage of space. Frank Lloyd Wright spoke to this with his advocacy for every-house-on-an-acre type sprawl. I imagine large generic homes are easier/cheaper to produce to fulfill this spiritual demand
Ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και φαρισαίοι υποκριταί.
This one is going to come home to roost for my alma mater. Plus, I’m almost entirely certain she wouldn’t even consider hiring any CUA Law students for a clerkship…
This one is going to come home to roost for my alma mater. Plus, I’m almost entirely certain she wouldn’t even consider hiring any CUA Law students for a clerkship…
Mascott left George Mason for a tenured position at Catholic for precisely this moment
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Ουαί υμίν γραμματείς και φαρισαίοι υποκριταί.
This one is going to come home to roost for my alma mater. Plus, I’m almost entirely certain she wouldn’t even consider hiring any CUA Law students for a clerkship…
This one is going to come home to roost for my alma mater. Plus, I’m almost entirely certain she wouldn’t even consider hiring any CUA Law students for a clerkship…
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i heard you only get to play as donkey kong for the opening hour or two on the tanker. the rest of the story is told from the perspective of diddy kong as he infiltrates the “big peel” bananaspill containment facility on a hostage rescue mission, manipulated by unseen players in a larger game (1/14)
Donkey Kong Bananza spoilers are being spread online, after early copies of the game have turned up in the hands of several fans.
PSA: Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilers Have Hit the Internet, After Early Copies Land in Fans' Hands
Donkey Kong Bananza spoilers are being spread online, after early copies of the game have turned up in the hands of several fans.
bit.ly
July 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
i heard you only get to play as donkey kong for the opening hour or two on the tanker. the rest of the story is told from the perspective of diddy kong as he infiltrates the “big peel” bananaspill containment facility on a hostage rescue mission, manipulated by unseen players in a larger game (1/14)
the chicken tetrazzini lady from The Soup but make it antipasto salad
July 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
the chicken tetrazzini lady from The Soup but make it antipasto salad
today's a real shit day all around but, hey, at least I got some cool new coffee storage tins?
June 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
today's a real shit day all around but, hey, at least I got some cool new coffee storage tins?
I love a train and this ad fucks. but, I'd also like to see trains more like the ones used in Europe, e.g., Trenitalia.
June 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I love a train and this ad fucks. but, I'd also like to see trains more like the ones used in Europe, e.g., Trenitalia.
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Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
June 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.
see, e.g., recent Tempe train crash protests in Athens
I get the sense that a lot of people see protesting as cringe because they don't understand what it accomplishes, and I get that... to them, I say: just go. Experience what it feels like to be part of a Very Large Crowd of your fellow citizens. That feeling has radical political implications.
June 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
see, e.g., recent Tempe train crash protests in Athens
they can troll all they want, but pretty sure DW has had status for quite some time: putthison.com/how-to-dress...
June 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
they can troll all they want, but pretty sure DW has had status for quite some time: putthison.com/how-to-dress...
why did I think, when I read this initially, it was about potato chips...
god emperor trump declare that you will make the chips
This works out to 1 out of every 26 people between the ages of 25 and 54 in this country, or one out of every 22 in that age range currently in the labor force. Just laughable stuff.
*LUTNICK: US WILL TRAIN 5 MILLION US WORKERS FOR CHIP FACTORIES
*LUTNICK: US WILL TRAIN 5 MILLION US WORKERS FOR CHIP FACTORIES
June 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
why did I think, when I read this initially, it was about potato chips...
Negative Plane declared "whatever the cost, the work must continue" and BGE said "nah."
I have flown from my swamp to the shores and partaken of the yearly rituals. Now I must sleep before the dawn, while my wallet is still (barely) holding on...
Death to oppression, long live heavy metal.
Death to oppression, long live heavy metal.
May 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Negative Plane declared "whatever the cost, the work must continue" and BGE said "nah."
Clair Obscur has been a remarkable experience so far and it's rekindled my interest in turn-based RPGs. So much so that I want to go back and play some of the titles I've missed over the past 20 years (last turn-based RPG I played was FF XII).
May 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Clair Obscur has been a remarkable experience so far and it's rekindled my interest in turn-based RPGs. So much so that I want to go back and play some of the titles I've missed over the past 20 years (last turn-based RPG I played was FF XII).
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i like how roberts even looks a bit like tim robinson in the hot dog sketch www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
Rule of law is ‘endangered,’ chief justice says
Speaking at Georgetown Law, Chief Justice John Roberts denounced “ad hominem” criticism of the justices.
www.politico.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
i like how roberts even looks a bit like tim robinson in the hot dog sketch www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
so...has anyone actually ordered a switch 2 from the gamestop site?
April 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
so...has anyone actually ordered a switch 2 from the gamestop site?
if all these security trainings we’ve had to do at work have taught us anything, it’s that if Kristi Noem asks some DHS employee to hold the door for her at HQ because she “forgot her ID”, don’t! You might unwittingly lead to a hack of our democracy and civil rights.
April 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
if all these security trainings we’ve had to do at work have taught us anything, it’s that if Kristi Noem asks some DHS employee to hold the door for her at HQ because she “forgot her ID”, don’t! You might unwittingly lead to a hack of our democracy and civil rights.
fine I’ll rewatch Conclave
April 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
fine I’ll rewatch Conclave
have been playing through the Shadow of the Erdtree again and finally cooked Messmer this morning (with the help of Mimic Tear and the Hornsent because I am bad at souls combat). Now I wanna talk about it because I have THOUGHTS. *SOTE spoilers forthcoming*
April 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
have been playing through the Shadow of the Erdtree again and finally cooked Messmer this morning (with the help of Mimic Tear and the Hornsent because I am bad at souls combat). Now I wanna talk about it because I have THOUGHTS. *SOTE spoilers forthcoming*