Michael Estrin
situation-normal.bsky.social
Michael Estrin
@situation-normal.bsky.social
Disgraced Jedi. Late-blooming lox fan. Picked a fight with George Burns when I was 5. Husband. Dog dad. Practicing dudeist.
To the best of my knowledge, scientists haven’t studied the disorienting feeling that occurs when digital expectations meet physical realities, but if / when they do, I think they should call it the Floating Head Phenomenon.

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The Floating Head Phenomenon
I was in New York City last week for work.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Saw Napoleon. The woman behind me didn’t make a peep when Marie Antoinette lost her head, or when a horse was blown apart by a cannonball, or when thousands of soldiers died. But at the sight of sex scene, she gasped loudly and let everyone in the theater know she was upset.

#overheard
December 30, 2023 at 12:09 AM
How long until we see Presidential campaigns sponsor their own college bowl games?

Would watch:

The Dark Brandon Bowl

The Cheeto Mussolini Bowl

The Third-Party Spoiler Bowl
December 29, 2023 at 6:35 PM
Someone’s phone went off in the middle of yoga this morning. Normally, that would annoy me, but I’m getting better at staying present. Also, their ringtone was Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift, so in a way they were kinda taking ownership of the fact that they’re the problem.
December 29, 2023 at 6:09 AM