Heed the Eagles, folks. Don't waste your time with that cheap talkin' wine.

Periodic shoutout to Rod Stewart for singing "The coldest winter in almost 14 years", a phrase no real person would ever say.

Mountain time = 2 hours earlier than Eastern time

Wild mountain thyme = who knows, really?

(Alien ship menacing US)
Military commander: Conventional weapons are having no impact!
President: I authorize nuclear weapons.
Commander: Our analysis indicates even nukes may be ineffective.
President: Then we have no choice.
Commander: Mr. President, no!
President: No choice. DEPLOY TARIFFS!!!

<Sheb Wooley voice>

It was a one-eyed, one-horned...

From NYT The Morning newsletter: "The Republican Party has adopted Trump’s views — against foreign interventions..." Trump against foreign interventions? What bullshit framing. Greenland, Panama Canal, Canada, Gaza. He said in his inauguraral address that America will expand its territory!

The version of By-Tor and the Snow Dog that's on All The World's A Stage is the best song on any Rush live album. And it's not close.

Still one of the greatest opening sequences of any TV series ever. youtube.com/watch?v=zE-E...

Merlin on my fence from June 2024.

Eating only the Ferrero portion on my Ferrero Rocher like a connoisseur.

Just remembering when I once went to CJON studios to participate in the Cream of the West Christmas Singalong and the printed lyrics for "Joy to the World" 2nd verse said "Joy to the Earth/the saviour resigns"

I was finding my social media feeds were skewing too heavily towards American commentary, so I subscribed to @davidakin.bsky.social daily newsletter (it's free! but you can do a small monthly contribution if you want). Got my first one this morning and I highly recommend it.

Should you buy shares in a crematorium? Depends on the price/urnings ratio. Follow for more financial tips.

28 year old car probably shouldn't have been on the road smh.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Thank you, my Google phone, for identifying the song I am listening to, which I am playing ON THIS SAME PHONE in YouTube Music and sending to my Google speaker.

We are in the process of aggressively unlearning everything we learned in the 20th century. I wonder when the process of re-learning those lessons will begin?

Today is the 25th anniversary of the explosion on the moon that sent it hurtling out of Earth's orbit and stranded the brave crew of Moonbase Alpha. #neverforget

Strangers in the night
exchanging glances.
Wondering in the night
just where my pants is?