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He/Him | #Liberal Democrat in a red state | dad | husband | #antifascist | #atheist | #CatDad | #SoftwareEngineer in #ATX | old-time music

Occasional ramblings: https://www.theordinaryamerican.online

Austin, TX
One day, I'd like to not throw my hands up and yell, "Holy fuck, we have children working at the White House."

Source: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thanks to Merriam-Webster. I really don't love being the person who has to say, “it's not 'per say',” even though not saying it nearly makes my head explode.
October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I just don't think Kash Patel has the chops to fake sadness and empathy, y'all. 2/10, tops.
September 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Friday night is Scotch night.
September 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Our Peter has a bit of a cold today. He's fine, but he's got the sniffles and the sneezes.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“After careful consideration…”
August 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Fascism assumes control over all things, including the economy. Chilling, and indeed, banal.
August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It seems to have been “fixed” as of this moment, and though I'm pretty sure coding was involved, this was no error:

— Article 1: constitution.congress.gov/browse/artic...
— Full Text: constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

The coding issue was either incompetence (unlikely) or intentional.
August 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Happy Friday, July 4th.

Independence Day is a misnomer.
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Added bonus: entirely human generated!
July 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You almost don't even have to look it up to see if it's real with Fox News, but I do anyway because I can't fathom this degree of idiocy. (www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...)

Also, the number of Mexicos is threeve. Everyone knows this.
July 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I hate writing Ted Cruz, but we do what we have to sometimes. Pardon me while I wash my eyes out.

For those in TX

— Cruz: www.cruz.senate.gov/contact/writ...
— Cornyn: www.cornyn.senate.gov/share-opinion/
June 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Not everyone on LinkedIn is a self-promoting, insufferable, douche canoe.

I hope you're all having an ok day despite the brewing apocalypse.
June 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sorry, Gwen. It's Saturday, Mama's not home, so I'm blasting *my* music. You'll learn to love it.

#caturday

Credit: “Les Barres de la Prison”, sung by Courtney Granger (RIP)
June 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I reposted this in my previous post, and I couldn't add comments because the original author disabled reposts, but y'all really need to watch this. Cuomo is the Democratic Party version of Trump, and we need to excise him from the party. NYC, do not let this guy be your mayor.
June 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
LinkedIn has a few people that get it (but far too many who don't).
June 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I shared this on LinkedIn, and because it's a professional social network, I told LinkedIn they were lazy freeloaders.

Since this is Bluesky, I'll just express my disappointment that I still am not a cat.

#catsofbluesky #catsky
May 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just getting my professional brand out there on LinkedIn. I heard that's what you're supposed to do these days. 🤷
May 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Happy #Caturday! May your kitties be as happy and willing cuddlers as Gwen.

#catsofbluesky #catsky
May 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A sobering reminder to secure all of your accounts with strong passwords/passphrases, passkeys, and multi-factor authentication. These are attempts over the past 36 hours to break into my Microsoft account. The logs date back a month, but it's likely been happening for much longer.
May 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
OK, which one of you added me to a Conserva-Fascist email list? Funny stuff, y'all.
May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
LinkedIn, coming at me with totally legitimate job opportunities. I had no idea Apple did its recruiting on Telegram!
May 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Guys, what's a "political"?
May 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Everything is fine where I am. Totally fine.
May 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Gwen isn't having any of this Monday stuff, either!
April 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM