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Kim Scheinberg
@tiltmom.bsky.social
150 followers 200 following 120 posts
Retired speechwriter. Big fan of Peppermint Patty and wooden jigsaw puzzles.

kims@mas.to on Mastodon

Header photo is a fanned out deck of playing cards with all the KINGS missing
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tiltmom.bsky.social
Are you sure the Apple Pencil isn't in Find My?

[Mine isn't charged right now, but it's in the Find My system]
screenshot of Find My screen showing Apple Pencil Pro No location found
December 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
From probably the best answer I've read on Quora
[link in the alt text]

"“You, you can be mean. And I’ll, I’ll drink all the time.”

How many thousands of relationships did Bowie dissect with those twelve words?"
Not for the first time I wished that Genius’ personality came with a dimmer switch. The glare of his nonstop theatrics was exhausting my already exhausted self. One day I passed a sycamore tree and remembered nature, how I once loved it. What had happened to me? Why was I perpetually surrounded by cement and asphalt, grime and noise? Horns blasting, brakes screeching, words flying out of mouths as if the self-impressed heads that produced them had invented sound. Mankind was tedious, what was I doing living around so many of them? Well, for one thing, humans sold drugs... “You, you can be mean. And I’ll, I’ll drink all the time.” How many thousands of relationships did Bowie dissect with those twelve words? And yet it still gives me chills. Not just the fear of going back there, but the draw... I gravitated towards Genius because he was strong and I was weak. At least that’s how he seemed to me. That’s a mistake you can climb over once: make it twice and it’s hard to transcend. We’ve all seen or been people like that, sacrificing slivers of will, fight after fight, man after man, till they end up in an empty kitchen, smoking, afraid to leave the house or even answer the phone because they/you/me don’t want to set off some oppressive asshole. It takes so little to get there you wouldn’t believe it. It starts with a kiss; then one day you’re spouting an apology because it’s just so much easier. You stop speaking your mind, then you stop speaking. Suddenly you’re alone, in prison, unable to walk through an open door. That wasn’t me, but I got a taste of it. I learned how it happens. I appeased, bit my tongue, ignored swipes, pretend not to comprehend the manipulation. “The guards shot above our heads...” https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-known-a-self-proclaimed-genius/answer/Greg-Holley?no_redirect=1
December 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Didn't he do a 5g dose a month ago, live tweet it, eat the best salad he ever ate, and declare everyone assholes a day or two later?
Bryan Johnson tweets: Also much love to all of you. It weirdly feels like my consciousness is deeply intertwined with yours. Feels like family. You’re assholes and terrible. You’re also…nah, just mostly assholes and terrible. Still love you all anyways.
December 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Leeks over elbows. Simplest dish in the world, save for the part where you have to clean the leeks

[My 93-year-old French mother still refers to them as "the poor man's asparagus"]
an oval shaped bowl filled with elbow macaroni covered in roasted leeks that are just crisp at the edges
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
cartoon of two green dragons, a parent and child, sitting at a table each holding a spoon with a soup bowl in front of them The child looks dissatisfied and the parent dragon says "Well, if the soup's too cold, blow on it" [it's from 2022 and the artist's name looks to be COVERLY]
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16
album cover for Elton John's _Too Low For Zero_ white background, artist and title in small black text down the middle of the cover is 2 (shaded in red) triangle (shaded in yellow) 4 (shaded in dark gray) 0 (yellow and blue)
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
In honor of Cheney's death, my fave @tomtomorrow.bsky.social cartoon, with AltText
9-panel cartoon P1: A secret meeting in 1969: GW Bush, Cheney, Rove dressed as hippies (tie dyes, peace symbol, all have long hair) Cheney: Okay, dig this -- nobody knows we’re really Radical Leftists! So here’s my plan -- we’re all gonna go deep undercover in the Republican party! Within three or four decades, we’ll be in charge-- P2: cont’d panel 1 -- and then we’ll screw things up SO BADLY that conservatism itself with be discredited for generations! We’ll bring down the GOP from within! Bush: Far out! You guys start without me -- I’ll catch up in a few years P3: 34 years later [2004] All three now in suits. Rove: Invading Iraq in response to 9/11 is so self-evidently STUPID ... we’ll drive people out of the Republican party in DROVES! Cheney: Soon our work here will be done! P4: But Republicans prove to be remarkably difficult to discourage. Two random men in suits are talking RM1 says: War with Iraq? Why that’s as sensible as it is appropriate! RM2 replies: I can’t think of ANYTHING that might go wrong. P5: Another year passes Bush: No WMD’s! An obvious quagmire in the making! And I give a different rationale for the whole mess every time I open my mouth! Rove: It’s no use. People STILL have confidence in us! P6: And another year Bush: All right, we REALLY screwed the pooch in New Orleans! Cheney: And our numbers are slipping -- but the hardcore partisans are UNSHAKABLE in their support! P7: Bush: For Chrissakes -- What do I have to do to alienate these morons? Go on television and bite the head off a live bunny? And then declare my undying allegiance to SATAN for good measure? WHAT is it going to TAKE? P8: Two weeks later Random men 1 and 2 again RM1: You know, live bunnies really ARE an excellent source of nutrition! RM2: And Satan is widely misunderstood RM1: He sure is! All hail Satan! P9: Next: the NOOKYULAR option! Random man standing in front of a nuclear explosion in the background. He says: Oh well -- I guess we didn’t *really* need Iowa!
November 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
In 1931 Dorothy Thompson interviewed Hitler, belittled him, & was subsequently kicked out of Germany when he became Chancellor

Ken's thread and an offhand comment from @bcdreyer.social inspired me to track down the book that came out of that interview, _"I Saw Hitler"!_

www.npr.org/2025/03/14/n...
hardback book, worn, burnt orange cover, stain on the front title in black: "I SAW HITLER"! [yes the quotation marks are in the title and the exclamation point is outside the quotation marks] underneath that is a circled swastika which I have blurred out beneath that: DOROTHY THOMPSON flyleaf signed in neat script: Dorothy Thompson
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Wait, which is it?
Is is 'stake'driving' or is it 'anticipatory demolition'?
from New York Magazine two days ago "Donald Trump knocked down the White House East Wing without notice and before approvals —a developer move known as ‘anticipatory demolition,’ where you tear down a building before the preservationists can intervene. His dad did it too." attached article headline and subhead: Trump Used His Dad's Dirtiest Move on the East Wing Donald Trump knocked down the White House East Wing without notice and before approvals —a developer move known as ‘anticipatory demolition' link to www.curbed.com image is the a bulldozer demolishing the East Wing
October 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Undoubtedly only the best enginners
screenshot from the sonatic.com website reads: built & backed by enginners from: Z Fellows a16z / speedrun [yes, 'enginners' is their misspelling, not mine]
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Me trying to give Peter money:

[I hit 'subscribe', got a normal error page, hit refresh a second or two later and got this

Peter, dm me paypal or venmo info and I'll just as happily do it that way. The error id is 989f2882395a8b77]
message from beehive telling me I've been blocked from trying to subscribe to stringinamaze "Sorry you have been blocked You are unable to access beehiiv.com"
October 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
Same, Chuck
Same...
letter excerpt from Charles Darwin to Charles Lyell date: October 1, 1861 "I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody & everything."
October 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
One of the best parts of being 57 is that I can be unapologetically uncool and have near immunity to having my yum yukked

As Mary Oliver reminds us: Joy is not made to be a crumb.
Confirmation ticket to the Taylor Swift movie, the first show on opening day at my local IMAX theater All for the low low price of $14. [You can barely park in this town for less than $20 so I'm not being facetious]
September 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
If only he'd gotten this right:

Sloan: You can't just write down the names of rich people

Charlie: I didn't just write down... those are all the names of people would be interested in media buys

Sloan: Elon Musk isn't interested [...] Larry Ellison is busy winning the America's Cup
September 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
tiltmom.bsky.social
This part though...
screenshot from article: Next, Bi iMessaged a photo of Leon’s corpse to Smith’s 7-year-old son’s iPad. IN THE MONTHS after Leon died, Bi: Called the FBI 12 times. Reported Smith, SAI, the hospital, and Clarity escrow to more than a dozen state and federal regulators and numerous professional organizations. Launched a new round of her $30 million venture fund, backed by Marc Andreessen and David Sacks, President Trump’s “AI and crypto czar,” on Leon’s due date. Posted Leon’s ChatGPT-written endorsement from heaven, offering his “eternal blessings” for her work. Created TikToks, Instagram Reels, Facebook posts, X threads, LinkedIn Updates, and a website for her advocacy. Posted Smith’s full name, photo, employer, mortgage license number, son’s first name, and a link to her address on her website. Asked her husband, again and again, how it was possible that Smith had carried her son but felt “nothing” about his death.
September 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
First try, on a laptop. I know you compared it to Asteroids, but I feel like the thousands of dollars I pumped into Robotron was better training for this
a screenshot that reads GAME OVER showing that I lasted 64.1 seconds in the game Clive is talking about, putting me in the top 32% today and 33% of all time
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
The only wise thing Bill Ackman has ever said

What a delicious day this is...
tweet from Bill Ackman in 2023: I never understood why rich people restrict where they live to avoid paying taxes. Imagine having to count how many days you can spend in a city or state when you have much more than you need, eg, missing a wedding or special occasion. You become a prisoner of wealth
June 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
tiltmom.bsky.social
a Peanuts cartoon where Charlie Brown tells Linus "WaPo says I should buy Lucy a new football"
May 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Props to ‪@newrepublic.com for not only giving me ample notice before auto-renewing, but also providing a phone number and the ability to unsubscribe online with a single click

I wish more companies understood how much good will this behavior engenders. I'm thrilled to resubscribe
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May 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM