Ol' Roy
@yeahiroy.bsky.social
science talkin' guy
Baseball and hazelnuts
(Blue Jays, Sabres, dogs, foraging, hiking, The Great Lakes and Rust Belt)
Ní neart go cur le chéile.
Baseball and hazelnuts
(Blue Jays, Sabres, dogs, foraging, hiking, The Great Lakes and Rust Belt)
Ní neart go cur le chéile.
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Ol' Roy
@yeahiroy.bsky.social
· Jan 1
2025 Reading Thread, Posted Up on Completion. #booksky
Summer Catch
Bull Durham
Major League
Major League II
Bull Durham
Major League
Major League II
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Summer Catch
Bull Durham
Major League
Major League II
Bull Durham
Major League
Major League II
Oh just fucking get it over with already
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh just fucking get it over with already
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
wes anderson's next film is a documentary and we're all in it
“I like to be a gentleman. It’s important to be chic.”
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
After the Louvre heist, a photo of a dapper man became an internet sensation. Now we know who he is, what brought him to the Louvre — and why he typically reserves his fedora for weekends and special occasions. nyti.ms/47Co8C1
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
wes anderson's next film is a documentary and we're all in it
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Fulton [Oswego Co, NY] Public reports Snow of 7.80 Inch at 12:15 PM EST --
at Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:23:37 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
at Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:23:37 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Fulton [Oswego Co, NY] Public reports Snow of 7.80 Inch at 12:15 PM EST --
at Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:23:37 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
at Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:23:37 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
Joyce's friend, Darryl: fuck him up, Oates
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Joyce's friend, Darryl: fuck him up, Oates
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
Weaker sauce than you'll find at the Olive Garden
Following this weekend’s indictments of Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, MLB has announced that, in collaboration with major sports books, single pitch wagers are being capped at $200 and excluded from all parlays:
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Weaker sauce than you'll find at the Olive Garden
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50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
yet there remains baseball holdouts on twitter
i just don't get it
i just don't get it
This is wild: Bluesky says at least 3% of all posts made on November 1 -- Game 7 of the World Series -- were about baseball. bsky.social/about/blog/1...
The World Series Was Electric — So Was Bluesky - Bluesky
“How can you not be romantic about baseball?” — Moneyball 2011
bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
yet there remains baseball holdouts on twitter
i just don't get it
i just don't get it
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November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Ds falsely read the election results as a vote of confidence and immediately folded
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Ds falsely read the election results as a vote of confidence and immediately folded
Seeing everyone's snow pictures
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Seeing everyone's snow pictures
Oh no
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Oh no
Another mfing November thunderstorm
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Another mfing November thunderstorm
Alex Lyon isn't good. It's easy to blame the team as a whole and especially the defense but, Lyon isn't making this any better.
November 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Alex Lyon isn't good. It's easy to blame the team as a whole and especially the defense but, Lyon isn't making this any better.
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Whenever I see the intermission display of Ryse energy drinks
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Whenever I see the intermission display of Ryse energy drinks
