aka Abraham Bacoln, bka Dr Pepper DDS

Photograph of many pieces of gum stuck to a telephone pole. They are arranged in an interesting and mostly symmetrical shape which resembles an arcane symbol.

I walk by this every day, concerned that some innocent kid is going to stick one last piece of gum and complete the sigil, inadvertently summoning Rigleezel, Lord of Chicle, wielder of the Winter Trident.

I am absolutely confident I could walk 10 miles, drink 2.4 beers, and eat 2.4 tacos with no issues whatsoever. Increase any of those three numbers and things start to look dicey.

If you have the means, please donate to the Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate and they are overwhelmed with requests. Colorado borders Kansas, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out.

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YouTube video by KEXP Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

I no longer operate on dopamine. I just rewatch this Angine de Poitrine performance twice daily for optimal operation. My hands make the triangle symbol. My brainwaves are microtonal. My heart beats in 5/8.
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Yes indeed. It’s a small group but we have good conversations.

Photograph of many pieces of gum stuck to a telephone pole. They are arranged in an interesting and mostly symmetrical shape which resembles an arcane symbol.

I walk by this every day, concerned that some innocent kid is going to stick one last piece of gum and complete the sigil, inadvertently summoning Rigleezel, Lord of Chicle, wielder of the Winter Trident.

speaking of book clubs @theandrewkclark.bsky.social I don't know if you're a book club guy but the monthly horror book club at Malaprop's is a good time.

Last read: Black River Orchard by @chuckwendig.bsky.social
Currently reading: The Librarianist by Patrick DeWitt
Next read: The Deep Sky by @yumewrites.bsky.social though there's a chance I'll have to pause this to knock out MIsery by @stephenking.bsky.social for my local horror book club.

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Thank you so much.

Send me your portion, I’ll eat ‘em all.

Unfortunately I don’t.

All I want is for it to happen while he's giving a speech, something in public, even better if it's broadcast live. I don't want them to be able to hide it for a few days.

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Bless you because I don’t have her number and I’m so glad you do.

I'm reluctant to pick the next book out of my to-read stack because what are the chances of lightning striking FOUR times in a row? Little to none ... and yet I have a pile of great potential contenders. Maybe I'll close my eyes, throw a dart ...

Feeling exceedingly lucky in my book choices lately, with three absolute winners in a row. Sacrificial Animals by @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, A Master of Djinn by @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, and tonight I just finished Black River Orchard by @chuckwendig.bsky.social.

FALSE.

I love what you’re doing with the strip!

I would also love if you could add alt text to the images when you post them!

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Please, my father was Mr. Dobalina. You can just call me Robert.

@pdjeliclark.bsky.social aaaaaand it stayed fantastic all the way through. Thank you for that one, I enjoyed every single word.

Please, my father was Mr. Dobalina. You can just call me Robert.

every shot-on-video, made-with-a-camcorder horror movie that's just some teenage friend group fucking around in the woods with some fake blood and a monster mask contains more artistic merit, human joy and creative light than anything AI has ever made or will ever, ever make

I can’t tell which bottles you were able to find - how’d they work out? And how much did those wings weigh?

@pdjeliclark.bsky.social I just started A Master of Djinn (having not read anything previously in this universe) and at the end of Chapter 1 I closed the book and seriously thought about not reopening it because I thought there's no way it can get even better than that. But I did, and it did.

and yet some days

[bilbo baggins staring at the ring meme]

After all ... why not? Why shouldn't I have a podcast?

I've been working remotely and leading daily Teams calls for years now and during that time I've had multiple people say "You should have a podcast! You have such a good voice, and you're funny!" My response has always been

"The last thing this world needs is another white guy podcast."

Always. I'm convinced she is some sort of water elemental, has always been in New Orleans since before history.

All I can say is that I know this world is better with you in it. I'm glad to read (in a reply to someone else's comment) that you have someone to talk to. I don't really know what else to say.