Ryan Koonce

I just bought the same set for the same reason!

I followed you for politics so I totally forgot you did sports things. Anyway, sports!

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The Secret of NIMH (1982) Based on the award-winning children’s novel by Robert C. O’Brien, a mild-mannered mother mouse must find a way to save her home and family from the farmer’s plow. Along the way, she gets help from a c...

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Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent; selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests, and when they succeed to the government are frequently the most ignorant and unfit of any throughout the dominions.

Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.

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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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When I interviewed Spinal Tap and Marty DiBergi this summer, none of them broke character, for the whole hour. Except Rob Reiner, once, losing it when Michael McKean's David St Hubbins talked about minimalism. I didn't use this in the feature and hadn't published any audio, but this is joyful.

Toast with popcorn, jellybean, pretzel sticks, and chocolate pudding with a cherry on top.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Iykyk

Too many leaves, or too thick a blanket can kill grass by depriving it of light and air, even during hibernation. Best thing to do is to mulch it up with a lawnmower to fertilize the lawn over winter. But you’re right that bagging and removing the leaves robs so much from your yard.

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I received “Rendezvous with Rama” as a preteen. I read it as “ren-dezz-vus” 🫠

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

One of my neighbors is playing a woodwind instrument and attempting to learn the theme song to the Poirot television show from the 90s. I’ve never rooted for anyone so hard.

Some Super Mario doodles for the 40th Anniversary

The first video game Happy Meal & the best video game Happy Meal: SUPER MARIO BROS 3 (1990)

Before the “Max” era, I believe they were stepping their toes in the water: I watched Re:Zero and the first season of JJK on HBO Max before their anime offerings dried up. I bet those Netflix numbers are getting them back in the game.

I lived in Boston for 3 years and DC for 1 (still use Metro on my rare visits), and had my mind blown that in DC they got it designed that you only had to switch trains a max of once to get from anywhere to anywhere.

(I do very much miss the individual architecture/flair each T stop has, tho)

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Discotek Reveals Monster, Shin Aim for the Ace, Zegapain, 6 More Licenses Shin-chan, Higurashi Kai/Rei, Sgt. Frog films, Digimon films 4-6, more licensed

Discotek licenses Monster, Shin Aim for the Ace, Zegapain, Shin-chan, Higurashi Kai/Rei, Sgt. Frog films, Digimon films 4-6, and more!

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Yes, it's time for the super fighting robot...

Mega Man!

YEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!

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YouTube video by Kevin Ambrose Jefferson's Derecho

⚡ Remember this?
On this day 13 years ago (June 29, 2012), a ferocious derecho ripped across DC area w/ hurricane-force winds, leaving widespread damage.
📹 Relive the storm in this gripping footage from
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I always imagine Gotham City as somehow being a major port city on the Maine coast. Darker, rockier, more windswept, and colder seas than the Mid-Atlantic. With strong Old World/colonial fort vibes, kind of like a Quebec City / NYC hybrid. Very much formed by 90s Batman cartoon.

Once upon a time, the Internet was a weird, interesting, fun place full of niche message boards, absurd websites, hobbyist catalogs, and blogs maintained by people passionate about a subject. Now it's all commoditized and enshittified. Kids are right, but they don't know what they missed.