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I can’t be a pessimist because I am alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter. So, I am forced to be an optimist. I am forced to believe that we can survive, whatever we must survive.
--James Baldwin

Picture of a box of Exploremores Girl Scout cookies

Me, after my inside source at the Girl Scouts got me a box of the new cookie before they're available:
"I'm James Bond."

#dailycobracommander

A two-image parody of The Shining. First picture is a microphone busting through a door instead of an axe with Wendy Torrance looking terrified in the background. Second picture is Mariah Carey's head sticking through the door. She is singing into the microphone with the implication that she's signing the song "All I Want for Christmas is You."

I actually love this song.
#Christmas #xmas #alliwantforchristmasisyou

The only way to live is by accepting each minute as an unrepeatable miracle.
--Storm Jameson

#SundaySerenity

This is probably fine.

Would eat. No notes.

A ★★★ review of The Unholy Trinity (2024) Brosnan and Jackson are great as usual. Interesting script. Attempt at an elevated western that falls short.

boxd.it/bDJJKn

sound on. I’m still laughing

Not surprising and still disgusting. It's a death cult.

A ★★★★ review of The Mask of Dimitrios (1944) Wild to see Peter Lorre as the average-schmoe POV character. Greenstreet amazing as always.

boxd.it/bDetzV

Round cake (like a birthday cake) with white frosting, multicolored sprinkles, and "GO TO THERAPY" written on it.

Cake *and* a friendly reminder of my next appointment. 😍

Would I rather be right or would I rather be happy?
I'd rather be standing victorious with my enemies kneeling before me, so happy, I guess.

Three-pound bag of Hershey's miniatures candy bars

My 2025 Advent calendar is a 3-pound bag of Hershey's miniatures.

I saw it on Broadway and tell myself I was somehow drugged right before the curtain rose to enjoy it so much rather than walk out in disgust. The shame weighs heavily.

@figgityfigs.bsky.social has my favorite political analysis on @bsky.app.

#FollowFriday

No. Betteridge's law of headlines strikes again!

"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."

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I have a friend who insists that this is what will happen next year.
He's usually very smart and rational but is neither when it comes to this stuff.

White text on plain green background: If your candidate is losing right now it's because you didn't put enough flags on your truck. Blame yourselves.

Oldie but goodie

An image titled “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” It shows a close-up photo of a Sloppy Joe sandwich (loose ground beef in tomato sauce on a hamburger bun). Below the photo is a fake multiple-choice quiz question: “68. What is this loose meat in a tomato sauce on a bun called?” The answer options are “Messy Mike,” “Sloppy Joe,” “Filthy Kevin,” and “Dirty Andy.”

Andrew Cuomo sitting at a table with his head in his hand looking at his phone, presumably at campaign results. He looks like a defeated man. There are 3 of his New York City mayoral campaign signs on the table.

“Curb Your Enthusiasm” theme plays

a picture of a slug with the words " slay 'n slug " below it Alt: GIF of an animated slug with the text "Slay 'N Slug" and "Slay all day"

Holy shit, Dems ran wild last night!

Deepest Bluest and City of Crime are not available on Spotify ☹️

Flop House Mini 134 Wrap-up Raps - YouTube

Playlist
@dankmccoy.bsky.social
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Three-panel image of a homemade pizza creation shaped like a Minion. First panel shows raw dough shaped like a figure with arms and legs. Second panel shows it decorated pre-baking with pepperoni, cheese, and other toppings to resemble a smiling Minion. Third panel shows the final baked result, now puffed and distorted, with melted features and an uneven expression. Caption above reads, “my daughter started crying.”

Conquer rage with humility, conquer evil with goodness, conquer greed with generosity, and conquer lies with truth.
—Dhammapada, a book of Buddhist wisdom

Do they still have a ball pit? Is that still a Thing?

You should live your life so that you are not afraid of death, and at the same time do not wish to die.
--Leo Tolstoy

So long as we draw breath, so long as we live among humans, let us cherish humanity. Let us not cause fear to anyone, nor danger; let us rise above losses, outrages, conflicts, and taunts; let us bear our short-lived ills with magnanimity.
--Seneca