Conan Fugit

I would like journalists to start asking the folks in this administration to share a funny anecdote about the president, because I bet they're all too afraid to say anything. I think it would be really interesting to watch them squirm. Alternatively, we'd see how humorless these people really are.

Stop saying that political violence is unacceptable because that kinda implies that you think some violence is acceptable, and maybe you do, but maybe you shouldn't. Maybe you just don't care about some types of violence, just boys being boys, but maybe you should think about what you really mean.

Yesterday at Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle barriers were built with scooters and bikes in front of the buildings garage exit.
This comes as it was announced today that ICE will be deploying tactical teams to 5 cities in the US to assist in “mass deportations”

WSU to eliminate DEI programming and funding, tells employees to remove pronouns from email signatures Wichita State University’s Provost Monica Lounsbery announced to faculty and staff on Monday afternoon that WSU will begin taking steps to comply with a recent Kansas Senate bill and federal policies ...

We knew it was coming, but this is still terribly disappointing news.

Welcome to Trump's America.

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

Sounds like meritocracy is producing results already at the Pentagon.

I picked up a late '90s Bose Wave Radio/CD at the Goodwill the other day for $11. The CD player didn't work, but with help from YouTube University it only took about five minutes to fix it, and it sounds great! I thought these were the height of fancy back in the day, lol.

March, 2025, Simon at the St. Louis Arch

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Spread the word! Share this far and wide—yell it from rooftops, tell your rich uncle about it, slip it into casual conversation at the grocery store.

Richard Serra, "Joe," 1999 at Pulitzer Art Foundation St. Louis visited by Simon in March, 2025.

Simon, March, 2025

When I did a drop bar swap on my Cannondale, I used a cheap quill stem adapter, but it wound up being a lot taller than I expected and looked kinda silly, plus it was a bit loose. So I just got one that fits, looks, and feels a lot better. I also flipped the stem to +7⁰. Very pleased!

Ronald Reagan is 'rolling in his grave,' Sen. Elissa Slotkin says in Democratic response to Trump Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan also had harsh words for Elon Musk and warned that Trump's policies "could walk us right into a recession."

Whoo hoo, thanks for the Wichita shout out @slotkin.senate.gov !

Protesters gathered at Wichita State University Monday during an appearance by Kansas senator Jerry Moran. Moran entered and exited by car through a garage entrance, causing the protesters to push signs up against windows of the building when Moran entered.

Trump signs executive order making English the official language of the U.S. In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, English had never been designated as the nation's official language.

What a chump. Couldn't even be bothered to rename it to the American language first?

So many thoughts, but MAGA Republicans ought to keep Eisenhower's name out of their mouths.

Thank you very much!

Look at that! One of my prints, framed and in a gallery for a change!

On view at the Riney Fine Arts Gallery in the Analog and Alternative Photography Invitational until Mar. 29.

This was posted on the actual U.S. Navy's Instagram account today. There's no need to make posts like this except for political intimidation.

Beyond pixels: Friends University’s 'Analog & Alternative' bridges photography’s past and future The exhibition includes a wide range of photographic processes, including cyanotype, Polaroid, and film developed in coffee. It's on view at the Riney Fine Arts Gallery through March 29.

The Shout published a write-up on the current show at the Riney Gallery which has one of my cyanotypes on display.

Trump's firing of 1,000 national park workers raises concerns about maintenance and operating hours The Trump administration has fired about 1,000 newly hired National Park Service employees as part of its broad-based effort to downsize government.

I can't help but wonder if Trump or Musk have ever even been to a national park.

Back at Doc's Hangar last night for another event. Still pretty cool getting to spend some up close time with a B-29.

Can you play as antifa disguised as pro trump rioters? Or is that just a unit on the blue side? Do they move diagonally?

I did not know that you could do this with Gmail. I learned something new from social media today.

Good luck to the Missouri City Chefs on your Super Sportsball game! May all your baskets be holes in one, and all of your dunks be grand slams!

So I blew out the side of one of the ancient Kenda tires that came on my Cannondale, but I had just seen a marketplace listing for a set of new Panaracer Gravelking SK tires for about $30 off of the cheapest new price I could find. Pretty happy with these after a first ride today!

Taking the Grand Wagoneer out to do some work this weekend.

Nine year old me would flip to know that a) there's a B-29 based in Wichita, and b) that I would get to work around it so frequently.

I picked up a cheap '94 Cannondale H300 recently, and did a quick drop bar, downtube shifter, all-road conversion to it, and I'm really liking it so far.