Elsie the Fall WeatherFox

At least that’s not another concussion

I mean, it is the Jets, that might have been an improvement

Going from looking like my dad to looking like my mom (or mom and aunt) has been a trip, to be sure

Hey, mom said it’s MY turn with the brain cell!

The Falcons got Tua?

Omg I’m so sorry, Atlanta

Metra has announced a new intermodal freight service in partnership with BNSF and CPKC that will allow shippers to take advantage of faster transport times in the Chicago area.

Finally, my mission to become the most powerful Jay on this platform takes another step forward.

Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight

I dunno, getting into baseball this year seems like it could be a fun idea

@usili.bsky.social

there are people who complain about taking a second to admire the flight of the ball you just blasted out of the stadium and every one of those people is wrong

A wildlife refuge in Washington hired a bullfrog catcher because the invasive bullfrogs are threatening an Oregon spotted frog or whatever but THE POINT IS I can't stop laughing at the picture of him they chose to put on Facebook. That man has two armfuls of Kermits. He is a Muppet villain.

That and/or one of the Super Geniuses(TM) of this administration deciding that they had to have super sick branding and not thinking any further beyond that.

Oh good, I’ll be home inside anyway since that’s Humidity and Mosquito season.

horrible thought of the day: our tech overlords asking the chatbot for advice is probably an improvement on asking the reactionary group chat for advice

Oh lord. When is this stupidity supposed to happen? Is this for the Fourth?

I saw a theory that he keeps complaining about “not enough makeup on women” around him due to failing eyesight.

Maybe his hearing is going, too.

How confident are we in this week's warmth?

We’re in the low to mid-70s this afternoon (YAY!). Tue-Wed should be even warmer—mid-70s to maybe near 80.

And it's a higher confidence forecast than late last week when a nearby front separated 40s and 70s by less than 150mi.

That front is gone. Enjoy!

YouTube video by Trainguy Ken Lego trains running on NELUG's layout at Amherst Big E Model Train Show (Jan 2026)

Micah, have you ever seen what the LEGO train community has done?

They’re over there making to-scale models of all kinds of trains out of LEGO and it’s mind blowing

youtu.be/b9MmeRNes2Y?...

A Blackhawk piloted by a Doge releasing a bonking bat missile, titled “this is bonker-34, releasing anti-horny missile”

Roger that 🫡

That’s what BlueSky is also for, I’m told

They were having issues loading messages, it seems to be better now

LEGO is just so awesome, and same

NO NO NO YOU DON’T

GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA

federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL

tell everyone you know

www.freetaxusa.com

Congratulations to every birdbrained swing voter who thought this senile creep was going to bring back cheap eggs by the way

Rated today a 9 out of 10. Arguably, this is a 10!

Pro tip: Get some outside time during the lunch hour.

Wow.

Another fine thread on labor history and the deep sighs at racism involved in trying to make a better world.

if you're wondering what this means for the water situation this year, the answer involves a lot of hyperventilating

Lmao, oh that poor sweet innocent summer child.