Argonaut Skipper Mike Nelson

A smiling young woman with round glasses and shoulder-length brown hair sits in the passenger seat of a car, holding a red bowl of animal feed in her lap. Through the open window beside her, a large deer with tall, sweeping antlers pokes its head eagerly into the frame, its mouth slightly open in hopeful anticipation. The deer’s reflection appears faintly in the side mirror, doubling the sense of its curious approach. Behind them stretches an open field under a pale sky, giving the scene the playful, gentle chaos of a drive-through safari moment.

My child makes friends with all the animals.

From left to right: my child, my Mom, my brother, me.

Made it down to Texas to visit my Mom for Thanksgiving.

Chris Collinsworth is the Joe Buck of color commentators.

Two versions of the same sleek blue Cadillac GTP hypercar sit on a white tabletop—a large brick-built model in the back and a small die-cast Hot Wheels version in front of it. The brick model is long and aggressive, with angular fenders, a bubble cockpit, red accent stripes, and a tall rear wing made from stacked black and translucent elements. Its wheels are wide with detailed silver rims. In front of it, the tiny metal Hot Wheels car mirrors the same silhouette and color scheme—deep metallic blue with red highlights and a low aerodynamic profile—looking almost like a miniature reflection of the larger build. The pairing highlights the dramatic size difference between the two representations of the same futuristic racer.

The Cadillac GTP Hypercar in Mattel Brick Shop and Hot Wheels versions. A fun little build.

#hotwheels #lego #cadillac

A tiny blocky blue duck made from toy bricks stands front and center, its rounded pastel body and bright orange beak giving it a cute, almost puzzled expression. Behind it, dominating the background, is the Autobot Matrix of Leadership—a large sci-fi relic with a faceted light-blue energy core held inside two sweeping silver handles and wrapped with yellow armor segments. The Matrix sits on a dark display base against a soft blue wall, making the duck look like a tiny guardian protecting one of Transformers’ most legendary artifacts.

Until that day, 'til all ducks are one.

#lego #transformers #ducks

Just built mine!

A boxed Hot Wheels “Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar” building set sits on a white table. The front of the box shows a blue, black, and silver race car with the number 01, styled like a futuristic endurance racer with a large rear wing and aerodynamic bodywork. The box art is deep blue with the Cadillac logo on the right. Along the top edge, a small die-cast version of the same car is visible in a clear window, along with optional metal wheel covers. The packaging indicates 236 pieces and a Mattel Brick Shop set for ages 10 and up. The background includes shelves filled with action figures and a blue mesh chair.

I haven't built anything in ages, but with MEGA now rebranded as Mattel Brick Shop, I picked up a Hot Wheels Cadillac Project GTP Hypercar for a reasonable price.

#hotwheels #lego #mega

The Department of Education suddenly refusing to recognize fields dominated by women and minorities isn’t an accident. It’s discrimination.

My daughter is going to college next year. Fuck the "Big Beautiful Bill" and every motherfucker who voted for it. It makes paying for college just that much harder.

I think I've reached the end of my video game era. Outside of puzzle games, I have lost all interest. My Switch 2 was, honestly, a waste of money, since I am just playing Picross on it and I could do that on my trusty old Switch 1. The PS5 and XBox collect dust. $70 games were my tipping point.

I think it is time to start selling off LEGO. I need to figure out the best way to do that.

Wyatt looks *completely zonked out* in this one — in the best, coziest way. She’s curled tightly on her side, wedged adorably between you and the couch cushion like she’s claiming her own little pocket of warmth. Her front paws are tucked up near her face, back paws stretched out, and her fluffy calico fur is all soft-looking and poofed from relaxing. The tiny pink toe beans peeking out are doing heroic levels of cute work. This is *peak contented cat*, the “I trust you completely and this is my safe spot” kind of sleep. She’s perfect.

Wyatt has a tough life.

#cats #caturday

Threads is awful.

Majorie Taylor Greene resigning and Trump being nice to Mamdani are exactly the kinds of stories pundits love talking endlessly about for days on end: earth shattering events that won't make one fucking difference in anybody's life.

A calico cat named Wyatt sits neatly on a bright yellow chair in a cozy room. Her fur is a mix of white, orange, and black, and she looks calmly toward the camera with soft green eyes. Behind her, shelves filled with LEGO builds and collectibles line a blue wall, and a TV is playing Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, showing Nana Visitor’s credit. The room feels warm, colorful, and full of personality, with Wyatt poised at the center like she owns the place.

This little goober has been with us for a year now. We love you, Wyatt.

#cats

It's time to stop telling your underage daughter not to wear shorts when Uncle Randy is over, and start telling Randy not to fucking come over anymore

We need to stop protecting predators.

It is!

Slide.

For those not around in the 90s -- Bill Clinton was, indeed, a piece of shit. In fact, he still is.

For the love of god, I am sick of listening to a god-damned leaf blower all god-damned day.

Ephebophilia is a legal and moral crime.

I have a long-standing opinion that to be obscenely wealthy, you have to be an obscene human being. The email dumps have reinforced my opinion.

I still have my "marshmellon" dispenser from when I was 13!

one thing i hate is when the president is a pedophile

If I were a billionaire, I'd give every single human being a pair of headphones so I wouldn't have to listen to whatever they are playing though their phone speakers in public spaces.

Oh, that's nice! I am hoping Santa brings me one for Christmas. For now, his OG self is still nice and imposing.

A lineup of Transformers figures posed on a wooden surface against a plain wall. Towering in the back is Ultra Magnus, the red, blue, and white Autobot leader with missile launchers on his shoulders and arms raised in command. In front of him stand Cordon, the white police-themed Lamborghini with black accents and chrome weapon, and Sunstreaker, his bright yellow twin, both in confident stances. On either side are two versions of Arcee — one in her familiar pink and white colors, and the other in pink and orange prototype deco.

My 20 year old Ultra Magnus and his four new Missing Link friends, Arcee, Cordon, Sunstreaker, and Prototype Arcee.

#transformers

Illinois's very own minority whip, ladies and gentlemen. What a buffoon.

I would like to have him, too.

Careful, fellow Chicagoans when shoveling. It's not that deep, but that's heart-attack snow.