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Todd R.

@tmrix.bsky.social

Academic librarian, Clemson alum, nominal sports fan, and husband, not necessarily in that order.

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feels good to watch everyone else get to freak out over oneil cruz's superhuman ability to make a baseball regret the day it was stitched

15.07.2025 01:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
mayor vaughn from Jaws: "For Christ's sake, tomorrow is the fourth of July"

mayor vaughn from Jaws: "For Christ's sake, tomorrow is the fourth of July"

see, he wasn't wrong about everything

03.07.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1453    ๐Ÿ” 185    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. 

Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country โ€” as if these people haven't lived through enough horror...

I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question โ€” it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. 

A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. 

Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. 

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country โ€” as if these people haven't lived through enough horror... I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question โ€” it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.

I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that.

The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one.

This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

01.07.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37498    ๐Ÿ” 6873    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 655    ๐Ÿ“Œ 514
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Hean๐Ÿถ.

01.07.2025 01:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Here are the Penguins' plans for each of their pending RFAs and UFAs, from Kyle Dubas here in Cranberry today: www.dkpittsburghsports.com/team/penguin...

30.06.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Steelers have executed a blockbuster of a trade, including the acquisition of Jalen Ramsey and Jonnu Smith, and departure of Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Full details and reaction in our Steelers feed on @dkpittsburghsports.com: DKPS.net/steelers

#DKPS #Steelers #HereWeGo

30.06.2025 15:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#RaiseIt ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ

29.06.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Petition to move the Pirates to the NL East ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

29.06.2025 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! I did not see this result happening!

28.06.2025 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Information Is Beautiful

Telling. Quantity of male versus female dialogue in best picture films of recent decades

26.06.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

And the Pirates are pretty bad. Both things can be true. ๐Ÿ˜‚

25.06.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The good news is the Mets face the eternally pitiful Pirates later this week and probably will miss Skenes as well!

25.06.2025 01:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

At baseball tournaments, I've seen 5 gallon buckets with ice, topped with a fan. I was shocked how much it cooled down a dugout or tent.

24.06.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My favorite university that's also a toothpaste is probably Colgate.

23.06.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 666    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a brick veneer with a swallow's nest with four chicks

Picture of a brick veneer with a swallow's nest with four chicks

Anyway, here's a picture of some barn swallow chicks in their nest on my house. Mom and Dad Swallow recently stopped dive bombing me when I am within 20 feet of the nest. So that's good, I guess.

23.06.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Otto Kemp sounds like a radio operator-gunner during the Battle of Midway. Old school name, I dig it. #Phillies

23.06.2025 00:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The fix is in in Omaha!

22.06.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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brilliant

22.06.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5349    ๐Ÿ” 1681    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 95

In this Ohio diner, Clyburn still means Van. But they do know this: every high-ranking Democrat knows that putting a sex offender in Gracie Mansion is the best way to fight the sex offender in the White House.

21.06.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 621    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Heat wave incoming next week. ๐Ÿซ 

Here is what ECMWF is projecting for the Heat Index next Tuesday (6/24) through Thursday (6/26) across the Grand Strand & Pee Dee

#SCwx #NCwx

20.06.2025 18:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Coastal Carolina president enjoying final Chanticleer road trip at College World Series Coastal Carolina President Michael T. Benson has been in Omaha with the Chanticleer baseball program during his last week as CCU's president. Benson will take over as the next president at West Virgin...

www.myhorrynews.com/sports/coast...

20.06.2025 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe Blues Brothersโ€ premieres 45 years ago today. ๐ŸŽ‚

Universal didnโ€™t want Aretha for the role of Mrs. Murphy. They wanted the band that sang โ€œCar Washโ€.

Belushi and Aykroyd said no.

20.06.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2173    ๐Ÿ” 467    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141    ๐Ÿ“Œ 55
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After an hour-long rain delay, the Pirates offense came alive to score four runs in the 10th inning of an 8-4 win over the Tigers in the final game of Thursdayโ€™s doubleheader.

More from Detroit: dkpittsburghsports.com/team/pirates...

#DKPS #Pirates #PittsburghPirates #LetsGoBucs

20.06.2025 05:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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James Gunn on 'Superman,' DC's Gods and Monsters, and what's next (exclusive) James Gunn, the writer/director of 'Superman' and co-head of DC Studios, opens up about his social media presence, this summer's event film, and what's coming up next in his superhero universe.

Everything you want to know about the current state of DC projects. Well maybe not everything but a lot!

ew.com/james-gunn-i...

20.06.2025 00:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 867    ๐Ÿ” 95    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Literally burning money, even if they don't maim themselves. So dumb lol

19.06.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Had to wait until the new fiscal year to order the circuit board that controlled an air handler or some such. But since it was orientation season, we couldn't close. I sent most of my staff to work remotely when possible, but I do remember it getting to 83F or something inside. Misery.

19.06.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A/C is a little warm today at work, which reminded me of my previous employer where I watched marble countertops and wrought-iron fences get installed in our new, incoming president's manse while we sweltered in our building with broken A/C because the school couldn't afford to fix it.

19.06.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

18 years ago, I started up a website called Faceoff-Factor because the Penguins were bad and I wanted a place to talk about their prospects.

Now, the Penguins are bad again, and it's time to bring Faceoff-Factor back to talk about their prospects.

19.06.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Jane Goodall Returns From Latest Expedition With Annoying Chimp Accent

Jane Goodall Returns From Latest Expedition With Annoying Chimp Accent

Jane Goodall Returns From Latest Expedition With Annoying Chimp Accent
theonion.com/jane-go...

19.06.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2396    ๐Ÿ” 164    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

So wild he's gotten away with using that racist nickname for almost a decade

18.06.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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