Next-to-the-Last Starfighter

A small white house, with a chimney. A path of inlaid stones leads to the small front porch, and tree sits off to one side of the path. Behind the house. A forest lurks.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s little White House in Warm Springs, Georgia. Well-decorated on the inside, but still a humble dwelling for someone raised in extreme wealth.

A photograph of a ten-foot tall letter O, surrounded by a caution tape barrier.

A skyscraper here in downtown Indianapolis is replacing its corporate logo. That’s a large letter!

A roughly ten foot by ten foot mural of a woman in a white robe, with a crown of pink and orange flowers, holding up with both hands a bowl containing a variety of beautiful flowers.

A placard for the mural, identifying the artist as Tasha Beckwith and the title of the mural as “Giver of Flowers, 2025.” The medium of the mural is digital illustration. The artist can be contacted at @tashabeckwithfineart. The mural is part of a larger project, known as Sidewalk Galleries, organized by the Indianapolis Arts Council.

There are some lovely murals in downtown Indianapolis these days.

If you see this, reskeet with a vampire that is not Dracula.

Looking down an old fashioned wooden covered bridge. A long narrow table has been put in the middle, running the length of the bridge. The table is decorated with a tablecloth and flowers. People are seated at the table, eating a meal.

Dining on a covered bridge in rural Indiana. Blazingly hot weather, but good food.

A double door allowing access into an old brick building. The top of the doorframe is arched, and above the arch is a second arch of terra cotta tiles. The keystone tile is shaped like a leaf.

A doorway in Bridgeton, Indiana.

A view inside the Swine Barn (aka the Fall Creek Pavilion) at the Indiana State Fair tonight. That’s a lot of pigs.

CUBS.

A community of birds making beautiful sounds under a motel carport. Wish I could identify the bird species.

What’s Love Got to Dune With It

Dude, Where’s My Sandworm?

A bas-relief in stone mounted on a brick wall. The sculpture depicts an old-fashioned auto racer leaning over a steering wheel, hair flowing in the breeze.

This bas-relief adorns a former auto racing company’s garage in Indianapolis, Indiana. Now home to a brewery.

I’m Still Standing

Agreed! An hour just isn’t long enough to fully cover Favre’s villainy.

UNTOLD: THE FALL OF FAVRE | guest: Kurt Laker | air date 6/7/25 | FLICK FIX | WQRT Laker sibs Anne and Kurt—Chicago Bears fans since birth—examine the triggers for their multi-layered loathing of the Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers quarterback/misanthrope profiled in the Netflix docu...

Psst . . . Wanna hear two lifelong Chicago Bears fans (who are also siblings) discuss the new sports documentary that delves into the many, many sins of Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre? Spoiler alert: they don’t like him.
www.mixcloud.com/anne-c-laker...

An undated but decades-old mini-postcard, two by three inches in size, depicting six people on a small boat on an underground stream in Mammoth Cave. The photo has the following caption: "Echo River, 360 feet underground, in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky"

A pretty mini-postcard of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. It's probably around fifty years old.

The best use of a hotel fridge in history. 🧀

You’re welcome! It’s in pretty good shape, and still a fun place to watch a movie.

An old movie theater at night, with an Art Deco marquee consisting of a neon sign that says “Artcraft” and a lighted listing of classic films being shown for the weekend.

It’s film noir weekend at the Artcraft Theatre 🎭 n Franklin, Indiana.

Exactly! That’s what I’d post if I wanted something cool all for myself. Seriously, I took this photo at an RV museum in Elkhart, Indiana. I was in a luxury RV with a balcony that they tried to close off.

A photograph of a piece of paper that states, “Please do not go up the stairs. This area is very small and could be dangerous.”

Best warning I’ve seen in a while.

A bag of Grippo’s brand potato chips, the greatest on the planet. Sold in the midwestern USA. The bag features a young lad in archaic chef’s garb standing by a grill with a steak cooking nicely (the chips are barbecue flavored).

Midwestern American here. We sing the praises of Grippo’s barbecue flavored chips, ideally paired with Ski brand soda.

Thanks for sharing this. The RFG is one of my all-time favorite villain groups.

The original soundtrack for Conclave was excellent - much better than their original plan to just use a bunch of songs by Foghat.

You’ve been murdered, who do you want on the case?

Today In 1946: The #Phillies hire the first female major league scout when they sign Edith Houghton, who began playing professionally as a 10-year-old with the Philadelphia Bobbies women’s baseball team! #MLB #History

An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

Thanks for the great alt text, especially the ending. 🙂

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