The Barking Glass

This article has lead to a pre-production meeting in my Traitors group chat where it’s filmed in a Courtyard by Marriott, only Alan gets glammed, everyone else dresses like Ohioans going to Disney World, and the Roundtable is interrupted by woo-girls from Tampa drunkenly trying to get selfies.

Starting to finally feel better after being sick for 3 days. Also just spoke for the first time in maybe as long. I sound like Harvey Fierstein doing a Bea Arther impression.

The best use case I have found so far is putting all my appliance manuals into Gemini. Now when something breaks, I can just ask it how to fix it. I also made a gem that pulls a list of events from a website and adds them to my calendar.

All of this. I have been trying to learn how to use AI, and every. single. example. of this “it can do everything” tool seems to boil down to sloppy code, potentially imaginary spreadsheets, incoherent text, and shit/stolen content. I’m not anti-AI, but it’s just not useful for most people (yet?).

After 26 years of considering myself in recovery from being Southern Baptist, one of the things that I did not expect from the Trump years was a crack in the stranglehold Straight White Nationalist American Jesus has had on American Christianity. Running on better theology may be a good choice.

That’s where I keep landing on it too; they really are very different skills.

Ive been skeptical of a Beshear POTUS run because I think he’d handily win Mitch’s senate seat, but I’m starting to think he may actually have a shot.

The second worst part of having a cold is when you have blanket burritoed yourself on the sofa after your 5th steam bath of the day, ready to slip into your antihistamine and Tylenol coma while watching Blue Prince playthroughs, only to discover you left the TV remote on the other side of the room.

Went to MeeshMeesh for a friend’s birthday tonight. I do not say this lightly, it was one of the best meals I have ever had. If you have a chance, go.

Went to a local production of Samuel Beckett’s “Endgame” tonight. It was, as the kids used to say, “a vibe.” I have no clue how to talk about it, but I loved every second.

Fries and a salmon burger on a white plate

Salmon burger did happen, if anyone is curious.

While trying to decide on dinner, my brain decided to commit violence against me by singing “I could make a salmon burger” to the tune of George Michael’s classic “Father Figure.”

Each production of "Chess" means there's one less variation left to be made.

We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began.

However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/

Raskin to Bondi: "You're not showing a lot interest in the victims. Whether it's Epstein's human trafficking ring or the homicidal government violence against citizens in Minneapolis, as AG you're siding with the perpetrators and ignoring the victims."

Remember, this is also the guy that said seniors wouldn’t miss Social Security checks if they stopped, and if they complain about not getting one it’s because they’re committing fraud.

That moment when you haven’t shaved in like 2 days longer than usual, and you start thinking, “I haven’t had a beard in about 6 years, should I bring that back, or am I trying to mask slothfulness as intent?”

A cardinal sitting on a shrub outside of a window with blinds.

New work buddy outside my window today!

“And this is some sort of gambling game,” Gen-Z game streamer looking at an old cigarette vending machine in a video game.
Me: That’s probably a good form of ignorance, but I still don’t like it.

I knew I knew the Scott’s Turf Builder guy from somewhere.

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

YouTube video by CNN Flashback: McCain tells supporter Obama is 'a decent...

For some reason, I just happened to think of this moment this morning…
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I want to say the number of sketchy AI-generated GLP-1 spots I see would astound you, but you probably already know how bad it is.

Pretty much. Everything is a pizza, salad, soup, or sandwich on some level.

One of the best concepts for a show in decades, and they nailed how to do it too. I think its issue was that it was on cable rather than a streaming service. It's a niche show, and those tend to do better off "broadcast."

This calls for the Base + Topping + Melted Cheese Protocol:
Pick a base: pita, sourdough, butterflied chicken breast, salmon, burger…
Add a topping: beans, salsa, pesto, pepperoni, sautéed peppers…
Top with cheese of choice and melt under broiler or at about 400.
Can be spun dozens of directions.

"The Devil Wears Prada 2: A Knives Out Mystery" would break all box office records.

Large flakes of snow falling in a parking lot.

All this fluffy snow makes me feel like I’m in the “Wurthering Heights” trailer.

I’m 33 minutes into the PBS American Experience documentary on The Gilded Age. Oh god, the next 10 years or so are going to be ROUGH.

With all that's going on these days, has anybody else been wondering who is staying at Trump branded hotels? Hotels have to turn rooms to profit. Yes, they're a "luxury" brand, but I have a hard time buying that there are that many monied MAGA folks staying in them. Maybe I'm wrong.