Patrick Glancy

I get the press likes to write about box office, but I don't get why so many people allow that to affect their view of a movie or determine whether they even see it or not. If it looks interesting, I don't care if it's bombing. And if I like it, I don't care if I'm the only one who paid to see it.

I will never understand why so many people care so much about movie budgets & box office. I get why studios & producers care, & I'd like my favorite movies to make a profit so they'll make more like them, but none of the $ goes in my wallet, so I'm not going to obsess over it.

My pleasure. I don't know how many clicks my reach will get you anyway, but this article has stuck with me & I'll probably think of it every time I see Eaton play.

KC Royals: Nate Eaton, a ball park, and a picture The offseason takes away baseball for the most part. But, no matter the time of year, I see KC Royals outfielder Nate Eaton.

If you're a #Royals fan looking for a rooting interest in the postseason, check out this excellent article by my former KoK peer @jmilhamkc.bsky.social about the Red Sox's Nate Eaton. He's playing right now! Eaton, not Jacob.

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The irony is I think Detroit has been a way more entertaining team most of the year, but the Guardians run has been fantastic, & it would be great to see Cleveland finally get over that hump. Plus, if it draws more eyes to your excellent book (& your upcoming book I'm excited to read), bonus!

Despite rooting for a different AL Central team (not CLE), I have nothing against the Tigers. But at this point, the collapse is so massive, they might as well see it thru. That includes the WC spot too, & I don't want to see Houston back in the postseason either. But I do want to see history.

I loved the deal to get Wright, even tho I knew the gratification would be delayed. Turns out, it's been very delayed. That said, if the price is right, & I can't imagine suitors will be beating down his door, I'm all for giving it another shot next year.

That might have been the dumbest Notre Dame loss I've seen in 37 years of watching them.

I do not understand this direct snap nonsense at all.

Every one of the novels is a masterpiece. Well, obviously, I haven't read the new one yet, but let's just say I'm optimistic. My personal favorite is probably The Last King of California. And I'm not knocking the movie by leaving it off. Just haven't had a chance to watch it yet.

Awesome.

Haha, gold star, man.

Best use of this gif I've ever seen.

Gun violence is never a good thing. Some of us have been trying to get that point across for a long time. I just wish there was this much outrage on the right over this afternoon's school shooting, or Uvalde, or Sandy Hook, etc., as there is over the man who said this.

Wrote a new short story for the first time in quite a while. Only a first draft, but feel good about it. Might even be the start of a bigger project. We'll see.

You know when you read a dystopian sci-fi novel & America has been divided into countries with goofy names like the West Coast Federation or the Great Lakes League? What Trump is doing right now with vaccines/healthcare, the National Guard, etc., is how you end up with that. So much for MAGA.

Rare video game review from me (Thank Goodness You're Here!):

"Sure, piggy, you can pout & spend all your time building a brick house to keep the big bad wolf out, or you could work with him, stick an apple in your mouth, turn your house into kindling, & strike a match!" Ugh.

Bravo.

Along with Scarface, one of the most overrated movies I've ever seen.

Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) The Emmy Award-winning actor explains to PEOPLE why in recent years he's been more comfortable in a wrestling ring than on a movie set

I would have thought she'd request he beat Jamie Taco for stealing his lines.

Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) share.google/WhHX8Yjp5hWT...

Here's the thing. I love writing. And I want people to read my stuff. But damn, do I hate the process of getting it to them.

Is there anything more frustrating than a publisher you feel would be a great fit being closed to submissions "for an indeterminate time?"

Probably, but waiting for them to reopen, wondering if they ever will, is enough to make one self-publish.

Thank you, Andrew! I will definitely check out that book.

I think I’ve finally reached the point where I’m ready to self-publish my novel. I feel good about the book itself, but the idea of self-publishing is a little overwhelming. Anyone out there who’s done it feel like dropping some guidance? Companies, timelines, cover artists, that sort of thing?

But do they make it?

YouTube video by BAP523 WKUK European History

Smithsonian exhibits after Trump's changes:

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Insane game today, but I will take the ##HEYHEYHEYHEY

Thank you! That's an amazing backdrop for your memory. Where were you in 2015? Actually, better not answer that. If you were somewhere exotic, I'm just superstitious enough to politely suggest you take an extended trip so we can at least sneak into the postseason. 😂

First Pitch The day I fell in love with baseball.

40 years ago today, I attended my first baseball game. It made me a Royals fan for life, for better or worse, & it was also the first subject I wrote about at Powder Blue Nostalgia.

powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/first-pitch