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Daniel Tiger songs with a Randy Newman voice. Works so beautifully,

I think some people think the website lives in the QR code.

Pringles used to be way more durable.

Jungle really made it difficult to search for jungle by naming themselves Jungle.

#MusicSky #MayTheFourth

What in the unnecessary remaster hell have they done to you?

i think a lot of wealthy and powerful people are very, very lonely and it predisposes them to radicalization online

would consider spending money on a slay the spire coach.

The beautiful dumb bluebirds are back perching on my screen.

Might be time for me to give up on hades ii. I’m too old for skill.

Gumby is not sure about all these posts you’re about to scroll into, but he also knows you’re gonna scroll anyway.

I wasted so much time in the tariff podcast cinematic universe these last few days.

My WFH setup

So it’s okay for me to say out loud “wicked looked bad,” because there’s a video that gets to what I mean better than I ever could. youtu.be/EwTUM9cFeSo?...

Watch very carefully and see if you can spot my cameo appearance in the new Clairo music video (directed by the amazing Ayo Edebiri).

Appreciate the sentiment, but the internet is Where Things Are. Obviously, including this article. I think *engaging* less is where it’s at. Like the radical blocking practiced here. Training your mind to be less reactionary to what it sees online. Accepting that It Isn’t Everything.

How is Amsterdam in late July?

The build of LCD Soundsystem’s one touch is just exquisite.

It’s actually even worse than that - the LAFD budget is only 1/3 of the LAPD’s. LAFD and the county FD have to fundraise for supplies while the LAPD collects millions in overtime. Inmate firefighters, until recently, were not able to be hired as firefighters once released.

The six year old likes football so we watch football now which is weird for me since I’m a month away from 40 and probably watched fewer than ten whole football games in my life. Anyway, Go Ravens!

Friendly reminder: email starts up again tomorrow.

I’ve been playing Stardew in downtime this winter break because the break is long and all my other games stress me out. Observations: 1) I can let this game stress me out too, but I won’t 2) Its hard not to chase money and “just enjoy the simple things.” Thickly ironic. 3) Still chill

Notably the memory of that collective action is being kettled towards mask mandates and school lockdowns rather than, say, cutting child poverty in half, ceasing all evictions and student debt payments, and a mass uprising against racist police violence