Doug Smart

My 100 year old neighbor moved today. After losing her driver's license she is going into assisted living. Veronique was a teenager in nazi occupied Paris. Her late husband fought in the French Resistance.

Theory: The genus Australopithecus died out because they couldn't spell to correctly fill in the "Genus" line on job applications.

Yup.

@spindlypete.bsky.social You mentioned tanks once. The backup algorithm here will never forget. 🙂

Yesterday's tank of gas cost over 50% more than I was paying last January. But I haven't forgotten about the Epstein files.

WE NEED TO STAND UP NOW!

In Germany it's the law: when traffic jams up, drivers must split into lanes and leave a center path open for ambulances and fire trucks.

One of the dogs crapped in the house this morning after the pet flap had been unblocked. It was almost forgivable for its tidiness. It was the most perfect pyramid of poop I have ever seen.

@sdarko.bsky.social Happy Birthday! I'm here to be a part of the 666 movement!

Is anybody out there who ever went to La Bombonera in San Juan? They were in business for over a hundred years. They had a coffee maker that looked like it was designed by Dr. Seuss.

Feels like this one needs to be seen again.

Woke in the middle of the night to the seamless continuation of the task from my dream: listing off all the US states that start with the letter M.

His friend from upstream who called him to warn him about the flash floods and his quick thinking and decisive leadership saved the lives of everyone. He basically saved a generation of Nepalese 🙏

HYDRONYMS

So here's a thing: xkcd.com/3290/

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If a young swan is called a cygnet, then could a young swine be called a pygnet? Especially if you're pumping up the cuteness factor to keep it as a pet.

@spindlypete.bsky.social When you're looking to learn about something, all sorts of stuff turns up.

So, @spindlypete.bsky.social , what can you pass along that grocers have told you about herbs in clamshell packs?

The hazy view from Corvallis: webcam.oregonstate.edu/maryspeak

The SNL treatment of Francisco Franco is coming to mind.

Is anyone really surprised that Trump was outsmarted by a single-cell organism?

Someone in the neighborhood is putting out raw, unsalted peanuts in the shell. The crows know this and bring them to my birdbath to wash and eat. Anyhow, it's going to be a scorcher, so I cleared the shells out and filled the bath with clean water so the crows and others can have some relief.

Anyone looking for some free messaging advice: with this new $250 Trump bullshit currency, that's roughly people are spending on a couple bags of food at the store. Just start calling it the grocery bill. You're welcome.

Every American should be disgusted by this.

He promised to release his tax returns as soon as there were no more audits pending, and now there are no more audits pending.

For the ascii geeks out there: V/

Let’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.

Do you see anything you'd like on the menu?

ht: @jeromejgarcia.bsky.social

Anyone else grow up hearing the word "dadgummit" in occasional normal use?

Guessing the demented and delusional and deranged Occupant of the White House won't want to see this. DO NOT SHARE!!!

The past couple of mornings as I stepped out to head to work I stopped to look at the waning moon. Somewhere in my field of view between here and there is the Artemis II crew. So I waved.

While they're easy to criticize, our local Walmart - with headquarters in the south - has a locally unsurpassed selection of BBQ sauces with containers going up to gallon size.

Todd Blanche's first official act as Acting AG is to break the law--specifically, the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405/S.2557), signed into LAW on November 19, 2025. This alone should be sufficient for Congress to reject his nomination. @democrats.senate.gov

It’s time for my favorite cartoon of the year.

Guy on a corner yesterday in a Jesus T-shirt - wavy hair, flowing robe, nice backlighting. Holding up a sign depicting the Ark of the Covenant - shiny gold, modern level metalworking. Timing considered, what does an Old Testament artifact have to do with the resurrection of Christ?

Many More Should Have Also Been Prosecuted….