The European mind can scarcely comprehend the soul-crushing sadness of suburban America.

It’s 100% done, but I need you to keep waiting…

Still 100% done. Keep waiting…

Okay, actually done now.

I used to hate Illinois Nazis. I still do, but I used to, too.

That’s a rad-ish horse.

Short Eared has striking eye makeup! She’s the envy of every Maybelline model.

Go, Burrowing! Boreal is going to be a tough opening match, but I have a good feeling we’ll start strong and go deep in the bracket. Look out; we’re coming in hot!

This is the way. The light meat and dark meat need to cook for different amounts of time. If you cook the bird whole then one of them will always be overdone or underdone.

OMFG BANNED

^j/k

I have been enjoying sparkling water flavored with hops. It’s distinctly different from non-alcoholic beer, and much better IMO.

Unsweetened iced tea and cold brew coffee are also standards in my kitchen during summer. My significant other likes kombucha enough to make it at home sometimes, but I never liked the stuff myself.

Articles of Interest. It’s nominally a fashion podcast, but they tie it into lots of other topics: history, culture, identity, religion…

Tall data centers do exist in cities where land is expensive. It’s the same reason everyone builds up in cities. Where land is cheap and available it’s usually easier and less expensive to build things low and wide.

Our friends are all aboard!

clubs here are filled with MAGAs and plastered with Republican propaganda so I don’t feel as welcome as I used to.

As a kid, my dad and I occasionally went to the local gun show just to look around at interesting stuff. The collectors selling antiques, fancy custom pieces, and guns with historical interest were always fun to chat with. But at some point it turned into crazy town. I don’t go to those events anymore.

Me: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

My dad’s midwestern US family: Breakfast, dinner, supper

ಠ_ಠ

I always assumed the translators were simply doing a heroic job. Getting puns and wordplay to work across languages is hard. I would not be surprised if some jokes had to be significantly changed for different languages or countries.

That’s actually a big improvement. Still an ugly vehicle, but at least this version has better character.

Hot!

Thanks! This has become a January tradition with my kids. We are trying a different winter camp location in 2026, and I really hope there will be enough snow to do this again!

Pile the snow into a big mound, pack it down, then hollow out the middle. Camping overnight is optional.