Okay, Merry Christmas, you Crustaceans! My day is already complete, as Mrs. Toomush got me a new putter. The one I was using was a reversible, since, somehow, at some point a few years back, I lost my left hand one. It's not that easy to find a good left hand putter. For instance, one sport shop had 35 right hand ones and no left ones. But the golf shop had a few, and this one is occupying my living room right now! Be right back!...
I've made plenty of sacrifices, being a lefty. Way back in the 60s when I thought I might be a golfer, I had a Ben Hogan putter. It was also ambidextrous and it had a bamboo shaft. I have no idea where it went, but I have a feeling it was in the trove my mother gave to Goodwill when she disowned me.
Oh good grief. I'm not giving it any clicks, so I have no idea what they're on about, but a video just came up in my suggested feed from some channel calling itself "Hollywood Legacies" with the title "At 81, Michael Douglas tells the truth about Rob Reiner". And the thumbnail has a caption on it that says "He was pure evil."
Anyone with children having neuro damage has some hard times. You spend several years trying to figure it out, then sometimes the blame game begins, and, heart wrenching as that is, sometimes you have to build fences. My heart goes out to all the remaining Reiners, and fuck these trolls... especially the psyops from foreign countries...
That was pretty much my conclusion after looking at all those videos -- not just the Rob Reiner ones, either -- with weirdly similar titles and "quotes" on the thumbnails. It's pretty obvious they just have a template they reuse over and over until they decide it's time to switch to a new one.
It looks like there was a lot of press 3 or 4 days ago about Michael Douglas and Rob Reiner talking about their son's problems with drugs. No doubt some evil asshole twisted their words. I'm not clicking on any of it.
Mother of god... I checked out their channel page and they have the same damned video up with the same title and caption, only with a different actor listed. There's at least 10 of them.
I had the same story pop up on the entertainment sub on Reddit. No one commented, which makes me assume AI slop/some trashy click bait website trying to drive clicks
It's got 8,000 views, so a small percentage of people are falling for it. OTOH, it's only been up for 18 hours on a major US/Western holiday, so that might have kept the views down.
"Christmas in France is dangerous. Last night we started eating at about 7pm and were finishing up around midnight. Today the appetizers begin at 1pm. I am not sure if we will ever stop eating"
Ermahgerd, I've making a few of these miniature books for the book nook library at a time, between calls and chatting here, and I still have 70 left to go. The 128 I've completed are making a small unruly pile.
pulling a 0700-1530 today so i’m up at this hour with my coffee, oatmeal, and sore leg. they pay holiday plus time and a half, and after a full year unemployed i need it, so here we are. sweetheart having a good time with the fam in another time zone.
last night i worked up a pretty tasty drink out of blood orange juice, house made black cherry syrup, grapefruit bitters, and some candied orange peel i found; splash of club soda to liven it up, call it a lowball
We got new coffee beans from my Sister-in-Law down in South Carolina, the New Moon Cafe in Aiken, a beautiful town with its own post Confederacy problems... Komodo Blend!...
I just ordered my Christmas presents for myself which was hardware and towels for my redecorate bathrooms. They are coming on Jan 2, and hopefully I'll be close to done by then. Here's the schedule:
Today: cut in and paint kitchen walls
Tuesday: cut in both rooms, two coats
Wednesday: roll coat 1 on both rooms
Thursday: roll coat 2 on both rooms
Ex-sweetheart is chomping at the bit to use his new tools, so I'll get him to put in the hardware. He looked at the flooring materials and hopefully he can get that done during my Jan 14-15 trip to the ATX for a work meeting.
I am ao stinking excited to get this done. I am excited to absolve ex-sweetheary of his debt.
We got our floors refinished this week and they're lookin' good. I'm getting nervous about my lease on this apartment running out in mid-February, though. There's still a number of things left to be done and/or fixed where they were done incorrectly.
hey can somebody link to the egg nog recipe? Thnkx!
never mind, found it. If anybody else is looking: https://www.wonkette.com/p/welcome-to-wonkette-happy-hour-with-c80?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share
Happy Christmas, and whatever anywonk is celebrating, even if it is just the blessed silence of the day
peace, healing, and whatever joy there is to be found to one and all, and a toast to absent friends
Mourn you till I join you, Dad. Christmas isn't the same without you and we all miss you and the fun we had together.
Apparently, I'm playing Obstacle Golf with Luna. When my putts come close to the hole, she dashes them off under a chair!...
Just because YouTube cycled me to this Michael Hurley song. It almost sounds Christmassy.... https://youtu.be/jWVhZ5zY50w?list=RDZk--7dzoRDU
Okay, Merry Christmas, you Crustaceans! My day is already complete, as Mrs. Toomush got me a new putter. The one I was using was a reversible, since, somehow, at some point a few years back, I lost my left hand one. It's not that easy to find a good left hand putter. For instance, one sport shop had 35 right hand ones and no left ones. But the golf shop had a few, and this one is occupying my living room right now! Be right back!...
I've made plenty of sacrifices, being a lefty. Way back in the 60s when I thought I might be a golfer, I had a Ben Hogan putter. It was also ambidextrous and it had a bamboo shaft. I have no idea where it went, but I have a feeling it was in the trove my mother gave to Goodwill when she disowned me.
Yeah, I always felt mine was kind of ambiguous, for a generic golfer. I'm not a good golfer, but I'd like to think I'm me...
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Y'all:
https://substack.com/profile/41005794-cheers-yall/note/c-191552403?r=oew9u&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
Oh good grief. I'm not giving it any clicks, so I have no idea what they're on about, but a video just came up in my suggested feed from some channel calling itself "Hollywood Legacies" with the title "At 81, Michael Douglas tells the truth about Rob Reiner". And the thumbnail has a caption on it that says "He was pure evil."
Anyone with children having neuro damage has some hard times. You spend several years trying to figure it out, then sometimes the blame game begins, and, heart wrenching as that is, sometimes you have to build fences. My heart goes out to all the remaining Reiners, and fuck these trolls... especially the psyops from foreign countries...
AI garbage clickbait. That type of shit is all over YouTube now.
That was pretty much my conclusion after looking at all those videos -- not just the Rob Reiner ones, either -- with weirdly similar titles and "quotes" on the thumbnails. It's pretty obvious they just have a template they reuse over and over until they decide it's time to switch to a new one.
It looks like there was a lot of press 3 or 4 days ago about Michael Douglas and Rob Reiner talking about their son's problems with drugs. No doubt some evil asshole twisted their words. I'm not clicking on any of it.
Mother of god... I checked out their channel page and they have the same damned video up with the same title and caption, only with a different actor listed. There's at least 10 of them.
Trumpists.
Just out for clicks.
Possibly, although they work out of Morocco this time.
I had the same story pop up on the entertainment sub on Reddit. No one commented, which makes me assume AI slop/some trashy click bait website trying to drive clicks
It's got 8,000 views, so a small percentage of people are falling for it. OTOH, it's only been up for 18 hours on a major US/Western holiday, so that might have kept the views down.
or it says it has 8000 views. Even that is suspect...
From Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content):
"Christmas in France is dangerous. Last night we started eating at about 7pm and were finishing up around midnight. Today the appetizers begin at 1pm. I am not sure if we will ever stop eating"
https://bsky.app/profile/ass.golf/post/3masqb7z7xs2q
I died just from reading that. Merry Christmas!
And to you as well!
"Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building"
https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-center-jazz-jam-canceled-e556b53085a483140436cfaa8b6f177f
They need an alternative venue this year!...
ETTD ... lowest audience numbers for the honors, also too.
In before Drumpf declares people ignoring him is a national security crisis.
Good morning and happy whatever you choose to celebrate at this turning of the year. Here are some things courtesy of Daily Kos’ RSBU https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ihvojd435lxcyvx5c5r6dip/post/3maqj5r3io22h?ref_src=embed&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dailykos.com%252Fstories%252F2025%252F12%252F24%252F2359820%252F-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russia-reaches-1-2-million-casualties
And https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dsssax6ne5ghruk6velxnbp4/post/3maqlt7a4me24?ref_src=embed&ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.dailykos.com%252Fstories%252F2025%252F12%252F24%252F2359820%252F-Russian-stuff-blowing-up-Russia-reaches-1-2-million-casualties
tears for the toy things...
oh
Slava Ukraini.
May they find peace and sovereignty in the New Year.
Ermahgerd, I've making a few of these miniature books for the book nook library at a time, between calls and chatting here, and I still have 70 left to go. The 128 I've completed are making a small unruly pile.
It's December 25th here, 7:00 pm, but it's still not Christmas because Hans Gruber hasn't fallen from Nakatomi Plaza yet! That's for after dinner.
Teacher says, 'Every time Hans Gruber falls, an angel gets its wings!'
😄
It would have been more fortuitous for Hans to not have woken up today if he had known what was in store for him.
Good morning, and Merry Christmas. (celebrates the Sacrament of Coffee)
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Wow, they threw me a bone for xmas!
(Hoists mug in solidarity)
Silicon Valley had a rare thunderstorm. Well, one thunder, anyway.
I hope it was Larry Ellison’s house blowing up.
pulling a 0700-1530 today so i’m up at this hour with my coffee, oatmeal, and sore leg. they pay holiday plus time and a half, and after a full year unemployed i need it, so here we are. sweetheart having a good time with the fam in another time zone.
last night i worked up a pretty tasty drink out of blood orange juice, house made black cherry syrup, grapefruit bitters, and some candied orange peel i found; splash of club soda to liven it up, call it a lowball
morning, sinners
We got new coffee beans from my Sister-in-Law down in South Carolina, the New Moon Cafe in Aiken, a beautiful town with its own post Confederacy problems... Komodo Blend!...
I just ordered my Christmas presents for myself which was hardware and towels for my redecorate bathrooms. They are coming on Jan 2, and hopefully I'll be close to done by then. Here's the schedule:
Today: cut in and paint kitchen walls
Tuesday: cut in both rooms, two coats
Wednesday: roll coat 1 on both rooms
Thursday: roll coat 2 on both rooms
Ex-sweetheart is chomping at the bit to use his new tools, so I'll get him to put in the hardware. He looked at the flooring materials and hopefully he can get that done during my Jan 14-15 trip to the ATX for a work meeting.
I am ao stinking excited to get this done. I am excited to absolve ex-sweetheary of his debt.
well... https://youtu.be/cbx26fpORBw
We got our floors refinished this week and they're lookin' good. I'm getting nervous about my lease on this apartment running out in mid-February, though. There's still a number of things left to be done and/or fixed where they were done incorrectly.
I intend to tackle one room in March. I have no idea what it's like under the carpet, but the one corner I've seen is lovely blonde hardwood.
Keep a note so you don't get them held out of your deposit!
No, no -- I mean there's still a number of things left to do in the house before it'll be ready for us to move back in.