Remind you of anyone? [Cartoon by Brendan Loper]

Jim Acosta's closing message is a must-watch.

Otter washing machine

Finally got around to rendering the duck fat from the duck I fried at Thanksgiving. Nearly 20 oz of liquid gold from one fat duck and a whole mess of duck cracklins

Current internal battle: Should I be terrified of Trump on main, or should I recognize that pretending like he has powers he does not have helps to grant him those powers.

🚫🔔 #NFL #nflmemes #nfl #Chiefs #Bills #BillsMafia #JoshAllen #PatrickMahomes #nflplayoffs #nflsky

Yes, because clearly as the 25th or 26th of 30 some starting quarterbacks in 20 some years it’s very clearly his fault. Not the statistically worst coach in NFL history or the owners who dumped him for a limping noodle armed lawsuit factory.

2 musings:
1: every last one of the January 6 pardons frees a traitor and insurrectionist.

2: the man who free them also got rid of equal employment protections this week.

Since it’s fair game to discriminate seems like the elegant solution is to blacklist and starve the J6 traitors out

Michael Fanone live on CNN: "This is what I'd say to Stewart Rhodes: Go fuck yourself"

Workbench legs

2 inch thick oak workbench top

Finally getting my workshop put back together after years of being too busy and or too depressed to do anything with it. Spent the weekend and rebuilt my workbench to better suit traditional hand woodwork
2in oak work surface with dog holes, 2x2 oak legs, 10in end vise.

Not done yet but close

And that folks, is the conclusion of the democratic portion of United States history.

May God and the rest of the world forgive us someday…

"Oh! That is not a hold at all, Jim!... That's a terrible call!" - Tony Romo on a holding call against the Bills that turns 3rd-and-3 into 2nd-and-22 🏈🦓🎙️ #NFL

Cipher manuscript Voynich manuscript

Yale has published a hi res version of the Voynich manuscript. It’s super cool.

collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2002...

“I ain’t thanking that motherfucker for shit. What kind of abusive relationship type shit is that.”

The first thing Josh Allen did was go find Lamar Jackson!

These guys respect the hell out of each other!

Via @NFL

#BillsMafia #GoBills

Meanwhile, Josh Allen:

It seems pretty clear that this TikTok ban was just smoke/mirrors to make the Dems look dumb again, I have very little doubt that a bill removing the ban will pass on party lines in a couple weeks. Why? Because getting caught in a huge PR mess that alienates you voter base is 100% on brand for Dems

With a win tomorrow night, the Bills can win the AFC East, becoming the first NFL team to clinch a division title with 5 weeks to play since the Colts in 2009 and one of only 8 teams to ever do so.

More stats heading into Sunday night ⬇️

a husky dog laying on a bed holding a stuffed animal in its mouth ALT: a husky dog laying on a bed holding a stuffed animal in its mouth

A local camel milking farm had to shut down because the owner’s couldn’t get along….. I guess you could say it was a drama dairy.

Duck frying in oil with rainy day in background

Despite a bad propane valve and torrential rain and myriad other nonsense, the S.S Dangerduck V: battle of the monitor and the Meriquack is in the oil and frying. Year 5 of nautical themed fried ducks at Thanksgiving.

I love Cornelius, I was a pretty decent tailor before finding him, but he really is good at explaining techniques that really up the game

Bryce Young playing very good football AND the Panthers still being in contention for the #1 overall pick?
Not a bad position to be in.

Norbert raising his paw for a treat

This dapper gentleman would like a treat. Norbert is very good at asking nicely

Christmas cactus with pink flowers hanging in the window.

Dirt scattered on the floor from a fallen plant

Broken cactus bits on a table

Whelp my oldest Christmas cactus took a header today while cleaning for Thanksgiving. Fortunately I caught it by its hanger when it when careening so it’s only slightly tussled and abused.
I supposed good news, I’ll have some new plants propagated to share around new years. Maybe gifts or such

Congrats to my good friends Erika and Shameek on their wedding day. The delightful Ophelia made an appearance late at the reception. While a bit leery she sniffed my hand, then let me scritch her ears. All and all a good day

Bluesky, with a well curated follow list, has already replaced Twitter for me as the place to immediately see what's happening of relevance to me as a media producer in the independent media space

A large aloe plant preparing to flower

The aloe we have is now named Audrey and she continues to grow her flower spike ever taller. I’ve had to raise the grow light twice and she’s still doing her best impression of the Aloe that ate Chicago.