Doug

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:16:55 -0400

Powerful tired today boss.

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:18:05 -0400

Got a company-wide email from our HR manager that she was trying out the Hinge app that is offered as an employee benefit.

I thought “That’s weird. Cool I guess.”

It’s not that Hinge. It’s a stretching app.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:47:25 -0400

It was really nice of Scott Bakula’s parents not to name him Harry instead.

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:18:41 -0400

Thinking back to the glory days when we mostly used the Internet to “scrobble” what we were listening to.

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:42:50 -0400

I watched Inland Empire last night, and it is truly a movie that defies explanation. Is that good or bad?

Honestly, I’m not sure.

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:36:43 -0400

Oops. I meant Oliver Twist(1948)…

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:26:46 -0400

Watching Oliver Twist(1942), and just got to the part where Oliver beats the shit out of a bully and the two adults who try to stop him. We need more of this energy in the 21st century.

Movie Night

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:30:28 -0400

Doing a trial of the Criterion Channel this week. I signed up because I have the itch to watch Lynch’s LA trilogy, but I’m taking the opportunity to dig further into the catalog while I have it.

I’m not what I would consider a film buff, but I think I’m going to take the opportunity to branch a little outside my comfort zone.

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:15:41 -0400

Finished watching Twin Peaks: The Return.

Here’s my review:

It’s fucking good.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:44:13 -0400

Why does he sign posts from his own account??

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:16:44 -0400

My 9yo daughter was shaking a bundle of drinking straws at my 8yo son in the car.

He shouts at her: “Stop it! You’re strawmatizing me!”

Mon, 11 May 2026 21:38:53 -0400

Guess I’m on blood pressure meds now.

Not having a stroke will be pretty cool I guess.

Punked by my PCP

Thu, 07 May 2026 16:49:52 -0400

Went in to discuss treatment for a minor back injury and found out my BP was really high. NP says we’ll start treating, but I should monitor for a couple days so we aren’t over-treating an outlier if my BP is typically lower. She gives me a list of symptoms that would be concerning and some muscle relaxers for my back.

I get home that afternoon and develop a headache and hot/flushed skin and generally feel.. off. I do what comes naturally. I calmly and rationally freak out. I check my BP and sure enough it’s VERY high. I talk to my wife about it, and we agree I should sit and calm down for a little while and re-check before going to urgent care.

An hour later and it’s back to “normal” (for someone with untreated hypertension). I go about the rest of my evening. I get up this morning and check my BP first thing. It’s still high, but within expectations. I take my morning muscle relaxer and head to a field trip with my wife and daughter.

Afternoon rolls around and I’m feeling flushed, have a headache, and I’m woozy. I check my BP and it’s my new normal. Finally I google side effects of the new muscle relaxer and they’re basically 1:1 the same as a hypertensive crisis.

So anyway. I’m probably fine. I just happen to be looking for symptoms of severe hypertension at the same time I’m taking a medication that mimics the symptoms of severe hypertension.

Getting older is a blast.

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:46:41 -0400

11 hours of sleeping off a migraine, and I’m ready for about 12 more hours of sleep.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:13:43 -0400

My 8yo just rickrolled me.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:55:49 -0400

Currently reading: A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson 📚

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:20:30 -0400

I haven’t been on socials much by design. Today Slay the Spire 2 released and that’s what I’ll be doing for the foreseeable future.

Someone give me a quick jab now and again so I don’t forget to eat and starve at my desk.

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 23:02:40 -0400

Oh. Hey there.

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:41:28 -0400

I was looking at the breakdown of anesthesia meds they gave my cat today at his neuter.

Guys.. they k-holed him!

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:11:32 -0400

My wife is sitting next to me humming Let the People Sing from Les Mis.

That’s it. That’s the post.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:33:10 -0400

Civil discourse is failing mix:

Propagandhi - Supporting Caste NOFX - Minnesota Nazis Bad Religion - American Jesus Saul Williams - Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare) Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Rise Against - Re-Education through Labor Ani Difranco - Serpentine

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:48:52 -0400

The fuckers tear gassed a preschool today. I was going to make a joke about Balaclava Barney Fife panicking about a bunch of little kids, but I don’t have a sense of humor about this bullshit at all.

They’re murdering helpers and assaulting kids under 5. I don’t laugh much any more.

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:08:03 -0400

My 11yo son is taunting my 9yo daughter. He keeps telling her he’s going to sleep in her spot.

She hasn’t noticed though because she’s making fart noises at him with her armpit and chanting “I’m Darth Serious!”

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:28:31 -0400

New glasses are here! I can finally see again! I didn’t realize how bad my near vision had gotten until it was corrected. Glasses haven’t been this revolutionary since I got my first pair in the 7th grade! 👓

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:10:11 -0400

Currently reading: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 📚