Thomas Kula

@kula

Keeper of the Unkeepable - No one can afford for my opinions to be their opinions - he/him Nenio Nereala Ekzistas The People's Republic of Ames

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Ist das dein Profil?Übernimm es — dann gehört dir kula.dirty.social.Profil übernehmen

Thomas Kula@kula· 16d

A door hinge with a small upright cat figurine sitting on top.

Thomas Kula@kula· 18d

“Does that mean that they left it unattended and didn’t realize what it was doing? Or maybe they did and didn’t know how to contain it? Both are equally dangerous and alarming." I'm calling bullshit on that second premise. We could solve this problem back in 1980. www.reuters.com/business/its...

A shot from the 1980s movie "Airplane!", showing a nondescript "every man" professional, wearing a white button down dress shirt and dark tie, kneeling on the floor in front of an electrical outlet and giving a mischievous smirk at the camera while holding an unplugged orange extension cord in his hands.

Thomas Kula@kula· 23d

To the article’s credit, they make this point

Ironically, the trail of wrecked cars actually proves that the protected bike lanes are doing exactly what they were designed to do: take the hit.

Painted bike lanes offer absolutely no physical protection for cyclists if a distracted driver drifts over the white line. While a car climbing a concrete divider looks like an infrastructure failure, it is actually the barrier successfully absorbing an impact that otherwise would have struck whoever was riding in the bike lane.

As Wagner pointed out to reporters after witnessing one of the crashes firsthand, if that barrier hadn't been there, the distracted driver "could have killed somebody" because the car was right in the designated cycle lane.

Thomas Kula@kula· 26d

"The minds of babies are seldom confused," Spock observed. "And, in fact, they can be quite refresh-ing." However, he did have to adjust Alexander's position against him to prevent the child from deciding to chew on the ear to which he had become so attached.

Thomas Kula@kula· 26d

2026 in a nutshell my friends: It's hot outside but the pool is closed because you can't breathe outside. cityofypsilanti.com/m/newsflash/...

A City of Ypsilanti public notice

PUBLIC NOTICE: Rutherford Pool Closed Due to Air Quality Concerns

The Rutherford Pool will be closed on Thursday, July 16 due to hazardous air quality.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has extended the Air Quality Alert for all of Michigan through Friday for Very Unhealth to Hazardous air quality conditions. Residents should seek cleaner air indoors and avoid outdoor activities. Masks are recommended for anyone who must be outside.

Thomas Kula@kula· 26d

Current conditions in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Smells very smokey outside. 12:43 Eastern, 16 July 2026

A quiet neighborhood showing a tree lined street with very hazy air, a block away is noticably smokey.

Thomas Kula@kula· 27d

Kulafest 48
19 July 2026 6:30pm
Celebrate my 48th year around the Sun
6:30pm - 8pm
Wax Bar
Depot Town
Ypsilanti
8pm - ?
Ice Cream Time
Ecourse Rd
Ypsilanti
Feel free to stop by anytime.
Please, no gifts. If you feel compelled to spend money, send a donation to the Ozone House, Ypsilanti

Thomas Kula@kula· 27d

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

The refit USS Enterprise with a half-destroyed saucer section falling into the atmosphere of the Genesis planet from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

Thomas Kula@kula· 28d

Fixed it for you

The Gothamist post updated: a view of a Manhattan street focusing on cars parked along the street, with the caption

Part of Manahttan
to [liberate] 10% of
street parking as NYC
[uses public property for
public good instead of
private storage]

Parts in [brackets] are overlaid on the original text from the article.

Thomas Kula@kula· Jul 9

The “You’ve lost another submarine?” meme from The Hunt For Red October, captioned “YOU’VE LOST ANOTHER CANDIDATE?”

Thomas Kula@kula· Jul 7

This is not a game, and it's not about you, asshole.

A Bluesky post from Don Moynihan (@donmoyn.bsky.social):

I'd like to apologize for my boosting of Platner.
Important to take responsibility and acknowledge I was wrong. Will do better.

(Never boosted Platner, but this seems like a good way to pick up some virtue credits).

Thomas Kula@kula· Jul 7

Thomas Kula@kula· Jul 5

And back. Cat tax:

A calico cat looking at the camera, as a man in a blue shirt and mustard pants pets it

Thomas Kula@kula· Jul 4

Live posting my annual watch of Independence Day, with sporadic pauses for snacks.

The title card for the 1996 film “Independence Day”, on a large flatscreen television in a dark room.

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 19

Ilana Glazer from the TV show Broad City, standing in front of a graphic including a giant American flag and a bald eagle, giving an exaggerated salute

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 19

Ground bacon stuffed peppers. Equal parts bacon and ground beef. I used 91% ground sirloin because the bacon has plenty of fat. Chop up the bacon then put it through a meat grinder. Mix up basically whatever you’d use for meatloaf, stuff in raw peppers, bake.

A white ceramic plate with one red bell pepper filled with the bacon mixture, split in half, and a pile of cooked farro and some bonus melted cheese

Four stuffed peppers topped with melted cheese, in a square glass baking dish on a metal baking sheet.

Four yellow and red bell peppers filled with the raw filling in a square glass baking dish, and a white ramekin with some leftover filling

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 16

Picked up a bottle of Citadelle Jardin d'Été on a whim, and based on a post on Reddit I had to translate from French came up with The Juicey Frenchman 1.5 oz Citadelle Jardin d'Été .75 oz each lemon juice, L'Excuse liqueur, and St Germain Reddit post: www.reddit.com/r/Gin/commen...

A Nick and Nora cocktail glass with a pale yellow cocktail and twist of lemon

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 15

[von Stubening intensifies]

A portrait of Baron Frederick William von Steuben by Charles Wilson Peele, of an older grey haired man in colonial era military officer style uniform, sitting

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 14

Post a logo, emblem, or title (with its original font) that remains as perfect today as when it was new.

Thomas Kula@kula· Jun 10

Thomas Kula@kula· May 31

The best day to make meatloaf is yesterday. The second best day is today. Lamb meatloaf, fondant potatoes, roasted purple cauliflower.

Thomas Kula@kula· May 31

Hail President Scroob!

President Scroob (played by Mel Brooks), standing on a transporter pad on the bridge of Spaceball 1, his body on backwards. In the background, various crew at consoles look on.

From Spaceballs (1987)

Thomas Kula@kula· May 27

Same energy

A post by Katie Hopkins saying "This is how it feels to be a white Feminist woman." with a picture of her with a yellow and black target painted on her forehead, with a reply by "cherry juul pod" saying "i actually love this metaphore because it's a fake target and you've put it there yourself."

Thomas Kula@kula· May 18

If you see this then post your getaway vehicle.

The Herkimer Battle Jitney from Mystery Men.

Thomas Kula@kula· May 17

Queer Prom in Ypsilanti was a blast again this year

A couple standing together, the one on the left wearing a cream seersucker jacket, a lilac shirt, and a pastel checked bowtie; the one on the left a baby blue jacket, a white shirt with blue ruffles, and a blue bowtie

A couple standing together, the one on the left wearing a cream seersucker jacket, a lilac shirt, and a pastel checked bowtie and trousers with purple and white wingtip shoes; the one on the left a baby blue jacket, a white shirt with blue ruffles, and a blue bowtie, baby blue trousers and shiny silver shoes

A white shirt being sewed with four rows of blue ruffles on the right side

The same shirt, with four rows of ruffles on both sides of the buttons

Thomas Kula@kula· May 17

Pick a Bond from photos you already have on your phone

Wendell Pierce in a suit smoking a cigar

Thomas Kula@kula· May 15

What quote from a movie can you hear perfectly inside your head? 🖤

Thomas Kula@kula· May 14

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.

A post by @chrisdeleon.bsky.social saying "so say? in THIS we all?" with a picture of Edward James Olmos as Captain Adama looking at you while leaning over the tactical display on the bridge of the Battlestar Galactica.

Thomas Kula@kula· May 11

American Football LP4 mini-review: I've often thought that LP1 was a band warming up before a show, LP2 was the show[1] — here, LP4 is the soundtrack to the weird dream you have after you hit the all-night diner after the show and put dubious greasy food on top of your evening.

The cover art for American Football's album LP4: a very red tinted picture of some sparse trees with a small dim yellow sun in the sky, on the right side about 1/3rd of the way from the top the words

americ
anfootball

Thomas Kula@kula· May 8

Dill fermented fries and Chex mix chicken tenders. You know it’s serious when I get out the shop coat.