David J. Loehr
@djl
aka @dloehr on the bird site Writer & performer, The Incomparable Radio Theater Co-creator, Where or When? Panelist, The Incomparable Host, Afoot Co-host, Magnum, podcast Playwright, podcaster, father, cat bed, he/him davidjloehr.com/links/
I see this prompt is going around again, and every time, I think the same thing. Why is that the hard mode? I can name at least ten off the top of my head without even blinking.
Unlike Taco Bell and other companies doing the responsible thing, Bruce Taylor and Taylor Farms are doing this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/h...
From a few months back. I sent this to my son--who also gets frustrated with it--and he thought it was genuine at first.
This is not a test of intelligence. It's a test of cognitive impairment. It is not "high difficulty" for most people. If they've given it to him four times now, it's because they're increasingly concerned. They're not just tracking answers but the time it takes to finish.
Looking forward to saying this about Donald one day. Talk about projection.
Trump can fuck off into the sun any time now. Poor baby is jealous of the outpouring of love this month on a scale he could only dream of.
@timcarvell.bsky.social My son took up the challenge, so here is a Google doodle featuring John as well as John Olive.
No, Starbucks, I just want you to bring back the chai you've had for decades, the one with actual flavor.
Also, here's the local radar from about an hour ago. Kind of need to be in Albuquerque by morning, @americanair.bsky.social. Better get us some flight attendants before the pilots can't fly us.
He's been slowing down the last year, but the vet's not too concerned yet. Here he is, judging the paparazzi.