Have never cried more at a show than tonight at Rilo Kiley, singing With Arms Outstretched with a room of strangers.

Chicago people, what is happening here and how do I fix this? Did a pipe burst and how do I know which of the many levers I need to turn off?

In other news, enjoy this Illinois license plate in support of education. Zoom in!

On sale at my local Mariano's.

Galloway's being weird over on Threads

Also, thanks @craighton.bsky.social

Weird times over in Mayfair

Literally just read this very sapphic graf about vanilla in a book, "Bloom," by Delilah Dawson.

What's this thing on my yard?

The Secretary of State's office really blew it on this one.

She must be stopped!

Random helicopter in the cemetery.

This showed up on screen during a pause. This is weird, right? Speakie snackie?

New reads

Next read about a terminally online shit.

If you are a bourbon person, the Elston Mariano's seems to be having a notable sale.

Hey, the gas company is investigating the gas smell, everybody. So that's something.

Come buy this house near me. Good bones (and maybe blood).

I mean, okay? This makes me sound cool, which I am decidedly not.

Cigna, this is shitty and a great way to freak out a parent.

Sounds like a great dude to be leading international diplomacy from an unelected perspective. From Character Limit, by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac.

It was a strongly worded caution to a basketball player divorcing his wife of many years, telling him that the dating world has changed and he would find it unfavorable.

Thanks, Chicago Public Library, for the laugh.

I don't think I've ever seen this. Red flag warning?

A school board candidate that has this kind of cash for canvassing is immediately suspect

I spent about a year sleeping under a desk at a startup in El Segundo. This article claims that the air is "saltwater tinged." Yeah, maybe when we went to McCormick & Schmick's.

Excuse me?