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Amateur photographer, voice actor, and scribbler. Volunteer railroader, professional machinist. Big cat in diesel hat. May contain adult content, sarcasm Male, single, bi, 1985 Chicago area. INTP-A t.me/GD_Kalmbach www.youtube.com/c/SynchroScore

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If this was going to be a real thing, they should've had the whole thing planned at least a year in advance. Their website has no details and is obviously a bunch of wishcasting.

13.03.2026 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The kids who thought it was so cool and mature to yell the n-word while playing Counterstrike have all grown up.

13.03.2026 00:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable--the art of the next best."
-- Otto von Bismarck

"The perfect is the enemy of the good."
-- Voltaire

12.03.2026 23:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Right after I check on my crypto.

12.03.2026 18:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is there also an employee discount?

12.03.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was thinking about classical composers a while back.

Pyotr Ilyich Toddkovsky (arctic fox)
Johannes Brahmin (ox)
Gustav Mohler (mole)
Richard Waggner (grey wolf)
Ludwig van Baerthoven (brown bear)
Johann Sebastian Bark...

12.03.2026 15:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, it just gives me the heebie-jeebies, and nobody wants to deal with a panicking cat the whole way. I do appreciate it, though, and there are other concerts closer to home that could be lovely.

12.03.2026 15:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was thinking about classical composers a while back.

Pyotr Ilyich Toddkovsky (arctic fox)
Johannes Brahmin (ox)
Gustav Mohler (mole)
Richard Waggner (grey wolf)
Ludwig van Baerthoven (brown bear)
Johann Sebastian Bark...

12.03.2026 14:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Operation Epic Anvil, US Navy counterpart to the USAAF Operation Mighty Aphrodite.

12.03.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

John Astin novels, meanwhile...

12.03.2026 14:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As both an old-fashioned machinist and a cat, I touch everything. Feel the surface finish, check for defects, detect vibration on operating equipment. Big pawbs, but also careful and sensitive.

12.03.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY NON-HUMAN PENIS!

12.03.2026 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Observe the doors, and see that this is fake.

12.03.2026 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So often with recent right-wing judges (I don't call them conservative, as they are no such thing, in the traditional sense of the word) the desired outcome is decided upon first, then the law contorted to support it.

12.03.2026 13:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would be an interesting concert, but alas, I don't fly.

12.03.2026 11:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GET YOUR HAND OFF MY NON-HUMAN PENIS!

12.03.2026 11:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Be honest, who else is curious about Dostoevsky with huge naturals?

12.03.2026 11:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean, I was also raised in the western suburbs, and I still live there, having watched how we went from Dennis Hastert, Randy Hultgren, and Henry Hyde to Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, and Bill Foster. Wheaton College is definitely suspect, but not everything is terrible here.

12.03.2026 04:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I never thought about that before, but you make an excellent point.

12.03.2026 03:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's not necessarily true. In fact, pretty far from true. Most of the Chicago suburbs are fairly liberal, especially in recent years. In mine, we actually kicked out an incumbent mayor after he made favorable comments about Trump. Rosemont is a conservative outlier, really.

12.03.2026 03:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do seem to remember mentioning snickerdoodles in a previous story snippet, also.

12.03.2026 02:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Pretty light on details...

12.03.2026 02:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Governor candidate says he's banned from all Waffle Houses in Florida James Fishback, who is running for Florida governor, said Waffle House banned him from every location in the state.

Good on Waffle House for this, but boo on USA Today for not reminding readers that this guy is an openly racist piece of shit.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

12.03.2026 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Most Satisfying Wooden Marble Run
The Most Satisfying Wooden Marble Run YouTube video by M&H Racing

I was quite satisfied by this. Also, if you're of a certain age, you can join me in thinking

one-two-three-FOUR, FIVE
six-seven-eight-NINE, TEN
eleven twelve!

12.03.2026 00:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Illinois Terminal 234 Illinois Terminal 234 is a rare interurban observation car, built with an open rear platform and a parlor seating compartment. The car was used by the IT as a business car and parlor car, with the hig...

www.irm.org/player/it234/

11.03.2026 23:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All cats should have formal names. That's why I have Mister Bubbington, Tobias Beene, and Munk Gingercat. We still mourn the late Purrncess Mandificent Fluffernutter von Derp, who hated Toby and especially Munk with such intense passion.

11.03.2026 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jesus literally flipping tables.

11.03.2026 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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captain america says i understood that reference ALT: captain america says i understood that reference
11.03.2026 21:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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i bet this shit sounds magical if you're fucking stupid

11.03.2026 05:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 11063 ๐Ÿ” 2810 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 439 ๐Ÿ“Œ 885

And this is why I'm writing that other version of Meadow as operating a bakery.

11.03.2026 21:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0