rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 21hThere may be baseball tonight, but not yet. So we turn to ESPN, where we can ponder the question of why two Big 10* teams are playing football on Friday night. * For very weird values of 10. 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 22hOK, after the clip show that ended the 2nd season of Star Trek The Next Generation I put this whole recap project on hold, but now it's time to start up again. I am, uh, several episodes behind, so this one will be rather long. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Damn, that's like the 37th Rapture I've missed. www.vice.com/en/article/p...vice.comPastor Who Got the Rapture Wrong Twice Says It's Definitely Happening This WeekJoshua Mhlakela says the Rapture will happen October 12 or 13, 2026, after two failed predictions and reports of costly decisions by followers. 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 13/10/2026One of my MD's office tried to schedule an appointment using AI, failed, transferred me to an actual human, and I'm like 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I happy to see that the Weather Channel is now allowing a woman to be as stupid as a man by standing out in the middle of a hurricane. 110 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The problem with watching a show you know nothing about except that it's pitched to boomers is that you spend half the first episode figuring out where you've seen all these actors before. #TheBoroughs #YesIAmAshamed #ButImWatchingAnyway 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026"This can't possibly go where you think it's going. Can it?" O yes it can. And it did. 020 2
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A pickoff attempt that results in a video review lasting more than 30 seconds shouldn't count as a disengagement. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026After this postseason baseball is going to reevaluate ground rules in covered stadiums. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If I had my druthers, the World Series would be Brewers-Guardians, but I could live with Brewers-White Sox or Brewers-Rays. The other teams can cry all the way to the bank. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Hey, let's make a new Cat in the Hat movie!!!" "That's been done. How do we make this one different?" "How about, instead of Thing 1 and Thing 2, we have an infinite number of things?" "That'll stretch the budget." "OK, let's stop at 13. Or 20. Or 30." #I'mNotSureThisIsReallyNecessary 110 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm sorry, I'm old, so seeing "Chicago Cubs" and "postseason" in one sentence confuses me. 020 2
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026You don't have ground rules in football -- just sayin' 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Speaking of Indiana v. Rutgers, My first job after I got my IU degree was at Rutgers. I got season tickets to their basketball games (they were rather good back then) but never went to a football game. Kind of weird, since football originated in New Brunswick. 110 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026N.B. Players have been rolling baseballs down the foul lines for decades. It's nothing new. I learned about it from Garagiola's book. 101 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Pretty sure Maryland had a penalty on every play after Nebraska got to first an goal. Despite outgaining Nebraska, they're behind 28-23 at half. Not even finding creative ways to lose. 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Only one person in this house likes collard greens, and yet here we are. 010 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Three months ago we had no idea who Lesley Manville was. Now: Spouse: What's on? Me: A story about 6 people who were murdered in a small English town by an unknown assailant. Spouse: We watch so many of those. Me: Yeah. Ask me who's in it. Spouse: OK, who's in it? Me: Mum. Spouse: I'm in. 010 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cowboys lost on Sunday. Astros lost tonight. Unchosin' Texas. 000 0
Reposted by rcjhawkThe Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 26/09/2025Just your annual reminder to raise a glass to Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov who on this date in 1983 saved ALL our lives when he decided to wait for evidence in stead of passing on the message that could have caused armageddon. 10665165 665
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If only there was some way to remove a criminal President from office ... 010 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hell has frozen over. F*ck the $2, here's a free link. Save it to show your grandchildren. wapo.st/4hu4sUmwapo.stOpinion | Independence-minded South Carolina has an alternative to Darline GrahamDemocrat Annie Andrews provides a ballot alternative to a Republican who'll cater to Trump's whims. 010 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I would totally watch Star Trek: Nyota Uhura #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds #Uhura 120 2
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Your honor, in the matter of Homeowner v. Cat, the prosecution presents exhibit A, taken immediately after the discovery of the crime. 120 2
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chief's defense best play on that drive: The false start 020 2
Reposted by rcjhawkGod @thegodshow.com · 21/09/2026Like voter fraud, there is no sharia law in the USA nor is there any threat of it. The only people committing voter fraud and instituting religious laws are Republican. 834107941 4.1K
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As someone who has two degrees from IU I should hate Purdue, but my best man, who hasn't called me in decades, loved UCLA even though he graduated from Valpo, so GO BOILERMAKERS!!!!! 010 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Turn out the lights, the party's over, They say that all Good things must end, Let's call it a night, The party's over. And tomorrow starts the whole damn thing again. #MississippiLSU 110 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026TIL that high school and college overtime rules started in Kansas. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtim...en.wikipedia.orgOvertime (sports) - Wikipedia 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Note to broadcasters of 4K college sports events where you haven't sold commercials: But a set of mikes in front of the bands. And a couple in the crowd. It's never dead silent at a football game. 120 2
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I don't think I've ever rooted for any team from Mississippi before. 000 0
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Star Trek: The Next Generation Short reviews of (almost) every show S2E22: Shades of Gray No, not those shades of gray. Get your mind out of the gutter. In an amazing display of incompetence, Riker, clad only in his pajama uniform, is bitten by a plant. He's beamed back up to the Enterprise, 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Star Trek: The Next Generation Short reviews of (almost) every show S2E21: Peak Performance Honestly didn't pay much attention to this one. The Enterprise, famously not a warship, is scheduled to be in a war game against an old derelict ship commanded by Riker, along with Worf, Jordi, Wesley, 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I can't find the end of my Star Trek Next Generation thread, so I'm going to start doing one episode at a time. I was planning to do this at the start of the 3rd season, but let's start now. Star Trek: The Next Generation Short reviews of (almost) every show S2E20: The Emissary 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I cannot recommend Alix Harrow's "The Everlasting" enough. This is a wonderful book, and a book full of wonder. Hugo and Locus awards for Best Novel, and at least optioned to Netflix. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eve...en.wikipedia.orgThe Everlasting (novel) - Wikipedia 100 1
Reposted by rcjhawkGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If we aren’t doing this everywhere, what are we even doing? Annual Toronto dog swim before they close down the outdoor pools for the season: 511403469 1.4K
Reposted by rcjhawkBay Area News @bayarea.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Second mysterious marmot found in Bay Areakron4.comSecond mysterious marmot found in Bay Area(KRON) -- Officials are trying to figure out how a marmot recently ended up in Antioch, the second marmot found in the San Francisco Bay Area this September. Marmots are furry animals that live in burrows across the Sierra Nevada mountains. Officials suspect that Antioch's marmot hitched a ride from the mountains to the Bay Area [...] 44912 49
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Started watching Kentucky/Alabama because the Wildcats were ahead. That didn't end well. Now started watching Iowa State/Iowa because ISU was ahead 10-0. Now it's 10-7. I should really switch to cricket, or Aussie Rules Football, or something else where I don't care who wins. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Buck-ee's: We're only going to build in red states. Costco: Did we mention we have cheap gas? 001 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Me: Oh, joy, a Hobby Lobby is opening up in town. Child: Going every day to ask if they have any Dead Sea Scrolls in stock. 100 1
rcjhawk @rcjhawk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Dad, there's a small lizard underneath here. Can I play with it? #MenWithCats 010 1