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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

@petersagal.bsky.social you gave the guest this week a perfect setup that she missed. For the next subculture she was writing about, it would have been awesome to respond “oh, easy. A ‘Succession’-like drama about the backstabbing around next announcer/scorekeeper on an NPR quiz show”!

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

(In the voice of the guy in “Stuart” from the Dead Milkmen) “do you know what the data centers are doing to the soil???”

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yesterday’s Final Jeopardy was hopefully a gimme for all the Bluesky #urbanists.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

@petersagal.bsky.social between bean gas, IBS, and torn wedding dresses; there was a surprising amount of “butt stuff” on this week’s WWDTM. Was that a request of Bill’s for his last show?

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Anyone that doesn’t say Imo’s Pizza from STL is wrong. #provel4life

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Happy 49th Cornell Barton Hall day to all those who celebrate! Enjoy with whatever mind-altering substance is your choice. I’m partial to the endorphins I get from outdoor exercise so Scarlet->Fire was my soundtrack on my afternoon walk around the beautiful Carondelet Park. youtu.be/KVM9uu4mIcw?...

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Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias/Fire On The Mountain - 5/8/77 - (432hz)

YouTube video by theprogwalrus

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

@trangirlismo.bsky.social so, maybe I’m number two listener that have listened to every episode AND bought an ID.4 when they were basically giving them away with 72 month 0% financing and $10k off list in Dec. Love the car. My kids do lament the lack of cup holders in the back too.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

@adamconover.net ya know, having the US start a shooting war with Iran the same week I start the Annie Jacobsen Nuclear War book after hearing her on your podcast isn’t helping my stress level.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

@petersagal.bsky.social the story today on WWDTM about taking a bunch of stuff to bed with you reminded me of one of my all time favorite historical pictures. Duke Ellington in bed eating 4 pints of ice cream. The energy we all strive for.

One of the greatest American composers, Duke Ellington, shirtless in bed ready to consume 4 pints of ice cream.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

(Does no research) It’s a fact!!

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Today, very likely that’s James Gunn. Previously, maybe Ed McCauley (NBA HOF). Or Thomas Dooley, activist around Vietnam War.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Probably insane. Definitely excited.

A schedule of today’s marathon showing of the three LOTR movie marathon at the Hi Pointe Theater in STL, MO.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Oh, come on, online form gatekeeper. I know St. Louis has its problems, but that seems a little harsh, don’t you think?

An online form telling me that St. Louis is not a valid city.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I’m shocked to hear that once you put a plethora of games on somewhere that people watch (streaming/broadcast vs basic cable), you get more people watching. MLB - are you paying attention here?

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

“Hey Siri : define ‘NIMBY’”

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

It’s 2025. We’ve been watching live sports on TV for what, 70 years? Can we not have a camera that goes from shadow to sun adequately? #mlscup

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Oh dear lord, the framing of the NYT on this one is insane. He’s not “challeng(ing) scientific orthodoxy”, he’s ignoring and discarding centuries of vaccine study to push lies.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

A new @nerd4cities.bsky.social and a @climatetown.bsky.social dropping on YouTube on the same day??? I’m not gettin nothin done this evening

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Is there a comparable term for leaf-falling season to sneckdown? #urbanism

Leaves on a side street in South St Louis City showing the area in a street that isn’t used for cars, like a “sneckdown” in snow.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I like saying “Bo Bischette” like it’s phonetically the same as Boba Fett.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Can’t believe there’s no secure bike parking at the Kingshighway License Office (STL). Time to make my own.

My amazing Priority 600ADX locked to a pole outside the DMV in STL. Unsurprisingly, the only bike here.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

@transittangents.bsky.social great episode. I don’t know that there’s a winner in the fare-free argument, it’s nuanced. I also don’t know if a Mayor Mamdani has the power to even make the buses fare-free in NYC. But, I absolutely love that making buses better is a campaign topic in 2025.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Haven’t done an update on the Magestic Beauty of Carondelet Park Index (the MBCPI) in a while. Early today there was a Q3 MBCPI high reached of 108. Stellar appearance of dawn coming up over a misty Boathouse Lake on a coolish morning. These pictures don’t even do it justice.

Gorgeous dawn over Boathouse Lake in Carondelet Park

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@sophianyx.bsky.social I did this 44 post thread earlier this year. Yeah, REM was a big deal for me.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

“Finest Worksong” (the version with horns from “Eponymous”) “Driver 8” “Talk About the Passion” “Flowers of Guatemala” “So. Central Rain” But, for pure joy? I have to go with “Voice of Harold”

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:

The Blues Brothers, who would totally drive a car with cop engine, cop shocks, cop tires, etc, into Mordor.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

@transittangents.bsky.social great episode on KC transit. As much as it pains me as a life-long STL’n to give KC props on anything, the streetcar is great!! Also, it has the absolute best song written about it. I wish we had something this cool about Metrolink. youtu.be/_Xa_lfMoDqI?...

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Kemet the Phantom - Get Out (The Streetcar Song) - Official Video

YouTube video by Kemet Coleman

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I also know you’re riding it awesome. I don’t need to see if you have a helmet, or lights, or what your seat height is, or if you have bags, or if you have an e-bike. All are awesome and if you’re riding and enjoying it, you’re doing it right!!

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

I love STL Metrolink and Metrobus. Use it many times every week. Sometimes, man, I get why people don’t. Moved THREE different times on a ride btw Lacledes Landing and Grand to get away from people smoking on the train. C’mon people.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

The Four Towers (bonus for including the internal 100% tariff of Tbe Two Rings to Rule Them All)

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

@thewaroncars.bsky.social another just stellar episode, not least of all for the shoutout to still one of my favorite follows, @katie.bzky.team. Thank you Sarah and Doug for that great interview. And @katelynburns.com for being a great interview! You have a new follower!

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Never get tired of this view, even at the beginning of the end of a long journey home that started roughly 17 hours ago in Abu Dhabi.

View of the Great Hall at CHI Union Station.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Never get tired of this view, even at the beginning of the end of a long journey home that started roughly 17 hours ago in Abu Dhabi.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Just to be clear, I would have supported this sticker 10 years ago too.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

This is the 70-Grand at 445 on a Saturday. The problem with Metro is NOT security. THE PROBLEM WITH METRO IS FREQUENCY!!!

A completely full bus with people crammed in the aisle. Turning people away at the stop.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Early voting is AWESOME!! As always, I #bikethevote in the STL!

Two “I voted” stickers sitting on my bike seat with the front wheel visible in the background outside Carpenter Library in STL.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

You know, I don’t ever recall @firstalert4.com having to evacuate the weather studio when the station was downtown, in the middle of the heat island of the city. #stlwx

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

When Steve Templeton said they saw rotation just south of Dutchtown, that got my attention. Did go to the basement on this one. #stlwx

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This hit hard, as it took me three-four reads before I internalized that the “pro-American” side is the bad guys.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

@biketalk.bsky.social really enjoyed the conversation with Carlos Moreno. Re the end where you all mention conspiracy theories. My theory : the pro-car people push these theories for one simple reason. They know that if these policies were instituted, they would be INCREDIBLY popular!

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Just finished this, and would highly recommend. Mostly a tragic story unfolding over many decades of three geniuses that, to varying levels of success, tried their best to derail their ability to show that genius to the world. But came together to make nearly a perfect album.

Cover of “3 Shades of Blue” book by James Kaplan (released 2024)

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Took advantage of this early-spring-like day to go for an epic bike adventure with Max. Home -> RDP trail -> Shrewsbury Metrolink -> Forest Park -> perimeter of FP -> return home same way. 18 miles. Max was dragging by the end but hung in there!

Max taking a playground break, their bike in the foreground

Two bikes and one rider on the Metrolink

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

@stltoday.com please work on proofreading your print edition. Just today, three errors on page B4, the wrong date for NFL conf championship and Super Bowl games, as well as placing Jared Goff still with LAR (he’s played with DET for a few year). Not the first mistakes seen since moving printing.

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Jim S @spyguy1108.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Sometimes I wonder if this Trump “Canada should be the 51st state” stuff is just the pre-Gileadians watching “The Handmaids Tale” and thinking “the big mistake they made is giving people someplace close to run to. Let’s take care of that first”.

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