Dan Sinker/notes

Most of the time my thoughts aren't long enough for a blog post. My shortform notes get posted on Mastodon and Bluesky, and also wind up here.

Hell yes. It used to be that if you wanted to dye your hair green, you took the train or the bus here, walked up to the second floor, got vibed by the person behind the counter and got a jar of Manic Panic. Now you go to CVS. Deserves landmark status for that alone.

posted at 9:28AM on May 22, 2025

This spending bill is going to kill so many fucking people.

posted at 10:41PM on May 21, 2025

Our car got completely coated from the dust storm. Side of a car covered with a thin layer of dust.

posted at 5:32PM on May 17, 2025

I love when bad things happen to the Manchester City Football Club

posted at 12:31PM on May 17, 2025

We outran the dust storm on the way back from the shawarma place like an outtake from Twister.

posted at 7:49PM on May 16, 2025

Forget it Jake, it's dust town.

posted at 7:33PM on May 16, 2025

Going full Dust Bowl over here. An emergency alert warns of a severe dust storm until 8:30 PM CDT, advising drivers to pull over and park safely while urging caution for vulnerable individuals.

posted at 6:25PM on May 16, 2025

Phone just reminded me that five years ago I'd make a weekly banner to mark our time inside. Colorful banners with motivational phrases and a countdown of days decorate a window.

posted at 4:31PM on May 15, 2025

Elderly woman sitting next to me on the plane with her screen text cranked up to max sending "DA POPE" to her entire address book.

posted at 1:14PM on May 10, 2025

Eating ranch with my pizza in honor of the Pope

posted at 6:06PM on May 9, 2025

The good news for Chicago won't stop. Rise & Dine: Portillo’s is Testing Breakfast, screengrab

posted at 8:23PM on May 8, 2025

Anyway, to sum up: Chicago is the greatest city in the world.

posted at 5:27PM on May 8, 2025

You think we're tiresome talking about hot dog condiments just wait

posted at 12:42PM on May 8, 2025

I'm a few years when we've got the new Pope and JB's president we are never gonna shut up ever.

posted at 12:39PM on May 8, 2025

Chicago over everything.

posted at 12:37PM on May 8, 2025

I'm gonna need the Arsenal Football Club to lock in now.

posted at 1:39PM on May 7, 2025

Lollll when it's absolutely and totally going great. A headline discusses President Trump backing off previous claims about trade deals and tariffs.

posted at 7:00PM on May 6, 2025

"Girls only need two dolls" and "Sure, baby strollers are more expensive but what about gasoline" are two surefire winner arguments and I hope he really digs in on both.

posted at 9:07PM on May 4, 2025

Happy Free Comic Book Day, one of the best days of the year!

posted at 7:11AM on May 3, 2025

Honestly, 15 friends is an unwieldy number of friends.

posted at 4:49PM on May 1, 2025

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