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.

Watching the Premier League on Saturday mornings with the nine-year-old is pretty much exactly what I'd imagine watching with your out-of-work coal miner uncle from the Midlands who's been drinking at the local since noon is like. When he yells at the ref I can hear it through the floor.

posted at 10:41AM on October 19, 2024

Trump transition team head Linda McMahon is the first transition co-chair in history to sell a stunner from Stone Cold Steve Austin.

posted at 7:12AM on October 19, 2024

Double vaxxed on a Friday night.

posted at 6:29PM on October 18, 2024

Descript really is a pretty incredible piece of software for working with audio and transcripts. Feels like magic still every time I use it.

posted at 3:30PM on October 18, 2024

This whole Wordpress drama is the most embarrasing shit possible.

posted at 8:43AM on October 18, 2024

Cold early mornings in the fall over everything.

posted at 6:49AM on October 18, 2024

This election day Chicago is electing its *first ever* school board (which seems WILD, but hey New York just got trash cans). There's a lot out there and it can be confusing and there's only a couple weeks left, so I helped the Chicago Reader build a guide to the new districts, the candidates running, and to answer questions you might have. chicagoreader.com/2024-scho...

posted at 4:34PM on October 17, 2024

at that point in setting up a new computer where you think maybe you should just get a new identity and run away from it all.

posted at 3:53PM on October 17, 2024

Sometimes I sit and think about how the Weakerthans are the most underappreciated underground band of the early 2000s and sometimes I just sit.

posted at 11:35AM on October 17, 2024

I hate that I can see this headline and immediately go "Oh, Wyoming? That's where the $400 Trump shoe shell company is headquartered too." amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/...

posted at 8:17AM on October 17, 2024

this just slid into Google Docs and it changes everything.

posted at 5:41PM on October 16, 2024

"Label created" is the bane of my existence.

posted at 4:13PM on October 16, 2024

The sun was projecting a nature scene on my bathroom wall this morning.

posted at 1:51PM on October 16, 2024

Trump spending 39 minutes on stage awkwardly swaying to sad songs is basically my and Maureen's Super Bowl. sayswhopodcast.com/episodes/...

posted at 9:43AM on October 16, 2024

Insomnia club is called to order.

posted at 4:42AM on October 16, 2024

So did Beto just disappear?

posted at 10:26PM on October 15, 2024

finally getting around to streamlining how to post everywhere in this post-twitter hellscape.

posted at 9:29PM on October 15, 2024

I can't stop watching Cabel Sasser's talk from the XOXO conference this year. Read "Appreciate Everything Endlessly" on my blog: dansinker.com/posts/202...

posted at 4:28PM on October 15, 2024

39 minutes of Trump awkwardly swaying to the world's saddest songs is the funniest thing to happen to his campaign since Four Seasons Total Landscaping.

posted at 1:59PM on October 15, 2024

Today on Rebel Spirit, Akilah and I look at Denver's South High School, a school that moveed away from the Rebel name thanks to an NFL star's support. A story of hope & change! Listen on Apple or wherever. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

posted at 12:59PM on October 15, 2024

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