Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Cashew: the noise an ATM makes as it sneezes out your money.

Singing “Happy Birthday” to A Horse with No Name and watching the realization on everyone’s faces as we get closer to the end of of the song

Anytime someone expresses a preference for poached eggs, I can’t help thinking that the ones I’ve purchased legally will probably taste just as good.

Solitary brother Is there still a part of you that wants to live? Solitary sister Is there still a part of you that wants to give?

Finally. Now Mayo only have to deal with the one curse.

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

From the deserts of Sudan to the gardens of Japan. From Milan to Yucatan, or the wilds of Borneo to the vineyards of Bordeaux. Hit me with your library card. Hit me. Hit me.

I’m not saying this match has gone on for a long time, but Matt Damon is home by now

Someone's just thrown a bottle of Omega 3 tablets at me. I only received super fish oil injuries, but still.

Then they came for the Customer Service team, And I did not speak out, Because I was on hold, owing to an exceptionally high volume of calls. But my call was important to them.

NORWAY AHA! ANNIE! ROYKSOPP! TODD TERJE! FRIDA! LINDSTROM! TURBONEGRO! AURORA! KINGS OF CONVENIENCE! SUSANNE SUNDFOR! CASIOKIDS! BIOSPHERE! JENNY HVAL! ANE BRUN! RALPH MYERZ! THAT SORT OF THING! open.spotify.com/playlist/7rL...

Hey guys meta announced a new policy where they send a killer to get you so be sure to go to settings>my account > killer> disable killer to turn that off

Penny loves the feel of the stringy things in the breeze. Will stand there all day long

So you guys are just, like, watching a football match and then, what, watching another one *immediately after*?

It’s an interesting concept for a restaurant, but the atmosphere and service in CGI Fridays are total horseshit.

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

I'm watching all the women in my life gushing over the Taylor Swift wedding who were singing *a very different tune* when I wanted to get married at Tallaght Stadium.

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

@richycraven.bsky.social longtime follower & fellow Marlay-adjacent resident; my cat and I have been excercising to raise funds for cancer in June – any chance you could repost? We're just a few euro off our target, and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would be grateful. Thanks! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@tyrowo.com You kindly liked my cat/cancer fundraising video - any chance you could repost it? We're just €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@ronanhession.bsky.social You may have seen my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you could repost the final video now we're done? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@katebevan.com You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@anniewestdotcom.bsky.social You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June– I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@philipnolan.bsky.social You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@seamas.bsky.social You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@declynchwriter.bsky.social You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks in advance! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm

@daveruddenwrites.bsky.social You kindly reposted my cat/cancer fundraising video in June – I'm back, slightly sweatier, to ask if you'd do the same now we've finished? We're €1,638 off 1st place and Luna 🐈‍⬛, who contributed 0km, would appreciate the support. Thanks! bsky.app/profile/bren...

Brendan Donlon@brendandonlon.bsky.social · last mo.

At the start of June, I interviewed my cat Luna 🐈‍⬛ about the 100km in 30 days challenge for Marie Keating Foundation. One month later, our team has travelled 3,085km, while Luna took a more relaxed approach. Support us (and Luna) by donating here: fundraise.mariekeating.ie/fundraisers/... #SpeirGorm