Honestly the hardest part of parenting young kids is how a wonderful, fun, productive day where everyone got attention they wanted can SUDDENLY DEVOLVE INTO THE HARDEST 45 MINUTES OF YOUR LIFE. I always remind myself that the entire trip wasn’t the same tone as trying to get into the car.

Friends - I only have a year and a half left to make it on Alexandria’s “40 Under 40”. What’s my accomplishment, you ask? “Man About Town,” of course. Or maybe “Local Dude”.

I just ordered a pack of Tech Deck skateboards for “my children”.

A Lot Of Jest

SFH@sfharris.bsky.social · 3d ago

Queen of the Darned

Also look I really loved THE ODYSSEY. But maybe you didn’t need to build your horse halfway IN the water on the beach????

Saw Spider-Man AND The Odyssey this week and honestly loved them both. Though I gotta say I wouldn’t mind seeing a movie with like… one different actor.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATE BUSH

Yeah you should hire Kayla because I also help out some times while she’s chugging water.

Kayla Hornbrook@kaylahornbrook.bsky.social · last wk.

If you are a local shop who needs flyers fast and you don’t want your customers to be mad about AI slop, you should hire me. I love Alexandria and want its businesses to thrive and want cool places to go visit. I also chug water while doing it but that’s more of a health goal thing.

Okay I decided on my hypothetical Skeets Lecture Topic™️: “How To Develop Good Taste In Picture Books”. You, too, can become pretentious in children’s literature!!

I said “Look at Rothko over here” as my daughter went to town on some pan pastels. Honestly it should have gotten me a much bigger laugh.

Del Ray gang—what’s the general consensus on PeaceOut Del Ray? Just went for the first time and not really motivated for a second visit, but maybe just bad luck?

“Just when I thought this case couldn’t get any more complicated… one heckuva bird hopped into my office.”

The Zebra Press | Alexandria News@thezebraalexandria.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why Was This Cardinal Carrying a Cigarette? Science Offers a Clue thezebra.org/2026/07/25/c...

There’s a lot of reasons to be frustrated with ACPS, but the fact that my child starts kindergarten on Monday and I’m just expected to put her on a bus she’s never ridden before because they just “didn’t have a step-up event this year” is honestly infuriating.

Like, once every two months I mutter under my breath, “thank God I’m not into Lego. That would be very bad for my family.”

Disclaimer: I have no idea what I’m talking about with this one but I’m going off a ~*vibe*~

Alexandria's Fourth Most Impactful News Source@alxbeef.bsky.social · 2w ago

Another hot-button issue!

Counterpoint: this is one of @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social‘s favorite parts of theme park visits. Woman loves logistics.

@delray102.bsky.social · 2w ago

What an unpleasant customer experience. Can't imagine spending 10k per day for my family to experience this. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

No spoilers for The Odyssey, please, I didn’t finish Sophomore English.

About 40% of parenting toddlers is trying to keep them from squeezing a food pouch too hard when you hand it to them.

So here I am Doing eeeeeeeeverything I can Holding ooon to what I am Pretending I'm a superman

Harvey J. Miller@mobileharv.bsky.social · 3w ago

In other words they are doing their job

I tend to roll my eyes at Youth Slang™️ until I remember how many times I text “Sick!!!” to @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social

Okay genuine question: who in ALX Skeets would come to a Magic the Gathering night? We could do it a thousand different ways but I think we’d have enough for one fun night…

I’m going to become insufferable this November when this comes out because I am VERY excited. If we could get a sign up sheet going to console @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social while I’m otherwise indisposed of appreciate it.

Magic: The Gathering@magic.wizards.com · 3w ago

"She's got the right name... You treat her like a lady and she'll always bring you home." — Dr. Leonard McCoy #MTGxStarTrek

2026 Book Thread! Just finished THE MINORITY REPORT by Philip K. Dick. TECHNICALLY a novella but I gotta take what I can get. Fun fact: read most of it on that tiny e-reader in the second photo.

Halfway home

It’s hard to describe how breathtakingly beautiful it is in Estes Park; and yet how strongly I’m excited to be back in Alexandria. I’ve lived in ALX for thirteen years, and I agree with other people in the feed—this trip has shown me how thoroughly ALEXANDRIAN I am.

Summer, baby.

Now if I could only convince my under-5 children that staring at nature was a super fun activity.

Colorado is really showing off.

Of all the places to finally meet @mikesager.net in person, who could have predicted it would be in Casa Bonita in Lakewood, Colorado?