Theodore Kloba
@oakblood3.bsky.social
Electrical Engineer: Environmental Public Infrastructure. Musician: Bass player/mix engineer/husband for @dianemariekloba.com Empty nesting cat parent. https://linktr.ee/oakbloodthree
I haven't seen 'The Brave Little Toaster' in decades (when my little brother had it on VHS, but this song always stuck with me. Turns out it was written by Van Dyke Parks. youtube.com/watch?v=ZcWe...
The Brave Little Toaster - Worthless (lyrics)
YouTube video by CurlySVT
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Since the #SmashingPumpkins are in the news, maybe now is a good time to ask: Is there any streaming service that has the 8- minute version of "Drown" that was on the 'Singles' soundtrack CD?
I swore off superhero movies some time ago, but maybe this will have to be an exception. "I think of Supergirl as part of a trilogy with last year’s Sorry, Baby and this year’s Is God Is."
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌@chanda.blacksky.app · 2w agoHey so also: it’s available on streaming, and I really think you should watch Supergirl, which is about women healing from trauma and beating the shit out of sex trafficking incels. news.chanda.science/archive/you-...
I didn't think I needed another cover of Leonard Cohen's "Tower of Song," but ZU managed to make it their own here. The rest of the album is song their best, too.
Zoom Unit@zoomunit.bsky.social · 3w agoWith inspiration derived from Happy Days, Patrick Moore, the original rock festival in Spalding, Lincolnshire, listeners in Burkina Faso and old westerns, plus an unlikely cover version, here's our new album, Sine Cosine Tangent zoomunit.bandcamp.com/album/sine-c...
Can we get an upgraded version of Google Magic Eraser called "Damnatio memoriae"? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnati...
Damnatio memoriae - Wikipedia
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Chicago peeps, since AQI is top of mind––if you are interested in respiratory health, you can follow my friend here (as seen on TV!) from the Respiratory Health Organization. Extra points if you want to support him on Cowalunga!
thrudasmog.bsky.social@thrudasmog.bsky.social · 4w agoTry here. Looks like it may leave and then might be another wave on horizon… weather.gc.ca/firework/fir...
I know it's much worse as near as Wisconsin, but I can't remember air that smells and tastes so bad. (…except maybe when I've visited wastewater treatment plants or used to work in a refinery.) #Chicago #chiwx #airquality
"If you think about it, is this not what life is basically about? Human beings are projects of mutual creation. Most of the work we do is on each other. The working classes just do a dis- proportionate share."
David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · last mo.Caring too much. That’s the curse of the working classes! davidgraeber.org/articles/car...
A new personal best, less than one second per character. www.nytimes.com/shared/v2/mi...
Play The Mini Crossword
All the fun of the larger New York Times Crossword, but you can solve it in seconds.
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Q: What do you call the eye condition caused by sun exposure while sailing in a multi-hulled craft? A: Catamaracts.
The next administration is going to have create an entire Department of Restoring Deleted Information
And this one that mentions Cape Girardeau and (parts of) Arkansas, where we spent some of our vacation this year: youtu.be/T_Cqy3uxRXc?...
Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
YouTube video by Dave Van Ronk - Topic
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Theodore Kloba@oakblood3.bsky.social · last mo.So Wikipedia tells me today would have been (NY folkie) Dave Van Ronk's 90th birthday. Here's his rendition of "Duncan and Brady", which features an electric car and a big fat man who's been on the job too long: youtu.be/sSHvXOHGC7o?...
So Wikipedia tells me today would have been (NY folkie) Dave Van Ronk's 90th birthday. Here's his rendition of "Duncan and Brady", which features an electric car and a big fat man who's been on the job too long: youtu.be/sSHvXOHGC7o?...
Dave Van Ronk - "Duncan and Brady" [Official Audio]
YouTube video by Smithsonian Folkways
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Today's Dick Tracy features a mash-up of two Chicago institutions. I wonder how many from outside the area get it...
Some Democrats think the party has gone too far left and needs to readjust towards the “center.” Rubbish. Where’s the center between democracy and oligarchy, and why would Democrats want to be there?
A day late for the solstice, I know... My playlist of sun songs: tidal.com/playlist/911...
Sun Songs
Playlist - Sun Songs - 7 items
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Q: How do presbyopic German birders manage to make distant observations while also seeing their notebooks? A: They wear bi-vogels.
Further reflections on the day:
Diane Marie Kloba@dianemariekloba.com · 2mo agoChicago on the Riverwalk
So, I noticed Jupiter and Venus were getting closer, but I think something happened between those two because they are drifting apart again. And we were all so hopeful
www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRad... Very cool anniversary show from @dandelionradio.bsky.social @MarkW
Mark Whitby - 2026/06
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A robot redcap returns to its post after transporting a passenger through Detroit Airport. While carrying the passenger, it *did not* make small talk to put them at ease. 😒
See if you can spot the David Hockney exhibit in this video I made a few years ago... youtu.be/wZCBl5393hs?...
Focus
YouTube video by Diane Marie Kloba
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Forget the unhelpful image of a stack of bills reaching into space. A trillion dollars is this: Put it in an average retail savings account earning 0.6% APY. It will earn enough in interest in a year to pay the median annual US personal income (about $45,000) to each person in a city of 133,000. 🧵
"Yeah, when the wild wind whips around your head you know, That you have found a perfect day to chase tornados." youtu.be/ziZbNuZoX0Y?...
Jim White - A perfect day to chase tornadoes
YouTube video by Samir Arabzadeh
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Diane Marie Kloba@dianemariekloba.com · 2mo agoWe just walked in a thunderstorm, and a guy yelled, "There is a tornado warning!" And I said, "Thanks for letting us know!"
