I just read that my great-great-great-great grandmother Marie-Anne Benoist was banished from France and exiled to Louisiana by order of the king. Her crime was blasphemy. She ended up meeting and marrying my great x4 grandfather Pierre Rachal in Natchitoches Louisiana in 1719. He was a drummer in the military. Interesting couple!

That's.....badass. I'm afraid my origin stories would not include such noble sounding rebellions, so I just don't bother checking.

Happy 311!!!

saw a four leaf clover while walking down the sidewalk which was pretty neat

also found out that a guy i work with is into a bunch of really cool bands such as archers of loaf, gbv, silkworm, and a bunch of others that we talked about for a while
super nice guy too

every now and then i run into someone from outside chicago that knows about silkworm and it makes me happy

My work uniform looks very similar to a border patrol uniform. The gas station I go to in the morning usually has construction and landscaping workers gassing up and buying breakfast tacos. Sometimes the store empties out pretty quickly when I walk in. I held the door open for a guy as he was walking in, and he looked bewildered. He was clearly from South of the border, and I wasn’t sure if his confusion was because of my uniform, or the fact that I am a man holding the door for another man, or both. It’s not uncommon for men to hold the door for other men in Texas.

My drive to work takes me down a rural farm-to-market road, where deer are abundant. There’s deer crossing sign I pass every morning. Someone sharpied a massive dong on the picture of the bounding deer. The dong has been on there for at least three years, since I began that route to work. It brings me a bit of joy every time I pass the sign, and I hope the well-endowed deer will remain there for years to come.

Dave N. wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 7:54 am It’s not uncommon for men to hold the door for other men in Texas.

It's not uncommon in California either.

enframed wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 9:25 am

Dave N. wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2026 7:54 am It’s not uncommon for men to hold the door for other men in Texas.

It's not uncommon in California either.

I hold the door for anyone and everyone that is behind me, or close to it. It's a common courtesy thing.

While looking at a rancid, rightwing-coded gossip site before dinner, I became aware of the term 'nabe.'

Apparently it's a slang word for 'neighborhood.'

One of the most foul things to have ever been done with the English language.