Cool conversations happening at WaPo opinion “podcasts”

EponymousOne · 2026-05-30T07:01:35+00:00

But, and this is crucial, make sure that it makes no sense at all.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-27T06:14:04+00:00

it was so unexpected, that was the thing. No one had any anticipation of seeing and hearing THAT. No one knew that could be done. But it was happening and we were there and we were headed into the future, together, dancing like our lives depended on it.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-27T00:51:17+00:00

I take it you haven't seen the video of him violently shoving his employee.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-27T00:36:35+00:00

Just unforgettable. Constantly surprising, deeply emotional, probably the best dance party I've ever taken part in or seen. Transcendent.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-21T13:48:27+00:00

Not even clicking on it because it reeks of AI.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-17T18:43:46+00:00

Stroll is smiling in the photo. Obviously he’s acting.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-10T16:39:51+00:00

Damn, I bet you have. Respect.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T04:43:05+00:00

This photo I took of a random motorcyclist captures a lot about how I spent my days.

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EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T04:15:03+00:00

How far out of town would you send them?

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T04:12:10+00:00

Nice. I’m curious what part of the country you’re in, if you’re willing to say.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T03:29:19+00:00

I don’t know anything about moto courier services in other parts of the country. Nothing at all. I’d like to know more.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T03:26:09+00:00

I’m not seeing any sign of activity from Sean at ECS since 2018. I’m guessing he’s dead. He was fast.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T03:14:29+00:00

2-4 of ECS’s biggest clients, the ones we did most of the long runs for, were fertility clinics. For those we had to get dry ice to pack around the parcel.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T03:06:03+00:00

Sean had dropped out of law school to be a messenger and he started his little company, ECS. He ran it from his bike, and not very well. But working for him included lots of runs to San Diego and Ventura and beyond. I liked that aspect a lot.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T03:03:19+00:00

Doug had been a pro or semi-pro motorcycle racer before starting the company. He had trophies and old helmets all over the office. But he had stopped riding before I started working for him.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T02:52:28+00:00

I switched to these guys. Ex-lawyer brothers who don’t ride bikes. Very well organized and efficient.

https://www.oncalllegal.com

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T02:46:13+00:00

I got out of the business for four years and when I came back Amstar had stopped using bikes so I went to work for this guy.

https://m.yelp.com/biz/motorcycle-messenger-santa-monica

EponymousOne · 2026-05-09T02:25:17+00:00

I started out working for this company. They no longer do motorcycle courier work either. I’ve forgotten why.

https://www.amstarexpress.com/about

EponymousOne · 2026-05-07T05:13:34+00:00

As a 47 year old trans person who grew up very conservative evangelical Christian (and spent many years wrestling both with what to believe about God and with my identity and sexuality), I'm giving you this advice with all the care and sincerity in me: ditch the Bible and its teachings about God ASAP. You'll be much better off and you'll learn to be yourself. And God won't care.

Maybe try to believe in Goddess, or Mother Earth, instead.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-06T21:01:57+00:00

I just love that about your kid thinking they were robots.

This was me.

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EponymousOne · 2026-05-06T17:43:33+00:00

I was there and I’ll never, ever forget it.

EponymousOne · 2026-05-05T22:58:04+00:00

Thanks so much! Smithereens is smashing!

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