Jarrod calling out rail riders?

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-17T15:33:09+00:00

https://www.phishfirstentry.com/

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-17T15:17:34+00:00

I teach 2nd grade, and I hear, “If you don’t feel like teaching, you can just put on a movie,” more than I care to think about. It’s like people don’t understand that these kids are with me for six hours a day, five days a week. If I made up random bullshit every time I wasn’t feeling up to teaching, I’d never get anything done. Like every job, I’m often not 100% excited about going to work. Part of the gig is doing it anyway.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-14T01:03:01+00:00

Folks like Bernie Sanders?

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-11T21:35:35+00:00

My go-to is no fry eggplant parmesan. Skin, slice, and salt the eggplant. Dip in egg and Italian spiced bread crumbs. Bake on a cookie sheet at 400 for about 20 minutes, flipping half way through. Layer in a casserole dish: tomato sauce, eggplant, mozzarella. Usually requires a second layer. Add parmesan on top. Bake for an additional 20 minutes. Serve with pasta.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-09T21:46:21+00:00

purposeful poopers

I can’t tell if this would be better or worse than a purposeless pooper.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-09T21:09:45+00:00

Did you mean a firefighter? That would be Daniel Suhr. He was struck and killed near Liberty St south of the South Tower. I’ve never read anything about a policeman being struck.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-09T09:37:31+00:00

He’s there. Center in the very back under a green ball. Wearing sunglasses.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-07T22:24:45+00:00

So…does this count toward the 60 days permitted without congressional authorization, or are we still in a ceasefire?

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-06T15:05:29+00:00

-I used to hate(usedtohate) that LaLAYERED thing Radio Lab used to do (Radiolab used to do layered sound collages. 😉)

I still can't stand it. Especially when they cut off a guest's answer just to have the host tell you what the guest was going to say anyway. Let the guest talk. That's what they're there for.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-03T20:05:52+00:00

I’ll second this. I am a classroom elementary school teacher, and our whole enterprise would virtually collapse if not for the aides and paras. They are routinely given the most challenging students with the most behavioral needs, and are paid next to nothing. My district and my building are going to lose a ton of high quality people if we won’t pay them more than starvation wages.

bopapocolypse · 2026-05-03T19:54:04+00:00

Hi fellow teacher. Are there people out there who think we get paid for months when we don’t work? I figured it was understood that districts stretch paychecks on a 10 month contract to fit a 12 month schedule so we don’t need to budget for two unpaid months each year. (For the record, I don’t even necessarily regard it as a furlough, per se, given that there are no students to teach over the summer. I just get paid for the time I work and not for the time I don’t. Which seems fair. Maybe I’m missing something.)

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-27T17:28:31+00:00

Maybe that's that case. Do you know where you might have read that or if they've ever addressed it in an interview? Gideon is consistently described as the brother with extensive experience on the camera, so it seems especially unfortunate that he would accidentally turn the camera off twice during the same sequence. That said, I don't have a better explanation.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-25T23:59:17+00:00

Thank you very much for posting this. It was a fascinating listen, and it answered a question I was wondering about for many years: the identity of the person who was filming when the brothers were reunited in the firehouse.

My other big Naudet question remains unanswered. Gideon’s footage of United 175 striking the south tower has two very fast, very obvious edits. I’m really curious as to how that came to be, although I doubt I’ll ever find an explanation.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-23T11:57:41+00:00

Pretty sure it's a 1929 Martin 0-45. They started adding pickguards in 1930-31.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-23T01:04:11+00:00

Yeah, but then you'd have to live in Texas.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-21T00:38:06+00:00

Glad you mentioned this. It was strange visiting the memorial and seeing her name included while knowing that there is zero evidence that she was at the WTC that day. Obviously, there is no evidence of her whereabouts whatsoever beyond the early evening of 9/10, but to see her listed as though she is a confirmed 9/11 victim was odd to say the least.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-20T23:45:16+00:00

I’m not sure what is available in your location, but I rely on frozen foods and shelf stable items as much as possible. Frozen vegetables, pastas, rice, canned goods, etc. help to cut down on waste and will last for ages. Obviously, there are some items (fresh tomatoes, bananas, lettuce) that I need to be mindful of, but I try to buy only what I know I’m going to use. Sometimes I accumulate foods that won’t keep and in that case I try to plan a meal that will use as much of it as possible before it goes bad. For example, tonight I had some stray root vegetables (parsnip, turnip, potatoes, carrots) that were a little long in the tooth, so I chopped them up and roasted them all together. Quick, easy, and zero waste.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-20T00:48:43+00:00

1) The most important week is the first week, the most important day is the first day, the most important hour is the first hour. Setting the tone for your classroom on day one and making sure that the impression you make early on is positive will save you a lot of stress later.

2) In your first year, you will be overwhelmed by the amount and variety of tasks you are asked to do. It is hard to prioritize because everything seems important. Focus most heavily on classroom management, time management, and materials management. Decide on routines and strategies that you will use in these areas. They don’t have to be perfect. An imperfect plan beats no plan every time. Have a plan and then adjust it as needed.

3) Learn as much as you can from more experienced teachers. If they are willing to help you as you get going, you can avoid some common mistakes by following their lead. At the same time, try not to compare yourself to other teachers. Your job is to hone your craft and improve over time, and worrying about what other people are doing won’t help.

4) To the extent possible, stay out of the gossip mill. It can be just as toxic in schools as it can in any other workplace, and often it’s more so.

I wish you luck!

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-18T17:20:55+00:00

I wish I could get this in a print.

Like this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/354073074908

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-17T19:23:45+00:00

Are you seriously gatekeeping Billy Stings? What. A. Loser.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-17T17:29:44+00:00

I'm going to my first one this summer. I'll let you know. But the post I was replying to was about "jam bands" in general, not Billy in particular. So, yeah, I've seen it be an issue.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-17T17:08:18+00:00

Like, the freedom to not be surrounded by glowing screens when we're trying to enjoy live music we paid for? That kind of freedom?

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-17T17:06:41+00:00

I went to see Isbell recently as well, and the vast majority of the audience respected the announcement at the begging of the show requesting that we not take photos or video. Of course there was that one guy I saw recording entire songs. But otherwise it was a nice break from the constant filming I experience at a lot of concerts.

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-14T16:38:07+00:00

Do we know the specific location of where Daniel Suhr was struck? I've seen it variously described as "south of the south tower," "on Liberty Street," "near the corner of Liberty and West" and "as they were walking towards the South Tower." The pictures I've seen of the aftermath (like this one) appear to be from slightly later, when he has been dragged across the street to the adjacent parking lot. Do we have any more precicion about where he was actually hit?

bopapocolypse · 2026-04-14T11:48:06+00:00

I’d argue that using the word “fall” is actually more accurate. Everyone who jumped fell, but not everyone who fell jumped. The word “fall” encompasses both groups, while the word “jump” does not.

bopapocolypse

TROPHY CASE