It's not complicated or difficult, either. #amreading
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It's not complicated or difficult, either. #amreading
Need to add this book to my TBR list. #amreading #amwriting
This story goes along with my blog post today. www.usatoday.com/sto...
The Good Men Project republished one of my posts. #JamesDobson goodmenproject.com/f...
The recent hoaxes on college campuses have brought swatting back into the public eye. But there's a bigger problem than just prank phone calls. #InternetSafety #ParentingTips #DigitalSafety www.bobmuellerwriter...
If only it were so easy.
That's a nice effort, but I suspect it's meaningless beyond city police officers. The mayor likely has no authority over state or federal officers since state and federal laws supercede city statutes.
Truth here. #Readers, if an author has ever made you feel like this, let them know. That kind of message is what keeps us going.
#writingcommunity
The swatting incidents from last week are really just the tip of the iceberg. www.wired.com/story/...
Can we please stop making non-Christians the boogeyman? The school was wrong from the get-go, and the comment about Satanic symbols didn't help their case. www.friendlyatheist....
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This one hit hard #writingcommunity
Turns out some prosecutors CAN'T indict a ham sandwich. #DC reason.com/2025/08/2...
Ever wonder what reporters read?
Hmm. I may have to try this.
IYKYK
Chatbots are not therapists. They don't have the foresight or the ethical safeguards that humans are trained in. If you need therapy, find a human being. #AI #chatbot #LLM www.nytimes.com/2025...
...so far...that you know of.
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You wrote that the IRS investigated 100 churches in the mid-2000s. How many other 501c3 orgs did they investigate in that same time? The Johnson Amendment doesn't just apply to churches.
This is where I am. I'd really like to know the last time a church was even investigated for a violation, let alone the last time one lost its status.
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Terry Pratchett was amazingly insightful.
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Temperature change over the last 24 hours in #Oklahoma #okwx
I really regret not taking more train trips when I was younger. www.thefp.com/p/chri...
About the University of Arkansas lockdown, or any similar lockdown:
Then unless the state is willing to take over all of the maintenance for that street, they need to keep their damn mitts off.
That would be terrible, wouldn't it?
Wait: who's responsible for the care of this street? This is W Esther, right? Isn't that a city street (as opposed to a state route)? Can't the city paint it any color they please? Or is FDOT taking over all maintenance of city streets?
Plott Hound Magazine is opening up submissions on September 1st. If you have any animal-centric fiction, poetry, or essays, we'd love for you to send them our way! Guidelines: plotthoundmag.com/submissions/
Did you know your Spotify playlists are Public by default?
When my son turned 18, his mom said she didn't have to be nice to me anymore, so no, he couldn't borrow the car to come to his grandmother's funeral (my MIL). She eventually gave him the car, but even after knowing her as I did, I couldn't believe she said something like that out loud.
Never forget that those values include chattel slavery and the genocide of non-believers.
Also, this is how I learn there is a new season of The Terror on the way
A somewhat more serious post than I usually do. But when someone like this dies, I feel like I need to say something. www.bobmuellerwriter...
Stranger Danger was never the answer. www.huffpost.com/ent...
Why does the #SBC ignore this?
Great. Now EVERyONE is changing their branding.
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Pink Floyd fans owe this man a debt. honoraryunsubscribe....
On Sunday, Pastor Paul LeBoutillier claimed Jesus’ command to love our enemies means Christian women must remain in abusive marriages. Now survivor @naghmehpanahi.bsky.social and relationship coach Leslie Vernick unpack how patriarchy distorts Scripture—and offer hope. julieroys.com/podcast/patr...
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/james-dobs...
I see Mr. Dobson has passed. I wish his family and friends peace. If there's an afterlife, may he receive the eternal reward he deserves.
I may borrow/reuse this. I like it very much.
Fascinating 2-part piece over at Vanity Fair. Serial killers and death-row inmates and cold cases - it's got it all. Part 1: www.vanityfair.com/n... Part 2: www.vanityfair.com/n...
There's a word for it. Who knew? #TipOfMyTongue
Whenever people make a big stink about public prayers and invocations like this, I think about Matthew 6:5-8. That, and the First Amendment. www.friendlyatheist....
When he first took his position against religious charter schools, I had hopes that he'd be different than all the other GOP members in state gov. Those hopes have long since been dashed. But so far, only 1 D and no L have declared for governor. I'm hoping but not hopeful.
Not a bad idea at all.
Happens more often than you think. #amwriting #Writingcommunity
I'm pretty sure that's happening, but it was over 20 years ago, and the family scattered the cremains too so they can't do any testing.
OK, this one is weird. She died in 1991. Her skull was found in 1992. But she was supposed to have been cremated. #ColdCase #forensics #DNA "Skull found in Wisconsin woods belonged to Stillwater woman whose family thought had been cremated" archive.ph/lJvBT
Signgate is over with...or not. And the lights went out for a few hours. Read more in this week's post. www.bobmuellerwriter...
Sad news: Greg Iles: R.I.P. #mystery #crimefiction mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/08/greg...
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments I threw the sandwich, but I didn't throw the condiments All around Washington D.C. They're trying to track me down They say they want to bring me in guilty For the spilling of some mayonnaise For wasting all the dijon, but I say
Mary had a what? www.instagram.com/re...
I hate when this happens.
English is strange. It's what it's.
When I sold security systems door-to-door, a lot of people weren't home, so I'd just leave the brochure in the kitchen.
Bloggers are Disappearing: buff.ly/lr0Fphf by Anne R. Allen #wkb72
I'm not usually one for conspiracy theories, but a while ago, I shared something critical of the #DCTakeover on FB, and now I can't post......
If only there were a collection of teachings and parables about things we shouldn't do. The priest could have referred to this collection to see if he was allowed to do what he was doing. I bet that would have helped him. #PastorArrested www.friendlyatheist....
It's almost like POTUS is trying to distract us from something. "Assessing DC's Violent Crime Trends" open.substack.com/pu...
Speaking ill just to speak ill is pretty clearly wrong in my book. But there's a difference between speaking ill and speaking truth. If you want people to speak well of you when you're gone, treat them well when you're around. Then again we're the hero in our story & the villain in someone else's.
Do we have a duty to be honest when writing #obituaries? #familyhistory #genealogy www.huffpost.com/ent...
Less so than on the other site, for some reason.
Words matter. Explicit images of children document heinous crimes against children. We need to choose our words carefully when we talk about such things. www.bobmuellerwriter...
I think I've seen this photo before (it's from 2022) but I don't know that I've read the article or seen the photo right before the owl landed. www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
#PastorArrested for upskirt photos. #oklahoma Obligatory #NotADragQueen www.kjrh.com/news/lo...
I knew of an honors English teacher who glued his nameplate down crooked.
There's a 30-day comment period starting today. Get to it. #abortion #veterans
What do kids want these days? www.freerangekids.co...
As the son of a former music department chair, you have my sympathies.
Three stories, one thread: a dying tree, a flawed family record, and a man’s 20-year wrongful imprisonment. What gets lost—and what we uncover—matters. Read the full post: www.bobmuellerwriter... #genealogy #wrongfulconvictions #newpost
More news about Michael Tait. julieroys.com/dc-tal...
#Calledout #amwriting #writingcommunity comicskingdom.com/sh...
I use national sports teams sometimes. And I really miss HowManyOfMe. web.archive.org/web/20221018...
I used to want to be able to go back and change things. Nowadays, I'm much more satisfied with the idea of just observing.
So we are going to hear & believe the sex trafficker & give her a platform & a microphone, but not the victims. Makes perfect sense in this patriarchal world where violence against women & children seems to be celebrated & rewarded with power, prestige & the presidency.
Fair point
Oh, cool. I'm not used to seeing snakes move in such a straight line/pose.
Last weekend, I stood where some of my ancestors fought and died, and I wondered what the ghosts thought about things. #familyhistory #WestVirginia #Mallow #FortSeybert www.bobmuellerwriter...
This one kind of hurts. www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/e...
Had the post done Friday. Forgot to schedule it last night. I'm traveling for a #family #reunion. www.bobmuellerwriter...
How cool is this? #music #art www.instagram.com/re...
Back in November, a fuel-starved Cessna 310 crashed into a T-33 on static display at the local airport. They just today had the trainer picked up and shipped back to USAF. The airport authority called it a mid-air collision. The T-33 was indeed ten feet in the air. On girders. #WordMeanThings
John MacArthur has died. Many people are celebrating his life. Don't let discussion of his life and legacy devolve into idol worship. julieroys.com/naviga...
I so wish my dad had lived long enough for me to able to share things like this with him. He was a college music prof and I think he really would have appreciated it. www.instagram.com/re...
Man but this puts Genesis in perspective. #goodolddays www.instagram.com/re...
Twin Cities: I have a friend with two children (early teens) who is trying to escape a toxic (maybe even abusive) household. She needs to rent 3 bedrooms ASAP. If anyone has that kind of space for rent, please shoot me a DM. Reposts greatly appreciated!!
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My old Acurite weather station quit working properly. I won't own another Acurite product, so I bought an Ambient WS-2903D. This should be a link to local weather conditions in NE Oklahoma. I'll be setting up sharing shortly. #OKWX #PWS ambientweather.net/d...
Saturday was one of those days, even if I did get a new gadget to play with. #okwx #genealogy #reunion www.bobmuellerwriter...
#SWOhio writers, take note! #Kentucky and #Indiana, too!
We built a house in 2001 with a SubZero. Loved that thing. But the ice took forEVER to come down the chute, and would overflow the glass easily. You had to release the button once you heard the ice start dropping or else you'd have enough to build an igloo.