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Paul Naas

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created November 16, 2024

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Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Inky hands are a badge of honor ✒️

2/9/2025, 10:58:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now that would be something worth commemorating for 20+ years afterward.

2/9/2025, 10:56:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Mine was for a while, then our insurance carrier changed. Now I pay out of pocket.

2/9/2025, 5:32:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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#joelcreate tutorial. Lots of fun, and learned a bunch!

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1/9/2025, 9:56:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nah, he's too smart for this administration.

1/9/2025, 6:23:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He'd better get used to the limestone being scratched. It's a soft stone, so the minute his fat 🫏 slides back in one of those chairs there will be another gouge.

1/9/2025, 3:02:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Digestives are the best!

1/9/2025, 2:53:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Blind hope? Misguided optimism? The thought that they couldn't possibly make *4* bad FF movies? Dunno. 😄

31/8/2025, 8:55:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This week's post is about starting late and persisting: open.substack.com/pub/paulnaas...

31/8/2025, 8:52:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ain’t getting the Nobel Peace Prize either.

31/8/2025, 4:18:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ever see a movie that made you wish you hadn’t used a perfectly good Cinemark movie pass to get in? That’s “Fantastic Four: First Steps.”

31/8/2025, 4:15:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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OCD is practically a job requirement for animation.

31/8/2025, 4:11:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Yep! Star Trek, Log 1, etc. I think there’s 8-10 of them

31/8/2025, 4:01:46 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I completely agree.

31/8/2025, 4:00:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

No, not really. In Stone Soup, the villagers believed the traveler could make soup from a stone. It was only when they began contributing did the “miracle” soup come to be. Same scam as religion. Pray all you like, but you only get what you work toward. Faith without works…

31/8/2025, 3:59:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Keep those photos and look at them again in six months or a year. You'll be amazed by how much you've improved. Love the message - keep it up!

30/8/2025, 5:07:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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you really couldn't make many movies from 40-50 years ago today. this is due to the unavailability of certain discontinued film stocks and the deaths of many principal actors, directors, and other various crew members

30/8/2025, 1:21:56 PM | 2747 289 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I have these too, along with the complete "Log" series based on the animated show.

30/8/2025, 4:57:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In the middle of a reread right now. Finishing up 10, and after the numbered ones comes "Spock Must Die!" and "Mudd's Angels." Then, bundled up and off to Goodwill so someone else can enjoy them.

30/8/2025, 4:56:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

You do you, and let everyone else feel as they do.

30/8/2025, 4:46:23 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Or, go read "Stone Soup." Same thing.

30/8/2025, 4:40:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🤣

30/8/2025, 4:39:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

At least yours is helping. Ours will straight up sit on the laptop if you’re using it as its name suggests.

29/8/2025, 4:59:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m waiting on that $0.99 cent deal so I can go watch the new season of SNW. Cancelled Paramount+ when they decided to bribe Felon 47.

29/8/2025, 4:58:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Give that kid a scholarship!

29/8/2025, 4:57:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I don’t, but now that you mention it I do remember an OG Doom-style game that was Chex-themed.

29/8/2025, 4:56:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I don’t have chronic anxiety, but I do have bouts, and there’s nothing about it that has anything to do with being a crybaby. Eat a 🥜🛍️, Pat.

29/8/2025, 4:53:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ve now outlived Elvis and Jim Henson, and in two weeks Walt Disney. Hell, Obama is a year or two *younger* than me. But I love the life I’ve led, rough patches and all. Wouldn’t trade it for a heart attack on a toilet, or from sepsis (had a close call on that one), or lung cancer.

29/8/2025, 4:42:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Kelsey seems a decent sort, but is literally one of hundreds of NFL players who will ultimately only be remembered by Chiefs fans.

29/8/2025, 4:36:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Swift is just the latest in a long line of pop princesses, and will eventually join the ranks of those playing small club dates. Went to a show last weekend at which they were promoting an upcoming Debbie Gibson show. My wife said “Who?” Exactly.

29/8/2025, 4:35:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m sure that if we ever had the chance to see his transcripts they’d be a lot like W Bush’s - packed with “gentlemen’s Cs.”

29/8/2025, 4:30:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

…and every other day too!

29/8/2025, 4:22:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

And t-ball teams that finish in second place get trophies too. So?

28/8/2025, 4:57:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you think Steve is MAGA, well, then you’re new around here.

28/8/2025, 4:55:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I guess they had fallen out of the daily news cycle for too long.

28/8/2025, 4:53:52 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

This. And slow crossers that walk diagonally across a street.

28/8/2025, 4:47:19 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Good luck with that. States run elections, regardless of what he thinks.

26/8/2025, 4:31:22 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

And, the reason both can't be done is..?

25/8/2025, 10:40:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This week's post is about making mistakes...and skiing: open.substack.com/pub/paulnaas...

25/8/2025, 2:21:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Subscriptions for software benefit no one but the software company. I’m coming up to speed on alternatives to Adobe, Autodesk, etc. so when the district isn’t paying anymore I can keep working.

24/8/2025, 9:40:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social)

Mini planet. Joelcreate.

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24/8/2025, 9:37:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Switch to Google Docs?

24/8/2025, 2:59:35 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Thanks for the correction. Still, pretty impressive.

24/8/2025, 2:53:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social)

Hot take: Weird Al is the best, must fun live show going.

23/8/2025, 5:35:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Does Felon 47 have a 🐪 toe?

23/8/2025, 5:04:16 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

It doesn’t have to make it all the way to SCOTUS for it to be rendered ineffective. A circuit court judge/panel could issue a ruling that blocks it.

23/8/2025, 5:02:04 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I may be wrong, but I don’t recall any previous Nobel Peace Prize winner lobbying for the honor.

23/8/2025, 5:00:16 PM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Tell that to Iceland, which runs almost exclusively on wind and geothermal power.

23/8/2025, 4:56:48 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

…and this is just *one* year’s worth: pen.org/book-bans/pe... Found this in about a minute, BTW.

23/8/2025, 4:53:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Leaving aside your judgmental descriptors, yes, it must have taken a long time to find a page or pages (no links provided, of course) that supported your assertion. Since you seem to need the help, here you go: a link to over 500 *pages* of conservative book bans by state and school district:

23/8/2025, 4:52:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As a fan of Too Many Zooz and this song, I had to post this: youtube.com/watch?v=E5Bx...

23/8/2025, 7:02:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tonight's activity...

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23/8/2025, 1:55:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtube.com/watch?v=5CPi...

22/8/2025, 3:38:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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youtube.com/watch?v=uof_...

22/8/2025, 3:21:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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21/8/2025, 5:57:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

That hasn't changed much, depending on how old your parents are...

21/8/2025, 5:54:23 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Art-a-palooza in the mail today!

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20/8/2025, 4:58:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He appeals to those with some or all of those qualities. They see him and think they can be like him. They overlook that, unlike him, they did not inherit hundreds of millions of dollars.

19/8/2025, 1:28:50 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

So, never going to address the book ban thing? Cool. Your personal agenda is your own. See ya.

18/8/2025, 10:48:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This week's post is about going beyond what the "experts" say is possible: open.substack.com/pub/paulnaas...

18/8/2025, 10:46:10 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

The stock market is not the economy.

18/8/2025, 2:44:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

She’s quick to be up in everyone’s face, but she can’t take it. My son was banned from Twitter for “bullying” her…

16/8/2025, 2:13:17 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you liked Timecop, look for their live Samurai Cop. So cheesy your cholesterol numbers will spike 😄

15/8/2025, 5:11:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Glad we made it home from Norway before this imbecile made his phone call. I wouldn't have wanted to explain to Norwegians why this goob is in charge here.

15/8/2025, 5:09:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Ba dum tss 🥁 😉

15/8/2025, 5:05:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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TIL that Joss Whedon's father Tom was the original head writer on "The Electric Company." Does that make Joss a nepo baby? 😉

15/8/2025, 5:02:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

A brilliant sequence in a fantastic movie.

13/8/2025, 10:18:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s distressing how often students don’t know what I mean when I say “come back from break at 20 ‘til.”

13/8/2025, 3:10:00 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I haven't heard that, but if true it doesn't change the result of the lawsuit.

12/8/2025, 12:57:57 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

I thought that wasn't an allowable question. But I also haven't looked for a job in over 15 years...

12/8/2025, 12:54:26 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Memory does serve.

11/8/2025, 5:59:30 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Embellishments are not the same as full on 2D features. 🙂 Hell, Moana had them too, but... The last actual 2D film we got was "Klaus," and they worked very hard to make it look 3D. Sigh...

11/8/2025, 12:47:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's why she was in the new Beetlejuice movie.

11/8/2025, 12:43:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That didn't age well...

11/8/2025, 12:48:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Swap out 'original animated stories' with '2D animation' and you have the switch to 3D animation and the death of 2D features.

11/8/2025, 12:45:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Remember, a couple of years ago those "Christians" said that Jesus was " too woke."

10/8/2025, 8:03:36 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

You misspelled worcestershire 😄

10/8/2025, 8:47:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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9/8/2025, 4:11:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The Tyrone Power movie is an excellent action film

9/8/2025, 4:08:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

The Curse of Capistrano is a thrilling read. McCulley wrote several more Zorro stories. It’s been said that Bob Kane drew inspiration for Batman from the Zorro stories and the Scarlet Pimpernel. And cheated Bill Finger out of a co-creator credit, but that’s a tale for another day…

9/8/2025, 4:00:31 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What has that to do with book bans? Not only are you going ad hominem, you can’t even stay focused on the topic at hand.

9/8/2025, 3:34:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well, now Dean Cain can live out his ICE fantasy...

7/8/2025, 4:25:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cain is a pathetic attention-seeker who hasn’t been relevant in decades. I’d feel sorry for him if he weren’t so pathetic and deplorable.

6/8/2025, 8:09:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Jim Henson died 35 years ago. Yet, in reading “Street Gang” about the creation of “Sesame Street,” the description of Big Bird singing “Being Green” at Henson’s funeral still chokes me up.

3/8/2025, 9:37:37 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No one moved the cheese...

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2/8/2025, 3:34:08 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The irony that this guy reinstated a fitness test. He's on record as saying he doesn't exercise, and it shows.

2/8/2025, 9:38:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Anthropomorphic animals aren't the same as furries. Unless you think Mickey, Bugs, and Daffy are furries.

31/7/2025, 8:00:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Crap. Sorry to hear it.

29/7/2025, 7:53:37 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I pay at least 34% in taxes and get none of those things.

27/7/2025, 9:33:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Once again, your response is about me, not the topic at hand. You're not very good at defending your point of view, perhaps because you have no facts to back it up.

27/7/2025, 8:22:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paul Naas (@paulnaas.bsky.social) reply parent

Well, that text was written by lawyers, so you're not far off.

26/7/2025, 12:20:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Two imbeciles talking about the imbecile in chief.

26/7/2025, 6:15:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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A concert's a concert. Doesn't matter where you sit, you'll still hear the music. Good job.

25/7/2025, 4:43:59 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Damnit! We came to Europe to get away from him for a while!

25/7/2025, 8:46:07 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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'Cuz' is bad. 'Cray cray' is worse.

25/7/2025, 8:35:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Apparently if you eat healthier and exercise, you *do* lose weight. I can't tell you how upsetting it was when I learned this recently.

25/7/2025, 7:13:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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True, but I had to start screening "Luxo Jr." in class because at some point students stopped being aware of it. I even got comments like "Is that why there's a lamp at the beginning of Pixar movies?" 🤦

25/7/2025, 7:10:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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As long as I have clothes on, I couldn't care less what colors they are. The only caveat - I once wore blue head to toe (unintentionally) and my students called me a lake 🤣 So that's the only thing I avoid.

25/7/2025, 7:00:50 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If you have to explain who he was...

25/7/2025, 6:55:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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At least until he finished the Spaceballs sequel 🚀

25/7/2025, 6:51:21 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view