Hollywood liberal, Bollinger bolshevik, choose your favorite pejorative. Turn-ons include film/TV, music, civil rights, architecture, cars, travel, food, gin martinis. Turn-offs include broccoli, bigots and spectacularly awful people like some billionaires who come to mind. He/Him. Avatar: Selfie of middle-aged white guy with salt-and-pepper hair and beard, and tortoiseshell sunglasses in an arcaded pathway at Bellagio. Header: Signage for a store called Serge's Wigs in Las Vegas.
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Last Notes npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Inadvertently offended someone when—his saying he’s from Boston, my saying it’s my second hometown, and his getting specific with Lynn—I broke into ‘Lynn, Lynn, city of sin / You never come out the way you went in.’ Which I only meant delightfully—a louche rhyme about your hometown!—but he took offensively. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg As awful as she was I guess Bondi wasn’t political-revenging hard enough for an attorney general acting—with complete normality—as a president’s personal mafia lawyer. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Popped into Shelby American after lunch nearby. Where the urinals in the gents don’t have dividers—funny because it’s guaranteed to FREAK OUT a lot of the demographic. So, I’m standing there peeing while another guy who comes in pretends to look at his hair in the mirror until I’m done. Then crams himself weirdly over the far urinal at a 45-degree angle into the corner while I’m washing my hands. No one’s as bizarrely precious about their penis as an American ‘alpha’ dude. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/331/349/043/870/161/original/5b2b94b4dd8eedee.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/331/349/480/840/640/original/5722394d2cb2eb0a.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg How very Soviet. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/287/813/127/820/911/original/c97ad5d44f41cbbe.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…dyu0 That guy did it so willfully, too—nothing accidental about it. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…ryua You made me literally laugh. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Just met someone who—the first time he went abroad—went to ANTARCTICA. That’s as baller as it gets. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…dyu0 Oh my god the Christians with their shofars really kill me. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…ryua Hahaha not quite https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/428/158/774/137/original/07f8e5532a18c117.jpg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Still cracks me up that the Arcade Fire guys are de facto members of the King Family -- their mother Liza was part of the immense Mormon family that did lots of wholesome musical TV specials in the '60s and '70s. She's on the left singing into a phone at the very beginning of this number with a lot of the cousins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHfu6wmvIGs https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/116/156/389/876/272/605/original/882b9be5b262dabe.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…eeh3 Wow an actual recipe! Thanks! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I feel like this might be the right place to ask this question. For the vegans! What would you like to see in a sandwich buffet as the star ingredient? Want to be sure guests tomorrow have appealing options. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg There is ALWAYS in my refrigerator a bottle of champagne at the ready to toast whatever natural cause takes Trump. I encourage you also to be ready to celebrate at any time—with whatever drink or similar suits. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Haha in magazines TK is placeholder for ‘to come.’ In other words, whoever wrote the headline probably asked—or asked someone to ask—the writer for a specific number of years. Then the process broke down somehow. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/962/473/091/412/727/original/f65fd7941d1527e2.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I wish there were a ‘casual visitor’ day at Disneyland. Would be nice to experience what it was like before the constant crowding of annual-pass superfans made it miserable for anyone who’s not in the cult. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…5uqu Interesting! My family is Norwegian—Dad the first cousin actually born in the States. So there’s an additional interest point haha npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…ryua Such a moron. I cringe when people still give him credit for ANY intelligence. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I have long argued Donald J Trump has never had a strategic thought in his life. He’s an idiot—but an idiot with an uncanny animal instinct. What he actually does is react to each moment as if nothing else exists: What do I want right now in these circumstances? This reaction is utterly siloed from whatever was happening an hour ago or will happen in another hour. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/929/488/450/519/935/original/848a8f204754b58f.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…dyu0 Yikes! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg It continues to be my fondest hope that all the grace and mercy evangelicals have for others will be visited upon them tenfold. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Low-key annoyed I did something as hokey as wearing red, white and blue—in that order—when I was just pulling things that all theoretically go together haha. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/884/910/585/361/483/original/d455beb915cfbeb4.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…5uqu Ha! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Good god, if you tried to reverse-engineer an ICE movie hero from reality you’d get an anonymous little bitch who must be protecting by the president himself for murdering someone in the course of trying to abduct other people off the street. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Trump’s doing amazing, sweetie. (And the Review-Journal is owned by MAGA billionaire Miriam Adelson.) https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/268/650/368/735/original/a83ba78700e8cd08.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/269/203/566/358/original/bca6b3ecc01aca3a.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I’m a hypocrite who’s been saying we need bad-taste-disco-era-type extravagance to deal with Trump malaise but also sees this SL680 and exclaims YUCK NO NOT LIKE THAT. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/098/584/484/058/original/b60cbf195facf038.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/829/099/022/130/663/original/a5748522628970bc.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Thought when this sped by that it might be a very expensive wrap. Closer examination as I caught up on foot: Bog standard holiday lights secured to the body…with something the paint might not like? https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/681/087/763/823/094/original/091a57d44bf9bf7e.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I’ve been very on the record for over a decade as loathing Elon Musk. Now there’s this a stone’s throw from where I live. Fortune: Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again https://fortune.com/2025/11/08/boring-company-drilling-fluid-fine-wastewater-elon-musk/ npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…y70r This was basically the only video I ever played and so it’s shameful—especially—that I never got anything close to 2 million. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Whomst among us doesn't forget about hate symbols tiled into the floor that we've hidden under rugs while selling a house? npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg The bananas world we live in. While checking the Coast Guard-swastika story, I happened upon this. CBS: Pennsylvania court rules home seller didn't have to disclose swastika tiled into basement floor https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/ruling-swastika-tiled-basement/ https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/584/257/017/017/163/original/27de2bbe8fe9b02a.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Haha walking with some friends when I say ‘I’ll tell you what’ but before I can say what that is someone from somewhere yells ‘What is that, white boy?’ Which I haven’t been called in a while! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A vintage Cadillac hearse with an ominous vanity plate. Also, I’ve nearly passed out from the pre-emissions-controlled exhaust haha. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/347/405/290/639/237/original/9c67bb38b27a3fc9.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Something I’ve always hated about Mastodon—and maybe I’ve just not figured out how to do it properly—is searching my archive. At Twitter, a few seconds, a couple taps and I could find something I knew I vaguely recalled posting a decade earlier. Here, something from just a week ago seems practically unobtainable unless I just scroll backwards. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…gk57 Okay, we need this story. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…eqw3 Insane on purpose npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I’m officially RAGING as that motherfucker Trump and that motherfucker RFK Jr make it so CVS won’t let me schedule a covid vaccine shot. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I often accuse the Lamborghini Urus of looking like a pretty ordinary SUV. Even here it looks like a pretty ordinary SUV with a neon paint job. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/092/164/737/161/218/original/0f41a2e6ce0db8bb.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I need the article about what to horde—2025 edition—when Trump unforced-errors the supply chain into chaos. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/074/624/906/487/077/original/edc9c6a68f1c2c90.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I hold no public office, I’m not responsible for the well-being of a company or employees, etc. And this makes me actively grateful that there’s no reason I’d ever have to play nice in any interaction with MAGA trash. I can cut them all dead. Up to and including their lord god king. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Almost walked off in the bowling alley clown shoes haha. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/058/804/065/202/710/original/66cf1f14530bc5b4.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I stumbled onto the concept of a ‘spiedie’ sandwich. From Binghamton, New York. Essentially chicken marinated in an Italian dressing. The sort of rapturous way people talked about it, I was wondering why it’d never gained traction elsewhere. But I think it must be a nostalgia thing. Because it just tastes like chicken marinated in an Italian dressing. Not bad. But nowhere close to wow. I’m sure it’s better when made by the experts. And I’d still try one at the source—but otherwise…I’m good. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/051/617/547/382/490/original/2912acb0b370e8f4.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Wow, there’s an unvarnished headline. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/051/125/227/763/694/original/4ef4d0d6d5f05e33.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I keep forgetting to buy large mugs. I don’t drink hot drinks, so never use the ones I that match my Danish dishes. And which everyone who uses them says are too small. I figure you could always pour a second cup of coffee but that’s not really how Americans think, apparently. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I thought it was so rad when No Doubt covered Talk Talk’s ‘It’s My Life’ in 2003—when it seemed like they’d plucked one of my favorite tracks from the mists of time to cover. Well, 19 years earlier. Trips me out to think it’s been longer than that since then—22 years. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…gk57 Sequined jumpsuits and Ziggy Stardust hair! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Soooo shiny-lipped haha—slathered in balm on high alert for a zero-humidity crack that feels like it’s trying to happen and would take weeks to heal. This look is as glam as I get, folks. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/030/542/498/556/033/original/0b33bda6195c6274.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg OMFG I’m only a few months from being the same age as Carroll O’Connor—Archie Bunker—when they taped the *series finale* of ALL IN THE FAMILY. He always seemed sooooo old. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/115/013/442/902/478/841/original/8956523efddc5ef5.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Although I only mean this in the sense of being chiseled-handsome. And the sexual tension with an attractive colleague. I’d hate being Superman, though. Christ, having to deal with endless crises all the time and a lot of ungrateful people who never seem to remember how many times you’ve saved them. Fuck that. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A friend just said I look totally different without glasses. If only this meant I were Clark Kent. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A bit worse for wear after a long day of driving and a long night of drinking ;) https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/997/259/467/190/491/original/5b93f6f66bdf2771.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Re: That last post about Instagram. Opting users into a least private setting without telling them is the EXACT reason I left Facebook -- in a bit of a huff -- all the way back in 2010. Part of the Meta DNA. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg The insanity of a world in which this sentence makes perfect sense because the world is letting Israel murder Palestinians for being Palestinians in Palestine. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/984/474/196/792/658/original/2235f6eba8cc7eb9.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg The strangest unilateral decision tech ever makes for me—and it’s happened with all three Apple Watches I’ve owned since 2016-ish—is that it’ll change the face to some random other design. This sort of intense whiteness rather startled me when I just looked down. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/977/312/518/866/200/original/a545de9b52ccb4ac.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A church but make it hair metal. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/933/872/935/802/730/original/1ec418fef01e6ffb.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg This shirt confuses me. Like, is it saying ‘I’m not gay but I’ll have gay sex for twenty bucks’? Or is it more like ‘Yeah, I’m gay’? Because I kinda think any sex you’ll have for the price of a pizza is sex you’re inclined to have anyhow. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/921/160/777/720/269/original/ba670637141b262f.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Full of gin, happy as a clam, hope both are also true of you https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/911/596/616/041/422/original/c577f4ac98950b5d.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Learning from @nprofile…0ftr that my favorite animal -- the otter -- is great for the environment. I'd actually like TO BE an otter haha. They seem to lead such cheery lives, lounging in the water, snacking on seafood, playing with each other. Discover Wildlife: This Californian waterway was a polluted wasteland –then the sea otters arrived https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/sea-otters-save-elkorn-slough-california npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I really don’t think it’s a coincidence Republicans waited until WWII vets were all basically dead before going so soft on fascism Elon Musk could sieg heil at an inauguration rally without bothering them in the least. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I know SMEG is an Italian acronym. But it’s still such an unappetizing name for refrigerators and kitchen stuff. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/887/392/739/221/608/original/00d9173dfda29c3d.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…gk57 The only real drawback about having access to so much great stuff is that not-great stuff is so disappointing haha. I’m a terrible cook and it’s only me so I never really try. But it occurs to me I could probably do a decent baba ghanoush! npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Perfect light plant-based meal of baba ghanoush and falafel. José Andrés happy hour mezze haha. And only $22 for both—my martini will cost more than the food. Which of course might just mean my martini is expensive! Served with this wonderfully delicate airy bread. I asked a runner what it was called. He looked at me kinda blankly and said: ‘Pita.’ Hahaha. Made sense once he said it—but all pita should be so good because I’ve never had any ‘pita’ touching it. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/877/442/794/982/360/original/b10492bdb416dfa1.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/877/443/256/573/692/original/4b5c49f4d5b6d948.jpeg https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/877/443/684/581/380/original/b10395addf11d6f8.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…7x4l I was absolutely delighted happening upon this pair in Stockholm a couple years ago. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/868/582/194/499/762/original/965dce4bce6885ed.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Here’s something trivial even by my standards: This turkey bacon is way too sweet. Can’t quite bring myself to throw it all out—hating waste—but also can’t quite bring myself to keep eating it. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/854/192/625/665/345/original/0d6b0a79afac3084.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…gk57 Funny thing is that I have an amazing ear for accents—can hear pretty subtle differences. But I can’t fake one to save my life. Even the ones I’ve been around for decades. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Have been mocked at dinner for not knowing what a labobo (sp?) doll is. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A weird thing about that limited series shot entirely in Irish was that some of the actors spoke the language very fluidly while some sounded as if they were reading phonetically off cue cards. So, even though someone told me it is indeed possible that an entire town’s lingua franca may be Irish, it did still make that conceit seem contrived. Of course, it’s possible that I was hearing various accents rather that degrees of fluency. But I don’t think so? npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Just the normal sort of headline when the rest of the world finally respects America again. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/801/758/400/086/266/original/0987f8baa9bfad87.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A trio of dudes on the Vegas Strip all wearing Miami Beach caps and I’m trying to figure out if they’re really devoted to their hometown or were all just there together and hit souvenir shops HARD. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg The terror of seeing Mel Brooks’ name in a headline—and the relief as it merely celebrates his 99th birthday. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg My nose is actually recovering from inadvertent sunburn. But a woman friend—having gotten a bit drunk—just said: ‘Who scratched your nose like that? I’ll fuck her up.’ She’s a former roller derby star and she totally would haha. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/759/913/539/487/882/original/de68403f0e89acb3.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg As a young teenager, I was with my godparents in Venice when they got engaged. He’d planned to propose when we got to Venice—total surprise for her—and the stars pretty much aligned for him. The bells rang precisely as their gondola passed under the Bridge of Sighs and he produced a ring. I shall maintain this as my primary Venetian marital reference. Not that awful American couple’s nuptials today. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I want to keep giving my biggest thanks to people in conservative places where they might be one of just a few protesters. That’s a level of fortitude those of us protesting in big cities with hundreds or thousands of fellow liberals never need to summon. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I've been posting this occasionally for over a decade. But it's a great way to escape into a few minutes of delight when you need a break from meshugas. Pearl Bailey explaining 'Mack the Knife' to Dinah Shore. I dare you not to smile. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKMRdh9ePus npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…vzzc @nprofile…pmc7 What a red flashback-connection. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Haha for some weird reason I only ever once called a radio station to request a song. And the DJ actually played it! And even with that 100% record I never tried again. We were playing Space Armada on Intellivison (an Atari competitor) and I wanted to hear 'Cool Places' by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin. cc: @nprofile…pmc7 https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/642/670/132/410/370/original/4b10d5e7c2e5c672.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Taking for granted, of course, that it's known Jeremy Brett was bisexual. Didn't mean to leave him out of a Double Pride moment. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Tripping me out. A 1993 episode of SHERLOCK HOLMES with an actor who is obviously extremely elderly. Turns out Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies was ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD when this was shot and died only two months later, just after turning 101. The story it's based on was first published in 1904, inspired by events in 1899, and she would have certainly remembered living in both years. Craziness! Oh, and Ffrangcon-Davies was also a lesbian. Happy Pride! https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/627/833/324/033/273/original/0ca87aaf54c2df44.png npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Anecdotally, if you played tape of 2025 Me for 1995 Me or 2005 Me or 2015 Me, I’d recognize myself. Some evolved ideas, certainly, but largely consistent. But a lot of people in my life…those past thems would think 2025 Them is batshit crazy. Just the things they say in everyday conversation like it’s the most normal stuff on earth. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Sometimes I really do wonder how so many people got so kooky. When most people seemed—to me—mostly normal in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Obviously the potential was always there—nothing comes from nothing—but all these mass delusions…it’s like we experienced a brain slug event. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/603/851/855/190/061/original/c98f16d1db9f3cb6.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg RIP Loretta Swit. I actually just last night was trying to watch an episode of M*A*S*H but couldn’t cope with the heavy-handed laugh track. Thank god we stopped doing that. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Just a stupid ad and the headline doesn’t even describe the list. But it’s still rude when your sign doesn’t even rate a mention. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/581/800/492/202/442/original/588b3d7e93f43882.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg @nprofile…48vs When my mother got appliances a new house a few years ago, she became obsessed with the best way to insure them. I thought this was mad. ‘But they’re brand new!’ Then she explained that new appliances break down all the time now. Which is an absurd state of things. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg One of my favorite details in MAGIC FARM was a typo-counterfeit BALMAIM t-shirt. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/577/448/065/164/295/original/12ccd5ad7e656600.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg A young drunk guy in an adjacent car just said I should smile. And women are right: It’s annoying as fuck. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg There are three or five joints where the bartenders start making my martini before I've even gotten to my favorite seat. If someone at the bar comments on this, I'll shrug and say I'm a bit of a Norm. Enough said. The efficient shorthand of a cultural touchstone. RIP George Wendt npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I’ve mentioned La Mesa Drive. Incredible street backing up to the Riviera Country Club—northeastern corner of Santa Monica looking across the course to Pacific Palisades. Lots of cool houses but the real stars are the century-old Moreton Bay figs and their fantastical roots. The formations are all a little bit different, but this gives you the idea. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/537/278/996/657/873/original/461ee38c4f13267c.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I lived just around the corner from this place in the early ‘90s, like four houses away—but had no idea it was an Oscar Niemeyer residence, let alone the only residence he ever designed in the States. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/537/230/949/580/911/original/e444203a82cfd3c7.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg It’s interesting that Kid Rock’s restaurant isn’t protected from ICE raids. When the unhinged bigotry is stronger than the blatant corruption, I guess. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Graydon Carter’s memoir made me like him so much I wish I could go back to the ‘90s and read Vanity Fair knowing this. Anyway, this absolute wisdom is the first rule in a short coda of things he learned: ‘Avoid the wall of fame…My rule is this: Don’t put the photo of you and somebody famous in a silver frame and display it for others unless you are absolutely positive that the famous person has the same photo in their home or office.’ npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I’m so grateful to @nprofile…j393 for sharing her experience. This is the reality for so many kids and adults—many of whom aren’t homeless but just can’t afford products. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I talk about period poverty a lot for a few reasons. The first is to raise awareness and give a call to action—I was oblivious to this societal failure and figure a lot of people like me are similarly oblivious. The other is to normalize the conversation for everyone. I’m a middle-aged cishet man who is not at all embarrassed to discuss menstruation or fill shopping carts with pads and tampons. It’s my way of giving cover to others—there’s no reason to feel embarrassed if someone like me isn’t. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Yeah, I was the guy at Costco today with a cart full of Midol and chocolate. I haven’t mentioned this in a while. A couple years ago I found out how many lives of people who menstruate are interrupted every month because they can’t afford hygiene products. I now work with a service club to make period kits for homeless youth. Everything they need for a cycle: tampons, pads, liners, wipes, Midol, chocolate, etc. I mention this because I didn’t even know about period poverty. Maybe you, too? npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Okay, a t-shirt I might need: MAYBE TODAY SATAN npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Until Trump started slashing everything from basic food safety safeguards to advanced clinical research, I really had no idea JUST HOW MUCH public good we were getting for our tax dollars. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Tom Lehrer making me smile, as he always makes me smile, because he's just about the only guy who sing such an obviously naughty song without ever saying a word you couldn't put on a PBS membership drive haha. 'I Got It From Agnes' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6qFG0uop9k npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg This reminds me of being at the Model X launch a decade ago—or whenever—and thinking it was so goddamn stupid that they brought it out on stage hauling a trailer and showing how many people and how much luggage fit inside. Not only because that’s not how anyone who bought one was gonna use it—but because it was spectacularly ill-suited to that sort of use and showing how cramped it was by SUV standards seemed like a really dumb thing to highlight. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/457/226/710/953/413/original/7c4b3d9f7fc625fe.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I really cannot believe how much worse autocorrect has gotten when I’d think it’s the one thing that should be near-perfect at this point. npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg Haha gonna have Iron Maiden in my head all afternoon after noticing how long ago I pinned this. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/434/842/598/992/404/original/147a8d26f024eda0.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg The bread box. They’re talking about the bread box. One of the dumbest things about the 21st century—and it’s a high bar, this is a really dumb century—is the ‘discovery’ or ‘invention’ of things that’ve been around forever. https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/114/427/756/991/252/918/original/49aead9e13587db8.jpeg npub1es6gstkd2g2an4kpyfvwlnar77vzzqqftwy77mjx9jgvnemuqvdse6whst Mats Holberg I'm really not ready to be losing musicians who weren't all that much older than I when I was a kid listening to them in the early '80s. RIP Mike Peters, singing lead here -- 'Sixty Eight Guns' by the Alarm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM3U6WLnXYI