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: spectrecollie.comBig Walk, or, I Command You To Relax: spectrecollie.com
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","summary":"Jane Schoenbrun's slasher has so much about it that I love, even if it is a little too meta, like New Nightmare from horror master Wes Craven","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/08/09/one-thing-i-like-about-teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/","date_published":"2026-08-09T17:30:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-09 17:30","date_timestamp":1786296600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95477105","content_html":"The Roottrees are Dead, or, 5 Easy Pieces: spectrecollie.com
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","summary":"The notorious BBC Halloween stunt about a family finding a strange man in their glory hole","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/08/01/ghostwatch-or-the-pipes-the-pipes-are-calling/","date_published":"2026-08-01T23:07:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 23:07","date_timestamp":1785625656,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95045588","content_html":"Ruining the Mystique of the Coen Brothers: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Reconsidering O Brother, Where Art Thou? as an actual adaptation of The Odyssey, instead of just making fun of the audacity of adapting The Odyssey","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/31/ruining-the-mystique-of-the-coen-brothers/","date_published":"2026-08-01T00:42:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 00:42","date_timestamp":1785544931,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94993455","content_html":"One Thing I Like About The Odyssey: spectrecollie.com
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","summary":"A repentent Gen X-er balances his sincere love of small businesses with a need to be cynical and suspicious of everything","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/23/overpriced-notebooks-hipster-gameboys-and-your-abrasive-brand-ambassador/","date_published":"2026-07-23T20:37:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 20:37","date_timestamp":1784839070,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94477048","content_html":"Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Once Upon a Black Rainbow : spectrecollie.com
Literacy 2026: Book 5: Strange Pictures: spectrecollie.com
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","summary":"Internet fun with movies made even more boring","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/19/farm-girl-has-weird-dream/","date_published":"2026-07-19T23:24:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-19 23:24","date_timestamp":1784503468,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94287000","content_html":"Ha-ha, gottem! (Round 12 of 13,768): spectrecollie.com
","summary":"A friendly reminder to anyone who's been left lost and wandering through the zeitgeist after winning the most recent culture war","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/18/ha-ha-gottem-round-12-of-13768/","date_published":"2026-07-18T21:13:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-18 21:13","date_timestamp":1784409205,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94118843","content_html":"Literacy 2026: Book 4: The Ending Writes Itself: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"The \"meta thriller\" debut novel from Evelyn Clarke about authors trapped on a secluded island competing to write the best ending","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/15/literacy-2026-book-4-the-ending-writes-itself/","date_published":"2026-07-16T06:11:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 06:11","date_timestamp":1784182261,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93995349","content_html":"Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Swiftly Flow the Days: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Two tunes warning John Mayer's urethra not to come creeping 'round my back stairs","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/14/tuesday-tune-two-fer-swiftly-flow-the-days/","date_published":"2026-07-14T17:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-14 17:00","date_timestamp":1784048400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93935504","content_html":"My pens! spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Speed-running through a new fixation on fountain pens, which are supposed to be all about slowing down","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/12/my-pens/","date_published":"2026-07-13T04:45:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-13 04:45","date_timestamp":1783917952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93654678","content_html":"Tuesday Tune Two-Fer: Remember His Song: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Two tunes from Labi Siffre and the 1970s as a decade that never ended","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/07/tuesday-tune-two-fer-remember-his-song/","date_published":"2026-07-07T23:14:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 23:14","date_timestamp":1783466059,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93479793","content_html":"Our Dumb Country: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Maybe we can try celebrating on the 251st","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/04/our-dumb-country/","date_published":"2026-07-04T22:23:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-04 22:23","date_timestamp":1783203808,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93315335","content_html":"Pangrammer, or, Zeke Just Bought the Quietest Pixies CDs for His Family in West Virginia: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"A new time-wasting web toy for no good reason","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/07/01/pangrammer-or-zeke-just-bought-the-quietest-pixies-cds-for-his-family-in-west-virginia/","date_published":"2026-07-01T22:25:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-01 22:25","date_timestamp":1782944752,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93165303","content_html":"Pride and Curb Cuts: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Simple thoughts about how LGBTQ pride helps everybody (but that's no reason not to keep celebrating it)","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/06/29/pride-and-curb-cuts/","date_published":"2026-06-30T03:09:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 03:09","date_timestamp":1782788997,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93156332","content_html":"False Grit, or, One Thing I Like About Supergirl: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Supergirl is like putting Woman of Tomorrow under a red sun, but I at least like this version of the character. (No spoilers)","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/06/28/false-grit-or-one-thing-i-like-about-supergirl/","date_published":"2026-06-29T05:55:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-29 05:55","date_timestamp":1782712540,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92775490","content_html":"Paying for Quiet: spectrecollie.com
","summary":"Amortizing the cost of the Steam Machine across decades of having to put up with consumer-hostile nonsense","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/06/23/paying-for-quiet/","date_published":"2026-06-24T01:40:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 01:40","date_timestamp":1782265250,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92640827","content_html":"One Thing I Like About Toy Story 5: spectrecollie.com
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","summary":"Thoughts on the end of season one (spoilers)","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/06/19/the-season-finale-of-widows-bay/","date_published":"2026-06-19T17:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 17:00","date_timestamp":1781888400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92455632","content_html":"Pazuzu ![\"\"](\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://i0.wp.com/spectrecollie.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pazuzu-kitten-staring.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1\")
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@Pilchuck @jsonbecker The Mach-e looks great and by all accounts is a lot of fun to drive, but it’s just out of my price range. Plus I’m not a fan of having a huge iPad screen stuck on the dash.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/ChuckJordan/10766997","date_published":"2020-12-25T05:48:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-12-25 05:48","date_timestamp":1608875335,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10765444","content_html":"@bobschulties you just need to repeat it more slowly and emphatically, and she’ll eventually catch on 😂
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@Alligator it makes a lot of sense, but the thought of never making car payments again is super appealing.
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