Baseball, food, beer, politics, indie rock. Nats, Caps, Mason basketball, JMU football. Horse dad, color guard dad. 11-string guitarist. Moose person. (he/him)https://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mz7mqf5l5s2gThat’s it for trick or treaters, and we have a bunch of candy left. Oh no what are we gonna do01 Nov 2026 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7mqf5l5s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mz7gwvhfqk2lThere’s a fair number of trick or treaters showing up without a bag or a bucket, just taking the candy in their grubby little paws. Presumably their parents are holding their bag on the sidewalk? We are too soft on these kids. If your bag is too heavy, you have enough candy. Go home.31 Oct 2026 23:25 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7gwvhfqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myzrfmyhd22mCould I just watch Craig Ferguson - Secretariat videos the rest of the afternoon, instead of working? Would that be OK?29 Oct 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzrfmyhd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mywr5dn3s22qOh hey this episode dropped. I had the new-for-me experience of listening to myself on a podcast on the way to work this morning. My Nats peeps are welcome to yell at me about things I got factually wrong (I noticed two). [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywr5dn3s22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myt43iqogk26@geodork.bsky.social 9:30ish in the morning in Perth, are you watching the game?27 Oct 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt43iqogk26https://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myt3y3oum226It’s still early, but that feels like it might be the ballgame.27 Oct 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt3y3oum226https://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myrzjktor22oDo you want to listen to me yap about the Nats for an hour? Oh yes you do. Mark your calendar, and subscribe to Aaron's podcast (and listen to the back episodes, even the Yankees one). [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrzjktor22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myrzagzpdc2o@internetcontrarian.bsky.social get the wine photo ready [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myrzagzpdc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myo5o7lifs2yProps to Fox for showing Bernie Brewer going down the slide25 Oct 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myo5o7lifs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myln5iw7b22mWhat are you talking about, my hometown had Hoss’s, Ponderosa AND Bonanza [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2026 02:23 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myln5iw7b22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myllylf2ok2mWilliam Contreras: pretty good24 Oct 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myllylf2ok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mylfbjen222dOk it’s a stadium giveaway hat World Series24 Oct 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mylfbjen222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myggzqsg322vIs this... is this an Onion article? [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2026 00:50 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myggzqsg322vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3myfsdot4o22hLast repost: Yahoo is not only trying to gamify email, they're doing it to their sports app too. Giving me a fan ranking and a streak based on how often I check on a given team in their app. So, so dumb.21 Oct 2026 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3myfsdot4o22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mybnuwj22c2vI got my top two! That never happens! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybnuwj22c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mybmsfncb22vI am once again reminded that the playoffs are sometimes more fun to watch when your team isn’t in them. I would be posting “I am going to hurl” every couple of innings.20 Oct 2026 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybmsfncb22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3my5qevx5p22hThe El-Sayed/Tommy conversation is remarkable, especially (IMO) at the end where AES asks "Do you disavow any attempt to read any religious doctrine into the laws of our country?" and Tommy says no. Yet another case of "It's different when we do it." Kind of wish AES had pressed him on that.18 Oct 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5qevx5p22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxyrlezqik2gI remember being told in B-school how the market is collectively rational. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyrlezqik2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxyn34ke4s27If I can't root for the Nats in the playoffs, I always go with teams with long-suffering fan bases. Happy for Brewers fans this morning. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyn34ke4s27https://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxn2wuieuc2rHey I wonder if Brooks has written anything calling on Trump to BE MORE CIVIL when he calls the Democrats dumb and evil [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxn2wuieuc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxehnfirok2gIf I ever catch a home run on the fly or otherwise get a ball that I decide I want to keep, I am immediately vacating my seat and going to another part of the park to prevent this kind of thing from happening. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxehnfirok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxehigr7rs2ghey @scsugrad99.bsky.social Which of these is @geodork.bsky.social? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxehigr7rs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carl.bigfool.com/post/3mxck33ivfc2xOK so today @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social mentioned Westside Cowboy in his newsletter today, and someone somewhere called out their performance on Jools Holland (weirdly I can't find that comment now). Thanks to whoever did so because this rocks HARD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOYFOnwu8U07 Oct 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:j77e3b4edst5o7uqw6k6ijsr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxck33ivfc2x