Dave Marshall

@dkmarsh.bsky.social

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Incorrigible reader. Historian by degree, carpenter by trade. Vegetable gardener in my spare time. Big Bach fan.

Two stacks of books on a low shelf, topped respectively by "When the Crawdad Sings" (Delia Owens) and "This Old Man" (Roger Angell).
Clip from "Let it Ride" showing Richard Dreyfuss being bowled over by a Jennifer Tilly hug after yet another horse he bet on finishes in the money.
Calvin and Hobbes full color Sunday comic strip; panel-by-panel description below. AT 35,000 FEET, THE ENGINES OF FLIGHT 430 EXPLODE FOR NO REASON! [passenger jet with engines on fire] WITH PLUMES OF DENSE SMOKE TRAILING FROM THE WINGS, THE GIANT AIRCRAFT PLUMMETS OUT OF CONTROL! [gray smoke billowing out of steeply descending plane] MEANWHILE, A 50 CAR FREIGHT TRAIN HITS A PENNY ON THE RAIL AT 80 MILES AN HOURS AND JUMPS THE TRACKS, DRAGGING HALF A MILLION TONS OF METAL INTO THE AIR BEHIND IT! [derailing airborne locomotives] IN A FREAK COINCIDENCE, BOTH THE JET AND THE TRAIN ARE CONVERGING ON *ONE SPOT*,...WHERE TECTONIC PLATES IN THE EARTH'S CRUST HAVE JUST BEGUN TO SHIFT! [jagged fault opening up in field] THAT SPOT IS THE HOUSE OF FARMER BROWN, WHO, AT THIS MOMENT, IS UNAWARE OF A GAS LEAK AS HE ATTEMPTS TO LIGHT HIS STOVE! [plaid shirted ball capped farmer striking match at stove] AS HE STRIKES THE MATCH, HE CASUALLY GLANCES OUT THE KITCHEN WINDOW. [smoking nose diving jet just a couple seconds away from direct impact on house] Calvin: HIS EYE TWITCHES INVOLUNTARILY [manhandling toy plane and train] Hobbes: CAN'T WE PLAY SOMETHING ELSE [holding Lincoln Log cabin]
Cover of the exceedingly rare "Strange Brew: Liza Minnelli Sings Cream" album, featuring a toothy long-haired dog in a field, clearly feeling free.
View across Lake Champlain from the Westport, NY boat launch. Green Mountains of Vermont in the background, under somewhat dramatic gray clouds. Ferry from Charlotte, VT heading to Essex, NY in foreground.
Selfie of a bearded, bespectacled man against a semi-ominous cloudy mountain sky background, appearing to scowl at the camera.
Your Results 67% Woke 33% Chud 45% Techbro 55% Neo-Luddite 56% Hopepilled 44% Doomer 88% Davos 12% Dubai YOUR CLOSEST MATCH: Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV Head of the Catholic Church (2025-present)
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange packet of Cayenne Long Red Hot Pepper seeds, with nicely strewn hand-drawn medium length red peppers and a few green leaves.
Puffy, pale greenish gray bird (some kind of finch?) perched atop a welded-wire tomato cage, next to supporting stake. Tomato vine escaping captivity in foreground.
Screenshot of AP headline modified to read "Lucy is raising expectations that this time she really will hold the football so Charlie Brown can kick it Peanuts News announced Thursday that the Lucy and Charlie Brown could come to terms this weekend on an agreement that would set the pathway for Brown to kick a field goal"
Screenshot of NY Times editorial headline modified to say "Counting All the Votes is Doing it Wrong" (original headline said "Taking a Week to Count Votes Is Doing It Wrong").
‪Mistress Divinity‬ ‪@mistressdivinity.myatproto.social‬ · 2m making sweet pepper poppers because my mil has zero spice tolerance and has never had jalapeño poppers. ‪William Shakespeare‬ ‪@shakespeare.lol‬ · 2m Lamentable!
iPhone lock screen with wallpaper photo of an Ikea Poang chair with gray upholstery and a gray and white tabby seated thereupon, appearing to peek over a short stack of Reminders notification banners. VZW Wi-Fi, battery charging at 75%, Wednesday, May 6, 7:59.
Looking down at a portion of a raised garden bed covered in mulch paper, where tomatoes have just been planted. In view are the stems of two plants rising out of dirt exposed by circular cutouts in the mulch paper. Four now empty pots, labeled with the varieties they contained (Black Cherry, Black Krim, Brown Sugar, and Cherokee Purple), are arrayed from left to right in the same order as their respective plants sit in the bed. (The purpose of the photo is to preserve this information!)
Photo of a Topps baseball card of Sparky Lyle as a Phillie, sporting a luxurious handlebar mustache and a 70s/80s era Phillies cap.
Adulterated screenshot of whitehouse.gov headline, now reading "Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Undergoing Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness"
Close up of a black and white tabby receiving a noogie via my closed fist.
Album cover of LP "Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets" by the Guarneri Quartet. An "RCA Victor Gold Seal" recording. Cover picture is of the members of the quartet, sharply dressed and (posing as if) playing by candlelight.
Scene from "The Tingler": bathtub filling up with blood.
A VISIT FROM CHIEF REHNQUIST Twas the night of safe harbor, when all throught the Court, Not a case on the docket; not even a tort. The briefs were delivered, the legal teams dueling, In hopes that the Chief Justice soon would be ruling. Republicans nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of tax relief danced in their heads. And the talking heads hired by each TV station, Had just settled down for more pure speculation, When outside the Court there arose such a clamor, Each anchorman froze like a deer in the camera. Away to the Court cut each station director, Each grimly awaiting the story's next vector. The bright TV lights on the steps of the Court, Made them seem like the bleachers at some Roman sport. When, what should arise from the judicial sludges, But a miniature Bench and eight miniature judges. With a little old Chief so strict constuctionist, It was clear in a moment it must be Rehnquist. More rabbits than eagles, his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: "Now, THOMAS! O'CONNOR! SCALIA and KENNEDY! On, GINSBURG! On, STEVENS, get on with your threnody! Come BREYER and SOUTER! Come, let's end this treason! And dash away! Dash away! Dash away reason!" So down to the Bush ranch the coursers they flew, With the sleigh of electors, and Chief Rehnquist, too. And there, in a trance, as he won the election, George W. marveled at equal protection. His heart resumed beating as soon as 'twas able; Then Chief Justice Rehnquist came in from the stable. He wore lickable boots—he was used to the grov'ling. His clothes were all black from the shit he'd been shov ling. A sack full of ballots he'd flung on his back, And he looked like a pool sharp preparing his rack. His eyes— how they glowered! His glasses, how boxy! His countenance scarcely deserved the term "foxy". His mouth showed distaste, like his food had bad seas'ning, And the hair on his head was as thin as his reas' ning. His needs were attended by this or that minion; H…
The bottom of a Magic Eight Ball revealing the answer "MY SOURCES SAY NO."
Doctored snippet of the Washington Post's online masthead: "The Washington Post Democracy's Dead. We Killed it."
Screenshot of a DuckDuckGo search results page for "board of leaders" announcing 'No results found for "board of leaders"'
Doctored screenshot of snippet of Sabrina Carpenter's Wikipedia entry. On the left: "Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, and the lovely wife of cartoonist Tom Tomorrow. She first gained prominence starring as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017). She signed with the Disney-owned Hollywood Records and achieved limited success with studio albums Eyes Wide Open (2015), Evolution (2016), Singular: Act I (2018), and Singular: Act II (2019)." On the right: a picture of the smiling, blonde-tressed Carpenter.
The now defunct Philadelphia Spectrum arena, with a wide crosswalk in the foreground and blue sky in the background.
Interior photo of Leavenworth Federal Correction Facility—multiple stories of prison cells lining central corridors. "WE'LL HAVE OUR HOME AGAIN - JOIN.ICE.GOV" text superimposed on photo.
Screenshot of a blue screen displaying the Amazon Prime logo with a Cancel button superimposed on it. In effect it reads "Cancel Amazon Prime."
A stretch of kitchen counter. Along the front, five cooling racks' worth of star-shaped cookie components—solid bottoms, tops with miniature star cutouts that will eventually display the jam sandwiched between the tops and bottoms. In the back, left to right: a wooden breadbox functioning as a coffee station; a KitchenAid stand mixer, sans bowl; a Brita water pitcher; and a cheap stainless stockpot serving as a compost receptacle.
A package of original (unfiltered) Camel cigarets, featuring a desertlike setting with a camel in the foreground and palm trees and pyramids in the background.
Black and white photo of 4 Baltimore Orioles pitchers who each won 20 games in 1971, leaning in toward the camera and smiling, three of them with 70sish unkempt hair/sideburns/muttonchops or whatever.
Cover of Allman Brothers Band album “Eat a Peach” featuring cartoonish drawing of long flatbed truck hauling enormous peach.
Light brown vinyl lunchbox with "ROY ROGERS" in blue letters and "Saddlebag" below that in white script; a blue, white, and brown portrait of a smiling, youthful cowboy and his horse; and faux leather stitching and other accoutrements.
Photographic portrait of silver-haried, mustachioed Walter Cronkite.
"BILLIONAIRES FOR BREAKFAST" in bold orange caps on a blue background—font and colors are those used by the Mamdani campaign.
Screenshot of whitehouse.gov press release from First Lady Melania Trump, doctored to include mention of the destruction of the East Wing. On Thursday, October 30, 2025, First Lady Melania Trump and President Donald J. Trump will open the South Lawn of the White House to trick or treaters of all ages. During this special White House tradition, thousands of children and their parents will proceed around demolished areas to visit various trick-or-treat booths and enjoy the asbestos and other debris left from the East Wing. The event will take place once construction crews leave and is open to ticketholders, including military families, law enforcement families, ballroom donors and families, and Administration officials with children. The President and First Lady will hand out commemorative candies on the South Drive for a portion of the event. Adding to the festivities and fun, the United States (U.S.) Air Force Strolling Strings will play traditional Halloween songs and modern tunes while the President and First Lady welcome children and families.
Calvin and Hobbes standing at the inverted cardboard box "DUPLICATOR." Calvin: OK, HOBBES, PRESS THE BUTTON AND DUPLICATE ME. Hobbes: ARE YOU SURE THIS IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA? Calvin: BROTHER! YOU DOUBTING THOMASES GET I THE WAY OF MORE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES WITH YOUR STUPID ETHICAL QUESTIONS! THIS IS A *BRILLIANT* IDEA! HIT THE BUTTON, WILL YA? Hobbes: I'D HATE TO BE ACCUSED OF INHIBITING SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS...HERE YOU GO. Hobbes pushes button and the sound *BOINK* emanates from the box. Hobbes: SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS GOES "BOINK"? Calvin (from inside box): IT WORKED! IT WORKED! I'M A GENIUS! Other Calvin (also from inside box): NO YOU'RE NOT, YOU LIAR! *I* INVENTED THIS!
Morning Glories escaped from an abandoned terra cotta pot wrap around the uprights of an abandoned hand truck.
CORRECTION A photo caption in a previous version of this article incorrectly described a costume as Cookie Monster. The costume is of the Martians from Sesame Street.
Side by side black and white snapshots of FDR and Lucy Mercer
refrigerator hums faintly in the background sounding like Glenn Gould
These are the grossest of anti-health turds RFK, Mehmet, and Don Earning the rage of all science-based nerds RFK, Mehmet, and Don Singing the praises of livestock dewormer Brains full of mush—even Jello is firmer! Politics lifted straight out of Der Stürmer RFK, Mehmet, and Don
Scrabble letters on a desktop spelling out TOO MANY SECRETS, from the movie "Sneakers."
Young man in a three-piece suit sans jacket, sporting a bowtie, a serious expression, and holding a cigarette in a holder, appearing to cosplay a character in an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.
Panel from Calvin and Hobbes comic shows the two of them fighting. They appear to be rolling around, locked in combat, the fierceness of which is suggested by a scattering of cartoon stars, planets, and moons surrounding them.
‪Vicci Ho‬ Replied to Jay Rosen: "Can't help but to wonder what David Carr would have said to this" ‪ ___________________ Jay Rosen:‬ "If only..." ___________________ Reposted by Anne Silverstein: ‪Estel Cooper‬: [Image of flag bearing the words FUCK TRUMP]
A snoozing black and white tabby cat curled up on a leather briefcase in an oak and cane "Kennedy" style North Carolina rocking chair.
A stone house with a partially rebuilt front porch, viewed from the side. This end of the porch is curved. Below the porch joist system, a long frame that will eventually receive lattice panels is being fitted between the house and a stone pier. The frame, of unpainted pine, describes a full quarter circle.
A flattened Screaming Yellow Zonkers box with a field of bright goldish popcorn surrounding the name.
U.S. Department of Stupid @STUPID Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing.
Sliced purple cabbage on a cutting board with chef's knife in back.
Wizard of Oz scene: Dorothy in blue gingham dress asleep in a field of red poppies and little yellow flowers.
Jacob Koppel Javits (/ˈdʒævɪts/ JAV-its; May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986)[1] was an American lawyer and politician from New York. During his time in politics, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954 and a member of the United States Senate from 1957 to 1981. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as Attorney General of New York from 1955 to 1957.[2] Generally considered a liberal Republican, he was often at odds with his own party. A supporter of labor unions, the Great Society, and the civil rights movement, he played a key role in the passing of civil rights legislation. An opponent of the Vietnam War, he drafted the War Powers Resolution in 1973.
Mike Schmidt with long-haired wig and sunglasses below his Phillies cap.
Washington Post headline modified to more accurately reflect reality: Ordinary Citizens Rejecting Washington Post Unquestioned Reporting of Chronic Liar's Dubious Talking Points
Modification of screenshot of Attorney General Pamela Bondi tweet to read "Today at my direction, @TheJusticeDept undermined the integrity of the judiciary."
A 4 x 5 array of colorful inserts for 45 rpm records to enable them to be played on standard LP turntables.
modfied screenshot of NY Times column ("Bret Stephens" has been changed to "Bedbug Stephens"): OPINION BEDBUG STEPHENS No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza July 22, 2025, 6:02 p.m. ET
Zoomed in view of tomatoes in a bowl, stem ends down, all black/purple cultivars. Looking glossy and dark red shading to purple, green shoulders barely visible on one or two.