Jim Kiley

@jhkiley.bsky.social

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"We used to have a zeitgeist; now we have an algorithm" | he/him | The Paris of Appalachia | wrote RPGs; wrote code; coached youth soccer; did improv | Now: play RPGs; manage devs; lift weights; audition

Sean Connery & Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
A very smoggy downtown Pittsburgh from the early 20th century
Drake meme, "having realistic expectations at the world cup" (nah) "telling the world we're winning it all" (yupp)
Two idiots
Pittsburgh skyline as seen from FNB Stadium during the USA v Australia watch party
Pittsburgh
Crowd at this soccer match
Cabo Verde's 40-year-old goalkeeper, Vozinha, is the man of the match
The interior of Mercedes-Benz stadium in the lead up to the FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Cape Verde there
Passengers on a train
Sunset at a riveters game
Screen from Forza Horizon 6: "You have lost several races in a row. Would you like to lower your difficulty to Novice?"
Star Trek DS9 background with the title "Midnight on the Firing Line"
White cat asleep on my lap
The Cliffs of Moher, from the sea
Angry man saying "I guess"
A sassy bird on a statue's head
Charlie Cox as Daredevil
Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian and Ford Prefect from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Zendaya in Dune
What are the four character classes? Wrong answers only.
Mike Tomlin staring into the void
kermit the frog interviewing a puppet horse
text "May you leave. May you rot. May you choke on the inhaled ashes of the legacy you set on fire. May you take Bob Nutting with you."
A summary of my reading for the year, from The StoryGraph. 34 books, 14,094 pages.
Board of the game "Fate of the Fellowship," featuring a map of Middle-Earth.
the cover of the 1950s Christmas album HOLIDAY SING ALONG WITH MITCH by "Mitch Miller and the Gang"
the cover to the album The Little Drummer Boy by the Harry Simeone Chorale from 1965
The box for The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
AMC Theatres We Make Movies Better Pantsuit Halloween costume
I solved the New York Times Mini Crossword in 9 seconds on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
An actual Gonzo muppet from The Muppet Show, in a glass case at a museum.
Skull, wearing sunglasses, surrounded by tiny bottles of Tabasco
A bottle of Willett Family Estate single barrel 11-year rye & bourbon available for purchase for $699.99
Woman asking "Since when is Superman an illegal immigrant?" and an exasperated man pointing to a chalkboard and saying "1938"
Sun setting over the Pittsburgh Riveters - Steel City FC game at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh
Bert from Sesame Street, frowning.
I'm just trying to relax
A mostly-empty Mercedes-Benz stadium in the lead up to the FIFA Club World Cup match between Chelsea and LAFC.
Red kids' Huffy Red Baron bicycle with banana seat and ape-hanger handlebars.
El Salvadoran president Bukele, who resembles General Zod from 1980's Superman: the Movie
Picture of the crowd at the Hands Off protest at the Pittsburgh City-County building
A small lynx-point cat asleep on a light blue pillow in a bench in my living room.
A sleeping small girl cat, face toward the viewer, eyes closed, perched like a weird but cute gargoyle on the back of the sofa.
My white cat curled up in a ball, sound asleep
Pittsburgh Penguins mascot on ice with a WIN flag after the Pens beat the Flyers 7-3 tonight
Sleeping smoke point cat on a brown blanket
My white cat asleep in my lap
The peak of Mont Blanc under a blue sky.