Adam Gerik

@ofadam.com

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Anachronistic appreciator. Dabbling in radio-frequency modulation, pipe organ playing and TCM watching. Former journalist, current product manager. Living in Peoria, Illinois, but forever a Kansan.

Vivid, orange mammatus clouds over Peoria, Illinois on June 11, 2026.
Tweet from the author in 2018, whereby he admits to checking the hotel TV channel lineup for Turner Classic Movies when checking in (before all else.)
A free Wendy's Frosty and bag of fries, thanks to a dunk during the March Madness championship game. Somehow, the collar of Wendy also spells out "MOM."
Eye-searing sunset on March 20, 2026 from Peoria, Illinois
AI suggestions from Facebook on my own post: "Why is the author frustrated?" "Why did the author start typing?"
A man (me!) holds a giant Kansas state flag in a newsroom in 2016.
View of organist’s feet at the pedalboard sans proper footwear while looking down from the console. Are we having fun yet?
The author sits behind a privacy screen at the Target pharmacy as he gets his seasonal inoculations.
A mouse nibbled the corner of a chocolate coin, proving their immense intelligence. They can’t be fooled.
A young man in oversized dress shirt and necktie sitting at a piano with an “Annie” score.
Four-manual organ console at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Peoria, Illinois.
Six musicians with instruments on the set of "Oklahoma!"
iOS notification that I’ve earned 50 stars… enough for a free drip coffee. Wow.
Groucho Marx as Professor Wagstaff in "Horse Feathers"
Video of the sun setting over the Illinois River on Thursday, March 13, 2025.
A pączki, a filled doughnut of Polish origin
Two deer look surprised amid grave markers at the cemetery.
When ChatGPT is asked if there are any common actors between "In The Loop" and "I Heart Huckabees," it hallucinates that Maggie Gyllenhaal and Isabella Rossellini are in both.
TCM's schedule shows three (great) movies in a row: "All The President's Men," "The China Syndrome" and "Network"
Opening title screen for Star Trek: “For The World Is Hollow and I Have Touched The Sky”
An animal is heard in our garage... is it a bat? a mouse? nobody knows, according to this text messaging thread.
Stevie Wonder plays harmonica at the Grammy's while Herbie Hancock plays piano with a taped-together jazz lead sheet.
Harold Lloyd sits with head in hand while wearing his signature straw boater hat.
Silent movie star Buster Keaton wears a pork pie hat while carrying a cane and flowers.
A thumbnail of a video showing a plumber using a snake-like contraption to clear a large drain. Very gross, very satisfying.
A stack of lawn/leaf paper bags
Blu-ray of “M” by Fritz Lang
Apple’s Vitals app on watch telling me that my respiratory rate and wrist temp were higher than normal.
Windy video of sand flying at Ottawa Beach in Michigan.
My keyboard in the choir loft of a country church during a wedding.
Photo of partial lunar eclipse on Sept. 17, 2024
Apple helpfully alerts me that I’ve been climbing fewer steps the past week than usual.
Author, hot after a run, enjoys the cooling miracle of a cold washcloth against the face.
Looking through a window at a restaurant toward the Illinois River and Peoria at sunset.