David Erik Nelson's Blog, page 24

Some part of me objects to this armed robot dog because it doesn’t seem “sporting” … 🤖

ARTICLE: Robot Dogs Now Have Assault Rifles Mounted On Their Backs] … and then I reflect on this SNL skit about the evil scientist contest, and realize I’m being a little twee. Folks don’t build IEDs because they are fair. They don’t fire mortar’s from the alley next to a hospital, or operate out of apartment blocks full of civilians because they “have no other choice.” War is killing...

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A Holiday Tip for Gentile Schoolteachers🎅🏿🕎

Last year, during the pandemic, I eavesdropped the most brilliant piece of classroom third-rail navigation I’ve ever seen in my life. This was in my then-third grader’s Zoom music class (we’ll leave for another day any discussion of the crime against humanity that is “grade-school Zoom music class”). This is always a fraught time of year for grade-school music teachers: They wanna sing Xmas songs...

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Imma come correct: this man has the proper attitude toward vaccination #COVID 🦠💉🍆💦🍑 ♬♫♪

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Dave, Tell Us About Israel?

I probably can’t tell you anything much, but I can show you the work of sculptor Ronit Baranja, which I love.

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Crank It Up and Tell Yr Mom and Nan it’s Xmas Music 🎄🔪😈 ♬♫♪

This is my new favorite Xmas album.

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A Musical Xmas Gift for the Final Night of Xanukah! ♬♫♪🕎🎄🎅🏿

REMEMBER: Jews like me wrote all your favorite Xmas songs. #fact (More holiday cheer awaits in the blog archives!

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9mm Dreidel! #hanukah

Xapppy Xanukah, everyone!

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FLASHBACK THURSDAY: Our Most Important Thanksgiving Traditions #gobblegobblegobble 🦃💀

I’m a child of the 1980s, so most of my nostalgic holiday memories are TV-related. THANKSGIVING TURKEY GIVEAWAY! (WKRP in Cincinnati) from Tony DeSanto on Vimeo. (Yeah, I repost this every year, because I love this gag, and because watching this on TV—and rehashing it with my mom and sisters each year—is one of my fondest holiday memories. But it is, in my humble, a damn-near perfect gag.

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♬♫♪ STROKIN’ ♬♫♪

The looks on these Québécois’ faces tell me that they do not have a strong command of the English language. Strike that: the Mike Pence-looking Midnight Cowboy furthest to the right? I think that mofo 1) speaks serviceable English, 2) selected this song, and 3) told the rest of the dance team that it’s about competitive swimming. (For reference, here’s the original video; God bless Clarence Carter...

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Is It Just Me…

or do Sad Kanye and Resting Xenomorph have the same energy? Sad Kanye (at a zipline somewhere, I guess?

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