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Daily, hourly, and by-the-minute missives to fill the spaces between all those seconds.


"The celebrity culture is infantilizing us. We are being trained not to think."January 2
“The celebrity culture is infantilizing us. We are being trained not to think.”

- Roger Ebert, in a great diatribe about a phenomenon that I’ve been cursorily aware of for a long time. He has such a way of putting things into clear view. Death to film critics! Hail to the CelebCult! via 43Folders-Clips

Presenting: my Datum concert trackerDecember 27 2008
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Presenting: my Datum concert tracker

"Bus service will be significantly limited during the weather emergency."December 24 2008
“Bus service will be significantly limited during the weather emergency.”

- What if the weather emergency never ends? More snow is falling. Even though I haven’t ridden a bus since Friday, I’m still obsessively checking this page: Ice & Snow - Metro Transit Service Status

Happy Hanumas!December 24 2008
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Happy Hanumas!

Happy Hanumas!December 24 2008

It’s that time of year again for the Troy-Stuart Family-Fun Holiday-Card™. What a year it’s been!

Isaac left for college in August and the house hasn’t been the same without him. He’s moved to Africa to attend the University of Mozambique and earn his degree in African Wombat Migration. We’re just glad he’s given up that all-accordion-and-kazoo klezmer band thing — they were going nowhere.

Danielle is so happy teaching art to Redmond’s poor children that she’s decided she’s going to open her own School of Photography And paper Mache (S.P.A.M.). “If photographs of plaster-covered balloons don’t make the world a better place, then I don’t what will,” says the mother of one.

With Danielle now (unsuccessfully) self-employed, Royal was having trouble as the sole bread-winner for the household and consequently turned to crime. Thankfully, he wasn’t that good at it. His potential crime spree ended after only one robbery: a semi-truck full of shredded mozzarella cheese. But as the saying goes, “When you’re given oranges, make Orange Fanta.” Royal has gone back to his roots and is now the proud manager of a his very own Pizza Hut restaurant. Stop in and say hi the next time you’re in town and he may be able to get you a free trip to the salad bar.

Lucy the Dog decided she’s had enough of this family, packed her squeaky toys and headed out the door. We’re not sure where she’s going, but as she walked away