View from the Bleachers | A Humor Blog By Tim Jones My personal search for signs of intelligent life in the universe and in my neighborhood Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:50:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-baseball-diamond-32x32.jpg View from the Bleachers | A Humor Blog By Tim Jones 32 32 The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/the-secret-lives-of-dinosaurs/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/the-secret-lives-of-dinosaurs/#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2026 22:50:16 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15464 As an amateur paleontologist, I recently uncovered several astonishing facts about those ancient giant thunder lizards that scientists have been strangely reluctant to publish. Until now. Read about nine surprising dinosaur facts you probably never knew.

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/the-secret-lives-of-dinosaurs/feed/ 0 My International Family is Now Even More International https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-international-family-is-now-even-more-international/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-international-family-is-now-even-more-international/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:29:25 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15226 My family is very international. That’s because, I’m the only native-born American in my nuclear family. My wife is from Canada. And we adopted both of our now-adult daughters from China. But recently, my family became even more international. That’s because I have also two amazing nephews from Pakistan.

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-international-family-is-now-even-more-international/feed/ 5 My Treasure Trove Revealed on Antiques Roadshow https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-treasure-trove-revealed-on-antiques-roadshow/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-treasure-trove-revealed-on-antiques-roadshow/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:36:44 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=7827 I’m the proud owner of an extensive collection of priceless one-of-a-kind heirlooms, some of which I’ve owned since early childhood. Recently I decided to find out what they were worth. No doubt hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, when I heard that Antiques Roadshow was coming to Seattle, I knew this was my chance to […]

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/03/my-treasure-trove-revealed-on-antiques-roadshow/feed/ 1 Bad Bunny Isn’t the Only Foreigner Who Hates America https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/bad-bunny-isnt-the-only-foreigner-who-hates-america/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/bad-bunny-isnt-the-only-foreigner-who-hates-america/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:31:02 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15401 I have to speak out. I watched the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance by Bad Bunny – if that’s even his real name. And Mr. Bunny refused – REFUSED – to sing a single song in English. Not one. But he’s not the only alien that hates America.

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/bad-bunny-isnt-the-only-foreigner-who-hates-america/feed/ 3 New Yorkers Harassed by Suspicious Foreigner Attempting to Say Hello https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/new-yorkers-harassed-by-suspicious-foreigner-attempting-to-say-hello/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/new-yorkers-harassed-by-suspicious-foreigner-attempting-to-say-hello/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:35:42 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=14516 This just in: An elderly Nebraska man visiting New York City has been accused of terrorizing New Yorkers on their way to work. Eye witness accounts indicate he’s been spotted approaching people minding their own business and saying things like, “Hello” and “Nice weather we’re having today, eh?”

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/02/the-best-job-in-the-world/feed/ 2 Trump Officials Clarify What Constitutes an Act of Domestic Terrorism https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/01/trump-officials-clarify-what-constitutes-an-act-of-domestic-terrorism/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/01/trump-officials-clarify-what-constitutes-an-act-of-domestic-terrorism/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:42:22 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15374 Senior Trump Administration officials held a press conference today to clarify what the Trump Administration now considers “an act of domestic terrorism.” Most Americans have nothing to worry about – just so long as they voted for Trump in the last election – or invested heavily in Trump’s crypto coin, that is.

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/01/trump-officials-clarify-what-constitutes-an-act-of-domestic-terrorism/feed/ 3 My New Year’s Resolutions – According to AI https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/01/my-new-years-resolutions-according-to-ai/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2026/01/my-new-years-resolutions-according-to-ai/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:34:09 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15360 I have always struggled coming up with meaningful, achievable goals for the new year. I usually set the bar way too high and end up bailing on my resolutions - but in my defense, rarely before the third week of January. So, this year, I decided to use the power of AI to help me come up with my goals. It apparently mistook me for someone who is highly motivated to get off the couch.

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]]> https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2025/12/the-interrogation/feed/ 3 The Most Hated Font https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2025/12/the-most-hated-font/ https://viewfromthebleachers.net/2025/12/the-most-hated-font/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2025 15:52:20 +0000 https://viewfromthebleachers.net/?p=15258 As someone who pretends to be a writer (translation: I have a laptop and opinions), I take the craft seriously. Before you write a single word of your Great American Novel, you must first answer one critical question: What font should I use? But there’s one font that has been mocked, maligned, and metaphorically tarred and feathered more than any other: Comic Sans.

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