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Bob Soltys
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Renaissance man. Parisian at heart. Peace correspondent on the Toltec path. Nitro's dad. Former Navy officer. Scientist. Letter revivalist. Fountain pens, Day-Timers, paper books, slide rules-not apps. 🇸🇰 🇫🇷 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 📷 ✍️ 🔭 🦉 #NoAI https://www.bobsoltys.net
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Bonjour! Inspired by Alfred Eisenstaedt, Bill Allard, and Elliott Erwitt, I've been making photos since 1967. Favorites: Dogs, diners / cafes, Paris, small town life, night scenes. Proceeds from print and book sales--> charities.

Zero tolerance for hate.
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Repeat after me:

I am walking into a season filled with peace, purpose, and blessings. Everything I prayed for is coming together at the right time.✨

#Affirmations #Manifestation #PositiveVibes #PositiveEnergy #LawOfAttraction
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🔖 Bookmark this resource to have for easy access when monitoring dense fog and other hazardous weather conditions around your area.

#FogSafetyAwarenessWeek
Spare us your propaganda, and spare the post office from having to deliver another piece of unwanted junk mail.
Our latest issue of Lakewood Life was published and mailed last week! This issue offers a glimpse into the numerous developments that are planned, underway, and recently completed. We also feature the most recent upgrades made to Lakewood's parks. Check it out here!

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For #WackyArtWednesday and #BlueBrewMugs, this coffee cup bearing an image of the chimera #Foras at Notre Dame Cathedral in #Paris made on Tri-X film.
For today's #BirdOfTheDay, a Great Gray Owl in Dairyland, Wisconsin, during the 2006 irruption of these #Raptors. I liked the way Tri-X film depicted the winter scene much better than the color slides. Seeing the contact sheet inspired me to return to my roots in black & white photography.
2) Everyone involved—politicians, policymakers, hospital administrators, insurance companies—should understand that ordinary people all across this country have had just about enough.
... "What is going on around the country with coerced taxpayer-funded stadiums. -R"
Legendary independent investigative reporter from Cleveland Roldo Bartimole wrote an article in July about the ripoff of taxpayers to support a billionaire-operated stadium which illustrates what is going on around the country with coerced taxpayer-funded stadiums. -R
TRUTH IS: WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD PRO SPORTS
Truth is: We can no longer afford pro sports by Roldo Bartimole    If the Browns domed stadium in Brook Park tiff tells anything it says loudly that Cleveland and Cuyahoga County taxpayer…
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“Not all plastics have perfectly formed polymer chains — in any plastic cup or jar, there may be defects, lumps and bumps that, when blasted by heat, result in the polymer breaking into smaller pieces.”

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Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them. — The Washington Post
The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.
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Photographing strangers, asking permission, and facing rejection, is difficult. In this #throwbackthursday post @anilmistryphoto shares why he does it.

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What animal has pointy teeth, is more active at night and sleeps hanging upside down? A bat! Many people think they are dangerous bloodsuckers, like fictional vampires. But there are 1,400 species of bats in the world and only 3 feed solely on blood. 🦇
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📸 James Wainscoat/ Unsplash.
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Brian Martin in Riverside, California, captured #Saturn and #Titan's last shadow transit until 2038. It was taken on October 5, 2025. Thank you, Brian!
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