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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 1d

Finally got around to listening to this one. "Little Gears" is an instant classic, a close observation of a spider weaving a web. Exquisite. Among her best works front to back. americanahighways.org/2025/09/24/r...

REVIEW: Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green • Americana Highways

Neko Case has a new album "Neon Grey Midnight Green." We reviewed it. Enjoy our quality music reviews and coverage on Americana Highways.

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Emeraldmuse @emeraldmuse.bsky.social · 2d

"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong."

- Lao Tzu #taoism #quotes

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 4d

Next spaghetti western, The Grand Duel. Van Cleef is easily becoming my favorite actor, and another captivating role here. Great action from both leads.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 4d

Next spaghetti western, Any Gun Can Play. Cast was unknown to me and the Tubi copy was pixelated, but a very satisfying ending, totally different than typical SWs.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 10d

Working on this in my life. If you have any interest in Taoism, George Thompson's videos are very informative but practical. youtu.be/fPWTSmus-jE?...

Wu Wei: The Taoist Secret That Changed My Life

YouTube video by George Thompson

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The Modern Taoist - Dao Ananda @daoananda.bsky.social · Sep 18

🌿 New Episode: Taoism & Hate 🌿
Hate isn’t just in the headlines — it seeps into daily life. Taoism doesn’t meet hate with more hate. It meets it with clarity, balance, and strength.

🎙 Listen now: linktr.ee/daoananda

#ModernTaoist #Podcast #Taoism

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Luce Leonard @luceleonard.bsky.social · 14d

May you be happy, may you be well, safe, peaceful and at ease.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Via Michael Gregory

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 13d

Combining the love of Marvel and westerns and reading some Two-Gun Kid on Marvel Unlimited. They only have a few issues up. Enjoyable read so far.

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The Modern Taoist - Dao Ananda @daoananda.bsky.social · 13d

Perfection is brittle. Presence is flexible. Begin your week by aiming for presence—not perfection.
👉 linktr.ee/daoananda

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 15d

The sequel. I think this one is better than the first. #spaghettiwestern

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Milwaukee Brewers (Bot) @brewersbot.bsky.social · 15d

Two innings, two times batting around 🤯🤯🤯

#MagicBrew

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 16d

Learning Taoism I would came across this exchange in the spaghetti western I just watched. Trinity taking a nap being dragged by his horse is the definition of "going with the flow."

Bambino: Don't you wanna do something with your life?
Trinity: Who's got the time? I'm already busy doing nothing.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 16d

Great, another reason to hate the Cubs.

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Lindsay Kittens @lindsaykittens.bsky.social · 18d

This is a page from the book "That Parent's Tao Te Ching" by William Martin.

Be ordinary!

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 16d

If Taylor Swift is so status quo, why are the right and left both trying to cancel her over her new album? #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl

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carly ❤️‍🔥 @thevery1stnight.swifties.social · 17d

taylor swift the life of a showgirl meme

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 16d

Happy release day for all who celebrate. Just listened to the new album on my lunchbreak. Never knew music could be infectiously poppy and poignantly lyrical all in a 3 minute song. Truly a mastermind. #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl

Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 16d

Next spaghetti western, They Call Me Trinity, is definitely a comedy. It doesn't all hold up, but still a hoot. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer are great. Looking forward to the sequel.

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HNS @hns108.bsky.social · 19d

Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a…

Tao Te Ching – Verse 11 – We work with being, but non-being is what we use.

Tao Te Ching - Verse 11 We join spokes together in a wheel, but it is the center hole that makes the wagon move. We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want. We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it livable. We work with being,

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The Modern Taoist - Dao Ananda @daoananda.bsky.social · 19d

Even in heaviness, the seed of light is already present. Taoism teaches us that nothing stays fixed—not joy, not sorrow, not the weight you’re carrying.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 19d

Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite, directed by Sergio Leone. This was a re-watch, forgot how weird this one is. James Coburn is iconic.

Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 20d

Next on the spaghetti western adventure, the Dollars Trilogy. Another rematch for me, and one of my favorites. Forgot how good all three are. Sergio Leone and Ennio Morriconi are one of the best pairs in film history.

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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 23d

The @RedSox are postseason-bound for the first time since 2021! #CLINCHED

CLINCHED! Boston Red Sox
MLB Postseason 2025 presented by Budweiser
Pictured: Cutouts of Jarren Duran, Alex Bregman, Aroldis Chapman, Ceddanne Rafaela, Garrett Crochet and Trevor Story. Fenway Park is pictured in the background.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 23d

Next up (spaghetti westerns), the Sabata trilogy (Sabata, Adios, Sabata, and Return of Sabata). Very loosely connected, with a different actor playing the same character and the same actors playing different characters in all three. Overall all three are worth the watch for fans of the genre.

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Mark Masdin @mmasdin.bsky.social · 24d

Theme of the month

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Run The Jewels - JU$T [ft. Pharrell Williams and Zack de la Rocha] (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by RunTheJewels

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