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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 10h

Well Rory is currently leaving massive amounts of fur all over my house.
So either, he’s trying to lighten himself up for a mild winter or he’s trying to provide additional insulation for my house to prepare for a frigid one.

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 11h

Who’s more reliable, the farmers almanac or the woolly bear?

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 11h

Local meteorologist is resorting to some old-folklore predictions.
What do you think @95hannahlouise.bsky.social?

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 12h

Well if that isn’t the truth!

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 19h

She’s so dang cute 🥰

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 1d

Are the colors really muted this year? Yes
Are the leaves past-peak? Yes

But I’m definitely still an autumn kind of woman 🍂
#Autumn #UpstateNY

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Reposted by Jen

Finley @goodboyfinley.bsky.social · 1d

I turned 2 years old yesterday! We had a great day with hiking, cake, and celebrating me! 🎉
🧵
#DogsOfBlueSky #Birthday

Finley, a light brown dog with dark brown markings or reddish nose and hazel eyes lays on a gray fuzzy rug looking at the camera. He is wearing a teal bandanna that reads. It’s my birthday and a small birthday style hat. There is a sign with information behind it that is rather fuzzy (but clearer in the next photo)

Finley, a light brown dog with darker brown markings or reddish nose and hazel eyes lays on a rug looking at the camera. There is a sign in front of him, indicating that it is his second birthday and has other basic demographic information. From top to bottom it reads:
My second birthday
I am Finley.
I weigh 47 pounds.
I love cuddles, running, & everyone!
Dislikes being told no & sitting still
Favorite toys : Rory and whatever Rory has and squeaky toys
Things I’ve destroyed: so many stuffed/squeaky toys & blankets and pillow cases

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 2d

Your dogs birthday is a great excuse to take a day off from work

RORY @rorythereddog.bsky.social · 2d

Hello frens! Today is @goodboyfinley.bsky.social birthday! I'll let him tell you about that later, but to celebrate the human took the day off and we went hiking all day! 🧵
#DogsOfBlueSky #Hiking

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 3d

I give you upstate NY towns. Native American words, spelled by the Dutch.

Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Answer key!

Canandaigua = cannon-day-gwa
Skaneateles = skinny-atlas
Coxsackie = cook-sah-key
Canajoharie = canna-joe-hairy
Oswegatchie = os-gatch-ee
Schroeppel = screw-pull
Coeymans = kwee-mans
Irondequoit = ear-on-duh-koyt
Schaghticoke = skaa-tee-coke
Valatie = va-lay-shuh

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 4d

Today, in 2018, I took Justice out for a walk in the fall leaves 🍁

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 4d

I’m biased but I think it’s well-deserved 🥰

RORY @rorythereddog.bsky.social · 4d

I WAS VOTED “PET OF THE MONTH” AT OUR LOCAL PET STORE!
We have entered the photo contest many times and I have come in second a lot, but it was finally my turn to win! 🏆
I won $100 gift card to the store (I even promise to share & get Finley something for his birthday)
#DogsOfBlueSky #Winner

Rory, a medium size, red and white dog with light blue eyes stands in a field of sunflowers looking at the camera with a contented smile. He is wearing a white bandanna with a wildflower pattern on it. There is a caption at the bottom of the photo that reads: Benson‘s pet Center. September 2025 pet of the month. Rory.

A screenshot of a Instagram caption from the winning announcement: Congrats to Rory for winning our Pet of the Month contest for September!
He won a $100 Benson's Gift Card so that his humans can stock up on his favorite Plato dog treats.
Rory is smart, sweet, and wonderfully easy-going. This angel is up for any adventure and happy to tag along wherever life leads. He is bouncing back from a CCL tear and TPLO surgery last Christmas. Rory is back to doing all his favorite activities — and he's now a certified therapy dog! His calm spirit and loving heart make him truly one of a kind.
With the $100 gift card Rory won, he is going to stock up on his favorite treats from Oma's Pride, and his favorite toys are from Zippy Paws.

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 4d

Also, the law that they’re trying to circumvent was passed in 2019 and signed into law by Trump during his last regime

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 4d

Just a reminder that pay for Congress is protected by the Constitution (Article 1, section 6 and the 27th Amendment) They’re still getting paid during the shutdown!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

I mean yeah, but she essentially admits in writing that she didn’t actually care until it affected her/her family.

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

I mean I personally enjoy the ridicule performers receive when they come and say “hello AL-benny!”

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

There’s a bunch of cities that occasionally end up on the difficult to pronounce lists that I don’t understand.
Cuh-hoes it’s practically phonetic!
Niskayuna is another (Nisk-kuh-you-nuh)

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Fun with town pronunciations in upstate New York!

Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Answer key!

Canandaigua = cannon-day-gwa
Skaneateles = skinny-atlas
Coxsackie = cook-sah-key
Canajoharie = canna-joe-hairy
Oswegatchie = os-gatch-ee
Schroeppel = screw-pull
Coeymans = kwee-mans
Irondequoit = ear-on-duh-koyt
Schaghticoke = skaa-tee-coke
Valatie = va-lay-shuh

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

If it’s not gwa-la-la I’m going to be sad because that’s very fun to say!

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Answer key!

Canandaigua = cannon-day-gwa
Skaneateles = skinny-atlas
Coxsackie = cook-sah-key
Canajoharie = canna-joe-hairy
Oswegatchie = os-gatch-ee
Schroeppel = screw-pull
Coeymans = kwee-mans
Irondequoit = ear-on-duh-koyt
Schaghticoke = skaa-tee-coke
Valatie = va-lay-shuh

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

The best description I’ve heard is they’re Native American words, spelled by the Dutch, and pronounced by Upstate New Yorkers with flat accents

Canandaigua
Skaneateles
Coxsackie
Canajoharie
Oswegatchie
Schroeppel
Coeymans
Irondequoit
Schaghticoke
Valatie

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Haven’t seen any of those

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

Okay going to nerd and take a guess:
pwee-al-up or pu-al-up

I know puy can be a French term for volcanic hill which given the giant volcano in Washington state would make sense. The French pronunciation is more of PU whereas English is more PWEE.

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

It was my first time in Texas too. I remember looking out the window as we were landing at DFW and just thinking “man that’s a lot of brown.

There was a park roughly a mile from the hotel so I was thinking I would run there and then around the park. Do you think I could find a safe route?

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

I’m very proud of you. The next test will be that I’ll give you a list of upstate NY towns and you have to pronounce them correctly. 😈

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Jen @runnjen.bsky.social · 5d

We do have an office in the US Virgin Islands. I’ve been trying since I started at the company to have a team meeting there. No luck so far.

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