Mike Nelson
@argonautskipper.bsky.social
Mike Nelson, ex-Navy frogman and Coast Guard Auxiliary member, now a freelance diver on his boat Argonaut. A renowned expert, he takes on perilous jobs—rescuing lives, salvaging treasures, and outsmarting villains in thrilling underwater adventures.
Diego finally ate and pooped. And pooped. And pooped. After cleaning his tank and installing his light bar, he's a relaxed Oscar fish.
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#fish
February 11, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Diego finally ate and pooped. And pooped. And pooped. After cleaning his tank and installing his light bar, he's a relaxed Oscar fish.
#fish
#fish
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Metra’s Southwest Service Line faced service issues Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment near southwest suburban Chicago Ridge.
Metra Southwest Service Line upended after freight train derails near Chicago Ridge
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Metra’s Southwest Service Line faced service issues Wednesday morning after a freight train derailment near southwest suburban Chicago Ridge.
Bessel van der Kolk's *The Body Keeps the Score* was recommended to me by my therapist. Even pushing 50, I still struggle with anxiety and depression and this book has given me strategies to talk about with her. Recommended if you share my struggles.
#books #bookreviews
#books #bookreviews
February 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Bessel van der Kolk's *The Body Keeps the Score* was recommended to me by my therapist. Even pushing 50, I still struggle with anxiety and depression and this book has given me strategies to talk about with her. Recommended if you share my struggles.
#books #bookreviews
#books #bookreviews
I am a big fan of FDR and the New Deal and I agree that Lucky Lindy was a Nazi, but I found *Lindburgh vs. Roosevelt* a bit too hagiographic towards Franklin in James P. Duffy's book. No new ground covered here if you already read other books on FDR's election in 1940. Somewhat recommended.
February 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I am a big fan of FDR and the New Deal and I agree that Lucky Lindy was a Nazi, but I found *Lindburgh vs. Roosevelt* a bit too hagiographic towards Franklin in James P. Duffy's book. No new ground covered here if you already read other books on FDR's election in 1940. Somewhat recommended.
Racist America has the worst food, the worst art, the worst books, the worst music, the worst movies, the worst television, the worst culture. I'm done giving a single care about what they think America should be. They hate America.
February 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Racist America has the worst food, the worst art, the worst books, the worst music, the worst movies, the worst television, the worst culture. I'm done giving a single care about what they think America should be. They hate America.
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
One of the many lovely things about Bad Bunny's show was him uplifting us all and giving us a better vision of ourselves. Never once did he have to remind us of MAGA or even mention them. There is no point. It is time for our political leaders to show us what we ought to be, not what we are. Be FDR.
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
One of the many lovely things about Bad Bunny's show was him uplifting us all and giving us a better vision of ourselves. Never once did he have to remind us of MAGA or even mention them. There is no point. It is time for our political leaders to show us what we ought to be, not what we are. Be FDR.
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Maybe this take reads too much into the Bad Bunny show. But it strikes me as a clear message to the Democrats — he succeeded by focusing on who he is: his home, his culture, his people, his energy, his inclusivity (and yes, all his girlfriends). Not a whisper about ... you know, the orange madman.
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Maybe this take reads too much into the Bad Bunny show. But it strikes me as a clear message to the Democrats — he succeeded by focusing on who he is: his home, his culture, his people, his energy, his inclusivity (and yes, all his girlfriends). Not a whisper about ... you know, the orange madman.
Bad Bunny made up for an awful first half of football.
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Bad Bunny made up for an awful first half of football.
The forward pass is allowed in the NFL, isn't it?
February 9, 2026 at 1:13 AM
The forward pass is allowed in the NFL, isn't it?
So far, the Punter Bowl is boring.
February 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
So far, the Punter Bowl is boring.
February 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog by Carly Ann York was next up in my reading pile. A fun pop-science book that has a serious message about the importance of funding pure science in all of its outward seeming wackiness. Also, most politicians are morons. Recommended.
February 8, 2026 at 4:59 AM
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog by Carly Ann York was next up in my reading pile. A fun pop-science book that has a serious message about the importance of funding pure science in all of its outward seeming wackiness. Also, most politicians are morons. Recommended.
I need to mute news of "The Files" for awhile.
February 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I need to mute news of "The Files" for awhile.
Do I block grammar and spelling pedants on sight these days? Yes, yes I do.
February 3, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Do I block grammar and spelling pedants on sight these days? Yes, yes I do.
I just backed RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026!
Mike, Kevin, and Bill are heading back to the Satellite of Love for Mystery Science Theater 3000: THE RIFFTRAX EXPERIMENTS!
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February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
I just backed RiffTrax Makes MST3K! — Four NEW episodes in 2026! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...
I'm having too much Monday this Monday.
February 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I'm having too much Monday this Monday.
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Could someone explain to me the shocking part of the Epstein file release? That President Grab 'Em By the Pussy was an active participant? Was that not clear years ago? I'm not diminishing his culpability. But that's what they elected. They don't care he's a liar, bully, fraud and traitor.
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Could someone explain to me the shocking part of the Epstein file release? That President Grab 'Em By the Pussy was an active participant? Was that not clear years ago? I'm not diminishing his culpability. But that's what they elected. They don't care he's a liar, bully, fraud and traitor.
The poor healthcare workers who have to clean him up and change his diapers have the worst job on Earth.
February 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The poor healthcare workers who have to clean him up and change his diapers have the worst job on Earth.
Sometimes you just want to read some entertaining tie-in science fiction. In this case J.G
Hertzler & Jeffrey Lang's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book 1". A fun read about Martok's life after the Dominion War. On to Book 2.
#books #bookreview #startrek
Hertzler & Jeffrey Lang's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book 1". A fun read about Martok's life after the Dominion War. On to Book 2.
#books #bookreview #startrek
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Sometimes you just want to read some entertaining tie-in science fiction. In this case J.G
Hertzler & Jeffrey Lang's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book 1". A fun read about Martok's life after the Dominion War. On to Book 2.
#books #bookreview #startrek
Hertzler & Jeffrey Lang's "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Left Hand of Destiny, Book 1". A fun read about Martok's life after the Dominion War. On to Book 2.
#books #bookreview #startrek
I already hate JK Rowling for her transphobia so much that I boycott LEGO because of the money they pour into her bank account, so color me not surprised she was a friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
February 1, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I already hate JK Rowling for her transphobia so much that I boycott LEGO because of the money they pour into her bank account, so color me not surprised she was a friend of Jeffrey Epstein.
I love my neighbors. Saturday night showing of "Melania" at Ford City has sold exactly zero tickets, after selling only two opening night.
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I love my neighbors. Saturday night showing of "Melania" at Ford City has sold exactly zero tickets, after selling only two opening night.