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cinghiale.bsky.social
Brian Boar
@cinghiale.bsky.social
Cat parent, faux lumberjack, and book lover in the Pacific Northwest. 你说中文吗?
Happy Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Fall in the Pacific Northwest.
October 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What five events defined your childhood?

Iranian Hostage Crisis
Atari 2600 & home video games
Star Wars films & toys
Reagan election
Cable TV (MTV, CNN, Nickelodeon)
What five events defined your childhood?

Oil/gas crisis
Star Wars
Iranian hostages
Launch of MTV
Challenger explosion
What five events defined your childhood?

Challenger explosion
Iran-Contra affair
Michael Jackson “Pepsi video” accident
Madonna emerges as a new pop star
Apple’s “1984” advert
October 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Three Musketeers.
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
München Haus, Leavenworth. The Big Kielbasa.
August 17, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Furthest I’ve been:

N: Fairbanks, Alaska
E: Rotorua, NZ
S: Dunedin, NZ
W: Honolulu, HI
Furthest I’ve been (using the International Date Line)

N: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
E: Auckland, New Zealand
S: Auckland, New Zealand
W: Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Conventional E: Cologne, Germany
Furthest I’ve been:
N: London, UK
E: Berlin, Germany
S: Oranjestad, Aruba
W: Honolulu, USA
August 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Mike & me in portland.
July 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Visiting Justin & RD.
July 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Dinner at GH Pasta with Jerry & Charles.
July 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Mike & me on campus.
July 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Bayou Beaver drew this scene for Mike’s birthday. Mike appreciates a good belly bump 😈 Thank you BB, we are grateful for your first-class work & deep listening to our requests.
June 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Combo-silog at Ludi’s. Porkchop, lumpia, 2 kinds of longanisa, eggs, and garlic fried rice. Best breakfast in Seattle!
June 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Happy Pride
June 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Turning 54.
May 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Some poetry before bed. A good day.
May 25, 2025 at 5:00 AM
South Seattle Bear Social.
May 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Shabu shabu dinner on CapHill. The sake and mala broth were strong. Happy birthday Steve!
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
No one would ever guess that we’re both professors.
May 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The UW campus is wondrous in late spring.
May 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Dinner at L’Oursin with Mike.
April 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy hour at Momiji on CapHill.
April 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Visiting Venture N, the Tucson leather & bear bar, for the first time. Amy the bartender welcomed this traveler warmly & made me welcome.
March 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Honor Mexicano Restaurant in South Park, Seattle.
March 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
❤️❤️❤️
March 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Mike & me in Green Valley, AZ.
March 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM