Dan McLellan
danmc63.bsky.social
Dan McLellan
@danmc63.bsky.social
Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist for 36 years

Owner of McLellan Pediatic Homecare

Happily married to a wonderful man 🏳️‍🌈

Proud dad of two grown children

I collect stamps and am learning classical guitar

Atheist
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Black History

John Harold Johnson was born January 19, 1918, in Arkansas City, AR.

Scott # 4624- issued 2012

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January 20, 2026 at 12:25 AM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Music

On January 18, 1944, the Metropolitan Opera switched things up and offered a concert full of jazz greats, including Louis Armstrong,

Scott # 2054- issued 1983

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January 20, 2026 at 12:11 AM
We are really enjoying “Heated Rivalry” a lot.

It is however bringing up some pretty intense feelings of the immediate before and after my coming out at an older age (45)
January 19, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Honest question to journalists:

Why, when a person is obviously lying, do journalists bend over backwards NOT to use the word “lying”?
January 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This makes me so sad 😞

Americans Are Turning Against Gay People www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Americans Are Turning Against Gay People
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Comics and Graphic Arts

On January 17, 1929, Popeye the Sailor first appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.

Scott # 3000k- issued 1995

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January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Entertainment

Ethel Agnes Zimmerman was born on January 16, 1908, in Astoria, Queens, New York. Known as the “Queen of Broadway,“ her amazing career lasted more than 50 years.

Scott # 2953- issued 1994
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Sports

On January 15, 1892, Dr. James Naismith published the rules for basketball, which he invented. This stamp was issued on his 100th birthday.

Scott # 1189- issued 1961

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January 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Photography
Timothy H. O’Sullivan died from tuberculosis on Jan 14, 1882. A well known photographer, he captured the brutality of the Civil War.

Scott # 3649b- issued 2002

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January 15, 2026 at 10:46 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: American Composers
On January 13, 1864, Stephen Foster died alone in a NYC boarding house. He was 37 years old.

Scott # 879- issued 1940

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January 13, 2026 at 8:47 PM
It’s sad our elected officials can’t protect Americans from the Trump Nazi Stormtroopers (aka ICE eunuchs)
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Women in History
On January 12,1932, Hattie Caraway became the first woman elected to serve in the IS Senate. Her election broke barriers for women in government.

Scott # 3431- issued 2001

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January 13, 2026 at 12:15 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: USPS

On January 11, 1978, the USPS issued its smallest postage stamp, featuring the famed Indian Head Penny. The stamp measures .54x.66 inches n

Scott # 1734- issued 1978

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January 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Entertainment
On January 9, 1768, Englishman Astley staged the first modern circus in London.

Scott # 2753e- issued 1993

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January 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: American History
On January 10, 1776, a short pamphlet written by Thomas Paine and published anonymously, Common Sense would change the course of history.

Scott # 1292- issued 1968

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January 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Entertainment
On January 9, 1768, Englishman Astley staged the first modern circus in London.

Scott # 2753e- issued 1993

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January 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: National Monuments

Two hundred thirty-six years ago today George Washington delivered the first State of the Union in NYC.

Scott # 3473- issued 2001

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January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Reposted by Dan McLellan
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Reposted by Dan McLellan
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: USPS
In a daring balloon flight watched by astonished crowds, mail was carried through the air for the first time on Jan 7, 1785.

Scott # 2530- issued 1991

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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
🧵It doesn’t matter. We’ve seen almost zero accountability for Trump and his legions of scum bags.

American justice is broken and all you talking heads need to adjust to that and stop with the hopeful rhetoric.
🚨BREAKING: More than two weeks past its statutory deadline, the DOJ has released less than 1% of its Epstein documents and it will continue to be in violation of the law for the foreseeable future. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Less than 1% of Epstein files have been released, DOJ admits
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: American History
President Franklin Roosevelt gave his “Four Freedoms” speech while delivering the State of the Union Address on Jan 6, 1941.

Scott # 908- issued 1943

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January 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Wordle 1,662 4/6

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That was a doozy!
#wordle
January 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
🧵A stamp a day from my collection (2026)

Theme: Geography

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge on this day in 1933.

Scott # 399- issued 1913

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January 6, 2026 at 12:06 AM
I saw Rubio acting all bitchy with journalists when asked about this. Their followers are too stupid or willful to see the truth but normal, rational people aren’t. It matters what POTUS says - the world is listening
Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:36 AM