Jess
@fartsock.bsky.social
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Jess
@fartsock.bsky.social
· Jan 6
The 41st Annual Seguin Sled Dog Mail Run is happening February 21, 2026 and we were invited back to carry the mail!
There is a limited supply of Sledvelopes available, so be sure to purchase yours soon. I made a page on my site for more info:
www.blueeyesandspitfire.com/seguin-mail-...
There is a limited supply of Sledvelopes available, so be sure to purchase yours soon. I made a page on my site for more info:
www.blueeyesandspitfire.com/seguin-mail-...
Pretty okay with my decision to withdraw from the race this weekend. Windchills would be around -31° Saturday morning, too.
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Pretty okay with my decision to withdraw from the race this weekend. Windchills would be around -31° Saturday morning, too.
Update from the recovery ward:
Hubble seems to be about 95% back to his usual self. I’m hoping to put him back on the team early next week.
Blitz’s limp seems to have gotten worse since his vet trip, so he’s now on full lockdown. Will be trying red light therapy this weekend. 🤞🏻
Hubble seems to be about 95% back to his usual self. I’m hoping to put him back on the team early next week.
Blitz’s limp seems to have gotten worse since his vet trip, so he’s now on full lockdown. Will be trying red light therapy this weekend. 🤞🏻
February 5, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Update from the recovery ward:
Hubble seems to be about 95% back to his usual self. I’m hoping to put him back on the team early next week.
Blitz’s limp seems to have gotten worse since his vet trip, so he’s now on full lockdown. Will be trying red light therapy this weekend. 🤞🏻
Hubble seems to be about 95% back to his usual self. I’m hoping to put him back on the team early next week.
Blitz’s limp seems to have gotten worse since his vet trip, so he’s now on full lockdown. Will be trying red light therapy this weekend. 🤞🏻
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
“Mushing is abuse” ok then explain this.
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“Mushing is abuse” ok then explain this.
Genuinely cannot believe this is my backyard. What a dream.
And yikes, we were slow without my wheel boys. 😅
And yikes, we were slow without my wheel boys. 😅
February 4, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Genuinely cannot believe this is my backyard. What a dream.
And yikes, we were slow without my wheel boys. 😅
And yikes, we were slow without my wheel boys. 😅
Trump is going to lose his already decrepit mind.
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Trump is going to lose his already decrepit mind.
Hubble looks to be fine, considering he had no limp to check out anymore. He did get a couple staples in a small puncture, so at least it wasn’t a complete waste of time 😆
February 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Hubble looks to be fine, considering he had no limp to check out anymore. He did get a couple staples in a small puncture, so at least it wasn’t a complete waste of time 😆
“Limp? What limp?” - Hubble
February 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
“Limp? What limp?” - Hubble
I withdrew from the Kearney race this weekend, in favor of staying local, nursing our injuries, & avoiding the "feels like" -30ºF temps. It's a bummer, but I want the boys to recover in a warm house. It's also not a Laika-friendly race (spectator heavy start chute), so I'd only have 5 dogs to run.
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I withdrew from the Kearney race this weekend, in favor of staying local, nursing our injuries, & avoiding the "feels like" -30ºF temps. It's a bummer, but I want the boys to recover in a warm house. It's also not a Laika-friendly race (spectator heavy start chute), so I'd only have 5 dogs to run.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
I, unfortunately, couldn’t bring both sore boys in to the vet today, but they moved things around to get Hub in quickly tomorrow.
I think maybe he should’ve been seen first with how he’s been glaring at me, though. 😅🥴
I think maybe he should’ve been seen first with how he’s been glaring at me, though. 😅🥴
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I, unfortunately, couldn’t bring both sore boys in to the vet today, but they moved things around to get Hub in quickly tomorrow.
I think maybe he should’ve been seen first with how he’s been glaring at me, though. 😅🥴
I think maybe he should’ve been seen first with how he’s been glaring at me, though. 😅🥴
Woke up this morning and Blitz is no longer limping! I still opted to get him seen by our vet. No sign of broken bones or torn ligaments, thank goodness. He’ll get a week off at minimum but he seems to be on the mend!
We have to wait til tomorrow to snag another appt for Hubble, fingers crossed 🤞🏻
We have to wait til tomorrow to snag another appt for Hubble, fingers crossed 🤞🏻
February 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Woke up this morning and Blitz is no longer limping! I still opted to get him seen by our vet. No sign of broken bones or torn ligaments, thank goodness. He’ll get a week off at minimum but he seems to be on the mend!
We have to wait til tomorrow to snag another appt for Hubble, fingers crossed 🤞🏻
We have to wait til tomorrow to snag another appt for Hubble, fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Lots of chilling today (somewhat literally as our power went out for a few hours…)
Hubble seems to be almost back to 100%, swelling is down and limp is mostly gone.
Blitz, on the other hand, is still limping/swollen. I’ll be calling our vet first thing tomorrow to get him in. Still comfy on meds.
Hubble seems to be almost back to 100%, swelling is down and limp is mostly gone.
Blitz, on the other hand, is still limping/swollen. I’ll be calling our vet first thing tomorrow to get him in. Still comfy on meds.
February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Lots of chilling today (somewhat literally as our power went out for a few hours…)
Hubble seems to be almost back to 100%, swelling is down and limp is mostly gone.
Blitz, on the other hand, is still limping/swollen. I’ll be calling our vet first thing tomorrow to get him in. Still comfy on meds.
Hubble seems to be almost back to 100%, swelling is down and limp is mostly gone.
Blitz, on the other hand, is still limping/swollen. I’ll be calling our vet first thing tomorrow to get him in. Still comfy on meds.
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This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
February 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This shit hits like a sledgehammer right now. It's not even remotely an exaggeration.
Welp. Hubble is now limping, too. When Blitz was panicking, the two of them exchanged teeth, and one landed on his hock. Barely left a mark but it’s a bit swollen.
They’ll both get time off—and hopefully that’s all they’ll need to get better. 😓
They’ll both get time off—and hopefully that’s all they’ll need to get better. 😓
February 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Welp. Hubble is now limping, too. When Blitz was panicking, the two of them exchanged teeth, and one landed on his hock. Barely left a mark but it’s a bit swollen.
They’ll both get time off—and hopefully that’s all they’ll need to get better. 😓
They’ll both get time off—and hopefully that’s all they’ll need to get better. 😓
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I remember a college professor of mine going on a rant about how the world was owned and ruined by “five old white men on yachts”
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
January 31, 2026 at 7:21 PM
I remember a college professor of mine going on a rant about how the world was owned and ruined by “five old white men on yachts”
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
And I remember thinking, well, it’s probably more that people don’t examine their own actions, it’s not like a couple of people control the world
But you know what
This was a gorgeous run, until it wasn’t.
We have a tricky switchback style turn where I run the sled up and around a tree before we bomb back downhill. We’ve done it hundreds of times.
This time, the gangline bunched up and Blitz stepped in a loop, which then tightened as we went downhill.
We have a tricky switchback style turn where I run the sled up and around a tree before we bomb back downhill. We’ve done it hundreds of times.
This time, the gangline bunched up and Blitz stepped in a loop, which then tightened as we went downhill.
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This was a gorgeous run, until it wasn’t.
We have a tricky switchback style turn where I run the sled up and around a tree before we bomb back downhill. We’ve done it hundreds of times.
This time, the gangline bunched up and Blitz stepped in a loop, which then tightened as we went downhill.
We have a tricky switchback style turn where I run the sled up and around a tree before we bomb back downhill. We’ve done it hundreds of times.
This time, the gangline bunched up and Blitz stepped in a loop, which then tightened as we went downhill.
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I can’t keep up with all of the fresh horrors each day but that’s the point isn’t it
January 31, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I can’t keep up with all of the fresh horrors each day but that’s the point isn’t it
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Can we ever get just one piece of good news? Thanks.
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Can we ever get just one piece of good news? Thanks.
Awoo for Naya 💓
Chasing the Wolves Sweet N Spicy Papaya ‘Naya’
January 20th 2013 - January 30th 2026
I love you my sweet girl. Its never enough time. I wish we would have had you from the start. Give Zelda hell. And watch over Teeny for me.
January 20th 2013 - January 30th 2026
I love you my sweet girl. Its never enough time. I wish we would have had you from the start. Give Zelda hell. And watch over Teeny for me.
January 30, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Awoo for Naya 💓
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
Giving the team an extra day off to prep for some longer runs Sat & Sun. We’ll be running at home but I’m hoping to boost our miles and get them ready for two day races. Then another mileage bump at the state forest early next week.
We have so much snow and no storms or warmups in sight!
We have so much snow and no storms or warmups in sight!
January 30, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Giving the team an extra day off to prep for some longer runs Sat & Sun. We’ll be running at home but I’m hoping to boost our miles and get them ready for two day races. Then another mileage bump at the state forest early next week.
We have so much snow and no storms or warmups in sight!
We have so much snow and no storms or warmups in sight!
I hate when I buy a puffy fleece top only to find that the fleece part is on the outside and not the inside. The inside is where I am.
January 30, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I hate when I buy a puffy fleece top only to find that the fleece part is on the outside and not the inside. The inside is where I am.
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ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.
yes, there are no real signs of any big change in DHS activity here yet. In Chicago there really was after Bovino left and they basically ended "Midway Blitz" not so here so far.
I don’t know, declaring victory in MN seems premature. They’re still arresting people and brutalizing the community. The changes appear—so far—to be cosmetic
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
ICE activity has not noticeably tapered off yet here and in fact this week they seem to be focused on terrorizing kids at bus stops and schools.