John Maverick
@johnmavericktx.bsky.social
Not sure about any of this.
We lost one of our dogs this week. It was sudden and a shock to us all. And it makes me think of the ways we deal with grief and how private it can seem despite it being such a universal emotion. If you survive any distance in this world, you will grieve. It's OK. It's a natural part of being alive.
March 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
We lost one of our dogs this week. It was sudden and a shock to us all. And it makes me think of the ways we deal with grief and how private it can seem despite it being such a universal emotion. If you survive any distance in this world, you will grieve. It's OK. It's a natural part of being alive.
This is not good. Praying they find a way to contain it.
The Crabapple Fire in Fredericksburg TX is still 0% contained, and crews are currently fighting flying embers that have started new fires.
Read the latest on te 400-acre fire in the Texas Hill Country - www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/03...
Read the latest on te 400-acre fire in the Texas Hill Country - www.lonestarlive.com/news/2025/03...
400-acre fire in Fredericksburg still 0% contained as responders fight flying embers
First responders fighting the 400-acre fire in Fredericksburg, Texas, are concerned about embers starting new blazes.
www.lonestarlive.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is not good. Praying they find a way to contain it.
I predicted Trump would tank the economy back in 2016. It's clear now that he was only stopped by a GOP that wasn't yet fully submissive.
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I predicted Trump would tank the economy back in 2016. It's clear now that he was only stopped by a GOP that wasn't yet fully submissive.
The president of the U.S. literally did a sales pitch for one of his top donors in front of the White House today. Man, at least our super-corrupt presidents of the past tried to HIDE their corruption and give their supporters a little cover.
March 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The president of the U.S. literally did a sales pitch for one of his top donors in front of the White House today. Man, at least our super-corrupt presidents of the past tried to HIDE their corruption and give their supporters a little cover.
Blocking accounts that constantly tell me to abandon all hope. In life, there is only action or surrender. And impotent despair is surrender.
March 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Blocking accounts that constantly tell me to abandon all hope. In life, there is only action or surrender. And impotent despair is surrender.
My life is full of people to the left of me politically, and so many of them are struggling to find joy right now. It's hard to see. And it makes me worried that opposition will wither beneath despair.
March 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
My life is full of people to the left of me politically, and so many of them are struggling to find joy right now. It's hard to see. And it makes me worried that opposition will wither beneath despair.
Got an MMR vaccine today because doc told me that, being born in the mid-70s, I probably never got a second. Anti-vaxxers are shattering herd immunity, so it seemed prudent.
March 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Got an MMR vaccine today because doc told me that, being born in the mid-70s, I probably never got a second. Anti-vaxxers are shattering herd immunity, so it seemed prudent.
Asteroid is like "they seem to fine handling that destruction thing just fine on their own."
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero
After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies, the asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer considered a threat to Earth.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Asteroid is like "they seem to fine handling that destruction thing just fine on their own."
In the end, I do believe in the American people and their distate of any overbearing authority. I don't believe in the Dems ability to wage a credible fight. And that's what concerns me.
February 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
In the end, I do believe in the American people and their distate of any overbearing authority. I don't believe in the Dems ability to wage a credible fight. And that's what concerns me.
I need my Bluesky feed to have some humor. Too much gloom and doom to make the experience anything but anxiety-producing. Recommendations for more chill follows?
February 13, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I need my Bluesky feed to have some humor. Too much gloom and doom to make the experience anything but anxiety-producing. Recommendations for more chill follows?
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This really puts things in perspective. Thanks to Traces of Texas reader Stan Watty for sending it in!
December 12, 2024 at 3:16 AM
This really puts things in perspective. Thanks to Traces of Texas reader Stan Watty for sending it in!
I like all my friends here but the pervasive support for the killing of Brian Thompson on Bluesky--and the very little pushback of that morally abhorrent view--has made me reluctant to even log on. Tried again today and, nope, still post after post supporting murder for political reasons. Gross.
December 12, 2024 at 1:55 AM
I like all my friends here but the pervasive support for the killing of Brian Thompson on Bluesky--and the very little pushback of that morally abhorrent view--has made me reluctant to even log on. Tried again today and, nope, still post after post supporting murder for political reasons. Gross.
Colleges are starting to send out acceptances and rejections and I forgot how stressful that is on kids. Told my daughter that no matter where she goes to college, she can achieve all her dreams. But it'll be many years before she believes me.
December 12, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Colleges are starting to send out acceptances and rejections and I forgot how stressful that is on kids. Told my daughter that no matter where she goes to college, she can achieve all her dreams. But it'll be many years before she believes me.
This site is full of AI-generated nature photos. The world is staggeringly beautiful, but AI lessens our appreciation of reality by making it too clean and perfect. Beauty in spite of it all is is what makes nature devine.
December 3, 2024 at 2:15 AM
This site is full of AI-generated nature photos. The world is staggeringly beautiful, but AI lessens our appreciation of reality by making it too clean and perfect. Beauty in spite of it all is is what makes nature devine.
And yet it's still an adaptation of a proven story. I think an original movie would do really well if it's good. We're starved for new stories on film! But those screenplays aren't being funded above limited release or straight-to-streaming levels.
December 3, 2024 at 12:16 AM
And yet it's still an adaptation of a proven story. I think an original movie would do really well if it's good. We're starved for new stories on film! But those screenplays aren't being funded above limited release or straight-to-streaming levels.
I rarely see anything about Covid on Twitter but I see a lot of it here and it's almost all from the viewpoint of "the restrictions were 100% necessary in all circumstances." What's up with that? Something funky in the algorithm or is that a dominant opinion and frequent topic here?
December 2, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I rarely see anything about Covid on Twitter but I see a lot of it here and it's almost all from the viewpoint of "the restrictions were 100% necessary in all circumstances." What's up with that? Something funky in the algorithm or is that a dominant opinion and frequent topic here?
In the 2000s, the academic left colonized the mainstream left & came to full power under Trump, turning a desire for protest into a movement to supplant the spirit of equality with the "laws" of equity. That alienated voters and helped revive Trump. I hope a better path is taken in the next 4 years.
December 2, 2024 at 5:40 PM
In the 2000s, the academic left colonized the mainstream left & came to full power under Trump, turning a desire for protest into a movement to supplant the spirit of equality with the "laws" of equity. That alienated voters and helped revive Trump. I hope a better path is taken in the next 4 years.
The current political climate legit leaves me without anything useful to say. 🤷♂️
December 2, 2024 at 4:09 AM
The current political climate legit leaves me without anything useful to say. 🤷♂️
Wicked was good. Have always thought its music is a bit paint-by-numbers Broadway but the movie is really well made and the acting is quite strong. Will certainly go see the second part when it comes out.
November 30, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Wicked was good. Have always thought its music is a bit paint-by-numbers Broadway but the movie is really well made and the acting is quite strong. Will certainly go see the second part when it comes out.
Not enough sports on here currently. So, let me be the obnoxious Cowboys fan who says: two game winning streak!! 3-1 in the division!! We're no good but others are worse!!
November 29, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Not enough sports on here currently. So, let me be the obnoxious Cowboys fan who says: two game winning streak!! 3-1 in the division!! We're no good but others are worse!!
When it comes to work, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is like being in a tornado watch. It's quite possible things will be totally calm, but marginally possible you'll find yourself hunkering beneath a mattress and praying for it to stop. Let's see how this goes.
November 27, 2024 at 2:14 PM
When it comes to work, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is like being in a tornado watch. It's quite possible things will be totally calm, but marginally possible you'll find yourself hunkering beneath a mattress and praying for it to stop. Let's see how this goes.
My main struggle with this site is it took me years to build a good feed on Twitter and not sure I have the energy to do the same here.
November 27, 2024 at 2:01 AM
My main struggle with this site is it took me years to build a good feed on Twitter and not sure I have the energy to do the same here.
Fact: the aftermath of an 18-year-old's birthday party is indistinguishable from the aftermath of a raccoon infestation.
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Fact: the aftermath of an 18-year-old's birthday party is indistinguishable from the aftermath of a raccoon infestation.
Started this account out of curiosity as to whether this place is better or the echo chamber others say it is. We'll see!
November 25, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Started this account out of curiosity as to whether this place is better or the echo chamber others say it is. We'll see!