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J. Sullivan

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Retired computer engineer & now a part time watchmaker. Living in the southernmost province of Canada (ie: Minnesota).

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Jan 26

A quote from "The Library of Babel" by Jorge Luis Borges: The library will endure; it is the universe.

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 1d

Starting my 3rd year ignoring the time change--I think I deserve Junior Time Lord status.

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 1d

And that's the life he led (and physics is all the better for it).

Prof. Feynman @proffeynman.bsky.social · 2d

Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn't matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 5d

A halloween books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Image: The library of an ancient castle. A full moon shines through a gothic window. A vampire creeps up behing a carpenter.
Caption: "It had not been easy, but the Count was glad that he had resisted drinking the carpenter's blood until his beautiful new bookshelves were complete."

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 5d

"And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
It's only life after all"

From "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls.

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 9d

Annual vaccine shots--quite painless. Removing the sticking-plaster (Band-Aid if US) afterwards, not so much...

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British Soldier ⌯ Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @britishsoldier.bsky.social · 11d

Royal British Legion:

We’ve officially launched the Royal British Legion’s 2025 Poppy Appeal.

Set against the backdrop of a stunning immersive poppy display, veterans and their families - whose lives have been rebuilt with RBL’s support - joined us to share their stories.

A man with a beard stands with hands in his pockets wearing a grey jacket with medals and a poppy pin, against a blurred backdrop of a field of red poppies.

Silhouetted figures of people, including a woman with a dog, stand in a row against a backdrop of a poppy field.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11d

...and another.

Panels 1 and 2
Interior. "I love autumn!" Says a book to its owner. "It's so romantic! Let's put on a big scarf, go to the park, and read on a bench as the orange leaves fall around us in the low sun."

Panel 3
Caption: Soon.
Image: they are now outside sheltering under an unbrella in torrential rain. "Shall we go home?" says the reader. "Yes please. I'm getting soggy." says the book.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11d

A cartoon about autumn....

Title: The leaves

Image 1:
Two leaves hang from branches.
"Would you like to hear my new poem?" Says one
"Is it another one about the inevitability of death?" replies a smaller leaf.

Image 2:
"It's autumn! What else am i going to write about?" says the poet leaf.
"Well, we've all turned this lovely reddish colour." says the small leaf.

Image 3:
"Actually, that could make a very nice poem. Thanks!" says the poet.

Image 4.
The small leaf begins to reply but is blown away by a gust of wind.

Image 5:
Later. The solitary poet leaf recites a poem:
"The year dies. I cling hopelessly. In the end all things fall."

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 17d

It translates to 'Do not cover' which is the warning label attached to every sauna heater. Reference 2025 Eurovision entry from Sweden at about 2:05 minutes:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK3H...

KAJ - Bara Bada Bastu | Sweden 🇸🇪 | Official Music Video | #Eurovision2025

YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 18d

While bicycling through a cemetery today, I wondered how many (if any) Finns (🇫🇮) considered putting 'Ei saa peittää' on their grave markers.

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 18d

One of the cartoons from my new book 'Physics for Cats'. In good bookshops now and online in English, French, German and Spanish. It's also available as a print at www.tomgauld.com/

A view of the International Space Station floating in the stars above the earth. A cat in a space suit floats outside. An astronaut within the station looks out of a window and says "In? But I just let you out."

Text underneath reads:
From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - Order it at www.tomgauld.com

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 21d

FORENSIC wigs 😀

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 21d

If you stop by here & purchase something, you may be able to claim your trip as a business expense.

shop.edeandravenscroft.com/pages/legal

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · 27d

@heline.bsky.social Just finished watching your reaction to Bara bada bastu. Haven't smiled that much in a long time--thanks!

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PHD Comics @phdcomics.com · Oct 5

Your secret chocolate

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Oct 3

Ain't that the truth.

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Oct 3

A cartoon from my new book, 'Physics for Cats'. Out next week: www.tomgauld.com

A scientist stands in front of an enormous contraption
"I created this device to test my theory that our entire reality is a simulation, but the readings I'm
getting suggest something much worse"

"What?" Asks a second scientist.
"We're living in a cartoon!" Says the first.
"Does it at least have a good punchline?" says the second.
The fiorst scientist carefully looks over the data, then eventually replies "Nope"

From 'Physics for Cats' by Tom Gauld - order it at www.tomgauld.com

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Oct 2

Given the current state of affairs--this is rather uplifting...

Bug Enthusiast 🐝❤️ @idolomantises.bsky.social · Oct 2

Hellhound Grandma

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · Oct 1

I read this at the weekend and it is amazing!
I would say “if you only read one self-help book written in collaboration with a rabbit this year, then this should be it”
…but that underplays the fact that it’s a brilliant graphic novel as well. Well done Fluffy and @simonelia.bsky.social!

My hand holding a book.
'How to Make Life Better When it Feels Like it's Getting Worse'
by Simone Lia + Fluffy Pulcino

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Sep 26

Well, this make much more sense than most of what I was taught (with the exception of Ohm's Law).

🦋ᴹⁱⁿᵗʸ🦋ᴹⁱⁿˣʸ🦋ᴹᴹ🦋 @mintyminxy.bsky.social · Sep 25

I wish!

This is an illustration by artist Marc Johns featuring a pipe-smoking rabbit.

The artwork depicts:
A rabbit smoking a pipe, sitting next to a globe.
The humorous caption, "unbeknownst to most, the world is completely controlled by a single pipe smoking rabbit," implying a whimsical and hidden control of the world.

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Sep 24

Finally found which app was downloading 'game of the week' onto my phone (Android).

AppService [ASUS] is now in the land of wind & ghosts (along with 33 others).

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Sep 21

Nothing to forgive (let me know if you need advice on disabling the selfie phone camera😉).

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Sep 7

Between the trail (former RR right-of-way) and the adjoining properties to the east (on the west side is the old Highway 13) there's about 20 feet of forest, but within that there are still the old telegraph poles with cross-arms with their glass insulators.

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Sep 2

Cool...Was that working for the Milwaukee Road or the decommissioning to make the trail?

J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Aug 30

76 deg. F & light wind--great day for a ride.

The Mississippi River Trail heading towards St. Paul. Trail used to be the Milwaukee Road railway.

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J. Sullivan @saintjamestrust.bsky.social · Aug 27

It was disturbing enough when someone started making French Maid outfits for them.

Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Aug 27

Dual Roomba

xkcd.com/3133/

4-panel comic. (1) [Roomba next to two people] PERSON 1 to Person 2 with white hat: The Roomba keeps my floor clean. But what do I do when the *Roomba* gets dirty? (2) PERSON 1: Simple: I got a second Roomba and a ramp, so they can clean each other. [a second Roomba takes ramp to be on top of first Roomba] (3) PERSON 1: After the tops are clean, I flip one of them over so they can clean each others’ undersides. [flips Roomba upside down] (4) [stacked Roombas vibrating] PERSON 2: There’s nothing NSFW about this, and yet it’s the most NSFW thing I’ve ever seen. PERSON 1: Yeah, my YouTube DIY video about it got demonetized.