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A. Lee Bennett Jr.
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I apply powdered dinosaur fossils onto dead trees for a living.

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Dwight Howard was on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune last week. FYI Ryan Seacrest is only 5'7" LOL
Dwight Howard towers over Ryan Seacrest on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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An eight month old puppy, very much still in teething phase, attacking my fingers.
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Spine crack and workaround

Bluesky's character limit is too short. Information is after the the description in the ALT text.

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#print #paper #copy #spine #fold #ink #crack #solution #workaround #TalesFromThePrintShop
Two versions of a folded greeting card. The top one demonstrates how the ink cracks apart when folded if scoring equipment isn't used. The bottom card was edited to add a white line down the middle. Technically the heavy paper still cracks, but since the ink isn't split apart, it really isn't noticeable. In spite of telling a customer we don't have scoring equipment and any ink that isn't a super light shade would crack, they wanted to see it. Upon agreeing it's bad, I thought of a possible solution by intentionally creating a white line down the spine. Customer was happy. And I am happy that I can show this photo to future customers instead of printing a sample I know they won't like.
October 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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♬︎ Keep On Movin

Copying lots of data off a DVD, disc spinning so fast, vibrating the optical drive, the whole thing started traveling across the top of my Mac Studio! (Don’t worry, the tension of the short USB cable kept it from falling off.)

#vibrate #vibration #travel #move

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October 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Success at last straightening up my paper supplies, getting all the boxes off the floor and on the shelves

#office #paper #shelf #shelves #storage #box #clean

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My primary work area with freshly organized shelves of paper supplies.
October 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Candy corn lemonade

Okay so I’m one of those weirdos who actually enjoy candy corn.

This, however, was…uh…

Jury is still out but I’m leaning on guilty.

#drink #beverage #lemonade #CandyCorn #flavor #HueyMagoos

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A Huey Magoo’s beverage dispenser filled with the limited time flavor, candy corn lemonade.
October 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Dishwasher upgrade

Old washer not bad, but lifetime in sis-in-law’s kitchen before more years at my home. Age caught up. New washer joins 21st century. I can check time remaining from phone. No, don’t care if LG knows how often I run it.

#LG #wash #dishwasher #modern #kitchen

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A two-shot collage of my “old busted jawn” dishwasher being pulled out of the cubby under a kitchen counter and freshly installed “new hotness” dishwasher now occupying the cubby.
October 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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I encountered a fun quote on the interwebz and was compelled to make this sign—gets lots of chuckles from my print shop visitors.

#Fiery #copy #copier #Canon #funny #sign #paper #jam

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A sign taped to the front of a computer with a depiction of a jar of strawberry jam. The humorous message says, “Paper jam is the least delicious of all preserves.”
September 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Kudos to my IT folk for upgrading my Fiery print engine with a dual monitor setup that allows me to see job progress from my desk across the room.

#Fiery #monitor #print #dual #copy #copier #Canon #status #display

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A computer system on top of a production digital copier running Fiery job management software in a stacked dual monitor configuration.
September 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Massive storm on my way home from work, but I got through it and was rewarded with a pretty rainbow

#sky #cloud #weather #storm #rain #rainbow

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A thick, billowing thunderhead with a torrential downpour on the right side of the image. A bright post-storm rainbow over my house.
September 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Popeyes Hot Ones Last Dab Ranch

More about this sauce in the ALT text in addition to a ALT text description.

#popeyes #restaurant #hot #spicy #dip #sauce #HotOnes #LastDab

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Really pleased to see some restaurants starting to roll the dice spicy menu items that are actually spicy. Granted, this dipping sauce is almost certainly not as hot as what guests eat on the Hot Ones show, but it still packs a pretty good punch. ALT TEXT: High key photo of the lid from a container of Last Dab Ranch dipping sauce, a collaboration of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and the Hot Ones TV show.
September 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Good morning, Florida

#sky #cloud #weather #sunrise

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A bright sun breaks above the horizon illuminating the lower region of the sky a brilliant orange.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Good night, Florida

#sky #cloud #weather #sunset

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Bright orange evening clouds surrounded be silhouettes of trees. Bright pink evening clouds.
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Some of the really wild skies I’ve captured over the past month.

#sunrise #sunset #sky #cloud #weather #storm

For anyone who enjoys seeing individual full-size versions:
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Collage of six photos showing various sunrises, sunsets, and storms.
September 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Tales from the Print Shop—jury-rigged edition

Tape holding wires against booklet finisher frame lost stickiness. Used a metal binding clip to keep the wires attached to metal flange and hold them away from the booklet travel path.

#print #clip #fix #wire #hold #solution

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Looking at the innards of printing equipment. A wire that is normally stuck to the frame using a harness with double-sided tape is now clipped to a protruding metal flange using a metal paper binding clip.
September 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Good morning, Florida

#sky #cloud #sunrise #weather

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Morning clouds lit bright orange by the not-yet-above-the-horizon sun.
September 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Golden Sriracha Doritos apparently are new as of January; saw them for first time today and they’re great!

#Dorito #chip #snack #food #sriracha

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A bag of Doritos Golden Sriracha chips.
August 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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100% would watch.

#LawAndOrder #DS9 #DeepSpaceNine #DeepSpace9 #DunDun
August 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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If you know who this is, then your early 2000s were great and, like me, *really* wish you could see the episodes again and that the truncated story would be completed. (Reveal is in the ALT tag.)
A gentle animation of Ninjai, the Little Ninja, slowly rocking from side to side with his sidekick, Little Bird, perched on top of Ninjai’s hat.
August 20, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Today I am celebrating 15 years with my sweetie—8/9/10 @ 11:12am—and moments after saying “I do,” we danced in the rain!

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My wedding day 15 years ago, poolside, kissing my bride as the rain began.
August 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Good morning, Florida (photo from yesterday)

#sky #cloud #weather #sunrise

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Thick clouds on the horizon in front of the rising sun.
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Good night, Florida

#sky #cloud #weather #sunset

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Clouds lit brightly orange by the setting sun, framed by silhouettes of trees.
August 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Heart healthy

Been on low dose aspirin regimen for 6½+ years. Walmart Equate bottles of 500 pills. At 3 pills/wk, a bottle lasts 3¼ years!

Bought bottle for 3rd time; noticed cute, but pointless, new heart flourish stamped into the pill.

#medicine #aspirin #pill #heart #emboss

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A close-up macro shot of a low-dose aspirin pill with a raised/embossed heart shape stamped into it.
August 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Nappy time
An adolescent Chihuahua takes a nap on my lap mostly buried under a blanket. His leg is cutely draped over his nose.
August 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The house just didn’t feel right with our Chloe Doodle no longer with us. A type of emptiness.

So, introducing our new Chihuahua. 5 months old and so sweet.

His name was Chico (commonly called Chico Bean), but we’re almost certain we’ll be changing it to Oliver/Ollie.

#dog #pet #puppy #Chihuahua
August 2, 2025 at 2:49 AM