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Deep State Whine
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A straight shooter with upper management written all over him
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Local BBQ place randomly gifted me a rack of smoked ribs today! More days should feature someone coming to my house unannounced and handing off a neatly-wrapped package of meat, just because.*

*I presume it's because I order a stupendous quantity of BBQ from this place, but it's a nice gesture!
A wrapped parcel of brown butcher paper tied with a red ribbon and a gift tag made out of a round piece of wood with the name "Jason" carved (or burnt?) into it, being held up in front of the camera. A card underneath the tag reads "Happy Holidays from Smoking Kow BBQ."
December 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Last full day in Michigan, time for a 5 mile hike down the Saginaw Rail Trail! Temp pegged at 31, winds about 15 with gusts to 20, and 1 dog who is 100% go.
A black lab in a green harness on a road in front of an autumnal background
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I have trained for this moment
Screenshot of an Associated Press article with the headline: "Here's a strategy to get through stressful holiday gatherings. Act like a dull rock."
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Wishing you the tranquility of a Meatball who went on a 4 1/2 hour hike today
A closeup of a red pitbull snoozing against a person's denim-clad leg.
November 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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A photo of some raw meat and the following text: Tiger Meat (beef) – very lean ground round with onion and seasonings eaten raw on crackers or cocktail rye. A holiday tradition and tailgating favorite. Why the name? Maybe because you are the tiger! Available in 1 pint or 1/2 pint containers.$10.79lb.
November 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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House of Dynamite hits well if you've ever worked a watch floor. And it hit a lot of other good buttons for me, although, I couldn't quite get past this moment where the USFK Commander joins the SVTC from... his laundry room.
Screenshot depicting a video conference call with several military officers participating from watch floors and conference rooms. One officer is crouched in a dim basement. In the background is what looks like an LG or Samsung front-loading washing machine, utility shelves, and a pole.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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OK, figured it out - going to start here, December 2013, my 34th birthday, in Budapest. I still dream about this astonishing bread bowl pork goulash we got for 2000 Forints (like $5). It was a good year from there with the exception of losing my grandmother in March '14.
A man in a black peacoat and gray scarf smiling at the camera with a gigantic bread bowl full of meat on a paper plate, and a paper cup of mulled wine, in front of him on a table outdoors at night
November 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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This was one of my geography games yesterday. Respect!
Screen shot of a "guess the country" geography game in which the correct answer is Transylvania (which I didn't get in 6 guesses because I didn't get the joke).
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Woof. Salute to my homies but glad I'm on the late shift tonight.
A screenshot from Google Maps of traffic conditions on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, reflecting multiple accidents and severe backup/congestion along the entire stretch.
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Genuine question, what is this and what would one use it for in high school? I tried searching but all I found were places willing to sell me one, not explain what it's for.
A white device apparently called an i Clicker 2, with 5 black buttons at bottom lettered A-e, green and red buttons above those, 4 arrow icon butons, and a Delete and Send button under what looks like an LCD screen. Caption at top from a Facebook post reads: "Does any of your kids need a clicker for high school?"
October 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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I! Have! Made! Cupcakes!!

Caramel apple cupcakes using the proceeds of our orchard trip a couple weekends back, with caramel cinnamon buttercream frosting.
A tray of cupcakes in red liners with very ineptly and unevenly applied frosting
October 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Have my dog being cute, everyone.
A black lab dog resting her head on a leather ring toy
September 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Meatball is inhibiting my dinner-making/obtaining duties
Red pit bull snoozing on a man's leg
September 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Happy Monday from the summit of Harkening Hill, Peaks of Otter, VA. Elevation 3364 feet.
A distant view of mountains under a brilliant blue sky peppered with clouds
September 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Only got kibble. No ice cream (cruel).
A red pitbull lying on a white carpet facing away from the camera
August 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Mom's senior poodle models for her himbo bf Meatball the right way to wear an e-collar!
A small white poodle wearing a black sweater and a blue fabric e-collar which is flopped down around the poodle's neck like a smock. The poodle is digging in a pillow in a dog bed. In the foreground, a red pitbull is lying on the floor evidently asleep.
August 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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no cheating, last photo of your pet

A sleepy Meatball!
Close up of a red pitbull looking tuckered out and ready for bed.
August 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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I watch Star Trek for the plot
Screen shot from the Star Trek: The Next Generation 6th season episode "Timescape" in which Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) is pointing and laughing at a smiley face that he has drawn in the cloud of an exploding warp core (which is unmoving because in this episode's plot, time is frozen on the Enterprise due to a temporal anomaly).
July 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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Oh hey I think I found some of that BluSky discourse people are always talking about
Cropped screenshot of a "skeet" that reads: "If you gringos researched even a little bit of how North Koreans live today, YOU'D WISH you lived there."
July 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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If you could instantly own the full wardrobe (in your size) of any character on TV, whose would it be?
Screenshot of Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter wearing a navy check suit, white spread-collar shirt, dark burgundy tie, and a red pocket square.
July 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Me: Going to do a hike or a thing outside this weekend, going to, ISTG

The weather:
A meme generated from whatever show it is, I have no idea, where two employees of a store wearing black polo shirts stand behind a counter and the one on the left, a bald man, is captioned; the meme's text is "Best I can do is 89 degrees and raining."
July 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Happy ball Friday to all who celebrate
A black lab panting happily next to a rubber ball
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Meatball met a northern diamond-backed terrapin at Machicomoco State Park near Gloucester Point last month. These are apparently super-rare, and are Virginia's only brackish turtles (I learned afterwards).
A small turtle with a diamond-like pattern on its shell. A dog staring at a turtle in the middle distance. The dog's intentions are hostile (or perhaps just oriented toward "I want to learn more about you by eating you") but the turtle is reasonably unconcerned. Mid-range closeup of a northern diamond-backed turtle.
June 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Someone posted this on my local park's photography Facebook page and it did not need to go this hard
A screenshot from Facebook of a dark desert/dune landscape under a starry night sky. In white, the following text hovers over a shadowy sandbank: What are the hours for the NATURE CENTER?
June 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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SO EXCITED to finally see an Indigo Bunting at our local wetlands park! Even if we did have to walk through a literal thundering hailstorm with two dogs to get to it.
A green meadow with a bright blue bird perched on a branch.
May 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM