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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3h

Follow up to this: this bottle of #ribena says to check the cap for an expiry / best before date.

I checked all the caps (the out one, inside that one, the ring you peel off of it, the plug you remove, all of them.

There was no date.

When @giflian said her bottle […]

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10h

Current mood:

Screenshot of music being played: “Sun Bear Concerts,” by Keith Jarrett, specifically ‘Tokyo - November 14, 1976, Part 1’

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12h

@ai6yr 7. Make sure those are pillows, unless everyone is up for sexy time.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16h

Blueberry, Brie, and Bacon Waffles @ Ruby.

Damn!

#iaminyyj #foodporn #rebelsagainsttheordinary

Plate of waffles with a mug of coffee in the top left corner

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16h

@gottalaff.bsky.social It’s all about the Real Estate development.

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echo ✨ @ishella.gay · 19h

hey mastodon! i was messing around with a green screen recently and my cat Missy decided to nap on it

so anyway here are some pngs to play with. please take her sleepy self on an adventure?

#cats #blackcats #photoshopadventures

A black cat on her side with her head upside down, one eye peering out

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 19h

#wompwomp

Via Olga Nesterova:

The Nobel Committee finalized its Peace Prize decision on Monday—before the Israel-Hamas hostage deal brokered under Trump—effectively ruling him out for the 2025 award, - The Times of Israel

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Earlier today I saw a pizza outlet callled Local Pizza, which I think is a perfect sponsor for Local Sports Team.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

No, relax, it’s a mammoth.

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary #royalbcmuseum

A diorama showing (in life size), a wooly mammoth and its environment.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

There is no light brighter than that which you turn on at 2am to adjust the heat in your hotel room.

There is no object harder than that into which you collide after turning off the light in your hotel room.

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20d

Fediverse! I need some help!

I have a fellowship to go to Aotearoa New Zealand for a few weeks, and also an offer of an additional fellowship to give lectures around NZ. This is INCREDIBLY EXCITING!!

...but I have a lot of animals! And it's going to be […]

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A bunch of brown, black, and white goats happily lounging in the sun on a grassy area next to a wooden fence. There's also a couple of happy fluffy dogs mixed in, and a small brown horse. The sky above is blue.

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AnneTheWriter @annethewriter1.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 2d

It's #hootintootintuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.

#Humor #humour #funnymeme #witch #halloween #witches #halloweenmemes #halloweenmeme #hexen #resistance

Meme with Victorian-style artwork of a witch knocking at a door. Meme text reads:

What to do if There's a Witch at Your Door

STEP ONE:
Invite them in.

STEP TWO:
Make tea.

STEP THREE:
Plot against the puritans.

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Bruce Sterling @bruces @bruces.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

*Curing Alzheimer's in mice

*Skeptics will go, "heyn that's in mice," and rightly so, but curing it at all, that's a big deal

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-025-02426-1

Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport

www.nature.com

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@anthonyfloyd.ca Indeed. This is incredibly better because of my shoes, so imagine what it might be like otherwise. I often cover distances during the day, but this is not customary. 4kms was just ‘to downtown and back,’ which I do not plan on duplicating tomorrow […]

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A screenshot of a map of Victoria’s downtown area, with a bright purple line overlayed it, covering a path of 7.5 kilometres.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

My goodness, my feet ache. As do my calves. Yowza. This is quite unusual.

Granted, I did cover 7½ kms on foot today.

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary #walking #owmycalves

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Watching BBC’s “The Media Show,” they’re talking about how the next Boat Race (Oxford v Cambridge, I think) is to be live broadcast not by the BBC, as has been done for decades, but by the UK’s Channel 4.

Oh gracious, if only one could be living somewhere where […]

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Partial success in my quest to try #vimto! Thanks to discovering H Mart in Mayfair Mall (seems much like T&T Supermarket), I have got some #ribena made in Malaysia. No sign of the Holy Grail, however.

Meanwhile, in same aisle, Aha carbonated fruity water, in […]

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A bottle of Ribena syrup, made in Malaysia, seen here against a purple light and wood-grain background.

A can of Aha carbonated fruit flavoured beverage (Lime / Watermelon flavour) on the left, with a bottle of Marble Pop soda (Blueberry flavour — and wow is it blue!) on the right. The background is the same as in the shot of Ribena.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Gotta get that Early Bird!!

The mall closes at 6:00, you see, so…

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary

Two rolls of sushi: vegetable roll and California roll (which was invented in Vancouver, not California), plus some iced tea and a book.

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Just got my official letter for the fellowship to New Zealand! And I have a possible lead on a local farm sitter, but nothing is set yet.

So I'm just going to put this out onto the Fediverse again, in case someone who knows how take care of goats in Real Canadian Winter (down to -40C temps) […]

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Also, if you don’t at least go into Munro’s, HOW DO YOU CALL YOURSELF HUMAN‽‽

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary

Image of the inside of Munro’s Books, on Government Street in Victoria. The ceiling is high, the shelves are crammed, and the number of stories in this building is enormous.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

If you go to Victoria and _do not_ go to Rogers’ Chocolates and buy something, I have no idea how you can live with yourself.

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary

Image of a street level shop with dark red awnings, gold lettering on the windows, and display area crammed with delicious chocolate.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Check out that misty water! This is wha I hope to get from my ‘serious camera’ as well, but with more subtlety. I used a 10-stop neutral density filter to get down to both 8” and 15” exposures. That will also result in lower contrast, so better highlight and shadow rendition… on paper, anyway. 🤞 […]

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

EARLIER: I’ll walk into downtown after breakfast. That way, before I start exploring, I’ll get an idea of the lay of the land and a feel for the city before I get distracted by historical stuff. It doesn’t look looks it’s that far…

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Uh…

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Erm…

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Oh.

#iaminyyj #rebelsagainsttheordinary

Screenshot of Organic Maps application showing distance from Hotel Zed in Victoria to the ‘downtown’ area.

That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Probably ought to have #Mosstodon #cats tags as well. https://beige.party/@gregthemiller/115330200508233849

Greg the Miller (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] i’m here you #fuckaas bitches

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That Old Guy With the Beard @ianamartin.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

@gottalaff.bsky.social Some of us have it memorized. [:: judgemental sniff ::] Still, you’re new here, so… it’s fine.