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Doc Hubbard

@jeffhubbard.bsky.social

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Dad, Quixotic Wanderer, dharma bum, Environmentalist, Democracy Lover. Ed Abbey, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Trains, the Big Easy, Baseball (SABR) & living an examined life. Con los pobres de la tierra Quiero yo mi suerte echar

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 7h

Larry always makes me feel better

Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 7h

He wasn't with the team tonight - "something personal"

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Kevin Schaffer @kschafferphoto.bsky.social · 15h

I left the house last week so I had to throw together a few words and photos about the trip. Follow the link to check it out. Thanks!

kevinschaffer.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/b...

Brazos Cliffs

If you happened to read my last blog post back in August then you’re aware that photography has been on hold for a bit, but this past week I got back on the road and wandered up to Colorado t…

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 1d

We interrupt this social media break to share a photo of our current situation.

Please do not send help.

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

Hi kids. El viejo needs to take a mental health break from social media and the news.

See ya in a couple of days.

Xoxoxo

a south park cartoon says dude i 'm taking a break in the corner

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View from Argus @viewfromargus.bsky.social · 3d

Technology at BirdCast.org allows anyone to view maps that predict the number of birds migrating while live maps show migration happening in real time. This lets people know when birds are nearby, so they can take necessary precautions to protect them.
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BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

When, where, and how far will birds migrate? How many birds passed last night? Our tools help you explore the answers to these and many other questions about bird migration.

BirdCast.org

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

😂 Good point! In this age of the internet it’s gotta be even tougher to be a professional athlete - although Bill Buckner might have disagreed

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Irene Fraser @boozybluesy.bsky.social · 3d

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JAMES McMURTRY

'Levelland'

James McMurtry - Levelland (Official Video)

YouTube video by JamesMcMurtryVEVO

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

You’re right - it’s not, evidently, avoidable - I’ve spent many hours, days, weeks and years doing it. I keep that quote above my desk to remind me to STOP.

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Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 3d

Take The Near Impossible Literacy Test Louisiana Used to Suppress the Black Vote (1964)

In William Faulkner’s 1938 novel The Unvanquished, the implacable Colonel Sartoris takes drastic action to stop the election of a black Republican candidate to office after the Civil War, destroying t...

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Baseball by BSmile @bsmile.bsky.social · 3d

Today In 1963: Dodger Stadium hosts the World Series for the first time! New York #Yankees vs. Los Angeles #Dodgers ~ Classic clip narrated by the great Vin Scully! #MLB #Baseball #History #Postseason

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Grant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 3d

art

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 3d

The admiration, the bat flip, the zoom to Fried 🫡

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

Tom, in several years of social media I believe I just laughed harder at that genius reply than ANY reply I've ever gotten - CLASSIC!

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

It's 11-0 in the 4th inning after losing the first game 10-1.

#ALDS

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

The Saints ⚜️ won today. Feels like a miracle.

a logo for the new orleans saints that says whoo oat

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

There is nothing more futile, nothing more stupid and painful, than melancholy brooding over what might have been. - Edward Abbey

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

It's good to hear your voice, you know it's been so long
If I don't get your calls, then everything goes wrong
I want to tell you something you've known all along

Don't leave me hanging on the telephone

Hangin on the Telephone - Blondie

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Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

YouTube video by BlondieVEVO

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Michael Russell @mrussellphoto.bsky.social · 3d

#SilentSunday

The beginnings of fall foliage colours at a lake in Quebec, Canada. The foreground is a large beaver pond, complete with a beaver lodge, and some floating weeds. Further back beyond the shoreline is a hillside with a wide range of fall leaf colour - from green to deep reds and everything in between.

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

Please watch... how lucky I was to be on the planet while Jane Goodall was alive.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Colorado Carol 🌻🌲🏞️ @coloradocarol.bsky.social · 3d

💯 this. And just look where we are today via Stephen Miller, the actual domestic terrorist.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

"State Terror: A brief guide for Americans"
Revisiting a piece I wrote in April 2025
"In the history of state terror, the escape from law into coercion takes three forms... the leader principle; the state of exception; and the zone of statelessness."
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

State Terror

A brief guide for Americans

snyder.substack.com

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

"A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.”

-David Elton Trueblood

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Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

“Breath by breath, let go of fear, expectation, anger, regret, cravings, frustration, fatigue. Let go of the need for approval. Let go of old judgments and opinions. Die to all that, and fly free. Soar in the freedom of desirelessness."
— Lama Surya Das

Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

If you are afraid of death, be afraid. The point is to get with it, to let it take over—fear, ghosts, pains, transience, dissolution and all. Indeed, you were kicked off the edge of a precipice when you were born, and it’s no help to cling to the rocks falling with you.

- Alan Watts

Doc Hubbard @jeffhubbard.bsky.social · 3d

Stop me if you’ve heard this: A xenophobe, a homophobe and a racist walk in to a bar. The bartender says, "what’ll ya have Mr. President?”

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