Andy Smith
@old-and-boring.bsky.social
Doctor Who enthusiast. Fair to middling gardener. Running is my midlife crisis.
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February 17, 2026
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 PM
February 17, 2026
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
Today begins the Chinese New Year - year of the Horse. It’s also the first day of Ramadan on the Islamic Calendar. It’s also Mardi Gras for partying Christians (mostly Catholics), signalling the first day of Lent.
All derived from Lunar cycles.
New Moon Today — 7:00am ET
We’ve reached that time in late-Winter where one leaves work at 5:30pm and is pleasantly surprised to see it’s still light out.
February 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
We’ve reached that time in late-Winter where one leaves work at 5:30pm and is pleasantly surprised to see it’s still light out.
Current mood.
Hurt by Eric Whitacre & Eric Whitacre Singers on Apple Music
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February 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Current mood.
It’s official. I need three more days inserted into the calendar between now and Christmas. Can somebody please work that for me?🙏🏻
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
It’s official. I need three more days inserted into the calendar between now and Christmas. Can somebody please work that for me?🙏🏻
October 26, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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To the King’s Theatre, where we saw “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream,” which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life. I saw, I confess, some good dancing and some handsome women, which was all my pleasure.
September 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
To the King’s Theatre, where we saw “Midsummer’s Night’s Dream,” which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life. I saw, I confess, some good dancing and some handsome women, which was all my pleasure.
It’s been a year since Hurricane Helene. Here’s a video that United Methodist News put together covering an Emergency Response Team I was a part of in Nov 2024 in Spruce Pine, NC.
youtu.be/ojmn7H70VYE?...
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Volunteers still rebuilding one year after Helene
YouTube video by United Methodist Videos
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September 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It’s been a year since Hurricane Helene. Here’s a video that United Methodist News put together covering an Emergency Response Team I was a part of in Nov 2024 in Spruce Pine, NC.
youtu.be/ojmn7H70VYE?...
youtu.be/ojmn7H70VYE?...
After reviewing my training plan, I realized I only have to run six miles tomorrow morning rather than the seven I’d thought This I making me unreasonably, giddily happy. #MarathonTraining
August 13, 2025 at 3:56 AM
After reviewing my training plan, I realized I only have to run six miles tomorrow morning rather than the seven I’d thought This I making me unreasonably, giddily happy. #MarathonTraining
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Please help support me as I start training for my first marathon! I would appreciate any donations you can provide to the Organization for Autism Research, which is a charity that means a lot to me.
Please help support me as I start training for my first marathon! I would appreciate any donations you can provide to the Organization for Autism Research, which is a charity that means a lot to me.
Andy's Fundraising Page at 2025 Marine Corps Marathon
This year I am running in my first marathon! My charity group is the Organization for Autism Research, which is a great group that does a lot of important work. ASD runs in my family including my son...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Please help support me as I start training for my first marathon! I would appreciate any donations you can provide to the Organization for Autism Research, which is a charity that means a lot to me.
Please help support me as I start training for my first marathon! I would appreciate any donations you can provide to the Organization for Autism Research, which is a charity that means a lot to me.
Due to hectic family life I’m usually several weeks behind on any given series of #DoctorWho. Today I got spoiled on the season finale. Not by social media or news feeds, but by a well meaning co-worker who isn’t even a fan themselves, but knew I am and just wanted to make friendly chit-chat. *sigh*
June 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Due to hectic family life I’m usually several weeks behind on any given series of #DoctorWho. Today I got spoiled on the season finale. Not by social media or news feeds, but by a well meaning co-worker who isn’t even a fan themselves, but knew I am and just wanted to make friendly chit-chat. *sigh*
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If you bring me a mint condition book to sign I will happily do it and chat with you and we'll have a very nice time. If you bring me a jacked up copy with coffee stains, water damage, and dogeared pages I will embrace you like family cause that mean that book was a companion in your life
May 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If you bring me a mint condition book to sign I will happily do it and chat with you and we'll have a very nice time. If you bring me a jacked up copy with coffee stains, water damage, and dogeared pages I will embrace you like family cause that mean that book was a companion in your life
Late night 9 mile run. The end of year kids activities are blowing up the usual schedule and claiming all the weekends so I’m just carving out running time where I can. I figured this was my best chance to get a long run in this week.
May 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Late night 9 mile run. The end of year kids activities are blowing up the usual schedule and claiming all the weekends so I’m just carving out running time where I can. I figured this was my best chance to get a long run in this week.
I had a great race this morning at the #ActiveForAutism5K in Alexandria, VA. It was a really well organized event for a great cause. And I won my age group! @RUNFORAUTISM
April 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I had a great race this morning at the #ActiveForAutism5K in Alexandria, VA. It was a really well organized event for a great cause. And I won my age group! @RUNFORAUTISM