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Rob Ballou
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Finn the cattle dog's human, mountain biker, backpacker, and software engineer.
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Went for a bike ride to pay down some of the cookies I’m gonna eat this week
The view from a bike path in Golden, Colorado. South Table Mountain on the left of the image above a brewery and Lookout mountain beyond Demonstrating the homemade chocolate chip cookies in question
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Finn (and I) hope you find good sticks (and times) this holiday season.
Finn, an Australian cattle dog, chews on a stick on his morning walk. He is a mixed dark and red colored dog with a white bently mark on his head. He is holding the stick between his paws
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Went mountain biking today. I hit another struggle month in October/November and stopped riding much. Did some running but that’s not the same. Well, kept it simple and enjoyed despite feeling rusty (out of shape, but that is normal these days!)
A view from behind the handlebars of a mountain bike. Trail weaves left out of view into the trees. In the distance, tree lined peaks of mountains sit below a blue partially cloudy sky
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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In another timeline we could all be so content as this
Finn, an Australian cattle dog, sleeps, partially covered by his blanket
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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We got to go hiking today. We are both feeling a little old and slow.
Finn, an Australian Cattle Dog, looks back while waiting for the human to catch his breath
November 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Not blue sky
Northern lights dimly visible from Denver as pink glowing spectra on the horizon
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Everyday in America now.
A poster for the TV show version of the "The Man in the High Castle" which is an alternate history show where Nazi's conquered the United States. The Statue of Liberty is doing a Nazi salute with a red sash with an alternate Nazi symbol. The NYC skyline also features a Nazi symbol.
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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My favorite tree in the fall in our neighborhood park
A tree (maybe an ash tree?) in fall regalia of orange and reds
October 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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It’s Finn’s 9th gotcha day! He is about 11 now and still a good hiking and camping buddy, but an expert nap buddy (even if he takes up more than half the bed)
Me and Finn camping out in Colorado. A young Finn when he was about 2 and I just got him. He is laying in the yard with a stuffed toy by his side.
October 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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When you’re about to start a side quest
Finn, an Australian cattle dog, stands next to a creek with green grasses and tall trees changing from green to gold.
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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A photo of Virginia Hall, an important spy and resistance leader during WW2 in France. She aided troops in “escape lines” allowing them to get out of occupied areas. Later, she hiked 50 miles over the Pyrenees with a wooden leg to escape being hunted down by fascists.
October 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Search has failed in two pictures
A screenshot of a search with the partially typed phrase “buttermilk b” in the search box. The suggested search has two entries for “bittermilk” and one for “better milk banana”. Not a single suggestion for BUTTERMILK BISCUITS. Now a screenshot of the search results for the full phrase “buttermilk biscuit recipe”. Above the fold, one recipe is chicken parmesan and one for a chicken pot pie (which isn’t even a chicken pot pie recipe). To the credit though: the videos and the actual results do have what is asked. Meanwhile, I’m sure ChadGPT would give me something requiring me to use glue.
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Obligatory double rainbow
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Finn, watching sunset in the mountains of Colorado while backpacking. He is wearing a red warm jacket
September 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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My good looking buddy
Finn, an Australian cattle dog, lays in the grass with the sun shining on his back on a pleasant afternoon. He is panting slightly so it looks like he is smiling
September 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Finn’s hiking hunger monster is working overtime today. He was starting to look for food a whole hour early 🤣
Finn hiking in the rain on a fall day in the Rocky Mountains
September 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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When you’re trying to help drain a few puddles along a trail, but you have no tools: use Stick!
A picture of a muddy/watery section of trail and a narrow drain for it built by yours truly using a stick
September 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Oh, sweet summer child…
A screenshot from the Reddit sub r/Denver asking "Why isn't there a light rail between Denver and Boulder?"
September 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Finn trying to reverse the emotional damage of having a bath today by baking in the sun
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Enjoying seeing this flyover now before it is for something else (yes, it is a terrible picture … I had an ADHD moment and started pulling weeds 😆)
Fighter jets (probably F-16s) flying past. You have to look way past some power lines to see them and squint/zoom to see anything
September 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Napping with my buddy on a Saturday is nice. Pictured is my dog Finn
September 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Won’t be mailing in my vote for you anyway
Picture of a Colorado state flag. Mail in voting rules, GOP drools
September 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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A rainbow after a rain storm over Denver
August 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Working on being extremely caffeinated today
A coffee and croissant on a wood table outside at a coffee shop
August 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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It’s spreading
A screenshot from a news reader from a Washington Post article: Headline: “ICE asks for access to Chicago-area Navy base to assist operations” “The request followed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s declaration that a “strike team” of ICE agents would arrive in Chicago soon.”
August 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM