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Upbeat Former Prof
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And remember: you must never, under any circumstances, despair. To hope and to act, these are our duties in misfortune.
-- Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

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blep!
puppy sleeping. blep!
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 AM
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the puppy learned to make my spouse's face after a brilliant pun
puppy is not amused
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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in the mood for sausage
ruin a movie by replacing one word in the title with "sausage"
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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ask and ye shall receive, at least this time :)
foster pup is snuggled up with a foster parent
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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puppy has resting "8th grade machine shop teacher disappointed in my work" face
foster puppy is not amused
January 28, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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frenz. is bedtime.
a puppy has fallen asleep with her head smack on the floor even though the rest of her is in the puppy bed.
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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occasionally we foster dogs. this week it's B! she's very sweet.
B is a cute bownish puppy with white paws and tummy. she's playing with a small red ball, which is juuust big enough that she can't easily grab it by biting
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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"Trading satellites for substance
Let spectators pay their way
We'll invade the Trevi Fountain
Now that everyone must pay"
Trevi fountain
January 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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bought ourselves wild birthday cakes
two fancy desserts shaped like hot dogs
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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my thought on one of tonight's Bluesky topics.
an old copy of the memoir "All Creatures Great and Small," by James Herriott
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?

I like my chances
the cast of Vanina
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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like if Stifler went glam
Seann William Scott
November 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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IKR??

like, literally a random page, #9 is 🔥🤣
nine ways of using false inferences to prevent change. A list. Number nine is the listener is cataloging meaningless information into a personal system of classification.
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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they don't make management books like this anymore
A book entitled "the change resisters: how they prevent progress and what managers can do about them"
November 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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breakout rooms
Xzibit "yo dawg" meme saying "i heard you like meetings"
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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i made arancini
four arancini in a bowl. intermediate stages in the background
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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one of my favorite sports images of all time. the heart of a champion.
2004 ALCS Game 4. the Yankees have won the first 3 games. it's the bottom of the 9th and the Red Sox are down 4-3, so it's looking pretty damn bleak. Dave Roberts has just been called in to pinch run from first. there is a smile on his face as he looks to steal 2nd base and spark the greatest comeback in baseball history.
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
the album cover of Rancid's album Life Won't Wait
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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What is it that feels so weird about this evening... ? Got it. I'll be damned. I'm not playing Lazarus's game, or even Sandy Locke's; I'm playing mine, and I'm far better than I ever dreamed! The sensation was giddying. He seemed to be walking up steps inside his head until he reached a place where there was nothing but pure white light, and it showed him as plainly as though he were telepathic what his opponent was planning... -- John Brunner, The Shockwave Rider
October 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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this look 🤣
a good dog giving human side eye
September 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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fun day. we saw Commissario Montalbano's house! and the Vigata police station! and Montalbano's office!
a house on a beach in Sicily. it's not especially impressive as a house, but it's cooler if you know the TV series "Commissario Montalbano" aka "Inspector Montalbano" another shot of the house on a beach in Sicily. it's not especially impressive as a house, but it's cooler if you know the TV series "Commissario Montalbano" aka "Inspector Montalbano" a lovely building entrance way in Sicily Inspector Montalbano's office.
August 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
Dave Roberts is in the zone while taking a big lead at first base, during Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS, between the Yankees and the Red Sox. The Yankees lead the series 3-0, and it's the bottom of the 9th inning with the Red Sox trailing 4-3. Roberts has just been put in as a pinch runner for Kevin Millar. Mariano Rivera, the greatest relief pitcher of all time, is on the mound. The season is on the line. As Bill Simmons puts it, "Rivera knows Roberts is going to try to steal second base. EVERYONE knows Roberts is going to try to steal second base." and Dave Roberts has the faintest hint of a smile on his face, because he is *exactly* where he wants to be.
August 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
a still from the final scene of Koyaanisqatsi. a rocket engine tumbles down across the sky, still burning after the rocket itself exploded during takeoff.
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Sven the raindeer says, glumly, "I'm 37?"
August 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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What athlete's expression will remain with you for the rest of your life?
Kevin Garnett: anything is possible
July 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM