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2026-05-20 23:07:10 CEST

Slams laptop shut until Tuesday...
#ooo #OnVacation
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2026-05-15 01:45:54 CEST

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We had a leak in our ceiling recently. Turned out the squirrels had built and enormous house under our solar panels and the water pooled up there for years, finally working it's way thru, in that way water does

2026-05-09 16:13:46 CEST

Oy vey. Who's idea was it to go to #Costco on a rainy Saturday morning?
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2026-03-03 20:21:04 CET

Luckily, just some days are like this in the #SaltMine. Like today, for instance. Despite free #pizza
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2026-02-21 02:37:15 CET

Another in a long line of 2025 best picture nominees. This time I am watching Train Dreams. I am not sure what to expect.
#oscars #movies

2026-01-21 15:49:02 CET

RE: https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115933580305240117
Cory's articles are usually dystopian, unfortunately, but this one is particularly depressing.
#note1kac…y5va

2026-01-16 16:42:14 CET

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We have 3 more days of #dog sitting. If I were ever to get another dog, and I don’t ever plan to, remind me not to get a husky. I’m not sure if it’s his lack of training or just a husky being a husky, but Pierogi does not take no for an answer. The cats are beginning to accept him, but if you pick one up, he will not let you go. We walk him 3 times a day. I walk all 3 dogs in the morning, then walk Phineas and him at lunchtime, and Adrienne walks him at dinner time while I feed the other two.
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2026-01-16 16:40:18 CET

Morning Mastodonians!
It was a week worth forgetting between the pipes. After Tuesday’s blowout, #hockey wasn’t much better this morning. It was scoreless at halftime, but we ended up losing 5-2. My butterfly is getting better, but they still managed to sneak two underneath me, which is one spot I can’t allow. I had bad positioning on one and didn’t even see the other one. Oh well, there’s always Tuesday.

2025-12-13 03:22:42 CET

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Update on Rune - he's already settling in with his foster. Gotta be better than sleeping on the cold, dark streets!
#cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon
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2025-12-12 17:37:13 CET

Meet the newest foster #cat to spend the night here. This is Rune, who has been hanging around a kind person's house for a few weeks but they were worried due to the extreme cold. They contacted Roy who asked me to put him up for the night. The new foster is picking him up later this afternoon. He seems like a sweet boy!
#AdoptDontShop #cats #CatsOfMastodon #boston
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2025-11-16 19:16:50 CET

It's time for some #RedZoneb and the boys are thrilled.
#nfl #dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
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2025-11-08 14:20:25 CET

How about for #caturday I give you a picture of a typical early weekend morning? Actually, there's usually more cats. Not sure where Kenny is. Tinker is probably in bed with his sister. Nemo is stretched out on my lap, entertaining me with the most amazing soft purr. You have never met a sweeter cat. The dogs are stretched out on the bed with us, snoring.
#cat #cats #CatsOfMastodon
#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
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2025-11-01 03:43:03 CET

Anyway, here's the game winning overtime goal for the #NHLBruins scored right in front of us. It's was a beautiful thing
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2025-10-22 20:39:02 CEST

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Next she'll be talking about colonoscopy!

2025-10-04 00:17:49 CEST

Slams the laptop shut until Monday. It should be an excellent weekend for weather. This might not be my last #beer. For me, only Trillium can craft a double IPA that I genuinely enjoy. Hope y'all have a great one. Not much planned here, which is nice for a change.
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2025-09-28 02:48:55 CEST

This is one of the most moving and impressive things I've read in a long time
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2025-09-28 02:08:21 CEST

All sleeping for #caturday
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2025-09-23 21:42:15 CEST

Phineas pack hike group threw him a birthday party today. He turned five years old on Sunday.
#dog #dogs
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2025-09-19 16:42:48 CEST

My life is 50% wondering if it's too late to drink coffee, and 50% wondering if it's too early to drink Gin & Tonics
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2025-09-14 02:41:02 CEST

Cheers! It was a good day housecleaning, then a couple friends visited. We sat on the deck in the glorious early autumn weather, sipping beers and bemoaning the truly f'ed up state of our country. Now we'll wind down with an ice Cold Beefeater #martini by a #fire. Hope your #Saturday was good too.
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2025-09-06 02:37:06 CEST

A ridiculous 5-book haul at the library #today. I just meant to return some books and not take any out because I already have plenty going on here at home, but I couldn’t help myself. At least four were on my TBR, but the Carl Hiaasen is new, and I haven’t had time to make it there yet. One is the second book in the series (No Mercy), and one is the start of a series (A Bad Day for Sunshine). Ascension looks really cool, and Rosarita looks like an amazing short novelette.
#books #AmReading
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2025-08-18 17:06:55 CEST

#MondayRandom10
Set your music player of choice to random play and share the first 10 songs.
Random play off my 1,151 Liked Songs on #spotify :
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2025-08-17 18:27:31 CEST

#SilentSunday
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2025-08-03 16:19:46 CEST

My daughter is a third-grade #teacher in a suburban #Boston city. One where over 3/4 of her students are English as a second language immigrants. She is not allowed to post her wishlist on Facebook, probably because it makes the school district look bad. Last year, the support from the Mastodonian community was outstanding. We were overwhelmed and delighted with the outpouring of support. I’m hoping for another great showing. Here is her Amazon wish list:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/ISNKBF6JKUH4?ref_=wl_share

2025-08-02 22:45:47 CEST

I'm looking a little ragged after a long day of cutting and splitting wood, but a Bloody Mary will help. We went all out with accoutrements - celery, shrimp and bacon. Now, come on #RedSox!
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2025-07-28 23:26:22 CEST

A before-and-after photo of the corner of our lot. I must admit to not being a big fan of the magnolia tree over our driveway. It was constantly dropping stuff from pods to leaves to flowers. But when it got sick with something like scales or aphids, it started dropping sticky crap all over the place. So we cut it down. It opens up the property. That tree was way too big for where it was. However, Rhiannon is unhappy with the extra sunlight streaming into her bedroom.
#boston #medford #house
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2025-07-26 23:59:06 CEST

I’ve made it into the #hammock for the first time in the entire season. Things have been in too much chaos, but they are gradually beginning to finish up. I spent all day cleaning up this side of the backyard and made a pretty good dent. Looking at all there is to do got me panicking, so I took Monday and Tuesday off. I hope I can get a few things done. I can’t believe how rapidly the end of the #summer is approaching.
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2025-07-26 22:26:18 CEST

A rare picture of all four #kitties. Of course, they're all in various forms of repose.
#caturday #cat #cats #kitty
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2025-07-13 00:09:33 CEST

Spicy mint (from the garden) avocado #margarita. Amazing.
I hope everyone is having a great #weekend.
#cocktails #cocktail
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/spicy-mint-avocado-margarita/
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2025-07-10 01:35:37 CEST

Jump Drive on Boardgamearena.com is so addictive! It's a very streamlined version of Race for the Galaxy, one of my all-time favorite #boardgames. The solo mode has you running a "campaign", where you try to beat certain scores in certain ways. You can easily run a campaign in about 30 minutes. I fell 1 point short of winning the easiest campaign. Love it!
@npub1y6x…3lla
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2025-07-07 19:04:40 CEST

this was my main home, improvement activity for the weekend – getting these three old wooden Adirondack chairs repainted. Not perfect but I think they came out pretty good. Finally we have some places to sit on our new deck. It looks nice outside, but the temperature is 94°F / 34.44°C, so it's a bit warm.
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2025-07-06 00:42:32 CEST

I had a great day on the links with my two daughters and my oldest daughter’s boyfriend. For some reason, I can no longer drive the ball, but we still had a great time and I am looking forward to playing with them again real soon. It’s always great to hang out with your kids!
#golf #family #FamilyFun
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2025-07-02 17:14:18 CEST

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what sort of fresh hell is this?

2025-07-01 01:19:35 CEST

Not a good sign. Page 28 and I'm already crying. He always gets me right in the feels.
"Louisa. Nice name. Happy birthday."
Louisa takes her passport, carefully, as if it has a heartbeat. ... Fish said that a passport is proof that you exist. Now that Fish is gone, it feels the only proof Louisa has left.
"My birthday isn't until tomorrow," she says.
"I might not see you tomorrow," the man whispers, with kind eyes and a tender smile.
My Friends
Fredrik Backman
@npub1ny7…uv57 #books
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2025-06-24 21:28:15 CEST

It’s a scorcher out there today! The record high temperature in #Boston – not just for today, not just for June —is 104°F. According to my weather station, we hit 106°F at 12:30 this afternoon. I'm just north of Boston.
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2025-06-24 00:43:14 CEST

It was another long, hard day in the #SaltMine, then five hours cleaning the garage and trying to straighten out. Still not there after two days of working on it. But I did get my poolside time in this evening. Today’s refresher is a Beefeater gin and sonic, half seltzer and half light tonic water. It is hitting the spot this evening. It’s still almost 90°F / 32.23°C. According to my home weather station , it hit 100°F / 37.78°C
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2025-06-17 21:42:06 CEST

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And here is their portrait for #TongueOutTuesday
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2025-06-17 21:41:05 CEST

Phineas had a great hike with his pack today. There were lots of smiling faces! He's the beige and white Lab / Pitbull mix leashed together with Penelope, the Belgian Malinois, leading the way.
#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
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2025-06-07 20:07:23 CEST

Despite the rainy weather (it was the 12th weekend in a row with rain here in New England), we got some work done in the garden and made a run to Lowe’s for plants. Hopefully, it will ease up enough to get them in #today, but tomorrow promises to be good weather anyway.
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2025-05-24 18:27:01 CEST

Infinity puzzle for May 24, 2025. I don’t know why I enjoy doing this every day. I am not usually big on deterministic puzzles. I don’t like jigsaw puzzles, sudoku, etc. But this one seems to be a good balance. It's not too hard, but hard enough to get a real sense of accomplishment when you finish it—just a little mindless, fiddly thing to do every morning with my coffee.
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2025-05-24 00:07:02 CEST

As more self-medication for my low-grade headache, I am going to try dosing it with a gin and sonic (half light tonic and half seltzer water) that has a splash of crème de cassis in it. Cheers!
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2025-05-22 18:10:17 CEST

#InfinityPuzzle
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2025-04-29 22:15:30 CEST

For #TongueOutTuesday we have Phineas and his new pack!
#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
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2025-04-22 14:49:21 CEST

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Be safe. Wear your N-95 mask. Watch your distance. Wash your hands. Vaccinate! Boost!
Your big opportunity may be right where you are now. – Napolean Hill

2025-04-22 14:48:42 CEST

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Like I said, I came to the #SaltMine mothership this morning, which has the added benefit of keeping me extra focused. At least they provide coffee and snacks. I have many things to do today, and it’ll help to have fewer distractions. I am usually pretty good at working from home and staying focused, but it’s easy for my mind to wander these days. I’m not sure if a vacation would help or hurt that!
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2025-04-22 14:47:31 CEST

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I have been enjoying Folklore the Affliction #BoardGame. Greenbrier Games went out of business due to a Kickstarter screwup, which is a shame because they were a local game producer. But it is fun and tells a good story. I wish I could get the Dark Tales expansion. I got the base game and Fall of the Spire expansion very cheaply. I don’t need another expansion, but there you go. At least I got the updated anniversary edition. #BoardGames.
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2025-04-22 14:46:22 CEST

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There isn’t much planned for #Today. Although our hockey ended last week, I still came into the office this morning. I will probably keep coming in on Tuesdays to show my face around. I’ll return by 1 p.m., although I don’t know if I’ll have time to take the dogs for a walk. I have two preview tickets to see The Accountant 2 this evening, but I’m not sure I’ll go. Four Guys Co-op wants to play tonight instead of our usual Wednesday night.

2025-04-22 14:44:49 CEST

Morning Mastodonians!
It was pretty quiet yesterday despite the rest of the family having the day off for Patriot Day. Putting the Red Sox game on at 11 a.m. was fun—and they even won! I took the dogs out for a walk, although it was much cooler outside than it looked. They didn’t seem to mind. And I wrapped up the day in one of my favorite fashions: reading in bed, sipping a port, with the Stanley Cup playoffs in the background.

2025-04-20 20:34:53 CEST

#InfinityPuzzle for April 19, 2025
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2025-03-08 22:32:37 CET

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I love Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction. Well, love might be the wrong word because it is a very sobering look at changes in today’s world. I can’t wait to read it Under a White Sky.

2025-03-08 21:56:52 CET

I might have overdone it at the #library! Can you tell that I was inspired by finishing "The World in Books: 52 Great Short Non-fiction Books"? All those smaller titles in the middle are from that book. I doubt I can finish the huge one at the bottom, but I’m anxious to compare it to The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer
#books #bookstodon #AmReading
@npub1ny7…uv57
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2025-02-28 22:17:55 CET

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this is making me tear up. I'm so ashamed for my country.

2025-02-21 01:06:40 CET

I’m going to give StoryGraph a(nother) try. Follow me:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/jdarnold
#books #bookstodon #AmReading
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2025-02-09 01:20:32 CET

Cheers, girls and boys. The news is primarily sucky, but the martinis are still cold, and the fire is still warm. For one evening, maybe we can forget. I wish everyone well.
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2025-02-07 01:22:56 CET

So painful but necessary
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2025-02-06 18:16:40 CET

I will never get tired of seeing this. Obi (the brindle Plott Hound on the right) is having major surgery next week to have his spleen removed due to a mass on it. Should go okay but you never know. He'll be gone for 2 days, and I bet Phineas will miss him dearly
#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
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2025-02-06 14:49:00 CET

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Do you have anything planned for the #SuperBowl? We might have a small get-together—anything to distract from the game. It is supposed to snow again on Sunday, which could impact the party. I've seen some calling for almost 7 inches of snow, which would be the most we've had at once in ages. I am so ready for Spring. I should probably try to get in one ski trip, although that killed my knees last year.

2025-02-06 14:48:41 CET

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There isn't much planned for #today besides the usual Thursday date night over a scorpion bowl and spare ribs at the local Chinese restaurant. It has been a busy morning on social media, which is fun. We're expecting a few inches of snow today. I should probably try to get the #walkies in before that. We went out yesterday, but it was much colder than I expected, and I didn't last long.

2025-02-06 14:48:08 CET

Morning Mastodonians!
M was sick, so he couldn't come over last night. I hope he doesn't have norovirus, which seems to be making quite a surge around here. My girls had it when they were younger, and it isn't pretty. I did make a #cocktail thought. A Bahama Mama, which is OJ, pineapple juice, rum, coconut rum, and grenadine, but it wasn't great. We had a good 3 player session of Helldivers, but I had to stop it early because my aching right thumb got tired of holding the controller.

2025-02-05 12:26:26 CET

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Why not one more?
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2025-02-05 12:17:14 CET

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And a bit later
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2025-02-05 12:09:03 CET

Good morning from #Medford #massachusetts looking southeast towards #boston
#sunrise #dawn
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