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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just have a sandwich for lunch... an ice cream sandwich!

Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Saladin mentioned possibly returning to social media by using his BlueSky account, so I'll forward this as encouragement...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I too am Grandpa... that's gotta be a glam rock themed cafe name!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our neighbor's walnut tree has branches that hang over the road, so we are grateful for the fast and free vulture roadkill cleanup services.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If the right side of that screen has any purpose you'd always need to bring someone with you to see and interact with it!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Claiming she's the ghost of Edith Massey returning to do a bit is more believable than anything she said...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My 51 year old brother-in-law died of colon cancer just a few weeks ago.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy birthday, John! Kronos brought to my mind Isao Tomita's version of "The Planets", only with an energetic progressive metal edge. Required listening through the good speakers...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Yes, ZARDOZ is an amazing oddity in it's own special genre. I've rewatched it a few times over the decades, always in awe that it was even made.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This new normal of massive yearly wildfires is not normal. I almost thought we might go a single year without one. Glad we have respirators on hand.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Block 'em fast... but if it's someone that's part of our circle let your friends know so we can preemptively block them as well!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

How could someone so stupid get into such a high position? Oh, yeah, we elected someone even dumber as president...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Heard some wild noise in the sky the other week. Looked up to see a gull attacking a great blue heron. That heron took off as the gull continued to squawk and circle!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Photo of Jane Yolen at the World Fantasy Convention in 2016. I remember Larc's crazy excitement the first time she saw her at a convention. Wonderful person. She will be missed.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

We've been watching robins hatch and raise two young. It's been a nice break from the world. Nearly fledglings now! #Birds

Baby robin poking its head out of a nest. Dark black eyes and white tuffs of feathers on each side of its head like a balding old man's hair.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Mo*Con has been sold out for weeks! May it be a wondrous event!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The delivery state of this magazine to my house by the US post office perfectly represents how all of government works under Republican leadership.

A page from the post office saying "We Care" with the magazine torn to absolute shreds and a big mechanical bite taken out of it!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Saw Pere Ubu in the '80s in Detroit. Caught Dave again 10 years ago, and while he was in a chair the entire concert he still had that signature attitude and energy.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

The real meaning of this headline is that the AP has been taken over and is now producing deceptive click-bait instead of news. Very disappointing. Not long ago you could depend on the AP to not do crap like this.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Coral carried her monkey everywhere. So cute when they cling to little stuffed beasts.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Software application development! I did that in my 20s and really enjoyed creating software, but hated how coders are treated, burned out, quit, and have zero interest in ever doing it again...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Comically, the condition got worse during physical therapy. One week after stopping physical therapy it resolved on its own...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

In the past I gave this same Michigan made machine a lube and replaced the motor brushes. It's all easy to do. Saved $400 multiple times over now. My mother's 1960s KitchenAid still runs as well. Well made tools can outlast you.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

My 1980s kitchen mixer was tossing flour all over the counter! Pondered buying a new one, but after a few minutes of research I adjusted the speed instead. Had to fully tighten and loosen the adjustment screws to restore functionality. Now we have a nice slow stir speed again!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

John Fetterman's positions changed after his stroke. Why is this never mentioned? After her stroke my Grandmother said to me, "Blanche is gone." She knew she was no longer the same person. Not every stroke results in this, but some do. Fetterman is gone. He's not the person that was elected.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

No Kings - Ferndale, MI - October 2025

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Made the mistake of ordering a few items from Amazon. First time in months. It's taking over two weeks for them to deliver anything and there's a massive warehouse only two miles from my house! I'm totally done with Amazon.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Luckily I avoided Spotify because they host and fund Joe Rogan, so I quit before joining...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Opened the window and sat down for a nice quiet morning to get some writing in... and instantly giant smoking lawn mowers and leaf blowers arrive so loud I can't think... so I crank the music up. If I can't have a nice quiet morning it's going to be a WAR OF SOUND!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Attending a wedding this past weekend when I realized nobody was taking photos! What? No way! I ran to the car and grabbed the camera. This cannot stand! Photographer friends and family: always prepared for emergency photo sessions!

Bride in white and her husband wearing black and white cowboy gear.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in. Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators. The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Our Governor removed the new restrictions, so there were zero issues for us here in Michigan. Of course, I live near Detroit, and can't speak to the attitudes in more rural areas of the state...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Yeah, Klein is on my avoid list. If he's talking I'm not listening. He's gives boring misleading lectures that avoid the topic instead of having conversations.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thanks for mentioning the sound! :-)

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Busy little Downy Woodpecker in our back yard. Always fun to watch them walk up and down trees like little spiderbirds. #Birds

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

If Bluesky had the laughter icon you'd get one here...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Very cool shot! Reminds me of going to the McMath Observatory in Lake Angelus, Michigan. Very cool place. Solar observatory built back in 1929. Of course, there's now a huge outlet mall down the road that never turns it's lights off, so the sky is not as star filled as it once was...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Plus it's a university campus, so security cameras everywhere.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Remember to yell "I got blisters on my fingers!" when you are done...

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

But they'll split the profits 50/50 and all you need to do is write it!

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Looked out the front window on this dark and gloomy morning only to have this cheerful little goldfinch brighten the moment. #Birds

Bright yellow goldfinch sitting on some fading cone flowers.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Just spent some time writing in a cabin. Walking outside into nature is so much better for focus and relaxation than taking social media breaks... so today I bring you some of that nature during my social media break. #nature #wildflowers #photography

A butterfly sitting on a coneflower in a wild field.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Got out into nature this week. Always good to be without cell reception or WiFi for a few days. #bees #nature #photography

A bee gathering pollen off some bright yellow flowers.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Because the post is talking about taxation.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Capitalism requires taxation as part of the system. The idea that capitalism can exist without taxation is propaganda spread by those that do not believe in capitalism.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Come on, don't start acting like a child. You know that's not what paying a fair share of taxes is about. You're sounding childish here. I thought you were better than that.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Target won't bring back their lost customers unless they restore DEI policies, add pro-DEI product lines, and offer a sincere apology, but it better come off as fully sincere and serious or people are not going to forgive their capitulation.

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Al Bogdan @albogdan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

If George was one of his characters he would finish the novel and add a stipulation that it is to be published on the day of that idiot's funeral...

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