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The bottom shelf on the right is live-edge pine. This was previously the only shelf behind the bar, and the only piece of lumber that doesn't have a previous life. This one is also a tung oil finish. Tung oil polymerizes into a hard finish that can help the delicate bark remain intact on the edge.

Photo of the live edge pine shelf, filled with bottles. The pine bark is glossy while still being rough textured.

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On the right wall, the top shelf is reclaimed black walnut. (For those following along at home, this is the last 3 board feet of the walnut I used during the recent bathroom reno) Cracks have been filled & stabilized with epoxy. Finished with tung oil.

Bottom side of the walnut shelf, displaying it's age with cracks, checks, wear, and tear

Top side and front edge of the same shelf. This side is much smoother.

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The three shelves next to the window are reclaimed chestnut wormwood, finished with tung oil. The whiskey shelf has drilled out holes for Blanton's corks.

Photo of three shelves filled with liquor bottles. The shelf in the middle is all whiskey with holes in the front, partially filled with Blanton's corks.

Close up of the whiskey shelf with holes for Blanton's corks. Currently the first, second, sixth, and seventh holes are empty. The third, fourth, fifth, and eighth have Blanton's corks on display

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 29/12/2025

The home bar continues it's progression towards a proper 19th century public house.

A 6-foot long dark wood bar. The photo is taken from an angle looking down the length of the bar. In the corner at the far end, 3 shelves on one wall, and 2 on another are packed with bottles of liquor. The surface of the counter has a manual juicer, 2 overturned Boston shakers, some bitters, bar napkins, and cocktail garnishes.

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Lmk if you need reinforcements....

Two more sticks of Kerrygold butter on top of a white ceramic dome labeled "butter" that hints at even more butter

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 29/12/2025

This year's kitchen gift (to myself) is a new carbon steel pan.

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 22/12/2025

2nd millennium hits different. God, it's so fucked up now.... Let's go back to a simpler time

AI generated image, using a sample photograph of Elphie the black husky mix and Freddie Mercury the black and white golden retriever mix, and the prompt "Create a picture of these two dogs, in the style of claymation a la gumby, where it takes place in the old west and they are cowboys with cowboy hats and kerchiefs on their necks"

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 22/12/2025

"did someone say pawtners?!" 🐾🐾 "Mebby dere's some research pawtners at MIT. Da Mutt Institute of Tugggies has pawbobly summada smahtest custodians in da world."

Elphie, the husky mix with the goofy ears, sits and stares VERY SERIOUSLY at the camera. Freddie Mercury, the golden mix is coming through the doorway and looking suspiciously at the camera. You are in trouble.

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 22/12/2025

"Pop says it's dangerous to be underfoot all the time, so I make sure you know I'm there."

Freddie Mercury, the husky-golden mix, lays on my feet on my padded mat, whilst I stand at my desk working.

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 19/12/2025

I'm also having a pastry for breakfast!!!

Pastry case at Komugi, a new Japanese bakery in Somerville MA

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 10/12/2025

Religious leaders are just FinDoms, and their most pious followers are FinSubs and FinCucks. I think that makes the Pope one of the most successful FinDoms of all time. "Tithe me, or sky daddy won't love you, even though he loves everyone. Lol."

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Anyway, if you love a good website theme inspired by Bauhaus, the cluttered mind of a person living with ADHD, and a random color palette generator, this color scheme is for you! coolors.co/fe432a-f1a5f...

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In addition to being hard on the eyes, and sometimes difficult to read, I thought there was a rendering issue with these little triangle slivers. I guess it's supposed to be a shadow? I find it really detracting.

The color palette is hideous. It looks like they accidentally & incompletely set the site live using a high contrast deuteranopia-friendly color scheme. Do they not have any queers on their branding team? How did they piss off their graphic designers enough to end up with this for their branding?

Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 01/12/2025

Stack Overflow moved forward with their absolutely HIDEOUS new branding. They proposed it here, and were firmly informed that it is hideous & nobody likes it: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/41... That branding is now live on the corporate site (stackoverflow.co) and coming to the main site soon.

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Are we ranking them by car? Or something else?

The 4 cars won by the 4 Griswold family members in Vegas Vacation

Clark Griswold's 1989 Ford Taurus Wagon with a massive tree tied to the roof

Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 30/11/2025

The text messages of a gay millennial man are filled with the best stories. I spent 20 years of my life pretending to be heterosexual. I didn't even breathe the thought into speech until I was 18. Janet knows I'm not going to tell anyone she slept with her cousin. It's fine.

Screenshot of a text message to me, which reads: "I took my mom to a penis themed tiki bar. Here are some photos"

The sender's name is cropped out, but we can see it was received "Now"

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 24/11/2025

Gawsh. What if I was looking at bluesky in public?! Why don't people use the adult conte....... Ope. That's a mushroom.

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 23/11/2025

Last year, someone died from AIDS every 50 seconds. I'm the time it takes to play Bohemian Rhapsody, 7 people will die from AIDS. HIV and AIDS are treatable and preventable. Eradicating AIDS is possible. December 1 is World AIDS day. Make a donation in Freddie's name. www.unaids.org/en/donate

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 19/11/2025

You're onto something here, Ken....

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Andy @andy.teamgay.org · 26/10/2025

Plus, that's from yesterday. Today, Daddy's got some pappardelle Bolognese working.