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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 37m

Alice making biscuits. I’m so done

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 1h

I was already in tears, but wrapping up Ted Lasso Season 4 with a Mary Oliver poem kicked my ass.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 05/10/2026

Also, I'm really sorry I missed that. When Haaland goes to La Liga, I'm buying a top just to wear to Dub.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 05/10/2026

I went to heaven for 18 days and all I got was this lousy "Manly Jesus" t-shirt.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 05/10/2026

Saying "Man City is too important to the PL to be punished" is such utter horse shite. Nuke them into oblivion and let the league recenter.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 03/10/2026

Nothing brings me to tears faster than “this message is from a deceased crawler.”

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 01/10/2026

It's so sad to see how many of my friends are clamoring to post AI slop to their social pages. Guess why I'm ignoring your calls.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 30/09/2026

My glorious Digital team just launched a new site for kera.org that took just about two years to get into the wild. To honor my dear friend Gilbert's pup, who walked the rainbow bridge today, this one is for Dusty.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 30/09/2026

I’m not sure how long it’s going to take me to get over the gigantic hole ripped in my chest by tonight’s Ted Lasso episode. I’m just broken.

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peter @peet2.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

After Dos Santos' firing, it flickered a memory of laughing long ago that "Dallas led MLS in coach killings" - well, I checked and they still do. 🥲 That's MY club.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 28/09/2026

One thing I have noticed, as diesel approaches $7/gallon, is that the guys in the giant trucks who like to "roll coal" on me and my prius just aren't doing that anymore.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 23/09/2026

Last night, in a total freak accident, I dropped the fork I was carrying back to my kitchen, and it sunk, squarely, into the fourth toe on my right foot. I really had to stand there and marvel at how I forked myself. Then the bleeding started.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 21/09/2026

My partner told me I needed to watch Hazbin Hotel by @viviennemedrano.bsky.social. Holy shit, this is the twisted animated show I needed in my life this week.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 19/09/2026

Dealing with gout means not being able to wear shoes days at a time. I decided to take one of my “near death” pairs of slip-ons and cut out the backs so I could at least leave the house if I needed to.

A picture of janky old black & white checkerboard Vans slip-ons on grey tile. The shoes are dirty grey now, and have a blown-out toe on the left foot. The back half of the shoes have been cut away to make them “mules.”

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 16/09/2026

Is salad safe again? I really need one.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 15/09/2026

At my partner’s recommendation, I am motoring through the Southern Reach books by @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social. They give me huge Southern Coast Georgia vibes. Especially, my happiest place, Little St. Simon’s Island. Not sure I’ll ever be able to look at it the same again.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 14/09/2026

Nine years ago, I caught the most expensive mackerel in Ireland. Wonderful fishing trip, but the "included" "we'll cook this up for you" really meant £75 to make us an appetizer.

Myself, in a flatcap, red rain jacket and jeans standing on the deck of a fishing boat in Roundstone, County Galway holding a fishing rod with two mackerel hooked out at sea. I'm grinning like an idiot.

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is just a spectacular unintentional self-own

Dude on Threads: If you hate on ai, you better be pretty damn good at whatever you're doing

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 10/09/2026

I got my fingers tattooed this evening because I’ve needed some good tattoo therapy over the past few months. I have to say, not the worst spot I’ve had done.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 09/09/2026

Fucking Diedre Hall is on my Star Trek screen, and I am losing it.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 09/09/2026

Today is Star Trek Day, and that got me thinking. All my life, my experiences with sci-fi properties have been based on dystopia and failure. Star Trek came from the other direction of unity and spreading good will. I didn’t realize that until a few years ago, and it changed me profoundly.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 07/09/2026

Are we dialed in in the Doug Eddings bullshit? I’ve never been more proud of a league than MLB right now. Tilt your hats, boys, this is unity through tiny acts.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 07/09/2026

This morning I made some very tasty avocado toast with an over-easy egg on top. Instead of toast, I used a couple of fast food-style hash browns that I had in my freezer. I'm not sure I'll ever go back to the "toast" version.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 05/09/2026

Change comes from within, so I just swallowed sixty-three cents.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 05/09/2026

I know people go a bit nuts for “pumpkin spice season,” but is this even remotely necessary?

A cream colored stick of deodorant with orange lettering saying “Old Spice: Pumpking” “Scent of Pumpkin Spice” “Deodorant 3.0 OZ.” Graphically, there is a cartoon jack-o-lantern with a crown on its head. In its vine-like hands, it appears to be holding a sword that also seems to be a cinnamon stick, and in the other hand a drinking vessel with a head of cream. Behind the packaging is a pumpkin and some cinnamon sticks.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 03/09/2026

Taking some mental health time, and spending my time watching a shitload of Food Network competitions. Two things I have noticed are that Eric Adjepong’s beard is one of the shiniest things on the planet, and Alex Guarnaschelli might have more mental health issues than I do.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 01/09/2026

Watching Lanterns, and all I want is Kilowog.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 01/09/2026

I just made pancakes with chocolate milk (didn’t have any other), and they are not chocolatey in the slightest. Fail.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 01/09/2026

I realized yesterday that Gen-X might be cursed with being lyric vacuums. I asked my partner, 16 years my junior, how many songs she knew from heart, and it was exponentially lower than myself. Is it just me, or did the confluence of styles just turn us 80’s kids into music sponges?

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 30/08/2026

Watching Sterling Point, and I will fucking die for Maple.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 28/08/2026

No sane person will ever skip the intro for X-Men ‘97. Those are the rules.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 27/08/2026

I have found that Sundays can be a little more chill, especially in the morning. If the weather is really good, though, all bets are off. Numbers were way down last year, but may rebound this year.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 27/08/2026

I get this email in my work inbox with the subject "Interested in SpiceWorld 2026?" and got really excited. Imagine my disappointment when it turned out to be some IT conference, and not another reunion of the UK's greatest girl band.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 27/08/2026

Devil Inside, by @claymcleod.bsky.social, is a great dark and fluffy Summer read. It's easy to approach, and fully envelops the reader in a little bit of devilish smut, and a whole lot of "What the hell is actually going on?" 23rdlegion.com/devil-inside...

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Devil Inside by Clay McLeod Chapman | 23rd Legion

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 25/08/2026

What Dolly Parton did with her life should, but probably won't, be equaled. Her unwavering support of child literacy, and her incredibly generous heart should be a template of care and giving in this modern era of greed. She was a global treasure from humble beginnings, and will be greatly missed.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 19/08/2026

Seeing Rebecca Lowe announcing on Ted Lasso makes me so damn happy.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 19/08/2026

I had a dream last night that I lost my faithful S’well water bottle. When I woke up, I was truly sad until I saw it sitting on the night stand next to me.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 17/08/2026

I spent most of last night with agonizing heartburn (still have no clue why), and today I'm craving a chili dog.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 17/08/2026

After his absolutely phenomenal and historic MLB start, should Báez just walk away? That would be just too much damn pressure for me.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 14/08/2026

Jek Porkins. Always in our hearts.

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 12/08/2026

"Here" as in he's the only signed player on a club that seems to really just exist to sell merch?

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Justin Bowers @aquaphase.23rdlegion.com · 11/08/2026

Oh, I should have said male. Sorry for that omission.

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