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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We will give them a finger wagging like they've never seen before. Schumer may even...wait for it...purse his lips.

Useless Democratic "leader," Senator Chuck Schumer, pointing at something to the right of the picture while sort of pursing his lips.

Unclear if his lips are pursed out of aggravation, or to kiss more GOP backsides while capitulating again.

B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

To reiterate - there will be no legitimate "vote" on ACA subsidies. It will NEVER, EVER happen with the GOP in power. We have so much evidence of their bad faith. Are you suddenly ...not smart? Or are you answering to someone other than your constituents?

Peanuts Cartoon, Charlie Brown flies in the air *AGAIN* after Lucy promises to hold the football for him then pulls it away as he tries to kick it.

Just like the eight backstabbing Democratic Senators who sold us down the river in the shutdown deal, after they learn there will never, ever be a vote to extend the ACA subsidies even after the GOP did a pinkie-swear.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Someone posted up a nice picture of me at work the other day on Facebook. Sailing off of Castle Hill Light in Newport, RI. Photo credit unknown, as someone sent it to me in a group I'm not in.

Black and white photo of O'Day 34 sailboat off of Castle Hill Light in Newport, RI. The sailbaot is to the right, and the lighthouse is on the rocky shore in the background.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Loving the Alexandra from "Josie and the Pussycats" hair vibe. She needs a red ribbon, though.

Screen shot from 70's cartoon "Josie and the Pussycats". Shown is a man in a green sweather over an orange shirt and a red scarf, with a cowboy hat and gree sunglasses matching the sweater. To his right is the character Alexandra Cabot, wearing a red and black dress with a whiite belt. Alexandra's signature look is her black her with a white "skunk stripe" in it, tide with a red ribbon. Her character is noted for her constant scheming against Josie and the band, and her constant ineptitude and failure with her plots.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.

Suspended foot bridge over a river gorge in the Blue Pools, Wānaka, South Island, NZ. A stone cliffside is visible on the other side of the river, and clear blue water in a chasm below is slightly visible in the bottom left.

To the left of the bridge is a yellow warning sign, diamond shape. It shows 1-20 and people icon, and a check mark with a person on the bridge. Below that reads 20+ and a people icon, and a red X, with a picture of the bridge breaking and collapsing.

A woman brown hair in a blue jacket with a red collar stands to the right of the bridge, with her back to the camera.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Any day sailing with dolphins is amazing. Get out there if you can!

Two teenagers on the bow of a sailboat on a sunny day, with a dolphin jumping across the bow of the boat.

Blue seas on the open water somewhere of of Aruba, with a dolphin leaping clear of the water, and another more in the foreground splashing near the surface.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Not sure how to interpret this...

Movie poster for "Burnt Offerings" 1976 film.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Quote with a photo of you from the 80s (if you were alive then)

Photo of the poster taken in approximately 1985. Young white male with brown hair, blue eyes, leaning forward in an Oxford shirt with blue pinstripes.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

This happened last Wednesday.

Roasted turkey on a rack, still trusted and stuff. Nicely browned skin and finish.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

"Failed" Collinsworth may be annoying AF as a game, but he was solid on the field. And as a Bengals fan, I can tell you he's the absolute worst than you'll ever hear calling Bengals games. He tries so hard to not sound like a total homer that he gets obnoxious slobbering on the other teams.

Career stats for Chris Collinsworth.
G - 107
AV - 73
Rec - 417
Yds - 6698
Y/R - 16.1
TD - 36
FantPt - 873.3

Leaderboards, honors and awards for Chris Collinsworth. 3 Pro Bowls, 1981 NFL All Rookie Team, plus others.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Drop something blue from your library/gallery

Milford Sound, NZ. View from a boat with blue water in front, mountainous fjords in front with snow caps on one, and blue skies with wispy white clouds.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

If you see this, drop a pic from the last place your passport was stamped. New Zealand

Lake with gray-brown water, in front of a glacier that's kind of dirty mountain peak and mountains behind. New Zealand, south island.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Lifting the engine is a big trick. Our boat had a removable cockpit sole. So we we replaced our generator in NZ we had them yank the engine for a look while they had the crane, and replace the mounts before it went back in.

Sailboat stern on land named "Evenstar." Green engine on a truck bed in front, red generator lowering on a crane into the same truck bed.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

And? I guess we've got to keep watching...

Jim Carry as Lloyd from "Dumb and Dumber" captioned "So you're telling me there's a chance."

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Did not know "Grave." But that's me, "II"

Score from an online quiz game, labeled "Highest Scorers Hall of Fame"

Two listings - Anonymous (180), and Anonymous II (513)

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

About a week or two ago, I learned you can turn on REQUIRE ALT TEXT in your accessibility settings. So if you're like me and still don't habitually think about Alt-Text when you're excited to post something brilliant, Bluesky can help remind you.

Screen shot of BlueSky Accessibility Settings showing how you can REQUIRE Alt Text before posting images.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

No. I never remember intentionally doing "black Friday." Though I DO remember accidently heading out in public to run an errand or two while forgetting it was Retail Carnage Day and noping the fuck out of Dodge as soon as I saw the mobs.

Zombies from "Dawn of the Dead" stuck behind a sliding glass door in a mall.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hiking today at Walnut Creek Park, North Garden, VA. (Just south of Charlottesville) About 4.5 miles in a loop through the hills.

Picture in the woods, across an arm of a lake, of more woods. The woods on the far side are lit by the fading sun, while bare trees in the foreground are in shadow.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Giant has had $4.00 turkeys for a week or more.

Frozen turkey with price tag, 27 cents a pound on special. Total price for the 14+ pound turkey is $3.84.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

If you see this, post a beach pic from your gallery.

Windswept beach with trees in the distance, and lines of waves.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Our last boat. She was our home for nine years of full-time cruising and we had her for 16 years.

Hallberg Rassy 53 sailboat at anchor in calm water. White sail boat with bluebboot and cove stripes, and a hard dodger. Picture is from the starboard side, with an inflatable dinghy tied to the stern.

Hallberg Rassy 53 sailing on starboard tack. White sailboat withe blue boot and cove stripes. Teak deck, white sails, photo angle from tbe port bow to leeward of the boat.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

#Hiking today at Ragged Mountain wildlife area in Charlottesville, VA. 7.5 miles, some nice ups and downs.

A lake with wooded shoreline visible on both sides. Foliage is almost winter bare with some color. A few leaves floating on the water, and a brilliant blue sky with few clouds.

Woods and trees looking down over small valley between two ridges. Trees are mostly winter bare with a little color in the few lea especially left. Blue sky with sparse white clouds.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Post you from a different era... Me, counter-protesting the anti-choice whackos on a Saturday morning, circa 1989. I'm the only one whose face I didn't blur, next to the police officer.

Black & white photo of counterprotestors holding hands in front of the Planned Parenthood in Providence, RI, c. 1989. All faces are blurred except the poster uploading the photo.
Left to right there are two people facing away from the camer, three women under the Planned Parenthood sign, a man in a light sweater and hat, an holder woman, a man's head, the original poster, and a police officer with his arms crossed.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Reskeet w/ your favorite picture of yourself in nature. It's literally my profile picture, which sadly is a few years old now. ~50 miles off the west coast of New Zealand en route from Sydney after a week at sea. Winds gusting to 50, steep chop, having a blast.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This took less than a minute to come back when I posted it.

Screenshot of Facebook censoring a post for "spam" when they're muzzling the content of a piece by D. Earl Stephens on Trump seizing the military.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Here's one for your block lists, everyone.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Oh yes, I'll still swag up in public and scream and yell like an idiot at every game. In until the end every year. This constant "still have an 8.65% chance of making the playoffs" analysis just makes me edgy.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Share a photo of a ship that you've taken.

Ship behind the stern of a sailboat in the Panama Canal, in the rain. Only the bow of the ship and two anchors is visible, and some very small people visible above the bow. The dinghy outboard motor - a Yamaha 15 HP - is visible. Some sailboat lines are visible to the left (the main sheet), and some poles and a small antenna are showing on the ight. On the left side of the picture one wall of the canal can be seen.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

If you see this, please repost w/ a favourite picture of the sky that you've taken recently.

Grassy hillside leading down to the water, with cirrus clouds and the hidden sun reflecting from the water. The water is about a mile or two across with land faintly visible on the other side. A small sign in the foreground tells about the park, and there are trees on the left edge of the photo.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hi Claire, I get you about being at sea! We spent 9 years sailing our HR53 "Evenstar" around in the world. We got as far as Australia and were headed back to the U.S. to sell her before Covid caught us in NZ. So we sold her there and flew back. I don't miss it more than several times a day...

Hallberg Rassy 53 sailboat, 53' long single masted sloop with a white hull and blue boot and cove stripes. Anchored with no sails up in flat water in the Gold Coast, Australia, near late in the day. Picture is from the starboard forequarter looking at the starboard side, and there's a U.S. flag on the stern and a small inflatable dinghy tied to the back.

Hallberg Rassy 53 sailboat, 53' long single masted sloop with a white hull and blue boot and cove stripes. There's a U.S. flag on the stern, and an inflatable dinghy on davits on the stern.
The boat is sailing on starboard tack with white working jib and mainsail up, heeled to leeward with waves and spray. View is from the port side, slightly ahead of the boat. About a mile in the background is some industrial buildings on shore. Location is near Whangarei Heads at the mouth of Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand.

Hallberg Rassy 53 sailboat, 53' long single masted sloop with a white hull and blue boot and cove stripes. There's a U.S. flag on the stern, and a small hard white dinghy tied up amidships.
She's anchored facing left, and you're looking at the port side with no sails up. Behind are some tropical islands, and to the left closer to shore is an identical sister ship.
Location is Pain de Sucre, in Iles des Saintes, Guadeloupe, in the Caribbean.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Quote post with a sunset pic you took yourself.

Sunset on the ocean, hundreds of miles from land en route to the Caribbean from the U.S. Low clouds on the horizon, with higher fluffy clouds over a choppy, blue sea.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Post a pic YOU took to bring some zen to the timeline.

Trees reflecting on a lake showing fall foliage.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Ten years ago? Not all that different, I suppose. A little more grey in the hair.

47 year old guy in a grotty Tilly hat, wearing sunglasses, a black personal flotation harness, and unshaven sitting in the cockpit of a boat. 2nd person in the background, yellow shirt, no features visible.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

Me, literally minutes after stepping outside with after a shower and neatly brushing my hair.

Me (middle aged white male) wearing a bandana and sunglasses with seriously messed up hair against a background of dusty Texas scrub land.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

I feel my Texas experience is near complete. Last night we were serenaded by coyotes, and today this inquisitive and totally not shy roadrunner hung around our RV for almost two hours, catching bugs and checking things out. Hope to see him again. #Roadrunner #BeepBeep

Greater Roadrunner - real bird, not Looney Tunes. Standing on the ground in front of a rock and a fence, facing right with it's crest down.

Greater Roadrunner - real bird, not Looney Tunes. Peeking out from under the stairs of the poster's RV.

Greater Roadrunner - real bird, not Looney Tunes. Running from left to right with crest up.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

How the heck did I not know you had a book until right now, after following you for quite some time on multiple platforms?? Now I've got to go order this gift for my mom and return another much less suitable one! So much to do still, but at least I didn't wrap the other one yet.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 16/12/2023

We drove all over New Zealand in this little thing...of course, that would be tight with the kids!

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

The boat was home for nine years, now the RV is home for two.

White sailboat with blue trim under sail from right to left, with white sails, against the background of Tortola island. Hallberg-Rassy 53 with an American ensign on the stern.

Arctic Wolf 34' 5th wheel trailer with an F-350 two vehicle in Florida. White RV with blue and gray trim. Truck is black, with a large grill protector on the front.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 15/12/2023

We moved a lot, sailed from RI in 2012, and got as far as Australia. So we got around on the boat in the Caribbean, through the Panama Canal, and across the Pacific. We've taken the RV coast to coast, but mostly we're migrating around to be near family for stretches at a time.

B.J. and wife in Sydney Harbour on their boat, in front of the opera house.

Two people working on the bow of a sailboat handling lines in the Panama Canal, approaching a cargo ship named "Summer Wind."

The "No Admittance" sign in front of Bag End, Hobbiton, Matamata, New Zealand.

Wild horses near sunset at Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Six horses on top of a small hill, with sunset colors in the distance.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 29/11/2023

Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Come on, you have to come to the dark side and join AARP and roll with it!

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Lookin for those pictures, I learned that this fine Malt Liquor was discontinued in 2013. I can't imagine why. I had friends in college who swore it caused brain damage.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

Milwaukee's Beast... In RI we had "Haffenreffer Private Stock," aka "The Green Death." It did come in smaller, fat barrel shaped green bottles, too. But the jugs were cheaper.

Haffenreffer Private Stock Malt Liquor, aka "The Green Death" in five bottles raning from 40 to 64 ounce.

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B.J. Porter @bporter.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

I don't have many... Quote post a picture of you from the 80s

Photo of me circa 1985 or 1986. Young man with baby blue eyes, brown hair, and a cleft chin giving you a come-hither look.

Young man and adorable woman in college graduation gowns and hats. I'm the guy.

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