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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

So there's this big leak of Cartoon Network internal files going around and I was curious to see what I'd find from my favorite show there: Harvey Birdman - Attorney at Law. Found these 1967 character sheets for "Birdman" (Hanna Barbara character) and enjoyed seeing […] [Original post on mas.to]

Snippet of a black and white character drawing of Birdman with a back view of the character and the text I described.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Today I did some light duty bundling potatoes of cement into ziplocs for swimmers to float out to a dive team that's reattaching corals to a reef that was wrecked by Hurricane Lowell. The work is paid for by an insurance policy taken out by The Nature Conservancy […] [Original post on mas.to]

Roster white board showing dive teams and support teams.

People mix up big orange buckets of cement.

A Ziploc bag containing a concrete potato.

View of divers heading down a ramp into the ocean to reattach corals.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

In five days, a non-profit group has rescued 711 hard corals that were knocked off the reef and have reattached them at Kaua'i's most popular dive site. This is fantastic news. Their permit allows them 10 days of work or 2,000 coral rescues. The corals were damaged […] [Original post on mas.to]

Snippet of email: "Mahalo nui loa to everyone who has contributed to this incredible community effort! Today, we reached an exciting milestone: 711 corals reattached at Hanakaʻape Bay / Kōloa Landing! 🎉This would not be possible without the dedication, hard work, and aloha of our amazing volunteers."

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Oh, World Octopus Day almost went by without me posting this cutie that flashed me. #WorldOctopusDay

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

MOAR WEATHER The hurricanes have passed by Hawai'i but now we're entering rainy season. (I'm fine, my house and street never flood but I'm sure Hanalei will get very wet again...) #Hawaii #weather

Flood watch alert from my phone for Kauai and Oahu.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

The ICECUBE experiment is so sci-fi, it deserved the Nobel Prize in Physics. Francis Halzen was all, Hey, let's drill 2500-meter holes in the ice at the literal South Pole and fill them with neutrino detectors. The experiment fills an entire cubic kilometer. That […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

We've had a bit of rain as we get mashed by the tail end of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Nolo. Someone I know went surfing here recently and immediately got sick. Surfers I tells ya...they look at dismal water quality reports, then look at the waves and go...yeah a […] [Original post on mas.to]

National weather service 24-hour rainfall totals for Kauai showing 2-9 inches around the island.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@futurebird just saw this ad on meta, seems relevant

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Cool movie poster I saw in a restroom in Portland recently. You may or may not recognize the film. #film #posters #Portland

A red movie poster for "Guerre Stellari" that looks like an old western movie poster.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

The other day I was on one of those flights with a four-hour sunset. #photos #sunset

A thin line of orange and yellow with dark blue above and darker blue below in a sunset photo from an airliner.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Some more treasures from the Bigfoot museum:

A display of hominoid skulls, including one of Gigantopithicus, a giant ape that lived millions of years ago.

A sock that reads, "Everyone asks where is Bigfoot. No one asks, How is Bigfoot."

A list of six recent purported sightings of Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

The owner of my go-to coffee shop on Kaua'i says business is about 10-20% of pre-Hurricane Lowell numbers. FEMA did not declare a disaster for the county (I just checked their website) so small businesses don't have any federal aid. So many people are losing their […] [Original post on mas.to]

Screenshot from FEMA website showing two tropical storm-related disaster declarations for Hawaii recently...storms Lala and Noll but not Lowell, which impacted Kauai.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Just toured the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring, Oregon. Wasn't boring at all! Can't say my skepticism has diminished but I was impressed by some of the evidence, such as the Sasquatch Pheromone Chip (phewwwweeeeee). 🫈 Eight bucks and an hour well spent. Five big toes up. #Oregon #cryptids

A large hairy cryptid model under a sign saying North American Bigfoot Center.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Staying at a hipster hotel in Portland that used to be an elementary school. Every room is named for a book. I got The Stand. It's like they know me. So...Superflu it is. Sorry, everyone. #Portland #StephenKing #TheStand

A painting depicting The Stand. An older Black woman is in foreground on a rocking chair with a guitar. Randall Flagg & Las Vegas lurk behind with a chess board in the middle.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Heidi wouldn't eat dry food last night but gobbled up a can of wet food so I figured she had a sore tooth. This morning she crunched up all of the dry food I gave her. WAS SHE PRETENDING TO HAVE A TOOTHACHE JUST TO GET A CAN OF WET FOOD??? (Photo: Said cat hanging […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Stephen Spielberg was rocking a black KN95 at the opening of the Lucas Museum last night. (Just happens to be my first choice mask for many situations too.)

Screenshot of a video of Stephen Spielberg holding a microphone while wearing a suit and a KN95 mask.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

That nuclear furnace behind my neighbor's house is a little alarming #sunrise #Hawaii

Bright orange glow behind a two story house with a glimpse of ocean beyond.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

I wore these shoes every day for about three years until the soles started coming unglued. They're Olu Kai, a Hawai'i-based brand that I love, and this model is discontinued. They're awesome water shoes endorsed by the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association and I'm not ready to let them go. #repair #reuse

Two upside down shoes with black and red soles held onto the body of the shoes with clamps.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Hearing rumors from Kaua'i scuba friends that an early assessment of the reef at the popular Koloa Landing shore dive site is looking bleak after Hurricane Lowell, which destroyed homes & roads very close to the site. This majestic, very old mushroom coral is a […] [Original post on mas.to]

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Lele is completely plussed about the lack of electricity; she lives a simple life and only needs electricity for her water fountain. Somehow she is making do. #Lowell #cats

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

Storm surge forecast looks good...1-3 feet shouldn't cause too much trouble. Not saying there won't be any flooding (with the predicted rain there will be) but this amount of storm surge won't be a huge problem. #Lowell #Hawaii

National Hurricane Center map of predicted storm surge on Kauai and Oahu.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2026

People on Kaua'i are starting to get nervous becuase Hurricane Iniki (1992), which damaged or destroyed 75% of all buildings on the island, took a right turn like this and smashed into the island from the south. It looks like it will pass west of us but still a lot of […] [Original post on mas.to]

Cone of uncertainty for Hurricane Lowell shows it taking a sharp turn north, possibly impacting Kaua'i and the western end of the state of Hawai'i.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Can't wait to get my check for a buck two fifty. I guess if everyone else in the class fails to file a claim, I will get all of it (minus the 80% lawyers' fee).

Screenshot of an email saying I am a member of a class for a lawsuit settlement against YouTubeTV and DirecTV.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2026

Lionel Messi reacts to his pizza being delivered without the double pepperoni he ordered. (He's also retiring from international ⚽). #sports

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026

USPS out here treating my package like it's a ballot in a blue district. 😐

Screenshot of USPS tracking showing an item shipped from Phoenix on Aug. 6, arrived in Honolulu Aug. 19 and then no further updates. It is supposed to be delivered to Kauai.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

There was a flyover at a stadium in South Africa today that looks... a little bit risky. Screengrab from one of the many videos going around. reddit.com/comments/1w1sz8l #aviation

Screengrab of a video showing an airliner just feet above the roof of a stadium.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

The two guys running for mayor of Kauai look like the same guy so I guess I'll just flip a coin. #clones

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

The sky is pinking on a perfect evening. Bonus moon too. #Hawaii #sunset

Pink sky over a few homes with the ocean beyond. The moon is to the top right.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

[In memoriam] Beth Mazur would've been 50 today. She spent the last decade of her life fighting for neglected patients, founding an advocacy group that is still pushing research and policy toward justice, care, and treatment. She was overflowing with empathy and […] [Original post on mas.to]

Photo of Beth on a beach on Kauai. She is holding a small red espresso cup and facing the camera.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

Feeling sympathy for Big Island residents. They got hammered by Lala a week ago and today Moke is dropping more rain as they try to recover. #Hawaii #weather #storms

Screenshot from weather app showing some moderate to heavy rain over the Big Island of Hawaii and elsewhere in the state.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

These little scallops are called Bay scallops and my grocery stores sells a frozen 12oz pack for $10 while a 12oz pack of big scallops is twice as much. Small is cheap I guess. Sauteed with Old Bay seasoning and lemon. Nom. #food #lunch

A plate with about 20 small scallops, half a lemon and broccoli.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2026

Why yes those are two Apache helicopters flying over the beach. #beach #ocean #Hawaii

Photo of a sliver of beach with ocean and a rock wall beyond. Two small dark gray helicopters are seen above.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

My friend in Honolulu as his batteries keep his house running while the mains are down. #Lala #solar #batteries

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Tropical Storm Lala has reached Kaua‘i. Not expecting any severe impacts here but it's getting windy. #Hawaii #weather #Lala

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 16/08/2026

Dumb fuckin' AI. Being wrong about everything is worth at least $5 trillion.

Google AI saying current hourly rainfall amounts in Hilo, Hawaii are under 0.05 inches, which is extremely wrong.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

When the relative humidity is 94% there are advantages to being a bald fuck.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

Love this shark shirt my friend got me as a bday gift. The shirt is like a real shark...it looks indistinct at a distance but then as you approach things get real in a hurry. #shark #shirt

Close up of a blue shirt with lots of small white sharks pointed in every direction as a pattern.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Only two hurricanes have made landfall in Hawai‘i in recorded history. Today may see the third. I hope folks on the Big Island are prepared. (If you want to see Iniki, watch 'Jurassic Park.' Spielberg went out and filmed in it like a madman.) #Hawaii #weather #Lala

Map of Hawaii showing the two hurricanes that made landfall: Dot in 1959 and Iniki in 1992.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 14/08/2026

Took a visitor here today. Near the Kīpū Ranch (across the river), site of the first scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and some of "Out of Africa." A funny thing about this spot is if you turn around, you can almost see the Costco that's about 1/2 mile away. One […] [Original post on mas.to]

A verdant Hawaiian peak in the background, an elongated fish pond in the foreground that is next to a bending river.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

A kind of futuristic gangster roadster mobile thingy.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

A train with its windshield angled horizontally instead of vertically, and a chrome robot dog.

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Brian Vastag @brianvastag.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

A futuristic triangular spire for Topeka.

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