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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

You know how sometimes you’re shopping, and you just see something that you feel totally has your name on it? I can’t explain why, but I’m totally getting that vibe from the Eddie Bauer coffee tumbler.

A picture of a green coffee thermos that says:

EDDIE BAUER

COBBLE

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Impatiens walleriana. Apparently, that is the official name. How quaint :-J I love the little white/light pink spots at the forks of the petals.

Closeup of red impatiens, with some other flowers blurred out in the background

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

Preordered the iPhone Duo. Still not sold on folding phones, but I’ll give it a shot. Still keeping my iPhone Air and going to Number Share for the time. Since they’re sold out for a few months, at least there will be a decent resale market for a few months if I don’t like it.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

@rileytestut I got 256GB, and despite refreshing constantly it took 5 minutes to get in. So I got November ship date.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

While I’m already complaining, the power lines got the sunset too.

Beautiful sunset over a field, with power lines right in the middle of the sky.

View down the road of the sky at sunset with mountains vanishing into the distance…

Sunset color over the sky in town, roads and some vegetation and a couple of buildings in the foreground

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Overhead power lines are the scourge of my existence. At least the beautiful sky and two birds made it a bit more tolerable

Beautiful picture of the sun rising over the mountains, ruined by power lines and bad positioning of the camera through my passenger window. Two unidentified birds sit on the wire

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

Thanks, I’m trying to give you my money…

Screenshot of the Apple website that says “the page you’re looking for can’t be found”

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

It’s always watching the little circles zoom around when you crush your goal. “Sometimes we need the beast to come out like, rah” -P Money Got 9 awards in the Workout app as well, farthest run, 1/2 marathon, 400% move goal, longest workout, and a few others […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

This song drove me: music.apple.com/us/album/keep-pushi… More lyrics in the Alt text because…apparently you can post infinite characters in the alt?? :-D 🎶 This is how you reach the stars No more looking at the past Come […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

Album artwork for Keep Pushin’ (Beast)

Push comes to shove
You think you're rough
let's see who's down to ride

Weather storms,
see me standing on the lawn
Ready for whatever comes,
built for this since I was born
To the darkness we are drawn,
separated we get torn
Late at night I'm like a wolf,
back to normal by the morn

This is how you reach the stars
No more looking at the past
Come a long way this time is ours
Brace yourself and firm your stance
You don't quit when you're this far
Show these people who you are

Cause sometimes we need the beast to come out like rah

Life is hard you done the maths
all ready for the testing
Ignore the negativity
it's never that interesting
We take planes and touch the sky
so there ain't a ceiling
Free yourself of that mentality
to know the meaning
Set your goal make a start
you won’t get there dreaming
Power through these obstacles
until you get that feeling

No lacking keep pushing
My drive my cushion
My haters we shush em
I see them, they're looking
They dream of what we get out
Don't see the work we put in
They're starving for your greatness
Don't serve them what you're cooking

No lacking keep pushing

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Did my longest run yet, a half marathon distance. Wasn’t focused on time. Not thrilled with the mile time, but not mad about it. My IT band griped, as did my injured ankle when I rolled it again 6 miles in. They’ll get over it.

My watch showing workout summary

2:24:15 time

13.12 miles distance

11/mi average

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Oohhhh yeah. This is irresistible. I’m going to be running today.

Screenshot that says “Heavy Rain Soon”

Might as well say, “head for the trail”

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I probably shouldn’t run today, and I’m not supposed to trail run until my right ankle is healed up. BUT… I got these new trail running shoes, called SpeedGoats. (I only partially bought them because the name is incredible…they were also on sale :-P) It’s […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Good morning. A rainy morning, full of reflection and pondering. A good morning song that pairs well with solitude and decision-making. jamshare.app/M0qz

A photo taken in 2019 of the lighthouse in Cape May, NJ, through a car window on a rainy day. Lighthouse is blurred, focus is on some of the drops of rain on the window.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

The sky was on fire tonight. So is my mind.

A glowing red-orange sunset barely peaking over a horizon with trees, and some motion blur in the foreground. Lines of clouds in the sky above the sunset.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Yesterday, after 2 miles hiking near the ridge line, I passed back by this stream. I sat down on a huge rock, and packaged up as many thoughts and feelings as I could. The bad ones. The frustrations. The disappointments. The failures. And I set that package […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Is it just me, or does it seem like when a small victory happens…it’s always at a time when some other concern/obstacle/dilemma absolutely looms over it? Just me? I’ve had a goal for 2 months or more to get from where I was (190lb) back to where I was supposed […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Ya know, the day after wasting my time isn’t the best time to *tell* me to give you a call. Might have gone better as a question. Maybe. Am I petty? That depends. :-J My current “occupation”.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Not terribly pleased with my time today, I’ll probably need to take it easier before I run much more. Left IT band was bothering me, and my right leg from my hip to my foot felt really bad. Slowed up a lot on my way back to try not to make anything worse.

Night sky, lots of stars. Silhouette of some trees visible towards the bottom

Picture of my watch showing the workout summary. 1:35:51 total time, 8.00 miles, 11’59”/mi

Picture of me in the dark, wearing a headlight—glare of the light obscuring part of my face.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Trees are starting to change. Change can be beautiful

Mountains covered in trees, with some changing colors to a red hue, against a cloudless blue sky

Closer up picture of a forest scene with a couple of trees that have turned yellow

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Ya know, random email…I’m beginning to come to that conclusion myself. You don’t have to yell about it though.

Screenshot of an email that says “You’re doing too much” in all caps

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Welp, don’t think my blood pressure medication did a thing for me today.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

It’s likely to be a great day when you spend your first hour MacGyver-ing something that the dealership messed up on your car the last time you had them work on it. It’s gonna be Monday all day long, isn’t it?

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Yeah, we got that fire, fire, fire And we gonna let it burn… music.apple.com/us/album/burn-ti%C3…

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Also, got a kinda neat picture of leaves and reflections when I was trying to take a picture of the biggest fish I’d ever seen in this creek.

Water with lots of little reflections, and two yellow leaves floating in the water

Mostly reflected light in water, except an unidentified fish can be seen barely through the surface of the water some rocks on the bottom of the creek are also visible

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I decided to go for it, 25 miles run this week. Prior high was 13. This song came on in the last 1/2 mile. music.apple.com/us/album/people-say… That worth getting don't come for free Peace, love and unity We are in […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Presenting: the Giv’r River Runner Neck Coozie.

Picture of a very generic looking middle aged white guy wearing a flannel shirt, with sunglasses on his head, modeling a coozie that has an attached lanyard. He looks pleased that he has his hands free, but a drink close and convenient. The copse is gray. It contains a Creamy Coconut Dr. Pepper, which being a middle aged white guy…is likely one of his favorite drinks.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Got to drag a 40 gallon water heater full of water up a flight of stairs. A little over 400 pounds. (Yes, I did it. I know I don’t look strong enough to. Determination) I couldn’t even get a handtruck to make the turn at the top of the stairs, so it had to be […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

“I suffer for my own entertainment” May be the most painful run I’ve done this year. I did a 2.5mi trail run last night, knew I wasn’t recovered from 10.5mi from Tuesday yet. Ran 19 miles this week, most I’ve ever done. Knew I needed the run more than recovery […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Reflections— Recent interactions have reminded that most of success in life is: Showing up. You do have to try when you show up, but if you made the effort to show up…you’ll probably try. You started. I said it to Roknroll the other day this way… You only […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I had to smile this morning as I realized that the same guy that just opened a package with a $200 heated shirt in it, is the same cheapskate that moved my sock that I had put on my left foot and found it had a hole in the big toe, to the right foot. Why throw […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

This morning’s run is sponsored by: New Balance Fresh Foam® Insomnia® Don Diablo® Cooler weather® Frustration® Stupidity® But not too disappointed with the time. Not fast, but only my second long run.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

May just be me, but I find this interesting… People I’d be interested in being friends with…who are kind, funny, likeminded, etc…those people tend to not be that interested in being friends. Not outright rejection, just…apathetic towards me. And people who I […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

A conversation with a friend this weekend ran parallel to a thought that crosses my mind often. Tattoos aren’t my thing, but if I ever did get one, it would probably be: “This moment is all there is” The past only exists in our minds. The future may never […] [Original post on mstdn.social]

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Don’t look at me in that tone of voice, please…

A bee sitting on possibly golden ragwort.

A bee sitting on possibly golden ragwort, but at a second angle

A bee sitting on possibly golden ragwort, but at a third angle

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Inspired by @Likewise to start reading again. I have a little library of physical books I may break out and reread, but starting with digital ones. #silentsunday

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Probably an east TN thing. AKA, redneck.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Trail was cool. Easy hike. Waterfall was neat but a bit underwhelming, have much better ones half as far away. But still neat. Had a long section of it that was basically a rhododendron tunnel.

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Chris Cobble @chrismcobble.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

When you go to a new trail that the head trail maintainer in your region recommends to you, and it’s at the very end of a dead end road in the middle of nowhere it looks like this on a beautiful Saturday afternoon…very promising!

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