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Ted Gruber

@cowlitzbook.bsky.social
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Author of the book "Postal History of Cowlitz County, Washington"

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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They must have been very small bags.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Looks like somebody isn't playing with a full deck.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Why is the "n" in autumn silent but not in autumnal? Inquiring minds...
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Next he'll try to change the lyrics to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald".
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Are you sure that's not 19 Covid-12 shots?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If this were a Carnac answer, the hermetically sealed envelope would read "Name two heroes and an idiot".
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Join me for the Washington State Museum Day festivities at the Cowlitz County Historical Museum in Kelso on August 8 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The Kelso PO will have a temporary postal station at the museum open 12:30-3:30 offering a special pictorial postmark designed by me! cowlitzcountyhistory.org
cowlitzcountyhistory.org
Cowlitz County Historical Society
Alive with History!
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The aurora from SW Washington tonight. #aurora
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
On May 16 I will give a presentation on current and former post offices in the Longview, WA area, and Oregon offices on the Columbia River with ties to Cowlitz County. Event runs from 1:00-3:00pm at the Rainier Oregon Historical Museum. Book signing to follow. More info here: www.rainiermuseum.org
rainiermuseum.org
Rainier Oregon Historical Museum ROHM
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Don Stanhouse - Stan the Man Unusual
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Maybe not your best move. Now he's headlining at Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Great view!
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I thought the Gorilla Housewives were in Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I saw a chameleon today. I guess it wasn't a very good chameleon.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Consider letting the interns eat. FTFY
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Are you taking them to rehab? Probably no, no, no.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Another Caturday night.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Can I have the old signage? I think I have a buyer at Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Do you a concept of a plan? Asking for a friend at Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
But only if you have a player's card, right?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Wait...I thought you said you were adding cantaloupe to your breakfast menu.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
So much for my investment in Slothbucks.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I think it's in their genes.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Can we eat peanuts in back of the elephants? On second thought, maybe that's not the best idea.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Ah, this also explains what happened to the DoorDash guy.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Is this what is meant by disarming?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Is there a slingshot involved?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Have you passed this along to the folks at Redville?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Is that anything like gorilla marketing? Asking for a friend.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
This assumes you have an adequate supply of sand.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Once again, you are ahead of Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
We have crows in our neighborhood. I wonder why they keep calling my name. Signed, Caw
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Why is this bad? I'd like to volunteer certain people.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Just admit you're trying to drum up business.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Or visit Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
On January 24 I will be giving a presentation on the current and former post offices around Woodland, WA and up the Lewis River Valley. The event runs from 2:00-4:00pm at the Woodland Community Library. A book signing will follow. More info here: fvrlibraries.bibliocommons.com/events/68f95...
fvrlibraries.bibliocommons.com
Local Author Presentation & Book Signing
Local author Ted Gruber will give a presentation on the history of the Woodland post office, along with histories of current and former Cowlitz County post offices in the Woodland area and up the Lewi...
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Oh, I think they do.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
As long as they don't ask me to send money to Nigeria, count me in. Or send money to Redville.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
What's next? Bonzo Goes to College?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Is one of the boas named Lizzy? I'm guessing the thin one.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
So this explains all those Acme delivery trucks showing up at the zoo.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Did HR eliminate the lion agitator position, or did the lions? My money is on the lions.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Stay safe, Eliot.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Rumor has it this may be a distraction from the kangaroos starting their own competing zoo.
Road sign reading "ROOSVILLE 4".
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Oh crap, I thought this was for the Detroit Tigers bash. Can I change my RSVP?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Is the admission price higher if we don't have to attend Gavin's show?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Make sure those adorable dogs are up to date on their shots before biting anything MAGA.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
So, just like any other day.
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Just the goats?
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Ted Gruber @cowlitzbook.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
You should call it "Ytivitan". That would confuse the Redville folks. Which means it's worth doing.
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