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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 01/04/2026

We drove by this sign twice and I still can’t believe it’s real. And to answer the question “more than just Easter.”

Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 03/01/2026

This is not the cat the woke me at 1:45 AM. This is her son, who is as confused as I am. His mother has gone back to sleep.

Orange cat “Vladi” sitting next to a wall mounted cat scratcher on a hardwood floor.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 17/12/2025

My alarm is set for 4:55 each morning, but this little one goes off closer to 4am. Every. $&@%^ing. Morning.

Cat in low lighting; a lit Christmas tree in the background is partially visible.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 19/06/2025

This is who runs this account.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 01/06/2025

It’s turtle season at Hilton Head.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 25/05/2025

Imaginable by Jane McGonigal. janemcgonigal.com/2021/12/17/i...

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 22/05/2025

When I was a kid, we called this "paranoia."

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 18/04/2025

Getting ready to listen to Marc Scibilia. He doesn’t seem to be on Bluesky yet so here’s a link www.marcscibilia.com

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 23/03/2025

I'm back in her good graces after a few scritches.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 23/03/2025

Gracefully resting cat was not interested in me photographing her, so instead we have a photo of her yelling at me.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 20/03/2025

I think Putin just drunk dialed me.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 12/03/2025

At the @ilvolo.bsky.social concert at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Mom is positively giddy with anticipation.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 08/03/2025

First in line to donate blood at @meeplemadness.com today, and the van is already getting full with two more in the chairs and three waiting in line.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 24/02/2025

At GAMA Expo with the lovely Priya. Got to play the second edition of Parks today - the new artwork is beautiful. And, no, I don't know why I put my hand on my own ass in this photo.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 31/01/2025

I don't drink coffee, but we recently switched to a @nespressousa.bsky.social. To use our existing stash of coffee, I've been repacking pods. Fine grinding the off-the-shelf coffee and then gentle tamping in 15 gram of powder gives you a 17 gram pod that works quite well.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 28/01/2025

What started out as a white noise machine for privacy whilst on conference calls has turned into daily "alone time" for one of the cats.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 27/01/2025

A little de-icing before heading eastward.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 24/01/2025

Flying to San Jose, CA to say a goodbye to our dear friend Arlet. Taken too soon. ALS (www.als.org) is a terrible disease.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 13/01/2025

Shaky Cam in expectation of the delicious hot chocolate. The one on the left has smoked sea salt on top. The one on the right is embellished with a toasted marshmallow.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 10/01/2025

She's a Siberian forest cat but still gets confused when there's white stuff on the ground here in Georgia, US.

Our Siberian Forest Cat looking confused because it's snowing outside.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 09/01/2025

No, no they aren't. But if there's a world where Galaxy Quest is set in the Star Trek universe, I'm interested. #FabricatedByAI

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 09/01/2025

Technically this is our dining room table but, for now, it's a Sunning Pad. #cats

Vladi the cat sleeping in a tray on our dining room table with the sun warming his face.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 29/12/2024

Playing “Just One” with my bride and her parents.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 13/12/2024

Are these earth tones? Am I having an earth tone breakfast? They sounds healthier than a sourdough chocolate muffin and avocado shake.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 07/12/2024

Around 15 years ago, @mariancall.bsky.social started following me on Twitter after I posted something about penguins. Several years later, I attended her concert in Atlanta and then, back in 2017, my wife and I hosted her and Scott Barkan at our shoppe, @meeplemadness.com. The internet is fun.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 07/12/2024

Spent the evening at #colorfactoryco in NYC. The confetti room and giant ball pit were my personal favorites; the whole experience was a lot of fun.

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Dave Lopata @dave.lopata.net · 02/12/2024

In case you need a decadent hot chocolate recipe, here's mine. Drink responsibly.

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