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David7118

@david7118.bsky.social
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Short story & picture book writer. Retired librarian, far left leaning. Science & space nerd. Board gamer. Dog & cat owner. Older Gen X. Lubbock TX.

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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My wife: Give me the keys and I'll turn on the car. Me: How do you do that? Tickle its tailpipe? #marriage
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m 60 today. I remember when that seemed like old old age. Not so much any more. #birthday
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In a few more days I’ll be this many. ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋ ✋
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Obama was the sitting president, Biden was the sitting president, Trump is now the shitting president.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Post you from a different era in your life.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
@hannahmwrites.bsky.social this made me think of some of your wonderful books. www.instagram.com/reel/DVb4GSi...
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
How did #Superman know Lex Luthor was leading him into a trap? Lex asked to meet him at a crypt tonight.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
If May 4th is Star Wars Day what is May 3rd? The prequel nobody wanted?
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Trump has a peace plan with Iran? You know what this is all about? It’s not about oil or an Epstein distraction…well, not just those things. He wants to claim he brought peace to the Middle East as a way for him to get the Noble Peace Prize. #Iran
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This was Ms. Liz or LizButt. We were her retirement home. She moved in with us when she was 14 and passed peacefully at 16. She was the best. But a card cheat like no other.
Photo of a man in his mid 30s sitting at a table holding a hand of cards. Sitting on the table between his arms is a brown orange and white calico cat who appears to be studying the man’s cards.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
When you’re newly married these will be your favorite emojis. 😍💕😘 When you’ve been married a long time like my wife and I have you’ll add these as favorites. 💩🤢😂 and yes, all three will likely appear in the same text. #marriage
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I love all these people talking about how Jesus is coming soon. My question is, when he comes, does he call out, “Oh God,” or “Oh Daddy”?
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I had quite the spooky experience. I was at a red light and I could hear a car next to me but when I looked over there was nothing there. Ghost car maybe??
Shown is a car painted in various shades of green normally associated with camouflage uniforms worn by the military so they are hard to see.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@docsaico.bsky.social Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you give yourself a lot of love today. You deserve it.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Look at that cute kitten belly. #cats
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
If you think about it butterflies are just zombie caterpillars.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Two nuns walked into a bar…and were immediately disqualified from the limbo contest. #jokes
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Republicans offer “thoughts and prayers.” Democrats offer “end this chaos now.” And neither side does anything. Cowards.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Someone was asking for reading suggestions. I recommended Jane Doe by @victoriadahl.bsky.social and I described it as a book in which “a woman gets revenge on a scumbag man.” If that’s the kind of book you enjoy you’re going to love Jane Doe.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
@docsaico.bsky.social Wishing you a very happy birthday and a truly wonderful year ahead!
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Happy holidays and/or Merry Christmas!
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I bought a Mrs. Smith’s pumpkin pie and two cartons of Cool Whip. That proportion seems right. #Thanksgiving
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
“They’ll know how to master butter,” said Guy Fieri on TOC All-Star Christmas. I lost it. 😂😂😂 #TOC #GuyFieri
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Stop comparing yourself to others be they celebrities or friends. Instead compare yourself with yourself. Ask yourself, "Am I a better person than I was a year ago? Am I kinder? Am I more loving to myself and others?" That's the only comparison that matters.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Ages 17 and 59.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Looks like I’m not moving for a while. #cats
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The day my brother went missing was the day everything changed. Parents saw danger everywhere. I got sent off to summer camp "for my own good!" How was I to know that my parents had planned to have a pool installed as a surprise for me while I was gone? If I'd known I'd have buried him elsewhere.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
#cats
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
You can find this statue in my favorite #Texas town, #McKinney. Obviously it was dedicated to the first man to ever utter the phrase, “Pull my finger.” 😁
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Comment to cars when driving: They need to hurry up and get out of the way! Comment to cars when walking in my neighborhood: He’s going way too fast and needs to slow down!
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
We had to put our 20 year old cat down a year ago and our 21 year old cat about 2 weeks ago. We were going to hold out on getting another cat. That didn’t last long. 1/2
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
It’s my #birthday which means taking my wife to a doctor’s appointment, brunch, and then doing the laundry. Birthdays are exciting when you’re older. 😂
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
My dog, Abby, is still around and she’s the best girl so I’m confident the #rapture didn’t happen. 😁
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I had a dream in which my father showed up at the library where I worked. We chatted for a bit and then he took a little chapbook I’d published off the shelf and bragged about it to everyone around. I am a retired librarian but I’ve never published a
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
I grew up southern #Baptist where sex and drinking happened behind closed doors but the hate was right out front.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
@ryn-rehnard.bsky.social Thought of you when I saw this. www.facebook.com/share/v/15TV...
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Saying goodbye Why is it sad? Makes us remember the good times we've had Much more to say Foolish to try It's time for saying goodbye. #RIPJasper 2005-2025 #catsofbluesky
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
My wife and I both turn 60 next year and so we’re planning a trip to #London. We are looking for recommendations of sites to see, places to eat, things to do. Any recommendations/suggestions are appreciated. #UK #Vacation
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I see strangers online and have friends and acquaintances posting about Charlie Kirk who are enraged by some Democrats response to the killing. Where was that outrage with the Hortman assassination? And what was the White House response to their deaths? Nothing. No prayers, 1/3
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
@crobertcargill.bsky.social Happy birthday!
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
On our walk tonight my dog, Abby, is finishing her business in someone’s yard when the sprinklers come on. She shot out of the yard so fast! #dogs
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I remember a time when the perceived great threat to the US was from outside the nation. Places like Russia, Iraq, and Iran. Now the greatest threat to the US sits in the Oval Office.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Trump is calling #museums, “the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE’.” Museums are a record of our past be it past art, artifacts, peoples, or history. Museums educate about the past & that past can be both pleasant and terrible. It’s those terrible things including “how bad slavery was” that upset him.
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
“Oh Wendy,” said Peter as he knelt beside her in her wheelchair. “I’ve looked everywhere for you.” “Do I know you?” asked Wendy. “You did. A long time ago,” said Peter as he stroked her cheek. “A #pixie and Peter.” “Yes! I’m going to take you to them.” “No! I can’t leave. Peter’s coming.” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
“Mama! Birdy hurt!” my child cried. Outside we found a bird with a broken #wing. “There’s not much we can do.” “I fix.” She cupped the bird in her hands & whispered to it. Letting it go, it flew away. “How?” “Grammy taught me.” “You never met Grammy.” “Silly mama. She’s right beside you.” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
“Welcome to #Mystical Art 101. For those that think this is a class about the Yeti or Unicorns you’re going to be very disappointed & might want to drop the class. This is Mystical Art. We study things like why the eyes of paintings seem to follow you & why Mona Lisa has that smile.” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
“Why do you look so #grumpy?” “My mother came by.” “Good grief. Again?” “I know. Some days I hate being a medium. She’s more annoying in death than she was in life.” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
It took nearly 3 hours but my friend and I reached the end of the #rainbow. “We’re rich!” he cried as he ran for the cauldron. As he peered into it leprechauns sprang out of their hiding places, pushed him in, and slammed the lid to cries of, “Tonight we feast!” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“Honey, just so you know, the kids are hiding waiting to scare you,” my wife said as I got home. As I sat on the bed I heard a quiet #laugh from underneath it. As I bent down to turn the tables and scare them I heard from behind me, “Boo! Daddy, did we scare you?” #VSS365
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David7118 @david7118.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“Hiney! No. Honey. There’s a #spider in the shower! Relp! No. Help!” “You’re scared of a little spider?” he asked as he threw open the shower door. “So hard to operate a human,” said his wife’s body as it collapsed and thousands of spiders crawled out of her mouth & scurried to her husband. #VSS365
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