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Dragon0131

@dragon0131.bsky.social
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Chicago Democrat living in a red state. Retired chemist. Retired tour guide (last job). Introvert, but an’t stand silence in a group

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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Retired to TN just under 3 years ago. Lived in Chicago area my whole life. Never lost a package, never had a package delivered more than a day late without notification from seller. In the last 2 years, 2 packages lost, half a dozen delivered 2-5 days later. Btw, all PO.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Lots of questions here. Why did it sit in Memphis for almost 4 days? Why didn’t my local PO actually deliver it on the 17th? Why was it delivered 2 days later? Granted, I live in a small area, but we’re not the only family here & the area has been built up for almost 20 yrs. 2/
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Post Office lied here in TN. Ordered coffee 2/8. Got confirmation, arrival date 2/14. Tracked it. Got to Memphis 2/12. Left Memphis 2/16. Arrived Nashville 2/17, left 2/17. Arrived in town early 2/17. Notice of delivery 2/17. Nope tracking app said it was there, PO delivered 2/19.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Not surprised. After all, women & girls are nothing but sluts who seduced these innocent boys. IMO, we should NEVER have a “man” in charge of anything unless they can prove they’re responsible, level headed, emotionally/mentally stable, & can be vouched for by a min of 4 women, no relatives.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If it were a calendar, with the alt text, I’d get it for my husband who acts like a 4 yr old every time we pass some cows.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I was in charge of popcorn sales for my son’s Boy Scout troop. Having been a Girl Scout, I know how bad cookie sales are. Popcorn sales are a close second.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
They’ve always been there. Anyplace within 100 miles of a port of entry or major airport is considered a point people can enter the U.S. They USED to just do their jobs as defined, but….
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Looks like the bruise I would get up near my lower knuckles. Same color as that, but size & shape a B-1 crochet hook, so ~2.5 mm. Would happen because I slept weird. Normal ones cropped up just brushing against things. Turns out 81mg/day was too much. Do 1-625 mg every 10 days now. No problems since
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Judge Lawrence Wargrave in And Then There Were None, 2015, 2 part version (3 parts if you saw the BBC broadcast version) broadcast. Tbh, probably the best Judge of all the versions I’ve seen. Definately all of the above. Lots of things/people wrong with this version, but the judge was spot on.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I feel you. Two separate occasions, BP literally through the roof. Both doctors, “How bad is your headache?” “What headache? I’m fine.” Neither ever believed me. Last year woke up twice with a severe headache. Not due to high BP, but low, 94/58.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
They were going home. Don’t know the time, but easily from work & after picking up the kids from day care. Do you know where ICE is & what they’re doing? Don’t think they expected this a short distance from home.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Of course they’re neat. Dragons are fantastic. Just ask Klagenfurt Austria. They have a dragon statue known as the “Lindwurm Monument”.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
He wouldn’t return the FIFA trophy from that game a few months ago. Infantino loaned it to him so it could sit in the Oval Office until game day, then he wouldn’t return it. It’s also claimed that he pocketed one of the medals for the winning team when he saw them day of. Video sure looks like it.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Those kind of people should never be allowed to adopt any pet from any shelter. Wonder if they tried, over would try, to return a baby to the hospital because it cried too much?
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Should have known back in April 2016 that the world was wrong. Cubs had the best season ever. They won their first World Series in 108 yrs. Die hard Cubs fan here, love they won, but I would give all that up if it meant that none of this would have happened.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Looks like these boys have never had to deal with ice. Sidewalk looked slick to start with. When not sure, walk in the snow or check the sidewalk carefully. Never go full speed in winter. Spent 60+ yrs doing that. Slipped once, rain on top of ice.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
ADHD? Don’t know. Organized messy? Definitely. Drives hubby crazy (married almost 45 yrs), but he keeps insisting on putting things away that he has no business touching. Worst part? He’ll put something away in the wrong place & when I ask where it is, he doesn’t remember because it’s not important.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Thank you for the great stories. I can picture the people you’re describing & hear their voices. Yes, I watch way too many Australian & New Zealand shows/movies, so I can almost hear the voices with the right accent. I want to visit, but I doubt Americans are welcome in most sane parts of the world.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
And Hitler knew how to properly wear shorts, do lederhosen. Also, that’s leisure wear, not worn when you need to be dressed up, unless you’re supposed to be in local ethnic dress.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Unfortunately I don’t have a picture of them, but the “Hot” & “Cold” water towers in Schaumburg, IL. Don’t think they (or Schaumburg) were ever in a movie.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I’m 1st generation (born here). I’m German, Croatian, Hungarian, Romanian, & heaven knows what else (Heinz 57 at birth). We’re ALL real Americans, no matter how long or how short a time your ancestors have been here.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Almost 34 yrs ago, we had to find a day care for our son. Newborn, born early, so unprepared. Daycare A, front doors wide open, no adult in front, tots sleeping near door. Daycare B, unlocked front door into locked door reception area & manager in office by door. Went with Daycare B.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Money. New. Carl? Who’s Carl? And what does he have to do with my future?
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Is it a me or Bluesky problem? For the past week or so, when I click on some videos to watch in full, I CANNOT CLOSE IT & GO BACK TO THE STREAM! I can close the app, pull the save screen down, but end up spending 5+ min trying to close it. Suspect it may be a phone problem (iPhone, just up-graded).
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
According to some sources, they’re sneaking people in.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Actually does help. Honey is antibacterial. Not sure purpose of lemon, but I like the lemon & honey combo in a good herbal tea. A black tea will do in a pinch. (Do like green tea, but prefer that one unsweetened)
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Same with Foster Brooks.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
It’ll either be the 9th Circle for the treasonous & traitors or Hell will expand with a new 10th Circle. This will be for him, his family, members of his cabinet, & all those who gladly follow their orders. Not sure what it’ll look like, but it will be interesting.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Same complaints in the areas around Chicago with not so big name universities. Son went to UIC, shared a flat with 4 other people. Think the rent boiled down to $250-300/month/kid. Biggest problem is landlords creating 5 “bedrooms” in what was a 2-3 bedroom flat.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Should happen, but he never thinks. Those things were designed to smack you in the face if you had an intelligent thought. We would have to re-program to react to delusional thoughts.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Not surprised. His people were stealing PPE purchased from the states when COVID started. Did it by either getting to the shipment first, calling the manufacturers & changing delivery address. Can’t prove this one, heard they canceled several state shipments. Wasn’t stopped then, won’t stop now.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Fewer items. More sides you had to make from scratch. The products supplied were about $0.10-$0.50 more per unit than last year. At least 2 items needed sugar to prepare (cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie: ~2 cups of sugar total)
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Yup, definitely let us know who he loves. Let’s just say I’ve heard him say “miners” before, but not the way he’s saying it in the clip. Something a little more “uplifting” in his “minors”.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I do associate those signs with him. They’re demanding higher pay so they can afford the little bit we’re allowed.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This is actually a group of random people. Some are striking for better wages. About 1/4 - 1/2 look bewildered. Think most are hostages though. Guy on viewers right (red sweater, glasses) looks like he was giving a signal of some sort. Btw, considering how often I lose pencils/pens, I NEED 37.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
I was partial to Arial when I was working & had to send out e-mails. I like a nice, clean, easy to read font. Times New Roman is good if you’re writing a book/story & you want to make people think you hate tech to the point where you prefer a nice easy manual typewriter.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Question: Pope Leo is not decent & none of the others were decent or the current pope is not decent but the others were?
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
My mom is a “climate denier”. According to her, if you live long enough, you’ll see there’s a pattern & not climate change. I see the same things she does. But, in summer, it’s getting a little warmer every year. Heat waves are hotter & lasting longer than in my youth. Same with cold snaps. Colder.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
We have security cameras around the house & one indoors. Not sure about the one at the front door, but all the rest need a ladder to get to, including the one inside.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Members of my family insist DST was enacted for farmers & not, as I point out, to get people to the department stores before dark & stay longer. Keep insisting why would a farmer care about what time he got up/went to bed. The animals need to be tended to & they don’t care about time.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Been watching you work on this for a while now. From this it’s easy to see it’s going to be gorgeous when you’re done. You do great work, sir.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Figured pie in the face, seltzer down the pants.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
👏👏👏 Congrats. Always great to know that someone believes in you. My mom’s been saying the same thing (amongst other back-handed compliments) for close on 70 yrs.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Worked in the chemical industry for 25 yrs. At least one safety meeting each year touched on chemical burns. Also, whenever we got a new employee for the lab or plant, they would have a brief overview, then their first plant safety meeting concerned chemical burns. Had only one idiot work there.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
When my kids were born, I tried. Never produced enough milk for a full meal, much less how much a baby needs. Was told to pump & feed the little milk I could produce but use formula. They got about 2oz/day for a week, before my body said, nope, you’ll get only a few drops every time.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Tombstone is pretty decent. Digorno’s is a good option. If I want a taste of home, I end up going with Home Run Inn. Let’s just say without frozen pizza here in Eastern TN, I wouldn’t have a good option for pizza. As it is, fresh pizza is either seriously burnt or undercooked. And that’s thin crust
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I’ll be honest. I hate the DD/MM/YYYY & MM/DD/YYYY, at least until the 13th of any month. Then it’s easier to determine format. Only other thing I check on food/beverage packaging is country of origin. Then I know which format to use. When in doubt, ask.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Started going to a slaughterhouse, a farm store, & a local farm for meat. Slaughterhouse for pork products. Farm store has beef shanks. The local farm has beef bones & chicken. Local country store for lunch meat & other products. Local dairy for dairy & eggs. All carry beef products.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Chumley is, despite his weight, better looking &, while goofier, probably a lot smarter.
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Dragon0131 @dragon0131.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Went to an all girl’s Catholic high school. German club, on Dec 6th, had St. Nick & Krampus going from room to room with treats or coal for the teacher. In my opinion, I, in my role as Krampus, did not hand out enough coal.
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