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'Tis the season. A very small black speck on the side of Rosie's nose turned out to be a tick. I HATE THOSE THINGS. I'm glad we have a white dog. Check your animals carefully if they've been outdoors. (Rosie at the park after the fringe of a hurricane went through. Volleyball pit was flooded.

small white dog at the neighborhood park looking at a sand volleyball pit that was flooded by the passing hurricane

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I cannot look at him without thinking of Syndrome, the villain from The Incredibles.

Super villain "Syndrome" from the animated feature film "The Incredibles"

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Again I have to ask. If Pumpkin Spice is so great, then why don't we have pumpkin spice this and that all year long? Like George Carlin said, if "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should," so how come there's no tobacco flavored ice cream?

Two cereals from Kellogg's in "pumpkin spice" flavor on display at the grocery store, Special K and Frosted Mini Wheats

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Penn State v. Buffalo was 34-6 at the half, I believe, so I decided to cut the grass. Since I'm old, I can't do both front and back in one day any more (well, I could, but… ouch). So I did the front. Vertical cut. Never cut the same pattern twice in a row.

photo of a suburban home with the front lawn cut in vertical stripe pattern.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Republicans used to be pretty cool. Until 1964, when the two major parties swapped platforms. Since then, the GOP gave us Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, Rupert Murdoch, Tucker Carlson, the Tea Party, and now MAGA. Have we reached a tipping point? www.tfrog.com/2022/2026/09...

a purple treefrog watches a huge blue wave approaching the Capitol Building in Washington

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Praying mantis was a cat toy until my dog took over. Respecting all manner of life (except mosquitos and poison ivy), I relocated the bug outside to an azalea bush. But it hasn't really moved in the past hour. Too late? canon 80d, 100mm macro

a large praying mantis sits on an azalea bush

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

She wants to lay eggs in my back yard, who am I to say she can't?

Large snapping turtle invades my back yard

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My wife puts out birdseed. We get chipmunks. Canon 80D, 70-200 f4 IS with 2X extender through a dirty patio door

A chipmunk visits our back patio for the birdseed sprinkled about.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Took the dog out last night and this pink hydrangea bloom jumped out at me. This is a "magic hydrange" that my wife bought for me (and our new house at the time) 20 years ago. It is still magnificent and will bloom well into November. Palette cleanser.

A bright pink hydrangea bloom with a patio wall and string lights in the background

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Did Trump die and nobody told me? Or is he just visiting with Uncle Mitch down in Kentucky?

Vice President Vance takes press questions in the White House briefing room

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I'm old enough to remember when there was Old Spice. Period. Choice of one. I guess we all want to smell like different things now. I still think we should ban body sprays that I can smell from the next block over. People should not be generating clouds as they walk by.

grocery store shelf with 8 different scents of Old Spice, along with variations of each

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

August 22, 2025, the Phillies were hosting the Nationals on "Miller Lite Floppy Hat" night. I asked Google what the attendance was. "There was no Phillies game tonight, as it is currently August 22, 2025, and the MLB season typically ends before this date."

Asked about attendance at a Phillies game, Google's AI Overview responded, "There was no Phillies game tonight, as it is currently August 22, 2025, and the before this date." I was watching the game on TV.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#RosietheRunt has an appointment at the groomer's this morning. I'm afraid she'll come back as a right-wing conservative.

A small white dog, one ear up and one ear down, waits beside my recliner to either go out or get up on the chair, I'm not sure which.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

How is Caturday not just "any other day" to a cat? This is Peanut watching the birds out on the patio, or "Cat TV."

A tri-colored cat sits atop a cat tower watching birds on the other side of the patio door.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Just finished #AgentKimReactivated." RECOMMENDED. I thought at first it was a Korean "Taken," as Mr. Kim's daughter is kidnapped and we find that this mild-mannered bank manager is "possessed of certain skills." His two sidekicks make it fun throughout. Watch in Korean, English subtitles.

screengrab from Netflix of its "Agent Kim Reactivated," at 10 episode Korean drama about an unassuming man whose daughter is kidnapped. Bad move.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Vandals. Antifa. Radical leftist commies. Opened a new box of coffee pods and found one SLASHED - a 350 foot gash in the lid of my pod. I'm only sorry there aren't security cameras in my kitchen.

a coffee pod of Peet's French Roast is slashed across the lid

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Rosie the Runt on my lap last night. She's two years old now, but when she was just a little pup, I took her outside for her first Fourth of July and showed her that fireworks and loud bangs were nothing to be afraid of. I think it worked. My sympathies for all the doggos who shake on the 4th.

a medium size white dog with large ears curls up in my lap on the recliner, even during the loudest part of the Fourth of July neighborhood fireworks

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Nothing says "summer is here" as much as the tiger lilies that are suddenly everywhere in SE Pennsylvania. I planted a group by the patio and also along the fence by the garage. They come up on Father's Day like clockwork. (Google Pixel 9 Pro XL)

Tiger lilies hang over the patio wall next to a hydrangea bush.

Closeup of a tiger lily in brilliant shades of orange and yellow.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I would encourage all MAGAs and Trump supporters everywhere to get to D.C. for this magnificent event. There's plenty of room. Energy drinks go for $6.00, so bring your wallets. If you can't make it tomorrow, shoot for Friday. Enjoy the hell out of it.

screenshot of the weather forecast for Washington, D.C. showing temperatures of 100 degrees or more for the next two days.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Love this time of year. Tiger lilies just scream SUMMER, blooming at the same time as the hydrangeas. A pair of chipmunks romp around the patio looking for sprinkled birdseed.

Side view of a tiger lily in orange and yellow after a brief rain

Pink hydrangea bloom next to a blue bloom, against a dark green leaf background

Front view of a tiger lily after the rain, with glowing yellow interior framed by orange blossom

A chipmunk sits on a stone ledge on the patio, looking for birdseed sprinkled about

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I pity people who work outside on warm, humid days. I just cleaned up the back patio (weed whacking and sweeping), and I'm exhausted.

Back yard patio with red Adirondack chairs, mesh reclining chairs, multiple large umbrellas. Steps with white railings lead to a large upper deck.

In a corner of the stone patio, tiger lilies bloom next to an azalea bush and a hydrangea. Decorative small chair and table sit next to an unused fire pit.

A small white dog lies on the stone patio in the sun, as brooms and weed whacker are used to clean up for summer.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Got a dog. Fenced in most of the back yard to create Dog's personal dog park. Wanted to keep critters out, but we now have a pair of rabbits living INSIDE THAT FENCE, which dog routinely chases away. Meanwhile, dog also has to scare away foxes, who watch for escaping rabbits. Can't win.

A suburban back yard, enclosed with a post-and-rail fence with wire inserts.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Not wanting to appear dum, I googled up dum. I asked if there was a b in dum and, no, no b, just dum. As in dum-dum-de-dum-de-doo.

In the search box window, "Does the word dum have a b in it?" The AI overview response begins, "No, the word dum does not have a 'b' in it. It is spelled simply d-u-m."

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

For those keeping score (and there must be someone other than me), the price of a generic dozen Grade A large eggs has now dropped to $1.49. It was $1.69 for the longest time. Trump still has nothing to do with the price of eggs.

A refrigerated case in the local grocery store holds dozens of Grade A large eggs priced at $1.49 per dozen.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Oh, ZDNet, why are you begging me to unsubscribe? Do not use "Department of War," since there IS NO Department of War, other than in Pete Hegseth's beer-soaked brain. It is not a thing. You betray yourselves by using that title.

A screen grab of a ZDNet article with the headline, "Every UAP video released by the U.S. Department of War in 14 minutes."

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I can no longer put my feet up on my LaZBoy at night, since Rosie the Runt has decided to share the recliner with me. Who can say no?

Rosie, a medium size white dog, curls up on the extension of my LaZBoy recliner, where she now sleeps for a couple of hours before going to bed.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Wouldn't be spring without these little guys eating the birdseed. (My wife fills the bird feeders and then sprinkles some on this table for the chipmunks. Our dog is the only one who hates this idea.)

A small chipmunk sits on a table eating birdseed that was put out just for it.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

See, now this is why I endlessly doomscroll Bluesky. I learn a lot, but sometimes the visuals are just striking.

A screengrab showing an image of a fish with googly eyes and yellow hair-like follicles standing straight up, followed immediately by a photo of Donald John Trump, the two looking eerily similar.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Now that the weather is nicer, somebody wants to go outside every half hour now. #RosietheRunt

A white dog, one ear up, one ear down, one eye black, one eye blue, lies on the floor looking up at me as if to say, "I need to go outside."

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Forsythia and daffodils have had their fun. Here are more baby pictures - white and red azaleas (should bloom next week), tiny blue violets, and ferns popping up beneath a red maple. My backyard is turning colors.

white azalea bush is sprouting buds, which should bloom next week

red azalea buds are looking to pop in a day or so - Azalea Week!

Tiny blue violets bloom everywhere in early spring.

Invasive and pervasive, ferns are sprouting around the back yard now, such as this patch beneath a small red Japanese maple tree

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Pretty day. Went outside to touch grass. I feel better now. Getting the yard ready for first cut, which is coming up soon. We bag our "yard waste" and haul it out to the curb, where the township picks it up. Pickup is Saturday.

Our backyard, behind the dog fence, is now raked and bagged, ready for the first cut of the grass this week.

We have one large pine tree, but a very sexy pine tree. It dropped a massive number of pine cones this winter, all now raked up and being bagged. Yard waste bags are picked up once each month.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Okay, this was a first. Rosie the Runt gets the foot of the LaZBoy, but last night climbed up on my lap. She never does that. I think it's because I've been taking her to the park lately, now that the whether is warmer. But let's not make a habit of it.

A selfie showing an older man with a small white dog sitting on his lap on the recliner. This is the first time dog has sat on the man's lap and should be the last. She's heavy.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

#RosietheRunt went to the "big park" today and walked 1 1/2 miles (in 41 minutes). A real trooper.

Rosie the Runt, a small white mutt, looks at a creek in the "big park" locally. She decided she wasn't a water dog.

Rosie the Runt looks down a walkway bridge over marshy landscape. "A walk in the park" is her idea of a good time.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Spring. Beautiful day in the western überburbs© of Philly. Time to get out. Getting things ready for the first cut in the middle of April, working one small section at a time (I'm old). Feels great. Our hybrid daffodils always come out after everyone else's, due on Tax Day.

Our very sexy pine tree has dropped scads of pine cones over the winter. This is one small section of the property that has to be made ready for the first cut of the spring.

Our fenced-in back yard leaves about 20 feet on all sides, to allow the deer, foxes, and whatever to get around the property without getting inside the yard. Keeps our dog in and wildlife out.

Hybrid daffodils are always the last to bloom in the neighborhood. Here they are getting ready to put out blossoms in about two weeks.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

West Chester, PA showed up at the county courthouse. This is from my car, as I drove around looking for a parking spot.

The NoKings crowd in West Chester, PA across the street from the county courthouse.

The NoKings crowd in front of the historic Chester County courthouse in West Chester, PA is standing room only.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

These tiny flowers pop up as the last snow melts, always coinciding with the crocuses. Called "Glory of the Snow," appropriately (chionodoxa). SE PA is budding and blooming.

These tiny blue and white flowers with star-shaped coloring pop up as the last snow melts, always coinciding with the crocuses. Called "Glory of the Snow," appropriately (chionodoxa). SE PA is budding and blooming.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Pretty day here in the Philly überburbs©, so I took #RosietheRunt to the big park. What I found out is that Rosie is NOT a water dog. DNA says part husky, part chihuahua (weird mix, for sure).

Rosie the Runt, a medium size white dog, looks at a creek in the park and decides she wants nothing to do with it.

On our walk at the park, I saw two deer back in the trees. Rosie the Runt never noticed.

The "big park" is about twice the size of our usual local park and full of all new smells for Rosie the Runt. It's a dog holiday.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

SE PA: A dozen eggs have been $2.49 for months. Today, $1.69. But gas at the local station is $3.99/gallon. Normally, you'd say that the US president has no effect on the price of eggs or gasoline. You can't say that today about gas.

grocery store refrigerator stocks eggs by the dozen priced at $1.69, down from the "usual" $2.49

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Five years ago, America was gripped by panic over a new, lethal virus sweeping the country. We were desperate for a competent federal response, but we had Trump. At least we had actual doctors in charge of our health agencies. Today, we're much worse off. [deli counter at local grocery store]

The deli counter at the local Wegman's grocery store was shuttered in the early days of COVID panic.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

:) Being an adult means that I can buy whatever cups I want. The only problem is that I don't have any place to put them now. The adult in me says, "You've overdone it," while the child says, "But it's Zelda..."

A glass coffee mug with the graphic from the second Zelda game, "The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past"

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

After a series of HP laptops, I just bought a Lenovo Legion - a GAMING laptop. It had all the specs I wanted and it's WHITE. Setting up a new laptop is nothing less than a nerd holiday. www.tfrog.com/2022/2026/03...

unboxing a new Lenovo Legion laptop with a per-key RGB capability

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Nerd Holiday today, as I set up a new laptop, jettison bloatware, install necessary programs, and then copy a lot of JUNK over from my previous laptop. Doesn't get any better than this!

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Your somewhat regular reminder: One year ago, local SE PA price for a dozen AA large eggs $5.79 (with a limit of 10 dozen per customer). Currently, we seem to have settled on $2.49/dozen for the longest time. Before this round of bird flu, a dozen eggs was $1.09. Not back to normal yet.

Photo shows egg cartons in a refrigerated case selling for $5.79 per dozen, with a limit of 10 per customer.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Looking out at the Weather Grille® this morning, I don't see a lot of difference from when we went to bed last night. NOT COMPLAINING. Snow coverage here in the West Chester, PA area doesn't look anywhere near what was predicted, and I'm okay with that. #hernando

Looking out the window at the upper deck and beyond, we see snow covered outdoor grille with a good 4" of snow or more. Snow-covered trees line the property out back.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I am always amazed at the product placement that is so obvious in K-dramas. More than one series has filmed a scene inside a Subway restaurant. And yet, a shot of the exterior of a vehicle shows the brand as "ANGE OVER" or "ALISAD," as if they're avoiding having to pay royalties. #beautifulgongshim

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Spent the evening with a couple of friends, Link and Zelda. Did not watch any of the Super Bowl. I tend to think I'm better off for it.

Still image of Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

He can't put his name on Penn Station or Dulles Airport. Here's something we should all call a Trump now. "Give me a minute, I have to dump in the trump."

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

AI is less than helpful when it gets basic questions wrong. Search phrase "U.S. senators from Pennsylvania" brought up an AI summary citing John Fetterman (correct) and Bob Casey, Jr. (lost to David McCormick). Cited Wikipedia, too, but Wikipedia gets it right.

screenshot showing AI's response to "u.s. senators from pennsylvania" to be John Fetterman and Bob Casey, Jr.

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dwight @dwightmunroe.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

SE PA: Had to scrape up 1 1/2" of heavy wet glop yesterday. In a cruel joke, we got another 1" overnight. Makes me fondly remember a recent winter in which we had no measurable snow at all. Good times.

scraping an inch of new-fallen snow off of my driveway, walk, and patio. Photo shows driveway half shoveled.

Trees and fence along the back of our property show snow covered branches from a fresh inch of snow overnight

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