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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Well, I legit made use of the Kia's V2L yesterday after the Fiat went 20%-0% in under 4 miles. Life with an old compliance car. Not for the faint of heart.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm loving #lorecon in #Durham. I met a Hazbin Hotel cosplayer and had to get my pic with her. The wings were barely taller than me so I'm crouching down a bit. Massive costume! So cool!

That guy with the toaster tattoo standing with a Vaggie cosplayer at Lorecon 2026

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This morning I went to use the massage ball against my glute on the same wall I've used for years at the gym. It said not today, fat boy. Now I have a patch job in my future.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Dolly Parton Day! She was the best thing to come out of my home state, and I hope you will participate in remembering her life & legacy today. apnews.com/article/doll...

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Coyote vs ACME: 10/10 do recommend. Feel good, nice hat tip to Roger Rabbit, well done, & poignant. I might have to see it again in a theatre...

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So far, this week: - found out I don't need an injection or surgery on my back - my A1c is down to 5.5; no longer diabetic - I won the $50 weekly raffle at my favorite thrift shop - completed a 4mi hike without hip pain & kept up with the marathoners walking pace Very thankful, very grateful.

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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Anyone who has ever had a dog knows this look. It's the one they give you when they can tell something is wrong, and they have decided they are not leaving your side... This beautiful painting is called Fidelity, and it was made by British artist Briton Rivière in 1869.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Still unsure about the zirconium studs, but I will say (and i rarely believe this): the bigger the better on my size noggin. Peanut gallery, what are your thoughts?

Close-up indoor selfie of a smiling bearded man wearing a purple paisley bandana, a red sleeveless shirt, and a large stud earring. His beard is dark with prominent gray streaks, and colorful tattoos cover his exposed shoulder and upper arm.

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Dr. Liz: Life in the Aftertimes @lgkatzphd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If Hitchcock made films today.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Did you say it is #caturday? I couldn't care less.

A solid white cat laying on its side with a look of ennui on its face.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Took my Aussie girl on a 2.4mi walk/trail route planning this morning and came back to find my car charging next to the other brightest smile-inducing vehicle currently on the road: VW's ID.Buzz!

A Fiat 500e with front plate C'est la vie, and a yellow over white VW ID.Buzz both changing in a city parking deck.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Not feeling my best today, slight coigh and congestion from the changing seasons, so I took the day off to rest*. Rest = catch up on all the stuff I've let slip past few weeks b/c of work load + social calendar. Workout took nearly 2 hours to give an idea on pace and breaks Now, to thrift!!

Screenshot of a phone notes app showing a day-off checklist. The completed “Gym” section includes bench press at 220 pounds, deadlift at 275 pounds, preacher curls at 75 pounds, two banded pull-ups while wearing a weight vest, and a sit-up/Russian twist/hip-thrust routine. An unchecked “Thrifting: boots, shorts, shirts” section lists several thrift stores, including HandmeUPS, Retails, Crossroads Thrift, Real Life Works, and two Cause for Paws locations. A “Misc” section lists taking the dogs to the bark park while charging the car, lunch, and walking a potential Hash route for September 21. A “Vinyl” heading appears at the bottom of the screen.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This was an awesome pic of me and thr moon from our Sturgeon Full Moon trail the other night. #onon

A group of people socializing outdoors at night beside parked cars. In the foreground, a shirtless, bearded man with extensive arm and torso tattoos stands in patterned shorts holding a blue cup. Nearby, two people chat beside the open hatch of a black SUV while holding drinks, and another person in a brightly colored tie-dye shirt and orange shorts stands partially in frame at left. An orange compact car is parked along the curb in the background, and a bright overhead light illuminates the casual nighttime gathering.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This #caturday is not going according to plan for Mr. ghost pepper.

A white cat with its head stuck in a whipped cream cheese tub

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Its been a heavy week for all of us, for me: interrupted sleep, weird dreams involving all orange cars, & waking up in tears. However, last night I found respite in my community at Stonewall Sports Run Club & our local leather bar. Be kind, give hugs & smiles to one another. Its what Dolly wanted.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

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Liberator_hen @lisatea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Good morning Bluesky.

Text:
"Do you have a magic spell to return someone to life?" she said.
"No," the witch said,"I'm sorry."
"Oh."
"Why don't you tell me about them?"
"Will that bring them back?"
"For us. For a little while. Stories are a different kind of magic. "

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Kill Tim Faust 💀 @tbone.malware-virus.biz · 26/08/2026

my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in between providing free books to children. That’s not a joke. That woman saved lives and taught kids how to read, while be stunningly beautiful and entertaining us all. What a legend.

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Hellrosser @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.

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Inspirational Skeletor @skeletorinspires.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

She was the best of all us 🖤

Find out who you are and do it on purpose. Says Skeletor who is the saddest he’s been in a long time. RIP Dolly

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Well, upon today's truly tragic news... Tonight we will watch 9 to 5 while polishing off whatever I bring back from the ABC store. RIP, Dolly. Such an inspiration, such a huge loss.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton is a catastrophic loss to the world. Thanks for the memories and the Imagination Library, Dolly.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton on funding education and childhood literacy programs: My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of his dreams come true. Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton was a supporter of Willa B. Farms, an animal rescue in Old Hickory, TN. I hope you will consider a donation in her memory. 💔 www.willabfarms.com/donate

Photo from the 1970s of the most radiant and wonderful Dolly Parton, smiling brilliantly and holding a tiny orange tabby kitten up to her cheek.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.

Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.

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𝓦𝓲𝓵𝓵 @wor-will.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Run La Run (1998) Quirky, original German Movie 👌 #FilmSky #MovieSky #Movies

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I was all worked up about the #MRI I just had. Over in like 15m & none of my ink vibrated like my artist cautioned. If anything I felt sightly warmer than the part of me not in the machine (this was feet first procedure).

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I've tracked the In/Out service miles of every EV I've ever owned. Easily pushing 500,000 EV miles (sheet reflects 360k+ miles) since 2016. Whoever says electric can't go the distance is dead wrong. I'm your proof. I'll never go back to suck, squeeze, bang, blow. #DriveElectric

A spreadsheet tracking the service history and ownership mileage of several vehicles from 2016–2026. Columns include in-service date, VIN (blurred), model year, make, model, starting mileage, out-of-service date and mileage, total months, and total miles. Vehicles listed include Smart Fortwo Cabrio EDs, Zero SR and FXS motorcycles, BMW i3 REx Mega, Energica Eva 107 and EsseEsse9+, Hyundai Ioniq Electric and Kona Electric, Audi e-tron 55 quattro, Chevrolet Volt, 1991 Mazda Miata, 2023 Kia EV6, and 2015 Fiat 500e. Completed entries show ownership ranging from 5 to 54 months and several thousand to nearly 98,000 miles. The Audi e-tron has 105,000 miles shown with no out-of-service date; the Miata, EV6, and Fiat 500e are also listed without out-of-service dates.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

OK #pebble now you're just being passive aggressive...

A pebble screen shot saying you walked 3150 steps today. Don't fret, you can get back on track in no time (smiling face emoji)

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Well, that's because I did one of those #onon #hash #hikes today. Over 6mi of rocky terrain near an old dam in #Durham. I'm exhausted for obvious reasons.

A pebble watch screen shot that reads we can barely keep up! You walked 17493 steps today which is 250% above your typical. You're on (fire emoji).

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC's annual #OutSouth #Queer #Film #Festival starts this weekend. A documentary on Raleigh's historic Oakwood neighborhood is on the roster & I very much look forward to seeing it. carolinatheatre.org/events/film/...

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There's Something About Oakwood - Carolina Theatre of Durham

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It's international cat day and #caturday? Well now, we must post the ghost.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Watching #SabrinatheTeenageWitch and who knew it had SO MANY #Apple #Newton #MessagePad references. Hold crap why didn't u watch this when it aired?!

A two-panel meme using a scene from Sabrina the Teenage Witch. In the first panel, three students sit around a classroom table with cups of orange juice while the overlaid text reads, “And the handwriting recognition on my Newton turned it into:”. In the second panel, the central student gives a wry expression as the punchline appears: “Are you afraid of the dork?” The joke references the often-inaccurate handwriting recognition on Apple's Newton PDA, which humorously mistranslates handwritten text into a nonsensical phrase.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Well, this feels like good times so far! My Christmas in July is complete!

A Pebble Time 2 on a tattooed wrist displaying 5:36pm

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

So a 1U blade server totally fits in the Fiat. #thrifting adventures yielding giid results today.

A fiat with a blade server in the hatch standing in its end

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Kid Phantasm @kidphantasm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Stephen Stucker was the only one allowed to improvise on the set of 'Airplane!'. He should have won an Oscar. He tragically died of AIDS in 1986

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Nanoraptor @nanoraptor.danamania.com · 23/07/2026

LGBT - Low-latency Gigabit Bus Transfer LGBTQIA+ its more compatible cousin, Low-latency Gigabit Bus Transfer/Queued Interconnect Architecture v2s

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...

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Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.

The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.

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That Toaster Tat Guy @ecodweeb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The dramatics of the green one...!!

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