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Espen Wiborg

@espenhw.grumblesmurf.org

Norwegian who sometimes thinks better in English. Software development pays my bills; music, reading and writing keep me sane. Father and principal caretaker of a very severe ME patient

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 17/07/2026

Caligula, lord of all he surveys

A fluffy cat with grey and white fur, reclining on a light wool blanket. He is intently watching something out of frame to the right

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 02/09/2025

Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana or Pearl Jam

Cover art of Motorpsycho's 1993 album Demon Box, depicting two women, one young and one old, and a man leering at the two of them.

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 02/09/2025

Not bad, but I prefer

Album cover of The Prodigy's Experience (1992)

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 07/08/2025

More relevant than ever

Cartoon of one flower saying "You're so strong", and another replying loudly "I'm not strong. I am surviving in a situation I have no choice about."

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 29/04/2025

... Peter Falk?

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 19/04/2025

This afternoon's cocktail: A Mai Tai variation with pistachio orgeat. The rum blend: 3 parts agricole, 1 part blackstrap. Tasty, but I'd like the pistachio to be more pronounced; further tweaking seems indicated.

A rocks glass containing a pale green-beige cocktail over ice, garnished with a sprig of mint. The glass is sitting on a red tablecloth.

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 22/02/2025

This is the Delmonico Special, a delightful appetizer of a cocktail. 45 ml gin,15 ml cognac, 15 ml sweet vermouth, 15 ml blanc vermouth (you can use dry, but then I'd go 20/10 with the sweet) and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters.

A reddish-brown cocktail in a Nick & Nora glass, garnished with a fancily sliced orange peel. The background is a deliberately blurred mess of bottles

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 20/08/2024

#proofofcat Belongs to my daughter, but mostly lives here; the imaginatively named void Shadow

A black cat sleeping in a gray gaming chair

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 08/08/2024

"How are you holding up today?"

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 04/08/2024

That went surprisingly well

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 20/07/2024

After some experimentation, I've decided that the Difford's guide recipe for Porn Star Martini works best. I'd maybe sub in a little passion fruit syrup, since I've made some

A coupe glass containing a Porn Star Martini, next to a glass of Prosecco

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 19/07/2024

So, since I went to the effort of making orgeat, I figured I'd use it. Trinidad Sour may be my favorite cocktail of all time

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 19/07/2024

It's Friday, the sun is out... Mai Tai time!

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 13/07/2024

If you see this, post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation (if you feel like it).

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 12/07/2024

Weather's nice again today, so another cocktail experiment. Today's is a Greyhound's Tooth: vodka, Bénédictine, bitters and grapefruit juice. I was a little heavy-handed with the bitters. And yes, it's the wrong glass. Bite me.

A glass containing Greyhound's Tooth cocktail

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Espen Wiborg @espenhw.grumblesmurf.org · 09/07/2024

Expanding my cocktail repertoire: this is an English Garden: Gin, elderflower liqueur and apple juice. A refreshing drink for summer afternoons; this one came out a bit heavy on the gin, though.

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