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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026

Took a bunch of pictures this past weekend at the #Phish shows at #Sphere. I just loved the backdrops the band provided. These photos barely scratch the surface; it was that much better than you could possibly capture on camera.

Phish plays at Sphere. A truck is driving a country road on the giant screen behind the band. A series of rocks looms in the distance. A giant match is lighting a structure on fire.

Phish plays in front of a stylized Las Vegas skyline. The same truck (Jemp) from the previous photo has arrived in Las Vegas.

Phish plays in front of a backdrop that resembles an MC Escher painting. Endless stairways flank the scene in the corners. In the center of the frame, a giant silver giraffe with an Electrolux vacuum for a butt is swallowing a giant snake. Porcelain toilets are for some reason flying in and out of various hallways.

Phish plays in front of a giant wall of concert posters.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/04/2026

Only too appropriate that the fist thing these four astronauts had to do after launching themselves around the moon was to troubleshoot and repair the shitter. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/science/…

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026

First Masto post in a while. Shame on me (somewhat) for succumbing to the lure of bsky. (I mean, a lot of journos I love are there and I didn’t want to spend time jumping back and forth.) But naturally now Bsky has decided to finally figure out how to make money. And it’s probably going to […]

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/05/2025

The Charlie Miller mix is masterfully done. When the SBD recording cuts out during Row Jimmy (load the new reel Betty! Quick!), the recording transitions to an (admittedly terrible) audience recording and then seamlessly back to the board […]

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2025

I hadn’t seen them in years. They haven’t missed a beat. Gillian’s voice was as wonderful as ever. Dave is. *much* better guitar player than I’d remembered! And of course my first time at Carnegie Hall! Little known fact, they named it after the deli […]

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2025

This sucks. Teachers in my local school district are paid significantly less than teachers in surrounding districts. This amendment was going to fix it, with a very progressive parcel tax that made owners of large homes pay more and largely left smaller homeowners’ taxes unchanged. So naturally […]

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2025

A very San Francisco moment as I was walking through Golden Gate Park just a moment ago. A Waymo was waiting to make a right turn off of Nancy Pelosi Drive as a bunch of school kids were passing by and shouting, “HI WAYMO!” as it sat on the corner.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/03/2025

I ate too much good Italian food and now I’m going to spend all night trying not to throw up my good dinner instead of just hitting the reset button like I otter.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2025

Just burped in the kitchen only to hear my daughter six rooms away in her bedroom yell, “I can hear you!”

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/03/2025

I looked up a sous vide recipe for corned beef and it takes 48 hours so I guess no corned beef for Saint Paddy’s Day this year 🤷‍♂️

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

Just saw some college kid puking into the trash can by Gate C9. Bro, you’re not even in Cabo yet, please pace yourself.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2025

I am happy to report that I stopped by Camp Washington last night and had my first proper introduction to Cincinnati chili. In other news, I never have to eat Cincinnati chili again as I’ve checked that box.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2025

Driving through rural Ohio, where I would normally expect to see a whole coterie of Trump and Jesus signs. Instead, I look out and in the middle of a wheat field, there is a giant billboard reading, “visit Uranus fudge factory.” 🤷‍♂️

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/02/2025

Copypasta “warnings” on Meta are back. Honestly not loving the changes there but I still feel the most annoyed that after so many years they haven’t managed to filter this garbage out.

Notifications on iPhone

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2025

Oh just the usual this morning, driving thew kids to school while my son sang to the tune of Deck the Halls but with the works Skibidi Gyot Ohio Rizz instead. He also threw in a couple of Sigmas and even a Hawk Tuah for good measure. (And he’s 11 and yes, he gets the reference. 🤦‍♂️)

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2025

My wife has been asking me to clean the garage for months and I finally got around to it today. Was dismantling some shelving when one of the shelves jammed my finger and likely shattered it. Day is going great so far!

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2025

This probably won’t happen again for the next four years, so let me just say unequivocally: Trump is right to do this thing […]

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2025

In the real world that girl with the potato would’ve been arrested for stealing the intellectual property of Monsanto

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2025

I feel like no one should be running through airports in TV commercials ever again. OJ ruined it for everyone.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2025

Please tell me that’s a green screen and that they are not literally running those two guys down to an empty Bourbon Street just for the shot

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2025

Seeing Harry Connick singing with Terence Blanchard and Mardi Gras Indians is giving me all the feels

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2025

Tom Brady looks more like an animatronic Tom Brady robot every day.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2024

Just followed a pickup truck with this as a bumper sticker. Feels like maybe it’s the new Punisher logo but I’m happy to be corrected on this as I don’t watch Yellowstone.

Bumper sticker, a character from the TV show Yellowstone. The text reads: “You need a ride to the train station?”

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2024

Whenever Ifeel my spirits down (been happening a lot these past few days), I just watch clips of Yankees fans watching Freddie Freeman step on their hopes and dreams. Works like a charm. youtu.be/L4LhVmtUsBU?si=hiE2Byqwk3x…

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

As @jvl.bsky.social pointed out, Harris ran a smart campaign. She was a solid candidate. Trump ran a disastrous campaign and is in clear decline. This was a clear choice. No matter who wins, half of voters either chose bigotry and authoritarianism, or had no problem with it. And that’s hard to take.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2024

I’ve gone through all the emotions tonight, but after refreshing results again… there’s a lot of votes yet to be counted. It’s far from over. Time to relax, turn off the feed and wind down.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2024

I just did my first-ever phone bank for Harris-Walz in Wisconsin. It was exhilarating! Left 100 voicemails, spoke to four live people, only one of whom were hostile. Not bad! Not sure why it took me so long to do it, but no time like the present to start!!!

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/11/2024

I never unfriend MAGA people on FB, I just unfollow them and shield them from my political posts. They’re very sensitive and I respect their safe space, I guess. But of course someone I’ve known for 25+ years just unfriended me there. So I must have forgotten he’d gone MAGA, poor thing.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2024

Our school district made today a teacher work day (kids have no school) and I have to say I’m really grateful. I may have tied one on last night after the kids tricked and treated. Jell-O shots were involved, as were late night mezcal shots (not my idea but I didn’t say no!).

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2024

Hanging out in a little bar in Lafayette, Louisiana about to see these folks take the stage. Pretty pumped!

Outdoor stage at a tiny club in Lafayette, Louisiana. Some famous Cajun musicians are standing around chatting before they take the stage.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2024

Set my alarm for 6pm thinking I’d set it for 6am. Woke up at 5:58 anyway. Might be early to call it but

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cuddly but deadly! @hikeofthemenrys.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

GTFOOHWTMFBS

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2024

I always feel like when I’m having dinner at the bar that I need to be more social. On the other hand I just heard the other dude at the bar mention that he works for RJ Reynolds, and… yeah. I got nothing.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2024

Why the hell do they beep the swear words on a cable broadcast? FFS I want to hear Mookie say the fuck word in the clubhouse. You let Kiké say it on the field!

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2024

Just got my first prescription glasses ever. What a weird feeling to see clearly again; I’d gotten used to things being fuzzy!

Self portrait. Standing in front of a store in a walking mall, a man in a baseball cap and wire rim glasses. He looks like he needs to get used to his prescription.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2024

So Apple appears to have changed dozens of camera settings with the new phone and OS but I managed to snap this right now from my driveway. Damn if those Northern Lights look downright majestic right now.

Photo in Marin County, California (USA) of the northern sky at night. A string of clouds are at the horizon and the red glow of the aurora borealis rises into the night sky.

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cuddly but deadly! :stealie: @hikeofthemenrys.shakedown.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2024

Watching Mookie Betts get past second still unsure if Profar got it is 🧑‍🍳💋. Deja vu all over again.

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