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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My skittish ginger cat. An errant hacksaw. It is uneasy in this house.

Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Y’all, I just read a FB post where the OP was asking “How much mayonnaise should I be putting in collard greens?” I won’t share the pic. ::shiver:: Thomas Merton wrote that those who go to Hell do so by their own choice. Choose wisely, avoid Hell, my friends.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

@weeder.bsky.social this one is for you, man. Made some pickled onions, gonna eat ‘em on the peak of the mountain! #pickledonions

A jar of pickled red onions atop a wood counter, with northern light shining through a window.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reading an antique cookbook tonight. Who among us can say they are wrong?

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Beauty by my front porch…a rose by any other name…

A pale pink rose against a backdrop of green leaves.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This morning, I found a video clip of a cat and bunny sharing a snuggle, and then showed it to my cat. The funny thing is that he appeared to watch it, with interest, then rubbed his head on me like the cat had done to the bunny. I like cats. And bunnies are cool, too.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Ladies, gentlemen, and those in between, it is now official: my sweetie and I are husband and wife. Great night and great day for love and joy.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Guys, I don’t want to upset anyone, but I think it might be too late for me to switch careers from architect to drum-and-bass DJ.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

You’ve heard of “Grounds for divorce”? Why not try…

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Gonna make my own tricked out, turbocharged flying machine…and I’ll call it a HELLA-copter.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Good afternoon, y’all! Taking a break here at work, listening to the “Earworm of the Day”, which happens to be “Atom Bomb” by Fluke. What’s playing in your head today?

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

“Care to try my Wu-Tang style?” (Because we can all use more style @wu-tangclan.bsky.social)

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

While I was getting all “I Am Become Death, Destroyer Of Worlds” on the grass and weeds, the planting beds were doing this:

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This is big. Tonight, for perhaps the first time ever in my cooking history, I and my trusty cast iron skillets achieved true wok mei. I am dizzy-giddy. (It was gai lan with chicken. No pics because I ate it all.)

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Another good day at the bookshop. “Drop City” and “East Is East” made it home safely with me. “The Tortilla Curtain” and “The Inner Circle” were hiding in plain sight during my last visit…but not for long. I’ll be back. @tcboyle.com, I think this shop is trying to entrap me. And it’s working.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

9:53 PM. Reading Seamus Heaney’s translation of “Beowulf”, I am gobsmacked by good advice:

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

After trying to listen to these on my headphones I realized what I really need is phat beets.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

10:56 AM. A liminal space typo.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

MF Doom. Fugazi. It’s what’s for dinner.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The Universe Smiled: A block from my house is a bookseller. Today in the booth I found these books, first editions signed by favored author @tcboyle.com “Water Music” went home with me. I read it some years ago, finally brought it home. Come payday, the others will join it. This makes me happy.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

2 July 2026. 5:59 PM. Right outside the bar.

A silver spoon lays next to a concrete wheel stop, on black pavement. A white parking stripe is partially visible at the bottom of the frame.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

9:09 PM: View across the street. Quiet.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The timespan between learning the meaning of ‘existential dread’ and becoming an expert in it is shockingly short.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Staff Meeting Art, 23 June 2026

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Indie music fans, if you loved Celtic Funk Snake (my first project), we about to drop the hottest album of the year by…

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

10:38 AM and I realize how lost I really am. (Many thanks to @tcboyle.com for inspiration)

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Still waiting for the invention of people-cancelling headphones.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“As for myself, Herr Marsch, I find the letter Q to be the most intentional cursive letter I ever write. Z doesn’t even enter the picture. But let’s not ride that horse to its death. Rather, let’s write instead. That is Life.” -A Folly of Words, by GS

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Walking through the front door be like: “What’s it gonna be, boy? Cuddles or violence?”

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Because playing in the kitchen is fun… #peppervinegar

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I am frequently amused by my cats as they are waiting on me for their dinner. They express their feelings towards one another by punching each other in the face. I call it Supper Fight Club.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

True when written in 1904, seems relevant in 2026. From “Nostromo”, by Joseph Conrad.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you my superhero alter ego.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Remember, kids: stay in school, don’t do drugs, practice your Running Man.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Pro tip for life during wartime: make sure to have syrup decanters that double as hand grenades.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

After a tiring day for us both, we vibin’ to Miles Davis’s “Kind of Blue”. To the surprise of no one, Izzy’s favorite track is “So What”.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Be excellente to ech othir, and partye on dudes.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Staff Meeting Art, Day Late and Dollar Short Edition:

A hand-drawn sketch in blue ink, of what appears to be a labyrinth. It is titled “The Drunken Minotaur Sports Bar”.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

After a difficult mental health day, there are no words for how relaxing it is to hear birdsong and watch bees dance with the indigo in our garden*. 14/10, can recommend! (*bees were faster than me with my camera)

Deep blue indigo flowers against a backdrop of a white-framed garden shed.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Adult breakfasting: I live on the edge…no one can stop me…

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Fric and Frac, such good “helpers” in my office…

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I found the perfect fabric to make a onesie for my older cat.

A cream-colored cloth bag labeled “Petite Country Ham”.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Chillax to the max here at Chez Gumbo tonight.

A ginger and white kitty cat sleeps peacefully on her owner’s lap.

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Have a Cheez-it, y’all. You’ve earned it!

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Staff Meeting Art (Day Before Tax Day edition):

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Tunes for the Workday: Ask and the Universe delivers…#WTMD

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Gumboman Shea @irishgumbo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Congratulations to whoever supports the criminal in charge or agrees with the sentiment: you are now supporting murder and genocide. I don’t want to hear your opinions and justifications for supporting such a vile man. That horrible BS deserves no oxygen, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

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