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Thanks! Camping is even more fun with good stuff to eat, right? 👍

Got some envious looks from the other campers with their hotdogs for dinner 🌭😆

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Thanks! The kids helped make them, and were pleased with how they turned out too.

First time trying this, and pleasantly surprised it turned out great 😁

campfire cooking is kinda grilling-adjacent, right?

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 27/09/2026

Didn't neglect the important stuff while camping 🏕️☕😉

a stainless steel travel mug, a percolator tube and basket filled with coarse ground coffee, an enamel coffee pot, and a backpacking camp stove on a picnic table at a campsite on a cool autumn morning. tents are visible in the background.

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Camping this weekend 🏕️ Dutch oven pizza is What's Cooking here 🔥🍕 🍽️ 🍜

top: preparing a pizza in an aluminum foil Dutch oven liner

middle: Dutch oven cooking over a campfire

bottom: finished pizza cut and ready to eat

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 27/09/2026

Such a nice day to be in the pool, yet I had it to myself for most of the lunch hour 😊

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 25/09/2026

If you're a swimming enthusiast, you might enjoy this custom feed:

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 25/09/2026

Happy Friday friends 😉 This week's milder weather means the water temperature is finally cooling down a bit, so it was a wonderful day for 3,000 yards at lunchtime lap swimming 🏊‍♀️ Wishing you all a wonderful day too ☀️

Outdoor swimming pool with multiple lane dividers, viewed from the deck. Dark gray building with striped awnings in background. Lounge chairs arranged on the pool deck, some occupied. Clear blue sky with white clouds above. Landscaping and trees visible at the building's roofline.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 23/09/2026

Ah yes, enough of that madness. Now back to doing our own thing, haunting the rolling hills of Cardolan ... ⚰️💀

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 23/09/2026

The first computer I bought myself was during college: a Dell Dimension with 133MHz Pentium processor, 16MB RAM and 1.6GB hard drive running Windows 95.

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 23/09/2026

What was your first computer growing up? Mine was a Texas Instruments Speak & Spell 😉 When I was very young, our first home computer was an Apple II+ connected to a cassette recorder, later upgraded to a 5.25" floppy drive.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 20/09/2026

Are you even grilling if you don't occasionally singe some of the hair off your arm while opening the lid? 🔥😂 No worries; burgers turned out good 🍔🌭🫘🍺 🍽️ 🍜

on the left: the poster's forearm with several hairs singed from when flames of the charcoal grill flared up while opening the lid of the grill

on the right: grilled hamburger with melted swiss cheese, tomato and lettuce on a bun; bbq baked beans and mac & cheese are also on the plate, and a glass of blackberry wheat homebrew ale is next to the plate

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maybe 37? not sure if we're up against the whole Rohan faction?

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Guess the wights have to prepare for this again, whatever 😒 (lost my Staff of the Istari 🪄 in the last skirmish) @ashleyswanson.co.uk @funferall.bsky.social @marklabeler3.bsky.social

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I get plenty of practice 😂 This morning the request was "so, um, it's been a couple weeks since you made pancakes for us ..."

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Any corporate sponsors out there looking for a "pancake influencer"? 🥞👀 Only works Saturday mornings, although I guess could post anytime throughout the week. Favorable reviews from the kids available upon request 😆 🍽️ 🍜

Pancakes cooking on a griddle on the stovetop, and a stack of cooked pancakes on a small plate.

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Nine Nazgûl, right? Only five of us Barrow-wights, but other factions keep picking fights with us 😤

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Might try a few things with nginx next. But then I'll have to change Plex settings again, so we'll see. Yeah, decentralization and data ownership can be cool for music streaming, among other things 😎 Perhaps someday I'll get really adventurous and try migrating my #atproto PDS to the Pi 😁

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No, this off-the-shelf software didn't require any coding. Yes, I could have just run this from my home PC. But it's been fun figuring out new things like Linux terminal commands, local networking to share files, and configuring the router to make the server available remotely.

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Listening to music at the office, streaming from my Raspberry Pi at home 🌐🎶🎵 I set up the Pi 5 as a Plex server so I can listen to music I own in high quality FLAC format, instead of relying on what streaming services choose to provide.

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Couldn't help but think of you when I saw this label 😂

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 17/09/2026

Happy Friday, friends! Wishing you all a weekend filled with peace, love and blueberries 🕊️❤️🫐😉

Fresh blueberries in a clear plastic container with a label that says "Peace Love & Blueberries"

I will have some of these blueberries on my half bagel for breakfast this morning, along with goat cheese, honey, and smoked salmon - affectionately called a "papa bear bagel" in this house 🐟🫐🍯🐻😁

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So did the rest of you all not lose your stuff, or was it just me?

Today at 11:30 AM
Your people have been routed by ⚔️ the hill-vlans of Dunland near a copse of ancient trees.
You lost this skirmish.
You fall back with the rest, but your Staff of the Istari 🪄 is lost on the battlefield, left behind in the chaos.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 16/09/2026

Barrow-wights: we're outnumbered; all the more reason to PREPARE! Be sure to check your DMs and reply to @middleearth.quest ⚔️ @marklabeler3.bsky.social @ashleyswanson.co.uk @funferall.bsky.social (I didn't find the other one of us 👀)

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 14/09/2026

Since I talk like someone from Nevada, I guess it makes sense that I should be able to do construction projects there 😆

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 13/09/2026

Cedar plank salmon is my favorite for summertime grilling ☀️ A special treat of Chinook (king) salmon is What's Cooking here 👑🐟🫑🥗🍺 🍽️ 🍜

on the left: two pieces of Chinook (king) salmon fillet on a cedar plank, cooking on a charcoal grill; slices of red and orange bell peppers are laid on top of the salmon

on the right: grilled salmon, peppers, salad, and pasta on a blue plate; a glass of blackberry wheat homebrew ale is next to the plate

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 12/09/2026

This sounds like such a great place to visit! 🏊🍺

Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 12/09/2026

Looking good. And I updated this feed to pick up the #bskyhomebrew tag you use.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 09/09/2026

Cool picture with the steam rising from the pool 😉

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 07/09/2026

Summertime Blackberry Wheat is What's Cooking (Brewing) here 🍽️🍺 - keeping the summer groove going with the same Bavarian wheat malt and American ale yeast, but more generous helpings of bold Cascade hops and crystalized blackberry ☀️😎 Cheers! 🍻

Summertime Blackberry Wheat homebrewed ale in a tall clear glass sitting on a wooden porch railing, with pine trees and a partly cloudy sky in the background. The color of the ale is medium gold with a hazy appearance and frothy white head.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 05/09/2026

I talk like someone from Nevada? this is so confusing 😕 maybe I should just go with it 🤷 go west, paradise is there you'll have all that you can eat of milk and honey over there 🎶🎵 mydialect.us/quiz-standar...

Your dialect map. Redder areas talk more like you; bluer areas least. You talk most like someone from Nevada – about 54% of your answers match a typical resident. MYDIALECT – STANDARD. Map of the United States with color gradient from blue (least like you) to red (most like you). Western and central states are predominantly red. Northeastern states are blue. Cities labeled include Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Phoenix, Boston, New York, and others. Scale at bottom shows "Least like you" (blue) to "Most like you" (red). https://mydialect.us

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 04/09/2026

Check out this awesome new Wight Face for my barrow-wight character! Built on @rpg.actor for @middleearth.quest (thanks both for making and sharing cool stuff 🫶) View my character sheet, and create your own: rpg.actor/j2woolums.xyz #rpgactor #atproto

rpg.actor

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 03/09/2026

It's still hot for lunchtime laps 🥵 Did 3,000 yards today anyway 🏊🥇😁 Wishing for cooler weather soon ... 🤞😌

Weather app screen for Chattanooga showing current conditions. Header displays "Chattanooga" with "Updated 1:20 PM" and a green "Save" button. A yellow sun icon with "Clear" label indicates clear skies. Large black text displays "96°" as the current temperature. Below shows "Feels like 105°" and "High 97° · Low 75°". Light blue background with a back arrow on the left side.

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Joe 🏊🍺✨ @j2woolums.xyz · 03/09/2026

I got 10/10 on Band Name or Insult (cannot be fooled). Can you tell rock and roll from a roast? bandorinsult.bisks.net (aced the Gen X band names 😉)

bandorinsult.bisks.net

Band Name or Insult

A noun phrase. Ten rounds. Is it a real band name, or just an insult?