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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Our Blount Pride festival began with a joyous marching band parade led by the Knox Honkers and Bangers and ended with a beautiful rainbow. In between, too much protestor ugliness just couldn't dampen our spirits, nor could a bout of rain. It was a lovely and festive day!

A tuba player and a sousaphone player wearing black and pink lead a group of smiling, clapping people down a paved path

Several market tents on a large concrete expanse, with a few people milling about. Behind them, green trees and a large rainbow arcing down

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Here was a [Queen]: When comes such another?

A black-and-white portrait of Dolly Parton, with voluminous blonde hair, smiling to the right of the camera

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I did the thing! Please, also do the thing!

A white woman with glasses and long grey hair wearing a striped shirt over a black tee holds up a sticker reading "America 250 -- I voted" with a drawing of the Tenn. state capital and red and blue fireworks

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The photo at the top is the picture @rspirko.bsky.social took when I finally came home from the hospital. Here is one from a couple weeks later, at one of dozens of followup medical appointments.

A white woman with long grey hair and glasses sits in the passenger seat of a car (with grey interior), staring pensively out of the window.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today I'm celebrating my third "Re-Birthday." Trigger warning for illness and medical stuff. This is a story some of you already know, but it has been much on my mind these past couple of days. 1/?

A smiling white woman with long grey hair and glasses and several medical bracelets holds a bright chartreus sign with a cartoon witch and the words, in purple, "The Witch Is In." A sunny yard is behind her.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Happy Stitch Day. May you have some lovable mayhem and a found family in these troubling times

The Disney character Stitch, a blue creator with floppy ears, a round nose and claws. He is wearing pink cat-eye sunglasses and holding a newspaper.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

If you are interested in Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets, here is the cover. It's in print in softcover, as are, I think, others in the series. But please proceed with caution because of the rampant wild nudity on display herein.

The cover of the children's book Dr. Xargle's Guide to Earthlets, showing a drawing of a green-skinned, fanged alien wearing a scholar's robe and mortarboard cap.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The premise is an alien scholar, the titular Dr. Xargle, is teaching pupils about Earth, in this case, babies. It's the first in a series and was made into a TV show in the UK. (Friends across the pond, have you seen the show?) So Dr. Xargle explains baths and diapers, and...

A page of the children's book Dr. Xargle's Guide to Earthlets, showing a drawing of a baby getting a diaper change. The top illustration shows a nude baby, its private parts visible, whileat the bottom, the baby has been inexpertly wrapped from neck to knees in cloth and tape. Text at bottom of the page: To stop them leaking, Earthlets must be pulled up by the back tentacles and folded in half. Then they must be wrapped quickly in a fluffy triangle or sealed with paper and glue.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

My fit under the stage lights -- everything thrifted except for my 30 yo boots

A white woman with long grey hair and glasses speaks into a microphone. she wears a strappy black dress with a pink peignoir style jacket and black Doc Marten boots. The stage is light pink, and there is a velvet "throne" chair and a screen of abstract images behind her

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

What a lovely time @rspirko.bsky.social and I had at the Blount Pride prom last night: Truly magical!

a white woman with long grey hair and glasses and a white man with a long grey beard and glasses smil ein a selfie. She wears a black strappy dress with a pink lace overlay and a Ukrainian folk art pendant; he wears a burgundy dress shirt

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I did the thing! If, like me, you procrastinated Early Voting, go today! In Tennessee, you can find your polling place at govotetn.org. At mine, they had printed signs so you can simply point to the primary ballet you want to pull!

A white woman with long grey hair and glasses holds an "I Voted" sticker in front of a patriotic red-white-and-blue display

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

This is how my day is going -- how's yours?

Several pieces of a disassembled pen (a Pentel EnerGel black metal tip) on a white table

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Sometimes a grown adult needs a fun pencil box

A tin pencil case depicting the cartoon dog family of "Bluey"

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Pretty thrilled to have had this dumpster to help us clear out my Dad's place! (From the nice folks at Two Lakes Dumpsters.)

A white woman with glasses and long grey hair smiles in front of an empty metal dumpster.

A white woman with glasses and long grey hair gives a thumbs-uo in front of a metal dumpster mostly filled with furniture and appliances.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We've had this calendar up since New Year's Day, without noticing this important detail. Is this a sign of our inattentiveness, or of how much 2026 sucks?

A wall calendar with, at the top, a painting of Voyageur National Park and, below, a month grid clearly labeled "April,2025."

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy First Contact Day! Remember when fictional versions of the future gave us Hope?

A scene from the movie Star Trek: First Contact, depicting a Vulcan wearing black and silvery robes, giving the "Vulcan Salute" 4 fingers split into pairs, open palm outward), seen over the shoulder of a person wearing beige fur

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Best Star Trek crew. Wrong answers only.

Three characters from the 1980 film "Flash Gordon": Timothy Dalton as Prince Barin, holding a weapon; Melody Anderson as Dale Arden, wearing an elaborate gown and filigree headdress; and Sam Jones as Flash, wielding a curved golden sword.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

With @robspirko at the Blount County, Tenn, No Kings Rally!

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter A A is for Anders

Anders from the Dragon Age games, a pale skinned man with red hair and a fur collar, looking wistful

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'll too excited by this #BookMail to take a decent selfie: The Stowaway, by @griffinmcelroy.bsky.social , a Choose Your Own Adventure.

A white woman with glasses and long grey hair looks to her right, smiling, at a copy of The Stowaway, by Griffin McElroy, a trade paperback with a colorful space adventure picture on the cover

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

The Promise versus the Reality: An American metaphor

A hand holds a Ding Dong with a bite missing; there are no sprinkles and only a tiny smudge of creme filling. Beside it is the box of Ding Dongs, showing one with a bite missing and copious sprinkles and creme filling.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

And my Emancipation Proclamation was, to my surprise, a hit, thanks to the dulcet tones of Micah and Matt. The laugh lines got laughs!

Two white men in,suits and a white woman in an overcoat speak into microphones in front of red-white-and-blue bunting, on a brick plaza.

A white man in a black suit with a bow tie pulls a sardondic face at a microphone while a second white man, in a blue suit jacket, listens.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Freedom Day celebration (postponed until today because of snow): Why yes, I did ugly-cry during the national anthem (sung by the amazing Keri Prigmore) and again during "We Shall Overcome," led by Trent Gillmore's talented ensemble.

Five singers in warm coats sing into microphones in front of red-white-and-blue bunting, on a brick plaza.

A Black woman sings into a microphone atop a balcony with red-white-and-blue bunting, behind a firefighter colorguard, carrying the U.S. and Tennessee flags and firefighting tools, on a brick plaza

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I got this cool activity book to give me something to occupy my ADHD brain instead of doomscrolling! The author has a ton of other activity books/puzzles/etc. (Cat for scale. She does not care about the book.)

A white person's hand with an elvish script tattoo holds a book, black cover with red title "F*CK I'm Bored!" and the white text subtitle, "Activity Book for Adults." Background is a calico cat who looks uninterested in book.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

No new pictures, where are you at mentally?

A medieval illustration of a snail with a cat's head, wearing a disgusted expression (a bit of black-letter text visible at the side of the cropped image)

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Happy Fifth Day of Christmas. A brief respite from birds?

OP has heading, "Not how the song goes but I'll allow it." Image shows The One Ring, a gold band with flaming "Elvish" script and the words, "Seven swans to rule them all, Six geese to find them, Five rings to bring them all, and in a pear tree bind them."

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

You will be visited by three spirits

Scene from Our Flag Means Death, with Will Arnett as Calico Jack, Rhys Darby as Stede Bonnet and Taika Waititi as Blackbeard, laughing on a pirate ship

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Halloween costume work in progress -- technically not the very last minute!

A Fisher Price toy camper, off-white with pink and yellow interior and grey wheels

A Fisher-Price toy camper painted a bright, intense pink, with paper making its interior and wheels, sitting on newspaper with spray paint residue around it

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

And I only have one pair of tights that are neither virulently purple nor fishnets, and they do have a run. I hope the stripes camouflage it somewhat.

A woman's legs below a burgundy skirt with black spiderweb overlay, clad in striped black tights, a run conspicuous on the right leg. Black canvas flats for shoes.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Dressed up for Hobbit Day. "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." Indeed it would, Professor.

A white woman with wavy grey hair in ponytails, wearing a plaid vest over a light blue loose blouse, a wreath of Fall leaves on her head.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Sorry, Momo. I hope we (Paarth and I) didn't interrupt Nap #7 for the day!

A yellow and white cat peeks out of a large canvas bag

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Strange that this sign isn't in Sindarin or Quenya though (Spotted at Costco)

A view of a high ceilinged store with a white industrial/retail vibe, and a red sign with white letters reading "Elf Check-out." A column is obscuring the first part of the sign.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The art in our hotel room... made me feel some kinda way...

A photo-realistic painting of a pink flower in extreme close-up

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

My favorite thing about seeing @themcelroyfamily.bsky.social live is catching Griffin's reactions!

A white man with sandy hair, seated behind a microphone, covers his face with his hand.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Was faster than my fear of driving in downtown Atlanta on a holiday weekend and saw the McElroys in Atlanta. Truly a balm for the soul. Thanks, boys! @themcelroyfamily.bsky.social

A large screen projects a teal color over the 3 seated McElroy brothers

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Chocolate cake at my desk for lunch? Yeah, it's been that kind of week.

A clear plastic takeout container holds a square piece of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Beside it is a white plastic fork and a blue hardback book, all on a white table.

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

We really enjoyed the Fantastic Four movie! A fuller review later, but for now enjoy the remark I overheard while walking out: "I thought I'd see him stretch more."

A white woman with long grey hair and glasses and a white man worth glasses and a grey beard take a selfie in front of the colorful movie poster for The Fantastic Door

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Things are terrible. But let there still be joy and fun. (Pic from my friends' Bill & Ted themed drag show. A delight.)

Drag performers dressed as characters from the Bill & Ted movies and historical figures: Billybl the Kid (in black cowboy hat), Bill S. Preston, Ted Theodore Logan, Joan of Arc and William Shakespeare

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The Tree That Owns Itself is a local legend and a cool story, too. I think I love Athens, GA.

A large oak tree in full leaf, surrounded by concrete posts, with,a narrow lane on one side and a private driveway on the other

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I am in a picturesque small town not to celebrate my country as it is, but the hope of what it could be.

White woman with glasses and long grey hair in a striped shirt on a shady street surrounded br parole wearing red, white and blue

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

My view: Estate sale starts today. It's been SO much work but it's been Finn working worth my BILs and SIL.

A room with several tables corrected with dishes and kick knacks, with a metal cash box in foreground

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Jenn Spirko (she/her) @jennspirko.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A couple of the vaults have padlocks, obviously to keep the revenants in.

A stone burial vault with a metal door sealed with a padlock

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