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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Had a hitchhiker riding with me this morning! It REALLY wanted to stay there on my windshield wiper. Started getting worried about the poor thing as I was getting up to highway speed, so I wound up pulling over and encouraging it to fly off to safety.

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My first-ever pair of WIDE shoes. How embarrassing. [sad trombone]

Photo of a pair of black Asics Glideride Max 2 running shoes in a size 10 wide

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The number one crime plaguing America today: Reading glasses theft. We must protect our precious reading glasses at all costs!

Photo of a display of reading glasses at a Walmart in Stephens City, Virginia, United States. Most pairs have bulky anti-theft devices attached to them, preventing any customers from actually trying on the glasses as one would actually want to do before purchasing.

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Y'all don't understand the thrill I got out of rolling up in my brown Scion xB behind an identical brown Scion xB in Front Royal today. 😎 It's like meeting another guy named "Karsten"-- it pretty much never happens.

Photo taken from the driver's seat of an "Army Rock Metallic" 2015 Scion xB showing an identical Scion xB stopped just ahead

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's reassuring to know I'm not eating potato chips made from those fake potatoes I've heard so much about.

Photograph of a bag of Lay's Wavy Original potato chips, which inexplicably features the line "Made with real potatoes" on it, as if any potato chips are made from something other than potatoes

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

IM PRACKSIN MY BITING SO I CAN BITE DADDY REEL HARD!

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

HEY BABY... IT ME MR CUDDLES HOW YOU DOIN

A buff tabby cat in a sexy pose on a blue blanket, with a red Christmas stocking behind him for some reason

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Let's hope so, fortune cookie!

A fortune cookie fortune reading, "Thursday will bring you a sense of peace and tranquility."

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My kittycat must be acknowledged!

Buff tabby cat curled up on gold striped bedsheets

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Big pet peeve of mine, appropriate for Flag Day: Tattered flags. Now, I'm not at all into symbolism, so I don't view flags as being sacred, and I feel like people have the right to treat a flag however they wish. (1/4)

Photo of a tattered U.S. flag flying in front of Warren County Middle School in Front Royal, Virginia, United States on Sunday 14 June 2026

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

DADDY YOUR NEW BLANKET IS TOO NICE SO IMMA GET STARTED SHEDDING ALL OVER IT

Buff tabby cat lying on a crisp new navy blue blanket

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The Rand Corporation, in conjunction with the Mad Syrup People, under the supervision of the reverse vampires...

An image of a conspiracy-minded Milhouse Van Houten

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Guess you didn't stick around for the end credits.

Star Wars-style end credits card reading "Grogina will return in THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU HOLIDAY SPECIAL"

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Oh yeah, was unfamiliar with this until I spotted these at SLC a couple years ago!

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The ship is drafty and damp. I complain, but nobody listens.

Star Trek title card reading "Again With The Klingons"

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A few quickie cellphone shots from a very hot Blue Angels rehearsal at the U.S. Naval Academy. 🥵

Four Blue Angels jets fly side by side with a fifth hanging off to the side (possibly filming)

Four Blue Angels jets soar high in a diamond formation while trailing smoke behind them

Three Blue Angels jets fly over the Naval Academy Bridge in Annapolis as onlookers watch from Hospital Point

Five Blue Angels jets fly behind the U.S. Naval Academy

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy 8th REbirthday to the silliest, snuggliest little man, the one and only Mr. Cuddles! 🎂 Possibly as old as ten, Cuddles is slowing down a little these days, but he still has his big personality, persistent playfulness, and loud voice. I'm so lucky he let me grab him eight years ago!

Mr. Cuddles the buff tabby cat sits on a blanket with his daddy's arm around him

Buff tabby cat Mr. Cuddles looks out a window with interest

Buff tabby cat Mr. Cuddles stretches out a paw while lying on a blanket in a sunbeam

Playful-looking buff tabby cat Mr. Cuddles peers out of a hole in a cat tree

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Mmm, fancy Neapolitan pizza! 🍕 Pupatella in Columbia, Maryland. Very tasty!

Photo of two Neapolitan pizzas on a table, along with beverages and garlic zeppoli balls

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Have you considered ping-pong?

Head of the Stonecutters declaring "Now let's all get drunk and play ping-ping!"

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

My first sighting of this silly man was on this date eight years ago! ❤️

Photo of a buff tabby cat looking out from a hole in a carpeted cat tree as a rainbow-colored string toy is waved in front of him

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We did it, everybody! 🥂 I'd like to thank the Academy, my agent, my sister for taking me on my first run way back in the 1980s, National Running Center for selling these to me, and most of all my cat, with whom all things are possible!

Screengrab of a Garmin Connect page with data about a pair of Asics running shoes the author has been wearing for the past three months, showing that the shoes have passed the thousand-mile mark

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Reviving an oldie but a goodie— in honor of my speedy sister running Boston on Monday!

A weary and cold Ned Stark stands with an enormous sword, with a caption reading "BRACE YOURSELVES, ENDLESS POSTS ABOUT THE BOSTON MARATHON ARE COMING"

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

You know things are bad when he finally might be starting to lose deep red America.

Photo of a gas pump in Front Royal, Virginia, with a sticker on it showing Donald Trump pointing up along with the caption "I did that!"

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

My sister says these Temptations treats are different colors...?!?

A buff tabby cat sniffs at six Temptations cat treats held in a person's hand. Allegedly these treats are not all the same color.

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Cuddles was graced by a visit from clinic cat Dan at Warren County Veterinary Clinic! 😸 Dan is super cool.

Black cat named Dan stands in front of a cat carrier containing a very unhappy buff tabby cat.

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This immediately made me think of Dave's "Late Night Monkey Cam".

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Karsten Brown @karsten.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Officially finished running all the roads within the town limits of Berryville, Virginia! Not too difficult; only took 4 runs, 71.2 miles total including some overlap. Saw & learned a lot! Completed Boyce, Marshall, and Maurertown last year... Not sure what's next. I do NOT want to do Winchester! 😬

OpenStreetMap map of the town of Berryville, Virginia, United States, with GPS tracks from four different runs shown in four different colors; a dotted line shows the town boundary, and areas outside of the boundary are slightly darkened.

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