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Gary Wien

@lightgrw.bsky.social
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Writer, music, hockey, football, wine, sci-fi, battling MS (spms). Publisher of NewJerseyStage.com - an arts & entertainment site. No DMs Fan of NY Rangers, Bayern Munich, Wrexham FC, Las Vegas Raiders, and Rutgers Football

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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Germany gets the first win of the Klopp era 2-0 over Serbia. Still a lot of work needed with their finishing (easily should have had 2-3 more goals) and set pieces. They aren't getting much out of numerous corners each game. But finally a clean sheet!
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
3.7 miles walked! Finally home :)
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gotta say listening to a hockey game on the radio (because I don't have ESPN) when your team is starting the season with 7 new guys in the lineup is quite the challenge... Someday a politician will force teams/leagues to offer team subscriptions that include all games & that person will be a hero.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That ending to the USA vs Chile friendly was crazy... I still think the guy who kicked the goaltender - even if it was a slight tap - should have been ejected. Down two goals in the final minute, that was extremely poor gamesmanship.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Taking the same road, day after day, year after year wears you down. Most of my jobs were in places that really only had one way to go. And most of them could have been done from home. I just had bosses who swore you had to be in the office to work.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Days like today, I'm glad my commute is about 10 feet away. For about 20 years, my commute was an hour in various directions. I heard a lot of music on Sirius/XM, but hated the drive. I do so much each day in the commuting time I no longer have...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They basically know there's no way of stopping it. I think even the people closest to it were surprised by how quickly they went rogue. You've gotta believe AI is reading stories about how the world is preparing to stop it or control it... so it will be ready.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just did my traditional walk to the liquor store to get some wine ahead of the nor'easter... Winds are already kinda strong with many outdoor events cancelled for the weekend.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
grateful for some of the pills... I shudder at what my life might look like without them.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I used to think of my autobiography as being called "So Belmar" because I loved seeing that sign each day as I entered town. These days I think the title has changed to "Life Between Pills"...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm glad the feeling of listening to a new album has never left me...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If I was a hockey coach I'd be like Herb Brooks making half of the team do sprints up and down the ice until they were dead tired. Then I'd have them play defense against a rested group with the goal being able to get the puck out of the zone without icing it...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I wanted Klint Kubiak to be the Raiders coach so bad... and he has been everything I hoped for & more. #VegasBaby #Raiders
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's hard to believe it took me nearly two months, but the website coding is finally finished! Everything is working well and it's such a relief. The plan is to try focusing on a feature to improve coding wise each month, but the day to day stuff is finally completed!
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Bayern Munich wins on the road, but the rotation once again did not go as smoothly as you'd like. We should be able to rotate players & play our normal game, but so far this year rotation has not brought out great performances - whether from the guys getting a chance or the regulars.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I get it. You are definitely good at discovering music. Maybe it's the old DJ in me, but part of what I like about radio is getting the perspective from someone who loves music - their choices, their segues, themes of the day. To me, it's a bit of an art form.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Your findings are usually very interesting. As someone that gets music sent to me from around the world, I know there are hundreds of great songs released each week - most that the masses will never hear.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Do you ever listen to radio stations? I saw someone online ask why is sirius/xm still a thing and it made me sad. We probably have a generation or two that never got into radio at all. I like exploring my own paths, but like following my DJs as well. Personally Curated music can be nice...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Just curious, where do you find these videos?
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How is offering people $5,000 if they vote Republican to keep the party in control not a bribe? And how is that type of bribe not part of the direct impeachable offenses? Is there a difference between offering a bribe and taking one?
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
just think about that missed running into the kicker play... that alone would have cost them the extra time. Awful way to lose a game they really dominated. Shame they didn't score on their final drive to put it out of reach.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If you could ever have the result of a game reversed due to an officiating decision, Western Michigan vs Michigan would be the one. The game was literally over. Do the right thing NCAA. We all saw the game clock hit zero...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Due to poor weather, my town's 4th of July fireworks were bumped to today as sort of a Labor Day weekend kickoff. I didn't get to the beach to see them, but was able to see much of the show from my dining room. Here's a little clip. #belmar
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Tomorrow I'll finishing testing, make it go live, and finish adding the background data to fully support it. It'll be so nice to move forward again.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Today was a terrific day coding wise. I've got a lot of pages to test tomorrow, but I think I've finally got everything set up properly. Scripts are running without any errors or warnings. It may have taken me a month to learn, but I finally can write the code instinctually.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Really hoping today is the day I get the coding completed. I'm about 95% of the way there...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
That's great news!
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have no idea what this means, if anything, but... we have just one fast food restaurant and a bagel shop advertising in the Valpak coupons sent to us lately. There used to be several restaurants and was a good way to find new restaurants to try.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just got the DFB Play app to hopefully see the Pokal games... It's a crazy year with the tv licensing rights for German football, but most of the games are available for free if you can locate them.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
going to a concert tonight with my old roomie who's staying over a few days.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
FC Bayern wins the opener 5-1! I'm not that impressed with the Fandango broadcast quality. Looked far from the espn+ video quality. Nice to hear the regular announcers, though.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very relieved to see the Bundesliga games finally appear in the Fandango app! #MiaSanMia
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Digging the new album by Michael McDermott...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Not sure why it happened or who did it, but a segment of our fence was just fixed! We were going the segment have it replaced because tree roots had started growing into it, bending the fence. Either the town or the person who owns the lot it borders just fixed it for us :)
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I could definitely see it with some of their songs.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bundesliga starts its season this week and I still don't see a schedule of games on the Fandango app. I think I'll likely be watching my German football again with Spanish announcers just as I did growing up...
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I know the feeling... I've sat on the curb for a while at times while trying to get my strength back.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
there are ways to fight, but you have to want to fight. That's how I feel. Maybe it'll work, maybe not. But I'd rather go down fighting.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
that's good. Cognitive issues were among my biggest fears. I still do some puzzles, coding, and foreign language lessons to try fighting any losses.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It used to kill me - made my brain feel like it was actually cooking. Now it goes straight to my legs like most of my MS problems. I'm lucky I don't get stuff like brain fog unless I'm really fatigued or overheated, but the problems affect my balance and walking ability.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The good news is Wrexham is still undefeated... the bad news is they've drawn twice. Gotta start grabbing three points again.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Do you have any heat sensitivity due to ms? It's one of the things I'd love to change if I could. I live 3 blocks from the beach but can only go in the off season.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It never fails. Every time I plan on getting a lot done, I'll wind up waking in the middle of the night when my baclofen wears off... #ms
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I've rarely been to outdoor concerts because of heat sensitivity. I don't even do many shows because of that reason - crowded shows raise the temperature in the room. Covering shows was my life for 10-15 years pre-ms. I'm trying to deal with it better with a neck fan, but it's a challenge.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
‪Not expecting much from the postcard other than getting the name out and maybe reaching a few people. Emails just aren't working anymore. ‬ ‪Goal for the new loading page is increased speed. Gotta build the page step by step and monitor its speed to see what might be slowing it. ‬
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Big plans for the business today. Sending out a marketing postcard to theatres and setting up a new php script from scratch to load articles. With so much coding work recently, I realized it's better to design a new setup than try to adapt what I've been using for years.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I agree
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Was this for an in-person or remote job?
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
fuckin' hell... Wrexham gives up the tying goal on a final second free kick. I knew things would get nervy when they posted 6 extra minutes. I could have swore there would be only 3 or 4.
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Gary Wien @lightgrw.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Final tests coming today for the coding I've been working on. I feel pretty good about changing things over if the tests work out. Big day for the website...
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