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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Did you know that if you make homemade croutons by baking them in the oven, you're really making savory biscotti?

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

The war on wind and sun brought to you by the guy doesn't want his hair blown out of shape and does the spray on tan.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I'm working on a personal project. Basically, I'm making a digital clock to sit near a model. I'm impressed with the SixLabors.ImageSharp library. It is making my little C# project go very easily.

Animation showing the time 12:59 getting turned to 1:00 by blowing away the old pixels and fading in the new ones.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Did you know that they'll let anyone buy billboard space? I'm going to take pictures of crowds and put them up on busy roads with the caption of "Where's Waldo". The kicker is that he ain't in the frame.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Does @greendayofficial.bsky.social celebrate today's holiday the same as us simple folk? I know. I'm a stupid American. An idiot, some would say.

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Julie Jenkins @juliejenkinsnp.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

This response from @sbearbergman.bsky.social to @hildur.bsky.social’s post has changed my week— it is so wholesome, and human, and so the energy we all need right now. And Kerstin Langenberger, the naturalist who posted “I am on my way with the necessary equipment”? This woman is the hero we need.

My feed today on BlueSky included a post from Icelandic writer Hildur Knútsdóttir, who saw the original exchange on a Reykjavik Facebook page - someone posted to say that it appeared a cygnet was frozen to the ice and dying. As people worried online about how or whether it would be possible to help, naturalist Kerstin Langerberger replied to the post, saying: “I am on my way with the necessary equipment.” Langenberger brought a friend, some thermoses of warm water, and a surfboard in case the ice failed - the necessary equipment - and thawed then freed the baby swan, which promptly flew off.

There are a number of things I appreciate about this story, but it’s Langenberger’s statement that resonates for me. That is what I aspire to, to see injury or difficulty or something gone to trouble and decide: I am on my way with the necessary equipment. But also, to hold on to the understanding that sometimes the necessary equipment is the resolve to try and a friend who will help, and that sometimes I *am* the necessary equipment - the friend who shows up to make myself useful under the direction of an expert.

There are a lot of moments these days that I find it very, very hard to do the next thing, or indeed to do anything. The world is so, so difficult. I often feel useless or overwhelmed or exhausted or just really fucking sad. But I am going to try starting the days by saying, with all the starch that I imagine a naturalist willing to chance the ice in darkness to save a baby bird might possess:

I am on my way with the necessary equipment.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sometimes I like being a small anonymous profile. I think that I could say just about anything, profound or not, and not worry about being harshly judged. And, send.

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Kelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 21/11/2024

If we are not willing to pay for the products we use, then the products we use will use us.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Posting this for no one in particular and definitely not my wife nor myself.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

I don't know what prompted this person to follow me. I don't think that we have anything in common. I mean, I breath in oxygen and not sulpher.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #619,502! I'm probably not even close to the top 50% of posts. Pretty sure, even.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

This has bouncing around the old noggin attic. I had to get it out.

The phrase, "don't be weird" with an outline of Al Yankovic.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

@alyankovic.bsky.social Posted this elsewhere. But, I want to know if something like this would offend. I was thinking of a sticker on the back of my car. Don't be "weird" - Al Yankovich

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 27/06/2024

I'm trying to improve myself and lead a non-transactional life. I'm tired of people feeling that they owe me because I did something for them. Also, I want to not feel that I need to reciprocate if someone does something nice for me. It's hard, though. Especially when driving.

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 09/03/2024

Pronounce this word: Cello. Ok. What about this one? Cellophane. What? Why isn't it pronounced Cello...phane?

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 08/03/2024

I can't believe this is a real company. I'm sure they really are professional. www.lolmoving.com I'm just imagining the customer service calls, though. Caller: Hi, yes. My stuff was just dumped in the middle of the front yard. Staff: LOL. Heck yes! That's our guys.

An image of trucks parked in a lot with the company name of LOL Transport & Moving

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Martin Soles @martinjsoles.bsky.social · 02/09/2023

Opening night for Universal Studios Florida Halloween Horror Nights #HHN32. Great spooky fun. Now to try and sleep through the nightmares.

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