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Melanie Long

@mellielong.bsky.social
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Tampa, Florida. Traveler, nature lover, cozy gamer, bookworm. UPENN alum (Wharton '01). Living with chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia since 2010. Trying to do a little better every day.

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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Born and raised in Tampa, went to college in Philadelphia. My parents are from West Virginia and Pennsylvania so I see the Mid-Atlantic influence. I can do a good Appalachian accent, though, on account of my Dad's side.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Plenty of things suck in Florida, but sometimes there's a Little Blue Heron at the Starbucks and that's nice.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It finally happened! AAAAHHHH!!! Wordle 1,889 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
My mom is in the hospital and when they asked her who was president, she growled his name. 😂
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I've got Cloudless Sulphur caterpillars on my Partridge Pea.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I have the power! (And I beat the bot!) Wordle 1,866 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 85/99 Luck 75/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I beat the bot, but I think today's word is going to piss off a lot of players. Wordle 1,859 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Seen in Tampa this evening.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Found a Giant Swallowtail caterpillar on my Wild Lime. They're bird poop mimics.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I must be feeling better. Wordle 1,833 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 91/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I beat the bot! AI should fear me! Wordle 1,819 3/6 ⬜🟩🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I beat the bot! Take that, computers! Wordle 1,814 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 86/99 Luck 60/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
In case anyone needs a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/u...
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Inside the Deal to Drop Trump’s $10 Billion Suit Against the I.R.S.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I'm raising Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars again. Pokémon are real!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
My fourth great-grandfather, Charles Gray, of the 157th NY Infantry. Survived Gettysburg only to get shot on the final day of the war, April 9, 1865. He died the following day and is buried in the Florence National Cemetery in South Carolina. I have a wooden box with his possessions.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Reverse rainbow! 🌈 Connections Puzzle #1079 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Saw my favorite gopher tortoise while volunteering yesterday. Saw one of her kids, too, but it was halfway in its burrow.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In two! Wordle 1,796 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
At the movies today there were a couple of guys talking about data centers raising our electric bills; last time it was women talking about the price of gas. Glad to see these things breaking through to regular folks.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I'm 60% of the way through "Yesteryear" and it's better than I expected. I don't read much modern fiction but I read so many reviews I felt like I wanted to have opinions on this book. #booksky
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Hibiscus in front of my house.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I found four Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars last week and this morning they hatched!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Been feeling pretty awful so I'm taking this as a sign I'm doing better. Being sick makes me stupid. Wordle 1,782 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 96/99 Luck 61/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
When they all turned green, I was like, "Shut up!" On a roll lately! Wordle 1,778 2/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 83/99 Luck 76/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I beat the bot! Wordle 1,776 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 91/99 Luck 62/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Glad I renewed mine in January!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I've had a bad run, but I seem to be improving. Getting a decent night's sleep helps. Wordle 1,772 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 86/99 Luck 55/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I do better if I play before my edible kicks in. Wordle 1,770 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Feeling smart tonight. Wordle 1,768 2/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I haven't done a reverse rainbow in a while! Connections Puzzle #1042 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Gopher Tortoise!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Artemis rocket as seen from Lutz, Florida (basically North Tampa). I gotta clean my lens - I was taking pictures of the flowers while I waited for the launch.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Really enjoying watching the Eastern Bluebirds nesting. I'm glad I don't have to disturb them when reporting to Nest Watch.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The Eastern Bluebirds are laying eggs!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Reverse rainbow! Connections Puzzle #975 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 Skill 99/99 Uniqueness 1 in 167
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I beat the crap out of the bot today! I don't love how it attributes more to luck than skill, though. There was a thought process behind it, I assure you. Wordle 1,691 2/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 58/99 Luck 87/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Not used to seeing Wood Storks on the street lights, but this one felt like it was a good place to groom itself.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The ospreys have built their nest, despite the best efforts of the power company to dissuade them.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Why does @kasie.bsky.social have on Patrick McHenry and Rahm Emmanuel? How are they relevant? I wish they'd have fewer talking heads and more reporting from the scene. Give me news, not opinions.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I made a Lego butterfly!
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Does @jaketapper.bsky.social not have a copy editor? The chyron misspelled "month" as "moth" and now they left the "O" out of Minneapolis on the video credit. These may be small mistakes, but I find it a reflection of how much people care about their job.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Booyah! Wordle 1,668 2/6 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 86/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
This new Adobe Acrobat jingle is a banger. I always wonder if people who write jingles are sad they're not rock stars, but they should be proud. I've heard some great music in commercials and video games.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
I beat the bot, yet it still criticized my word choices. 🙄 Wordle 1,658 3/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 74/99 Luck 64/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
I feel like I've been stuck with a lot of 4s lately, so this three is giving me a confidence boost. Wordle 1,652 3/6 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 81/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
My backup word in the second slot helped me beat the bot! Wordle 1,639 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Orange Barred Sulphur caterpillar.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Zebra Longwing eggs and a caterpillar.
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Had two words left after my opening word and I picked the wrong one. Never fails. Still, pretty good. Wordle 1,637 3/6 🟩🟩⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 WordleBot Skill 99/99 Luck 61/99
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Melanie Long @mellielong.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I beat the bot! This training will be helpful during the AI wars. Wordle 1,636 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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