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Mike W

@mjwallace42.bsky.social
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i solve problems. occasionally my own. i enjoy running and taking pictures. manufacturing engineering continuous improvement nerd. i love pi[e]. he/him

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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 27m
Got rained on, saw people throw fish, stuck gum on a wall, visited the gay plant store, held a Super Bowl LX ring in my hand, rode a ferry, ate delicious seafood. You know, just your typical Seattle trip so far.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
For YEARS I thought the second verse of Robert Plant's "Ship of Fools" is the literary masterful: "Donne claims that no man is an island / While I land up in jeopardy" As opposed to the actual: "Who claims that no man is an island?" And I'm still mad at Plant for not doing better. 🤣
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Kate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You can educate a man about consent all you want; you can't force him to care about it katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...
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They Didn’t Want Consent
On the fallacy of educating men not to rape
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I purchased the C.J. Cherryh Humble Bundle yesterday (I believe today's the last day), as I haven't read any of her works yet. I started to read the first few pages of 'Downbelow Station' last night. I haven't even gotten past the background story yet, and I am HOOKED.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oooooh this is def relaxing (as least the first handful of levels).
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Way too many yinzers at The Crystal Method / Paul Oakenfold show either a) held full-on conversations the entire time and/or b) left early (to beat the traffic out of McKees Rocks?!)
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula
Paul Reubens as Amilyn in Buffy the Vampire Slayer the movie. He has an angry exasperated expression on his face. He has longish hair, a trim goatee, and is wearing a leather jacket over a red shirt.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is the most asshole move in rummy playing a set of queens early in the hand?
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Andy “voice of Brak” Merrill. 🎅🏻🤡🐒💩 @amerrill2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s October 1st. It’s time for… BRAK’S TALES OF SUSPENSE!!!!! Live from the darkest room in the house, the bathroom!!!!
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Me listening to "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get out Of" in 2026:
Gandalf (a wizard with long grey beard and pointy felt grey hat) about to utter "I have no memory of this place" from the movie The Fellowship of the Ring
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Jess Samhain 🔮🌙 @jessicajrossana.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Millennial bisexuals everywhere arise! The beacons are lit!
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz on the set of The Mummy 4
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
My lilacs got zapped at least 2x by freezing weather in the spring and never blossomed. So they decided to blossom in September.
Two bunches of lilac blossoms on separate woody stems. The 4-lobed flowers are a pale lavender color.
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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A prominent member of the red-tailed hawk community says they’re tired of eagles getting all the credit for the haunting cries heard in films, TV shows or whenever Indigenous people say something sacred. walkingeaglenews.com/2021/09/24/r...
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Red-tailed hawk sick of eagles getting credit for its haunting cries
A prominent member of the red-tailed hawk community says they're tired of eagles getting all the credit for the haunting cries that are heard in films, television shows or whenever Indigenous people s...
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Rush 50 Something concert in Cleveland was absolutely amazing. Very emotional!
Mike is seen from the side as he stands with both arms clapping above his head during "The Spirit of Radio"
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Rush beer at the Rush concert!
Mike holding a can of Rush branded Golden Ale.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am alone for the evening, so I made myself a charcuterie board.
It's a cooked-from-frozen pepperoni pizza with some extra provolone cheese, sliced and resting on a wooden cutting board.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gaahhh! Apparently I am going to have to track down (i.e., borrow) a copy of The Magician's Nephew, as I can only find my copies of books 1-5.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If The Actual Star is not on your TBR, you should definitely add it! It's an epic and adventurous read!
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In short, I took up running, which turned into trail running, which turned into ultra running. And after running two 50-mile events over the past 2 years (and other life events), I have found fulfillment regarding long distances. I run now for enjoyment, not obsession or crisis.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
imagining a genre called ‘math ska’ and pissing my self off
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Do not confuse The Pile with contents of The Junk Drawer.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sunrise from this morning. South shore of Lake Arthur by the kayak launch.
Mottled clouds shine a brilliant pink-orange across the sky, while at the horizon, a small area of yellow indicates the sun about to rise. There is a line of darkened trees, and in the foreground, the colors of the sky are reflected in part of the lake water. The near foreground is the dark silhouette of shoreline grasses.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My dialect has been influenced enough by traveling and working with others from around the U.S. that, despite living in western PA for 42 of my 48 years, apparently I speak like I'm from southern California.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Without saying your age, what's your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?
A still frame from the film 'Ronin' shows Vincent (played by Jean Reno) leaning out the passenger window of a car and aiming a handgun towards the vehicle in front.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
All the wildlife are acting up. Let's make it a weird day.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I have 2 extra Rush tickets for Cleveland on Saturday September 19th. Section 104M, Row 11 Looking for face value, $630 total for both.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Rush just announced a Nov 15th show at PPG Arena. Presale starts tomorrow. Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
4-1/6 miles every hour. Starting on the hour. For 6 days. And still going.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
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Bluey: Car Crash Ignore
Alt: Bingo and Bluey (blue heeler dogs from the cartoon show Bluey), dressed as grannies (wearing towels as shawls), drive a Little Tikes style car through their backyard and run over a garden gnome.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Some songs imprint on you at different times in your life. This DJ Earworm mashup hit me in the late '00s, in the transition from LJ to FB, along the progression from downloading MP3s and burning CDs to streaming on iPhone. youtu.be/4qTJmXM6Dms
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A Dj Earworm Mashup - Stairway To Bootleg Heaven
YouTube video by Jam Hyena
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 26/08/2026
I've been trying to make sense of the sadness in me around Dolly's death, and so I wrote in my newsletter about my mom, and stories, and how time makes loss so much heavier. www.anxietyshark.ca/walking-in-t...
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Walking in the silence and Cicadas
We lost Dolly Parton today, although it will no longer be today when you read this.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hurley's morning threads are often good medicine in and of themselves. 😊
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Melanie reminds me of a lot of ultra runners I know. An amazing accomplishment and wonderful interview.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Phew. I was not planning on the extra 2.2 miles with the dog after my solo 5, but she needed to run this evening (or we were all going to pay for it with bedtime zoomies).
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm still waiting for someone to make a mash-up of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" and "Let's Build a Snowman" (from 'Cannibal! The Musical').
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I recently finished the excellent and engaging "Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains" by Bethany Brookshire. It's a well-researched, insightful, and humorous look at humans and our interactions with animals we consider to be pests. Thanks @beebrookshire.bsky.social !
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Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains
An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions, beliefs, and actions, ...
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A flower for those who need it this morning.
A close-up of a sunflower or yellow daisy of some sort. The broad circular head of the flower is shown at an angle. The close rim of petals and flower parts are in focus, while the far side fades into soft focus.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Two examples: When my brother and I were assembling the final pieces of the Skolarian Device in 'Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders' When I realized the solution path to a puzzle was to fling myself/Chell directly through the Aperture Science logo in 'Portal 2'
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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 15/08/2026
His name is Reacher and he dances on the sand
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I picked up a blu ray of Peter Gabriel's "Back to Front" concert a few weeks back, and tonight I finally have some time to watch it. Tony Levin's bass playing on "Family Snapshot" brought tears to my eyes.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Ok one more shoutout for playoutlier.com then I'll quit. I was doing rather well today, but then I got a bit lazy/curious with 2 of my last 4 words and had them come out as only "uncommon". It's still an interesting distraction!
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I have these drink mix pouches and also some condiment packets in my snack drawer, and I am just waiting for the day when I start adding mustard to my water bottle.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Kameron got me playing this obscure word game a few days ago. It's a fun way to poke at the recesses of my vocabulary and wonder, "Is this actually a rare word?!"
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"Excuse me. This water dish appears to be empty. SOMEONE appears to have splashed all the water out."
Mandu, a grey/brown tabby cat with dark stripes, sits on a wooden deck next to an empty water dish. There is recently-spilled water on the deck.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It's Saturday! 📺 Post a cartoon TV series you love.
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Centaurworld: Glendale & Durpleton's Magic Blinkies
Alt: Centaurworld: Glendale & Durpleton's Magic Blinkies Durpleton is a giraffe-taur and Glendale is basically a gerenuk-taur. Their magic blinkies are big open eyes with sparkles when they blink.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Oh to be a sheep in the misty hayfield next to the parking lot at work. No bills to pay, no immigration control. Plenty of food at my feet wherever I walk. No worries. Only noise from data centers and smoke from wildfires and agriculture market dynamics to determine my fate.
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Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 05/08/2026
Nobody ever asks "efficient at what?" I want a goose meme version. "Efficient at what, motherfucker?"
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"There Will Come Soft Remains of the Day"
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Scott Renshaw @scottrenshaw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Happy (?) “There Will Come Soft Rains” Day to everyone who knows we wouldn’t be there to celebrate it.
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Mike W @mjwallace42.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We saw the epic movie yesterday. It was fine. It felt like it had everything, but at the same time, not enough.
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