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Mr. Dependable

@mrdependable.bsky.social
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Ex-Durmite now enjoying retirement on the south coast of Ireland

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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Sign with green text on white background reads: Seegars Fence Co. ‘Dependable Erection Since 1949’ Durham Division
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have spent the best part of an hour in this position, and could probably spend another hour before we get up #productivity
A black kitten sleeping on a man's lap
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She adopted us about 10 weeks ago, and is definitely leaving her tiny kitten phase behind #kittens
6 week old black kitten sits on a man's shoulder 16 week old black kitten sits on a chair back
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When I moved to durham, i realized i had become part of the community when i successfully lobbied the city to install a bus shelter at the stop nearest my house. Nearly 5 years into my stay in Ireland, i have gotten the State to install a bus stop sign at the stop nearest my house. Progress!
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A tortured Jean-Luc Picard is asked “How many working groups do you see?” He responds, “There are 4 working groups!"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Rainbow season! #rainbows
Perfect double rainbow over the River Blackwater
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Miss Molly discovers laundry fresh out of the dryer
Black kitten sitting in a pile of laundry just out of the dryer
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The guys who did the 2008 renovations on my house did a decent job on the hardwood floors on the top storey. My best guess is they lifted whatever was on top of the wood on the 1st floor landing and said, nope, let's just throw some carpet on that. I should have learned something from them
200 year old hardwood floor, restored in 2008200 year old hardwood floor, not restored in 2008. Stripping old paint, stain, and adhesive currently in progress
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Bedroom window view #rainbows
Double rainbow over the River Blackwater near sunset
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Oh, it’s #BlackCatAppreciationDay ? Here’s Miss Molly, who adopted us about 7 weeks ago
Black kitten asleep on top of a grey and white cat tree
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Used my eclipse glasses as a filter on my phone
Maximum coverage ~90% of the solar eclipse from Youghal Ireland. A small arc along the top of the sun is visible
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Will SCOTUS give him a free pass on this?
Calvin, baning nails into the coffee table, is asked by his mother what he’s doing. He responds “Is this some sort of trick question, or what?"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I'm making these wings from a recipe in the Guardian, and I noticed this part, and I'm thinking, how the fuck does anyone think 500 grams (just over a pound) of wings can go around for 6 people? #recipes
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
And some people say we don't get enough US tourists in Youghal #youghal
A rock painted with the Irish tricolor reads Ireland isn't just a place, it is a feeling.
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Talarico's ads write themselves
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Nailed it
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Great moments in marketing
A box of multi-coloured squeezy toys called Squishy Chick Balls
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Not a comic, but the first one I can remember
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I will never understand why every one of the previous owners of my 190 year old house decided to slap more paint on these doors, instead of stripping them down. Yeah, it’s a shit load of work, but it will be worth it
Old door in the process of having 7+ layers of paint removed
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Lighthouse pic of the day. Maybe the renovations will actually be completed by summer!
Youghal lighthouse surrounded by scaffolding as renovations continue
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I often joke about Ireland's mañana culture, but this is ridiculous
Sign on a temporary fence on a beachfront in Ireland reads: Notice Works Will Commence In This Area From 13 August 2025 Expected Duration 3 Weeks
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Ikea says you'll be wanting the full glass of wine to assemble this one
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy 4/20 to those who celebrate!
Statue of Louis Pasteur at San Rafael High School; origin story of 4:20
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
When I moved to Ireland 4(!) years ago, one of the qualities I most appreciated was the light, especially in the evening. This winter has been overwhelmingly grey, and tonight is the first night I've felt like taking a photo in quite a while
The Youghal lighthouse against a background of colorful clouds at dusk
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
@beaverlodge1504.bsky.social
Protest frogs at No Kings 3, holding a sign with a picture of a beaver that reads "Tyrants be Dammed"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Squalls #youghal
Sunset over a field, with several rain squalls in the distance
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#coybig
Czechia and Ireland footballers in the tunnel before kickoff, on the TV in the pub
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Dance forever #dublin
Yamamori Izakaya Dance Forever stencilled in yellow on a gray panel, with a stylized Samurai
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Cover of The Forgotten Door, by Alexander Key
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Hasn't been torn down yet
Stone building at Midleton Distillery (the old Still House)
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Expecting my neighbor to launch a border war any day now #youghal #marxbrothers
Hand painted sign on rock wall reads "Republic of Freedonia"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A man with an American flag, standing in front of a thatched roof cottage and a stone wall, asks a young girl with red hair in pigtails, holding a pink umbrella, "Does it ever stop raining on Ireland?" She answers "I don't know, I'm only seven."
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Happy Brigid's Day!
Bronze statue of a woman with flowers at her feet stands in front of a stone wall with three arched openings. Saint Brigid's Well, County Kildare, Ireland
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The same people who told you that arming Jews was the only way to have prevented the Holocaust now tell you that being armed will cause the next Holocaust
Orwell's definition of doublethink, from 1984: To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again, and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself—that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word—doublethink— involved the use of doublethink.
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Calvin, having pounded nails into the coffee table, responds to his mother's query of "What are you doing?" with "Is this some sort of trick question, or what?"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
What happens if @schumer.senate.gov is ever kidnapped by Cardassians
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, after being tortured by Cardassians, screams "There are five buckets!"
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Billy supervising the kitchen painting project #cats
Black and white cat sitting on a coffee maker with painting gear in the background
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Milli Vanilli present Donald Trump with their Grammy award
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Dear Democrats: I don't know, maybe today's a good day to choose a side? @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Headline: Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over protests in Minneapolis - US politics live

Photo: heavily armed men point weapons at protesters off camera
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Dear Democrats: the President of the United States is declaring war on the citizenry. Will you be choosing a side anytime soon? @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Newspaper headline: Trump warns of 'reckoning and retribution ' in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests 

Includes picture of angry Donald Trump
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Living room view, 8:25 am #youghal #mollgogginscorner
Colorful sunrise over water seen through a window
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I hate those fucking machines. Granted the newest ones are much safer than the 1910 belt drive split back monster I trained on, but still. Not dissimilar to this one
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The derelict notice went up almost a year ago. The sake agreed notice went up a month later. Someone's sceptical
A derelict building with a sign reading "Sale Agreed" under which someone has added the phrase "Fake News"A derelict building with a notice posted from a government agency saying the building owners will be cited if the building is not brought into compliance by a certain date
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Gannet feeding frenzy out on the bay today
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Looks like someone bought the farm
2 "Sale Agreed" signs on a fence around farmland, in front of a blue sky
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
I dunno, might be time to upgrade the Mac Mini
Screen grab showing a status bar indicating a task in progress might take several seconds, but nearly 10 minutes has elapsed
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Mr. Dependable @mrdependable.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Rare day with Kat and May hanging out in the window
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