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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Finished reading my morning book with Turlough, so I now switched to an evening book with Zoë. She's a bit sleepy.

Alt text: Side-by-side collage. On the left, a black-and-white tuxedo cat sleeps curled up on a gray cushion, with one white paw tucked near its face. On the right is the cover of Sarah Pinborough’s novel *They Say a Girl Died Here*, featuring large yellow lettering over a dramatic cloud-filled sky and reddish field, with a jagged vertical crack running down the center.

Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm having a quiet Sunday morning reading a book with Turlough. At this point, the reader, the book, and the cat are all vintage.

Alt text: Side-by-side collage. On the left, a brown tabby cat with green eyes reclines on a blue cushion, looking directly at the camera with one front paw stretched forward. On the right, a well-worn vintage paperback copy of *Before the Golden Age, Book 3*, collected with commentary by Isaac Asimov, shows a retro science-fiction cover with an astronaut, dark city buildings, orange-red background, and floating spheres.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Back when I was very little, my Mom "read" this picture book to me at the Mt. Greenwood Branch Library. For about the last 40 years, I've tried to remember what that book was since it is a cherished early childhood memory about my Mom. Today I found that book!

Cover of Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie dePaola. A smiling woman leans on a table between towering stacks of pancakes, with a dog on one side and a white cat on the other. Pats of butter sit atop the pancakes.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The collapse of the Galactic Empire in Isaac Asimov's "Forward the Foundation" feels especially prescient in 21st Century America.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's ok to stop consuming media you no longer enjoy.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm in Moline this morning where the trains blow their horns. I am happy my home of Evergreen Park has a no-horn ordinance. It makes a huge sound pollution difference in a heavy freight-train area.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Windows 11 is a garbage operating system.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Windows 11 is a garbage operating system.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Windows 11 is a garbage operating system.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Haven't been posting much. Everything is fine. Just busy with work and life.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There are times I wish I could go back in time and play more Atari 2600 Real Sports Baseball with my sister. We should do that when I visit her in New Zealand!

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In my opinion Democrats get nothing nothing NOTHING by betraying trans people. They hurt themselves with a good deal of their committed voter base, and still don’t get the Republican votes they are so fucking obsessed with winning over. Lose-lose! People hate voting for squishy moral cowards!!

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I'm generating subtitle files for the TV series "Rawhide", as one does.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm catching up with @p1podcast.com, episode 1029 and I am convinced @superpac.bsky.social and I crossed paths in New Buffalo and Warren Dunes State Park up in Michigan as kids. My Dad would also put us up in questionable motels and walk around naked with no shame.

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I've lived through plenty of oil price shocks. But I can't remember any that were entirely self-inflicted by the incompetence of one man.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Almost time for some new MST3K: The Rifftrax Experience.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I loved LEGO, but I love the rights of trans people more. LEGO is pushing out even more Harry Potter content in sets and games in advance of that new HBO series. LEGO is the most visible merch supplier of JK Rowling. Without LEGO, that series would be much less visible, so I no longer buy LEGO.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

FASA Star Trek was a huge part of my childhood in the era before TNG. I still have many fond memories of reading the source books and playing the Tactical Combat Simulator with my best friend.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our child is back safely at Augustana via Greyhound after visiting for the long weekend. We're very happy she loves college.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

It was nice having the kids back in town for the long weekend. They're both headed back to college tomorrow.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Haven't been on socials all week and the first thing that pops up in my feed is Peter Sagal of "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me" defending the Harry Potter books. Insta-block.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I feel like Tosk from the Deep Space Nine episode "Captive Pursuit" when I am in Las Vegas for business: "I am sorry, I have no vices for you to exploit."

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The voice of Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, has died. This week sucks.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Two beloved 80 year olds have died, Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. They are not the 80 year old whose obituary we all want to read.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When one of the best of us dies while the literal worst of us continues to live, life can feel unfair.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When I am feeling very emotional, there is one man's music I can always turn to. Thanks, PG.

Alt text: Close-up of an Amazon Music screen playing Peter Gabriel’s live song “Burn You Up, Burn You Down” from *In the Big Room*. The red album artwork appears beside the song information and playback controls, with 3:34 of 4:23 elapsed.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Leaving home for the first time and leaving her on her own for the first time. She will get to experience something her mother and I never did, as we were college commuters, and we are happy she has this opportunity.

Alt text: Side-by-side collage celebrating move-in day at Augustana College. On the left, a young woman holds an “Augustana Bound” sign in front of an SUV packed with her belongings. On the right, she stands between her smiling parents inside her new dorm room.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We moved our daughter in to college today. So many feelings.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I don't know if this site is dying, but my interest in this site and all of social media is dying.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My favorite flights are the flights home. Kentucky is down below.

Alt text: Aerial view from an airplane window showing a vast blue sky above scattered white, puffy clouds. Far below, green fields, roads, neighborhoods, and patches of woodland stretch toward the horizon on a clear, sunny day.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I picked up this little Pop Mart brick-bult set of a crazy orange fish in memory of my crazy orange fish, Diego. It will guard his ashes when they come home.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I was tempted by that Snoopy and Woodstock LEGO set when I saw it at Barnes & Noble, then I saw the Harry f'ing Potter sets right next to it and remembered my personal LEGO boycott. I'm satisfied with my little Pantasy Snoopy & Woodstock brick-built set.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

My final drive with Diego. Pet Cremation by Water up in Arlington Heights does aqua cremation for small / exotic animals, not just dogs and cats. I brought Diego there this morning, so we'll have his ashes back with our other beloved pets who I hope are waiting for us in whatever is beyond.

Alt text: A small blue insulated bag is carefully secured with the passenger-side seat belt for my last drive with Diego. Inside is my beloved Oscar fish, kept chilled in a sealed container after he passed away. I took this photo in the parking lot just before carrying him inside for aquamation. ❤️

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Our well loved Oscar fish, Diego passed away this morning. I loved him very much and I am very sad.

Memorial image for Diego, a large orange-and-gray Oscar fish swimming in his aquarium beside driftwood and smooth stones. Text reads, “In loving memory of Diego. Our well loved Oscar fish, Diego passed away this morning. I loved him very much and I am very sad.” Gold hearts and lettering frame his photograph, with a message thanking him for the joy and companionship he brought.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Came downstairs to see my beloved fish friend doing a bit of swimming, he tires and does a controlled swim back to his favorite resting stone, but as long as Diego keeps fighting, we're giving him a fighting chance. He is in a tank he loves surrounded by people who love him. #fish #diego

Alt text: Diego, a large orange-and-black Oscar fish, is swimming upright in the middle of his aquarium above the gravel and rocks. He appears weak but alert, with green plants and aquarium equipment around him.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Added "Woke 1" to my muted list. Timeline is all the better for it.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Diego has been through a rough week with a hospital tank, crashing, emergency move home, vet visit, tube feeding, injected antibiotics, and now salt treatment for his gills. He’s still very sick, but he’s still swimming, breathing, and fighting. I love my silly fish. #fish

Alt text: Diego, a large orange-and-black Oscar fish, rests upright on the dark gravel at the bottom of his aquarium near a smooth gray rock and live green plants. He appears tired but alert, facing the camera with his left fin braced against the substrate for support. Air stones and aquarium equipment are visible around him.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Wyatt was confused why I am only lighting the home office with a table lamp. I told her dim lights help Diego rest and he needs it after his trip to the vet yesterday. #caturday

A calico cat Wyatt sits upright on the edge of a desk in a dim, blue-walled collector’s room, surrounded by bottles, a keyboard, remote, and shelves full of action figures. A yellow chair is beside her with a receipt hanging over the back.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

As I desperately try to heal Diego, my Oscar, I now have the same hatred for sports fishing that I do for sports hunting.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I love Cosmos. Cosmos was my favorite minibot. I've liked his all too-infrequent reimaginings, especially the Velocitron release. This version, however, is a pinheaded abomination.

Alt text: Promotional image for a green Transformers figure, Cosmos, shown in both robot mode and UFO vehicle mode against a dark background. The round-bodied robot has green armor, yellow legs, red details, and Autobot symbols, while the UFO mode looks like a squat green flying saucer with small cannons and red accents.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

My much loved Oscar fish, Diego is in a hospital tank getting antibiotics for issues with his swim bladder and gill inflammation. We're doing the best we can to nurse him back to health.

Alt text: Diego, a large Oscar fish, rests near the bottom of a cloudy hospital tank with air stones bubbling beside him. The aquarium sits on a white table with fish-care supplies nearby, and the glass reflects the room, including a computer monitor and surrounding shelves.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Ram Man likes hanging out with his Pantasy's brick-bult Snoopy and Woodstock friends.

Alt text: Ram Man stands beside a LEGO-style Snoopy doghouse snow globe display on a white tabletop. The red doghouse is decorated with flowers and a “Snoopy” sign, Woodstock stands at the entrance, and Snoopy sits inside the clear globe surrounded by sunflowers and small colorful details.

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Mike Nelson @mrmrnelson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My favorite era of Doctor Who is the Delia Derbyshire performed theme era of the first four Doctors.

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