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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 11h
15th anniversary of the first of 9 years of recurring #cellulitis attacks. This one was a whopper. So were the last two, both in 2020. The last one tried to kill me & had up to a 33% chance of doing so. None since, thanks to an infectious disease specialist's advice (my own Fauci).
PatrickInNC's first hospitalization for cellulitis on Oct. 5, 2011, in Hickory, North Carolina
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 16h
Currently flying south every night, around 7 p.m. See you in the spring, Canada geese! Hopefully TFG hasn't tried to rename you by then. (Freedom fowl?) #NC #Photography
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have worn this Tampa Bay Rays shirt every season since the logo and colors changed. It has been through two Rays World Series appearances, both defeats. The shirt is worn out and getting replaced in 2027. Send this shirt out a champion, @raysbaseball.com! #RaysUp
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Oh, no. Where will I get my repetitive, lying political commercials from now? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u... #NC #NCpol
nytimes.com
Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Cornell Daily Sun Editorial Board have more guts than #Cornell University leadership. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
cornellsun.com
EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I was a contracted remote worker for People Inc. for 5¼ years before getting laid off as Q2 ended. My #journalism concerns if MGM Resorts buys them are not being allowed to report neutrally and unbiased about MGM or its rivals. deadline.com/2026/09/barr...
deadline.com
Shares In Barry Diller’s People Inc. Surge On Report Of Role-Reversal Acquisition Bid From MGM Resorts
Shares in Barry Diller's People Inc. surged 9% in early trading Friday after a report of an unusual role-reversal acquisition bid from MGM Resorts.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A marijuana celebration is the gateway celebration to stronger celebrations. #NFL
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The U.S. knew Angry Anderson for "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome." The rest of the world knew him for Rose Tattoo. Unfortunately, he'll also be remembered for Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views as a would-be politician (he never got elected). www.smh.com.au/culture/musi...
smh.com.au
Rock legend Angry Anderson dies at age 79
The Rose Tattoo frontman had suffered a cardiac arrest in late August.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
There was always something there to remind us. RIP and Godspeed, Peter Byrne. Now reunited with Rob Fisher, the other half of the original Naked Eyes, and making music in the afterlife. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... per @rollingstone.com #80s
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Well, I would walk 500 miles to tell The Proclaimers that they're dead to me now. Hate has no place on my playlist. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/biol... #LGBTQIA
lgbtqnation.com
"Biological reality!": The Proclaimers rage against trans women when discussing new political album - LGBTQ Nation
The Scottish rock duo would walk 500 miles (and would walk 500 more) just to defend JK Rowling's transphobia.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The good news: Autumn officially arrives for us at 8:05 tonight. The better news: The first day of fall (which can vary from Sept. 21 to Sept. 24) isn't the same day as Earth, Wind & Fire Day (Sept. 21) until 2092. I won't be here for that conflict. griffithobservatory.lacity.gov/explore/obse... #wx
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Seasons - Griffith Observatory - Southern California’s gateway to the cosmos!
Earth experiences four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. This happens because our planet is tipped on its axis and the two poles point to the same directions in space all year.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's that time again. Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day* to all who celebrate! youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?... (*Technically Earth, Wind & Fire Night per the lyrics, but we need a full 24 hours to properly celebrate.) #BaDeeYa
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Storm west of us. Where they're no longer in drought status. We still are. #ComeHither #NCwx #ConoverNC
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Used Cars is the funniest movie you've never seen. And The Phantom of the Paradise is "that other midnight '70s cult film" (which might have been better if Beef had been the central character). RIP and Godspeed, Gerrit Graham. johnrieber.com/2026/09/19/s...
johnrieber.com
Saying Goodbye To “Beef…” RIP Actor Gerrit Graham…Here Are Two Great Performances…
RIP Gerrit Graham… This is a very sad post for me. Gerrit Graham was a consummate “Character Actor”: rarely the lead, but that person who caught your eye, captured your attention,…
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Whew. #NorthCarolina
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Julie Kaputa, future @aclu.org lawyer. Don't assign her any homework, because she already did hers! But she should have brought enough coffee for everyone. As Jeff Spicoli taught us in 1982, class is "our time." people.com/high-school-...
people.com
High School Student Suspended for Bringing Coffee to Class Says She Was Practicing ‘Civil Disobedience’
Julie Kaputa, who was suspended on her first day of class for bringing a coffee and refusing to throw it out, called what she did an act of ‘civil disobedience.’
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hickorose. #HickoryNC #NorthCarolina #Photography
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I met Barry Melrose (and Steve Levy) briefly at the ECHL (@echl.bsky.social) All-Star Game in 2000. Long line of fans to their booth atop the arena for postgame autographs. Both genuinely nice. Autographs long since lost. 😞 Parkinson's can't hurt you anymore, Coach. 🏒 www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you don't go to O'Charley's tonight, you're never going again. newschannel9.com/news/local/o...
newschannel9.com
O’Charley’s closing all locations nationwide after 55 years
A longtime Tennessee restaurant is closing its doors.Nashville-based O’Charley’s Restaurant & Bar will close all of its remaining company-owned locations nation
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
He was "raised on Miracle Whip," and his wife "hates mayonnaise also." I'm glad he found someone as wrong as him to share his life with. #Food
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Dolly Parton. Tim Curry. Cassandra Wilson. And now Bruce Campbell (who is still alive, but with a "time limit" because of cancer). These last two weeks have sucked.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The temperature and heat index around 2:30 p.m., which may have been the peak for today. The good news is that there's only one more forecasted day of this latest heat wave. #NCwx #ConoverNC
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Jeremy Markovich @ncrabbithole.com · 03/09/2026
With a ton of help, I tried to tackle one of North Carolina's greatest mysteries: Why are there so many Chinese restaurants next to Food Lions? I learned a lot! www.ncrabbithole.com/p/there-real...
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There really is a Chinese restaurant next to nearly every Food Lion
It's been a meme for years. But one man actually ran the numbers and found proof that the correlation is very real in North Carolina. So, in this Rabbit Hole investigation, we enlisted others to help ...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Pictured in chronological order: 1. Night vision view of the clouds that blocked my view of the partial #LunarEclipse at its peak (12:12 a.m. Eastern time). 2. The view of the moon that I got three minutes later through a break in the clouds. 3. I'm Abe Simpson now. #ConoverNC
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I feel Tim Curry's loss more than Dolly Parton's passing, not that it's a competition. David Bowie's ever-evolving presence and midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings were belonging for youth who didn't feel like they fit in anywhere else. The Grim Reaper keeps taking the wrong 80-year-old.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Another jellyfish in the sky. Much brighter than last time. #SpaceX #ConoverNC
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
What's your favorite Bible verse? Wrong answers only.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I think I just read a murder confession on #Nextdoor.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Overstuffed napkin holder. Mom's ghost works at this Vietnamese restaurant. #ConoverNC
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thanks, #LinkedIn, for emailing me today about this "actively recruiting" job that, when I open the link, is actually "no longer accepting applications." Very timely and helpful!
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Don't kill my floating-away vibe, NASA! #Eclipse youtu.be/UnhfUbuvAaY?...
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A "that guy" character actor who was in my I Thought He Was Already Dead file. (Technically, he was since a week ago, but it was just announced today.) RIP and Godspeed, Jon Cypher. (And if you open the link, read the last two paragraphs. Colorful fella, he was.)
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
14 years later, CNBC finally got the #IranWar it was pimping. How's that working out for you, @cnbc.com?
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
When you wake up sad for no reason except <waves arms> all of this, you really shouldn't expect anything of the day going forward. My OK days/bad days balance is trending in the wrong direction. #MentalHealth
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Grand Haven Township, Michigan. Twin Falls, Idaho. Caswell County, North Carolina. And you already know what "This" is. @theonion.com #Gunmerica
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Honeybee-killing hornets from Asia. Because, you know, we didn't have enough to worry about. abc11.com/post/invasiv...
abc11.com
Yellow-legged hornets confirmed in North Carolina; Concerns grow for honeybees and crops
State agriculture officials are warning about an invasive species that poses a growing threat to honeybees, honey production and crop pollination.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The full moon looks like a distant sun on the phone camera's Night Vision setting. #NCwx
Full moon rising over Conover, North Carolina, on July 29, 2026
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Glen Hansard AND Kavinsky. It's been a hard day for the #music of this century.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
One of our Tampa Bay area TV stations showed "The Goodies" briefly while I was growing up. I didn't keep up with the trio after the show ended, so I didn't know Bill Oddie went on to host nature shows and was a brave and personal voice about mental health. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Bill Oddie: The Goodies and Springwatch star dies at 85
His agent pays tribute to the "multi-talented" broadcaster, comedian and conservationist.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The Cloud Caught the Moon #NCwx
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Ah, job application rejection email. I *knew* something was missing from my life! #Work
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
FIFA's precious Argentina? For whom they tried so hard to rig the 2026 #WorldCup? PUNISHED??? I'll believe anything worse than a wrist slap when I see it. www.si.com/soccer/argen...
si.com
Argentina’s World Cup Final Brawl: Potential Punishments As FIFA Open Investigation
At least three different Argentinian players appeared to be involved in a brawl with their Spanish counterparts after Sunday’s final.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Asheville, North Carolina, and Tucson, Arizona. #Gunmerica
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Brain cancer has been on my shitlist since my dad died (his brain tumors were noncancerous meningioma rather than cancerous glioblastoma, but they recurred, spread, acted, and ultimately killed like cancer). Jennifer Finch's death from brain cancer is the latest reminder. youtu.be/1PURNgMLOqA?...
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Shitlist - L7 Music Video
YouTube video by Blayne Lane
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Wouldn't it be nice if EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE at tomorrow's #WorldCup final yelled out this time on the play clock, when you-know-who is there?
86:47 on the play clock of a 2026 FIFA World Cup game
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Well, those three teeth weren't going to pull themselves.
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I hope so, too, restaurant menu. You don't know how much. #MentalHealth
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PatrickInNC @patrickinnc.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Another unexpected late-night passing. Maybe beating cancer took too much out of Sam Neill. RIP and Godspeed. (Or The Other Guy-speed, for fans of Neill's "Omen III.") www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
bbc.com
Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78
The New Zealand actor, who was born in Northern Ireland, died in Sydney. He had recovered from cancer and "the loss was sudden and unexpected", his family says.
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