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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 01/10/2026

What I’m currently reading. What little I know about the Boer War I learned in HS AP History and that was a LONG time ago. Would you be surprised to learn that the British Army thought they would win a quick war and were not prepared? Remind you of anyone?

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 26/09/2026

Tomorrow’s weather might be rough but tonight we get a show.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 25/09/2026

Doctor Zaius and I agree that you should get your flu and COVID shots.

A white guy with a beard wearing a Georgetown University T-shirt with the left sleeve rolled up to show two red band-aids. There's a photo of Dana Gould dressed as Doctor Zaius from Planet of the Apes on a bookshelf behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 25/09/2026

First selfie I took with the new phone last Friday.

A selfie of a white guy with a beard in a black t-shirt with sunglasses tucked in the collar. He’s in a park with trees behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 20/09/2026

Tonight’s dinner: spaghetti with sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, and fresh basil. I found a recipe but ended up riffing on my own and came up with a winner.

A bowl of spaghetti with basil, tomatoes, sausage, and mushrooms, with a bottle of Montepulciano D’Abruzzo and a glass of wine

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 18/09/2026

I wore one of my dad’s old ties on Saturday for Rosh Hashanah.

A selfie of a white guy with a beard wearing a blue blazer, patterned tie, and light blue checked shirt.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 11/09/2026

I got a little dressed up on Saturday for a family wedding.

A white guy with a beard posing on a staircase landing. He’s wearing a dark blue blazer, a pink tie, gray slacks, and brown shoes. He’s dressed up for a wedding.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 07/09/2026

Please stop using AI to make signs for food!

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 07/09/2026

I wish the timetable below was real; Ohio and PA could use high-speed rail.

A challkboard of Pennsylvania Railroad train times.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 07/09/2026

We went to the Canfield (OH) Fair yesterday. We missed Amy Acton so don’t ask about that. But we did see some giant squash, some animals, and lots of Ohio culture. And so many AI-generated flyers and signs.

A selfie of a white guy with a beard with a fair midway behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 06/09/2026

I love a wedding in NE Ohio with great food and a cookie table. This one was at an Italian social club and I knew the food was going to be amazing and it was. The drinks were cheap too.

A plate of food at a wedding at an Italian club in Akron: sausage, peppers, potatoes, green beans, chicken cutlet, and pasta, with a healthy amount of Parmesan cheese on top.

A table filled with cookies and donuts and macarons.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 04/09/2026

We flew into Pittsburgh today and had to get photos with the Franco Harris statue in the terminal. A little something different for me this week.

A white guy with a beard wearing a pink SPRING LAKE NJ t-shirt standing next to a statue of Franco Harris making the “Immaculate Reception” at the Pittsburgh airport.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 01/09/2026

The trophy is at the American Museum Of Natural History! You can go see it! The Knicks are on it!

The Larry O’Brien trophy on display at the American Museum of Natural History

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 28/08/2026

I went for a hike last Saturday and nearly broke my ankles about a dozen times but I got this awesome photo at the top of a big hill.

A selfie of a white bearded man in a baseball cap and gray t-shirt. He’s on top of a big hill north of NYC and there’s another big hill and the Hudson River behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 23/08/2026

I don’t know how I’m still awake. We hiked up Bull Hill today. I’m not into hiking but I had a good time. This was not an easy hike. Parts of the path were just boulders and rocks. And the whole thing took 4+ hours. The view at the top was amazing.

A view of the Hudson River from the top of Bull Hill near Cold Spring, NY.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 21/08/2026

Earlier this week, when we went to the Jersey shore for a few days away from the city.

A white bearded man wearing a baseball cap and a gray t-shirt with sunglasses tucked in the collar standing on the edge of a lake with houses in the background

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 18/08/2026

We’ll be right here if anyone needs us.

A selfie of a blonde white woman and a bearded white guy in beach chara on a beach

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 15/08/2026

I rode almost 40 miles at Summer Streets in Manhattan today. That includes getting to and from the route. It’s always a great event. Let’s make it every weekend!

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 15/08/2026

It was a fun night at CitiField! The Mets won! We had delicious BBQ from Pig Beach! (RIP your Gowanus location, now an apartment building).

A white man with a beard and a blonde white woman pose for a selfie. They're both wearing baseball hats. She's wearing a Mets hat and Mets shirt.

A photo of a green table with BBQ sandwiches, a bowl of Mac and cheese, and two cans, one beer and one seltzer. The BBQ is from Pig Beach.

A photo of the Jumbotron at Citified and the Big Apple that pops up after a home run.

A view of the baseball diamond from section 530 at CitiField.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 14/08/2026

I went for a morning 18-20 mile bike ride in Prospect Park and took a pre-shower selfie when I got home.

A white guy with a beard wearing a red, white, and blue cycling jersey with BROOKLYN across the chest. He’s standing in a doorway and there’s a cat on the bed behind him (if you zoom in).

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 07/08/2026

I had to take the viola to the shop for a checkup. The luthier described my viola as “a tank” and said it was in great shape. I took this photo before I turned into a sweaty mess on the way back to the office.

A bearded white guy in a pink button-down shirt with a viola case on his back stands in front of a NYC Subway station sign reading “World Trade Center.”

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 04/08/2026

Tonight’s dinner: mini meatloaf on mashed cauliflower, with sauteed green beans.

A red plate with a mini meatloaf on a bed of mashed cauliflower with some sauteed green beans on the side. There’s a ketchup-y sauce on the meatloaf.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 01/08/2026

It was a beautiful night for baseball at Coney Island. It would have been more fun if the Cyclones had shown up to play. They lost 14-4. But I had 2 Bud Light Seltzers and we got fireworks so it was a good time anyway.

A baseball stadium with colorful clouds overhead and the old Coney Island Parachute Jump in the background.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 31/07/2026

From the office today, with some artwork that management put up in our space because without it we just have plain white walls.

A white guy with a beard in a button-down shirt posing in front of a framed woodcut print in an office suite.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 30/07/2026

Does anyone else order pet stuff from Chewy, and has anyone else’s deliveries shown up looking like this? This is the second time I’ve gotten a delivery that looks like it fell off several trucks. I didn’t even order the Fancy Feast so I don’t know what it’s doing in there.

A cardboard box that is barely taped together but also coming open.

The inside of the box, showing cans of cat food that have fallen out of their packaging, and a box of cat litter that is laying on top of the cans.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 26/07/2026

Muse at Jones Beach was a fantastic time on Saturday night. It was my 6th show and my wife’s first time and she loved it. I loved hearing the new songs live, which is not something I usually say about anyone’s new material. These guys always put on a great show.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 24/07/2026

I did that during the pandemic. It was fun for about 2 months and then I wanted to shave my head. Thank God the barbershops reopened when they did.

A man with a lot of hair on his head. He’s shirtless in a bathroom but you can only see him from the shoulders up.

A man wearing glasses and smirking at the camera. His hair is a little out of control.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 24/07/2026

The face of a man who had two days in the office this week and two days of crises that hit as he was on his way to the office on the subway. The crises got resolved and I am looking forward to a Friday off (and a haircut).

A white guy with a salt and pepper beard wearing a blue and white button-down shirt with sunglasses tucked in the collar. One hand is hooked on a backpack strap over his right shoulder.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 21/07/2026

We didn't have a massive cookie table at our wedding but we did manage this cornucopia-like arrangement (along with a cake).

Cookies spilling out of a wicker basket onto a table at a wedding

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 18/07/2026

Today was the 2nd time I went to my building’s gym and someone using it had set the HVAC to 83 degrees. I look like I was in a wet t-shirt contest.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 17/07/2026

Me in my natural habitat (the kitchen, making dinner).

A white man with a beard wearing a gray polo shirt standing next to a kitchen counter with a bowl of cut broccoli and a chef’s knife. There’s a coffee maker and a coffee grinder on the counter as well.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 15/07/2026

Listening to some music to get pumped up for England-Argentina.

A screenshot of Apple Music showing “Jerusalem” by Sir Hubert Parry

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 10/07/2026

Hello from wine and cheese at the office this evening.

A white bearded guy standing in front of a window in a Manhattan skyscraper. He’s holding a glass of wine. The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge are visible behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 08/07/2026

Live look at Mr. Berman explaining this situation to the NY Times

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 05/07/2026

We went to Coney Island for a drink and some fireworks. Happy 250th birthday, America!

Fireworks as seen from the Coney Island boardwalk

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 03/07/2026

I did have some water after my iced coffee this afternoon, I promise.

A bearded white guy sitting in a home office wearing a gray Mississippi State t-shirt and holding up a glass of iced coffee. Two bass guitars are visible behind him.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 27/06/2026

I had two Bud Light Black Cherry seltzers at the Brooklyn Cyclones game and they won and then we had fireworks. A+ ending to the work week.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 25/06/2026

All the cool nerds are at the Comedy Bang! Bang! show at Town Hall tonight.

A stage with 7 chairs on it and a large screen that reads Comedy Bang! Bang! Ground Beefing Tour 2026

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 21/06/2026

How to tell when you’re at an airport in the EU.

The Winston smoking lounge at Munich airport

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 17/06/2026

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 16/06/2026

I still have my yellow Star Trek t-shirt that I got as a Christmas present from my parents in 2009. That’s my brother in the red shirt because he’s an engineer.

Two guys standing in a living room wearing Star Trek t-shirts. One of them is in a red shirt (because he’s an engineer), the other in a yellow one. They’re holding books titled “A Treasure For My Daughter” but the t-shirts are what’s important right now.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 14/06/2026

On this beautiful Sunday, we went to a concert at the Festival Hall (Strauss, Grieg, and Dvorak) and now I’m back in our hotel room to watch F1.

A blonde woman and a bearded man sitting in a concert hall. There are empty seats between them because their tickets were not next to each other.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 13/06/2026

I am wiped out from a full day out in the mountains near Salzburg. We toured a salt mine, took cable cars to the top of the Dachstein mountains, and had dinner in Hallstadt.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 12/06/2026

It was planes, trains, and automobiles to get here, and it took many hours, but we are happy to be in Salzburg despite the drizzle and chill.

A man standing in front of a fountain in a public square in Salzburg. It’s raining but he’s having a good time.

A different public square in old town Salzburg.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 05/06/2026

It’s summer break for the orchestra so Thursday nights are electric bass nights.

A white guy with a beard is playing an electric bass in a small office. If you zoom in you might be able to read the fine print on the diploma on the wall behind him or see the photo to the left of his head.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 01/06/2026

I had a fantastic weekend at my 30-year college reunion. It was fun to be back on campus and see so many old friends. And we got to meet Jack the Bulldog!

A white man with a beard and a white blonde woman standing on an esplanade at night. He’s wearing a Georgetown t-shirt under a button down shirt and she’s wearing a denim jacket over a black dress.

Healy Hall at Georgetown University at night with HOYA SAXA letters in front. Some people are posing for photos in front of the letters.

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Phil Catelinet @philcatelinet.com · 29/05/2026

Last week, I got coffee from my favorite coffee place in the Bay Area.

A white man with a beard wearing a black t-shirt standing outside of a Philz Coffee while holding up a Philz Coffee cup. He’s smiling because it’s good coffee and his name is also Phil.

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