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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This has been making me very nervous all night. What if Trey's drum kit falls over into Lil Pumpkin!! #Phish

A picture of my television showing the leg of a piece of musical stage equipment uncomfortably close to the edge of a riser.

Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Is this 2011 because Insomnia Cookies thinks that any job with "manager" in the title (any job with a title really) is only worth $19 an hour. One can only wonder if they offer a shift differential when you're at work at 3:00 AM.

A screencap from my email account from linkedin suggesting an "assistant general manager" job at $19 an hour.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The way I know I don't cook enough is how badly I'm doing at keeping this thread flowing. Anyway I made chili

A large stockpot with an olive wood scraper laid across the top edge. In the pot are more poix, aromatics, and anchovy paste. On the counter to the right side of the pot are a million things like open r cans of tomatoes and beans, a couple pounds of ground beef, and a large insulated tumbler of vodka and soda. Also there's an nespresso in the background.

A stainless steel stockpot of nearly finished, brick-red chili with ground beef and beans in a luxuriant red stew.

A white bowl full of beef chili on top of a granite kitchen counter top. There's a stainless steel spoon extending outward from the white bowl and a very messy toaster oven is just visible in the background.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I sort of inadvertently reactivated my long dormant linkedin account the other day, and wow am I already ready to nuke it and salt the earth beneath it.

A screencap of my mobile email amount with a message from linkedin suggesting I add some CEO fucksticks to my feed.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hell yeah, I might still have one of these kicking around somewhere

Screencap of an online retail listing of a digitally tuned hand held Sony "sports" am/FM radio meant exclusively for headphones. 3.5 millimeter jack!

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hey @cnn.com and @ewagmeister.bsky.social guess what time it is, that's right, it's your turn for piggypoopballs

An image of a pig in a barn, the pig has lain a large turd atop its own breathtakingly swollen scrotum. This variant is where the pig is looking off to the left.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anyway I'm pissed off in most ways but especially tonight with boomer-ass follow-farming fucking shitlibs. I hope John Fetterman's neck scrungy ********** and ******* *** tonight.

An extra long screencap of a bluesky exchange between me and some boomer-ass shitlib who's condescending about our respective ages (not that different), tells me they love me and The Tent Is Big ™️, and ultimately tells me to call my mom. My mom died of covid in 2023.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is my niece's pooch Lena. She's a sweetheart and extremely laid back for a border collie mix.

An extremely smiley border Collie mix sitting on a rug on a white tiled kitchen floor. Her eyes are wide open and bright.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We're not beating the allegations

A New Yorker-esque cartoon of an intensely dweeby dude in a Phish tshirt walking through a crowded bar. The caption is "oh god he's going for the jukebox"

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Missed Radiohead closing their 2018 North American tour in Philadelphia because I almost lost a finger in a bike wreck and had to spend money on 💫 all that💫 instead.

A picture of my left hand, there are many partially healed stitches at the base of my ring finger.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This sounds like a whoooooooooooolllle lotta mutual fart-sniffin

The cover art for an apparently new documentary series wherein Jay Z and Rick Rubin spend EIGHT episodes discussing Jay's catalog.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

awright one more before I go to bed (still not a cat person, but housesitting this week, he's a good cat/they're all good cats bront)

My right hand scruffling under a large cat's chin and neck while he's happily on his back. He's an orange and white Maine Coon and has a notably large front leg wrapped around my wrist.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Anyway here's a picture of an extremely large cat's extremely large feet with my hand for reference (I am not at all a cat person)

My moderately large left dudepaw as reference next to a Maine Coon's notably large very white cat paws, we're chilling on a hardwood floor.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

OMFG WHY ARE WE PUTTING FUCKING AI IN FUCKING CATS' FUCKING SHITBOXES

Screenshot of a website selling a litterbox for cats that apparently needs to burn water and pollute the world with more AI to, I dunno, evaluate cats' fucking shit or something??

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I like to think that it's a *little* bit because of Kuroda that fancy light shows are now more common. Also here's a pic from Opening Day '07 from essentially those same seats, with the roof in motion.

A picture from the upper deck of SafeCo Field with the roof slowly sliding over the outfield toward home plate. The Seattle skyline is in the background.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

No cheating, post your lock screen (it's actually a 10 second gif b/c android is cool like that)

A screenshot of my phone's lock screen, it's a still from a gif of Phish's light show at Madison Square Garden.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Rufus, my part-time dog, has really come to make my sofa his own.

A pooch relaxed as hell on a sofa, reclining at approximately a 67° angle. His bits are covered by an emoji expressing scandal.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

If you see this we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

It's a picture of a moderately grubby 10 ring bicycle cassette. It does show off my through-axle nicely.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I should note that in recent memory it would have been a no-brainer that I would ride, but ever since the assault I've been ride-shy.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Jon Fishman saw Animal on tv and said "that's the kind of drummer I'm gonna be"

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Guys, I mean...*IS* the weather fine? It sort of isn't. #Phish

A picture of the crescent moon hanging over Merriweather post pavilion. It's kind of burnt looking, it's not an awesome color. The stars really suck tonight.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

East coast friends...go change your furnace filters, even if you're off-cycle. Shit's bad.

Two furnace filters side by side, one used and one new. The new one is nearly pure white, the used one is a particularly discomfiting shade of brown-grey.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Also John Adams, who might not have been a shitbag!

Adams never owned a slave and declined on principle to use slave labor, saying:

I have, through my whole life, held the practice of slavery in such abhorrence, that I have never owned a negro or any other slave, though I have lived for many years in times, when the practice was not disgraceful, when the best men in my vicinity thought it not inconsistent with their character, and when it has cost me thousands of dollars for the labor and subsistence of free men, which I might have saved by the purchase of negroes at times when they were very cheap.[324]

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I know we're living in the future because it's 95° fahrenheit at 8:30 pm.

Screencap of a weather app showing that it's 95° and 107° feels like in Philadelphia right now.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I swear I'm not throwing shade or gatekeeping, but somebody made Max Miller *entirely* too much knife for a person who's never worked in a professional kitchen.

A picture of my TV screen showing Max Miller of Tasting History holding a fuggin' ludicrously large handmade chef's knife. It's gorgeous and clearly hand-hammered, but it's like three inches tall at the butt.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

FAT BULK EXPANSE MASS LUMP BLOCK CLOD

An image of Julie Andrews from the sound of music playing an acoustic guitar singing on a mountain side with kids around her singing happily

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sneaking a quick grill in before the rain.

A charcoal grill with marinated chicken drumsticks, dry brined chicken breast tenders, and a perforated carbon steel pan with asparagus spears

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

made a crunchwrap. beef brie and beans

A debatably useful shot of a flour tortilla folded over itself. There's a baked corn tortilla, some seared ground beef, and some sauteed refried beans wrapped inside.

The aforementioned flour tortilla construction toasting in a pan.

A cross section of homemade crunchwrap because I've taken some munches out of it. There are layers of seasoned ground beef, shredded brie and pepper jack cheese, a small baked corn tortilla, and a layer of refried beans.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Following along with this, this might be my best batch of chicken stock yet.

Two four quart cambros mostly filled and a 32 ounce glass jar full with cloudy, rich looking chicken stock.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Trying to resurrect this thread accurately, but as part of my #funemployment I'm gonna explore the various whole chickens available around the city to find a favorite. Tonight is Godshall's. Hard to color, definitely water-chilled, but tasty with a clean flavor. A lil squishy, too much moisture.

A whole chicken prepped for an overnight dry brine with kosher salt, black pepper, and baking soda. There's an unfortunate hole torn in one side of the breast skin, it came like that and is a pretty big point off.

The same chicken (spatchcocked) now roasted. The color isn't great, kind of splotchy and uneven. It took forever to get the breast to temp, I think probably because of the water-chilling.

Two bowls, one of simple broiled asparagus with garlic and chardonnay vinegar and the other of flash seared sugar peas with soy sauce and toasted sesame seeds.

A bit colorful plate full of a partially broken down roasted kitchen. It's...pretty tasty! But kind of unremarkable.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

post a picture of yourself from the past that puts you in a light people on here wouldn't expect (It's a pic of me brushing my teeth in a 1.0 #Phish parking lot so it's maybe not that unexpected)

A pic of me and my friend brushing our teeth out back of my 1990 Subaru legacy wagon deep on 1998 Summer Phish Tour. Maybe it's Burgettstown? I've laid an emoji over his face because he's not #onhere

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Alright it's been a while since I cooked anything meaningful and interesting but tonight I'm singing in the key of baked ziti and I'm cautiously optimistic

A baking dish full of pasta and cheese and red sausage sauce covered in, if I'm being honest more than humble, a really lovely layer of broiled mozzarella

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I had forgotten how small Union Transfer is and we sort of inadvertantly got into line "too early" soooooooo we're pretty close #Phish

A wide screen shot of Mike Gordon's band's stage at Union Transfer in Philadelphia

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I have generous friends, so my birthday celebration has already begun.

Stainless steel restaurant servingware with mussels in white broth, a few empty mussel shells in another bowl, a basket of pommes frites with remoulade, and a glass of dark sour beer (duchesse, if you're wondering)

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's just warm enough that were having this kind of night at my house.

A charcoal chimney well along to maturity glowing red/orange with a huge gout of flame blowing out the top.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Fourth watch of the season for Muppets Christmas Carol, for the snoozy guests after extra brothy and vinegary black eyed peas

A bowl full of super brothy black eyed peas with braised collard greens and smoked turkey breast

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

By the way I've started tomorrow's peas #Phish

a stainless four quart stock pot with several cups of dried black eyed peas soaking

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Anyway we're getting serious about NYE treats #Phish

My kitchen with a big chocolatey cake sliced but not served, a bottle of cheap champers, and three big stemmed wine glasses full of fizzy wine. You can't hear it but the new years eve #Phish show is on in the background.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My dad and stepmom's church do this little global market jawn every year ahead of Christmas, and less importantly it's actually a wicked good oil, but also this is like year six or seven that she's given us a bottle, and the fact that it's still in production after all of everything means a lot.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Wow I wasn't aware that 30th Street Station kindaaaaaaa sucks right now

The usually glorious interior of 30th Street Station with its sky-high ceiling except right now literally everything is covered in scaffolding and a lot of the seating is gone. There's an automat-like kiosk in the foreground that's supposedly a replacement for the newsstand.

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Old Splooky 👻 @phoopherah.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I have completely thrashed the threading on this, but here's the outcome of my first time hosting Thanksgiving at my own house for my sister and niece.

A finished pot of mushroom gravy. It's sort of a tawny brick color with slices of crimini mushrooms and tiny leaves of thyme visible.

Three puff pastry pockets. The initial hope was for a sort of vegetarian wellington center-of-the-table entree but I'm a terrible baker. They're filled with wild rice, some tofu, butternut squash pepitas, golden raisins, and roasted sweet potatoes and parsnips and something else I'm forgetting.

A vegetarian thanksgiving tablescape with stuffing (dressing really, only the humans got stuffed this year), roasted garlic mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and the mushroom gravy and puff pastry pockets from the other pictures. There are colorful plates and napkins.

A closer view of the now baked puff pastry mini-wellingtons. They each have three slashes through the crust and, I gotta say, are really nicely golden brown.

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