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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 3h

Mountain man and entertainer Seth Kinman meets a then-campaigning Rutherford Hayes in 1876. Let the slash fiction begin!

1876 photograph showing mountain man and entertainer Seth Kinman posing with a rifle, wearing a buckskin outfit. Next to him sits future president Rutherford B. Hayes, sitting in a chair Kinman made out of deer antlers.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

John McAllister Schofield, Lieutenant-General Daddy:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am sure I have posted this image of California hunter/trapper/entertainer Seth Kinman in a state of repose before. But I am doing so again because, well, LOOK AT IT!

Bearded "mountain man" reclining on a rug wearing a buckskin costume with bare legs. He holds a rifle and is posed with arrows, a quiver of arrows with a bow, bear paws and other taxidermied animal parts.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight's viewing: Last of the Mobile Hot Shots from 1970. I knew I had made the right choice right from that first scene of James Coburn (wearing purple sunglasses!) getting thrown out of a bar onto the sidewalk, followed by the opening credits in old-timey, Old West font.

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Last Of The Mobile Hot Shots - Trailer

YouTube video by Blazing Trailers

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In the continuing vein of Mike's Customized Crap: my new automotive sun shade:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pastrami sandwich and town square setting.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Since I know you're going to ask; yes, chubby Santa is coming home with me.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

They were sold out of license plates, alas.

Sign for the Bort Meadow group campground at Anthony Chabot Regional Park in the wilderness east of Oakland, north of Castro Valley.

Bort Meadow, in Anthony Chabot Regional Park.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

William A. Peffer, probably our beard-iest senator. I have always had a soft spot for him on account of the scrapbook(s) he kept full of Puck and Judge cartoons (see 1st comment). This suggests he had a sense of humor because believe me, NONE of those cartoons flattered him!:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Give management a good, hard wallop in the seat of the pants for me

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

William H. Emory, rumpled and gruff-looking civil engineer daddy:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

As much laughter as Cake Wrecks has given me over the years, sometimes it fills me with a deep sadness. With the knowledge of how much "professional" cake decorating costs, only to be presented with the likes of THIS:

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I Think I Get The Picture — Cake Wrecks

"Hi, I'd like to order a monkey cake for my son, but I want to make sure there won't be any mix-ups like what happened last week." "Oh? What happened last week?" "Well, I brought in a reference for ...

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I never actually wanted one of these until I saw this:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Briones Regional Park loop hike: Abrigo Valley, Briones Crest, Mott Peak and Black Oak Trails and Old Briones Road. About 4½-5 miles in total. Perfect day for this trip!

Looking back towards the Berkeley Hills and Tilden Regional Park.

Looking north towards Martinez with one of the Sindicich Lagoons in the foreground. Squint and you might see what's left of the once mighty Mothball Fleet in the straits.

Looking east towards Mt. Diablo, with Briones Peak and the other one of the Sindicich Lagoons in the foreground.

Travelling south on the Black Oak Trail.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Weekend thrifting. My only purchase was a CD containing the last two (of three) Chase albums ("Flee" said the late Dave Marsh of them).

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Evergreen Village Square in San Jose:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Penitencia Creek Trail, on the way to Alum Rock Park in San Jose:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Slightly belated Hayward thrifting photos:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

So, I had planned on growing my hair long again, figuring the Wild Bill Hickok look would really work on me. But with possible job interviews on the horizon, I thought it better to just cut it all off.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

One of the funniest sketches of all time. Don’t read the comments, they give away the stinger of Paul Dinello’s speech at the end, which is the best part. #StephenColbert #AmySedaris #Exit57

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Bottomless lake: if you can make the decision to go to the game you can decide which one of us dies

YouTube video by edipuspimp

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I had no idea that Alexander Graham Bell... a) was so fat he could not leave his room b) had to have his landlady pass food to him through the door, and c) invented the telephone as a means to combat loneliness.

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Vom dicken Herrn Bell, der das Telefon erfunden hat

YouTube video by robotronRS5001

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Post your Favourite Disney Princess

Caricature of James Garfield as a blushing bride.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tonight's viewing: Masquerade from 1988. It's 99% trashy 80s erotic thriller and 1% 40s two-hanky women's picture. I did NOT see that last 1% coming! Any time Rob Lowe showed up, I pointed at the screen with both index fingers and said, "Ann Perkins!"

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Masquerade (1988) Trailer HD | Rob Lowe | Kim Cattrall

YouTube video by TrailerHome

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

You’ve met Not-Teddy, now meet Anti-Teddy. His name is Warner Miller. Theodore Roosevelt was a conservationist who loved nature. Warner Miller was a wood pulp magnate who profited from deforestation. Guess who has a street named after him in Mill Valley? Hint: it’s not the one people remember.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Charles E. Clark(e), sailor daddy:

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Last night's feature, the 1966 Ross Hunter produced version of Madame X starring Lana Turner. Even if you watched the credits sequence somehow without the text, you'd be able to tell this was a Ross Hunter production in about five seconds, thanks to all the luxury pr0n.

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Madame X (1966) Trailer | Lana Turner | John Forsythe

YouTube video by Film Trailer Channel

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This self-portrait serves two purposes: 1. To show off my new shirt, which is actually several weeks old and... 2. To show off my new glasses. Chose to wear my boater today, the cumulative effect makes me look like the impossible love child of Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard.

Image of a mustachioed man wearing a straw boater hat, glasses with Windsor style frames and an ornate shirt with a Japanese carp pattern. The setting is San Pablo Reservoir between the towns of El Sobrante and Orinda in Contra Costa County, CA. Note the towering Monterey pines in the background.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Had a dream that there was an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Chitty Pants Bang Bang." I looked it up after I woke up, and it seems not to be the case. A shame. That four word parody title my brain came up with made me laugh harder than the actual Simpsons has in twenty years!

Simpsons bootleg T-shirt in which "Baet Simpson" says "Don't have a box new."

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

So, I'm in the waiting room at the optometrist's and "We Didn't Start the Fire" is playing in the background. Naturally, all I can think of is this. "And I'm going to maintain eye contact the whole time!"

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Leslie Sings "We Didn't Start the Fire" to Ron | Parks and Recreation

YouTube video by Parks and Recreation

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Joseph D. Grant County Park. I like to call this place Ulysses S. Grant County Park, even though I know that's wrong. Look closely to the one photo to spot Mount Hamilton (with Lick Observatory) in the background.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Factor is just Lean Cuisine for tech bros.

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Nils-Olof Öhman @progbear.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I've seen (and photographed) this thing at numerous thrift stores, but this is the first time seeing one in action. The "Charley Weaver" character is before my time, but looks to be a kind of Grandpa Jones prototype:

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Battery operated Charley Weaver bartender toy original box 1962 rosko tested with SMOKE!!!

YouTube video by Dinkymaster7

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