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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 01/09/2026
What #DollyParton taught us about Owning Our Story. ScottWesterman.Substack.com
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 26/08/2026
This one got to me.
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🇨🇦 l.faraday 🇨🇦 @mizati.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I think most people would prefer this. #Science
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Space Feed @spacefeed.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Bright Moonlight Could Spoil the Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – NASA Warns 🌌 Who knew?! 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescope… Does this surprise you? #SpaceFacts #DeepSpace #MindBlown #Physics #Artemis
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Bright Moonlight Could Spoil the Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – NASA Warns
Bright Moonlight Could Spoil the Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – NASA Warns
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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Enjoying an epic northern lights display in Alaska
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Two Communications @twocommunications.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Ham Radio Magazine, April 1981
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Michigan wins the natty
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Dano Loves Music @danolovesmusic.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
#AlbumADay (260) The Beatles “Rubber Soul” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My 2nd favorite album of 1965
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🌈Marlena🕊️ @marlena-love.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Cotton candy painted high, Pink clouds drift across the sky. Waves roll soft upon the sand, Peace falls over sea and land. #bluesky #love
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Miss B aka Roberta K @therockbabe.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
I'll continue doing my thing, but I'm not boosting anyone anymore. I feel used and I don't think I entirely deserved it all.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/01/2026
Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom. That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 19/01/2026
We can't have a resilient, strong character and a life free from hardship, because character is forged in difficulty, while ease avoids the very trials that build it.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 19/01/2026
I often wonder what my dad, “The Real” Scott Westerman might say about today’s political climate. Perhaps he would start with a reminder: This is a difficult era, but it’s still our responsibility to shape it. tinyurl.com/z3x9d8aw
In the last weeks of dad’s life, I asked him about all he had witnessed and what he had learned, within the context of the then-current administration… lead by the same president we have now. 

“We can't always decide what happens to us," he said. "We can aways decide how we will react to it. How you decide to engage in life's ups and downs will make all the difference.”

How will we decide to engage?
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Forbes @forbes.com · 17/01/2026
The Northern Lights could be “quite pleasing to look at” this weekend in parts of the US due to fast solar winds, NOAA says.
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Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Saturday And Sunday
The Northern Lights could be “quite pleasing to look at” this weekend in parts of the US due to fast solar winds, NOAA says.
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TerryShepherd.com @terryshepherd.com · 06/01/2026
Christopher Mannino believes that one of the most powerful tools in parenting isn’t a schedule, a screen limit, or a perfect plan—it’s play. Hear the conversation: tinyurl.com/ypsn4c4r Get the Book: tinyurl.com/2rekxn33 Read my Substack Essay: tinyurl.com/4frmy3x5
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 30/12/2025
When?
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 30/12/2025
On Sadness: With a prescription for how to rediscover joy. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Let's face it. This year we have endured more than our share of sadness. How do we make 2026 better?

People who keep doing good things, despite every challenge, endure and thrive. Reread Viktor Frankl. The survivors survive because they have a purpose. That’s the key.

Purpose is a diamond that reveals fresh facets as you turn it, refracting whatever light or darkness surrounds it into opportunity.

Keep looking for the prismatic light it projects into whatever each day brings. Interpret it and do something to spread love with what you see.

This is the extent of our powers. And it’s enough.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 26/12/2025
With all the frightening things happening, the question hangs in the air: What is the case for hope? It is a fair question. But if we study history, something vital is revealed: Hope is not a fantasy. Hope is a muscle. And right now, we must exercise it. More: tinyurl.com/54yckvea
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 17/12/2025
Remember this #CheechAndChong Christmas Classic? www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCzl...
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Santa Claus And His Old Lady
YouTube video by Cheech & Chong - Topic
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Keener13.com @keener13.com · 01/12/2025
Today in 1989, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, starring #ChevyChase and #BeverlyD'Angelo, hit US theaters, with a theme song written by the powerhouse songwriting duo #BarryMann and #CynthiaWeil, and sung by #MavisStaples.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) is the third film in the Vacation series, a holiday slapstick comedy directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik and written by John Hughes. Starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Randy Quaid, it follows Clark Griswold’s chaotic attempt to create a traditional family Christmas. Based on Hughes’s short story “Christmas ’59,” the film was shot in Colorado and California, released by Warner Bros., and earned $73.3 million on a $25 million budget. Though reviews were mixed at first, it has since become a beloved Christmas classic.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 29/11/2025
Introduced my parents to the #MC5 on our living room stereo. They were not amused.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 27/11/2025
Complete with #pumpkin #pie and a #coke. #Thanksgiving
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/11/2025
Today is the day #HappyThanksgiving #WKRP #LesNessman
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 28/10/2025
One interesting POV about our borders.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
So no terrorism then?
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 21/09/2025
When someone tries to hand you their anger, don’t take the gift. As the Buddha told a heckler: if a gift isn’t accepted, it still belongs to the giver. Same with rage and drama. Don’t accept it. It stays with the giver. Choose peace. #Mindfulness #Boundaries #EmotionalIntelligence
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 05/08/2025
My BlueSky friend @marczammit.bsky.social is in the home stretch with his film "Jitters." Check out the trailer and learn how you can help him bring it over the finish line.
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TheSnarkyFarmer @thesnarkyfarmer.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
#TheOutpost More in alt
☄️ The Sky’s Grandest Dance Returns — The Perseids Are Here
From July 17 to August 23, 2025, the night sky will once again come alive, as the Perseid meteor shower streaks across our view — with a dazzling peak expected between August 12 and 13.

Often called "the best meteor shower of the year," the Perseids are born from the ancient dust trail of Comet Swift–Tuttle. As Earth crosses its path, tiny fragments hit our atmosphere at 37 miles per second, igniting into fast, glowing trails — and, if you're lucky, a few spectacular fireballs.

🌕 Yes, the moon will compete this year. The nearly full Sturgeon Moon (84% brightness) will rise early and wash out fainter meteors — but the brighter ones? They’ll still blaze defiantly through the glow. Under dark skies, expect 50–100 meteors per hour during peak time.

🕐 Best time to watch?
After midnight, before dawn — when the constellation Perseus climbs high and the show reaches full strength.

But the Perseids won’t be alone.

🌠 Two other showers — Alpha Capricornids and Delta Aquariids — will be active too.

The Alpha Capricornids may only produce 5–10 meteors per hour, but they’re famous for brilliant fireballs.
The Delta Aquariids, peaking around July 30, deliver about 20 gentle meteors per hour, often leaving long, drifting trails behind them.
📍Tips for a magical experience:
Escape city lights — choose a rural or high-altitude spot
Bring a blanket, lie back, and give your eyes 30 minutes to adjust
No need for gear — just look up and take it all in
🌌 This is more than a meteor shower — it’s a cosmic tradition that has lit up human skies for over two millennia.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 18/07/2025
“Purely a financial decision” means Sherry wants her merger to happen. #stephencolbert #lateshow variety.com/2025/tv/news...
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CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’
CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 17/07/2025
No matter what side of this issue you're on, you own this.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 10/07/2025
Happy Heavenly 100th birthday to my extraordinary father. Whatever goodness lives inside of me is a result of his example. Hoping dad is celebrating the day with my mom and my sister, Judy. scottwesterman.com/the-real-sco...
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Be kind. Always. #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 06/07/2025
Live each day as if it were your last? What if we flip the script? scottwesterman.com
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that. The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one. This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. 

Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror...

I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. 

A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her "Miss Daisy") Miss Daisy out for a drive. Before we took off on our road trip, to the end of The Road and back, in our landlocked little town (Juneau, Alaska), I set my copy of The Onion down in front of her. 

Over our two-hour excursion, tiny Miss Daisy read that front page at least a dozen times and each time she would snicker, giggle, and guffaw, then put it down on the dash board and, a minute later, discover it anew. I think it was the best afternoon of my life. We don't often hear them laugh and when they do, it's the sweetest thing you've ever heard. 

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, for the really important work all of you do. You make the world a better place.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 23/06/2025
I woke up this morning thinking about someone I love with a world-view 180 degrees from my own. We’ve only locked horns about it one time. It was painful. But I came to a realization that I hope is helpful to you. scottwesterman.substack.com/p/friendship...
We don’t have to agree on everything to care deeply about one another.
That doesn’t mean sacrificing our values. It means honoring the relationship enough to make space for difference.

Let’s face it. Social media has done more to fracture relationships and amplify division than any cultural event in our lifetime.

And it’s not going away.

Wisdom often appears in the rear-view-mirror.  Over a lifetime of managing corporate and community political connections, I’ve learned that behind every strong opinion is a personal story. And when we’re willing to hear that story, without rushing to correct it, things can shift. We soften. We connect.

That does not mean avoiding debate. It’s about learning how to disagree without being disagreeable.
The people who’ve challenged me most have also helped me grow. They have stretched my empathy, expanded my world view, and reminded me that love has the capacity to be bigger than agreement.

Friendship across the divide isn’t weakness. It’s wisdom. It’s choosing grace over judgment and connection over certainty.

It’s finding out where someone else is hurting, and helping to alleviate their suffering… even when we disagree.

And today, these skills might just be the most powerful things we can practice.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 16/06/2025
If the Westerman dads had a credo, this might be it: scottwesterman.com/the-father-f...
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The Father Factor (2025) - ScottWesterman.com
Each Father’s Day, I find myself revisiting the lessons my father, “The Real Scott Westerman,” shared. Here are a few...
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 12/06/2025
Remembering #BrianWilson. keener13.org?p=29278
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 09/06/2025
If your dream really matters, nothing will stand in your way. The tenacious survive because they stay focused on goal achieving — not tension relieving. You are where you are because of what you’ve accepted. #Motivation #MindsetMatters #Tenacity #GoalGetter #SelfDiscipline #KeepGoing #ReelMotivation
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 09/06/2025
Melanie is right. No matter how dark a day may feel, there is always a person, a place, a random act of kindness that is worth a smile. It's even better when you're the giver!
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 09/06/2025
I love how people are still doing small things to make a big difference. We have relatives in Calgary so this feels like next door!
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 02/06/2025
Thanks very much, Emma. There's so much darkness on our feeds these days. It's therapeutic to research and record some positive content. Grateful for your feedback.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 02/06/2025
With thanks to @rudygaskins1.bsky.social No two paths are the same, and there’s no perfect timeline. Like learning to write, you don’t really get it until you’re at the keyboard, figuring it out as you go. Keep writing! #InspiredLiving #LifeLessons #TrustTheProcess #AuthorsLife #KeepWriting
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 24/05/2025
History is often written by ordinary people who do extraordinary things in troubled times.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/05/2025
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
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diannep79155.bsky.social @diannep79155.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Good morning, BlueSky!💙💙
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 22/05/2025
It’s that time of year for end-of-school awards. Juliette is here to remind you that every one of us has done something worthy of recognition. Especially you.
Our granddaughter, Juliette was born with Down syndrome. She lives life "on the scenic route," and surpasses our expectations every day. She's graduating second grade and earned recognition for reading excellence at the awards ceremony this morning.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 19/05/2025
Bravo!
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Elliott Randall @elliottrandall.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
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ScottWesterman @scottwesterman.com · 18/05/2025
Hard truth incoming: You are the #author of your next chapter. Every decision, or non-decision writes it. BTW... You’re already a #superhero. So… what are you going to do with your powers? #MindsetMatters #PersonalPower #DisciplineEqualsFreedom #Motivation #SelfResponsibility #GrowthMindset
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