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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 17h

In the mists of history, when I drove school bus I had a morning layover near a pond in a north St. Paul suburb. In early autumn mornings mist would shroud the lake. Canada geese would come out of the mist landing like Viking nuns and wood ducks followed like foreign princelings in their finery.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 20h

I am frequently baffled by folks that have parked halfway down my block but do a three-point (or greater) turn to drive back the other way instead of just going around the block. Seems to be more common among younger drivers.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 22h

Wild caught are the huge deal. These farm-raised scallops are just the normal-sized deal. Obviously people scooped up the huge deal first.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 22h

Very normal, Trick. Not weird or creepy. No one is keeping out of arm’s reach.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Possible, I suppose. IANAL so no idea if there is benefit in the redundancy of saying “you have these rights” and “these rights will not be denied.”

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

(The … in the original post would be “of the United States or any State”.)

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My thinking being making it a positive assignment of rights instead of a reactive “shall not be denied.” And then making it by gender instead of sex to be more inclusive. No idea if this is a good idea or if there are things that would trip up because of this kind of wording.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Woke up at 3am ruminating about updating the language of the Equal Rights Amendment. Current: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the [US] or by any State on account of sex.” Or: “Rights provided by laws … shall apply equally to all persons regardless of gender.”

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Oh yes. He was quite pleased with the new toys and would bring to us in bed while still alive. 😺

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

We replaced all the knobs in our house with lever styles. The eldest cat swiftly learned how to open these, which wasn’t a big deal except he used it to get into the garage and didn’t close it behind him. Which is how the mice found their way in. That door stays locked now.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If it’s going to be a nicely breezy 70 degrees fondly Fahrenheit, I’m having my coffee under the pergola.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

And also /unlike/ nachos in other important ways. Sure to be delicious (and hopefully effective) in any case.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

For a second I thought that was nachos and that something arcane had happened in between. Hope your colds clear up swiftly!

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am opposed to small children going out at night begging for candy. For many years I was able to avoid this but have succumb to the growing number of children in the neighborhood.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Did you read *all* of the instructions before assembling your canine?

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And about the only assistive device for a disability that doesn’t have a massive stigma on its use.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I love that little acts of whimsy like this happen.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The WFH commutes have their own struggles.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

For one of those you’ll have someone practiced in navigating hospitals with persons requiring mobility assistance.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If he was a white guy, they wouldn’t be killing him.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 08/10/2026

Juice xkcd.com/3308/

4-panel comic. (1) [Two people, one with a ponytail, sitting and typing at terminals opposite each other. A sign on the wall reads “Juice Mission Control,” with JUICE in huge letters.] PERSON 1: Jupiter Icy Moons Exploder checkin is complete. All systems nominal. (2) PERSON 2 with ponytail. [People turn to look at each other.] PERSON 1: What? PERSON 2: Jupiter Icy Moons *Explorer*. (3) [Person 1 turns back to his terminal.] (4) PERON 1: Control, everything is fine, but I need to schedule an urgent spacecraft update. [Person 2 facepalms] PERSON 2: Oh no.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I, for one, welcome our intergalactic overlords. Did I say “overlords?” I meant “protectors.”

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I, for one, welcome the Castoridae family to the forests of southern Poland.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I helped plant this garden early this summer. I need to walk up and check on it, but it was going strong a month ago.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Tested out that singing a verse of Barret’s Privateers is more than long enough for proper handwashing.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

As long as he has no letter of marque, things should be okay.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Spied our resident groundhog out the kitchen window while making coffee. They are looking decidedly … spherical.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If you can make it to the Arboretum’s apple store, we found the quality of First Kiss apples there much better than the ones we picked up at the grocery.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I came to Mpls in 1985 after spending the prior 5 years in far northern rural MN. At my first Minicon Victor asked what I thought of it. I remarked that it seemed he knew an awful lot of gay people. (Which caused David Cummer to collapse in giggles.)

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Kids these days. “If he’ll drive you to the crime, then he’s a Fed. <clap> <clap>”

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I was driving at the time, so couldn’t post, but it was good to hear them after the few months of not having reliable awoos.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Used to be awkward to have weekly 1pm meetings at work. With everyone working from home, those not in MN were often confused as we paused.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Bright dawn contrail People going somewhere while I remain content #haiku

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

popping in quickly to post the new toon: tinyview.com/this-modern-...

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A modest proposal

TMW cartoon for Oct. 6, 2026.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just had what appeared to be an orange-crowned warbler (so called due to being pale yellow all over without a hint of orange, bird names are dumb) fly into the Virgin’s Bower of the pergola and hop about over my head for a short bit.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

By putting the hot wire in their blood.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Gorgeous morning for coffee under the pergola. The local gang of robins have taken possession of the birdbath, but there are the typical sparrows and some migrating warblers flitting and chirping about.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It was only disappointed your veins didn’t cooperate for donating platelets, it wasn’t a blanket disapproval.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m so sorry for your loss. I always loved the photos and stories you shared. May her memory be a blessing.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A dragonfly is actively patrolling my back yard, its wings flashing golden in the afternoon sun.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m fond of Sadly Beautiful, but then I love Here Comes a Regular as well, so that follows.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

These were largely taken at the U of MN Arboretum, which is a hop and a skip from Paisley Park. Will be headed out to peruse the autumn foliage in the next week or so.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’m waiting for the cetaceans to work up to tankers and container ships.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Local supper club/dive bar (Eli’s East) had a pear bread pudding for dessert once that we are still comparing all subsequent desserts to.

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And we loved the Internet when it was new! People wrote things we could read! They worked out pointing a web cam at the coffee pot! We abused HTML tables to make crappy design!

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Peter Hentges @thejbru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And seriously, I don’t know why anyone comes to this country right now. Canadians doubly so.

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