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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

How I spent my weekend at Old Bedford Village

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Here’s two I trolled from Twitter.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I don’t recognize the street for either of these houses.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Happy birthday employer! From Washington Post, 1933

Editorial cartoon, Victim of Bank Failure

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Where I’ve been all weekend. Chasing these guys at the American Friends of Lafayette’s annual meeting Join the group and learn more about the Hero of Two Worlds!

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

My contribution to the NOLA Sail 250 photos

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This will be a day long remembered! 😉

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

None of the above. Fine point, please. 😉

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Tim’s Slow Readers Club suits up for Fight Me by Austin Grossman. One of the author blurbs is “Breakfast Club meets the Avengers”, which is spot on. It’s really good until the end, but runs out of steam. Still good. 👍 👍

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

So, I had to go run around town since 7pm. I come back and our small town is HOT! 🤪 #nolasky #rexcomus

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The greatest Bond movie ever. Powerboat jumps. Ridiculous jokes. Gratuitous murders. And these people. 😉

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Speaking of crazy things in CBD offices, here’s the transom window control for the men’s bathroom at the old Whitney main office. Turn the knob to raise the pole to move the lever. 😉 I cannot imagine working in those buildings pre AC.

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

@nolafredo.bsky.social just saw this elsewhere and couldn’t resist. 😂

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

New Orleanians! Americans! Today is the day! 211 years ago, a mishmashed group of men snatched victory from the jaws of defeat! New Orleans could be drinking tea and speaking better English today, if the British had their way. 😉

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

From Dave Bennett and better days at the Battle of New Orleans, believe the year is 2013.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Tim’s Slow Readers Club moves on. Who is Government - The Untold Story of Public Service, edited by Michael Lewis is a series of essays on government workers. I’m not an unbiased observer here. The book is great. It will make you laugh and cry (especially the last story. 👍👍

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

If you see this, post a Comics cover you love.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Tim’s Slow Readers list rolls on. The anniversary of the execution of Ney reminded me i just finished @bri74.bsky.social ‘s Marshal Ney - Fall from Glory. Lots of tidbits I didn’t know. Ney’s always the right guy in the right place, or the worst guy at the wrong time, with little in-between. 👍👍

Marshal Ney - Fall from Glory by Brian Williams

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

How I spent my weekend, at Brigade Napoleon’s Grande Tactique at Fort Meigs, Perrysburg, OH

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

@tom4141tom.bsky.social I must protest this escalation in transportation methods. And raise. 😉

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I’m laughing. Sitting watching the new Superman movie. I had left the theater to use the facilities at the show, so I missed the credits which I typically hang around for. And this comes up when I rewatch. 😉

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Another week of hope for glory! #whodat

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Happy National Model Aircraft Day for all those that celebrate!

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

It was there opening night of the Lafayette Bicentennial. Some other guys were there too. 😉

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Happy birthday to the Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte! Doesn’t look a day over 256 years old. 😉 Love him or hate him, we’re still talking about him, his impact then, and his impacts upon our world now.

Napoleon Bonaparte and the Imperial Guard, from an unknown sketch

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Tim’s Slow Readers stabs ahead 😉 Today’s entry is @robwhart.bsky.social Assassin’s Anonymous. Lots of action, snark, and a small amount of redemption. There’s already a sequel out. A fun, easy read. 👍👍

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

226 yrs ago, French soldiers were clearing rubble from a collapsed building. Capt. Bouchard says “Wait a minute, guys. What’s those scribbles on that rock?” With that, a new field of archeology is born. All thanks to Napoleon being stubborn, opportunistic, & forward thinking 😉

Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, England, U.K.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Finally back home. Old Bedford Village, Bedford, PA. A nice place to visit, take shots at/from the British. 😉

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Tim’s Slow Readers Club marches on! @wiswell.bsky.social ‘s Someone You Can Build a Nest In. A wonderful book where you’re actively rooting for the monster right from the start. Touching, loving, funny. 👍👍

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

From a few days ago. Yes, it was closed…again. 😉

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Hello gorgeous. Hadn’t seen you in a while.

Andrew Jackson’s uniform, circa Battle of New Orleans at Smithsonian Museum of American History.

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

My annual reminder about the importance of my work on its birthday.

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Another Tim’s Slow Readers Club. Money, Power, and the People by Christopher W. Shaw. It’s primarily about banking in the 1900-1930’s. The topic caught my eye b/c of my work & being a history nerd. While interesting at times to me, it’s a slog of a read. Certain points are beaten until dead. 👍

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I’ll see you and “raise” with the Claiborne Bridge. 🙄

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Is the Claiborne Bridge supposed to do this? 🙄

Claiborne bridge, one end higher than the other

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Tim’s Slow Reader’s Club slowly moves on. Another fun romp, laughed out loud multiple times is @djangowexler.bsky.social ‘s How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying. Snark set at 11. Wouldn’t let me put it back down. 👍👍

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Tim Strain @tpstrain.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The empty Louvre, compared to when my wife and I were there 😉