BW
@billywa.bsky.social
"Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!"
Cyclist. Storm chaser. Sky watcher. Beer drinker. Bourbon sipper. Oklahoma Sooner. Hockey. Boston Bruins. Warbirds. Sunsets. Oddities.
Cyclist. Storm chaser. Sky watcher. Beer drinker. Bourbon sipper. Oklahoma Sooner. Hockey. Boston Bruins. Warbirds. Sunsets. Oddities.
Important statistic: @ou-football.bsky.social is now 2-0 on the road vs ranked opponents when that guy from Mustang, OK goes to the game via his boat… #Sooners #Boomer
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Important statistic: @ou-football.bsky.social is now 2-0 on the road vs ranked opponents when that guy from Mustang, OK goes to the game via his boat… #Sooners #Boomer
Oregon 69 — Oklahoma State 3
Mike Gundy went 3-9 in 2024 and is being paid $6.75m in 2025. Just gonna leave this here…
Mike Gundy went 3-9 in 2024 and is being paid $6.75m in 2025. Just gonna leave this here…
September 7, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Oregon 69 — Oklahoma State 3
Mike Gundy went 3-9 in 2024 and is being paid $6.75m in 2025. Just gonna leave this here…
Mike Gundy went 3-9 in 2024 and is being paid $6.75m in 2025. Just gonna leave this here…
Fun fact: After the Toronto #MapleLeafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967, the NHL expanded from 6 to 12 teams for the 67-68 season. Since then, every other Original 6 team but Toronto has won a Stanley Cup, as has some iteration* of each of the expansion 6 teams…
*Seals > Barons > North Stars > Dallas
*Seals > Barons > North Stars > Dallas
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Fun fact: After the Toronto #MapleLeafs won the Stanley Cup in 1967, the NHL expanded from 6 to 12 teams for the 67-68 season. Since then, every other Original 6 team but Toronto has won a Stanley Cup, as has some iteration* of each of the expansion 6 teams…
*Seals > Barons > North Stars > Dallas
*Seals > Barons > North Stars > Dallas
Saw a convoy on my bike ride today…
#lunchtimebikeride
#lunchtimebikeride
May 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Saw a convoy on my bike ride today…
#lunchtimebikeride
#lunchtimebikeride
Reposted by BW
Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
Reposted by BW
Minnesota’s high school hockey tournament is a fashion show of mullets, perms and bleach. With his “All Hockey Hair Team” video, John King, the self-described “archaeologist of hockey hair,” chronicles the lettuce and flow. nyti.ms/3DoYrII
March 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Minnesota’s high school hockey tournament is a fashion show of mullets, perms and bleach. With his “All Hockey Hair Team” video, John King, the self-described “archaeologist of hockey hair,” chronicles the lettuce and flow. nyti.ms/3DoYrII
Trying to get work done on a Friday afternoon, but instead staring at the spectacle of my beloved @nhlbruins.bsky.social burning down their house… #BostonBruins
March 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trying to get work done on a Friday afternoon, but instead staring at the spectacle of my beloved @nhlbruins.bsky.social burning down their house… #BostonBruins
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Our look at how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the government teams that have stopped Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others from meddling in US elections: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current...
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Our look at how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the government teams that have stopped Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, and others from meddling in US elections: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/b...
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
With @julianbarnes.bsky.social @stevenleemyers.bsky.social
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In 2024, more than 1,700 tornadoes were reported in the U.S., including one of the strongest ever recorded.
See which states saw the most storms.
See which states saw the most storms.
2024 Was the Most Intense Year for Tornadoes in a Decade
The year brought not only an increase in volume, but severe storms in the U.S. also caused $46 billion in damage, among the highest costs on record.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:11 AM
In 2024, more than 1,700 tornadoes were reported in the U.S., including one of the strongest ever recorded.
See which states saw the most storms.
See which states saw the most storms.
"This is no shit! They’re real bombs! A cruiser has just been sunk! Now get going!”
Ens. Rommel, U.S.S. Oklahoma
#PearlHarbor
Ens. Rommel, U.S.S. Oklahoma
#PearlHarbor
December 7, 2024 at 5:57 PM
"This is no shit! They’re real bombs! A cruiser has just been sunk! Now get going!”
Ens. Rommel, U.S.S. Oklahoma
#PearlHarbor
Ens. Rommel, U.S.S. Oklahoma
#PearlHarbor
Finished up my lunchtime bike ride to find this guy looking for his lunch…
October 15, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Finished up my lunchtime bike ride to find this guy looking for his lunch…
October 12, 2024 at 1:00 AM
A little music for #Halloween from r.e.m. I Walked With A Zombie from the Roky Erickson tribute album Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye (no, it wasn't on the Monster album)…
youtu.be/ppTwOEayfGA?...
youtu.be/ppTwOEayfGA?...
I Walked with a Zombie by R.E.M. (1990)
R.E.M.
youtu.be
October 31, 2023 at 7:48 PM
A little music for #Halloween from r.e.m. I Walked With A Zombie from the Roky Erickson tribute album Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye (no, it wasn't on the Monster album)…
youtu.be/ppTwOEayfGA?...
youtu.be/ppTwOEayfGA?...
When the leaves on the trees create hundreds of #eclipse viewers…
October 14, 2023 at 4:50 PM
When the leaves on the trees create hundreds of #eclipse viewers…
Nice to see my #Sooners back on top where they belong!
#BoomerSooner #OUDNA #Boomer #OUvstexas #RedRiverRivalry
#BoomerSooner #OUDNA #Boomer #OUvstexas #RedRiverRivalry
October 7, 2023 at 8:48 PM
Nice to see my #Sooners back on top where they belong!
#BoomerSooner #OUDNA #Boomer #OUvstexas #RedRiverRivalry
#BoomerSooner #OUDNA #Boomer #OUvstexas #RedRiverRivalry
Busting a gut to get a bike ride in before sunset these days, but the finish is always worth it… #okwx
September 28, 2023 at 5:35 AM
Busting a gut to get a bike ride in before sunset these days, but the finish is always worth it… #okwx
Two from tonight and a leftover from last week:
1. Sunset set off by decaying storms in western Oklahoma
2. Contrail parallels a crescent moon
3. From last week, just that one building glinting in the sun and reflecting off the water
1. Sunset set off by decaying storms in western Oklahoma
2. Contrail parallels a crescent moon
3. From last week, just that one building glinting in the sun and reflecting off the water
September 19, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Two from tonight and a leftover from last week:
1. Sunset set off by decaying storms in western Oklahoma
2. Contrail parallels a crescent moon
3. From last week, just that one building glinting in the sun and reflecting off the water
1. Sunset set off by decaying storms in western Oklahoma
2. Contrail parallels a crescent moon
3. From last week, just that one building glinting in the sun and reflecting off the water
Breaking: #ColumbusBlueJackets shocked to be bitten by snake after hiring a snake to be their head coach!
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
September 17, 2023 at 9:14 PM
Breaking: #ColumbusBlueJackets shocked to be bitten by snake after hiring a snake to be their head coach!
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
More top notch "journalism" from Breitbart today in their coverage of the passing of singer Charlie Robison. Reposted the AP story and ran it with a photo of Charlie's brother Bruce, who is very much alive. It has since been corrected, but…
September 11, 2023 at 4:55 PM
More top notch "journalism" from Breitbart today in their coverage of the passing of singer Charlie Robison. Reposted the AP story and ran it with a photo of Charlie's brother Bruce, who is very much alive. It has since been corrected, but…
The wife buys a bottle of house-made salad dressing from our favorite Italian place every time we go.
Me: See we got home with dipping oil instead of salad dressing?
Her: It's the same thing.
1 hour later at Costco…
Me: Want French bread to have with the dipping oil?
Her: It's salad dressing
Me: See we got home with dipping oil instead of salad dressing?
Her: It's the same thing.
1 hour later at Costco…
Me: Want French bread to have with the dipping oil?
Her: It's salad dressing
August 31, 2023 at 2:11 AM
The wife buys a bottle of house-made salad dressing from our favorite Italian place every time we go.
Me: See we got home with dipping oil instead of salad dressing?
Her: It's the same thing.
1 hour later at Costco…
Me: Want French bread to have with the dipping oil?
Her: It's salad dressing
Me: See we got home with dipping oil instead of salad dressing?
Her: It's the same thing.
1 hour later at Costco…
Me: Want French bread to have with the dipping oil?
Her: It's salad dressing
Just barely caught the sun with this one…
August 28, 2023 at 2:33 AM
Just barely caught the sun with this one…
You gotta admit, smoke from distant fires does help make pretty sunsets…
August 21, 2023 at 6:28 PM
You gotta admit, smoke from distant fires does help make pretty sunsets…