Bob Troutman
@bobtroutman.bsky.social
Musician and software developer. Owned by a rescue cat and a rescue dog.
Can't believe this country voted for such a moron.
I vote against the GOP in every election for any position. All blue.
Can't believe this country voted for such a moron.
I vote against the GOP in every election for any position. All blue.
Trump's attack on Iran was driven solely by narcissistic jealousy over Bibi's glowing coverage on Fox Noise.
June 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trump's attack on Iran was driven solely by narcissistic jealousy over Bibi's glowing coverage on Fox Noise.
(1) Sharing the house with rescue animals can be the most rewarding experience, but it can also be heartbreaking.
These last 11 months have been tough.
In June 2024, we lost Katy, my walking companion. She was a black Rottweiler/Lab mix, and was spirited yet very loving. I took it hard.
These last 11 months have been tough.
In June 2024, we lost Katy, my walking companion. She was a black Rottweiler/Lab mix, and was spirited yet very loving. I took it hard.
May 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
(1) Sharing the house with rescue animals can be the most rewarding experience, but it can also be heartbreaking.
These last 11 months have been tough.
In June 2024, we lost Katy, my walking companion. She was a black Rottweiler/Lab mix, and was spirited yet very loving. I took it hard.
These last 11 months have been tough.
In June 2024, we lost Katy, my walking companion. She was a black Rottweiler/Lab mix, and was spirited yet very loving. I took it hard.
For Missy, nothing beats snoozing in the sun in Dad's office!
May 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For Missy, nothing beats snoozing in the sun in Dad's office!
Parker and Snowy are becoming friends, but I didn't expect this.
April 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Parker and Snowy are becoming friends, but I didn't expect this.
Our house looks like a preschool. Inside the tube is Missy, our latest rescue cat. Snowy is keeping an eye on her. Our two FIV positive cats have a big age difference - Snowy is 8, while Missy is somewhere in the 1 to 2 year range.
March 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Our house looks like a preschool. Inside the tube is Missy, our latest rescue cat. Snowy is keeping an eye on her. Our two FIV positive cats have a big age difference - Snowy is 8, while Missy is somewhere in the 1 to 2 year range.
Egads! Dogs and cats living together!
This is Parker, the 11 year old rescue we've had since he was 1, being tolerant of Snowy, who just wants attention.
This is Parker, the 11 year old rescue we've had since he was 1, being tolerant of Snowy, who just wants attention.
March 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Egads! Dogs and cats living together!
This is Parker, the 11 year old rescue we've had since he was 1, being tolerant of Snowy, who just wants attention.
This is Parker, the 11 year old rescue we've had since he was 1, being tolerant of Snowy, who just wants attention.
I just finished the book Station Eleven by @emilymandel.bsky.social . I was so taken by the writing that I read it twice in succession, something I have rarely done. This book was one I bought at my local bookstore based on the description written by one of the clerks. Highly recommended!
February 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I just finished the book Station Eleven by @emilymandel.bsky.social . I was so taken by the writing that I read it twice in succession, something I have rarely done. This book was one I bought at my local bookstore based on the description written by one of the clerks. Highly recommended!
This is our newest rescue cat, Missy. Our other rescue, Snowy, is FIV positive, and our vet recommended we only pair him with FIV+ cats. I considered it a good omen that Missy is also FIV+. You'd never know it - she's a spunky little thing!
February 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is our newest rescue cat, Missy. Our other rescue, Snowy, is FIV positive, and our vet recommended we only pair him with FIV+ cats. I considered it a good omen that Missy is also FIV+. You'd never know it - she's a spunky little thing!
This is a well-written thought piece about the transition from 20th century politics to the current political environment. Well worth reading!
It also offers a road map for us to more effectively reach voters.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
It also offers a road map for us to more effectively reach voters.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
Joe Biden Was The Last President of the 20th Century—And the TV Era
Digital and social are replacing TV as America's dominant medium—Democrats must evolve to win
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is a well-written thought piece about the transition from 20th century politics to the current political environment. Well worth reading!
It also offers a road map for us to more effectively reach voters.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
It also offers a road map for us to more effectively reach voters.
open.substack.com/pub/thinkbig...
Reposted by Bob Troutman
THIS is 💯 how I feel.
We can’t wait until the midterms to DO SOMETHING!
The felon is destroying our country more and more each day, and our elected Dems need to speak up NOW.
Please watch this video from Politics Girl.
#Voices4Victory #LiveBlue
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
We can’t wait until the midterms to DO SOMETHING!
The felon is destroying our country more and more each day, and our elected Dems need to speak up NOW.
Please watch this video from Politics Girl.
#Voices4Victory #LiveBlue
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
What The F***?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:48 AM
THIS is 💯 how I feel.
We can’t wait until the midterms to DO SOMETHING!
The felon is destroying our country more and more each day, and our elected Dems need to speak up NOW.
Please watch this video from Politics Girl.
#Voices4Victory #LiveBlue
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
We can’t wait until the midterms to DO SOMETHING!
The felon is destroying our country more and more each day, and our elected Dems need to speak up NOW.
Please watch this video from Politics Girl.
#Voices4Victory #LiveBlue
youtube.com/shorts/zBYoY...
This is Parker, our 11 year old rescue dog. We've had him for 10 years, and he's as fearful of strangers now as he was when we first met him. Once he warms up to you, though, he'll sit beside you looking for scratches. He is a very good boy -- he even tolerates our cat, Snowy!
January 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is Parker, our 11 year old rescue dog. We've had him for 10 years, and he's as fearful of strangers now as he was when we first met him. Once he warms up to you, though, he'll sit beside you looking for scratches. He is a very good boy -- he even tolerates our cat, Snowy!
The contrast between Jimmy Carter and the President-elect could not be greater. Jimmy Carter lived a life we can only aspire to. He was a role model worthy of admiration, and someone our children and grandchildren could look up to.
The President-elect and his entourage? Not so much.
The President-elect and his entourage? Not so much.
December 30, 2024 at 3:08 PM
The contrast between Jimmy Carter and the President-elect could not be greater. Jimmy Carter lived a life we can only aspire to. He was a role model worthy of admiration, and someone our children and grandchildren could look up to.
The President-elect and his entourage? Not so much.
The President-elect and his entourage? Not so much.
Here's the obligatory "cat under the tree" photo. This is Snowy, our rescue cat!
December 11, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Here's the obligatory "cat under the tree" photo. This is Snowy, our rescue cat!
This is Snowy, our rescue cat. He loves to be touched, and his favorite place is my wife's lap. So glad we met him!
December 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
This is Snowy, our rescue cat. He loves to be touched, and his favorite place is my wife's lap. So glad we met him!
The only shopping we did today was to go to our local bookstore. The employees there are avid readers judging by the number of descriptions and recommendations sprinkled throughout the shelves.
I picked up some books by authors I haven't read before based on those notes. A win!
I picked up some books by authors I haven't read before based on those notes. A win!
November 30, 2024 at 2:50 AM
The only shopping we did today was to go to our local bookstore. The employees there are avid readers judging by the number of descriptions and recommendations sprinkled throughout the shelves.
I picked up some books by authors I haven't read before based on those notes. A win!
I picked up some books by authors I haven't read before based on those notes. A win!
I can't think of any guitarist I've ever played with who would be caught dead even holding a Trump guitar, let alone playing one. Who thought this was a good idea?
And as actual guitarists will tell you, not only did they do a blatant copy, they did a really bad job of it
consequence.net/2024/11/gibs...
consequence.net/2024/11/gibs...
Gibson hits Trump Guitars with cease and desist for resemblance to Les Paul body design
Gibson has hit Trump Guitars and 16 Creative with a cease and desist due to the new guitar line's resemblance to Gibson's Les Paul design.
consequence.net
November 26, 2024 at 3:51 AM
I can't think of any guitarist I've ever played with who would be caught dead even holding a Trump guitar, let alone playing one. Who thought this was a good idea?
Reposted by Bob Troutman
It's disheartening that in an age where knowledge has never been more accessible - the United States is about to be governed by an administration so primitive and ignorant as to believe that tariffs are good and that vaccines are bad.
November 26, 2024 at 3:17 AM
It's disheartening that in an age where knowledge has never been more accessible - the United States is about to be governed by an administration so primitive and ignorant as to believe that tariffs are good and that vaccines are bad.
Another outstanding thread from @crampell.bsky.social. I find her to be articles to be insightful and very well written.
November 26, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Another outstanding thread from @crampell.bsky.social. I find her to be articles to be insightful and very well written.
Had the charges been filed even 6 months earlier, perhaps this depressing, but expected, outcome might not have happened. Grrr.
Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump
Jack Smith files to drop Jan. 6 charges against Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump faced four felony charges in connection with his efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, which culminated in the U.S. Capitol attack.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Had the charges been filed even 6 months earlier, perhaps this depressing, but expected, outcome might not have happened. Grrr.
If you want to feel old, Stacy Lattisaw -- who hit the big time when she was 14 or 15 -- turns 58 today. She was from DC and was produced by Narada Michael Walden.
November 25, 2024 at 6:51 PM
If you want to feel old, Stacy Lattisaw -- who hit the big time when she was 14 or 15 -- turns 58 today. She was from DC and was produced by Narada Michael Walden.
Am I the only one? Whenever I see "BlueSky" in writing, I mentally pronounce it as BLOO-skee.
#neurodivergent
#neurodivergent
November 23, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Am I the only one? Whenever I see "BlueSky" in writing, I mentally pronounce it as BLOO-skee.
#neurodivergent
#neurodivergent
This is very thought-provoking. There are times I'm unmotivated or uninspired. Perhaps just being there may motivate or inspire someone else.
Perhaps your creativity has fallen into a deep slumber lately.
Moments of uncertainty can make you wonder why your talent matters.
But what if your art motivates determination in others? What if your words inspire a reason to hope?
You are a warrior of imaginative vision. People need your light.
Moments of uncertainty can make you wonder why your talent matters.
But what if your art motivates determination in others? What if your words inspire a reason to hope?
You are a warrior of imaginative vision. People need your light.
November 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
This is very thought-provoking. There are times I'm unmotivated or uninspired. Perhaps just being there may motivate or inspire someone else.
How true. Wonder what *this* goes to?
It's nearly 2025, and you still have a box of wires like this in your house.
November 23, 2024 at 3:24 PM
How true. Wonder what *this* goes to?
Virginia, like the US as a whole, has blue urban areas (Richmond, the suburbs of DC) and large swaths of red areas. The colleges and universities along I-81 are blue dots in a sea of red.
Get-out-the-vote efforts will be critical.
Get-out-the-vote efforts will be critical.
November 23, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Virginia, like the US as a whole, has blue urban areas (Richmond, the suburbs of DC) and large swaths of red areas. The colleges and universities along I-81 are blue dots in a sea of red.
Get-out-the-vote efforts will be critical.
Get-out-the-vote efforts will be critical.
Don't let the anger over Trump distract us from work we can be doing. Abigail Spanberger (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail... and @spanbergerforva.bsky.social ) has announced she is running for Virginia governor. Fortunately, Youngkin is term limited, so the election is wide open.
Abigail Spanberger - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Don't let the anger over Trump distract us from work we can be doing. Abigail Spanberger (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail... and @spanbergerforva.bsky.social ) has announced she is running for Virginia governor. Fortunately, Youngkin is term limited, so the election is wide open.