Ehren Battermann
@ebattermann.bsky.social
SQL Server & Informatica developer at Trinity Health HQ. On Bluesky mainly for tech, entertainment, & humor. Cat-obsessed. Hoopy frood who always knows where his towel is.
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Ehren Battermann
@ebattermann.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Mumma Kitty & I. I'm 50, he/him. Widower & caretaker of her daughter who's now 18, driving, & thriving. Senior db dev for lower Michigan large health nonprofit. ASD. Into karaoke & occasionally singing w a band, particularly 90s rock. Enjoy console games & sci-fi, fantasy, & horror novels & movies.
Gotta love that about little people: no guile 😄
So it’s family movie night and we’re near the end of Fantastic 4 and one of the characters appears to die and I’m all ready to be soothing and comforting like a good parent and that’s when the seven year old shouts “I GUESS NOW THEY’RE THE FANTASTIC THREE!”
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Gotta love that about little people: no guile 😄
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Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
November 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Imagine posing for a photographer friend who sells your image to iStock and a year later, you see this is what The Washington Post has done with the image of you walking on a beautiful fall day
These look & sound really delicious 😋
Ok, they’re ugly because I can’t shape rolls to save my life, but they turned out yummy. Made them into Bobbies with leftovers.
November 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
These look & sound really delicious 😋
This is the best holiday decorating I've seen yet
well I intended to put up the christmas tree today but we got as far as laying out the tree skirt and that's it
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is the best holiday decorating I've seen yet
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He is just investigating to find out what happened here
Proud. 🏆 Photo from my collection, no documented date/info.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
He is just investigating to find out what happened here
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Reading with my favorite little goblin 🥰
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Reading with my favorite little goblin 🥰
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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I’m sorry, Mom, I can’t help you at your house today; I’m too busy watching unhinged Minecraft content on TikTok.
November 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I’m sorry, Mom, I can’t help you at your house today; I’m too busy watching unhinged Minecraft content on TikTok.
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whenever i was playing a videogame as a kid my dad would come in and say 'are you levelling up your wizard?' but I'd be playing Need for Speed Underground or something. now i am sitting here literally levelling up my wizard realising he is dunking on me from 20 years in the past
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
whenever i was playing a videogame as a kid my dad would come in and say 'are you levelling up your wizard?' but I'd be playing Need for Speed Underground or something. now i am sitting here literally levelling up my wizard realising he is dunking on me from 20 years in the past
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
This is fire, & I know there are lots of people who would jump at the chance to play something like this!
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is fire, & I know there are lots of people who would jump at the chance to play something like this!
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WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
October 6, 2025 at 5:39 AM
WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents
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oh no the konami code made me autistic
October 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
oh no the konami code made me autistic
I've hardly had a chance to play any of this yet, but I bought this as soon as it was available. The design & artwork look amazing, & I'm really looking forward to digging into this more ASAP today!
🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀
4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3
4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3
October 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I've hardly had a chance to play any of this yet, but I bought this as soon as it was available. The design & artwork look amazing, & I'm really looking forward to digging into this more ASAP today!
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I love being in the woods and not having to know how the housing market is doing. “Have you seen these interest rates lately?” No, I’m in the woods
September 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I love being in the woods and not having to know how the housing market is doing. “Have you seen these interest rates lately?” No, I’m in the woods
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Remember reading someone saying "cats are assholes: get two." Sound advice, IMO.
October 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Remember reading someone saying "cats are assholes: get two." Sound advice, IMO.
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being a cat person is so crazy bc you live with someone who is undeniably annoying and you're always thinking "maybe i should get another cat"
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 AM
being a cat person is so crazy bc you live with someone who is undeniably annoying and you're always thinking "maybe i should get another cat"
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We all need a purring Grizzly. For morale.
alt video: A black cat looking around while his sternum is being scratched.
alt sound: purring, scritches.
alt video: A black cat looking around while his sternum is being scratched.
alt sound: purring, scritches.
September 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
We all need a purring Grizzly. For morale.
alt video: A black cat looking around while his sternum is being scratched.
alt sound: purring, scritches.
alt video: A black cat looking around while his sternum is being scratched.
alt sound: purring, scritches.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
Just realized I forgot to post this here too:
Meet Bruce Wayne, a brilliant purrlanthropist dedicated to uplifting the City of Gotham... And also sometimes my porch, for snacks & company
Meet Bruce Wayne, a brilliant purrlanthropist dedicated to uplifting the City of Gotham... And also sometimes my porch, for snacks & company
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Just realized I forgot to post this here too:
Meet Bruce Wayne, a brilliant purrlanthropist dedicated to uplifting the City of Gotham... And also sometimes my porch, for snacks & company
Meet Bruce Wayne, a brilliant purrlanthropist dedicated to uplifting the City of Gotham... And also sometimes my porch, for snacks & company
Can confirm, saw this on an episode of Alien: Earth
September 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Can confirm, saw this on an episode of Alien: Earth