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Iain
@elkster.bsky.social
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British expat in the US with his husband. Aspiring author, hoping to get there one day. Also musician and artist, but already play piano and draw things 😊

Currently doing C25K running.
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marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".

youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U

It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
September 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Getting back to running, I'm somewhere in the middle of the Couch 2 5k
August 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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@dbbas.bsky.social ooh! Hello! Tis me, Elkster from the bird place. You still using this?
June 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
elkster.bsky.social
I'm looking for a new reliable free email client that works on Windows and Android. I nearly missed 2 important messages yesterday. #android
June 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
elkster.bsky.social
These three never sleep together this close. Something must be wrong!
A gray couch, with 3 cushions. One cushion is yellow, one has thin rainbow stripes on a white background and red piping. The other has two broad yellow stripes and a gray stripe in the middle. There are 3 cats on the couch. One looks black, but is in fact a gray and black tabby. Another is an orange tabby, he is lying on the back of the couch. Lastly there's a golden cat sleeping on the couch. This is a miracle, they don't normally sleep together.
May 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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riksredguard.bsky.social
I have waited my whole life, for this moment....
April 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
elkster.bsky.social
This is from this morning, earlier the cat currently on my lap was next to me. The cat that was on my lap is our black and gray tabby.
Light orange/gold/yellow cat lying on a red and white striped blanket. Photo from now Black and gray cat lying on a red and white striped blanket. She's looking at a light orange cat with a white mask. Both are on a gray sofa.
March 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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sandrorossi.bsky.social
This is Nazi Germany again. 🏳️‍⚧️ identity is the new David star. If we don’t want to go through a dangerous slippery slope, we need to take the street.
washingtonpost.com The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Feb 27
Openly transgender service members will be disqualified from serving in the U.S. military and will soon be removed from the ranks, according to a Pentagon memo that marks a significant shift from previous Defense Department policy that prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.
Transgender troops will be removed from U.S. military, Pentagon says
The previous Trump administration effectively banned transgender people from joining, but the new memo says currently serving transgender troops will be discharged.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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everylibrary.bsky.social
Sign the petition against book bans at http://www.bookbanpetition.us
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Lisa!
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
elkster.bsky.social
This is about right. I can relate.
jeffpricemedia.bsky.social Jeff @jeffpricemedia.bsky.social · Dec 1
To those who are challenged by #Hydrocephalus & my friends at @HydroAssoc
here's an awesome quote which I spotted on the Hydrocephalus Warrios facebook page.
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
elkster.bsky.social
The text reads 5 years ago today, my American husband and I brought me over to the US. 3 cats later, we're still here. The picture is black and white and shows 2 men sitting together at a wedding reception. The man on the left is me and I am holding a glass up to my mouth. I am wearing a shirt and tie. On the right, my husband is in glasses and also wearing a shirt and tie. He is grinning.
January 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
elkster.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
elkster.bsky.social
It's still there a bit. Matt has it slightly worse. I feel so bad for him though, he started with it a week or so before me.
elkster.bsky.social Iain @elkster.bsky.social · Dec 12
The cough.. It's still there, but barely. Tonight we're off to see the lights at Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
January 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
elkster.bsky.social
That two hour train journey, we ended up standing all the way. Anyway, back in the US now.

Happy New Year!
elkster.bsky.social Iain @elkster.bsky.social · Dec 17
Time to visit the ol' hometown this week; 7 hour flight followed by a 2 hour train journey. Such a long day.
January 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Time to visit the ol' hometown this week; 7 hour flight followed by a 2 hour train journey. Such a long day.
December 17, 2024 at 10:53 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Norfolk Botanical Gardens last night, with husband and in-laws
December 13, 2024 at 4:15 PM
elkster.bsky.social
The cough.. It's still there, but barely. Tonight we're off to see the lights at Norfolk Botanical Gardens.
December 12, 2024 at 10:21 PM
elkster.bsky.social
The whooping cough could be gone,it's a very quiet morning so far... Tempting fate, but I can hope.
December 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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December 6, 2024 at 4:57 PM
elkster.bsky.social
So. What time would you get up in the morning and how far would you travel to pick your brother up at the airport?
December 5, 2024 at 12:17 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Next up, a rare photo of our three cats.
A gray couch with three cats on it. The orange tabby tuxedo cat is playing with the tan cat nearest the camera. Furthest away, the gray and black tabby cat is making a nest with a green and white blanket.
November 26, 2024 at 12:33 AM
elkster.bsky.social
Anyone got the cough that goes on for months? My husband and I have had it so long now!
November 25, 2024 at 8:49 PM
elkster.bsky.social
Just realized I forgot to post a photo of the orange one. The one who grabbed my finger at the store and demanded to be rescued. Obviously I had to discuss with my husband, but he knew I'd already fallen in love ❤️
An orange striped cat with a white chest and four white feet, sitting on a black ottoman.
November 23, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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jamesbennett.bsky.social
If you would like to win an ***ePub version*** of my collection, featuring the BFS award winning story 'Morta', then all you have to do is like and share this post.

I have 3 to give away. 💙📚

I'll announce the winners on Monday.

😇🏳️‍🌈😈 #QueerHorror #Books #Giveaway
November 23, 2024 at 11:19 AM