Eric Phelps
@ericphelps.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Worked in USA, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, Nicaragua, UAE, Morocco, Iraq, Nigeria, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, India -- […]
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@Paperposts Dragon. That's a dragon.
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@Paperposts Dragon. That's a dragon.
16 miles today and the pictures don't do it justice. The colors were so intense I found myself taking pictures every 50 feet. The low sun angle really makes the colors pop!
It was my "normal" creeks/river/lake walk, but I added in some bushwhacking and rock […]
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It was my "normal" creeks/river/lake walk, but I added in some bushwhacking and rock […]
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November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
16 miles today and the pictures don't do it justice. The colors were so intense I found myself taking pictures every 50 feet. The low sun angle really makes the colors pop!
It was my "normal" creeks/river/lake walk, but I added in some bushwhacking and rock […]
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It was my "normal" creeks/river/lake walk, but I added in some bushwhacking and rock […]
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@rootschange I know! It's spring! I expect we'll have flowers blooming by Christmas.
I'm not sure this is normal, but it is pretty.
I'm not sure this is normal, but it is pretty.
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@rootschange I know! It's spring! I expect we'll have flowers blooming by Christmas.
I'm not sure this is normal, but it is pretty.
I'm not sure this is normal, but it is pretty.
Just got off a customer service call with an airport manager from the "deep south". None of us could understand him. Not his name, not his airport's name, not even the three letter "LID" (FAA Location Identifier) of his airport. We had to fall back to spelling things out phonetically to confirm […]
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November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just got off a customer service call with an airport manager from the "deep south". None of us could understand him. Not his name, not his airport's name, not even the three letter "LID" (FAA Location Identifier) of his airport. We had to fall back to spelling things out phonetically to confirm […]
@katyswain The goal in situations like that is to talk you into making a bad decision. But just because it's a bad decision doesn't mean it won't be a good time 😏.
However, I am married and I am on the other side of the planet, so it was mostly a suggestion for someone down there to step up […]
However, I am married and I am on the other side of the planet, so it was mostly a suggestion for someone down there to step up […]
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November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
@katyswain The goal in situations like that is to talk you into making a bad decision. But just because it's a bad decision doesn't mean it won't be a good time 😏.
However, I am married and I am on the other side of the planet, so it was mostly a suggestion for someone down there to step up […]
However, I am married and I am on the other side of the planet, so it was mostly a suggestion for someone down there to step up […]
@katyswain Wait, brain not working *and* very sexy? At the same time? Ummmmm... Damn.
November 19, 2025 at 4:22 AM
@katyswain Wait, brain not working *and* very sexy? At the same time? Ummmmm... Damn.
@ElenLeFoll Well, nuts. Android here. I'll have to find something that can do such a smooth job!
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
@ElenLeFoll Well, nuts. Android here. I'll have to find something that can do such a smooth job!
@ElenLeFoll What software did you use to make the loop? I love the smooth fade from end to beginning.
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@ElenLeFoll What software did you use to make the loop? I love the smooth fade from end to beginning.
@daemonicusprince No, they can't be pine cones. Pine cones hang down. Those are condominiums for fairies.
They're just amazing, right?
They're just amazing, right?
November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
@daemonicusprince No, they can't be pine cones. Pine cones hang down. Those are condominiums for fairies.
They're just amazing, right?
They're just amazing, right?
Funny thing happened. I hike with snake gaiters. And I had a carabineer hanging on the right side of the one on the right. Somehow it slowly worked its way around my leg, then completely and totally latched both gaiters together while I was hiking. I went […]
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November 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Funny thing happened. I hike with snake gaiters. And I had a carabineer hanging on the right side of the one on the right. Somehow it slowly worked its way around my leg, then completely and totally latched both gaiters together while I was hiking. I went […]
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@storydragon Well, this is out-of-the-box, but you could go to https://meet.jit.si, make a random meeting ID then just hang around with that meeting open. Anyone who knows the meeting ID could contact you without having to install any software, register with a service, or create a user name […]
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November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@storydragon Well, this is out-of-the-box, but you could go to https://meet.jit.si, make a random meeting ID then just hang around with that meeting open. Anyone who knows the meeting ID could contact you without having to install any software, register with a service, or create a user name […]
11 miles today, but they were slow miles. Lots of exploring and going off-trail. Remember, this is all "urban hiking" mostly enjoying all the neglected and forgotten areas that bridges cross over and that bike trails pass by. Unfortunately, today's route had […]
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November 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM
11 miles today, but they were slow miles. Lots of exploring and going off-trail. Remember, this is all "urban hiking" mostly enjoying all the neglected and forgotten areas that bridges cross over and that bike trails pass by. Unfortunately, today's route had […]
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Oh, what a nice view, and…
No, I'm not going to just stand on the path and take a picture. I'm going to go be part of that picture. I don't need a path, I just need a vector.
No, I'm not going to just stand on the path and take a picture. I'm going to go be part of that picture. I don't need a path, I just need a vector.
November 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Oh, what a nice view, and…
No, I'm not going to just stand on the path and take a picture. I'm going to go be part of that picture. I don't need a path, I just need a vector.
No, I'm not going to just stand on the path and take a picture. I'm going to go be part of that picture. I don't need a path, I just need a vector.
@mrundkvist Are you old enough to remember having to submit your website to Yahoo so it could be manually reviewed and added to their index? I guess we could have predicted what would happen when Yahoo's manual approach lost out to Google's automated approach.
Google could scale. Yahoo couldn't […]
Google could scale. Yahoo couldn't […]
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November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
@mrundkvist Are you old enough to remember having to submit your website to Yahoo so it could be manually reviewed and added to their index? I guess we could have predicted what would happen when Yahoo's manual approach lost out to Google's automated approach.
Google could scale. Yahoo couldn't […]
Google could scale. Yahoo couldn't […]
My wife was kind enough to drop me off downstream on the other side of the river so I could walk home. That saved me about 7 miles of walking, so I only did 10 miles today.
Today was a day for checking out all the trails I thought would be no fun.
I […]
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Today was a day for checking out all the trails I thought would be no fun.
I […]
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November 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My wife was kind enough to drop me off downstream on the other side of the river so I could walk home. That saved me about 7 miles of walking, so I only did 10 miles today.
Today was a day for checking out all the trails I thought would be no fun.
I […]
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Today was a day for checking out all the trails I thought would be no fun.
I […]
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@jemostrom When you nod off and realize you just clicked something. Oh, yes, I know the feeling.
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
@jemostrom When you nod off and realize you just clicked something. Oh, yes, I know the feeling.
Last weekend's hike where I ended up in a bad spot… Well, when I got out of it, I came out on a trail I'd never been on. So today I went back and explored that new trail and went into an adjacent area with no trails at all. At least this week I didn't have to […]
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October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Last weekend's hike where I ended up in a bad spot… Well, when I got out of it, I came out on a trail I'd never been on. So today I went back and explored that new trail and went into an adjacent area with no trails at all. At least this week I didn't have to […]
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@RationalizedInsanity Okay, that's some serious distance. When I look at most people's hiking posts, they seem to be in the 5-15 Mile range. I can do 30 in one day, but every time I do, I swear I'll never do it again.
45 miles in one day? That's phenomenal.
45 miles in one day? That's phenomenal.
October 26, 2025 at 1:34 AM
@RationalizedInsanity Okay, that's some serious distance. When I look at most people's hiking posts, they seem to be in the 5-15 Mile range. I can do 30 in one day, but every time I do, I swear I'll never do it again.
45 miles in one day? That's phenomenal.
45 miles in one day? That's phenomenal.
Interesting headliner image (no searchable text) I came across while researching alternate part sources for a project. I recall the same thing happening 6 years ago when China started routing packages through Kyrgyzstan.
Reminds me of that old Internet saying […]
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Reminds me of that old Internet saying […]
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October 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Interesting headliner image (no searchable text) I came across while researching alternate part sources for a project. I recall the same thing happening 6 years ago when China started routing packages through Kyrgyzstan.
Reminds me of that old Internet saying […]
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Reminds me of that old Internet saying […]
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@jemostrom But when you ask it, it will tell you how smart you are and how insightful your question was.
I've had good results asking the AI how to use it. Even asking how to ask it.
I've had good results asking the AI how to use it. Even asking how to ask it.
October 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@jemostrom But when you ask it, it will tell you how smart you are and how insightful your question was.
I've had good results asking the AI how to use it. Even asking how to ask it.
I've had good results asking the AI how to use it. Even asking how to ask it.
16 miles today with just over 1800 feet of elevation gain. I intentionally went into a dead-end gulley. What an adventure! I climbed out on soil that barely held my weight, then ended up on hills that were scary steep where one slip would have me rolling down […]
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October 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
16 miles today with just over 1800 feet of elevation gain. I intentionally went into a dead-end gulley. What an adventure! I climbed out on soil that barely held my weight, then ended up on hills that were scary steep where one slip would have me rolling down […]
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@katyswain Ducklings never stop being cute. Just how it is.
October 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@katyswain Ducklings never stop being cute. Just how it is.
Well, I may not be getting as many miles in, but I'm having more fun! Cut my normal 15 mile urban hike down to 10.5 miles due to time constraints. The more I get off the established trails, the slower I get. Worth it. Adventure trumps distance.
This link is […]
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This link is […]
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October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Well, I may not be getting as many miles in, but I'm having more fun! Cut my normal 15 mile urban hike down to 10.5 miles due to time constraints. The more I get off the established trails, the slower I get. Worth it. Adventure trumps distance.
This link is […]
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This link is […]
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@alinagrafik.bsky.social I've never intentionally rubbed it on me, but I walk through fields of the stuff and get it all over my clothes. Maybe I've just been lucky and the next time might be the time I get in trouble 🙄.
October 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
@alinagrafik.bsky.social I've never intentionally rubbed it on me, but I walk through fields of the stuff and get it all over my clothes. Maybe I've just been lucky and the next time might be the time I get in trouble 🙄.