Big Daddy Dave
@iamdavidmanning.bsky.social
Official account of some guy pontificating from the Midwest. Here for the conversation. All views are my own. 📷 🎸 🤘🏻 🖖🏻
Happy Independence Day!
On this July 4th, I am reminded that freedom, liberty, and justice for all peoples was never handed down. From our country’s founding, it had to be debated, argued for, fought for, and agonizingly passed into law - piecemeal - phased in one group at a time.
On this July 4th, I am reminded that freedom, liberty, and justice for all peoples was never handed down. From our country’s founding, it had to be debated, argued for, fought for, and agonizingly passed into law - piecemeal - phased in one group at a time.
July 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Happy Independence Day!
On this July 4th, I am reminded that freedom, liberty, and justice for all peoples was never handed down. From our country’s founding, it had to be debated, argued for, fought for, and agonizingly passed into law - piecemeal - phased in one group at a time.
On this July 4th, I am reminded that freedom, liberty, and justice for all peoples was never handed down. From our country’s founding, it had to be debated, argued for, fought for, and agonizingly passed into law - piecemeal - phased in one group at a time.
Just having a little fun trying to learn traditional / pinup style while appreciating one Mr. Nelson.
#williesbest #willienelson
#williesbest #willienelson
June 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Just having a little fun trying to learn traditional / pinup style while appreciating one Mr. Nelson.
#williesbest #willienelson
#williesbest #willienelson
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Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning was fantastic and the airplane stunt was crazy! Saw it Sunday in IMAX with my daughters after a run through of Fallout and Dead Reckoning on Saturday. The girls loved it, but my 11 yr old says Ghost Protocol is still her favorite. Can't say I blame her.
May 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning was fantastic and the airplane stunt was crazy! Saw it Sunday in IMAX with my daughters after a run through of Fallout and Dead Reckoning on Saturday. The girls loved it, but my 11 yr old says Ghost Protocol is still her favorite. Can't say I blame her.
When “doing your own research,” it’s important to reference reliable sources, like the scientists that put in years of objective research and study.
#RFKJR #Vaccines
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#RFKJR #Vaccines
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Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shows the fallacy of ‘doing your own research’
Has he even looked into the origins of the phrase?
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May 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
When “doing your own research,” it’s important to reference reliable sources, like the scientists that put in years of objective research and study.
#RFKJR #Vaccines
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#RFKJR #Vaccines
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"One year from now, you'll either be complaining that you never got started or celebrating all that you've done. The choice is yours."
- Sahil Bloom
- Sahil Bloom
May 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"One year from now, you'll either be complaining that you never got started or celebrating all that you've done. The choice is yours."
- Sahil Bloom
- Sahil Bloom
Write on the nice stationery and in the nice notebook too.
One of the most important life lessons I've encountered so far is that you should use the nice things, rather than save them for special occasions that may never come.
You want a fountain pen but don't think you write neatly enough? Sod it, get the fountain pen, take joy in using it!
You want a fountain pen but don't think you write neatly enough? Sod it, get the fountain pen, take joy in using it!
May 13, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Write on the nice stationery and in the nice notebook too.
Duh. The answer is ‘yes,’ Gen X is cooler.
Hear Me Out: What If Gen Xers Are Actually the Cool Ones? - @vogue.globo.com.web.brid.gy
Hear Me Out: What If Gen Xers Are Actually the Cool Ones? - @vogue.globo.com.web.brid.gy
May 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Duh. The answer is ‘yes,’ Gen X is cooler.
Hear Me Out: What If Gen Xers Are Actually the Cool Ones? - @vogue.globo.com.web.brid.gy
Hear Me Out: What If Gen Xers Are Actually the Cool Ones? - @vogue.globo.com.web.brid.gy
My wife and I were just joking: The reason new Pope Leo XIV took so long to come out was because he wanted to wait until his Chicago time zone peeps were on their lunch break so they could all see.
Makes sense to me.
#newpope
Makes sense to me.
#newpope
May 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My wife and I were just joking: The reason new Pope Leo XIV took so long to come out was because he wanted to wait until his Chicago time zone peeps were on their lunch break so they could all see.
Makes sense to me.
#newpope
Makes sense to me.
#newpope
In work & in life, things will go wrong, you'll mess up & you'll have setbacks. The temptation is to beat yourself up over these things, but that will only hold you back. Instead, treat setbacks as part of the process and take action on the next best step. Focus on forward.
May 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In work & in life, things will go wrong, you'll mess up & you'll have setbacks. The temptation is to beat yourself up over these things, but that will only hold you back. Instead, treat setbacks as part of the process and take action on the next best step. Focus on forward.
"...while there is much we need to learn about autism and its causes, there is an enormous body of research that Kennedy seems intent on ignoring."
{Shared as a gift article.} wapo.st/4iGVBgK
#Autism #AutismAwareness #RFKJR
{Shared as a gift article.} wapo.st/4iGVBgK
#Autism #AutismAwareness #RFKJR
Opinion | What Kennedy gets wrong about autism’s causes
We already know a lot about the disorder and why its prevalence has increased.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"...while there is much we need to learn about autism and its causes, there is an enormous body of research that Kennedy seems intent on ignoring."
{Shared as a gift article.} wapo.st/4iGVBgK
#Autism #AutismAwareness #RFKJR
{Shared as a gift article.} wapo.st/4iGVBgK
#Autism #AutismAwareness #RFKJR
If you’re not embarrassing your 11 year old by randomly breaking out in goofy dance to “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” what kind of dad are you really?
April 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
If you’re not embarrassing your 11 year old by randomly breaking out in goofy dance to “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” what kind of dad are you really?
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My daughter is into this, and I think I might have to give it a try. We’re going to a stationery show in March. Might be a good opportunity to pick up some supplies.
While scrapbooking might involve purchasing sticker kits and ornately decorated paper for a specific occasion, junk journaling emphasizes the use of found and recycled materials: a sticker from a fruit, a pamphlet picked up at a museum, a piece of product packaging that’s too pretty to discard.
In a chronically online world, people are finding respite in ‘junk journaling’ | CNN
A freeform hybrid of collage, scrapbooking and traditional journaling, the creative hobby is having a moment right now.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
My daughter is into this, and I think I might have to give it a try. We’re going to a stationery show in March. Might be a good opportunity to pick up some supplies.
"Home cooked food strengthens our bonds when we are together, keeps us connected when we are apart, and sustains the memory of us when we have passed away."
- Stanley Tucci
@stanleytucci1.bsky.social
- Stanley Tucci
@stanleytucci1.bsky.social
December 30, 2024 at 12:15 AM
"Home cooked food strengthens our bonds when we are together, keeps us connected when we are apart, and sustains the memory of us when we have passed away."
- Stanley Tucci
@stanleytucci1.bsky.social
- Stanley Tucci
@stanleytucci1.bsky.social
Grandma Manning’s peanut butter blossoms. ❤️🎄
December 23, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Grandma Manning’s peanut butter blossoms. ❤️🎄
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A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...
November 30, 2024 at 1:44 PM
A personal favorite. The older I get, the more poignant it becomes...
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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: a great poem for troubled time...