mikehallden.bsky.social
@mikehallden.bsky.social
Aka "Dr. Gitpaws" which is a tongue-in-cheek amalgam of my love for Science, guitar, and dogs, cats, and assorted critters. Yes I do have a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (Ohio State, 1979).
Currently owned and being trained by Scooter, the semi-feral cat.
Currently owned and being trained by Scooter, the semi-feral cat.
Scooter and the Squirrels:
Short chase and happy cat wiggles...
Short chase and happy cat wiggles...
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Scooter and the Squirrels:
Short chase and happy cat wiggles...
Short chase and happy cat wiggles...
Reposted by mikehallden.bsky.social
To be clear: the American president doesn’t declare war, Congress does, and the fact that the administration left Congress completely out of the decision to invade Venezuela is a real problem.
youtu.be/vxFTKlah9uE
youtu.be/vxFTKlah9uE
America ATTACKS Venezuela
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
To be clear: the American president doesn’t declare war, Congress does, and the fact that the administration left Congress completely out of the decision to invade Venezuela is a real problem.
youtu.be/vxFTKlah9uE
youtu.be/vxFTKlah9uE
Since it's Caturday: Here is Jungle Scooter in his Jungle!
Living in the moment! Here's Scooter pretending he is Lion in the Jungle...
January 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Since it's Caturday: Here is Jungle Scooter in his Jungle!
The size of this drone fireworks show!
Video from October 2025 - New Guinness World Record in Liu Yang HuNan in China for The Next Level of Drone Fireworks Shows
January 1, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The size of this drone fireworks show!
For the Scooter fans:
Alright, a quick one. Scooter pounces. Rocky the Squirrel darts right up the tree (then sits on the 2nd branch up on the right). The end...😄😉
Alright, a quick one. Scooter pounces. Rocky the Squirrel darts right up the tree (then sits on the 2nd branch up on the right). The end...😄😉
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For the Scooter fans:
Alright, a quick one. Scooter pounces. Rocky the Squirrel darts right up the tree (then sits on the 2nd branch up on the right). The end...😄😉
Alright, a quick one. Scooter pounces. Rocky the Squirrel darts right up the tree (then sits on the 2nd branch up on the right). The end...😄😉
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 and Seasons Greetings! Also, happy longer days ahead!
Scooter says YAY and why is everyone making food and not giving it to me!
Scooter says YAY and why is everyone making food and not giving it to me!
December 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 and Seasons Greetings! Also, happy longer days ahead!
Scooter says YAY and why is everyone making food and not giving it to me!
Scooter says YAY and why is everyone making food and not giving it to me!
I have always been a suckered for the hammered dulcimer sound...
Jerry Read Smith & Tom Fellenbaum – The Dream (US, Ambient/Folk) (1981) Ambiental reverie for Hammered Dulcimer and Bouzouki, played and composed by these Appalachian instrument makers.
https://redd.it/v114bf
https://youtu.be/ulvUYRCBpJQ
https://redd.it/v114bf
https://youtu.be/ulvUYRCBpJQ
Jerry Read Smith & Tom Fellenbaum – The Dream (US, Ambient/Folk) (1981) Ambiental reverie for Hammered Dulcimer and Bouzouki, played and composed by these Appalachian instrument makers.
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I have always been a suckered for the hammered dulcimer sound...
And now for something completely different. This is one of my favorite classic blues songs: The Hesitation Blues.
youtu.be/I-gq3pYlyJY?...
youtu.be/I-gq3pYlyJY?...
Brendan Power & Andrew White - Hesitation Blues
YouTube video by Candyrat Records
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And now for something completely different. This is one of my favorite classic blues songs: The Hesitation Blues.
youtu.be/I-gq3pYlyJY?...
youtu.be/I-gq3pYlyJY?...
Scooter says "Good Morning,
and Lotsa Love! Now where's my food?"
and Lotsa Love! Now where's my food?"
December 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Scooter says "Good Morning,
and Lotsa Love! Now where's my food?"
and Lotsa Love! Now where's my food?"
If you are having a hard time following all of the twists and turns in the House and Senate over the status of Healthcare, this is a good encapsulation of the current story: by Leah McCallum, aka Politics Girl (2:44).
Test: I know this is from X, but see if you can see it!
x.com/i/status/200...
Test: I know this is from X, but see if you can see it!
x.com/i/status/200...
PoliticsGirl on X: "What are we doing here Mike? https://t.co/ArLF9gRKZP" / X
What are we doing here Mike? https://t.co/ArLF9gRKZP
x.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If you are having a hard time following all of the twists and turns in the House and Senate over the status of Healthcare, this is a good encapsulation of the current story: by Leah McCallum, aka Politics Girl (2:44).
Test: I know this is from X, but see if you can see it!
x.com/i/status/200...
Test: I know this is from X, but see if you can see it!
x.com/i/status/200...
This piece today talks about how Canada has been invited to join "SAFE," basically the new name for the organization of the willing (European part of NATO). Check this out. It's from the Canadian point of view, but very interesting. 12:58.
Also, happy snow day...🙂
youtu.be/dLZeJ1nyosY?...
Also, happy snow day...🙂
youtu.be/dLZeJ1nyosY?...
BREAKING: Canada Just Signed a Deal No One Predicted!
YouTube video by Capital Briefs
youtu.be
December 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This piece today talks about how Canada has been invited to join "SAFE," basically the new name for the organization of the willing (European part of NATO). Check this out. It's from the Canadian point of view, but very interesting. 12:58.
Also, happy snow day...🙂
youtu.be/dLZeJ1nyosY?...
Also, happy snow day...🙂
youtu.be/dLZeJ1nyosY?...
Scooter and the Squirrels - Part 5. As Pete said, I've created a monster...
Meanwhile, back at the crazy farm: Scooter and Squirrel Part 5: As Pete said, I've created a monster...
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Scooter and the Squirrels - Part 5. As Pete said, I've created a monster...
Whelp, I finally hit one decent weather day, so I finally cut down that dead Colorado Blue Spruce in my back yard. A Poulan 18" chain saw makes fairly quick work of it, as the light is fading. Scooter was impressed . 🐈 😻
Next, to clean up and get some dinner. It's getting cold!
Next, to clean up and get some dinner. It's getting cold!
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Whelp, I finally hit one decent weather day, so I finally cut down that dead Colorado Blue Spruce in my back yard. A Poulan 18" chain saw makes fairly quick work of it, as the light is fading. Scooter was impressed . 🐈 😻
Next, to clean up and get some dinner. It's getting cold!
Next, to clean up and get some dinner. It's getting cold!
Nicely done! I present to you Trump Van Winkle...
And as the legend goes, he'll be sleeping for the next 20 years -which is probably the greatest Christmas gift any of us has ever, and will ever receive.
#DonaldTrump
#DonaldTrump
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Nicely done! I present to you Trump Van Winkle...
No comment! 😄😉
Except for prepare for chaos!
Except for prepare for chaos!
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
No comment! 😄😉
Except for prepare for chaos!
Except for prepare for chaos!
I had to laugh tonight. I was making dinner and had stopped the TV on the pre intro for Nichole Wallace's show and it was freeze framed on Alex Witt and Emily Bazelon, who both happened to look like I felt. This last week was a hell of a decade!
Poor, poor, pitiful us!
Portrait of Anguish!
Poor, poor, pitiful us!
Portrait of Anguish!
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I had to laugh tonight. I was making dinner and had stopped the TV on the pre intro for Nichole Wallace's show and it was freeze framed on Alex Witt and Emily Bazelon, who both happened to look like I felt. This last week was a hell of a decade!
Poor, poor, pitiful us!
Portrait of Anguish!
Poor, poor, pitiful us!
Portrait of Anguish!
Scooter, being Scooter outside today (11/21/25)
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Scooter, being Scooter outside today (11/21/25)
Scooter: 2023.
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Scooter: 2023.
Hi Scooter! It's "Scooter the cat in the marigolds. End of the season..."
Right before the first frost.
Right before the first frost.
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Hi Scooter! It's "Scooter the cat in the marigolds. End of the season..."
Right before the first frost.
Right before the first frost.
Part V of Scooter vs. the laughing squirrel... The Squirrel is curious that Scooter appears to be playing...
Sorry, it's hard to see the squirrels due to the sun glare and their lack of motion...
Sorry, it's hard to see the squirrels due to the sun glare and their lack of motion...
October 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Part V of Scooter vs. the laughing squirrel... The Squirrel is curious that Scooter appears to be playing...
Sorry, it's hard to see the squirrels due to the sun glare and their lack of motion...
Sorry, it's hard to see the squirrels due to the sun glare and their lack of motion...
Whelp, beginning to lift out the Canna lilies and over winter the corms, but the Cleomes are getting huge now too. The humming birds are gone, and the Canada geese are preparing to head south for the winter.
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Whelp, beginning to lift out the Canna lilies and over winter the corms, but the Cleomes are getting huge now too. The humming birds are gone, and the Canada geese are preparing to head south for the winter.
Why am I so hungry all of a sudden? Oh yes, it's the infernal cold coming in..
Well the evening Snack Rabbit says it's OK to have a snack, so who am I to argue😉👍
Well the evening Snack Rabbit says it's OK to have a snack, so who am I to argue😉👍
October 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Why am I so hungry all of a sudden? Oh yes, it's the infernal cold coming in..
Well the evening Snack Rabbit says it's OK to have a snack, so who am I to argue😉👍
Well the evening Snack Rabbit says it's OK to have a snack, so who am I to argue😉👍
Your morning Scooter.
Me: Look at all the leaves that blew in. Hey, Buddy! How ya doin'!?
Me: Look at all the leaves that blew in. Hey, Buddy! How ya doin'!?
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Your morning Scooter.
Me: Look at all the leaves that blew in. Hey, Buddy! How ya doin'!?
Me: Look at all the leaves that blew in. Hey, Buddy! How ya doin'!?
Scooter has a big white and tan heart on his tummy. Doncha, Scooter...
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Scooter has a big white and tan heart on his tummy. Doncha, Scooter...