Tom Bombeardil
@rantipole.bsky.social
Husband. Acupuncturist. Bear. Nerd. Vegan. Pagan. He/him. NJ.
I don't like winter or cold, but most of the warm states are run by Republicans. So there aren't a lot of places I'd be really excited to live in the US.
December 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I don't like winter or cold, but most of the warm states are run by Republicans. So there aren't a lot of places I'd be really excited to live in the US.
Last holiday visitors have left. I'm fighting a cold. Curled up on the couch with tea and a blanket watching "The Empire Strikes Back."
December 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Last holiday visitors have left. I'm fighting a cold. Curled up on the couch with tea and a blanket watching "The Empire Strikes Back."
I would die for this frog.
Northern Forest Rain Frog in all its rotund, and grumpy-faced glory.
#Herpetology #Amphibians #Herping 🐸
#Herpetology #Amphibians #Herping 🐸
December 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I would die for this frog.
I suck as a husband sometimes and don't always read the stuff my hubs writes. So I just caught up with his article celebrating the 75th anniversary of #Peanuts . I may be biased, but I think it's a great look at why the comic got so big.
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
How 'Peanuts' — 75 years old this month — broke the rules
You're in print, Charlie Brown! 'Peanuts,' 75 years old this month, was a groundbreaker
www.northjersey.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I suck as a husband sometimes and don't always read the stuff my hubs writes. So I just caught up with his article celebrating the 75th anniversary of #Peanuts . I may be biased, but I think it's a great look at why the comic got so big.
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
www.northjersey.com/story/entert...
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Archer in the snow. Watercolour. Defending all creatures of good cheer and brotherhood from those who would destroy it. Happy New Year!
December 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Archer in the snow. Watercolour. Defending all creatures of good cheer and brotherhood from those who would destroy it. Happy New Year!
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains.
(I can think of at least four.)
(I can think of at least four.)
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or alice in chains.
(I can think of at least four.)
(I can think of at least four.)
Feeling pretty blue but I've got a cute night shirt and a cat so it could be worse.
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Feeling pretty blue but I've got a cute night shirt and a cat so it could be worse.
Good things still happen. We are still capable of making them happen.
Construction on the nation’s largest #wildlife #overpass is now complete. Although designed for elk and pronghorn, the 200-foot-wide Greenland Wildlife Overpass can provide a safe crossing for a variety of animals and connects nearly 40,000 acres of habitat.
Largest wildlife overpass in North America now ready for use by elk and other critters in Douglas County
The 200-foot-wide Greenland Wildlife Overpass offers a safe crossing for a variety of animals and connects nearly 40,000 acres of habitat on both sides of I-25.
buff.ly
December 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Good things still happen. We are still capable of making them happen.
Tori Amos: 25 times.
What band or artist have you seen more than twice in concert?
December 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Tori Amos: 25 times.
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Be the light you want to see in the world 🔥
October 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Be the light you want to see in the world 🔥
At the doctor's (routine checkup) and this one family has spread out all over the waiting room and they are yelling across the room to communicate. Fucking why? Just why?
December 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
At the doctor's (routine checkup) and this one family has spread out all over the waiting room and they are yelling across the room to communicate. Fucking why? Just why?
Merry Christmas to everyone from Jean-Paul, our holiday tree!
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Merry Christmas to everyone from Jean-Paul, our holiday tree!
My cousin's son is so like me when I was his age. I wonder if my cousin has figured out what that likely means. 🤔😜
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My cousin's son is so like me when I was his age. I wonder if my cousin has figured out what that likely means. 🤔😜
I have eaten so much hummus and vegan cheese spread. Oh and spiced wine. 🥴😴
December 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I have eaten so much hummus and vegan cheese spread. Oh and spiced wine. 🥴😴
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On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
December 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.
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Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
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May Elen of the Ways lead us into a bright and beautiful New Year. Hail! Art by Chesca Potter.
December 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
May Elen of the Ways lead us into a bright and beautiful New Year. Hail! Art by Chesca Potter.
Hmmm. 🤔🫣
Well, a Santa hat and normal clothes. Not a full Santa suit. I don't think anyone wants to see me in *just* a Santa hat. 🤭😉
December 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hmmm. 🤔🫣
My work outfit is on point today Hothy Holidays!
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My work outfit is on point today Hothy Holidays!
Avengers: Brokeback Mountain
Hercule Poirot Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday
December 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Avengers: Brokeback Mountain
One of my Muslim patients asked my recommendations for Christmas movies today. I'm just completely charmed by this. ☺️
December 23, 2025 at 1:59 AM
One of my Muslim patients asked my recommendations for Christmas movies today. I'm just completely charmed by this. ☺️
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Hey, it's my print debut for National Geographic! This fall, I got to accompany folks from the Fort Worth Zoo on an incredible adorable mission: releasing tiny Texas horned lizards to new lives in the Hill Country.
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard adorable enough to survive?
As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide fervor to bring them back.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hey, it's my print debut for National Geographic! This fall, I got to accompany folks from the Fort Worth Zoo on an incredible adorable mission: releasing tiny Texas horned lizards to new lives in the Hill Country.
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
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Send us your Winter Solstice photos and we'll show the best ones on our front page. This one capturing the moment at Stoney Littleton long barrow is by the Strollers Tale zine, more on our page. 1/
December 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Send us your Winter Solstice photos and we'll show the best ones on our front page. This one capturing the moment at Stoney Littleton long barrow is by the Strollers Tale zine, more on our page. 1/
A bright and beautiful Yule to everyone! Bon Hiver! Happy summer to everyone in the southern hemisphere! 🌞❄️
Upon my sickle
I catch the sun
And by my power
I cast it on
Across the sky
The light to bring
To rouse the gods
To send the spring
#WinterSolstice #Solstice #Midwinter #PlaymobilInfestation
I catch the sun
And by my power
I cast it on
Across the sky
The light to bring
To rouse the gods
To send the spring
#WinterSolstice #Solstice #Midwinter #PlaymobilInfestation
December 21, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A bright and beautiful Yule to everyone! Bon Hiver! Happy summer to everyone in the southern hemisphere! 🌞❄️
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IT'S TIME FOLKS!
SOLSTICE IS ALMOST HERE!
EVERYONE is invited to our annual Solstice Toast:
Dec. 21, 2025 - 10 am PST
Toast on the dot - then post a pic of you & your beverage OR just your beverage OR just post a hearty "Sláinte " as we wave buhbye! to the ever darkening days! #SolsticeToast
SOLSTICE IS ALMOST HERE!
EVERYONE is invited to our annual Solstice Toast:
Dec. 21, 2025 - 10 am PST
Toast on the dot - then post a pic of you & your beverage OR just your beverage OR just post a hearty "Sláinte " as we wave buhbye! to the ever darkening days! #SolsticeToast
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
IT'S TIME FOLKS!
SOLSTICE IS ALMOST HERE!
EVERYONE is invited to our annual Solstice Toast:
Dec. 21, 2025 - 10 am PST
Toast on the dot - then post a pic of you & your beverage OR just your beverage OR just post a hearty "Sláinte " as we wave buhbye! to the ever darkening days! #SolsticeToast
SOLSTICE IS ALMOST HERE!
EVERYONE is invited to our annual Solstice Toast:
Dec. 21, 2025 - 10 am PST
Toast on the dot - then post a pic of you & your beverage OR just your beverage OR just post a hearty "Sláinte " as we wave buhbye! to the ever darkening days! #SolsticeToast