Bret
@reddirtcyclone.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Ag Teacher. Coach. Iowa State. Buddy, when you're dead, you're a dead pecker-head. Waylon Forever. Listen to John Prine. Visit National Parks.
"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty." - Aleksandr
Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
September 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty." - Aleksandr
Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
Go watch "One Battle After Another." Great movie.
September 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Go watch "One Battle After Another." Great movie.
Just started rereading this book, no real reason whatsoever...
September 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Just started rereading this book, no real reason whatsoever...
Man, Vincent Van Gogh's Mom took Tylenol while she was pregnant? That's crazy.
September 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Man, Vincent Van Gogh's Mom took Tylenol while she was pregnant? That's crazy.
Never forget that day. Never forget the 2,997. Never stop telling the story. Never stop being thankful for those who risked their lives. Never forget those who continue to die each year from health related causes. Never forget how we all felt united. Never stop loving your fellow man.
September 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Never forget that day. Never forget the 2,997. Never stop telling the story. Never stop being thankful for those who risked their lives. Never forget those who continue to die each year from health related causes. Never forget how we all felt united. Never stop loving your fellow man.
The anti-vaccine crowd hasn't walked through a cemetery that had pre-1940 head stones. They'd learn a whole buch about child mortality if they did that.
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The anti-vaccine crowd hasn't walked through a cemetery that had pre-1940 head stones. They'd learn a whole buch about child mortality if they did that.
This kid turns 11 next week. She's the best dog a guy could ever ask for.
August 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This kid turns 11 next week. She's the best dog a guy could ever ask for.
We are alive in a time when bands like the Red Clay Strays, the Turnpike Troubadours, and Shane Smith and the Saints are making music. How lucky are we?
August 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We are alive in a time when bands like the Red Clay Strays, the Turnpike Troubadours, and Shane Smith and the Saints are making music. How lucky are we?
I am officially Fantasy Football free.
It feels good not to have to care about shit I shouldn't care about.
It feels good not to have to care about shit I shouldn't care about.
August 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I am officially Fantasy Football free.
It feels good not to have to care about shit I shouldn't care about.
It feels good not to have to care about shit I shouldn't care about.
Five straight years seeing and standing by kids from Charles City on the big stage at the National FFA Convention as national finalists. I don't take any of ot for granted. Charles City is a pretty special place.
July 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Five straight years seeing and standing by kids from Charles City on the big stage at the National FFA Convention as national finalists. I don't take any of ot for granted. Charles City is a pretty special place.
If you want to enjoy the lighting bugs, you have deal with a few mosquitos.
July 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
If you want to enjoy the lighting bugs, you have deal with a few mosquitos.
I've been thinking a lot about that guy with his arms crossed as an entire crowd salutes Adolf lately.
July 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I've been thinking a lot about that guy with his arms crossed as an entire crowd salutes Adolf lately.
Mike Lee lost, America won.
Keep up the fight to protect your birthright.
Keep up the fight to protect your birthright.
June 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Mike Lee lost, America won.
Keep up the fight to protect your birthright.
Keep up the fight to protect your birthright.
I bought an electric mower, and I make freeze-dried snacks for my toddler at home. Am I a Hippie?
June 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I bought an electric mower, and I make freeze-dried snacks for my toddler at home. Am I a Hippie?
Iowa State had twice that many this past year. This makes no sense.
I thought you were lying but
June 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Iowa State had twice that many this past year. This makes no sense.
My 2 year old hasn't napped for 3 days in a row....
a man with a beard is making a funny face in front of a house
ALT: a man with a beard is making a funny face in front of a house
media.tenor.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My 2 year old hasn't napped for 3 days in a row....
My house must have a hidden breaker box, because I flipped all of them and the basement lights have not turned off.
June 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My house must have a hidden breaker box, because I flipped all of them and the basement lights have not turned off.
My daughter, seeing Darth Vader on TV and asking "Bad Guy?" turned into a 5-minute one-sided conversation of me explaining how Anakin Skywalker was the chosen one and restored balance to the Force after a slight detour as a "bad guy."
May 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
My daughter, seeing Darth Vader on TV and asking "Bad Guy?" turned into a 5-minute one-sided conversation of me explaining how Anakin Skywalker was the chosen one and restored balance to the Force after a slight detour as a "bad guy."
Grateful that my dog killed a Squirrel in the yard on trash day.
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Grateful that my dog killed a Squirrel in the yard on trash day.
Four years ago today, we were sitting in a hospital room at Mayo waiting on a liver transplant. Today, Anne is doing craft projects with Rylee Jo, who turns two on Friday. How incredibly lucky I am that my wife is still here. Be an organ donor. Save lives. #donatelifemonth #donatelife
April 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Four years ago today, we were sitting in a hospital room at Mayo waiting on a liver transplant. Today, Anne is doing craft projects with Rylee Jo, who turns two on Friday. How incredibly lucky I am that my wife is still here. Be an organ donor. Save lives. #donatelifemonth #donatelife
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For a sincere Catholic, having the frail, elderly Pope drag himself back from the brink of death to summon you to his office for remedial catechism would result in guilt so powerful that they would have to invent new physics to sound its depths.
April 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For a sincere Catholic, having the frail, elderly Pope drag himself back from the brink of death to summon you to his office for remedial catechism would result in guilt so powerful that they would have to invent new physics to sound its depths.
Reposted by Bret
Make it make sense
April 13, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Make it make sense
Listen to the new Turnpike album. It might be their best work since their Self-Titled album 10 years ago.
April 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Listen to the new Turnpike album. It might be their best work since their Self-Titled album 10 years ago.