Michael Nicolaou
@sawatchertx.bsky.social
Just a middle aged man who likes race cars, cycling, weather, and pets but loves his wife and family more. #SATX
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Michael Nicolaou
@sawatchertx.bsky.social
· Nov 19
a close up of a man 's face with the words inconceivable written on it .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words inconceivable written on it .
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The sheer amount of FAFO we are all about to witness is truly.....
Just thought I'd mention that today is the anniversary of the ratification of the 25th ammendment....... no real reason to bring it up...
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just thought I'd mention that today is the anniversary of the ratification of the 25th ammendment....... no real reason to bring it up...
Me finding out which racing follows like Pokemon and which Pokemon follows like racing was not on my Superbowl BlueSky Bingo card but here we are.....
Arcanine is just an objectively correct choice, good on him
charles leclerc in a pokémon ad, what is happening
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Me finding out which racing follows like Pokemon and which Pokemon follows like racing was not on my Superbowl BlueSky Bingo card but here we are.....
Waiting for someone to scream out 'What's the Texas flag have to do with Bad Bunny" on Facebook
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Waiting for someone to scream out 'What's the Texas flag have to do with Bad Bunny" on Facebook
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Potatoes aren’t very interesting. But potatoes don’t claim they can think for me, or make art for me. Potatoes don’t cater to talentless dullards resentful of anyone who creates something people like. And when potatoes use water we can at least eat them.
More Super Bowl ads about potatoes, please.
More Super Bowl ads about potatoes, please.
Some context from that Lays ad.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
People are very stupid and don’t realize that potato chips are literally made out of potatoes.
That’s why they were parading around a potato in that ad like it’s the fucking Rosetta Stone.
Lay’s revamps to make clear that chips are made from potatoes | Capital Press
Lay's will revamp its brand after 42% of consumers didn't know their potato chips come from potatoes.
capitalpress.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Potatoes aren’t very interesting. But potatoes don’t claim they can think for me, or make art for me. Potatoes don’t cater to talentless dullards resentful of anyone who creates something people like. And when potatoes use water we can at least eat them.
More Super Bowl ads about potatoes, please.
More Super Bowl ads about potatoes, please.
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Lays missed the part where the daughter sells the farm a year later to a Chinese cooperative network disguised as a red hat wearing “patriot” duped into being the face of saving American farms.
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Lays missed the part where the daughter sells the farm a year later to a Chinese cooperative network disguised as a red hat wearing “patriot” duped into being the face of saving American farms.
@akrherz.bsky.social ok, here's a question if you are willing to query the database.
What is the lowest observed dewpoint at KSAT. 21° this afternoon felt Sahara like.
What is the lowest observed dewpoint at KSAT. 21° this afternoon felt Sahara like.
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
@akrherz.bsky.social ok, here's a question if you are willing to query the database.
What is the lowest observed dewpoint at KSAT. 21° this afternoon felt Sahara like.
What is the lowest observed dewpoint at KSAT. 21° this afternoon felt Sahara like.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
While Kevin here is factually not wrong, I don't think he's gonna like the way this new order shakes out.
February 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
While Kevin here is factually not wrong, I don't think he's gonna like the way this new order shakes out.
Very - "there's a cooler with gatorade and some granola bars at mile 32 - if you miss that go ask Farmer John with rusty '78 International Harvester at the gate if you can fill up your bottle at the well" vibe here.
"Professional-grade logistics" my ass, this is logistics on par with your local charity bike ride
January 26, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Very - "there's a cooler with gatorade and some granola bars at mile 32 - if you miss that go ask Farmer John with rusty '78 International Harvester at the gate if you can fill up your bottle at the well" vibe here.
Chip Roy is getting out MAGA'd in a primary here.... he's desperate to get dear leader's blessings again.
Kinda hard to show ID or even talk when the first response is pepper spray and a gang tackle.
Kinda hard to show ID or even talk when the first response is pepper spray and a gang tackle.
Chip Roy: "As someone who carries a weapon in TX, if I'm in front of law enforcement or if I get stopped, I tell them that. I tell them that I've got a concealed carry permit. I show them my ID. I tell them where the weapon is bc that's what we're supposed to do. That's not what I think I saw here"
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Chip Roy is getting out MAGA'd in a primary here.... he's desperate to get dear leader's blessings again.
Kinda hard to show ID or even talk when the first response is pepper spray and a gang tackle.
Kinda hard to show ID or even talk when the first response is pepper spray and a gang tackle.
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I may not have much, but I'll always have more dignity than whatever this is.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Venezuela's Machado says she presented Trump her Nobel Peace Prize to recognize his commitment to her country.
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I may not have much, but I'll always have more dignity than whatever this is.
My brother has been doing this in Chicago for the past several months. Married and father of a 9 year old. This activity should not be a risk to life and limb.
It's worth remembering that a lot of the people out doing ICE observation work are middle-aged moms and dads like the woman who was murdered today.
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
My brother has been doing this in Chicago for the past several months. Married and father of a 9 year old. This activity should not be a risk to life and limb.
The Year Of The Dumpster Fire (2025) could not leave well enough alone. Father has compressional fracture of a vertebrea and son has a stomach bug and I've slept MAYBE 4 hours since Sunday........ I'm not superstitious, but c'mon midnight
December 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Year Of The Dumpster Fire (2025) could not leave well enough alone. Father has compressional fracture of a vertebrea and son has a stomach bug and I've slept MAYBE 4 hours since Sunday........ I'm not superstitious, but c'mon midnight
Timing the mowing of lawn and spreading fertilizer in South Central Texas during a drought is an art form, and I absolutely freaking nailed it this afternoon. Literally tossing weed and feed as the early drops started to fall.
September 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Timing the mowing of lawn and spreading fertilizer in South Central Texas during a drought is an art form, and I absolutely freaking nailed it this afternoon. Literally tossing weed and feed as the early drops started to fall.
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Entry-level meteorologist positions (I think 40 of them) are posted! I promise the NWS is still an amazing place to work and full of wonderful, passionate people. And we are going to need more great people, with all kinds of skill sets.
NWS is hiring! Are you interested in working for an agency that uses science and technology to protect lives and property? Additional mission-critical positions just posted on usajobs.gov, including Meteorologist (1340) openings. Many are great opportunities for first-time hires. More coming soon!
August 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Entry-level meteorologist positions (I think 40 of them) are posted! I promise the NWS is still an amazing place to work and full of wonderful, passionate people. And we are going to need more great people, with all kinds of skill sets.
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This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
Adopt A Station
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July 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This will help you find a public radio or television station that stands to lose 50 percent or more of its revenue:
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Logan is starting the fundraising for this #EagleScout project. He's replacing birdhouses at the Bartlett (TN) Animal Shelter. If you're interested in helping out with any donations, I've left the link below. Feel free to share. #BSA
t.co/R1CLKJ0FFm
t.co/R1CLKJ0FFm
July 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Logan is starting the fundraising for this #EagleScout project. He's replacing birdhouses at the Bartlett (TN) Animal Shelter. If you're interested in helping out with any donations, I've left the link below. Feel free to share. #BSA
t.co/R1CLKJ0FFm
t.co/R1CLKJ0FFm
Le Tour.....more like Le Chaos
July 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Le Tour.....more like Le Chaos
I truly feel for the staff at NWS San Antonio #ewx . They did everything they could leading up to the events of the past 48 hours and continue to do so for the ongoing storms. They do not deserve any arm chair reviews or questions on their readiness or abilities.
July 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I truly feel for the staff at NWS San Antonio #ewx . They did everything they could leading up to the events of the past 48 hours and continue to do so for the ongoing storms. They do not deserve any arm chair reviews or questions on their readiness or abilities.
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A clinical psychologist at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley hopes her research of individuals with autism spectrum disorder provides a better communication pathway between providers, parents, and children.
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July 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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The ultimate play.... Rename it for a Confederate General and THEN field commission the cop to be the ship's commanding officer...
I assume they’ll rename the ship for a Confederate general or a maybe a cop who shot a kid in the back
June 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The ultimate play.... Rename it for a Confederate General and THEN field commission the cop to be the ship's commanding officer...
The basis for the book "Night Of The Twisters" that I read a MILLION times as a child, and unfortunately a REALLY bad movie adaptation with John Schneider...
June 3rd, 1980:
A cyclic supercell spawned a family of seven tornadoes in Grand Island, Nebraska. Four of the tornadoes were significant (F2+). The circulations moved on complex and winding paths, and three of the twsters were anticyclonic. Five people were killed.
A cyclic supercell spawned a family of seven tornadoes in Grand Island, Nebraska. Four of the tornadoes were significant (F2+). The circulations moved on complex and winding paths, and three of the twsters were anticyclonic. Five people were killed.
June 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The basis for the book "Night Of The Twisters" that I read a MILLION times as a child, and unfortunately a REALLY bad movie adaptation with John Schneider...
Heartbreak for RHR
May 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Heartbreak for RHR