Mike Ely
@social.taupehat.com
Technologist, dad, author, ally if you want one. Writing site used to update weekly.
"The limits of what you are willing to imagine are an epitaph you wrote for your […]
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Novel back underway after a couple years hiatus. Currently keeping text offline for reasons - sorry :( But I'll at least try to mention from time to time that I've been making the words.
This stage of my illness can best be described as "The Antibiotic Strikes Back."
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
This stage of my illness can best be described as "The Antibiotic Strikes Back."
Forward this to anyone who is sending the message that this is the moment to start purity-testing everyone into tiny little silos.
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Forward this to anyone who is sending the message that this is the moment to start purity-testing everyone into tiny little silos.
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We got the dog a new bed. #catsofmastodon
January 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM
We got the dog a new bed. #catsofmastodon
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Today it has been a year without David Lynch.
January 17, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Today it has been a year without David Lynch.
Today in "Why I'll be working from the office on Tuesday"
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Today in "Why I'll be working from the office on Tuesday"
I've been horribly ill and my voice is blown out, but I STILL sound healthier than Robert Fucking Kennedy Jr.
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
I've been horribly ill and my voice is blown out, but I STILL sound healthier than Robert Fucking Kennedy Jr.
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Not only do I have a browser tab problem, I have a terminal tab problem:
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Not only do I have a browser tab problem, I have a terminal tab problem:
1275 words. Good enough.
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
1275 words. Good enough.
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For anyone you know who's still using Facebook, Insta, Whatsapp, or Threads...
January 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For anyone you know who's still using Facebook, Insta, Whatsapp, or Threads...
Novel back underway after a couple years hiatus. Currently keeping text offline for reasons - sorry :( But I'll at least try to mention from time to time that I've been making the words.
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Novel back underway after a couple years hiatus. Currently keeping text offline for reasons - sorry :( But I'll at least try to mention from time to time that I've been making the words.
I'll always be amused at the way my #dog behaves when I open the back door for him. He doesn't just run out excitedly - he POUNCES! Absolutely sure that, someday, a bird, squirrel, opossum etc will be just outside that door and he'll GET it.
Optimism is boundless when you're a dog and there's […]
Optimism is boundless when you're a dog and there's […]
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January 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I'll always be amused at the way my #dog behaves when I open the back door for him. He doesn't just run out excitedly - he POUNCES! Absolutely sure that, someday, a bird, squirrel, opossum etc will be just outside that door and he'll GET it.
Optimism is boundless when you're a dog and there's […]
Optimism is boundless when you're a dog and there's […]
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Cartoon by David Horsey | Tribune Content Agency
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Cartoon by David Horsey | Tribune Content Agency
More evidence of how far over the tipping point we've gone. This is really extraordinary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
More evidence of how far over the tipping point we've gone. This is really extraordinary:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckGHaBLSn4
So, fever is definitely a thing of the past now (I should put the thermometer away eh) but the cough is still pretty rough. Also my voice is... well, I sound exactly like Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Dear reader, I do NOT normally sound anything like Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
January 11, 2026 at 9:45 PM
So, fever is definitely a thing of the past now (I should put the thermometer away eh) but the cough is still pretty rough. Also my voice is... well, I sound exactly like Ursula from The Little Mermaid. Dear reader, I do NOT normally sound anything like Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
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Haha I made a similar thing about the American democrats recently, after reading my SMS spam:
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otqxvkccrtrrapsa5up5jpf5/post/3mbod5fc3gc2v
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January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Haha I made a similar thing about the American democrats recently, after reading my SMS spam:
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otqxvkccrtrrapsa5up5jpf5/post/3mbod5fc3gc2v
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:otqxvkccrtrrapsa5up5jpf5/post/3mbod5fc3gc2v
I swear to fucking god, Trump Winsock would be a world of improvement over whatever zoo full of rabid monkeys passes for the Windows 11 networking stack.
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I swear to fucking god, Trump Winsock would be a world of improvement over whatever zoo full of rabid monkeys passes for the Windows 11 networking stack.
Brief health update: after seven days of relentless fever and associated bullshit, I decided it was time for another chat with the doctor. Conversation lasted all of two minutes and went something like this:
Doc: "I'm giving you an antibiotic."
Me: "Aren't you going to do a blood test first to […]
Doc: "I'm giving you an antibiotic."
Me: "Aren't you going to do a blood test first to […]
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January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Brief health update: after seven days of relentless fever and associated bullshit, I decided it was time for another chat with the doctor. Conversation lasted all of two minutes and went something like this:
Doc: "I'm giving you an antibiotic."
Me: "Aren't you going to do a blood test first to […]
Doc: "I'm giving you an antibiotic."
Me: "Aren't you going to do a blood test first to […]
It's been weird (and tremendously painful) to have witnessed all this past week from my bed, terribly ill. Much of the last seven days have been spent either sleeping or laying awake in bed, miserable, without even enough energy to pick up a book and read, just existing. But yeah, I saw the shit […]
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January 10, 2026 at 2:19 AM
It's been weird (and tremendously painful) to have witnessed all this past week from my bed, terribly ill. Much of the last seven days have been spent either sleeping or laying awake in bed, miserable, without even enough energy to pick up a book and read, just existing. But yeah, I saw the shit […]
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I found my hero! 🥰
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 AM
I found my hero! 🥰
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Last year, annoyed that the IRS took away the free file program we had FINALLY gotten into place, I didn't file my federal return. I wasn't worried from a tax liability standpoint and the return wasn't much anyhow so I just thought "What are they gonna do?"
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
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January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Last year, annoyed that the IRS took away the free file program we had FINALLY gotten into place, I didn't file my federal return. I wasn't worried from a tax liability standpoint and the return wasn't much anyhow so I just thought "What are they gonna do?"
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Last year, annoyed that the IRS took away the free file program we had FINALLY gotten into place, I didn't file my federal return. I wasn't worried from a tax liability standpoint and the return wasn't much anyhow so I just thought "What are they gonna do?"
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Original post on social.taupehat.com
social.taupehat.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Last year, annoyed that the IRS took away the free file program we had FINALLY gotten into place, I didn't file my federal return. I wasn't worried from a tax liability standpoint and the return wasn't much anyhow so I just thought "What are they gonna do?"
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Today I got a letter laying out what […]
Whatever this cold bug is that I've got can just fuck right off. Now, please. Started feeling sick on Friday, here's Thursday and I'm still sick. Fever, spiking up over 103 a couple times, deep cough, muscle and joint pain. Fuuuck. I've tested twice for COVID and flu A and B, it ain't it. I'm […]
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January 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Whatever this cold bug is that I've got can just fuck right off. Now, please. Started feeling sick on Friday, here's Thursday and I'm still sick. Fever, spiking up over 103 a couple times, deep cough, muscle and joint pain. Fuuuck. I've tested twice for COVID and flu A and B, it ain't it. I'm […]
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January 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM