Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com
@sosjr.bsky.social
Interests: http://WebSigCleveland.org, Website Design, Cleveland Web & Tech Events, Technology, Backpacking, Cleveland & Akron Cultural Events, Art, Theatre, Healthy Living
Blogging at: https://sosAssociates.com/
Joined Aug 16, 2023.
1st skeet 9/1/2023.
Blogging at: https://sosAssociates.com/
Joined Aug 16, 2023.
1st skeet 9/1/2023.
Pinned
New blog post: My HCM Part 7: 2024 Odyssey from Pain to Recovery
sosassociates.com/blog/2025-12...
I wrote the majority of this in Aug 2024, at a time when there was no guarantee that I would get better
Published today to celebrate the end of the year & 1 year fully recovered - just as I planned!
sosassociates.com/blog/2025-12...
I wrote the majority of this in Aug 2024, at a time when there was no guarantee that I would get better
Published today to celebrate the end of the year & 1 year fully recovered - just as I planned!
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February 1, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Earlier this week, several members of the US Dept. of Homeland Security went into Dayton’s Ponitz Career Technology High School to ask questions about voter registration practices for students
Find our statement, released in partnership w/Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, here: bit.ly/OVRCstatementDayton
Find our statement, released in partnership w/Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, here: bit.ly/OVRCstatementDayton
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Earlier this week, several members of the US Dept. of Homeland Security went into Dayton’s Ponitz Career Technology High School to ask questions about voter registration practices for students
Find our statement, released in partnership w/Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, here: bit.ly/OVRCstatementDayton
Find our statement, released in partnership w/Ohio Voter Rights Coalition, here: bit.ly/OVRCstatementDayton
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I would say “I’ve hiked many, many miles and on the trail I’ve seen people who are very young and very old, gay and straight, male and female and everything in between. Do you love nature? Can you walk or roll? Then you fit in.”
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I would say “I’ve hiked many, many miles and on the trail I’ve seen people who are very young and very old, gay and straight, male and female and everything in between. Do you love nature? Can you walk or roll? Then you fit in.”
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What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone who feels like they don't 'fit in' with the typical hiker demographic?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #BraveTheCDT #OptOutside #InclusiveOutdoors
#ContinentalDivideTrail #BraveTheCDT #OptOutside #InclusiveOutdoors
January 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
What is one piece of advice you’d give to someone who feels like they don't 'fit in' with the typical hiker demographic?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #BraveTheCDT #OptOutside #InclusiveOutdoors
#ContinentalDivideTrail #BraveTheCDT #OptOutside #InclusiveOutdoors
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Walk + bike infrastructure is essential, but the federal programs that fund it are at risk. We organized 1,100+ orgs & officials from all 50 states to send a message to Congress.
Let’s protect these investments so we all have safe routes to walk + bike. Share and learn: KeepAmericaActive.org
Let’s protect these investments so we all have safe routes to walk + bike. Share and learn: KeepAmericaActive.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Walk + bike infrastructure is essential, but the federal programs that fund it are at risk. We organized 1,100+ orgs & officials from all 50 states to send a message to Congress.
Let’s protect these investments so we all have safe routes to walk + bike. Share and learn: KeepAmericaActive.org
Let’s protect these investments so we all have safe routes to walk + bike. Share and learn: KeepAmericaActive.org
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The federal programs that fund America's essential walking and biking infrastructure are at risk. That’s why we joined 1,000+ other leaders, organizations and businesses in sending a message to Congress that our country’s walking and biking infrastructure is essential.
February 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The federal programs that fund America's essential walking and biking infrastructure are at risk. That’s why we joined 1,000+ other leaders, organizations and businesses in sending a message to Congress that our country’s walking and biking infrastructure is essential.
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We're hiring! The Mid-Level Giving Trailblazer Society Manager will execute a mid-level donor program that deepens & enhances donor engagement & experience for the Trailblazer Society. This role is located in DC & is hybrid work eligible.
Apply: https://www.railstotrails.org/about/careers/ #DCjobs
Apply: https://www.railstotrails.org/about/careers/ #DCjobs
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We're hiring! The Mid-Level Giving Trailblazer Society Manager will execute a mid-level donor program that deepens & enhances donor engagement & experience for the Trailblazer Society. This role is located in DC & is hybrid work eligible.
Apply: https://www.railstotrails.org/about/careers/ #DCjobs
Apply: https://www.railstotrails.org/about/careers/ #DCjobs
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Want to speak up for the CDT? In early March, CDTC will head to DC to advocate for the trail, its landscapes, and the communities that love it - and we need your help.
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form at https://cdtcoalition.org/get-involved/actioncenter/ to lend your support!
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form at https://cdtcoalition.org/get-involved/actioncenter/ to lend your support!
February 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Want to speak up for the CDT? In early March, CDTC will head to DC to advocate for the trail, its landscapes, and the communities that love it - and we need your help.
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form at https://cdtcoalition.org/get-involved/actioncenter/ to lend your support!
Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form at https://cdtcoalition.org/get-involved/actioncenter/ to lend your support!
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The 2026 CDT Information Essentials Webinar is here. 🗺️
We're focusing on what is NEW for 2026—including critical Southern Terminus updates—with the rest of the hour for Q&A with our team to get the answers you need.
Register Here: https://ow.ly/eYsE50Y7Urj
We're focusing on what is NEW for 2026—including critical Southern Terminus updates—with the rest of the hour for Q&A with our team to get the answers you need.
Register Here: https://ow.ly/eYsE50Y7Urj
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The 2026 CDT Information Essentials Webinar is here. 🗺️
We're focusing on what is NEW for 2026—including critical Southern Terminus updates—with the rest of the hour for Q&A with our team to get the answers you need.
Register Here: https://ow.ly/eYsE50Y7Urj
We're focusing on what is NEW for 2026—including critical Southern Terminus updates—with the rest of the hour for Q&A with our team to get the answers you need.
Register Here: https://ow.ly/eYsE50Y7Urj
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New Job Opening: CDTC is hiring a Director of Development! 🏔️
Help us protect and complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. We're looking for a leader to head our development team and advance our conservation mission.
Apply by Feb 26: cdtcoalition.org/employment
#CDT #Conservation #Hiring
Help us protect and complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. We're looking for a leader to head our development team and advance our conservation mission.
Apply by Feb 26: cdtcoalition.org/employment
#CDT #Conservation #Hiring
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New Job Opening: CDTC is hiring a Director of Development! 🏔️
Help us protect and complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. We're looking for a leader to head our development team and advance our conservation mission.
Apply by Feb 26: cdtcoalition.org/employment
#CDT #Conservation #Hiring
Help us protect and complete the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail. We're looking for a leader to head our development team and advance our conservation mission.
Apply by Feb 26: cdtcoalition.org/employment
#CDT #Conservation #Hiring
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Old Faithful isn’t the tallest or most powerful geyser on the Divide, but it’s the most reliable. ⏱️
It’s a vital bridge between the rugged #CDT and the public, inspiring stewardship right where the trail meets the boardwalk.
Did you see an eruption on your hike? 🌋
#PlacesOfTheDivide #OldFaithful
It’s a vital bridge between the rugged #CDT and the public, inspiring stewardship right where the trail meets the boardwalk.
Did you see an eruption on your hike? 🌋
#PlacesOfTheDivide #OldFaithful
February 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Old Faithful isn’t the tallest or most powerful geyser on the Divide, but it’s the most reliable. ⏱️
It’s a vital bridge between the rugged #CDT and the public, inspiring stewardship right where the trail meets the boardwalk.
Did you see an eruption on your hike? 🌋
#PlacesOfTheDivide #OldFaithful
It’s a vital bridge between the rugged #CDT and the public, inspiring stewardship right where the trail meets the boardwalk.
Did you see an eruption on your hike? 🌋
#PlacesOfTheDivide #OldFaithful
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When people first hike the CDT, they're often surprised by the diversity of the trail. As the environment changes, we adapt also.
How do you adapt your Leave No Trace practices as you move between the CDT’s different landscapes, like desert and high-alpine?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #LeaveNoTrace
How do you adapt your Leave No Trace practices as you move between the CDT’s different landscapes, like desert and high-alpine?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #LeaveNoTrace
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
When people first hike the CDT, they're often surprised by the diversity of the trail. As the environment changes, we adapt also.
How do you adapt your Leave No Trace practices as you move between the CDT’s different landscapes, like desert and high-alpine?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #LeaveNoTrace
How do you adapt your Leave No Trace practices as you move between the CDT’s different landscapes, like desert and high-alpine?
#ContinentalDivideTrail #LeaveNoTrace
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Are you planning a thru-hike in 2026? Join us for in-person one-day rucks to get ready for your upcoming adventure. Learn from experts, up-level your backpacking skills, and win ultralight gear in our legendary GEAR RAFFLE. Lunch is included.
Space is limited. Buy tickets: www.aldhawest.org/rucks
Space is limited. Buy tickets: www.aldhawest.org/rucks
December 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Are you planning a thru-hike in 2026? Join us for in-person one-day rucks to get ready for your upcoming adventure. Learn from experts, up-level your backpacking skills, and win ultralight gear in our legendary GEAR RAFFLE. Lunch is included.
Space is limited. Buy tickets: www.aldhawest.org/rucks
Space is limited. Buy tickets: www.aldhawest.org/rucks
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We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 12:21 AM
We hope the good people of #SanFrancisco will forgive us for adapting a song about their city in 1967 to address the shocking and tragic events in #Minnesota in recent weeks. This is dedicated to Renée Good and Alex Pretti, and in solidarity. Our version is called "Minnesota" ❤️
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
youtu.be/BRHxXHZmVAM
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Great to speak to The Observer about the moving response we’ve had to our #Minnesota adaptation of the song #SanFrancisco - observer.co.uk/news/nationa... … Trying to get approval to release it. 🤞 #solidarity
English family’s protest song strikes a chord in the US
The Marsh Family from Kent joins Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen in releasingsongs about Minnesota
observer.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Great to speak to The Observer about the moving response we’ve had to our #Minnesota adaptation of the song #SanFrancisco - observer.co.uk/news/nationa... … Trying to get approval to release it. 🤞 #solidarity
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@marshfamilysongs.bsky.social, I am glad to see that your video was posted to YouTube!
youtu.be/YKYHTDCCDQ4?...
I highly recommend everyone not only watch the video, but also read the details in the video description.
"Hitler Was(n't) Socialist" - adaptation of Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights"
youtu.be/YKYHTDCCDQ4?...
I highly recommend everyone not only watch the video, but also read the details in the video description.
"Hitler Was(n't) Socialist" - adaptation of Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights"
February 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
@marshfamilysongs.bsky.social, I am glad to see that your video was posted to YouTube!
youtu.be/YKYHTDCCDQ4?...
I highly recommend everyone not only watch the video, but also read the details in the video description.
"Hitler Was(n't) Socialist" - adaptation of Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights"
youtu.be/YKYHTDCCDQ4?...
I highly recommend everyone not only watch the video, but also read the details in the video description.
"Hitler Was(n't) Socialist" - adaptation of Prokofiev's "Dance of the Knights"
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The @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social video “Hitler Was(n’t) a Socialist” is also on Vimeo.
vimeo.com/1051346301
Please share and read the detailed description Thank you, Marsh Family, for putting this together.
vimeo.com/1051346301
Please share and read the detailed description Thank you, Marsh Family, for putting this together.
“Hitler Was(n’t) a Socialist”
For those interested, we are pasting the YouTube descriptor text and lyrics below - the original was taken down there, allegedly for "Hate Speech" (we…
vimeo.com
February 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
The @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social video “Hitler Was(n’t) a Socialist” is also on Vimeo.
vimeo.com/1051346301
Please share and read the detailed description Thank you, Marsh Family, for putting this together.
vimeo.com/1051346301
Please share and read the detailed description Thank you, Marsh Family, for putting this together.
@ezralevin.bsky.social, I have been re-listening and reposting this tictok video this past month. Thanks for sharing the song.
Well today, I found @shewillhunt.bsky.social full video on YouTube.
She'll Hunt - 🎶"1942"🎶 (Official Music Video)
youtu.be/a8X8TCLY8qk?...
Well today, I found @shewillhunt.bsky.social full video on YouTube.
She'll Hunt - 🎶"1942"🎶 (Official Music Video)
youtu.be/a8X8TCLY8qk?...
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
@ezralevin.bsky.social, I have been re-listening and reposting this tictok video this past month. Thanks for sharing the song.
Well today, I found @shewillhunt.bsky.social full video on YouTube.
She'll Hunt - 🎶"1942"🎶 (Official Music Video)
youtu.be/a8X8TCLY8qk?...
Well today, I found @shewillhunt.bsky.social full video on YouTube.
She'll Hunt - 🎶"1942"🎶 (Official Music Video)
youtu.be/a8X8TCLY8qk?...
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Reposted by Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com
IN CHARGE OF THE COVERUP RIGHT NOW‼️
February 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
IN CHARGE OF THE COVERUP RIGHT NOW‼️
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TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
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I don't know how any parent can read these stories without shaking with rage.
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I don't know how any parent can read these stories without shaking with rage.
YES!!!
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
YES!!!