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James Phelps
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I am a 68 year old male living in Central California. My interests include reading, writing, music (listening), film, being an LBGTQIA+ ally, social media that helps us all connect on our own terms.
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Attached: 4 images Month after month, nearly every day, I’ve been posting pictures and words. For the month of May, I’m giving myself, and you, a respite. After that? Well, who knows. I do know that ...
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April 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Attached: 4 images I received my first paper issue of The Onion. I decided that I really wanted to support their valuable style of “journalism.” I have to say that reading the front page felt, in bot...
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April 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Attached: 3 images Joanne and I visited our favorite road cafe yesterday—cheeseburgers all around—and I got the shot of the garden patio. Today would be a great day to eat on that patio as it’s wonde...
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April 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Attached: 1 image My health journey began with three simple changes: walking two miles daily, limiting myself to two meals with no snacking, and incorporating whole foods with more plant-based protei...
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April 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Attached: 3 images A morning that can’t help but cause thoughts of atmosphere. It’s an impactful word. If you’re my age and of a similar demographic, you might have stayed up past bedtime to watch T...
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April 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Attached: 2 images Fantasizing About the World To begin with, I recognize that people have valid concerns about issues that are important to them, and that finding a balance between differing viewpo...
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April 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Attached: 2 images That one photo brings to mind that the day is pregnant with possibilities. But I must make it so.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #Monterey #MorningWalk #Possibility #Intention #Opportunity #Circ...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Attached: 2 images Hate has never dispelled hate. Only love dispels hate. This is an “ancient and inexhaustible” law. Why would anyone quarrel knowing these truths? What motivates so many to ignore “...
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April 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Attached: 4 images Snapshots of my overcast morning. Overcast is not a word to be taken lightly. Oh, you disagree? Well, ok then. #Monterey #MorningWalk #Overcast
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April 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Attached: 1 image Since it is Monday, one of two weekly meditation days, I thought I’d reflect on what I receive from my practice. In times of political turbulence, a Zen practice offers a sanctuary...
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April 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Attached: 4 images More Easter Day photos.
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April 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Attached: 4 images I work. I eat. I read. I write. I walk. I photograph. I think (not so much, actually). I meditate (a little bit, actually). I take stock (as I’m doing now)—this is shaping up to be...
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April 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Attached: 4 images The predictive text game! Here’s what my predictive text suggests as the most likely continuation of the phrase: I feel bad for those harmed by Trump’s policies, but… “…but I als...
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April 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Attached: 3 images I walked and walked this morning. Someone needs to do it. I also engaged in deep thought. I’m an amateur at that. For too long, I’ve kept my head down trying to avoid my own critic...
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April 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Attached: 4 images I occasionally encounter pedestrians while driving who remind me of Mad Magazine illustrations. I wonder if this is some obscure cosplay or simply the natural state of the world. D...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Attached: 3 images Is Hump Day still a thing for you? Originating in the 1960s, office workers coined this phrase to mark the halfway point of the workweek. On Wednesdays, some people treat themselve...
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April 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Bisti Badlands Rock Formations, White Mesa, NM. #Photography #Naturephotography #Desert #Newmexico
April 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Sunday's sunset.
A lacy screen of tree branches in front of a sky with sunset color and clouds.
April 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Today is the 44th anniversary of R.E.M.’s trip to Winston-Salem to record 3 songs with young producer Mitch Easter: Radio Free Europe, Sitting Still & Wh. Tornado at Drive-in Studio. It was released on Hib-Tone Records 3 months later & things were off & running! Read more:

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Golden Hour
Haystack Rock
Cannon Beach
Oregon

As the first light of morning spills across the Oregon coast, Haystack Rock on Cannon Beach emerges from the mist like a sleeping giant bathed in gold. The morning sun casts a warm, honeyed glow on its rugged surface.

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April 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Attached: 3 images Remember that beloved yellow-bordered magazine that graced coffee tables and doctor’s waiting rooms across America? For generations of readers, Reader’s Digest “Word Power” was lik...
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April 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Attached: 3 images Fog reminds one of what? First off my head is “The Hound of the Baskervilles.” Then, the fog of war. The coffee we often drink is called Fog Chaser; presumably it’s San Francisco f...
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April 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Attached: 4 images Shows like Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones, Maury, and The Montel Williams Show thrived on controversy, with guests airing their dirty laundry, fighting with each other, and engaging i...
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April 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Attached: 1 image We saw Tom this morning, who was out with his new shelter rescue, Charlie—a spirited young Labrador with no concept of leash etiquette. The untrained pup zigzagged relentlessly, yan...
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April 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Attached: 2 images I listened to an interview of Christopher Rufo on The Daily this morning. The impression I got of Rufo is of an extreme right-wing ideologue who’s drunk on power. He actually giggl...
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April 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM