That Harp Guy
@thatharpguy.bsky.social
For over 35 years, Gaffer has been owned by a 26-string Dusty Strings folk harp; Best Friend, Longest Roommate, Harshest Critic. thatharpguy.com
Fort Collins, Colorado
[Photo: Patrick Stephenson, Artwork: August Haynes]
Fort Collins, Colorado
[Photo: Patrick Stephenson, Artwork: August Haynes]
Not my house, but I know my way around.
(Thank you for being a friend.)
(Thank you for being a friend.)
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Not my house, but I know my way around.
(Thank you for being a friend.)
(Thank you for being a friend.)
Now will they believe us that we feel ICE is a threat to our communities?
January 7, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Now will they believe us that we feel ICE is a threat to our communities?
...because Plato also takes down Thrasymachus' notion of "might makes right" and scrubs the floor with it.
That might be another reason the autocrats don't want Plato being taught.
That might be another reason the autocrats don't want Plato being taught.
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
...because Plato also takes down Thrasymachus' notion of "might makes right" and scrubs the floor with it.
That might be another reason the autocrats don't want Plato being taught.
That might be another reason the autocrats don't want Plato being taught.
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Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
January 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.
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SEEKING PARTICIPANTS
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 PM
SEEKING PARTICIPANTS
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
For their MA thesis, my advisee is conducting an oral history on family members of people living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s-90s. They are seeking folks to interview. See the flyer for details.
Wondering if folks can share this with their networks. Thank you!
Nobody else will say it like this, so I suppose I shall; I think we should all be very angry at every charade & con that Mitch McConnell has ever pulled. Not that he started any of "this" himself, necessarily; but he sure has been its highest-ranking =enabler,= since the first (disastrous) go-round.
January 3, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Nobody else will say it like this, so I suppose I shall; I think we should all be very angry at every charade & con that Mitch McConnell has ever pulled. Not that he started any of "this" himself, necessarily; but he sure has been its highest-ranking =enabler,= since the first (disastrous) go-round.
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How to see the first meteor shower of 2026. Look up. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Quadrantids: How to see the first meteor shower of 2026
They'll peak between 3 and 4 January over the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
How to see the first meteor shower of 2026. Look up. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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I have maintained that I don't have jazz. My father suffered from jazz. Here's a couple. #LullabyeOfTheLeaves
Here's an instrumental for comparison (far superior instrumentality than mine):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2V...
And my version, recorded by ShavaSue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reV...
Here's an instrumental for comparison (far superior instrumentality than mine):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2V...
And my version, recorded by ShavaSue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reV...
Lullaby of the Leaves
YouTube video by ShavaSue
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I have maintained that I don't have jazz. My father suffered from jazz. Here's a couple. #LullabyeOfTheLeaves
Here's an instrumental for comparison (far superior instrumentality than mine):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2V...
And my version, recorded by ShavaSue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reV...
Here's an instrumental for comparison (far superior instrumentality than mine):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v2V...
And my version, recorded by ShavaSue:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2reV...
January 2, 2026 at 8:51 AM
My gratitude to @davidbflower.bsky.social , for keeping me current on a lot of these opportunities for beauty, and bringing lovely images to my Bluesky feed.
On 10 January Jupiter will be at its brightest (opposition) for the year. 🔭 🧪
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
My gratitude to @davidbflower.bsky.social , for keeping me current on a lot of these opportunities for beauty, and bringing lovely images to my Bluesky feed.
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Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sitting a stewing in frustration isn't nearly as cathartic as just designing a poster. Let's see how often I remember that in 2026.
"Pale white dot."
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"Pale white dot."
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Your daily fortune:
It's ok to ask for help. Maybe the burrito fairy will finally hear you.
It's ok to ask for help. Maybe the burrito fairy will finally hear you.
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Your daily fortune:
It's ok to ask for help. Maybe the burrito fairy will finally hear you.
It's ok to ask for help. Maybe the burrito fairy will finally hear you.
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After more than 80 years of impeding the migration of salmon, the Bateman Island Causeway at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers is scheduled for removal beginning Dec. 22.
Removal of the Bateman Island Causeway on the Yakima River will fix ‘bottleneck for fish’
After more than 80 years of impeding the migration of salmon, the Bateman Island Causeway at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers is scheduled for removal beginning Dec. 22.
www.columbian.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
After more than 80 years of impeding the migration of salmon, the Bateman Island Causeway at the confluence of the Yakima and Columbia rivers is scheduled for removal beginning Dec. 22.
Merry, merry, quite contrary...
December 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Merry, merry, quite contrary...
I am the Ghost of Christmas Future Pluperfect.
I am here to show you what will have occurred if you were not going to have changed your ways.
I am here to show you what will have occurred if you were not going to have changed your ways.
December 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I am the Ghost of Christmas Future Pluperfect.
I am here to show you what will have occurred if you were not going to have changed your ways.
I am here to show you what will have occurred if you were not going to have changed your ways.
If you've heard Sooj, you know you want this. If you haven't heard Sooj, we'll you take my word for it? This will be great.
1 more seat sold & it’s a coven! 😂🎶🥰 Who’s gonna step up??
Join us New Year’s Day at 2pm CT.
Ginger Doss, Beltana Spellsinger, Krista Chapman Green, Louis Garou, and I are all getting together to perform for y’all on my Bandcamp Live. Please join us!
sjtucker.bandcamp.com/merch/musica...
Join us New Year’s Day at 2pm CT.
Ginger Doss, Beltana Spellsinger, Krista Chapman Green, Louis Garou, and I are all getting together to perform for y’all on my Bandcamp Live. Please join us!
sjtucker.bandcamp.com/merch/musica...
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you've heard Sooj, you know you want this. If you haven't heard Sooj, we'll you take my word for it? This will be great.
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causing Problems on purpose <3
December 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM
causing Problems on purpose <3
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Why are rich people paying trillions for “artificial intelligence?”
I know people who have genuine intelligence. The real deal. None of this fake shit. Give them your money. It’s a better product.
I know people who have genuine intelligence. The real deal. None of this fake shit. Give them your money. It’s a better product.
December 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Why are rich people paying trillions for “artificial intelligence?”
I know people who have genuine intelligence. The real deal. None of this fake shit. Give them your money. It’s a better product.
I know people who have genuine intelligence. The real deal. None of this fake shit. Give them your money. It’s a better product.
Cold and wet and miserable weather calls for barley stew.
On at 1pm, to serve around 8pm. A good long burble. Carrots, celery, marjoram, savory. Looking forward to it.
On at 1pm, to serve around 8pm. A good long burble. Carrots, celery, marjoram, savory. Looking forward to it.
December 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Cold and wet and miserable weather calls for barley stew.
On at 1pm, to serve around 8pm. A good long burble. Carrots, celery, marjoram, savory. Looking forward to it.
On at 1pm, to serve around 8pm. A good long burble. Carrots, celery, marjoram, savory. Looking forward to it.
High winds, and a little rain.
Earlier, the geosmin was lovely.
Now, it's an inversion (likely, another storm) and we're smelling the Greeley Stockyards. Lovely. 🤢
Earlier, the geosmin was lovely.
Now, it's an inversion (likely, another storm) and we're smelling the Greeley Stockyards. Lovely. 🤢
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
High winds, and a little rain.
Earlier, the geosmin was lovely.
Now, it's an inversion (likely, another storm) and we're smelling the Greeley Stockyards. Lovely. 🤢
Earlier, the geosmin was lovely.
Now, it's an inversion (likely, another storm) and we're smelling the Greeley Stockyards. Lovely. 🤢
@tomgauld.bsky.social , as I've oft said before, is a genius.
A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
@tomgauld.bsky.social , as I've oft said before, is a genius.
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The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. n.pr/44WMNiI
Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
n.pr
December 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. n.pr/44WMNiI
Ayup.
December 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ayup.
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🔴⚠️⛈🇺🇸The atmospheric river is still insisting with local rains in the state of #Washington where it released days of heavy rains causing historical #floods and the evacuation of more than 100000 people,as in #Snohomish ⬇️last 24hrs of #GOES18 via @zoom.earth
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
🔴⚠️⛈🇺🇸The atmospheric river is still insisting with local rains in the state of #Washington where it released days of heavy rains causing historical #floods and the evacuation of more than 100000 people,as in #Snohomish ⬇️last 24hrs of #GOES18 via @zoom.earth
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency