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Retired bum walking and biking the streets of Carrboro, NC. And sometimes doing the same in Belgium.
While “Atlas” holds up the world, “Catlas” walks around the world.
December 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
While “Atlas” holds up the world, “Catlas” walks around the world.
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Outside in the cold pre-frying fries for tonight (so the smell doesn’t enter the house). You can take the man out of Belgium, but you can’t take Belgium out of the man 🇧🇪🍟 Merry Christmas to all of you 🎁🎄
December 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Outside in the cold pre-frying fries for tonight (so the smell doesn’t enter the house). You can take the man out of Belgium, but you can’t take Belgium out of the man 🇧🇪🍟 Merry Christmas to all of you 🎁🎄
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Fabulous font in Winchester cathedral carved with the legend of St Nicholas - bought from Tournai in the 12th century
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fabulous font in Winchester cathedral carved with the legend of St Nicholas - bought from Tournai in the 12th century
Here’s one repurposed use of old luggage.
December 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Here’s one repurposed use of old luggage.
How do you say, “Dining in Belgium” without saying “Dining in Belgium”?
December 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
How do you say, “Dining in Belgium” without saying “Dining in Belgium”?
I’m waiting to see someone “Moon Walk” on the moving sidewalk here at JFK Terminal 4. That would look awesome!
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I’m waiting to see someone “Moon Walk” on the moving sidewalk here at JFK Terminal 4. That would look awesome!
A “glory” as seen from seat 19B today.
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A “glory” as seen from seat 19B today.
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What about my favorite: Gluhwein ?
Vanillekipferl, too? 🙁
Anstatt zu sinken, ist die Inflation im November wohl leicht gestiegen. Vor allem Energie ist teuer. Auch Vanillekipferl und Kokosbusserl sind heuer kostspielig. Und wie sieht es mit den Preisen für Christbaum, Weihnachtskarpfen und Geschenken aus?
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What about my favorite: Gluhwein ?
Aurora Borealis over North Carolina as seen by my phone’s camera on Wednesday night. My naked eyes saw no such color in the night sky. I just pointed the phone north and blindly snapped.
November 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Aurora Borealis over North Carolina as seen by my phone’s camera on Wednesday night. My naked eyes saw no such color in the night sky. I just pointed the phone north and blindly snapped.
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Frontenac State Park. A good place to be on what's probably the last warm day for a while here in Minnesota. (63 in Red Wing?!?)
November 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Frontenac State Park. A good place to be on what's probably the last warm day for a while here in Minnesota. (63 in Red Wing?!?)
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My tendonitis would like a word.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My tendonitis would like a word.
Yaw String Flying today. The yaw string should be straight back, but for a moment, I was trying trying to snap the photo…
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yaw String Flying today. The yaw string should be straight back, but for a moment, I was trying trying to snap the photo…
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Helmet, lights, wine. Safety first for cycling!
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
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October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Helmet, lights, wine. Safety first for cycling!
If cities enforced illegal parking with the same zeal as the owner of land occupied by Weaver Street Mkt, Carr Mill Mall, and Harris Teeter in Carrboro, NC, that pickup would have been picked up and towed away in about two minutes.
Nice new bus stop on Grand Ave blocked by an entitled driver. No Parking signs mean nothing to guys like this.
October 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If cities enforced illegal parking with the same zeal as the owner of land occupied by Weaver Street Mkt, Carr Mill Mall, and Harris Teeter in Carrboro, NC, that pickup would have been picked up and towed away in about two minutes.
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Somebody piled a bunch of kitten parts in a cup and this is how they landed.
October 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Somebody piled a bunch of kitten parts in a cup and this is how they landed.
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ooh well done
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ooh well done
Beautiful green tree frog greeted me when I uncovered my bike to go grocery shopping.
October 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Beautiful green tree frog greeted me when I uncovered my bike to go grocery shopping.
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Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Cardiff will be the first UK city to introduce a surcharge for oversized SUVs and trucks, "while very large vehicles – those over 3,500kg – will be excluded from residential permits entirely."
Day One: Milling existing pavement.
Day Two: Paving
Day Three: Thermoplastic pavement markings.
Now with a smooth surface, drivers will speed even
Fidelity Street, Carrboro NC.
Day Two: Paving
Day Three: Thermoplastic pavement markings.
Now with a smooth surface, drivers will speed even
Fidelity Street, Carrboro NC.
September 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Day One: Milling existing pavement.
Day Two: Paving
Day Three: Thermoplastic pavement markings.
Now with a smooth surface, drivers will speed even
Fidelity Street, Carrboro NC.
Day Two: Paving
Day Three: Thermoplastic pavement markings.
Now with a smooth surface, drivers will speed even
Fidelity Street, Carrboro NC.
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⚕️ Need to know who should get the flu, COVID-19, and RSV #vaccines this year? With the US #publichealth system in chaos, the Common Health Coalition produced this excellent graphic to help people prepare for the respiratory virus season.
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
⚕️ Need to know who should get the flu, COVID-19, and RSV #vaccines this year? With the US #publichealth system in chaos, the Common Health Coalition produced this excellent graphic to help people prepare for the respiratory virus season.
Does Harris Teeter mean the product is reusable therefore the roll lasts longer, or that there’s more paper on the roll than previous versions?
I hope the latter…
I hope the latter…
September 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Does Harris Teeter mean the product is reusable therefore the roll lasts longer, or that there’s more paper on the roll than previous versions?
I hope the latter…
I hope the latter…
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Installation of bicycle detection at four signalized intersections (W. Main Street at Roberson Street, W. Main Street at N. Greensboro Street, Weaver Street at N. Greensboro Street, and NC Highway 54 at W. Poplar Avenue) will take place in September and October.
🚲 https://monkeylink.co/d62567
🚲 https://monkeylink.co/d62567
September 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Installation of bicycle detection at four signalized intersections (W. Main Street at Roberson Street, W. Main Street at N. Greensboro Street, Weaver Street at N. Greensboro Street, and NC Highway 54 at W. Poplar Avenue) will take place in September and October.
🚲 https://monkeylink.co/d62567
🚲 https://monkeylink.co/d62567