Captain Arlo
@captainarlonj.bsky.social
Stubborn, older middle-aged grump who ironically relishes a good laugh from sharp wit. Enjoys history, podcasts, Britcoms, UK canals, Sci-Fi, tech, and a good meal.
Years ago, neighbors with snowblowers watched me struggle through plow-packed snow by hand. Today, I own one—and when I saw someone struggling, I cleared it in 5 minutes. Not my neighbor, don’t know him or his politics—I just wanted to give the help I wished I’d had. He was incredibly grateful.
December 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Years ago, neighbors with snowblowers watched me struggle through plow-packed snow by hand. Today, I own one—and when I saw someone struggling, I cleared it in 5 minutes. Not my neighbor, don’t know him or his politics—I just wanted to give the help I wished I’d had. He was incredibly grateful.
Wishing all my friends in the UK and Canada a very Happy Boxing Day!
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Wishing all my friends in the UK and Canada a very Happy Boxing Day!
Over Christmas, I’ll watch my favorite specials. Just realized my top 3—Scrooge (Alistair Sim), Blackadder’s Christmas Carol, and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong—are all based on the same story. It only took a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Specials to reveal it to me. 👻
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Over Christmas, I’ll watch my favorite specials. Just realized my top 3—Scrooge (Alistair Sim), Blackadder’s Christmas Carol, and A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong—are all based on the same story. It only took a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Specials to reveal it to me. 👻
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
There’s nothing quite as serene,
As winter’s own first snow scene.
Covering all things in virgin white,
You came while I slept last night.
With your innocence, the memories fly,
Each a snowflake fallen from the sky.
But nostalgia was soon replaced with dread;
As I bundled up to shovel snow instead.
As winter’s own first snow scene.
Covering all things in virgin white,
You came while I slept last night.
With your innocence, the memories fly,
Each a snowflake fallen from the sky.
But nostalgia was soon replaced with dread;
As I bundled up to shovel snow instead.
December 15, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There’s nothing quite as serene,
As winter’s own first snow scene.
Covering all things in virgin white,
You came while I slept last night.
With your innocence, the memories fly,
Each a snowflake fallen from the sky.
But nostalgia was soon replaced with dread;
As I bundled up to shovel snow instead.
As winter’s own first snow scene.
Covering all things in virgin white,
You came while I slept last night.
With your innocence, the memories fly,
Each a snowflake fallen from the sky.
But nostalgia was soon replaced with dread;
As I bundled up to shovel snow instead.
There’s nothing like wriggling on your back under a pre-lit Christmas tree with a voltage tester, hunting for that one bulb nestled deep within the branches that the cat managed to loosen.
December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There’s nothing like wriggling on your back under a pre-lit Christmas tree with a voltage tester, hunting for that one bulb nestled deep within the branches that the cat managed to loosen.
I can’t wait until these incessant political ads stop invading everything.
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I can’t wait until these incessant political ads stop invading everything.
Sorry Microsoft, but I’m not making the leap from Windows 10 to Windows 11 today. I made the jump to Linux ages ago.
October 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sorry Microsoft, but I’m not making the leap from Windows 10 to Windows 11 today. I made the jump to Linux ages ago.
This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to this stage - complete with complimentary tinnitus. 🫨🎶
October 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to this stage - complete with complimentary tinnitus. 🫨🎶
I’m highly insulted. I just got mail from the Division of Aging Services! 😡
September 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I’m highly insulted. I just got mail from the Division of Aging Services! 😡
I remember.
A co-worker and I had traveled to lower Manhattan for training that morning, only to witness this tragedy. Every moment is etched in my memory, and had I made just one choice differently, I might not be here—a thought I carry in memory of those lost that day and those gone afterwards.
A co-worker and I had traveled to lower Manhattan for training that morning, only to witness this tragedy. Every moment is etched in my memory, and had I made just one choice differently, I might not be here—a thought I carry in memory of those lost that day and those gone afterwards.
September 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I remember.
A co-worker and I had traveled to lower Manhattan for training that morning, only to witness this tragedy. Every moment is etched in my memory, and had I made just one choice differently, I might not be here—a thought I carry in memory of those lost that day and those gone afterwards.
A co-worker and I had traveled to lower Manhattan for training that morning, only to witness this tragedy. Every moment is etched in my memory, and had I made just one choice differently, I might not be here—a thought I carry in memory of those lost that day and those gone afterwards.
Although the weather was far from perfect, my wife and I spent yesterday in Cape May.
And no, @noswpod.bsky.social — we didn’t go to the beach. We went as far “down” the shore as “down the shore” gets. 😉😁
And no, @noswpod.bsky.social — we didn’t go to the beach. We went as far “down” the shore as “down the shore” gets. 😉😁
August 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Although the weather was far from perfect, my wife and I spent yesterday in Cape May.
And no, @noswpod.bsky.social — we didn’t go to the beach. We went as far “down” the shore as “down the shore” gets. 😉😁
And no, @noswpod.bsky.social — we didn’t go to the beach. We went as far “down” the shore as “down the shore” gets. 😉😁
Woo-hoo! Made it to round 2! 🤞
God, I hate job interviews. No matter how much I practice, I always think of stuff I should have said afterwards. 🙁
August 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Woo-hoo! Made it to round 2! 🤞
Pedestrian bridge over the Delaware & Raritan Canal behind Colonial Park in Franklin Township, NJ.
August 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Pedestrian bridge over the Delaware & Raritan Canal behind Colonial Park in Franklin Township, NJ.
God, I hate job interviews. No matter how much I practice, I always think of stuff I should have said afterwards. 🙁
August 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
God, I hate job interviews. No matter how much I practice, I always think of stuff I should have said afterwards. 🙁
Goodness, not *another* Amazon Echo notification. Seems as if it has been perpetually lit over the last couple of weeks with either severe thunderstorm, rain, heat, wind or flood warnings.
July 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Goodness, not *another* Amazon Echo notification. Seems as if it has been perpetually lit over the last couple of weeks with either severe thunderstorm, rain, heat, wind or flood warnings.
Can’t catch a break with trees. First, mine were dropping branches in my backyard, now it’s the neighbors. 🙁
July 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Can’t catch a break with trees. First, mine were dropping branches in my backyard, now it’s the neighbors. 🙁
Texted from the doorstep rather than knocking or ringing. I didn’t even know they were out there until someone let them in. Digital laziness at its peak. 😔
June 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Texted from the doorstep rather than knocking or ringing. I didn’t even know they were out there until someone let them in. Digital laziness at its peak. 😔
Totally lucked out taking this picture of the Thunderbirds today. All the other attempts are just clouds. 🤣
May 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Totally lucked out taking this picture of the Thunderbirds today. All the other attempts are just clouds. 🤣
From the Butterfly Room at Hershey Gardens.
May 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From the Butterfly Room at Hershey Gardens.
I wish I had a better phone camera—and my old majestic sycamore back. I’ve lived here across the decades, but never saw this: while mowing the other day, a Bald Eagle perched nearby. If my tall tree were still here, it might’ve chosen that instead.
April 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I wish I had a better phone camera—and my old majestic sycamore back. I’ve lived here across the decades, but never saw this: while mowing the other day, a Bald Eagle perched nearby. If my tall tree were still here, it might’ve chosen that instead.
@jayforeman.bsky.social You may or may not have seen this. If not:
Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map
An incredible live version of the London Underground map promises to make missing the train a thing of the past.
www.dailymail.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@jayforeman.bsky.social You may or may not have seen this. If not:
Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Scientists create a brand new version of the London Underground map www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
A sunny, cloudless blue sky and 70 degrees (22 C). Absolutely perfect. 😊
April 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A sunny, cloudless blue sky and 70 degrees (22 C). Absolutely perfect. 😊
I’m beginning to suspect that our kitten is trying to train me.
April 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I’m beginning to suspect that our kitten is trying to train me.
Planned to resign this year, but my employer shut down first—just before Christmas—keeping me on the "wind-down" crew while making everyone else redundant with no severance.
Yesterday was my last day. After 15 years of being tech-tethered, even on holiday, last night’s unencumbered sleep was bliss.
Yesterday was my last day. After 15 years of being tech-tethered, even on holiday, last night’s unencumbered sleep was bliss.
March 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Planned to resign this year, but my employer shut down first—just before Christmas—keeping me on the "wind-down" crew while making everyone else redundant with no severance.
Yesterday was my last day. After 15 years of being tech-tethered, even on holiday, last night’s unencumbered sleep was bliss.
Yesterday was my last day. After 15 years of being tech-tethered, even on holiday, last night’s unencumbered sleep was bliss.