Dirkbender.bsky.social
@dirkbender.bsky.social
Raised KS Mennonite. NJ, DC, now following UU's 7 principles in Metro ATL
Physically disabled due to Multiple Myeloma lesions in 15 vertebrae + multiple compression fractures. Treatment's kept MM at bay
Believe Barney's got a Colt .38, BTW
Physically disabled due to Multiple Myeloma lesions in 15 vertebrae + multiple compression fractures. Treatment's kept MM at bay
Believe Barney's got a Colt .38, BTW
No Kings day--Suwanee, no idea of the turnout, but at least 500 in this quiet Georgia exurb six miles south of me.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
No Kings day--Suwanee, no idea of the turnout, but at least 500 in this quiet Georgia exurb six miles south of me.
What my daughter dragged home from a recent excursion.
I've many questions, few answers, while trying not to weep for my beloved country.
One thing I know: McDonald's set us on the path of normalizing consumption of animal "nuggets", and they must pay at some point.
I've many questions, few answers, while trying not to weep for my beloved country.
One thing I know: McDonald's set us on the path of normalizing consumption of animal "nuggets", and they must pay at some point.
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What my daughter dragged home from a recent excursion.
I've many questions, few answers, while trying not to weep for my beloved country.
One thing I know: McDonald's set us on the path of normalizing consumption of animal "nuggets", and they must pay at some point.
I've many questions, few answers, while trying not to weep for my beloved country.
One thing I know: McDonald's set us on the path of normalizing consumption of animal "nuggets", and they must pay at some point.
I'm flashing back to a middle school band teacher who drove a Daytona version of that beast.
One of these.
(He kept it parked in a totally illegal spot, on a paved patch next to the building, but I guess nobody ever messed with it.)
One of these.
(He kept it parked in a totally illegal spot, on a paved patch next to the building, but I guess nobody ever messed with it.)
October 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I'm flashing back to a middle school band teacher who drove a Daytona version of that beast.
One of these.
(He kept it parked in a totally illegal spot, on a paved patch next to the building, but I guess nobody ever messed with it.)
One of these.
(He kept it parked in a totally illegal spot, on a paved patch next to the building, but I guess nobody ever messed with it.)
At my local: N Gwinnett Dems, and a Sugar Hill Council aspirant (Samantha #Plovesan) on the mic
We'll turn out for sure in November; only question is if we'll manage to break things.
We'll turn out for sure in November; only question is if we'll manage to break things.
September 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
At my local: N Gwinnett Dems, and a Sugar Hill Council aspirant (Samantha #Plovesan) on the mic
We'll turn out for sure in November; only question is if we'll manage to break things.
We'll turn out for sure in November; only question is if we'll manage to break things.
Not sure who at #CrackerBarrel needs to see this, but I've gone and pulled up an image that might be more to some traditionalists' liking as the company finds a path to a redesigned logo
August 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Not sure who at #CrackerBarrel needs to see this, but I've gone and pulled up an image that might be more to some traditionalists' liking as the company finds a path to a redesigned logo
If I'm ever to be a published #Autopian author, they tell me, I have to know this work backwards, sideways, and frontwards.
I guess it's worth the effort for what could be fame, the respect of fellow feature article authors and a BIG payday worth dozens, perhaps scores, of dollars?
#AP
I guess it's worth the effort for what could be fame, the respect of fellow feature article authors and a BIG payday worth dozens, perhaps scores, of dollars?
#AP
August 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Nothing much at the moment. Meanwhile, doggo depiction to brighten the day back acha.
August 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nothing much at the moment. Meanwhile, doggo depiction to brighten the day back acha.
What legalized sports gambling hath wrought: a quarter of the ESPN screen feeding pitch stats for addicts who bet on individual at-bats
Barely watchable.
#MLB
Barely watchable.
#MLB
June 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
What legalized sports gambling hath wrought: a quarter of the ESPN screen feeding pitch stats for addicts who bet on individual at-bats
Barely watchable.
#MLB
Barely watchable.
#MLB
Among the better signs here in Suwannee, GA
About 1,500 or so turned up so far. I'm pleasantly surprised
About 1,500 or so turned up so far. I'm pleasantly surprised
June 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Among the better signs here in Suwannee, GA
About 1,500 or so turned up so far. I'm pleasantly surprised
About 1,500 or so turned up so far. I'm pleasantly surprised
1) Use a tiny percentage of your inherited wealth to buy the influence of a few elected officials
2) Use a similar percentage to finance a PAC that'll ensure the appointment of a steady supply of right wing judges
3) Profit!
2) Use a similar percentage to finance a PAC that'll ensure the appointment of a steady supply of right wing judges
3) Profit!
June 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
1) Use a tiny percentage of your inherited wealth to buy the influence of a few elected officials
2) Use a similar percentage to finance a PAC that'll ensure the appointment of a steady supply of right wing judges
3) Profit!
2) Use a similar percentage to finance a PAC that'll ensure the appointment of a steady supply of right wing judges
3) Profit!
While I've tried to keep my profile pic & background photo aesthetically clean and non-confrontational while imparting something about my personality, sometimes a graphic comes my transom that's so astute and direct that I question this decision. Such as... 1/2
#ReproductiveChoice #ForcedBirth
#ReproductiveChoice #ForcedBirth
May 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
While I've tried to keep my profile pic & background photo aesthetically clean and non-confrontational while imparting something about my personality, sometimes a graphic comes my transom that's so astute and direct that I question this decision. Such as... 1/2
#ReproductiveChoice #ForcedBirth
#ReproductiveChoice #ForcedBirth
I think "Large Marge" is funnier, but the character from Pee Wee's Big Adventure shouldn't be sullied thus.
#FilmClassics
#FilmClassics
May 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think "Large Marge" is funnier, but the character from Pee Wee's Big Adventure shouldn't be sullied thus.
#FilmClassics
#FilmClassics
OMG. No, it's not from
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social but I bet he wishes it were.
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social but I bet he wishes it were.
January 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
OMG. No, it's not from
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social but I bet he wishes it were.
@nytpitchbot.bsky.social but I bet he wishes it were.
Sooner or later it's going to come to this. They can't simply get away with kidnapping our brothers and sisters.
And if their thugs imagine that everyone guarding houses of worship are committed pacifists, and unarmed, they've clearly never heard of Theo Parker.
#immigation
And if their thugs imagine that everyone guarding houses of worship are committed pacifists, and unarmed, they've clearly never heard of Theo Parker.
#immigation
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Sooner or later it's going to come to this. They can't simply get away with kidnapping our brothers and sisters.
And if their thugs imagine that everyone guarding houses of worship are committed pacifists, and unarmed, they've clearly never heard of Theo Parker.
#immigation
And if their thugs imagine that everyone guarding houses of worship are committed pacifists, and unarmed, they've clearly never heard of Theo Parker.
#immigation
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Always have a backup plan.
November 28, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Always have a backup plan.
Pulled the trigger on this deal, finally. Needed a #basscomboamp and this is about the outer limits of the capacity I'm likely to need.
November 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Pulled the trigger on this deal, finally. Needed a #basscomboamp and this is about the outer limits of the capacity I'm likely to need.
"What are we, chopped liver?"
November 13, 2024 at 8:25 PM
"What are we, chopped liver?"
Ok, if you insist. Doggo, my better half, a racquet and a ball.
October 24, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Ok, if you insist. Doggo, my better half, a racquet and a ball.
I was a *little* earlier to this skeetshow than I'd realized.
September 17, 2024 at 7:38 PM
I was a *little* earlier to this skeetshow than I'd realized.
