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Why Am I Not In Italy?
@graymanstole.bsky.social
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Sono vecchio, grasso, e lento.

I also need another tattoo. Or piercing. Or both.
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Mikko hopes everyone had a great #Caturday except for the squirrel she is watching so intently. That thing is lucky it’s on *that* side of the glass door.
Black cat with red collar staring intensely out the sliding door
December 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Hard to get in the #HolidaySpirit when there are so many families torn apart by this administration. Add on to that so many more facing the loss of their healthcare as subsidies expire. Not sure about you, but I’d rather my #taxes be used to help people, not corporations.
December 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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#NotreDame vs #Pitt today. Put another way, my favorite and second favorite college teams going head to head. I want both of them to come out victorious for different reasons. Irish to stay in playoffs and Pitt to remain in #Top25.
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Disappointed in my senator today. Not a fan of doing my essential job without pay but at least I felt like I was doing it so millions of other people didn't lose access to affordable health care. This 'compromise' for a future vote which could easily be ignored by the House feels like a betrayal.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Wordle 1,603 1/6

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Should probably just go back to bed, the day can only go downhill from here. #wordle
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Homemade #gluten-free orange chicken with white rice for dinner while I watch playoff MLS match. Let’s go #NYCFC #COYBIB
Clear blue bowl filled halfway with white steamed rice topped with homemade orange chicken with sauce, sesame seeds, and chopped green onion
November 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Today is my #Birthday.

Last year I spent it in #Italy, wandering the streets of #Parma. This year, due to the uncertainty surrounding the government shutdown I am spending it wondering if I have enough in savings should it go on for an extended period of time.

Stay safe my friends.
October 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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A long (long long) time ago I began reading books in a series by #TerryPratchett called #Discworld. I read, physical books, up to the 8th book (Guards! Guards!) before life and the military got in the way. I just started listening to them again, and have just finished 'Eric'. Looking forward to more
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Wordle 1,508 2/6

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This will, unfortunately, likely be the highlight of my day. #wordle
August 5, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Daughter and I are completing our #Baseball Cycle at Nationals Park to watch my #CincinnatiReds play the nats. Single (A) - Double (AA) - Triple (AAA) - HR (MLB) Complete. Will have to think of new challenge for next year.
July 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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This Tulip-Tree Beauty #Moth taking refuge from the rain under my deck this morning.
Tulip-tree Beauty Moth
July 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Goodbye #Boston. Until next time, keep yourselves safe and learn to freaking drive!!

Kidding. I know at least one of those is impossible.
July 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Good morning #Boston. If I weren’t so busy today I’d go catch a #baseball game at #fenway.
Overcast early morning sky in Boston. Large-ish building to the left of the picture and slightly shorter building directly in front of view. Beyond buildings the streets stretch towards the water and docks in the distance. Many other buildings sit beneath the gray sky with bits of sunlight peaking out between the clouds.
July 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Wordle 1,469 2/6

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Not often, but every once in a while I get pretty lucky.
June 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Leg three of our #baseball cycle took us to Norfolk to watch the #TripleA #NorfolkTides play against the #NashvilleSound. Only a slight smattering of rain got through a lot of Virginia saw heavy storms. Nashville won the game but was still a great evening fire baseball. Traffic was bad getting there
Outside Harbor Park Stadium in Norfolk, VA. Street car tracks in the foreground with the stadiums large arched entryway set against a blue sky with some slightly dark clouds above. “Harbor Park” is etched in the stone at the top of the archway. Crowds of people are going in the entrance and a few vehicles are on the roads in front of the stadium. My daughter and I sitting in our seats. I am wearing a green Norfolk Tides baseball cap with their seahorse logo and sunglasses. I have a beard with darker sides and a wide stripe of white hair running down my chin. I am also wearing a grayish Fredericksburg Nationals tshirt. My daughter has dark brown hair tied back. She is wearing glasses, a white Fredericksburg nationals baseball jersey open in front over a black shirt. We are both smiling at the camera. A view of the stands stretching down the third base line. Some fans are seated though most of the seats remain empty. Dark clouds in the distance threaten rain. The left side of the photo shows vendors and people walking along the concourse View of the field during the game. The Norfolk Tides are in the field and the Nashville Sounds are at bat. View shows most of the field and players in the distance and fans in their seats in the foreground. Scoreboards and lights in left field are illuminated and dark clouds in the distance complete the scene.
June 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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This Friday will be leg 3 of my daughter and I doing a #baseball cycle:
1st - Single A Game (Fredericksburg Nationals)
2nd - Double A Game (RIchmond Flying Squirrels)
3rd - Triple A Game (Norfolk Tides)
Home - MLB Game (TBD)
Washing Nationals are close but I would love a game in #Cincy if possible
June 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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#RennFaire today. My kids (all adults) wanted to do gender swap costumes. With legs like mine I was all for it. Tons of compliments on the outfit and makeup, which was done by my youngest daughter.
May 31, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Not the best day for the #FredNats but I got to watch the game from the skybox for the first time. Was a lot of fun, but I have literally been to over 100 #baseball games from various leagues and have not yet caught a foul ball. Ever. Everyone I was with has caught at least one. I am very unlucky.
Baseball field seen from upper deck, first base line. Virginia Credit Union logo painted white on the green grass, visitor dugout in the foreground. Home bullpen and standing room seats in the distance of left field. Fredericksburg Nationals players wearing gray pants and camo baseball jerseys are warming up on the infield. Spavia First Base Skybox featuring multiple tables with four tall chairs at each. Bar seating runs the length of the box on the left side while a buffet table and private bar are along the right (back) wall. Baseball field seen from upper deck, first base line. Virginia Credit Union logo painted white on the green grass, visitor dugout in the foreground. Home bullpen and standing room seats in the distance of left field
May 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Completed the Marine Corps Historic Half marathon this morning. Happy they started this one early (6am start) as the weather was humid and warming up quite a bit towards the end. Hospital Hill is rough at the 11 mile mark, but I did it.
Very sweaty bald white man, beard streaked through with gray/white hair holding up finisher medal for the 2025 Historic Half marathon. Medal is silver, rectangular (tall) in shape and features 13.1 in the upper right corner, a reproduction of the Hugh Mercer statue extending from the center to the top of the medal, and the words “Marine Corps Historic Half **** Greatest Half In History” printed on the bottom half.
May 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Game 2 of our Father-Daughter #baseball adventure. Started with a Single-A game, and tonight we’re in #Richmond to catch a Double-A Flying Squirrels game. We’ll hit a Triple-A game soon, then an MLB game before the summer ends. Let’s Go Squirrels!!! Go Nutts!!
(old) Man with white beard in Cincinnati Reds baseball cap sitting beside young woman with glasses and Nike ball cap in stadium seating
May 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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My youngest daughter and I at our first minor league game of the season. She really enjoys baseball, even this Single A stuff here in Fredericksburg. I really enjoy spending time with her. Win-Win (even if we lose)
Two Bold Rock Imperial Berry Ciders being held up from seats at Fredericksburg’s minor league baseball stadium
April 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Pope Francis has died at the age of 88.
Pope Francis.
April 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Kind of a #MoodyBlues type of afternoon
Fluance record player, speaker and Moody Blues “In search of the lost chord” album and cover art displayed.
April 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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John Oliver's segment about trans athletes is a must watch for anyone who genuinely has "concerns" (and isn't just using that as cover for bigotry) www.readtpa.com/p/send-this-...
Send This John Oliver Segment to Anyone Still Confused About Trans Athletes
It's the most thoughtful, fact-based explanation you'll find about what's really happening in women's sports
www.readtpa.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Will be heading to DC shortly for #AwesomeCon. Looking forward to being nerdy/geeky for the day. I’ll be in a Duck themed T-shirt, so if you see me you can think “I know that guy from the internet”. Just don’t yell that out to me though, it’s kinda creepy.
April 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM