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Jack Q. Riley
@jackandjillcpl.bsky.social
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Fortysomething polyam atheist geek/horror fan/Oxford comma aficionado/nazi puncher with library cards in four NorCal counties. Elon hater before it was cool. Suburban and boring, but in a surprisingly sexy way. Often NSFW. He/him.
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I wear this T-shirt one day a year.
Close-up on an extra-large black T-shirt that depicts a masked coal miner holding a bloody pickaxe in front of a stylized red heart background. The words "My Bloody Valentine" are printed at the miner's feet.
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Can you be apolitical and still truly be a crystal-collecting barefoot holistic vegan peace-and-love yoga-and-meditation constantly high home birth hippie? Asking for a friend.
Messaging between two people. Person 1: What'd you think of the halftime show? Person 2: I didn't watch anything. I was working. Person 1: Not even on YouTube? It was fucking amazing. Person 2: I read about it, seems cool. I just don't do a lot of videos and haven't gotten around to it. I guess it's controversial? Person 1: Not even slightly. It was a fifteen minute celebration of love and joy, the kind of thing we don't see in this country very often. So obviously MAGA assholes hated it. Person 2: That's wonderful. But like why hate that? I'm confused. Person 1: Oh, you don't follow politics, right?
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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My daughter and I had fun at a local stationery store this afternoon. The purple one is mine, the green one is hers.
A long strip of white paper on which various signatures have been written to test out pens. There are also two instances of "FUCK ICE".
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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Here's a #ThursdayThirstTrap to get you to the end of the week.
Long profile shot of me standing naked in front of a combination bathtub/shower in a typical suburban bathroom. My neck is turned left so that my face is not visible, and my right hand hangs by my side to obscure any explicit nudity. My left foot is up on the edge of the tub and my left arm is unseen. The shower curtain and a small throw rug on the tiled bathroom floor resemble the TARDIS as seen on Doctor Who.
February 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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This aged poorly.

From "The Book of Doing" (2012), written by Allison Arden and illustrated by Adam James Turnbull.
Book page featuring a template for a party invitation with headings for "Dress", "Menu", "Activity", and "Favors". A disclaimer at the bottom of the page reads "Not a costume party person? Follow Sean Combs's lead and set a color theme. My friend Avian had all her guests dress in white for her birthday party just as P. Diddy did. It was fun to see her friends get so excited planning their outfits before the big event, and it made the party especially beautiful. Think white is overdone? Pick a different color."
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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I wanted to call attention to the fact that one of these internet CD-ROMs was distributed by K-Mart, which got into the dial-up internet game in the late '90s. Inexplicably, it appears NetZero retained the brand name when they acquired BlueLight rather than changing it to something more appealing.
Close-up on a mailer containing a CD-ROM with an installer for BlueLight, a dial-up internet service provider. The K-Mart logo is in the top right corner.
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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Anybody remember these?
An array of free CD-ROMs with dial-up internet installers. There's AOL, EarthLink, and even BlueLight, which was apparently K-Mary's foray into internet service.
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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A text message to my daughter in response to a complaint about an overcompensating MAGA dickhead at her school.

Ward Cleaver never doled out fatherly advice like this.
Text message to my daughter that reads "Well, I mean, those people are malformed and poorly adjusted. You probably can't fix people like that, and it's debatable whether anyone should even try. They will either grow up and fix their hearts, or accidentally shoot themselves in the balls while open-carrying. Either way, the problem will be solved."
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Today I accompanied my wife to pick up an exercise bike, helped her assemble it when we got it back to the condo, and also helped her bring a new armchair upstairs, clean it, and put it in place in the living room.

Now it's 1:30 and I'm getting gas because I have to drive home tomorrow.
Chest-down shot of me in a light brown T-shirt, blue jeans, an unzipped black hoodie, and black shoes. I am at a gas station and standing next to my car. The gas tank is uncovered and a fuel pump is inserted and dispensing gasoline.
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Whenever I'm at Japan Center Malls in San Francisco and I pass this mural, I quickly identify all sixteen Toho Studios kaiju out loud. Rarely does anyone I happen to be with have a clue what I'm saying, much less express appreciation for this talent, but I still think it's an impressive feat.
Large mural by artist E.J. Su, located on a wall at San Francisco's Japan Center. It features sixteen giant monsters of Japanese cinema. In the top left corner are Mothra, a giant heroic moth; and Jet Jaguar, a colorful humanoid robot. Below them are Kumonga, a giant spider; and Gigan, a vaguely humanoid green and gold alien with horns on its head, a buzzsaw on its belly, and silver claws for hands. To the right of these monsters are Titanosaurus, a bipedal dinosaur; King Caesar, a shisa or guard statue come to life; and Varan, an obscure winged monster not unlike a flying squirrel (seen here flying in front of a mountain). Nearby, Godzilla, a giant irradiated dinosaur, blasts its atomic breath toward Mecha-King Ghidorah, a flying three-headed golden dragon (of which one head, its midsection, and parts of its wings are mechanical) as SpaceGodzilla, a monster similar in appearance to Godzilla albeit assimilated by a crystalline organism, flies overhead. Minilla, a goofy child version of Godzilla and the franchise's own Jar-Jar Binks or Scrappy Doo, stands beside Godzilla as Rodan, a prehistoric flying monster, soars overhead. Nearby, Baragon, a quadrupedal horned monster; and Mecha-Godzjlla, a robotic version of Godzilla, face off against Godzilla, Minilla, and Rodan. Behind them, and partially hidden behind a sandwich board, is Hedorah, the smog monster. Biollante, a massive plant monster is mostly obscured by an open door, though one of its fanged plant tendrils can be seen over Hedorah.
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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What in the hell is all this white stuff?
Snowy, tree-lined landscape. There's a single electric lamp post visible in front of the most prominent tree. The sky is as white as the ground.
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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I like my popcorn like I like my women: hot, spicy, delicious, and somewhat slippery.
Close-up on a clear glass bowl full of popcorn sitting on the corner of a dining table.
January 20, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Enjoy some #suitporn with your #ThursdayThirstTrap.
Close-up shot of my upper body from my neck to my lower chest. I am wearing a purple dress shirt of which two silver buttons are visible, and a dark-colored coat, possibly a blazer though we're in far too close to tell for sure. At the top of the shot, my salt-and-pepper beard can just barely be seen, and my neck, though bathed in shadows, is actually pretty smooth and kissable.
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Tonight's pizza is topped with organic tomatoes, basil, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, Serrano chiles, Italian sausage, chorizo, smoked garlic sausage, hot link sausage, and white, shiitake, maitake, and portobello mushrooms.

The three white pillows are ricotta, chives, lemon zest, and hot honey.
A large triangular slice of pizza sits on a white dinner plate which itself appears to be sitting on an autumnal tablecloth or placemat. The pizza is topped with various meats and cheeses described in the post, as well as three pillowy dollops of an unidentified white and yellow sauce. In the background, a long, narrow Microplane grater and a chunk of parmesan cheese can be seen.
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 AM
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I planned to just make a simple sausage and mushroom pizza tonight, but unfortunately (fortunately?) I make pizza like the Tenth Doctor makes gadgets.
Still frame from Day of the Doctor, the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who. The Tenth Doctor (David Tennant), a dapper gentleman in a pinstriped brown suit, light blue dress shirt, and tie, holds a strange piece of sci-fi hardware in his right hand. In front of him is Queen Elizabeth the First (Joanna Page), though we can't see much beyond her left ear, red hair, and fancy gold gown. In the background between the two stands a white horse with a saddle. Text underneath the image reads "It's a machine that goes ding. Made it myself. Lights up in the presence of shape-shifter DNA. Ooo. Also it can microwave frozen dinners from up to twenty feet and download comics from the future. I never know when to stop."
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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Apparently "Duracell" is the Fetlife username of a kink professional in Northern California. But for a second I was like, "The Duracell battery company is going after the vibrator-user demographic rather shamelessly. Good for them!"
Screenshot of an email titled "Are you read for the BEST SEX EVER? by Duracell", received on October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM.
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Hoarder Uncle had a couple 66-quart tubs of model train magazines, and I've spent the morning looking through them. There seems to be a decent resale market, but most issues are missing a couple articles so they're worthless. Worse, the missing articles are of interest to me; I'd have scanned them.
Several overlapping magazines with titles like "Model Railroader" and "Model Railroading" lie on a black surface.
January 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Enjoy some #handporn with your #ThursdayThirstTrap.
Close-up on my upper body, specifically my stubbly neck down to my very hairy chest. I am in the shower, my left arm draped across my chest. Soap father's in my chest hair and can also be seen in places that are mostly without hair. My hand is on my shoulder, and traces of soap can be seen on my thumb and index finger.
January 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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I got this pin at a kink event years ago. There aren't many places I frequent that would be appropriate to wear it.
My right hand holds a round pink button that reads "I [heart] anal", but rather than a heart, the image is an Njoy Pure Plug, a metal butt plug with a flared ring on the end that doesn't get inserted.
January 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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I've been home ten minutes and someone has already invited me out for a free meal.
A flier advertising a "Free Dine & Learn Seminar" from a company apparently called "Smart Cremation". Free entree options including a cheeseburger and something involving Buffalo chicken - only "Buffalo C" is viable before the image terminates - can be glimpsed at the bottom.
January 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Here's the first #ThursdayThirstTrap of 2026!
Low-angle shot of me standing in a combination tub/shower, drying off with a towel that hides my face as well as any overt or explicit nudity.
January 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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I think this 3D-printed "spiky rotating fidget keychain" is getting added to my kink/sensory play toolkit.
Closeup on a small pink cylindrical object standing on a brown tabletop.
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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3D-printed sign. I wanted to open up something cool that came out of my printer, since everyone else got to.

I was looking for one that said "Hack writer wasting time", but I couldn't find one so I went with this.
Rectangular yellow sign with an image of a typewriter in the center, and the following text: "Do not disturb" (above the typewriter), and "Author working!" (below the typewriter).
December 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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This looks like a fun read.
A small hardcover book titled "So You've Been Bitten By a Radioactive Spider: How to Survive the Marvel Universe". The author is Daniel Kibblesmith and the illustrator is Kyle Hilton. The cover features small vignettes with such characters as Hulk, Ant-Man, Jean Grey, and Mr. Fantastic.
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Travel-size Tums Smoothies, given to me as a stocking stuffer by my daughter. Meanwhile I can't justify buying these for myself because they cost more than the original chalky puck variety.

Yes, I realize "chalky puck" rhymes with "hockey puck". No, it was not intentional.
Travel-size plastic bottle of Tums Smoothies brand antacids.
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM