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Cherenkov's Poolboy
@kythrain.bsky.social
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Taiji/Bagua/Xingyi/Shaolin/Qigong instructor. Support Nuke Power, it's green energy! Pagan, Science!, SciFi/Fantasy nerd, Gamer (video and table), comics fan, LGBTQIA+ ally. He/Him, pretty fly for a white guy. We're all mad here and it's ok.
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Happy 250th birthday, Navy. #Navy250
Make good choices. #DAPA
A bottle of Ironclad Distillery's Silver Hand Blueberry Mead Cask Bourbon (106 proof, distilled and bottled in Newport News, VA) set next to a neat pour in a rocks glass. The whole is sitting on a cutting board with carvings of gears on it handmade by Robb Helmkamp of Kampstudio ( https://kampstudio.com/ ).
October 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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"So, Fight Night and curry?"
"Sounds good. I'm in the mood for Indian food and violence. I'll pray to the Destroyer for naan."
"O Kali Dough Kali then... this gives a whole new layer to Cake or Death..."
Kali
October 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Happy Pride.
r/dad jokes ilikesidehugs Asked my son what he learned at school today. He said "Gay men like Ain't, Lankan favor Yamaha, and transgender people prefer Bose." Kneeling down I put my hand on his shoulder and replied "Son, those are just stereo types." homezlice I actually laughed at this alottanamesweretaken I swore and put my head in my hands. 100% will be stealing this.
June 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Apparently Ursula K LeGuin did a translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, with personal commentary. Huh.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lao-tzu-la...

#booksky
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The cover of Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, translated by Ursula K LeGuin.
December 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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A comic by Meg Adams (@artbymoga on FB and IG; www.artbymoga.com) Tea Drinkers: Coffee is disgusting! I only drink the finest leaves! Coffee Drinkers: Tea is just pompous water, real adults drink coffee. Cocoa Drinkers: Sometimes I add rainbow sprinkles.
December 29, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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So, who's on the card for Fight Night tonight? 😉

I'm betting on Fluffy winning over Princess in round 1 for the PS5 box.
Left panel: A cat peeking out of a cardboard box. The caption at the top says "What the cat thinks Boxing Day is:". Right panel: A black and white photo of two boxers fighting. The caption at the top says "What I thought Boxing Day was when I was 10:"
December 26, 2024 at 2:10 PM
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Heh.
A black T shirt that says "Make Orwell Fiction Again". T shirt available through geeksoutfit.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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This was fun. It was definitely hard to pick between books - there's another 30-40 I considered.
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 20.
The cover of 'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tsu (Laozi), translated by Gia-Fu Feng and Jane English with Toinette Lippe, Introduction by Jacob Needleman
December 22, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 19.
The cover of Le Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, translated from Middle English by Keith Baines, introduction by Robert Graves. Original publication 1485, this translation published 1962.
December 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 18.
The cover of 'Middlegame' by Seanan McGuire.
December 20, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 17.
The cover of 'American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America' by Colin Woodard.
December 19, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 16.
The cover of the US Navy Bluejacket's Manual, 24th edition, by Thomas J. Cutler. This was the edition in print when I went through boot camp; the 26th edition was published last year (2023).
December 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 15.
The cover of 'Villains by Necessity' by Eve Forward.
December 17, 2024 at 11:02 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 14.
The cover of 'All Systems Red', the first book of the Murderbot Diaries, by Martha Wells
December 15, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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I don't know you, but I'm certain of two things:
1) The world is better with you in it.
2) Based on your pinned post, the cats like having you around, so you should stay.
Embrace the power of YET. There is a vast difference between "I'm not ok" and "I'm not ok YET." Don't give up on yourself.
The Yeti, who knows all about YET. "YETI SAYS DON'T GIVE UP!"
December 15, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Alternatively:
Pam same thing meme: DOGE GAO They're the same picture.
December 14, 2024 at 12:29 PM
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Batman slapping Robin meme. Robin: "DOGE will make the government accountable and efficient!" Batman: *slap* "The GAO already exists!"
December 14, 2024 at 12:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 13.
The cover of 'The Sibley Guide to Birds', 1st edition, by David Sibley.
December 14, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 12.
The cover of 'On Basilisk Station' by David Weber, the first book in his Honorverse series.
December 13, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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If this song speaks to you and how you grew up, I hear you (Lyrics below). Sometimes the holidays are really hard. You don't have to do them alone.

youtu.be/kgf7i3-hTF8?...
December Hurts by RØRY Last Christmas, sittin' 'round a fake tree Openin' old wounds, I didn't ask no one to get me And what is it about this time of year? Tie a bow around the trauma and pretend that it's not here Violent nights, lonely nights Nothin' is calm here, nothin' is bright Oh-oh, whoa-whoa, the Christmas song you never heard Deck the halls with sadness, every year it's getting worse Oh-oh, whoa-whoa, hear those sleigh bells on a hearse Merry Christmas, everybody, but for me December hurts Last Christmas, I was thrown out of the house I drank myself to honest, let the truth pour from my mouth And what is it about this family? It's the 25th of I remember every one of these Violent nights, lonely nights Nothin' is calm here, nothin' is bright Whoa-ho, ooh, whoa-whoa, the Christmas song you never heard Deck the halls with sadness, every year it's getting worse Oh-ho, whoa-whoa, hear those sleigh bells on a hearse Merry Christmas, everybody, but for me December hurts Hark! The herald angels sing To the ones who can't go home tonight And got nobody to ring Hark! The herald angels sing To the kids who hear their parents fight Who missed out on everything Oh-ho, ooh, whoa-whoa, the Christmas song you never heard Deck the halls with sadness, 'cause for me December hurts
December 13, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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If you can see this, I invite you to post a picture from your device without explanation.
Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean at Edisto Beach, SC in November 2024.
December 12, 2024 at 4:51 AM
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This snippet from Side Quested by @alepresser.com and @kbspangler.com is brilliant. This webcomic isn't just a fun romp (and it is that), it's also smart. There really is strength in vulnerability. Original panel here: sidequested.com/page/117/
Page 117 of Side Quested by Ale Presser and K.B. Spangler. Prince Leopold and Charlie are talking about winning and losing. Panel 1 - The two are sitting under a tree. Prince: My tutors taught me how there is a winner and a loser in all things. Charlie: I've heard that, too. I don't think it's a good way to live. Panel 2 - Zooms in on Charlie's face. Charlie: My Dad... not the knight. The man who raised me? Panel 3 - Zooms back out. The Prince is looking at Charlie intently. Charlie's face is showing some of the vulnerability she's talking about. Charlie: He says that when everything you do is a form of conflict, everyone loses because you never get a chance to be honest. Prince: Honest? Charlie: Yes, because truth isn't always about strength. Sometimes it's about letting yourself be vulnerable, and letting who you are inside show to those you care about.
December 12, 2024 at 3:15 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 11.
The cover of 'The Fifth Season' by N.K. Jemisin.
December 11, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 10 (late).
The cover of 'Old Man's War' by John Scalzi.
December 11, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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It's been a few days - got busy. So, I'll do a few in a row.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#BookSky📚#Books
#BookChallenge

Day 9 (late).
The cover of 'The Golden Key' by Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott.
December 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM