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Mad Physiologist, Retired
@madphysiologist.bsky.social
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Humanist, Deadhead, Gen-X, DC explant, Old Bay enthusiast, incurable nerd. Squirrelly 🐿️. Has plant h̶o̶b̶b̶y̶ problem, probable future falconer, currently in trip-planning mode. Retired physiologist. Fly Navy!

Pfp ALT: me, standing inside a papier-mâché shark
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A picture of JFK speaking behind two microphones. Text says “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what my nephew’s fucking problem is.”
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Jerry Garcia in Lego form, as an ornament
November 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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The two other (upstairs) trees. One’s in the office loft, the other in the second master bedroom.

(We have too much house, but good-fit options down in Dogballs/southern Maryland are few.)
A scantly-needled alpine fir style holiday tree, decorated with glass icicles, doily lace snowflakes, and wooden birbs. A tall skinny holiday tree decked in blue balls and gold stars. Beneath it is a deep blue velvet tree skirt.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Another part. Still don’t have the railings fully decorated, but I’m waiting until after the painters finish upstairs.
Zoomed out view of my main secularish humanistish holiday tree A somewhat closer view of the main tree.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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I’m just sayin’ it don’t get much more Murryland den nat
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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My older kiddo is a chef, literally, and his contribution to early Thanksgiving is this amazeballs ratatouille.
Ratatouille, elegantly prepared, in an orange pie dish. Yellow, green, purple, and orange vegetables and a red pepper sauce. Ratatouille, elegantly prepared, in an orange pie dish. Yellow, green, purple, and orange vegetables and a red pepper sauce.
November 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Y’all. I have three (3) secular humanist holiday trees up, and two are decorated. I’ve got lights on all the banisters and railings but not the garland yet. So it’s not showtime quite yet, but here are a few teasers from each of the three trees:

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
A zoomed in view of part of one of my holiday trees, with blue and gold ornaments. Another zoomed in pic of a different tree. This one has clear glass icicles, white snowflakes, and small wooden birbs. A single ornament on the third holiday tree. It’s Jerry Garcia, amidst the lights.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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A picture of a guy digging a foxhole in the midst of a recreational beach scene. There's an umbrella, but also numerous sandbags, and most of the guy (Marine) is obscured by them. Accompanying text overlaid on picture says, "This is why I can't take my Marine friends to the beach."
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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This is funny, but more importantly, it’s 100% true. IYKYK

Happy birthday, shipmates!
Corpsman diagram for treating Marines. It shows a Marine and there are brackets pointing toward upper half of body and says “if the problem is here, give MOTRIN.” Brackets for lower body have accompanying text, “if the problem is here, give POWDER.” Then for feet, the guidance says “MOLESKINE, always give.” Every Marine and corpsman knows this is correct and true.
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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More in the same vein
Another Marine Corps Birthday Meme. This one is a Navy ship afloat in some ocean. Above it is the text "Happy Birthday, Marines" and below it is "From your favorite Uber driver."
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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And so begins the American Holiday Season, the time where I harass the ever-loving shit out of my husband with alllllll the Marine memes and jokes and crayon recipes and and and because he deserves it
Classic meme of woman yelling at cat, with the woman from Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on the left. The text above her says "NAVY," and below her it says "You're a Department of the Navy." On the right is Smudge the cat from Ottowa, being yelled at. The text above is "MARINES," and below Smudge it says "Why is the Uber driver yelling at me?"
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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oh my god OH MY GOD OHMYGOD I GOT IT

(It's just a welcome letter to the Federal Employees Retirement System, which means that OPM finally has started to process my retirement application.)
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Post a perfect album from the 90’s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
The cover of the Beastie Boys' album "Ill Communication."
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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The algorithm brought me stretch-tok and I am here for it
October 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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The most recent puzzle
A fully assembled puzzle of a Kandinsky painting, lots of colorful circles.
October 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Met this sweet girl at the Calvert County fair today
September 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Oklahoma, going north on I-35, close to Kansas
A big open sky shot of a prairie, with a tall retro sign popping way up that says “Fancy Dance Casino.”
September 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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More pics of my big speckled pup 😢

We all miss him.
A picture of my spotted dog Zeke, looking at a treat being held above the confines of the photograph. He's wearing a bright, multi-colored striped color. Zeke the dog, wedging his head between the bed and my leg. Zeke, laying on the floor in front of some living room furniture. Zeke, looking over his arm at the camera. He's on the floor in front of the TV.
September 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Somethiiiing tells me we aren’t in Kansas anymore
The view from the dashboard of the car, showing very large hills and stuff in West Virginia
September 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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I miss him.
My big speckled pup, Zeke. He’s laying on the dock behind our house, enjoying the view of the bay.
September 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Here's more pictures of our big loveable galoot
A small speckled pup with black ears and a black spot over his eye, laying at my feet on our balcony at our home in Alexandria, VA. Taken in 2012. Zeke as a grown-up, in the empty back of the Honda, before it was packed up for a long road trip. He so loved being on the road, and it's a little poetic that his time to go was while we were on the road, again. This was taken in the fall of 2017, in the driveway at our home in Solomons, MD. Little puppy Zeke, in his crate, being taken home on his gotcha day. May 2012. Zeke as a young-ish adult, laying with his back legs out behind him, like a frog, on the floor of our home in Alexandria, VA. In front of him is his sheepie squeaky plush toy that Gammy (my mom) got him. This was taken in early 2014.
September 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I'm afraid we have bad news. Zeke had an intestinal blockage and due to his age, bloodwork, other health problems, and the likelihood of complications, we made the decision to let him go.

He was a very good boy.
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Here’s what’s up
Camden Yards view ahead of an Orioles/Astros Game, Baltimore.
August 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Tell me this doesn’t awaken your…something
August 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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I grew up with Kim Davis and know a lot about her (entirely too much). If there's a heaven, she absolutely AIN'T gettin' in.
An instagram post that says Anagrams always amaze me. Like how "listen" is an anagram for "silent, "astronomer" is an anagram for "moon starer," and how "Kim Davis" is an anagram for "hypocritical cunt."
August 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM