Michael W. Cook, author
@mikecook-author.bsky.social
Award-Winning Author | Retired Military | PhD Candidate. 📕Meditations for Modern Man | 📗Passamaquoddy Legends | 📘Shadows of the Trees | 🧩Puzzle Book Vols 1-3
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Eastport, Maine, United States
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Eastport, Maine, United States
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Passamaquoddy Legends Puzzle Book Vol 3: Crosswords, Cryptograms, Fill-in-the-blanks, Mazes, Sudoku, Word Searches, & more
Train your mind with the , learn about Native American culture, and have fun with a variety of puzzles
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New Release! Passamaquoddy Legends Vol 3: Amazing Master Rabbit
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November 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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What do you think about the penny being discontinued?
“The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday… ach one costs nearly 4 cents to make… Billions of pennies are still in circulation and will remain legal tender, but new ones will no longer be made.”
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“The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday… ach one costs nearly 4 cents to make… Billions of pennies are still in circulation and will remain legal tender, but new ones will no longer be made.”
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US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:12 AM
What do you think about the penny being discontinued?
“The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday… ach one costs nearly 4 cents to make… Billions of pennies are still in circulation and will remain legal tender, but new ones will no longer be made.”
Source: apnews.com/article/us-m...
“The U.S. ended production of the penny Wednesday… ach one costs nearly 4 cents to make… Billions of pennies are still in circulation and will remain legal tender, but new ones will no longer be made.”
Source: apnews.com/article/us-m...
For Veterans Day / Remembrance Day:
"In Flanders Fields"
by Col. John McCrae
"In Flanders Fields"
by Col. John McCrae
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
For Veterans Day / Remembrance Day:
"In Flanders Fields"
by Col. John McCrae
"In Flanders Fields"
by Col. John McCrae
Happy 250th Birthday, USMC.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Happy 250th Birthday, USMC.
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Quote of the day:
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn (1930-2009) entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn (1930-2009) entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Quote of the day:
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn (1930-2009) entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker
“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
-Jim Rohn (1930-2009) entrepreneur, author, and motivational speaker
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November 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Do you believe this? #coke #soda #sugar
With the thousands of Mtn Dews and Cokes I’ve drank in my life, I should be deac already.
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With the thousands of Mtn Dews and Cokes I’ve drank in my life, I should be deac already.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Do you believe this? #coke #soda #sugar
With the thousands of Mtn Dews and Cokes I’ve drank in my life, I should be deac already.
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www.nature.com/articles/s43...
With the thousands of Mtn Dews and Cokes I’ve drank in my life, I should be deac already.
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Quote of the day:
"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
-Will Rogers (1879-1935), American humorist, actor, and columnist
#quoteoftheday #philosophy #debt
"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
-Will Rogers (1879-1935), American humorist, actor, and columnist
#quoteoftheday #philosophy #debt
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Quote of the day:
"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
-Will Rogers (1879-1935), American humorist, actor, and columnist
#quoteoftheday #philosophy #debt
"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
-Will Rogers (1879-1935), American humorist, actor, and columnist
#quoteoftheday #philosophy #debt
Quote of the day:
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
-Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia
#democracy #republic #voting
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
-Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia
#democracy #republic #voting
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Quote of the day:
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
-Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia
#democracy #republic #voting
“The government you elect is the government you deserve.”
-Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom & Father of the University of Virginia
#democracy #republic #voting
Holiday Countdown 🔢
As of today, there are only:
- 22 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 50 days until Christmas 🎄
- 57 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Enjoy the rest of 2025
As of today, there are only:
- 22 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 50 days until Christmas 🎄
- 57 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Enjoy the rest of 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Holiday Countdown 🔢
As of today, there are only:
- 22 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 50 days until Christmas 🎄
- 57 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Enjoy the rest of 2025
As of today, there are only:
- 22 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 50 days until Christmas 🎄
- 57 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Enjoy the rest of 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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As of today, there are only:
- 26 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 54 days until Christmas 🎄
- 61 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Spend time with your family and enjoy the rest of 2025
- 26 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 54 days until Christmas 🎄
- 61 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Spend time with your family and enjoy the rest of 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
As of today, there are only:
- 26 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 54 days until Christmas 🎄
- 61 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Spend time with your family and enjoy the rest of 2025
- 26 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 54 days until Christmas 🎄
- 61 days until New Year's Day 🥂
Spend time with your family and enjoy the rest of 2025
What are your favorite Halloween shows?
My top 3: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, & Hocus Pocus.
My top 3: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, & Hocus Pocus.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
What are your favorite Halloween shows?
My top 3: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, & Hocus Pocus.
My top 3: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, & Hocus Pocus.
Have you read any of these banned/suppressed books?
-The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr
Solschenizyn
-1984 by George Orwell
-The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
-The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#BANNED
-The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr
Solschenizyn
-1984 by George Orwell
-The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
-The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#BANNED
October 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Have you read any of these banned/suppressed books?
-The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr
Solschenizyn
-1984 by George Orwell
-The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
-The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#BANNED
-The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr
Solschenizyn
-1984 by George Orwell
-The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson & William Rees-Mogg
-The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin
-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
#BANNED
Quote of the day:
"Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you.”
-Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862) American writer, philosopher, and naturalist
#CriticalThinking #Philosophy #reason
"Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you.”
-Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862) American writer, philosopher, and naturalist
#CriticalThinking #Philosophy #reason
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Quote of the day:
"Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you.”
-Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862) American writer, philosopher, and naturalist
#CriticalThinking #Philosophy #reason
"Think for yourself, or others will think for you without thinking of you.”
-Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862) American writer, philosopher, and naturalist
#CriticalThinking #Philosophy #reason
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October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Holiday Countdown 🔢
As of today, there are only:
- 7 days until Halloween 🎃
- 34 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 62 days until Christmas 🎄
- 69 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #newyears2026
As of today, there are only:
- 7 days until Halloween 🎃
- 34 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 62 days until Christmas 🎄
- 69 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #newyears2026
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Holiday Countdown 🔢
As of today, there are only:
- 7 days until Halloween 🎃
- 34 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 62 days until Christmas 🎄
- 69 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #newyears2026
As of today, there are only:
- 7 days until Halloween 🎃
- 34 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 62 days until Christmas 🎄
- 69 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #newyears2026
Quote of the day:
"Every tyrant fears a thinker more than an army.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #philosophy
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"Every tyrant fears a thinker more than an army.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #philosophy
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October 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Quote of the day:
"Every tyrant fears a thinker more than an army.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #philosophy
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"Every tyrant fears a thinker more than an army.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#WritingCommunity #writerslift #philosophy
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Daytime Louvre Museum robbery:
“8 objects… sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from… queens Marie-Amélie & Hortense; an emerald necklace & earrings from… Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife; a reliquary brooch; Empress Eugénie’s diadem; and her large corsage-bow brooch…”
“8 objects… sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from… queens Marie-Amélie & Hortense; an emerald necklace & earrings from… Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife; a reliquary brooch; Empress Eugénie’s diadem; and her large corsage-bow brooch…”
October 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Daytime Louvre Museum robbery:
“8 objects… sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from… queens Marie-Amélie & Hortense; an emerald necklace & earrings from… Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife; a reliquary brooch; Empress Eugénie’s diadem; and her large corsage-bow brooch…”
“8 objects… sapphire diadem, necklace and single earring from… queens Marie-Amélie & Hortense; an emerald necklace & earrings from… Empress Marie-Louise, Napoleon Bonaparte’s second wife; a reliquary brooch; Empress Eugénie’s diadem; and her large corsage-bow brooch…”
Since October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, here are some tips for online activity such as Social Media.
Source: USAA private internal link
#CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #phishingawareness
Source: USAA private internal link
#CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #phishingawareness
October 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Since October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, here are some tips for online activity such as Social Media.
Source: USAA private internal link
#CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #phishingawareness
Source: USAA private internal link
#CyberSecurity #ScamAlert #phishingawareness
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October 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Quote of the day:
"The best government is the one where there are the least useless men.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#philosophy #quoteoftheday #writerslift
"The best government is the one where there are the least useless men.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#philosophy #quoteoftheday #writerslift
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Quote of the day:
"The best government is the one where there are the least useless men.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#philosophy #quoteoftheday #writerslift
"The best government is the one where there are the least useless men.”
-François-Marie Arouet (1694–1778), pen name Voltaire; French Enlightenment writer, philosopher, and historian
#philosophy #quoteoftheday #writerslift
Holiday Countdown - there are only:
- 15 days until Halloween 🎃
- 42 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 70 days until Christmas 🎄
- 77 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #NewYears2025
- 15 days until Halloween 🎃
- 42 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 70 days until Christmas 🎄
- 77 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #NewYears2025
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October 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Holiday Countdown - there are only:
- 15 days until Halloween 🎃
- 42 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 70 days until Christmas 🎄
- 77 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #NewYears2025
- 15 days until Halloween 🎃
- 42 days until Thanksgiving 🦃
- 70 days until Christmas 🎄
- 77 days until New Year's Day 🥂
#Halloween2025 #Thanksgiving2025 #Christmas2025 #NewYears2025
Have you had a near death experience? Research suggests 1 in 6 people have.
“… the research surveyed 167 people who had near-death experiences… that can include leaving the body, meeting deceased loved ones, or feeling overwhelming peace.”
Source: studyfinds.org/what-happens...
“… the research surveyed 167 people who had near-death experiences… that can include leaving the body, meeting deceased loved ones, or feeling overwhelming peace.”
Source: studyfinds.org/what-happens...
October 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Have you had a near death experience? Research suggests 1 in 6 people have.
“… the research surveyed 167 people who had near-death experiences… that can include leaving the body, meeting deceased loved ones, or feeling overwhelming peace.”
Source: studyfinds.org/what-happens...
“… the research surveyed 167 people who had near-death experiences… that can include leaving the body, meeting deceased loved ones, or feeling overwhelming peace.”
Source: studyfinds.org/what-happens...
“Trump reinstated October 13 as Columbus Day, reversing Biden’s dual observance… Indigenous People's Day will no longer recognized at the federal level. However, the states where Indigenous People's/Native American Day are celebrated [continue]…”
#ColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeAmericaDay
#ColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeAmericaDay
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Trump reinstated October 13 as Columbus Day, reversing Biden’s dual observance… Indigenous People's Day will no longer recognized at the federal level. However, the states where Indigenous People's/Native American Day are celebrated [continue]…”
#ColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeAmericaDay
#ColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoplesDay #NativeAmericaDay