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Michael W|Warren Lucas
@mwl.io
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Author of too many books. Sysadmin. Pet rats, martial arts, gelato. Punch white supremacists and TERFs. https://mwl.io.

Not the gay porn star.
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Mezzo's at the vet getting his eye fixed and will be home later today.

I have explained this to Willoughby, but W is suspicious and stands by his guiding principle of NEVER TRUST AN APE. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat peering out of a cardboard box, giving you the stink eye
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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US #n4sa2e sponsors: these go out to you tomorrow.

I'm gonna go find dinner now.
A heap of 85 Priority Mail envelopes on my front porch.
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Willoughby is exactly where he wants to be. #petRats #rats
Willoughby is exactly where he wants to be. #petRats #rats
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Hey print-level Patronizers! This is for y'all. #n4sa2e

Not a Patronizer? You could be. patronizemwl.com
a small stack of envelopes on my front porch, read for the post office to collect
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Print copies of #n4sa2e for me to sign and ship. Patronizers first, then sponsors, then Kickstarter backers.

More updates as events warrant.
a stack of 11 heavy boxes, stuffed with books
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Willoughby is working on his cute. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat lounging in a hammock, looking at you
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The #n4sa2e paperbacks have arrived, so it's officially "author with dysgraphia forges his own signature" day.

(Dysgraphia is broad, so to be specific: I can neither read nor write cursive. My signature is meaningless.)
Box full of paperback copies of "Networking for System Administrators, 2nd edition"
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"Thumb-beast, we need to talk about you giving Mezzo eyedrops three times a day. You're making him miserable."

Sorry, Cashel. The eye drops will continue until his eye heals. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat peeking out of his hammock, eyes narrowed to glare at me
November 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Mezzo needs eyedrops 3 times a day, and is MOST displeased about this arrangement. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat curled up in the back of a cardboard box, giving me one big eye
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Cashel's idea of a perfect Sunday:

#rats #petRats
cute pet rat resting his chin on the edge of his cage, eyes closed, getting his ears rubbed by my giant hand
November 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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RAT
RAT
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Introduce yourself with:

One Book 📚
One Movie 🎥
One Album 💿
One TV Show 📺
phil dick, Now Wait For Last Year They Live, by John Carpenter Extraterrestrial Live, Blue Oyster Cult Star Trek, original
November 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Mezzo is fully prepared to forgive everything if only we go home.

Sadly, I'm about to haul him into the rodentist office. #petRats #rats
Cute pet rat in a hammock hanging in a small cage, giving me the suspicious eye
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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We have arrived in Indianapolis for Mezzo's 9AM appointment with the rodentist.

The accommodations do not meet with his approval.

The thumb-beast does not meet with his approval.

NONE OF THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat in with his nose thrust between the bars of his travel cage, glaring at me balefully
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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"let me snuggle your finger" -- a story in three photos. #petRats #rats

(image descriptions: cute pet rat gradually sneaks his chin out of his hammock onto my finger and rests there.)
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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May the Peace of the Rat be upon you. #rats #petRats
cute pet rat snoozing in a hammock, looking utterly content
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Rats are highly resilient.

Took my sweet boy Mezzo to the rodentist last spring to get a bad tooth removed. The damn tooth... grew back.

Anyway, proceeds from any books you buy will go towards paying my rat's medical bills. mwl.io/shop
November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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News flash: Mezzo needs wuv. #petRats #rats
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Happy #Raturday! #petRats #rats
Cute pet rat, snoozing in his box
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Cashel's plans for today clearly do not include me. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat in a cardboard box, glaring at me through one narrowed eye
October 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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It is a dismal day of chilly rain, but Cashel has figured out a coping strategy. #petRats #rats
cute pet rat, lounging in a hammock
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Time for morning finger inspection.

I passed the taste test. #petRats #rats
two cute pet rats creeping out of their box to examine my outstretched fingers
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Rat Service is completely, categorically unavailable. #petRats #rats

(image descriptions: three pics of pet rats, curled up in different nests, sleeping soundly)
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Blah blah blah
an obvious murder scene, covered in blood. Text reads "Caption this with the 2nd to last text you sent"
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I mean, we have free will and all that, but I don't know that I'd take THAT on I-94....
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM