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Noel Dickover
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Project management @ GMU.edu. Master pumpkin carver: fantasypumpkins.com, reads UFO research, Wash Wizards, Mystics, Ravens fan. Former international devt, Human Rights (30 countries), Federal govt consultant (6 Depts/Agnc). #PaganFolkRock list on Spotify.
My project for the Thanksgiving holiday: Give my babies a new home!

A 55 gallon 4'x13"x21" tall

In addition to flag fish & neon dwarf rainbow babies I'm planning on a rainbow shark, black ruby barbs from downstairs and eventually some red head tapajos Geophagus (sand sifters) and Pearl gouramis.
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A view from my 75 gallon: My Leopard Frog Pleco, a somewhat exotic pleco that looks great but don't ask it to clean windows!

Lots of Epiphyte plants along with an Amazon Sword in the back.
#fish ##aquarium #fishkeeping
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My 75 gallon tank (likely the largest I ever get) just now.

w/4 Blue Acaras, 3 Blood Red Parrots, a dozen+ Praecox Rainbows, 4 flag fish, a dozen Sterbai Cories, 2 longfin blue eyed lemon plecos and 1 Leopard Frog Pleco.

You can see the plecos in the earlier photo.

#fish #aquarium #fishkeeping
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
My Betta tank just now in a tall 10 gallon: a great size for a betta (but change to sponge filter).

"Buggy Blue" is nearly 3 years old.

Although hiding at the moment, there are also Ember Tetras and Pygmy Cories in there, along with Nerite snails and Armano shrimp.

#fish #aquarium #fishkeeping
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Baby Neon praecox rainbow fish from NOW now originally from the 75 gallon tank. We also have 8 flag fish "babies" - 4 in this tank - you might find one - that are TONS bigger because they also eat plants all day long (including the dreaded black hair algae!)
#fish #aquarium #fishkeeping
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My 75 gallon from a number of months back. The cichlids are lots bigger now. 3 blood red parrots 4 blur acaras, a dozen neon rainbows (that bred) 4 flag fish (also bred) 3 plecos and a dozen sterbai cories.
November 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Cardinal tetras, along with Harlequin rasboras, Cherry barbs, Black Ruby Barbs (like tiger barbs but not as aggressive - these will be going in my 55 along with some flag fish), near a dozen gold stripe cories and a blue pinoy Angel.
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I have cardinal tetras in a 29 gallon and green tetras in a 20 gallon tank w/Chili rasboras a single honey gourami and lots of shrimp.
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Examples of what you'll be missing.
#ufosky
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I thought all 3 parts, like his books, were very informative. Im on his new on now.
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A similar post says most StarTrek Fans are MAGA assholss -》unsupported BS.

I've also done lots of Star Trek Carvings.

----We're these done by a MAGA supporter or a progressive?

Answer: A scifi fan carved them

Fantasy & Scifi aren't MAGA related at all.

www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/mo...
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Fantasy/Tolkien isn't racist even when fascist tech billionaires warp its namesake.

Having played D&D from the 1st 3 blue books, read LOTR numerous times, as Sewer states, its a bad fantasy of racists to say these books agree w/their racism.

Fantasy is great, like my LOTR carvings. Racists arent.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Still one of my favorite Disney movies, so much so that Ive carved quite a few pumpkin carvings from it

Here's a few carves of mine for Mickey, from 2008 and 2018.
#Fantasia #PumpkinCarving #Halloween
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Thanks! That gives you a supersized deathstar!
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This post deserves a random pumpkin carving of mine...from 2022 maybe.
#starwars #pumpkincarving #Halloween #Mandalorian
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The fun of Deathstalker 2?

Wut?

The original Deathstalker was good B movie schlock.

Deathstalker 2 and 3 were just schlock without the good or fun parts. Nobody calls Deathstalker 2 fun.

Maybe you're thinking of Beastmaster?
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is making me want to watch double indemnity again.

Wherever will I find it?

Oh, right, its in my basement home theater!
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Some close-ups by me of the Palma Cathedral and Bellver Castle from 2013.

Beautiful island for sure!
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
OMG, that got a chuckle from me!

I think I might've carved Melania's long lost relative this past Halloween.
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Really appreciate it!

Thats a pretty good top 3 that mimics many who came to see them personally. Lots of love for the Alien Invasion. The baby dragon and Halo also showed well.

Of course all paled next to the power of 6, maybe 7. I've never seen a response to a pumpkin like that, selfies and all.
November 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Thanks!

If you walk back in my timeline far enough, like 2 days or so, its pumpkin pictures all the way down!

You can virtually watch this thing get carved starting with an initial photo on graphite tracing paper (Saral's tracing paper! The good stuff!)

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November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I guess there are a few random ones...
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Happy #godzilladay

Carved by me last Thursday for Halloween.

2 1/2 feet+ of Godzilla fighting Kong on an Aircraft Carrier.

Yes, the movie plot was that dumb, but is was fun carving the Aircraft Carrier and water splash.

But Godzilla is the star of this pumpkin carving.

Happy Godzilla Day all!
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I just carved Godzilla into a really large pumpkin this past Thursday! Enjoy!
#pumpkincarving #Halloween #Godzilla
#ゴジラ
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM