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Ol’ Tizzy
@ol-tizzy.bsky.social
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Retired dude. Inappropriate role model. Happily anachronistic. Friend to birds, cats, dogs, equines (in no particular order). Fencer. Liberal living in Deep Red Land.
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Every few years we get a nice snowfall that sticks around for a few days…
(The equines aren’t mine, but they do live here and are too handsome not to have their pictures shared!)
Panoramic shot of the snow-covered parkland that is my yard. Trees are a mix of evergreens, as well as oak and pecan that have shed their leaves for the winter Rocky, a very fuzzy black pony, wearing a brown blanket (if you zoom in the blanket is decorated with pairs of giraffes with their necks twined together to make heart shapes). Ice and snow cling to his forelock and eyelashes. Sitsoi, the senior-citizen mare. She’s black with a white star on her forehead, and wearing a gray blanket. Behind her snow-covered paddock are evergreens and bare-branched trees, all covered in snow
February 1, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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According to my iPhone’s weather app, this is a bit under 2 inches of total snowfall…
A ruler sticking up from a snow-covered table; the “5” inch mark is about level with the top of the snow.
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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WordLinx January 26, 2026 "CURRENCIES"
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Our ice storm has passed with no damage here. We were well prepared and made the best of things…

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Fireplace with a nice hot fire burning behind iron doors and plates of fire glass.
January 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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Odd-toed and even toed ungulates, living in peace together… MASS HYSTERIA

(Our deer are pretty mellow around us humans too, as long as we pretend not to notice them)
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Yep, I TOTALLY believe this is a real notification, and not at all a phishing scam!

(C’mon, it’s like they’re not even trying anymore!)
An email with the subject “CloudSecurityUp…” Lots of extraneous characters, and most of the letters are ‘look-alike’ characters in place of standard English ones
December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Highlight of my weekend: took the wife to see something called “Trans-Siberian Orchestra”

The ability to synch like this to live music is pretty damned impressive. As for the sound quality - their Russ show is mixed by the same producer who does their studio recordings.
December 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Out of seeding pools for the 1st event: 3-3, with a +5 indicator! I think this has been my best pool ever!
#fencing #epee #PremierFencing
A tired and sweaty old man in fencing whites. I’m actually a lot happier than I look though.
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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My Sally-clops salutes his indomitable spirit! Merely losing an eye hasn’t stopped her from being The Happiest Kitty Ever.
A one-eyed black kitty
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Upstate South Carolina checking in: yes, we have #aurora_borealis tonight!
Night sky above woodlands. The stars, as expected, but also the red glow of the aurora borealis!
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Just like the audio says - not even mid-November and it’s snowing here in Upstate SC

Not a lot, true, but it’s the earliest I’ve ever seen it

Temps are 22°F below normal, and the wind chill currently has us at 19° F

Time to dig out the blankets for the horse and the pony!
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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It really is too bad that Dani the Default Dog doesn’t like yogurt…
Dani, a medium size, yellow. short haired dog has her snout completely buried - up past her eyes- in a yogurt tub as she tries to lick up every last drop
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Happy 11th #GotchaDay to Otter! Being such a dark-colored tortie, I’m afraid she doesn’t photograph too well…
A very dark-furred tortoiseshell cat is curled up tightly, sound asleep.
October 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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This was me last week at Clemson University for the Tiger Open
2 epee fencers… I’m on the right scoring a touch to the bottom of my opponent’s hand
October 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Sitting at my fencing club, beside Nick and Nicholas, watching Nicky fence Nick in the 1/4 finals… all in my fairly small club

(I only made it to the table of 16, but am super-happy with my fencing lately!)
A group of guys - including me - intently watching a competition 2 guys in fencing whites during an epee bout
October 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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WordLinx September 27, 2025 "HAT"
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Another where I would’ve been disappointed in a less than perfect score…

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Me, an older man with a short white beard, wearing a white Panama hat with a black band
September 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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WordLinx September 19, 2025 "LEMON"
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(I had to do well here, or die of shame!)

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Me, in my pirate garb! Broad-brimmed black hat with a white rope band, tapestry vest, neck-cloth, and tiny dark spectacles. Long gray hair is loose, and my white beard is trimmed in a spade fashion, white mustached waxed and curled. Aaaarrgh me hearties!
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Obligatory dog picture, just because
A tan colored dog, lying on her back, contorted into a position that only a dog would find relaxing.
July 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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In case anyone needs a #TimelineCleanse
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Just left @gavinnewsom.bsky.social meet-n-greet here in #OconeeCountySC, got interviewed by @tylerkatzenberger.bsky.social for @politico.com

How’s your day starting?
Yours truly in a Clemson University aloha shirt and a gray fedora, next to Governor Newsom Governor Newsom speaking to Oconee County (SC) Democrats Geekiest T-Shirt I’ve seen of late. Symbols for electric resistors arranged vertically, with drawings of 2 resistors across. The color coding on the resistors are “86” and “47”
July 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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@sluggodoug.bsky.social here ya go, cuz you probably won’t get enough equines!

The big one is Sitsoi (Navajo for granddaughter) and the totally unrelated pony is Rocky
A black (okay, dark dark brown) mare stands behind a fuzzy brown pony. They’re waiting impatiently for their afternoon food buckets!
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The #ZuchinniPocalypse begins!

Fortunately I only planted 2 squash plants this year, so maybe I can keep up!
A yellow summer squash, ready to become a tasty dinner!
June 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Otter - a mostly black tortoiseshell kitty, curled up in a ball Sally - black kitty with a few stray white hairs. Oh, and she’s our little cyclops-kitty, which doesn’t reduce her level of extreme happiness the least bit Monty - a classic mackerel tabby barn cat, curled up with a paw partially covering his face. He’d be OUTRAGED if he knew I was sharing a picture of him being adorable.
June 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Suki, who was the world’s happiest toothless kitty, would certainly have sympathized!
Chubby cat, with tabby markings and blue eyes, looks into the camera
May 28, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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I’m stabbing people…
2 fencers in a bout
May 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I have very few pics of my mom, but I did find this one for #MothersDay

Taken around 1986/87, she’s sitting with my grandma. Mom is mid-50s here; grandma is 77.

Taken by me at my grandma’s home in southeastern Idaho.
Picture of my paternal grandmother and my mother. Grandma is an elderly woman (77 or so in this shot) with curly gray hair and tinted glasses, in a green/white striped blouse; mom is in a pink sleeveless blouse, with collar-length dark hair turning to gray. Both women are smiling happily.
May 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM