Pete Hautman
@petehaut.bsky.social
Author of Many Novels. http://www.petehautman.com
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Update: Jim Hautman has just won his 7th federal duck stamp contest, breaking his tie with brother Joe for the most wins in the competition’s history. Here’s our story about why he and his brothers are so good at what they do.
Ahead of this year’s federal duck stamp contest, which begins on Thursday, check out my new profile of the Hautman brothers, the Minnesota painters who together have won the prestigious competition a staggering 15 times. www.audubon.org/magazine/hau...
For The Hautman Brothers, the Secret to Duck Stamp Dominance Is All in the Family
The Minnesota painters have achieved unrivaled success in the federal government’s conservation-boosting art competition. They insist technical know-how has little to do with it.
www.audubon.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Update: Jim Hautman has just won his 7th federal duck stamp contest, breaking his tie with brother Joe for the most wins in the competition’s history. Here’s our story about why he and his brothers are so good at what they do.
TIL that some of the kids reading my novels have parents who are too young to remember 9-11.
December 1, 2024 at 8:44 PM
TIL that some of the kids reading my novels have parents who are too young to remember 9-11.
I have never been so relieved to be old, male, white, cis, and childless.
November 6, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I have never been so relieved to be old, male, white, cis, and childless.
Is there anyone who does not think they would be a great advice columnist?
October 13, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Is there anyone who does not think they would be a great advice columnist?
After years of stressing out over who was which, I now choose to believe that Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds are the same person.
August 28, 2024 at 2:05 PM
After years of stressing out over who was which, I now choose to believe that Ryan Gosling and Ryan Reynolds are the same person.
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anytime i’m facing an especially hated or arduous task, i like to give myself a little treat beforehand to encourage myself to get it done. it’s called a ‘pre-ward’ and it absolutely does not work
March 24, 2024 at 5:47 PM
anytime i’m facing an especially hated or arduous task, i like to give myself a little treat beforehand to encourage myself to get it done. it’s called a ‘pre-ward’ and it absolutely does not work
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yes exactly this which is why everybody gotta stop screenshotting twitter stuff and porting it over here. leave the dead to bury their dead
Yes. I miss the Twitter moment, and I'm glad it happened, but it's gone, and with it some folks I used to know there. Here on Bluesky I've met some other people who I like seeing and being with, along with some people I knew from Twitter and before. I'm in *this* moment, and I'm glad it's happening.
I’m at peace with the fact that not everyone I grooved with on X is coming over here - beginning with usenet, every online community has been its own thing and I’m fine with morphing and reforming connections. Kind of like real life before 1990.
February 6, 2024 at 2:00 PM
yes exactly this which is why everybody gotta stop screenshotting twitter stuff and porting it over here. leave the dead to bury their dead
Who doesn't have covid?
Me: Raises hand uncertainly. Looks around at gathered friends and relatives. Oh...just me?
Me: Raises hand uncertainly. Looks around at gathered friends and relatives. Oh...just me?
January 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Who doesn't have covid?
Me: Raises hand uncertainly. Looks around at gathered friends and relatives. Oh...just me?
Me: Raises hand uncertainly. Looks around at gathered friends and relatives. Oh...just me?
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My impression of Bluesky after having to (mostly) leave Twitter is that it’s kinda like what happens after a mass extinction event wipes out all dominant organisms and evolution goes into hyperdrive filling all the niches with new life. This might be the Benadryl talking
November 28, 2023 at 4:36 AM
My impression of Bluesky after having to (mostly) leave Twitter is that it’s kinda like what happens after a mass extinction event wipes out all dominant organisms and evolution goes into hyperdrive filling all the niches with new life. This might be the Benadryl talking
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five body parts you have but one is a lie:
Arm
Nose
Big toe
Tail
Elbow
Arm
Nose
Big toe
Tail
Elbow
November 29, 2023 at 1:28 PM
five body parts you have but one is a lie:
Arm
Nose
Big toe
Tail
Elbow
Arm
Nose
Big toe
Tail
Elbow
TIL all about molten sulfur. AMA
November 23, 2023 at 6:28 PM
TIL all about molten sulfur. AMA
Yael is one voice I miss since leaving twitter. Wish she was more active here.
I hate meeting people who immediately start throwing riddles at me like "what do you do for fun" and "how are you"
November 18, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Yael is one voice I miss since leaving twitter. Wish she was more active here.
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My cover for today's A.I. issue of The New Yorker
more: www.christophniemann.com/detail/nyerc...
more: www.christophniemann.com/detail/nyerc...
November 13, 2023 at 12:09 PM
My cover for today's A.I. issue of The New Yorker
more: www.christophniemann.com/detail/nyerc...
more: www.christophniemann.com/detail/nyerc...
How much would you pay for a chicken egg is chicken eggs were rare and hard to obtain?
November 3, 2023 at 2:56 PM
How much would you pay for a chicken egg is chicken eggs were rare and hard to obtain?
Thought I should say something clever today cuz haven't been posting much, but I reconsidered.
October 20, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Thought I should say something clever today cuz haven't been posting much, but I reconsidered.
Sometimes when I feel neglected I fear that people have gained access to secret thoughts I have that I would never intentionally voice.
October 13, 2023 at 10:27 AM
Sometimes when I feel neglected I fear that people have gained access to secret thoughts I have that I would never intentionally voice.
In a former life I had a small (just me) marketing company. Our motto was Eyes Open, Hands On, No Blue Sky. It made sense at the time. Yet here I am.
October 7, 2023 at 12:52 PM
In a former life I had a small (just me) marketing company. Our motto was Eyes Open, Hands On, No Blue Sky. It made sense at the time. Yet here I am.