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Patrick Hickey, MD
@pwhickey.bsky.social
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Pediatrician. Infectious Diseases. Once a Soldier. Wishing we could all be a little more kind to each other.
2 AmazingDaughters™️ and a BadAssWife™️
My own opinions, typos, and blurry photos. Potty mouth. Needs an edit function; wouldn’t use it.
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Getting close
The mushroom, shallot, bacon, thyme mixture is now a deep mahogany brown color and has reduced in volume to about 1/4 of its original total volume
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Mushrooms were starting to cook down nicely so the bacon and shallots go back in to keep cooking and come together.
The minced mushrooms have reduced in volume and are now mixed with crispy bits of bacon and carmelized shallot. There is some liquid bubbling in several spots.
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Pulled out the bacon and shallots. Pan deglazed and scraped. 3 sticks of butter (to start) to start and 3.5lbs of minced mushrooms go in the pan….
A large oblong metal pot is half-full of finely minced mushrooms. A large wooden handle spoon can be seen rested on the far edge of the pot.
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Going to be cooking two spatchcocked turkey breasts and decided to make a layer of duxelles under skin.
2 lbs of diced thick cut bacon and 2 cups of minced shallots are cooking down with a trussed bunch of thyme (since I hate plucking leaves). Mushrooms soon.
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Love that I remember and know the importance of this post for all the OtherManyAmazingDaughters™️ that are out there
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Back to the Ukraine flag today because fuck Putin and this fake peace proposal
A Ukrainian flag hangs from a front porch
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Peds ID approves😎
A personified yellow pill wearing a construction hardhat and overalls. “You are amoxicillin! You are reliable and hard-working. Many people turn to you when they need help. But sometimes you wish they would try to resolve their problems without your assistance. You are good-natured and agreeable but tend to not get involved in "severe" situations.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Watching this thru the lens of milsky and MedSky loving how even (especially 🤔) the gardeners get messy and squabble in the comments
November 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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As long as you understand that it’s “actually” your dog, regardless of what they promise, I’m sure you’ll love it and it’ll be one of the most infuriatingly best decisions you ever made
A chocolate Labrador, with a little bit of gray on its muzzle, appears to smile at the camera
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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You know I’m missing YoungestAmazingDaughter™️ (away on study abroad) because I just volunteered to host Wednesday of Thanksgiving friends giving for her & friends & the parents- 2 years ago we deep fried turkeys and it turned into a frat party (TYVM parents 🤣)
Two very large deep-fried turkeys are crispy golden brown
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Late night snack / seconds- don’t know if these count as chicharrones (it’s pork belly) or more appropriate to call it masitas fritas since I marinated then didn’t two step simmer/render then fry approach, but either way it’s delicious and the green sauce I made is 🔥
Chunks of fatty pork belly have been roasted, then fried resulting in a beautiful dark caramelized crust. They sit on a gray plate next to a green cilantro based sauce
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Rotation continues, didn’t get a pic of my Ukrainian flag this go around, but viva Honduras
The flag of Honduras hangs from a front porch. A light blue - white - light blue striped flag with 5 central stars representing the five original “united provinces of Central America” : Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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They neither understand nor approve of daylight savings time.
A chocolate Labrador and a small black-and-white Papillon dog look up longingly at the person, taking a photo who is clearly very comfy on the sofa and under a gray herring bone pattern blanket
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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The text messages we get… the text messages we send…
A text exchange in which someone says 2 family members just drank water from a carafe at a sushi restaurant that turned out having a dead mouse in it. They ask if they are going to get “hantavirus or a bacterial infection” The poster responds “ LOL NO but gross. I recommend Sake.”
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Same Shelby… same.
A small black and white Papillon dog lays flopped flat on a striped pale yellow and beige blanket. She stares at the viewer.
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Happy Veterans Day to everyone who can relate to this photo. I hope you get to sleep in tomorrow- you earned it.
A group 15-20 soldiers wearing camouflage are seen sprawled on the ground sleeping amidst rucksacks sacks in a giant beige tent
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Preemptive Veterans Day post - thinking of everyone from DOD Ebola Treatment Training Team (Mobile training team 1 shown here). Representing the best of selfless service & professionalism.
A group of Soldiers and Airmen wearing camouflage uniforms pose for a group photo
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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Gardening nightmares TFW you recognize that a line of brush and trees is infested with mile-a-minute, and it’s already gone to seed.
Several bright scarlet vine tendrils of a vine shine against a background of dry grass. The vine also has several small clusters of seed-berries
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Shelby approves
A small black and white dog of the papillon breed is held in the arms of someone wearing a dark green coat and wearing a blue and white gingham shirt
November 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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This seems to be a seasonal perching spot- thankfully in this area they prefer the stouter loblolly pines. Shelby (my small papillon lap dog) does not approve 😳

This nest is not too far away at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge - it’s massive
A stand of Loblolly pine trees tower above a shoreline, viewed from across a body of title water. The central tree has near the top of the canopy a very large mass of sticks forming a nest for bald eagle. Probably 3 feet or more across and 5 feet from top to bottom of the stick pile
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Best I could do…
A different angle of an eagle with its white head more clearly seen. The second eagle has already departed
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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2 bald eagles in the sycamore tree this morning
A view from the ground looking up into massive tangle of branches bare of leaves. Somewhat hidden by the branches are two bald eagles, one at the very top of the photo one in the center.
November 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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An amazing day for birding if you know how to listen 🤩

[I don’t really know how to listen but I do love my Merlin App 🤗]
A screenshot from the Merlin app showing the following birds have been making calls in the past minute or so: Carolina Ren, tufted, tit mouse, song sparrow, red, winged blackbird, yellow rump, warbler, white throated sparrow A screenshot from the Merlin app showing the following birds have been making songs or calls in the past couple minutes: Hairy woodpecker, Bluejay, Northern Cardinal, white throated sparrow, American crow, yellow rump warbler. A screenshot from the Merlin app showing the following birds have been singing or making calls in the past couple minutes: Brown headed cowbird, rusty blackbird, northern mockingbird, red, bellied, woodpecker, bald eagle, northern flicker. A screenshot from the Merlin app showing the following birds have been active singing or making calls in the past few minutes: Harry woodpecker, Bluejay, Northern Cardinal, white, throated, sparrow, American crow, yellow rum, warbler, American Robin.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Years later, leading the Army’s component of the PEPFAR program, I’d visit hospitals across the central highlands of Kenya & see communities transformed for the better because the scourge of HIV was brought under control. We planted trees to commemorate these visits- a sign of lasting partnership.
An American man wearing dress pants and a blue button-down shirt crouches amidst a group of Kenyan men wearing coat and tie. The American is holding a small tree sapling and is preparing to place it in a hole that has been dug. The American man wearing dress pants and a blue button-down shirt, uses a watering can to water in the newly planted sapling
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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In a Liberian town, far from the capital, amid new graduates of the Ebola management course- I gave a speech about how their courage & commitment would help their country break the grip that Ebola held on the nation. That we- the United States were both privileged & duty bound to stand with them.
A group of Liberian healthcare workers pose for a photo with a US Army officer wearing a camouflage field uniform
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM