Ray Balestri
@raybalestri.bsky.social
an old man carrying flowers on his head, wears velour trousers, totters, 3 thirds asleep. Or as my first born, learning to talk, called me, Mommy's friend daddy.
Posts limited to plants, animals, and art. (Comments on others’ posts are a different story.)
Posts limited to plants, animals, and art. (Comments on others’ posts are a different story.)
You missed poking him over “to” (too). Would have been perfect to slag something in each of his comments.
January 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
You missed poking him over “to” (too). Would have been perfect to slag something in each of his comments.
I’m mostly spinnaker but sometimes roller reef, cinched in tight.
January 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I’m mostly spinnaker but sometimes roller reef, cinched in tight.
Happy, happy, happy!
January 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Happy, happy, happy!
Strong rec on this one.
December 31, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Strong rec on this one.
Thank you in advance! (I was solidly in the latter category for years, but now I find myself more and more in the former category, alas.)
December 31, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Thank you in advance! (I was solidly in the latter category for years, but now I find myself more and more in the former category, alas.)
Verily, your selections are pretty spot-on. Would you mind curating your list for those of us without the time (or discipline) to the 10 “must read”? To the more voracious among us, any on your list we shouldn’t bother with?
December 31, 2024 at 7:08 PM
Verily, your selections are pretty spot-on. Would you mind curating your list for those of us without the time (or discipline) to the 10 “must read”? To the more voracious among us, any on your list we shouldn’t bother with?
How do you decide to read a particular book? Recommendation from a trusted source? New York Review of Books? Discovery browsing a bookstore?
December 31, 2024 at 6:59 PM
How do you decide to read a particular book? Recommendation from a trusted source? New York Review of Books? Discovery browsing a bookstore?
He used the stick end on me.
December 28, 2024 at 1:50 PM
He used the stick end on me.
Taking it back down a notch, for the average person, it really is a challenge trying to calibrate the optimal effort needed to build sufficient net worth to afford to do the things you want to do, while sacrificing doing the things you want to do in order to build that level of net worth.
December 28, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Taking it back down a notch, for the average person, it really is a challenge trying to calibrate the optimal effort needed to build sufficient net worth to afford to do the things you want to do, while sacrificing doing the things you want to do in order to build that level of net worth.
Legit made me laugh out loud.
December 25, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Legit made me laugh out loud.
Good one, but you gotta be a Boomer to get it.
December 25, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Good one, but you gotta be a Boomer to get it.
Sheesh, why didn't Putin think of that when he initially described his invasion of Ukraine as a "special military operation"? Much better marketing as a "territorial extension."
December 24, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Sheesh, why didn't Putin think of that when he initially described his invasion of Ukraine as a "special military operation"? Much better marketing as a "territorial extension."
Love your posts! Gorgeous pics.
December 22, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Love your posts! Gorgeous pics.
I thought my wife had a lot of shoes, but I think you have her lapped. (She loves your style, by the way.)
December 22, 2024 at 3:33 AM
I thought my wife had a lot of shoes, but I think you have her lapped. (She loves your style, by the way.)
Perfect for when you get out of bed to clean it up and cut your foot on the broken glass.
December 22, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Perfect for when you get out of bed to clean it up and cut your foot on the broken glass.
And finding my keys where I left them.
December 22, 2024 at 12:21 AM
And finding my keys where I left them.
"Queen Bitch of Fuck Mountain"! I'm tempted to unfollow you just so I can follow you again.
December 20, 2024 at 8:25 PM
"Queen Bitch of Fuck Mountain"! I'm tempted to unfollow you just so I can follow you again.