@rudyardkipple.bsky.social
@rudyardkipple.bsky.social
Old enough to know better, but not too old to learn. Trophy Husband, retired, PeePaw of 6. Addicted to books and irreverent humor. I don’t vote for insurrectionists.
Galveston, Texas
Galveston, Texas
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Occasionally I review my posts and replies and I’m amazed how clever and insightful I am. Sometimes I wish I could follow myself.
Hoard your mental duct tape. Political morality will need to be re-raveled.
Unraveling is the word of the week. Not affordability or groceries. No, the word is unraveling, and we can see it coming apart.
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Hoard your mental duct tape. Political morality will need to be re-raveled.
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Sadly, renewing this as my pinned post.
'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness'.
Also; 'Under capitalism, man exploits man'.
John Kenneth Galbraith
'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness'.
Also; 'Under capitalism, man exploits man'.
John Kenneth Galbraith
February 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sadly, renewing this as my pinned post.
'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness'.
Also; 'Under capitalism, man exploits man'.
John Kenneth Galbraith
'The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness'.
Also; 'Under capitalism, man exploits man'.
John Kenneth Galbraith
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We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know:
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
thehauntedbookshop.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know:
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
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The new password is “Louvre2”
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The new password is “Louvre2”
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#ResistanceUnited
You may not have heard about this election, but it's a win for families in the CyFair school district, north of Houston. Voters elected three new board members to create a 4-3 liberal majority. They voted against the old board's far-right policies.
abc13.com/post/newly-e...
You may not have heard about this election, but it's a win for families in the CyFair school district, north of Houston. Voters elected three new board members to create a 4-3 liberal majority. They voted against the old board's far-right policies.
abc13.com/post/newly-e...
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#ResistanceUnited
You may not have heard about this election, but it's a win for families in the CyFair school district, north of Houston. Voters elected three new board members to create a 4-3 liberal majority. They voted against the old board's far-right policies.
abc13.com/post/newly-e...
You may not have heard about this election, but it's a win for families in the CyFair school district, north of Houston. Voters elected three new board members to create a 4-3 liberal majority. They voted against the old board's far-right policies.
abc13.com/post/newly-e...
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Records of great spotted woodpecker, extinct in Ireland for centuries, but which reintroduced itself naturally to the east coast and has been moving west ever since.
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Records of great spotted woodpecker, extinct in Ireland for centuries, but which reintroduced itself naturally to the east coast and has been moving west ever since.
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
Still waiting for them to make it down to my place in Beara, but looks like it's only a matter of time!
Nature CAN come back!!
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Duck Parade
Not sure where they were going. This will be a pond in a few weeks, but it's usually dry in the summer and fall.
#ducks #mallard #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada
Not sure where they were going. This will be a pond in a few weeks, but it's usually dry in the summer and fall.
#ducks #mallard #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada
October 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Duck Parade
Not sure where they were going. This will be a pond in a few weeks, but it's usually dry in the summer and fall.
#ducks #mallard #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada
Not sure where they were going. This will be a pond in a few weeks, but it's usually dry in the summer and fall.
#ducks #mallard #autumn #fall #morningwalk #cedarhillpark #saanich #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #canada
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In the middle of a lake, I took a photo of the sun without looking at it, and ended up with this
October 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In the middle of a lake, I took a photo of the sun without looking at it, and ended up with this
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How about a little hummingbird moth action this morning?
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How about a little hummingbird moth action this morning?
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John Gardner died in a motorcycle accident OTD in 1982. His 1971 novel Grendel--Beowulf told from the monster's point of view--was a ground-breaker in what is now a common-place genre. However, his excellent books on the craft of writing should be considered essentials.
#booksky #writing
#booksky #writing
September 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
August 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this is so wonderfully weird, give her all the golds 🥇
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Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
August 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Newsom: "He doesn't play by a different set of rules. He doesn't believe in the rules. As a consequence, we need to disabuse ourselves of the way things have been done. It's not enough to just hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about way the world should be...we have got to meet fire w/fire"
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So Many Amendments Should Have Already Been Made To Our Constitution….
August 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
So Many Amendments Should Have Already Been Made To Our Constitution….
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Every day I’m inspired by the bravery of these courageous ICE agents.
August 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Every day I’m inspired by the bravery of these courageous ICE agents.
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Give them no peace!
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Give them no peace!