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RuneStrum
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cat dad // computer scientist // blue team // autoimmune // 🇺🇸 🖖

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My office companion, Harry, posing for his portrait with one of his favorite toys. 🐝

#RagdollCat #CatsOfBluesky
A flame point ragdoll cat lies on a yellow mid century modern arm chair, propped up against one of the arms. He’s staring back at the camera as if posing for the photo. A toy bee rests on the arm that he’s leaning against. Some sun rays streak in through an off camera window, leaving small sun puddles on the chair and cat.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Tiamat's Razor:

"Order born of chaos can only be achieved through clarity forged within it."
Ancient Mesopotamian-style stone relief artwork depicting a dramatic battle between a humanoid warrior (possibly Marduk) and a large winged creature with a scaly body and lion-like features (representing Tiamat). Text is overlaid on the image in bold, all-caps white font and reads: TIAMAT'S RAZOR: Order born of chaos can only be achieved through clarity forged within it.
June 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Harry’s getting an early start to the holiday weekend by loafing in the sun on his infinity scratcher. ♾️

#CatsOfBluesky #RagdollCat
A fluffy creamsicle Ragdoll cat with light orange markings lounges on a curved cat scratcher near a window, showcasing his long tail and bright blue eyes. Natural light filters into the space, highlighting the cat's luxurious fur.
May 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Look at this copycat.

#CatsSittingOnPrinters
A flame point ragdoll cat loafs on top of a multi-function Brother printer/copier. He’s staring at the camera with his front right paw slightly extended out in front of him.
March 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Margo loves to ensure that we both get a restful start to the day. 😸☀️

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBluesky
A calico cat lies asleep on top of a multicolored striped bedspread. Her staff (cat dad) rests underneath the bedspread, providing warmth and a lap to sleep on.
February 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Today’s Chewy box came with some bonus content: one mint-condition Harry S. Furman.

#CatsOfBluesky #RagdollCat
A handsome flame point ragdoll cat sits inside a cardboard box from chewy.com. He’s staring up at the camera with his beautiful blue eyes and looking generally quite regal.
February 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Celebrating #SourdoughSaturday by baking a 700 gram extended cold fermentation loaf.
A fresh-baked loaf of sourdough bread cools down on a wire rack on a stovetop.
February 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Margo is enjoying her #Caturday neighborhood watch duties along with one of her many harmonia axyridis minions.

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBluesky
A calico cat sits on a windowsill, staring vaguely toward the camera. Behind her is a screened window and an overcast, out of focus outdoor landscape behind her. An invasive Asian lady beetle (harmonia axyridis) also joins her on the windowsill.
February 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Celebrating #SourdoughSunday with a fresh-baked 910 gram loaf. I was little bit too heavy-handed with rice flour in my banneton while prepping for cold fermentation, but other than that am pretty happy with the how it turned out.
A fresh-baked loaf of sourdough bread rests on a wire rack and baking sheet on top of a gas stovetop. In the background, a Dutch oven is partially visible.
February 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Thank you, and well met! It always warms (burninates?) my heart to meet a fellow Homestar Runner fan! 😄
A cartoon image of Trogdor the Burninator, a majestic wingaling dragon character from the web series “Homestar Runner”. He looks pretty good there with his beefy arm coming out the back of his neck.
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Margo is enjoying spending time with her best friend, the morning sunshine 😸🌞

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBluesky
A magnificent calico cat lies on top of a multicolored striped bedspread, with light grey top sheet in the foreground and a dark green fuzzy blanket in the background of the photo. The majestic calico cat is lying on her left side with her tail gently curled around her, her head up, and a soft open-eyed gaze looking generally in the camera’s direction. Sunlight streams in through an off-camera window from the right-hand side of the picture.
January 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Harry’s getting a quick New Year’s Eve nap in so he can observe tonight’s festivities.

#RagdollCat #CatsOfBluesky
A flame point ragdoll cat lies on his right-hand side on a dark blue couch. He’s sleeping soundly with his paws outstretched in front of him. His head is lightly pressed against a multicolored throw pillow.
January 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Margo’s soaking up the last little bit of the morning sun. 🌞

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBlueSky
A calico cat lies stretched out on a multicolored striped bedspread. Her front half is illuminated by sunlight streaming in through an off-camera window. Her face is turned toward the camera and her yellow eyes are open and softly staring at cat dad behind the camera. Behind her, a dark green fuzzy blanket is folded up on the far corner of the bed.
December 22, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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On the first day of Treksmas my ensign gave to me:

Pike’s Enterprise, NCC 1701 (not followed by dash D).

#StrangeNewOrnaments
A Hallmark Christmas tree ornament of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds version of the NCC-1701 Enterprise starship. It’s hanging in a Christmas tree with its nacelles lit up. Off to the right-hand side, a blue police box TARDIS ornament also hangs in the tree. Allons-y!
December 12, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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I’m still experimenting with the bulk fermentation process, but overall am pretty happy with how sourdough batch #3 turned out!
A loaf of sourdough bread rests atop a wooden cutting board. The loaf has been cut in half, showing the internal crumb of the bread. A whole loaf of freshly baked sourdough bread cools down on top of a wire rack and aluminum baking sheet. A freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread sits on top of parchment paper inside a dutch oven.
December 7, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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Margo won’t let a little bit of arthritis stop her from judging the neighbors and soaking up the sun 🌞

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBlueSky
A calico cat sits on top of a cat tree near a window. The sun shines in through the window onto her while she judges the neighbors.
December 4, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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We cut this loaf open today and made French toast with it. Sourdough batch #2 is mixed up now, and planned for baking tomorrow after an overnight cold proof! 🧑‍🍳
A loaf of sourdough bread rests on a cutting board. It’s been cut in half with the crumb of both halves exposed. The bread in the foreground is more in-focus than the bread in the background.
November 27, 2024 at 2:47 AM
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Today I made my first loaf ever of sourdough bread. Pretty pleased with how it turned out! 🧑‍🍳
A freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread rests on a wire rack on top of an aluminum baking sheet.
November 26, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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I caught Margo mid-yawn in this picture. At over 18 years old, she still has a full set of teeth and likes to show them off from time to time. 😸

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBlueSky
A calico cat lies on a lavender bedspread, curled up and yawning widely at the camera. She’s propped up against a stack of white pillows.
November 20, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Margo is our 18-ish year old Calico cat. We adopted her from a local animal shelter when she was about 13 years old, though we don’t know much else about her life before us. She has chronic kidney disease, but still has a lot of spunk (and cleaning!) left in her.

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBluSky
A calico cat lies on a multicolored striped bedspread, with the sun shining in on her. She’s licking her front right paw in the process of grooming herself.
November 19, 2024 at 6:13 AM
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Happy #Caturday from Margo’s younger brother, Harry S. Furman! He may be toothless, but he more than makes up for it in floof.

#RagdollCat #CatsOfBlueSky
A flame point ragdoll cat loafs on a black office chair. He’s staring at the camera with his blue eyes and has his front right paw dangling slightly over the side of the chair.
November 16, 2024 at 4:25 PM
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Happy #Caturday from our super senior calico, Margo!

#CalicoCat #CatsOfBlueSky
A calico cat lies on her side in the sun on a multi-colored striped bedspread. Her paws are outstretched to the right side of the image and her fluffy tail is resting behind her.
November 16, 2024 at 3:57 PM