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Julie Patton Lawson
@srfrjulie.bsky.social
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DC <- FL / environmental justice / neighborhood schools / Owen’s mom / hound alpha / future capybara rescue / #bikedc #takomaDC (she/her)
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He was behind me so I couldn’t see who made the comment but now I can confirm
grumpy old white man who probably drove the five miles from his neighborhood to argue against protected bike lanes in my neighborhood.
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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They want so badly to sing with you!
November 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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We know that rats have chewed up wiring on cars. Now I know that mice eat the buttons off bike computers.
Bike computer with the button caps chewed off
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Feeling better!
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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What game is he playing now?
[AlertDC] US Secret Service reports simulated cannon fire will occur around the White House complex now through 3:00 p.m. For more info https://evbg.co/78vq1h .
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This was bad all around and then I got to the last line 🤯🤬
Dear Carolyn: My otherwise lovely and companionable hubby has serious issues concerning vacations. We make a comfortable income and are not in debt beyond our mortgage or car payment. Every year, he goes on several personal weekends away but says these aren’t vacations because they’re part of his hobby. Last year, after I begged to go to the beach, he ruined the trip for me in multiple ways. The guilt I felt for our even going at all, knowing he didn’t want to, added to the sourness. We just had another major fight about vacations. We’ve been married 15 years, never traveled abroad, never gone away for more than four days anywhere. He earns substantially more than I, making me dependent on him for getaways. Multiple times, including the recent fight, he has said, “Why do you think you deserve a vacation?” It’s a stumper. I don’t know how to say I deserve one without sounding entitled and privileged. I also don’t know why it has to be justified. We’re stuck in a small rural city (I moved to where he lived when we married) and I’m bored, isolated and hungry for more in the world, but without exception, he tries to make me feel bad for wanting any time away. He’s not a workaholic, is diligent about saving and traveled the world before our marriage (and took two quasi-business trips to India during it). I feel so belittled, shamed and increasingly worthless in having to justify the tiniest jaunts, to say nothing of wishing for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to, say, Scotland or Switzerland, two places that call to me deeply. Do vacations need to be deserved in some way that I’m not seeing? I have my own micro business, which has grown but is still not a big earner, making solo getaways hard to manage, especially since hubby also requires that I pay substantial medical bills for cancer on my own. Any thoughts?
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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We are home and he should be on the mend by tomorrow.

Here’s a very concerned Wunderhund who opted for the front seat after the backseat hammock was…no longer fit for passengers.
Wunderhund the blue/brown-ticked hound sits in the front seat of a car, looking quite concerned
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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emergency vet flop
Finn the tricolor beagle lays on a gray tile floor. He’s feeling yucky.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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New @bikeshare.bsky.social station at Kansas and Blair! #bikedc
Bikeshare station loaded with e-bikes
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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fall frenzy flop
Finn the tricolor beagle lays on a wood deck on his back, mouth open and leaves all around
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The one who ate his costume also enjoyed some pilfered treats from the bowl.
Hound wearing a bandana “I ate my costume” Beagle wearing bat wings Aforementioned dogs sitting patiently for their walk
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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WTAF
Dear Eric: My husband of 15 years suddenly tells me he fathered a daughter outside of our marriage. She is 5 years old. He wants to bring the child to me to be her mother and bring her up as my own. What disturbed me is he kept this from me for five years. I am deeply hurt and betrayed. Please, how do I handle these situations? — Betrayed Wife
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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#whichwmata
dark brown donkey and light tan goat look through a wire fence
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Met Branch Trail from Van Buren to Aspen:
#bikedc
A paved asphalt trail separated from vehicle lanes on the left and a wall for the elevated train tracks on the right.
October 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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First I had to wait for Bezos to fix the system and then you gave me this? Fuck you.
New York Times gameboard for Connections. The “words” in the grid are K / POP / DEMON / HUNTER COMPLEX / AS / A / CENTAUR BE / BIG BEAR / BUGBEAR / UNI I / HANG UP / LYRE / CAPRI
October 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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There are obnoxious sports fans and then there are obnoxious teenage sports fans.
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Here is another set of them, on a maple tree. The white ones are freshly laid.
Patches of spotted lanternfly egg masses on a maple tree trunk. Three of them look like gray gum or paint, with a fourth white one.
October 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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For people eager to scrape lanternfly egg masses but not sure what they look like, here’s one. Right now when they are fresh, the outside is a bit crispy and the inside is wet.
Spotted lanternfly egg mass on a vine. It looks like a smear of gray paint or gum
October 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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A beautiful day to spend with my teen, biking to Audi to cheer for the Spirit. I cherish these bits of time together. 💖
Soccer stadium with a bright blue sky. Young fans are lined up to cheer the players as they enter the field. Amazing seats, second row behind the goal, thanks to friends who gave us their season tickets for the day.
October 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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life of a show flop
Tricolor beagle Finn lays in plush green grass
October 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Scenes from today’s @doeedc.bsky.social Kingman Island Friends & Family Day. Watching kids run around with butterfly nets really helped me forget all the Everything Else. Thanks to @hillfamilybiking.org for all the enthusiasm!
Native flower suncatchers, thanks to Erin Palmer Community painting Kayakers on the Green Boats in Kingman Lake, with the skeletal remains of RFK Stadium in the distance
September 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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I got this amazing rug as a giveaway from a neighbor. I smile every morning.
A round-ish black rug with bold flora and fauna graphics, including a wild cat and a peacock
September 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Oh. My. God.

Every single teacher in this country wishes they didn’t have to ask for classroom donations.
Dear Miss Manners: A graduate from a Seven Sisters college, who is the child of a doctor and a lawyer, sends out announcements with a link to her wish list for classroom items. Is this a subtle request for gifts for herself, or truly a wish to stock her classroom? Well … Are the requests for construction paper and colored pencils? Or tennis bracelets and home appliances? Miss Manners suggests you check and deduce from there.
September 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Thanks to @cherylcort.bsky.social for organizing a great tour of the McMillan filtration site development this morning!
Peering into an old sand filtration chamber, with concrete pillars and ceiling. There is a hole in the ceiling (daylight coming through) where they would pour clean sand in. Detail of the base of the historic fountain Looking up through a silo
September 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Cute dog(s) for you
Wunderhund sleeping in the corner of my bed, head resting on a pillow. Also surrounded by other pillows, including one depicting Finn’s likeness. Like Finn’s giant head is emerging from Wunderhund’s body like a sunrise in a pillow sky.
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM