Matt Baldwin
@thisbrokenwheel.bsky.social
Writer, photographer, cyclist, naturalist, martial artist, tall ship sailor. The Pirate Guy of Blue Sky, apparently. Mexican-American. No kings in America. He/him. San Diego, CA.
Dorothy Malone as the bookshop girl in THE BIG SLEEP.
November 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dorothy Malone as the bookshop girl in THE BIG SLEEP.
Dorothy Malone as the unnamed book shop clerk in THE BIG SLEEP. Even in glasses and plain shopgirl clothes is easily just as much a knockout as Lauren Bacall.
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Dorothy Malone as the unnamed book shop clerk in THE BIG SLEEP. Even in glasses and plain shopgirl clothes is easily just as much a knockout as Lauren Bacall.
Amazon sent me a physical print catalog in the mail for some reason, which feels a little, uh, counter-intuitive to their business model.
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Amazon sent me a physical print catalog in the mail for some reason, which feels a little, uh, counter-intuitive to their business model.
You guys, there’s an easier way to do that.
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
You guys, there’s an easier way to do that.
Anyways, after a long Sunday working on a historical tall ship, it’s time to relax and settle in with the new @dstlry.bsky.social comic by @stephsmash.bsky.social and @marclaming.bsky.social about…working on a historical tall ship.
I’m sure nothing bad will happen to anyone.
I’m sure nothing bad will happen to anyone.
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Anyways, after a long Sunday working on a historical tall ship, it’s time to relax and settle in with the new @dstlry.bsky.social comic by @stephsmash.bsky.social and @marclaming.bsky.social about…working on a historical tall ship.
I’m sure nothing bad will happen to anyone.
I’m sure nothing bad will happen to anyone.
A-jib boom-boom-boom
November 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A-jib boom-boom-boom
…that you’re sober. It’s HARD to get shitfaced and wake up with new ink.
But since it’s not impossible (sketchy shops exist), I’ll add: I have a tattoo the same size at Platner’s, in a similar place. It took ~5 hours. He may have been drunk at the start, but he certainly wasn’t when they finished.
But since it’s not impossible (sketchy shops exist), I’ll add: I have a tattoo the same size at Platner’s, in a similar place. It took ~5 hours. He may have been drunk at the start, but he certainly wasn’t when they finished.
November 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
…that you’re sober. It’s HARD to get shitfaced and wake up with new ink.
But since it’s not impossible (sketchy shops exist), I’ll add: I have a tattoo the same size at Platner’s, in a similar place. It took ~5 hours. He may have been drunk at the start, but he certainly wasn’t when they finished.
But since it’s not impossible (sketchy shops exist), I’ll add: I have a tattoo the same size at Platner’s, in a similar place. It took ~5 hours. He may have been drunk at the start, but he certainly wasn’t when they finished.
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This is how I’m gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button one of my posts.
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is how I’m gonna look every time someone hits the dislike button one of my posts.
I have one in a similar place and it's partially visible whenever I wear a v-neck.
November 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I have one in a similar place and it's partially visible whenever I wear a v-neck.
Two Halves Make a Whole #DiadeLosMuertos 💀🇲🇽
November 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Two Halves Make a Whole #DiadeLosMuertos 💀🇲🇽
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Living Dead Girl. This portrait I took of a then-14 year-old girl (with parental permission) at Old Town San Diego’s Day of the Dead celebration is one of my personal favorites.
¡Feliz Día de Los Muertos! May you be comforted by a visit from your beloved departeds, in spirit or in memory.
¡Feliz Día de Los Muertos! May you be comforted by a visit from your beloved departeds, in spirit or in memory.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Living Dead Girl. This portrait I took of a then-14 year-old girl (with parental permission) at Old Town San Diego’s Day of the Dead celebration is one of my personal favorites.
¡Feliz Día de Los Muertos! May you be comforted by a visit from your beloved departeds, in spirit or in memory.
¡Feliz Día de Los Muertos! May you be comforted by a visit from your beloved departeds, in spirit or in memory.
Oh look, Trader Joe’s has introduced a delicious new product for me to get addicted to right before they disappear it from the shelves forever.
November 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Oh look, Trader Joe’s has introduced a delicious new product for me to get addicted to right before they disappear it from the shelves forever.
It’s all fun & games until your pet cockatiel decides that the skin tag you completely forgot was there is an appropriate toy to play with.
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s all fun & games until your pet cockatiel decides that the skin tag you completely forgot was there is an appropriate toy to play with.
You ignored this when I showed it to you earlier, but it’s worth revisiting again. This person self-IDs as leftist. They’re also advocating for including individuals with Nazi tattoos, because their politics are otherwise in alignment.
Is this person a “real” leftist, y/n?
Is this person a “real” leftist, y/n?
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 AM
You ignored this when I showed it to you earlier, but it’s worth revisiting again. This person self-IDs as leftist. They’re also advocating for including individuals with Nazi tattoos, because their politics are otherwise in alignment.
Is this person a “real” leftist, y/n?
Is this person a “real” leftist, y/n?
It may have been more apt for Mr. Stone to say "white supremacist" instead of "Nazi", but his core assessment of the problem is correct. While it has not *exclusively* been leftists supporting Platner, IME (and Michael witnessed some of it) the majority have been self-declared leftists. EXAMPLE:
November 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It may have been more apt for Mr. Stone to say "white supremacist" instead of "Nazi", but his core assessment of the problem is correct. While it has not *exclusively* been leftists supporting Platner, IME (and Michael witnessed some of it) the majority have been self-declared leftists. EXAMPLE:
Be careful tonight, and don’t wander into any strange orchards, trick-or-treaters. You never know what might be waiting for you. 🎃👻💀
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Be careful tonight, and don’t wander into any strange orchards, trick-or-treaters. You never know what might be waiting for you. 🎃👻💀
Here’s part of an exchange I had yesterday. This person (one of many I’ve encountered lately) self-IDs as a leftist. They’re also making a full-throated argument that Platner’s political agenda outweighs his having a Nazi tattoo for 18 years.
This is a white supremacist perspective.
This is a white supremacist perspective.
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Here’s part of an exchange I had yesterday. This person (one of many I’ve encountered lately) self-IDs as a leftist. They’re also making a full-throated argument that Platner’s political agenda outweighs his having a Nazi tattoo for 18 years.
This is a white supremacist perspective.
This is a white supremacist perspective.
AT LAST. Saved this until after my workday was done. Bet this album’ll be both a trick AND a treat.
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
AT LAST. Saved this until after my workday was done. Bet this album’ll be both a trick AND a treat.
Happy #Halloween, all. My it be filled with tricks and treats a-plenty. 🎃👻💀
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Happy #Halloween, all. My it be filled with tricks and treats a-plenty. 🎃👻💀
Wonderful evening seeing my undergrad mentor Susan Straight launch her new novel SACRAMENT at the Book Catapult. Haven’t seen each other since 2003 (I think?) but she still remembered me.
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wonderful evening seeing my undergrad mentor Susan Straight launch her new novel SACRAMENT at the Book Catapult. Haven’t seen each other since 2003 (I think?) but she still remembered me.