Adipose Von Stroopwafel
@vonstroopwafel.bsky.social
Grieving Parent | Writer | Pedestrian
Lost a daughter to Leukemia. Lost my faith. Good things happen because we fight for them, because we love them and work for them. I love my wife, my daughters, and the first buds of the PNW spring.
Lost a daughter to Leukemia. Lost my faith. Good things happen because we fight for them, because we love them and work for them. I love my wife, my daughters, and the first buds of the PNW spring.
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My brain works weird now. Statements like “aliens aren’t real” ring about the same as “don’t worry, it’s not cancer.” And that’s legitimately scary.
April 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My brain works weird now. Statements like “aliens aren’t real” ring about the same as “don’t worry, it’s not cancer.” And that’s legitimately scary.
Imagine being the first human to figure out how to drink cow’s milk. Like did they go up to a whole bunch of different animals and just start sucking, or did something about udders really speak to them?
April 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Imagine being the first human to figure out how to drink cow’s milk. Like did they go up to a whole bunch of different animals and just start sucking, or did something about udders really speak to them?
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
“Just give me thirty minutes to work and I’ll touch all the bugs you want”
-things I say to my kid
-things I say to my kid
March 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“Just give me thirty minutes to work and I’ll touch all the bugs you want”
-things I say to my kid
-things I say to my kid
When I say “babies are awesome” people don’t usually pick up the unspoken “the universe is darkness and chaos, a murdering, maniacal indifference to anything precious and if there’s a God I’ll fucking kill him. But babies? Babies are the opposite. They leaven the good in you. Babies are awesome.”
March 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
When I say “babies are awesome” people don’t usually pick up the unspoken “the universe is darkness and chaos, a murdering, maniacal indifference to anything precious and if there’s a God I’ll fucking kill him. But babies? Babies are the opposite. They leaven the good in you. Babies are awesome.”
1.5 years after losing my daughter Elowyn… things get better. They do. But some days are just post-apocalyptic. The game is over. All the rules broke. The good things were avenues of pain. Why bother trying to make sense of it?
March 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
1.5 years after losing my daughter Elowyn… things get better. They do. But some days are just post-apocalyptic. The game is over. All the rules broke. The good things were avenues of pain. Why bother trying to make sense of it?
“NASA” and “astronomers” are lying to you. If my allergies are acting up, it’s spring.
March 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“NASA” and “astronomers” are lying to you. If my allergies are acting up, it’s spring.
This look at Poulsbo, WA in Kitsap illustrates how luxury subdivisions use more infrastructure and cost the public more but pay less taxes. Walkability makes fiscal sense. #strongtowns #poulsbo #kitsap
March 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This look at Poulsbo, WA in Kitsap illustrates how luxury subdivisions use more infrastructure and cost the public more but pay less taxes. Walkability makes fiscal sense. #strongtowns #poulsbo #kitsap
There was a time I thought God was peeking through whatever it was that separated us, and that coy, secret visit was Elowyn.
And then she died.
But also she lived.
And then she died.
But also she lived.
February 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
There was a time I thought God was peeking through whatever it was that separated us, and that coy, secret visit was Elowyn.
And then she died.
But also she lived.
And then she died.
But also she lived.
I really need a calendar that gives me like a two week warning before every major holiday this day-of business just isn’t gonna cut it
February 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I really need a calendar that gives me like a two week warning before every major holiday this day-of business just isn’t gonna cut it
I say we Gulf of Mexico even harder. Maybe we Gúlf of Méxícó. Has anyone ever experimented with putting a tilde on an “x” before? Because I think now’s the time to try.
February 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I say we Gulf of Mexico even harder. Maybe we Gúlf of Méxícó. Has anyone ever experimented with putting a tilde on an “x” before? Because I think now’s the time to try.
There is definitely a unique “PNW posh” accent, and can only be a direct imitation of Thurston Howell III from Gillian’s Island.
January 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There is definitely a unique “PNW posh” accent, and can only be a direct imitation of Thurston Howell III from Gillian’s Island.
I just feel tired for the lawyers of this country already
January 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I just feel tired for the lawyers of this country already
We need to talk about Google AI’s strong anti-eucalyptus bias
January 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
We need to talk about Google AI’s strong anti-eucalyptus bias
Penal Substitutionary Atonement is a bureaucratic loophole on a scale only white peoples could invent
December 20, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Penal Substitutionary Atonement is a bureaucratic loophole on a scale only white peoples could invent
Almost all mountain ranges run north-south instead of east-west.
December 17, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Almost all mountain ranges run north-south instead of east-west.
I’m really feeling like I’m earning my gray hairs.
December 11, 2024 at 11:04 PM
I’m really feeling like I’m earning my gray hairs.
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Any CEO scared by recent events is more than welcome to visit a local elementary school to participate in shooting drills
December 11, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Any CEO scared by recent events is more than welcome to visit a local elementary school to participate in shooting drills
Does anyone else think it’s weird that Luigi Mangione - a guy with money who hates big corporations and skillfully eludes capture - is caught eating at a corporate chain that targets the poor? He’s left so many messages, is this just one more code and we’re all too dumb to get it?
December 11, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Does anyone else think it’s weird that Luigi Mangione - a guy with money who hates big corporations and skillfully eludes capture - is caught eating at a corporate chain that targets the poor? He’s left so many messages, is this just one more code and we’re all too dumb to get it?
Look, this account is gonna be somewhere between a cute animals feed and a Dostoevsky novel, idk what kinda market there is for that but I’m fully in my “find out” era
December 8, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Look, this account is gonna be somewhere between a cute animals feed and a Dostoevsky novel, idk what kinda market there is for that but I’m fully in my “find out” era
There’s something about creating a safe space for creatures that’s healing. Losing a child means an irrational feeling that I failed to protect/provide. Seeing life and safety breaks that narrative. I wouldn’t mind being a safe chicken. #backyardchickens #ptsd #suburbanhomestead
December 8, 2024 at 12:21 AM
There’s something about creating a safe space for creatures that’s healing. Losing a child means an irrational feeling that I failed to protect/provide. Seeing life and safety breaks that narrative. I wouldn’t mind being a safe chicken. #backyardchickens #ptsd #suburbanhomestead
What’s the point of Bluesky if not to talk about the greatest of all aspirations, living that #BlueyLife ? Some of the best jokes in #Bluey are one-word one liners:
Bingo: “Zeroooooooo!”
Bandit (as Unicorse): “CHILDREN.”
Gawd I love this show.
Bingo: “Zeroooooooo!”
Bandit (as Unicorse): “CHILDREN.”
Gawd I love this show.
December 7, 2024 at 5:38 PM
What’s the point of Bluesky if not to talk about the greatest of all aspirations, living that #BlueyLife ? Some of the best jokes in #Bluey are one-word one liners:
Bingo: “Zeroooooooo!”
Bandit (as Unicorse): “CHILDREN.”
Gawd I love this show.
Bingo: “Zeroooooooo!”
Bandit (as Unicorse): “CHILDREN.”
Gawd I love this show.
I used to be really into God, but now I realize I've already seen heaven and hell. Heaven was when my two daughters were born. Hell was when one of them died from #Leukemia. Hell has been many moments of #grief since then. Heaven has been in the many moments of love, too. The stakes are lower. But🧵
December 6, 2024 at 7:53 PM