Yolanda
@yap617.bsky.social
Collects stamps and WW2 pocket guides. New WIP about a corpsman in the Vietnam War at NSA DaNang (1967). WIP middle grade historical fiction, 1980s. Enjoys 📺📻 classic movies and ⚾️,🏀.
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Yolanda
@yap617.bsky.social
· Jul 14
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All the leaves on our ginkgo tree have fallen, carpeting our driveway in sunshine. Also, it took me ages before I could consistently type "ginkgo" correctly, so I am happy to have an excuse to use it today.
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
All the leaves on our ginkgo tree have fallen, carpeting our driveway in sunshine. Also, it took me ages before I could consistently type "ginkgo" correctly, so I am happy to have an excuse to use it today.
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
#FoundObjectArt #Gingko #Elephant
Folks should look up punk rock history. Inspired out of economic conditions in the UK.
People who think Britain was better 50 years ago either have no adult memories of Britain 50 years ago or are confabulating a fantasy version of their teens and twenties. Yes, we all wish we were younger.
Absolute nonsense. Anyone who lived through the period, or who has studied the period, will know how daft, how dangerously silly, this kind of rot is. If I may, I was there. It was FAR more grey, tough, poor, bigoted, boring, terrifying, violent & frequently flat-out insane than nostalgia insists.
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Folks should look up punk rock history. Inspired out of economic conditions in the UK.
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Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return from captivity during the Vietnam War was captured in an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph in 1973, has reportedly died at the age of 92.
Read more here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
Read more here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Lt. Col. Robert Stirm, the Air Force officer whose return from captivity during the Vietnam War was captured in an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph in 1973, has reportedly died at the age of 92.
Read more here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
Read more here: bit.ly/4peSiBk
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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
‘November on the Dorset Coast’
Whitbread calendar 1971
Artist: SR Badmin
Some good news today! 🐊 Love that dirty water 🎶
After we spoke with Joseph Kenney, owner of Joe’s Crazzy Critters, about a baby alligator sighting, he went to the location where it was seen and rescued him from the cold Boston-area waters. on.nbcboston.com/BKlcjDF
What's that in the Charles River? ‘Oh my gosh! That's a baby alligator'
A woman out for a run along the Charles River in Boston took video of a baby alligator in the water on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Joseph Kenney said he caught it.
on.nbcboston.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Some good news today! 🐊 Love that dirty water 🎶
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Hello everybody!! Today’s Stamp of the Day is this $3.10 stamp from Hong Kong.
Issued - 2000
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇭🇰 and have a magnificent day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
Issued - 2000
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇭🇰 and have a magnificent day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
November 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Hello everybody!! Today’s Stamp of the Day is this $3.10 stamp from Hong Kong.
Issued - 2000
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇭🇰 and have a magnificent day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
Issued - 2000
Type - Commemorative
Print Method - Offset Lithography
Please share your stamps from 🇭🇰 and have a magnificent day.
#stampcollecting #philately #stamps
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McGovern: You don't even have a health care plan. You been promising one for over a decade and we've never seen it, because it doesn't exist.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
McGovern: You don't even have a health care plan. You been promising one for over a decade and we've never seen it, because it doesn't exist.
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Dealer René Gimpel recalled Monet’s palette piled with “snowy peaks” of lead white.
Unlike earlier painters who worked from dark grounds, Monet painted outward from luminosity. One artist said: “He paints as if light itself were his medium.”
Unlike earlier painters who worked from dark grounds, Monet painted outward from luminosity. One artist said: “He paints as if light itself were his medium.”
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Dealer René Gimpel recalled Monet’s palette piled with “snowy peaks” of lead white.
Unlike earlier painters who worked from dark grounds, Monet painted outward from luminosity. One artist said: “He paints as if light itself were his medium.”
Unlike earlier painters who worked from dark grounds, Monet painted outward from luminosity. One artist said: “He paints as if light itself were his medium.”
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The Brits have stopped sharing drug trafficking intel w/us in the Caribbean, Latin American region. They believe our extra judicial killings are illegal. If you’ve worked on this stuff or w/ the Brits, you know this is really a big deal. DOD folks—your professional liability insurance won’t work.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Brits have stopped sharing drug trafficking intel w/us in the Caribbean, Latin American region. They believe our extra judicial killings are illegal. If you’ve worked on this stuff or w/ the Brits, you know this is really a big deal. DOD folks—your professional liability insurance won’t work.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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Made a mess this morning in the microwave, didn’t realize it takes 10 minutes.
Will try the rice maker tonight for tomorrow morning. Breakfast shouldn’t be this difficult!
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Made a mess this morning in the microwave, didn’t realize it takes 10 minutes.
Will try the rice maker tonight for tomorrow morning. Breakfast shouldn’t be this difficult!
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Yolanda 0
Made a mess this morning in the microwave, didn’t realize it takes 10 minutes.
Will try the rice maker tonight for tomorrow morning. Breakfast shouldn’t be this difficult!
Yolanda 0
Made a mess this morning in the microwave, didn’t realize it takes 10 minutes.
Will try the rice maker tonight for tomorrow morning. Breakfast shouldn’t be this difficult!
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If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
If you feel overwhelmed, remember that you can still make a difference doing little things. A compliment or word of encouragement, a tip to a favorite takeout place, a donation to a local charity, an email to your favorite author, time with a pet, a walk outside, or a phone call to a loved one.
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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On November 9, 1918, Moina Michael penned her poem, “We Shall Keep the Faith”, and resolved to wear a red poppy every day in remembrance of the fallen. She became known as the “Poppy Lady”.
Scott # 977- issued 1948
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
Scott # 977- issued 1948
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
On November 9, 1918, Moina Michael penned her poem, “We Shall Keep the Faith”, and resolved to wear a red poppy every day in remembrance of the fallen. She became known as the “Poppy Lady”.
Scott # 977- issued 1948
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
Scott # 977- issued 1948
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
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A stamp from my collection that has relevance to this date in history (2025).
On November 10, 1775, the forerunner of the US Marines was established in the midst of the American Revolutionary War.
Scott # 1567- issued 1975
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
On November 10, 1775, the forerunner of the US Marines was established in the midst of the American Revolutionary War.
Scott # 1567- issued 1975
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A stamp from my collection that has relevance to this date in history (2025).
On November 10, 1775, the forerunner of the US Marines was established in the midst of the American Revolutionary War.
Scott # 1567- issued 1975
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
On November 10, 1775, the forerunner of the US Marines was established in the midst of the American Revolutionary War.
Scott # 1567- issued 1975
#philately #thisstampinhistory #stampcollecting #stamps
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"On the eve of Veterans Day, we should also remember the fact that over 1 million veterans actually participate in SNAP." - Crystal Fitzsimmons, Food Research and Action Center
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"On the eve of Veterans Day, we should also remember the fact that over 1 million veterans actually participate in SNAP." - Crystal Fitzsimmons, Food Research and Action Center
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Nov. 10, 1925: A float celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Marine Corps during a parade through Philadelphia.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Nov. 10, 1925: A float celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Marine Corps during a parade through Philadelphia.
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Records of Hawaii Marines from November, 1942. Less than one year since Pearl Harbor. Their time is spent training the new defense battalions, and inspecting new facilities in places like then-NAS Kaneohe. Still made time at 1000 to celebrate the birthday.
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Records of Hawaii Marines from November, 1942. Less than one year since Pearl Harbor. Their time is spent training the new defense battalions, and inspecting new facilities in places like then-NAS Kaneohe. Still made time at 1000 to celebrate the birthday.
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“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
- Eleanor Roosevelt, proud mother of a Marine
