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Barnabas Bulpett

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Pedestrian, tech worker, art/music enthusiast, aspiring samsung galaxy photographer, public transit passenger, pacifist. New York. He/Him. 🥥🌻🍉🍁

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 1h

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
57°F (14° C), rain and wind.
#NYC #City #Rain #Autumn #Halloween #Decorations #JackOLantern #Spooky #Skeletons #SkeletonFamily

Daytime scene on a city sidewalk on a rainy day in a fancy neighborhood with nice trees, facing a group of Halloween skeleton decorations forming a sort of "skeleton family" with a couple of human skeletons, two large dog skeletons, and six puppy skeletons; in the distance, near an entrance to a building, are more human skeletons and some jack-o-lanterns; there are even skeletons above the awning and another dog skeleton in the distance, chilling in a planter; it is still raining, but not heavily now; the sidewalk is wet and the sky is overcast.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 1d

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
60°F (16° C), cloudy with increasing rain.
#NYC #City #Rain #Autumn #River #Park #PublicPark #TidalEstuary #CarlSchurz #JohnFinley #GroupNap #Pigeons #Siesta

Daytime scene on a rainy day in a large city on a riverfront promenade which is part of a public park, facing across a wide river; the river itself is actually a tidal estuary with mildly brackish water; all along there promenade is a curved safety rail, upon which hundreds of pigeons are lined up single-file, mostly of whom are resting with eyes closed; they are likely taking the opportunity to rest here because the rain has lightened some, and there is more heavy rain to come soon; in the distance is a smaller island which is still part of the same borough and has its own high-rise buildings; it is nice over there; the floor is all wet and the sky is overcast.

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 1d

Great photography, Don Lemon!

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 1d

Too late, it has already been "retruthed" 187 times. If it ever reaches mainstream media, they will report it as factual.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 2d

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
64°F (18° C), cloudy with light rain.
#NYC #City #Rain #Autumn #DayAtThePark #Park #PublicParks #CentralPark #Lake #Cove #Leaves #Foliage #Romance #Pedicab #Towers #Lennon #StrawberryFields #NothingIsReal

Daytime scene on a rainy day one of a large city's many public parks in autumn; facing toward a paved walking path with a lamppost holding a small green banner that reads "Strawberry Fields"; this landscaped section of the park is dedicated to the memory of former Beatles member John Lennon. It is named after the Beatles' song "Strawberry Fields Forever", written by Lennon. The song itself is named for the former Strawberry Field children's home in Liverpool, England, located near Lennon's childhood home; surrounding this scene are a wide variety of deciduous and evergreen trees, with the former beginning to take their autumn colours; a young couple is walking along the pathway with an umbrella, as clouds overhead and in the distance remain gray.

Daytime scene in a public park of a large city facing a small lake with green water, surrounded by all kinds of trees; the trees are just beginning to show their autumn colours, not yet at their peak; rain clouds hover ahead as some large towers and other buildings are in the distance and are included, along with the trees, in the reflection on the lake.

Daytime scene on a rainy day in early autumn, in a public park of a large city, facing some trees that have begun to show colours early; the yellow, orange, and red leaves of some trees stand in contrast to those which are still green; at the corner of the scene is a group of Pedicabs parked along a path; the sky is overcast.

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 2d

a painting of a very fat man with the words y tho above him

Alt: a painting of a very fat man with the words y tho above him

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 2d

And you are out 4 bucks. Sad. 😞

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

*correction, it was mostly cloudy for most of the day, not sunny

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

www.cooperhewitt.org

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
62°F (17° C), sunny.
#NYC #City #Museum #Contemporary #Design #CooperHewitt #Smithsonian #NationalLandmark #Apple #Retro #iMac #Computer #VintageComputer

Late afternoon scene on the sidewalk in a large city, facing a tall, black iron gate surrounding a famous museum; on the gate, there is a large advertisement for the museum which it surrounds which reads "Good Design Also Lives Online" referring to the museum's website cooperhewitt.org; there is also a photo of a late 90's vintage iMac computer, with its mouse, keyboard, and "Aero" monitor, an example of a very cool retro design; the massive Georgian Revival 1902 mansion building was built for tycoon and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie Mansion, and is home to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; the floor is relatively clean and the sky is mostly cloudy.

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

The winning.

a drawing of a man with his eyes closed in front of a pile of money that says 100

Alt: a drawing of a man with his eyes closed in front of a pile of money that says 100

media.tenor.com

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah... I definitely "don't see that it's being done well."

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

Back in the email days, many of us had done similar with reply-all. But probably less-sensitive subject matter.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

Imagine you run a store, and your biggest customer is a complete jerk and keeps asking for discounts. This doesn't affect your relationship with other customers. On the contrary, it encourages you to strengthen your other business relationships.

China is just living its life.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 3d

He needs to start with the man in the mirror.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 4d

@governor.ny.gov

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 4d

New York photo of the day.
Manhattan.
58°F (14° C), sunny.
#NYC #City #Chinatown #Buddha #Buddhism #TransWorld #Temple #佛教 #波羅蜜 #禪定

Daytime scene on a sidewalk in a large city on a brisk autumn morning, facing a group of mid-rise commercial buildings; in the foreground and most prominent in the scene is a four-story brick building with red doors, red window trim, and a large yellow sign with red lettering reading "Trans World Buddhist Association"; in the windows are small statues of Buddhist symbology and folklore; the adjacent building has scaffolding in front, along with small signs for a realtor and a law firm; all of the signs are both in English and Mandarin Chinese; the sky in the distance is bright blue and in the corner of the scene, an elderly gentleman approaches, bundled up in a heavy coat for the brisk temperatures.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 4d

Lol true. Just curious if this has always been happening and we are only finding out now because everyone is filming everything anymore.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 4d

Classic kristi. 🙃

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 4d

What's up with all the recorded hallway confrontations lately? I mean, I am here for it I guess, but suddenly this is like every day now.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 5d

New York photo of the day.
Queens.
70°F (21° C), light rain early then clearing later in the day.
#NYC #NewYork #City #LIC #JetBlue #OfficeBuildings #Industrial #Zoning

Morning-time scene in a large city from an elevated viewpoint toward the end of an early autumn rain shower, facing a group of large buildings in a traditionally industrial area; many of the buildings have been repurposed as office space because, despite the housing shortage, zoning laws prohibit many of the properties from being used for residential purposes; the buildings arebin good condition, though, and are very wide but not too tall - roughly ten to fifteen stories in height; atop one of the buildings, a giant sign for the JetBlue airline stands out loudly with its blue lettering as this is the headquarters of that company; the street below is wet from the rain and beginning to pick up traffic volume; some small trees are also there, mostly still green, but one beginning to yellow.

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 5d

CBS does entertainment, not journalism.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 5d

youtu.be/ZoW8Tmma54I?...

Run DMC New Coke Commercial (1988)

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Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 5d

Spuyten Duyvil.

Barnabas Bulpett @bbulpett.bsky.social · 5d

Coffee.