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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 18m

Yes, Durham’s Duke Gardens is stunning. Yes, Duke University boasts a gorgeous campus. You are lucky!

Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 13h

I post about mostly obscure Catholic saints each day. But for All Saints Day, I would have written about Servant of God Avertan Fenech, a Maltese Carmelite novice master.

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 1d

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is in full swing. Each day I will post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the ice.
#NHL
#icehockey
Troy Terry, Anaheim Ducks (middle player in photo)
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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 1d

Through the World Series I will recognize a player who enjoyed a good day on the field.
#baseball
#MLB
www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/moo...

Mookie Betts' big Dodgers Game 6 moment forces a World Series Game 7 vs. Blue Jays

After coming up empty for most of the last two series, Betts finally broke through Friday night

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 1d

Each day I post a biography and photo of a member of the American armed forces who died during combat.
November 1
#veteran
#restinpeace
Oliver Evans Deal, Jr., Lancaster, California. Died in artillery barrage in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam on November 1, 1969.
www.honorstates.org/profiles/269...

Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 1d

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.

#painting
Georg Heinrich Crola, "Harz Landscape"
auktionen.karlundfaber.de/de/lot/lot-d...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 1d

1 November Saints of the Day: All Saints Day
#Catholic
"A day commemorating all the saints . . ., both known and unknown . . . It is celebrated on November 1 . . . The day is primarily observed by Christians with a tradition of venerating the saints, such as Roman Catholics." Encyclopedia Brittanica

Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 2d

When I travel I do not post. I am home now. Thanks for your patience.

Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 2d

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season continues. Each day I will post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the ice.
#NHL
#icehockey
www.nhl.com/canucks/news...

Kiefer Sherwood’s Hat Trick Carries Canucks Past Blues 4-3 in Shootout | Vancouver Canucks

Kiefer Sherwood is continuing his exceptional play and showed his scoring touch with a hat trick to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues. With injuries mounting, t...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 2d

Each day I post a biography and photo of a member of the American armed forces who died during combat.
October 31
#veteran
#restinpeace
Theodore Togstad, Minnewaukan, ND. Killed on October 31, 1918 and buried in Flanders Field American Cemetery, Belgium.
www.veterans.nd.gov/heroes/theod...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 2d

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.

#painting
François Ferrière, "Portrait of a Boy Wearing a Hat and Holding a Frame"
hindmanauctions.com/auctions/634...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 2d

31 October Saint of the Day: Blessed Christopher of Romagna 1173(?)-1272
Italian priest of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans), he was sent to southern France to establish his Order there. He was well known for his productivity and pleasant demeanor.
#Catholic
anastpaul.com/2022/10/31/s...

Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for all of your posts featuring Scandinavian art!

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 7d

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season continues. Each day I will post about a player who enjoyed a good day on the ice.
#NHL
#icehockey
Dougie Hamilton, New Jersey Devils.
www.reuters.com/sports/nhl/d...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 7d

Through the World Series I will recognize a player who enjoyed a good day on the field.
#baseball
#MLB
sports.yahoo.com/article/addi...

Addison Barger grand slam continues magical Blue Jays season with Toronto franchise history

Never before had this been done.

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 7d

Each day I post a biography and photo of a member of the American armed forces who died during combat.
October 25
#veteran
#restinpeace
Wayne Johanson, Armonk, New York. Killed by enemy small arms fire in the vicinity of the Ho Bo Woods, Vietnam on October 25, 1967.
www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Face...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 7d

Each day I will post a picture and link to art coming up to auction somewhere in the world.

#painting
Sam Szafran, "Cage d'escalier, 1987"
www.bbw-auktionen.com/en/auctions/...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 7d

25 October Saint of the Day: St. Maurus of Pécs 1000 (?)-1075 (?)
First known bishop born in the Kingdom of Hungary. He served first as abbot of the Abbey of Pannonhalma from around 1029 until 1036, and then as bishop of Pécs from year 1036 until his death.
#Catholic
anastpaul.com/2020/10/25/s...

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Brian Handy @brianhandy.bsky.social · 8d

Barber’s Adagio for Strings in Platoon. Obvious choice, I know.

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