Melissa L. Shingles
@melissashingles.bsky.social
Don't even get me started about my love of baseball...or my fear of mascots. Not your father's attorney. (No, really, I am most likely not your father's attorney.)
Pinned
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What’s important to consider, while watching the Eagles, is that life is nothing but a slow march toward eternal darkness.
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
What’s important to consider, while watching the Eagles, is that life is nothing but a slow march toward eternal darkness.
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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Breaking News: Robert A.M. Stern, a New York architect whose crowning creation was hailed as a rebirth of prewar luxury, is dead at 86.
Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86
He designed museums, schools and libraries before winning international acclaim late in life for 15 Central Park West in Manhattan, hailed as a rebirth of the luxury apartment building.
nyti.ms
November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Breaking News: Robert A.M. Stern, a New York architect whose crowning creation was hailed as a rebirth of prewar luxury, is dead at 86.
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Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. https://to.pbs.org/4ptgRug
Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark Jamaican film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81
Cliff was nominated for seven Grammys and won twice for best reggae album.
www.pbs.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached joy, defiance and resilience in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81. https://to.pbs.org/4ptgRug
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A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
Thousands of rare American recordings — some 100 years old — go online for all to enjoy
The project, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
laist.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A treasure trove of rare and historic American music is now available online for free.
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
5,000 songs from private collectors have already been preserved and uploaded, and "thousands more are in the pipeline".
laist.com/news/arts-an... #MusicSky
I don’t even *like* cats, but…
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I don’t even *like* cats, but…
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Apple Tree, I
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Apple Tree, I
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28554
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THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 AM
THIS IS WHY WE NEED THE HUMANITIES IN SCHOOL
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December 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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Composition by Alberto Magnelli, 1948
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Composition by Alberto Magnelli, 1948
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137774
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What time is Game 8 tonight
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What time is Game 8 tonight
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“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”
November 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”
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If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If you're in line to bat at Game 7 of the World Series STAY IN LINE
May my Phillies never play in a World Series like this one
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
May my Phillies never play in a World Series like this one
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![two frames:
- first frame: lady yells "Why can't you be normal?"
- second frame: Game 7 of the World Series with the caption "[screaming]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vc7f4oafdgxsihk4cry2xpze/bafkreig5uzy6ezdmsey5ykembgorvrvib52jmdtskvbwgkv3vuccpks534@jpeg)
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Every single play is epic … I’ve never seen anything like this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Every single play is epic … I’ve never seen anything like this.
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It’s kinda nuts how after a 162-game season we are tied in the last inning of the last game of the World Series. Baseball rules.
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
It’s kinda nuts how after a 162-game season we are tied in the last inning of the last game of the World Series. Baseball rules.
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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Max Scherzer will be the 4th pitcher to start multiple World Series winner-take-all Game 7s, joining:
Bob Gibson (3)
Lew Burdette
Don Larsen
Bob Gibson (3)
Lew Burdette
Don Larsen
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Max Scherzer will be the 4th pitcher to start multiple World Series winner-take-all Game 7s, joining:
Bob Gibson (3)
Lew Burdette
Don Larsen
Bob Gibson (3)
Lew Burdette
Don Larsen
A Philly great
Longtime WMMR-FM host Pierre Robert was found dead in his home Wednesday. He was 70.
Beasley Media Group, the station’s parent company, announced Robert’s death in a statement, calling him a “true radio icon.”
🔗 www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Beasley Media Group, the station’s parent company, announced Robert’s death in a statement, calling him a “true radio icon.”
🔗 www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Longtime WMMR host Pierre Robert has died at 70
The cause of death was not immediately known.
www.inquirer.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A Philly great
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises, 1910
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135557
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135557
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises, 1910
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135557
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135557
For sure not opening the door for her
October 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
For sure not opening the door for her