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Pete

Pete

@philpetree.bsky.social

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Veteran. Volunteer. Dad to an AMAZING daughter. Tech CEO. Author. Sometimes funny. Sometimes snarky. If you're young, hot, Asian or Russian, you're a scammer so don't bother me.

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Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 21d

I've mentioned this several times in passing, and people have asked for the story, so here it is! BTW, this was my last date... February 4th, 2015.
#singlelife #datinglife

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The FBI Arrested My Girlfriend

I dated her and grew suspicious, and then the FBI got involved.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 5h

And this is why I will never again... NEVER again watch one single second of ANY @cbsnews.com or show, movie or @cbssports.bsky.social again.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 1d

This only works for awhile. If you have to do it for years and years (divorced with kids) it is exhausting and will crush your soul.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 1d

It's the southern most place in south America.

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Ushuaia - Wikipedia

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Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 2d

See my last post...

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 2d

I've been to all but 5 countries but where I really, really, really want to go is Ushuaia but I fear I may not return if I do.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe if his wife became a REAL Christian, she'd demand the release of the full, unredacted Epstein files because @jd-vance-1.bsky.social is obviously very comfortable covering for pedophiles.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 2d

[2/2]
Her mom walked in and I yelled, “TWO!”
Mom looks confused and I said, “I’m a music agent!”
Mom (a college professor) inquired, “Counting Crowes?”
I laughed and said “Yes!!”
Mom said, “We’re very close to a murder!”

If you get this humor, you are my people!
#countingcrows #halloween2025 #humor

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday at a Halloween event, I saw one of my young friends who has the last name Crowe. I saw her and yelled, “ONE!”
Everyone was confused!
I said: I came as a music agent!
Everyone was confused! [1/2]

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 3d

I'll be at the front desk of the Knoxville Museum of Art this morning! Halloween at a Museum... what could possibly go wrong! #knoxvillemuseumofart #museum #halloween

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 5d

Why just a bit ago I saw one up thar in that tree over yonder. #rain #tennessee

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 7d

How about a Magnolia seed pod to start your day. #Magnolia #nature #naturephotography

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 10d

Took this one morning this week while visiting a friend...
#morningvibes #deer

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 11d

Been a busy month... just got back home to maintenance and security tearing the neighbor's door down... apparently she superglued the lock on her apartment and another neighbor's (who stole her man!) before turning in her keys. They mentioned an arrest warrant for "destruction of property." #drama

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 13d

Found it! Took a while, but I FINALLY found the Elf on the Shelf, it was really CAMOuflaged! #elfontheshelf

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 19d

The Truth has a voice of its own and its own time it will be heard.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 19d

Mike Johnson, in his every breath, shows just what a good Christian he is and how devoted to upholding the constitution he truly is. /sarcasm

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 21d

I've mentioned this several times in passing, and people have asked for the story, so here it is! BTW, this was my last date... February 4th, 2015.
#singlelife #datinglife

philpetree.com/the-fbi-arre...

The FBI Arrested My Girlfriend

I dated her and grew suspicious, and then the FBI got involved.

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · 25d

A Doctor here in Knoxville has figured out how to get ICE to remove their masks... Tell them there's a global pandemic. 🤣🤣🤣

#ice #iceraids #icemasks

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 21

The best way! Enjoy this day!

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 19

Old coders know this truth...
#coding #programming

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 17

@disney @abcnetwork.bsky.social @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk has been shot and killed. (*cough* Thoughts and prayers *cough*)
Here's the question, was it another MAGA or a gay lover? (I'm betting on a gay lover.)

#MAGA #CharlieKirk

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 6

Watching Star Wars 4 and the scene where Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) tells Luke, "Strike down your father and your journey to the dark side will be complete," and I immediately thought of my ex and her kids. 🤣🤣🤣

#starwars #starwarsfan #estrangement

Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 6

So, if you're a self-published author with legitimate ISBNs BUT have NOT registered your works with the copyright office then Anthropic and other AI platforms can use your works without paying you!

That's the gist...

#authors #publishing #selfpublishing

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What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement - The Authors Guild

Today, Anthropic agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle claims that it downloaded pirated books to train its AI systems—the largest U.S. copyright settlement in history. The parties in Bartz v Anthropic...

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Pete @philpetree.bsky.social · Sep 4

It was 4 years ago today, September 4th...
#suicide #suicicideawarness #suicidprevention2025

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My Suicide Attempt

My story about when I attempted suicide.