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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7h

I have that thought every single time I pass over the bridge, and so far the answer is "not yet". It's a beautiful piece of functional art.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Weak-ass TACO doesn't understand what he's negotiating for, whom he's negotiating with or the terms of the deal he's negotiating. He's just weaving around like a drunk old man who can't find his car keys even though they're in his pocket.

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

It'll be fun to watch them demolish that Arc de Flunk when he's gone. Shouldn't be too difficult since it's certain to be cheaply built.

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Likely one of the most consequential albums of all time. Starting with "London Calling" and ending with "Train in Vain", the revolution has never been so entertaining.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 1d

Next: Taco the Octopus will teach him how to cook...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Am I the only one here who just heard RFK Jr. say that he hates religion? The wrongness of the statement aside (experts are most certainly a feature of science), he's saying that religion and totalitarianism are both measures of "badness". Let's see what the churches say about that...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Kind of makes you wish for the days when Sarah Huckabee would prevaricate, dissemble and distort rather than Karoline's bald-face lying with a smile on her face and a cross around her neck...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 2d

Again: what a baby. I can't imagine anyone seeing this as leadership, but probably 30% of the country is clapping along...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 4d

Not a big, tough guy rising above the fray, he's a thin-skinned, weak baby who constantly complains that they're not getting a fair deal. Just imagine how Obama would have handled the same situation...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 4d

I've bet they have a weekly office pool where the person who said the dumbest thing that week (and got the most press attention for the nonsense) takes the pot...

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 5d

What's most insulting is that the lies are so obviously stupid.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, no complaints! I'm a huge Replacements (and Paul Westerberg) fan and I grew up to the Raspberries and Eric Carmen.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 5d

Never would have guessed this thread would have turned into a discussion of The Replacements, but life is funny that way...

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 5d

That girl needs to be drug tested, stat!

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 6d

As a wine country resident, I applaud your choice in dog names ❤️

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7d

I promise you this right here and now. If those Portland Frogs are instrumental in the taking down the orange king, I will get a prominent frog tattoo to remind myself of the strength of joyful resistance. I'll even go to Portland to find a tattooist to do it.

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7d

"That's a Category 5 Earworm, there, Bob, it'll crawl into your brain and set up house for the rest of your natural life..."

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7d

(for normal humans, toluene is "magic marker smell" - very easily identified)

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7d

High school chemistry, we were each given a substance to identify. I got a test tube with a clear liquid, I popped the top and immediately said "that's Toluene" The teacher made me do a test to prove it was toluene, so I added some KMnO4, got a white precipitant and passed the test.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 7d

You can't bully Spock when your demand is illogical...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 8d

Holy crap that's both heart warming and heart breaking. From their actions, it's obvious that he lived a well loved life with a beautiful family.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 12d

...reminds me of them time when I was 15, I tried to pick up a snake only to discover it was a copperhead. Thankfully it was a dry bite and I learned to be a little more careful about identifying a critter before I grab it...

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · 12d

Cognitively impaired wanna-be tough guy who's really a thin skinned baby pretending to know how the world works when he's just making things up to make it look like he's in charge.

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redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · Sep 14

Reminded me of Diedrich Bader's pearl of wisdom in "Office Space" when asked about getting a million dollars...

redwoodgeorge.bsky.social @redwoodgeorge.bsky.social · Sep 14

Not sure I want a "pet" crow, but I'd love to have an enduring friendship with a wild crow.

During lockdown I made friends with a crow couple, but a year later they left in the fall and never came back. RIght now I'm working on jays but keeping an eye out for crows...