Bruce Holsted
banner
depayserman.bsky.social
Bruce Holsted
@depayserman.bsky.social
Formerly @depayser on X. www.depayser.com
Patient volunteer, Arkansas Hospice. Doer of good deeds. United Methodist. Collector of stories. Retired towerdog. If nature didn't make it don't take it. #northlittlerock #arkansas
Pinned
Big tent. Big pipes. Big liturgy. Big music. Join us. 9:00 AM Sundays.
www.expandingthelight.com
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
Old friend and guitarist CW Gatlin was born January 27, 1945.
Helena native, played with Houston Stackhouse & Robert Nighthawk in his youth, with Levon & more later.
Few recordings.
I was lucky to play with him.
A lot.
A shitload of pics to follow:

youtu.be/f3y-s5BQahA?...
January 27, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
It's Holocaust Remembrance Day.

But if you live in one of the ICE occupied areas of America, you can just look outside. 😮‍💨
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We have witnessed, first hand, the reading of a will of loved grandparents at the attorney's office

What fun it is when the grands receive, at that time, gold and silver coins with loving notes from the departed.

Wanting this for ours, we accumulated.

The current price of silver......Damn! :)
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Hey @thv11.bsky.social , your internal station promo team is knocking it out of the park.

Also, Hats off to management for providing lodging for staff during the storms. Whoever made that decision has my respect.

Tegna is getting it done in this market.
January 27, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I am in the trades. For years I have searched for the perfect flashlight and the perfect knife. I have found both. The Leatherman Arc, and the Pokkilite. Finally. Peace.
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I am an antenna and tower contractor by trade. I've worked more ice storms than I can count over the past 40 years.

Based on my experience, it is about to get real for Jackson, MS. I hope those families prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I very much support the protestors in MN. But, we are dealing with aggressors who no longer play by the rules. There is commercial software that can identify every phone in a protest area. Deadly info in the hands of these people.

Phone off. Ferriday bag. Take precautions.
January 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
A pilot just flew through one of the strongest aurora storms in years — and saw the sky explode in color. From the cockpit of a Boeing 787, pilot Matt Melnyk had a view like no one else. Flying at 37,000 feet over Manitoba, he watched as the auroras filled the entire sky.
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
#MN resistance. You need these. www.echoradios.com

No location data disclosed. Affordable.
EchoRadios
EchoRadios
www.echoradios.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R) - an anti-LGBTQ+ politician who has accused transgender people of harming kids - was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to five counts of distributing child sex abuse material.

Can someone explain why this keeps happening???
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
So, I'm wondering tonight if this activity in Minneapolis is just a trial balloon. Wondering if they are going to us this time standardize methods and procedures while working to get their assets in place for the next rollout.

I'm in Arkansas and we have a big immigrant community. Chickens.
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
I was too tired to go anywhere so I stayed home to see if I could see the #Crew11 capsule from the backyard in one opening I have in the trees. It made it and I have photographic evidence but that's about it. Pretty epic to watch even for a few seconds and that thing was hauling ass!
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
This photo of the sunrise over New York City this morning was taken from my son's drone in northern New Jersey.
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
In my state we have a medical marijuana process. My observation as an employer is that there is a marked difference in learning ability and reasoning capacity between those who use and those who don't.

I would say that the success of many young businessmen today will hinge on this understanding.
January 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
ICYMI: On Mind & Matter, we break down links between oxidative stress, nutrition, development, and neurodegenerative disease. If you want to understand why our current food environment is fueling metabolic dysfunction, this episode is worth your time.

open.substack.com/pub/mindandm...
Metabolic Effects of Oxidative Stress in Development & Neurodegeneration Disease | Robert Lustig | 272
Cellular metabolism, mitochondrial health, and the roles of diet and environment in metabolic health, fetal & child development, and Alzheimer's.
open.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:18 AM
In the days of my youth I never conceived that one day my New Year resolution would be to refrain from falling. :)
January 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Interesting piece on CNN this morning about the dependency of the farming community on ACA. Number reported is 27%.

Friends, if anyone is dependent on government business, revenue, or subsidies in these times, a contingency plan is a must. Much uncertainty.
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"The opposite of addiction isn't sobriety. It's connection...... If you are alone, you cannot escape addiction. If you are loved, you have a chance."

JoHann Hari. Chasing the Scream. Bloomsbury Press.
January 3, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by Bruce Holsted
Powerball voice reveal! (You've heard it before.)
December 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Join us sometime. www.expandingthelight.org
December 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
My home was built by my grandparents and I purchased it in 1991. 74th Christmas dinner in this space.
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Big tent. Big pipes. Big liturgy. Big music. Join us. 9:00 AM Sundays.
www.expandingthelight.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sad I am today. I stand outside the sanctuary next to the handicap parking places to help usher people inside.

I will never have the opportunity to visit with this gentleman on Sunday mornings again.

I am in grief.

Robert H. Tinkle - Obituary & Service Details share.google/4KlAR0gep1t7...
Robert H. Tinkle - Obituary & Service Details
Robert H. Tinkle - Obituary & Service Details
share.google
December 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Your Sunday School class may be cool, but, I bet it's not Tenured-chemistry-professor-who-makes-the-coffed kind of cool.
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
How do you tell a free range Southern Boy who grew up in the 50s and 60s?

He will generally have a handkerchief on him at all times, wear a hat, and knows how to fill a fountain pen when necessary.

He can also sing all verses of Amazing Grace from rote along with A Might Fortress.
December 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM