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@garyrp.bsky.social
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Trekkie, Deadhead, TTRPG'er, Historian and other fun stuff. Just here to check out some new fun stuff. Warhammer 40K, Napoleonic, Medieval Miniatures, and other hobby things as well!
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garyrp.bsky.social
Another #Caturday and Percy is upstairs keeping warm under the bed and next to the radiator.

So here is a photo of him from early in the week when I had a sick headache and he was making sure I was OK.

#Catsofbluesky
A photo of Percy (or Perseus if we are being formal about it) laying with his front paws on my lap as I am half sitting, half reclining in bed. He is a mostly white harlequin cat. His right ear is a bit wonky due to surgery for a hematoma that wouldn't drain.
December 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
I'm not going back to bed, but this may be the uniform of the day.
A photo of my legs and feet. Legs are clad in a pair of red plaid, fleece lined lounge pants. Feet are clad in a pair of shearling lined cartoon cat socks. Both are comfy and warm.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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When you see this, post your Christmas season energy level.
December 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Smol tree 1, and Smol tree 2. Both are smol because cat.
A small Christmas tree with lights (not on) and birds, nut crackers and assorted ornaments sitting on a cabinet. A bankers light and a Celtic Epona tile can be seen to the right. A small Christmas tree with lights (not on) and birds, nut crackers and assorted ornaments sitting on a bookcase. A "major award" Christmas Story ornament sits in front of it to the left and a manger scene in a glass globe can be seen on the right along with a stack of books.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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It snowed overnight so I am spending the day just hanging out and doing nothing (snow days affect me like that). So this will be the uniform of the day.
A photo of my legs clad in fleece lined flannel lounging pants, feet clad in heavyweight warm socks and shearling lined slippers.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Might have posted this before but it fits today's theme so... A Blood Angels dreadnought done up in Deathwatch colors, i.e. black.
A Blood Angels dreadnought done up in Deathwatch colors, i.e. black. The Blood Angels iconography (with the exception of the wings) is in red. It looks like I added a bit of gloss on the blood droplets too.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade... It's Santa!
A photo of Santa at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. He is on the very top of the float in his sleigh. His reindeer are in front and assorted elves and helpers are around the outside of the float. A photo of Santa at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. He is on the very top of the float in his sleigh. His reindeer are in front and assorted elves and helpers are around the outside of the float.
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
A new pair of cozy winter slippers I can wear heavy socks with. Very comfy and warm.
A photo of a pair of legs in jeans, ending in a pair of feet ensconced in new slippers. The slippers are camel colored and very comfy.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
"You'll be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
A photo of Dr. McCoy, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock, who is holding an open Tricorder, from the original TV series of Star Trek.
November 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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"We got our own ammunition, it's filled with paint. When we fire it, it makes pretty pictures. Scares the hell outta people!" - some WWII tank commander... probably.

#nerdlings
A wooden ammo crate, its lid off and laying to the left, has two main gun rounds for a tank. One of the rounds is laying in the crate with a black marking around the warhead. The other is leaning against the inside of the crate with a pink marking around the warhead. When shooting at a Tiger tank, it is important to remember which round is a live warhead and which one is filled with paint (that makes pretty pictures). The crate is sitting on a rather paint stained cutting mat. The road wheels and tracks of a tank (that has nothing to do with this ammo crate... really!) is in the background.
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Bodacious Space Pirates
A promo image from the anime Bodacious Space Pirates. A group of high school students running space piracy missions. The two main characters are in the foreground with the supporting cast in the background. All of the character are set against a nebular background to the left and spaceships on the right.
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
garyrp.bsky.social
It's that time of year. Fleece lined flannel jammies and shearling lined cartoon cat socks.

Raining and 41 degrees out there. Ick.
A photo of my legs, warmly ensconced in fleece lined, flannel jammies and my feet equally warm in a pair of shearling lined cartoon cat socks.
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Hmm. Every time I see something like this, I am always reminded of this novel...
The book cover of the novel "The Humanoids" by Jack Williamson. A rather creepy novel that is not the usual, 'robots take over humans' plot. Still relevant and a good read.
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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No. Sadly the reason his one ear has that curl is because he had a hematoma in the ear, and it had to be surgically drained and overstitched so it wouldn't re-occur. It left his one ear a bit wonky.

Left photo is post surgery bandaging. Right photo is clearer pic of ear post surgery.
A photo of Percy post surgery on his ear. He is a mostly white harlequin cat, laying on the floor in front of a closet. His ear (and a good part of his head) is bandaged from surgery on a hematoma. Fifteen minutes later, he went upstairs and went under our bed staying there only to come out to eat and use the litter box. We actually moved his food and water *and* litter box to the bedroom for him (and to make sure there were no potty accidents). A photo of Percy (or Perseus more formally) taken in my lap while supervising a project I was working on. You can see the curl in his right ear from being over sewn after draining a hematoma. They over sew the inside part of the ear to make sure the hematoma won't return.
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Another #Caturday and Percy (Perseus when he is being formal) is in my lap showing me his best profile pose.

#CatsofBluesky
A photo of a mostly white, harlequin cat named Percy (short for Perseus) sitting on my lap in the library of our house. Book shelves and a box (I need to open and assemble the contents there in) are behind him on the hardwood floor.
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
I was married but I'm not married any more. Women don't like the vehicle.
A photo of he Hawaiian funny car, owned by Roland Leong and driven by Larry Reyes. It is a blue and white 1969 Dodge Charger, the mini version. The original literally took off at the finish line at Pomona, the body ending up in pieces. The mini version was built on a narrower chassis with a narrower body to be more aerodynamic and stable. It is a blue and white color scheme with Roland Leong in script on the side the word Hawaiian under it in a bamboo font. You can also make out Cyclone headers, Keith Black Racing Eng and Harbor Dodge sponsorship on the side of the vehicle.
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Even after all these years...
A poster for the film Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. The title characters sit atop a phone booth against the backdrop of outer space. A group of historical figures are in the phone booth. In the upper left corner, an image of the moon with George Carlin's face (His character was named Rufus) superimposed over it.
October 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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It's another #PhantomFriday!

This week an F-4 Phantom drops its payload on a target in Vietnam. The markings indicate it belongs to VF-111 Sundowners stationed on board the USS Coral Sea. Note the shark mouth on the nose of the plane.
A photo of an F-4 Phantom jet dropping its payload on a target in Vietnam. The markings indicate it belongs to VF-111 Sundowners stationed on board the USS Coral Sea. The vertical stab is painted in red and white in a stylized image of a setting sun. Note the shark mouth on the nose of the plane, the US white star roundel and red and white tabs marking and NAVY in large letters. Barely visible are the VF-111 marking and above that USS Coral Sea.
October 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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If you see this, QTP with a gift of a vampire that isn't Dracula. 🦇
Chris Sarandon as the vampire from the movie Fright Night. He is looking with red eyes at a potential victim and unlike most vampires, appears to have both upper and lower fangs (perhaps a more efficient way to draw blood?). There is a stylized logo for the film in red letters behind him.
October 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
garyrp.bsky.social
It's #Caturday, it's gloomy and Percy (or more formally Perseus) has decided it a good time to nap. Actually, just about any time is a good time to nap. Such is a cat's life.

#CatsofBluesky
A photo of a mostly white, harlequin cat stretched out on his (and I emphasize *HIS* ottoman. He is taking a nap in our library and given the nature of the day and weather, I suspect he will be napping a good part of the day. Also, too, he has been up since 4:30am. Ask me how I know.
September 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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A cover of the album Crosby, Stills & Nash. From left to right, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and David Crosby sit on an old brown-ish sofa in front of a white clap-board house. The words Crosby, Stills & Nash are at the top of the image in a stylized font. The logo for Atlantic Records is on the left just above a mailbox which is attached to the house.
September 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Percy says he knows it's #Caturday, but put the phone down. I'm here for lap time!

#CatsofBluesky
A closeup of the face and head of Percy the cat (Perseus to his friends and family). He is sitting in my lap while I am trying to hold my phone and take a photo. Not an easy thing to do (especially when he is also demanding pets).
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Name the last Film you saw.

Do re-watches count? If so... 👇
A poster for the film "Casablanca." The poster has the title Casablanca across it in red painted script. The two lead actors, Bogart and Bergman, are in the center of the poster, facing each other and depicted in color. the supporting actors are pictured in grey scale around the two lead actors and below the title. The credits are beneath the title in a smaller grey scale font.
September 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
garyrp.bsky.social
It is a little bit cooler out this morning so today was a good day for the Grateful Dead spiral of bears tie-dye long sleeve.
#GratefulDead
A photo of me wearing a Grateful Dead tie-dye long sleeve shirt. It is tie-dyed in a rainbow of colors that spiral from the outer part of the shirt to the center. In the spiral and starting out large and growing ever smaller toward the center are many colors of marching bears (the bears being a very recognizable part of the Dead's iconography).
September 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
garyrp.bsky.social
Well, it's another #Caturday. Percy (or more formally Perseus) pretty much looks like I feel. In other words, tired and in need of a nap. The fact that it is a miserable, grey day doesn't help.

Nap on Percy. Nap on.
A photo of a mostly white, harlequin cat named Percy. He is laying on his side, spread out across an ottoman in our library. I should make it very clear that it is his ottoman. We purchased it for him since he likes to be up off of the floor in the cooler weather and in the winter. Mind you, the weather hasn't turned all that cool but lately he seems to be making more use of it. Perhaps he knows the seasons are changing. In the background of the photo are some bookshelves and the entrance to the kitchen.
September 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM