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Brian Halligan
@halligan.bsky.social
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Writer and city guy learning about astrobiology, Gaelige, and health when I’m not doomscrolling. Upstate by my definition. He/him. #roc #speirghorm
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Plates for Rochestarians in the style of a Zohran Mamdani campaign poster. Plates refers to the local dish, Garbage Plates.
December 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Nice to catch a John Lennon tribute show at Abilene and meet @recordtronic.com last night. The band was @kelleysheroes.bsky.social + guests for different songs. The band also has a great new album out and they played a few songs from it to warm up the crowd kelleysheroes.bandcamp.com/album/in-the...
Kelley’s Heroes performing an original song from their new album at Abilene in Rochester, New York. Jon Gary, bassist, and singer/guitarist John Kelley swap instruments and share vocals on The Beatles’ Nowhere Man.
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Exhibit A
Open box of assorted Bigelow teas, only its 8 compartments filled with packets of English Teatime.
December 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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I could use some new bagel goggles…
Me, wearing a button down shirt and dark tie in 2013 holding bagel slices up to my eyes like glasses or goggles while I’m standing in my former cubicle. Caption: “With his bagel goggles on, Brian found the paperwork to be far more interesting and attractive.” Thanks to Ashley for the bagels and Andy for the pic.
December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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The DJT Institute for Countries Who Can’t Peace Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too
Model of the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too, from the movie Zoolander.
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Coziness is next to dogliness
Chihuahua lying with her head on me on the couch with a tired expression and one large ear open toward the camera.
December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Tonight / anocht 🥶🥶🥶
Irish quote from Duolingo. Te’ann an fuacht triom. The cold goes through me.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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December sky in #ROC. This is a color photo.
Bare branches of a tree on the right and bottom of the pic against a slate gray sky with the moon shining white in the upper left corner.
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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This Ithaca Nut Brown Ale is taking me back to college
Glass of dark beer with a Winfield Grill logo on it in white.
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Lots of locals have a Rochester symbol tattoo, and I’ve considered one too. It’s a powerful, meaningful design. But now that it’s been made the official city flag, it’s gone from representing the people/culture to supporting administration/governance. I initially was glad they did it, but hmm…
New official flag of Rochester, New York, dark blue with a white five-spoked symbol representing a water wheel (Flour City), a lilac blossom (Flower City), the Genesee River, Erie Canal, and the five sections of the city.
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Record Store Day @deadmilkmen.bsky.social Big Lizard in My Backyard 40th Anniversary Edition unlocked!

With lenticular cover!
Album cover with the updated artwork half of the lenticular cover. The lizard is wearing a Dead Milkmen shirt and is holding balloons that read “40th Anniversary Edition”. A small bitchin’ Camaro is on its left shoulder, and a toy army man is shooting a bazooka at it in the lower right corner.
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Death by Lightning, the miniseries about Grover Cleveland, is getting positive press. What most are missing, however, is the lightning strike that might have been: casting Bryan Doyle Murray years ago.
Black and white (obviously) photo of Grover Cleveland. Screenshot of Bryan Doyle Murphy from the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, looking suspiciously like a descendent of Grover Cleveland.
November 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Shout out to the work cafeteria for this potatopalooza.
White to-go container with an omelette pushed to the right side and 3/4 of the container filled with home fries.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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This was NOT how I expected the second coming!
Instagram post from News 8 in Rochester, New York. “Woah! This car crashed through the wall Saint Ambrose Church.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Here it is, your moment of nez.
A pair of Pince-Nez glasses. A gentleman from the 1800s wearing Pince-Nez glasses. An illustration of a woman from the late 1800s to early 1900s wearing Pince-Nez glasses. Teddy Roosevelt wearing Pince-Nez glasses.
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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This is not a post, it’s a reply… BTW, there’s a lot on the line, because my team is

FIRST!
My team, J-E-S-T, is in first place in the league with a record of 8-3 and 1,452 points.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Either this is where you meet a contact who tells you about the next step in the game, or there’s a puzzle you’ll need to solve.
Red neon Rick’s Cafe Americain sign on the wall of the cafe at the Eastman Museum. The cafe has hardwood floors and plastic and metal chairs. The red light from the sign and the shape of the chairs gives it the look of ‘90s computer graphics.
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Jaysus, Duolingo! Definitely a phrase I hope I’ll never need to use.
Nik su’ile ag na heilifinti sin. Those elephants do not have eyes.
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Oh no, I just walked in on Duo. “Sorry! I’ll check the app later.”
Duolingo opening screen and Duo the owl looks, “pleased” with herself.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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I spotted this a few days ago
A monk holding a box of chicken wings says, “Hmm… What’s the best place to cook these?” Another monk in the room says, “Try putting them in the air fryer.” and he holds the box over his head.
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Dropped off breakfast in the break room
Old engraving of a muffin man with a bag on top of his head and a woman with the words Muffins Ho underneath them.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Does Moxie taste like cherry cough syrup, or does cherry cough syrup taste like Moxie?
Bottle of Moxie soda with an illustration of a man from the mid 20th century. “Since 1884. Distinctly different.” Red neon Rick’s Cafe Americain sign at the George Eastman Museum.
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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New tongue twister just dropped
Bag of Vegan Jerky Maple Bacon at the grocery store.
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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They have a Lego Soundwave Transformer, you say?!?

— 10-year-old me leaping out of my soul
Box that the Lego Soundwave (boom box) Transformer comes in, showing it as a robot with the cassette tape transformed into a bird.
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Frankly, breaking even is a pretty good deal these days.
Section of a paper bill that reads, “Save $0.00 on this Bill”.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM