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Bill B
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Very blue in a very blue state.
Nor Cal, Sillycon Vallee.
I ride a bike a lot.
I take lots of pics.

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Make for-profit healthcare illegal.
December 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Remember, December awareness month.
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Last night's (12/4/25) #coldmoom

#photography
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You’ve heard of a fig leaf? This is a big leaf. Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.
December 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Got an earthquake alert at 8:07 this morning. Large at M5.9, but did not feel it. Looks like South Lake Tahoe region.

#earthquake #didyoufeelit
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The Santa Clara Valley is still at 238% of normal for the rain year, which is 38% of the annual total of 13.5 inches.

We received a lot initially, but have had nothing for several weeks. Forecasters are optimistic about the near future, but none of the apps are showing it.
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Went back to a local wildlife viewing area and found these two cohabitating on the same island in a perk pond. We saw them a week ago. Today my wife wanted to go back and ordered me to bring the longest lens I own.

#nikonD780 w/135mm 2x insert

#wildlife #photography #greatblueheron #egret
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Kelly is a screen writer in LA with 825K + followers on twitter.
This is wonderful advice.
November 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Went to see The Art of Manga at the De Young Museum this afternoon. Fascinating stuff! Highly recommended. Long, lots of small print so bring your reading glasses.

Took our son, his son, and two granddaughters who have been fascinated by it.
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Holy fuck! $190/yr, $16/mo? You got to be kidding me.

Is it worth it? I don't think so.

#Disney+
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
That happens more than people think. We were on a nature walk some years ago and a coyote was in dire straits. Apparently it knew the ranger and didn't run away when she approached. The quills were extracted and it trotted away. Thoughts of Mark Twain "Roughing It" ch7 were running thru my head.
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I often wonder what this imbecile is going to do once Trump leaves office. I hope she winds up destitute and begging her crucifix for food.
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Crap! This is what a dirty sensor looks like. Fortunately, a quick couple of puffs with a rocket blower and they went away.

Otherwise, this would severely disrupt and ruin any image taken today.

#photography
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Was taking macro shots of a plumago flowers. Isolated this one and didn't notice the bug in the upper left until I cropped and blew this image up.

I think it's kind of cool. Looks like some kind of extraterrestrial vegetation drawing.

#photography #macro #plumago
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Rain report, west Sillycon Vallee

15mm.
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I have been using freetaxusa (dot) com for a while now. Nothing has changed except state filing charge. Up $2 from when I began to use it.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The one on the top I carry all the time. The ubiquitous Swiss Army Knife called The Executive. No longer available, it's one of the only one's with a citrus peeler.

Middle is Navy Elec

Bottom is called Laguiole (la yool'), made in France. Look at a web site for them. Extraordinary craftsmanship.
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This.....
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Sound on.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Remote programmers take note of this. Your cat may be spying on your code.
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s great that the Signal App developers have a sense of humor. If you comment or po screenshots it means you read the comments. Congrats on that!
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
2 1/2 inches of rain is really good for a storm this time of year.
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM