Martin Hajovsky
@martinhajovsky.bsky.social
Family, sports, science and sci fi in some order or another. Same name on all social media and in real life. “Shared pain is lessened, while shared joy is increased.” — Spider Robinson
Celebrating the 62nd anniversary weekend of one of my favorite-ever TV shows, #DoctorWho, reading the novelization of “An Unearthly Child” while drinking this otherworldly independent bottling of Teaninich 9, which like the Doctor is never cruel nor cowardly, never gives up and never gives in!
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Celebrating the 62nd anniversary weekend of one of my favorite-ever TV shows, #DoctorWho, reading the novelization of “An Unearthly Child” while drinking this otherworldly independent bottling of Teaninich 9, which like the Doctor is never cruel nor cowardly, never gives up and never gives in!
It was #OTD in 1985 that Calvin and Hobbes, my all-time favorite strip, debuted in syndication. All these years later, it’s still a consistent, non-stop joy. Thanks Bill Waterson. Never-ending thanks. #calvinandhobbes
November 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It was #OTD in 1985 that Calvin and Hobbes, my all-time favorite strip, debuted in syndication. All these years later, it’s still a consistent, non-stop joy. Thanks Bill Waterson. Never-ending thanks. #calvinandhobbes
Nice to see #OreCup maintains the primary feature of #MineralCup, making me make TOUGH choices! I’m #TeamCopper so I win either way, but #Bornite is just so pretty, a true rainbow 🌈 rock, and it was named after Ignaz von Born, which makes me think of Ignatz Mouse! Of such things are votes made/cast.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Nice to see #OreCup maintains the primary feature of #MineralCup, making me make TOUGH choices! I’m #TeamCopper so I win either way, but #Bornite is just so pretty, a true rainbow 🌈 rock, and it was named after Ignaz von Born, which makes me think of Ignatz Mouse! Of such things are votes made/cast.
Once again, the eternal Halloween question: Which one wins, Kit Kat or Twix????
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Once again, the eternal Halloween question: Which one wins, Kit Kat or Twix????
Trick or treating has begun, it seems. Costumes these days just keep getting better and better. 🎃😻
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trick or treating has begun, it seems. Costumes these days just keep getting better and better. 🎃😻
It’s a blue, blue, blue, blue, blue world! #Kyanite finally crowned champion after nine years in the Mineral Cup, including a second-place finish in #MinCup24!
I’ll call it now, #Tugtupite is going to be tough to beat in #MinCup26!
What a fun #MinCup25! Thanks again to everyone who made it so!
I’ll call it now, #Tugtupite is going to be tough to beat in #MinCup26!
What a fun #MinCup25! Thanks again to everyone who made it so!
October 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It’s a blue, blue, blue, blue, blue world! #Kyanite finally crowned champion after nine years in the Mineral Cup, including a second-place finish in #MinCup24!
I’ll call it now, #Tugtupite is going to be tough to beat in #MinCup26!
What a fun #MinCup25! Thanks again to everyone who made it so!
I’ll call it now, #Tugtupite is going to be tough to beat in #MinCup26!
What a fun #MinCup25! Thanks again to everyone who made it so!
The Astronomy Picture of the Day getting in on the #MinCup25 Finals act. The Witch's Broom Nebula looks very much like... #Kyanite! (No other subjective interpretations will be entertained.) From deep space to your voting fingertips, #Kyanite is the mineral of destiny, and a deserving 2025 champion!
October 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The Astronomy Picture of the Day getting in on the #MinCup25 Finals act. The Witch's Broom Nebula looks very much like... #Kyanite! (No other subjective interpretations will be entertained.) From deep space to your voting fingertips, #Kyanite is the mineral of destiny, and a deserving 2025 champion!
Holy shamoley! Over 2,000 votes cast so far and with three hours to go, the margin is only 10 votes. You can cut the tension with a #Kyanite blade! Let’s go Big Blue! Bring it home for the longtime Mineral Cup veteran. The #MinCup25 championship is there for #TeamBlue with a strong finish!
October 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Blues is more than just music. It tells of life under pressure (like #Kyanite). It’s resistant bc it’s rough (like #Kyanite), a teller of historical truths (like #Kyanite) & texturally colorful (like #Kyanite)! How would B.B. King, the King of the Blues himself, vote? Obv for Kyanite! #MinCup25
October 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wow! With just over seven hours to go, #Kyanite has a ONE-VOTE lead on #Tugtupite with almost 1,300 votes cast! Will it be the afternoon of Blue Kyanite, or will us Kyanitians be singing the blues? Vote if you haven’t (for all the reasons you find on #MinCup25), or get others to do so if you have.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Wow! With just over seven hours to go, #Kyanite has a ONE-VOTE lead on #Tugtupite with almost 1,300 votes cast! Will it be the afternoon of Blue Kyanite, or will us Kyanitians be singing the blues? Vote if you haven’t (for all the reasons you find on #MinCup25), or get others to do so if you have.
I’ll admit, #Tugtupite is a toughie, but as a Mineral Cup rookie, we all know that the Reindeer Blood stone’s approach will be to slide its blade along the stubby sides of #Kyanite to no effect whatsoever! Anisotropic. Beautiful DEEP blue. Kyanite is rested and ready to be #MinCup25 champion!
October 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I’ll admit, #Tugtupite is a toughie, but as a Mineral Cup rookie, we all know that the Reindeer Blood stone’s approach will be to slide its blade along the stubby sides of #Kyanite to no effect whatsoever! Anisotropic. Beautiful DEEP blue. Kyanite is rested and ready to be #MinCup25 champion!
With an hour to go, this semifinal is going down to the wire! Only seven votes separate #Tugtupite & #Dioptase out of 1,536 cast. The Green Queen of the Desert v Greenland Reindeer Blood is way too close to call. If you haven’t voted, vote. If you have, get others. #MinCup25 bringing all the drama!
September 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
With an hour to go, this semifinal is going down to the wire! Only seven votes separate #Tugtupite & #Dioptase out of 1,536 cast. The Green Queen of the Desert v Greenland Reindeer Blood is way too close to call. If you haven’t voted, vote. If you have, get others. #MinCup25 bringing all the drama!
Queen Green can deliver justice for #Perovskite! Vote #Dioptase!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
September 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Queen Green can deliver justice for #Perovskite! Vote #Dioptase!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Closing in, it looks like #Dioptase is finally making its move on #Tugtupite. The Reindeer Blood Stone has a slim lead over the Chartreuse Enchanter. Will the Green Desert Queen get past Greenland?
(I love them both, but am already planning a big push for #Kyanite in the #MinCup25 final tomorrow.)
(I love them both, but am already planning a big push for #Kyanite in the #MinCup25 final tomorrow.)
September 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Closing in, it looks like #Dioptase is finally making its move on #Tugtupite. The Reindeer Blood Stone has a slim lead over the Chartreuse Enchanter. Will the Green Desert Queen get past Greenland?
(I love them both, but am already planning a big push for #Kyanite in the #MinCup25 final tomorrow.)
(I love them both, but am already planning a big push for #Kyanite in the #MinCup25 final tomorrow.)
Still undecided on #MinCup25 semifinal, but as for the #FatBearWeek finals, I'm all in for Chunk! Dude went into the season with a broken jaw & other mysterious injuries and STILL managed to gorge himself on enough salmon to make the finals of this competition. Vote Chunk!
explore.org/fat-bear-week
explore.org/fat-bear-week
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Still undecided on #MinCup25 semifinal, but as for the #FatBearWeek finals, I'm all in for Chunk! Dude went into the season with a broken jaw & other mysterious injuries and STILL managed to gorge himself on enough salmon to make the finals of this competition. Vote Chunk!
explore.org/fat-bear-week
explore.org/fat-bear-week
This is not meant to be an endorsement of #Tugtupite, as I’m really not over that plucky little newcomer beating my beloved #Perovskite in the #MinCup25 quarterfinals. I love, love, love Green Queen #Dioptase. #MinCup25 is making things hard!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
September 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is not meant to be an endorsement of #Tugtupite, as I’m really not over that plucky little newcomer beating my beloved #Perovskite in the #MinCup25 quarterfinals. I love, love, love Green Queen #Dioptase. #MinCup25 is making things hard!
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Wow. #MinCup25 rookie #Tugtupite has so many emotional advantages over hardened (not Mohs-wise) veteran desert queen #Dioptase. It’s like it got designed when an elementary school class got asked “What do you want in a mineral?”
Pink! Changes color! Glows! Electric powers! Mythical reindeer blood!
Pink! Changes color! Glows! Electric powers! Mythical reindeer blood!
September 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Wow. #MinCup25 rookie #Tugtupite has so many emotional advantages over hardened (not Mohs-wise) veteran desert queen #Dioptase. It’s like it got designed when an elementary school class got asked “What do you want in a mineral?”
Pink! Changes color! Glows! Electric powers! Mythical reindeer blood!
Pink! Changes color! Glows! Electric powers! Mythical reindeer blood!
Fellow Hematitians, lend me your votes! (Unless you’ve already voted. If so, then lend me your lobbying to get MORE votes.) With an hour-and-a-half to go, #Kyanite has a pretty big lead over our #Hematite. Bloodstone Buddy powers, ACTIVATE! #MinCup25
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
September 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Fellow Hematitians, lend me your votes! (Unless you’ve already voted. If so, then lend me your lobbying to get MORE votes.) With an hour-and-a-half to go, #Kyanite has a pretty big lead over our #Hematite. Bloodstone Buddy powers, ACTIVATE! #MinCup25
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
In the end, while this is a very tough choice between two I love, I vote #Hematite. It turns Mars red, tells the story of the oxygenation of Earth AND possible presence of water on early Venus, crucial in art (ancient & modern) & was my gateway drug into geology. Say YES to the bloodstone! #MinCup25
September 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In the end, while this is a very tough choice between two I love, I vote #Hematite. It turns Mars red, tells the story of the oxygenation of Earth AND possible presence of water on early Venus, crucial in art (ancient & modern) & was my gateway drug into geology. Say YES to the bloodstone! #MinCup25
I mean, look at these choices:
#Hematite: Turns Mars red, key in telling early Earth story
#Kyanite Anisotropic & BLUE!!! Blueblueblue!
#Tugtupite Piezoelectric reindeer blood!
#Dioptase Birefringent GREEN!! Greengreengreen!
In the end, there can only be one #MinCup25 champion.
#Hematite: Turns Mars red, key in telling early Earth story
#Kyanite Anisotropic & BLUE!!! Blueblueblue!
#Tugtupite Piezoelectric reindeer blood!
#Dioptase Birefringent GREEN!! Greengreengreen!
In the end, there can only be one #MinCup25 champion.
September 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I mean, look at these choices:
#Hematite: Turns Mars red, key in telling early Earth story
#Kyanite Anisotropic & BLUE!!! Blueblueblue!
#Tugtupite Piezoelectric reindeer blood!
#Dioptase Birefringent GREEN!! Greengreengreen!
In the end, there can only be one #MinCup25 champion.
#Hematite: Turns Mars red, key in telling early Earth story
#Kyanite Anisotropic & BLUE!!! Blueblueblue!
#Tugtupite Piezoelectric reindeer blood!
#Dioptase Birefringent GREEN!! Greengreengreen!
In the end, there can only be one #MinCup25 champion.
We are in the #MinCup25 semifinals, and now I’m going to have to choose in the #Hematite v #Kyanite and #Tugtupite v #Dioptase matches somehow? This a four-way battle among the great and the great! One good thing, no matter who I vote for from here on out, I’m going to love the eventual winner.
September 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We are in the #MinCup25 semifinals, and now I’m going to have to choose in the #Hematite v #Kyanite and #Tugtupite v #Dioptase matches somehow? This a four-way battle among the great and the great! One good thing, no matter who I vote for from here on out, I’m going to love the eventual winner.