Martin Baker
@mnemonick.bsky.social
IT/AV guy who predates the internet and grew up with technology (for better *and* worse, lol).
Fair warning: I post *extremely* infrequently because I am a curmudgeon (love that word), an atheist & certified Internet Hermit!
Also, I swear. Like, a lot.
Fair warning: I post *extremely* infrequently because I am a curmudgeon (love that word), an atheist & certified Internet Hermit!
Also, I swear. Like, a lot.
And this little lady is Maggie; she's less than half Tyger's size but feisty as heck:
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
And this little lady is Maggie; she's less than half Tyger's size but feisty as heck:
The striped kitten (top) grew to become this handsome gentleman who I named Tyger because I'm *terrible* at names:
January 15, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The striped kitten (top) grew to become this handsome gentleman who I named Tyger because I'm *terrible* at names:
Two months later she blessed us with these two:
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Two months later she blessed us with these two:
I've belatedly realized that I'm always liking or reposting cat pictures, yet no one here has seen MY cats! Let's fix that.
Here's Bella (full name Arabella F. Wigglebotham - we just call her "Mrs. W"), provided to us by the CDS when she showed up at our back door, pregnant and ravenous:
Here's Bella (full name Arabella F. Wigglebotham - we just call her "Mrs. W"), provided to us by the CDS when she showed up at our back door, pregnant and ravenous:
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I've belatedly realized that I'm always liking or reposting cat pictures, yet no one here has seen MY cats! Let's fix that.
Here's Bella (full name Arabella F. Wigglebotham - we just call her "Mrs. W"), provided to us by the CDS when she showed up at our back door, pregnant and ravenous:
Here's Bella (full name Arabella F. Wigglebotham - we just call her "Mrs. W"), provided to us by the CDS when she showed up at our back door, pregnant and ravenous:
Correction: FOUR games!
January 11, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Correction: FOUR games!
And so on February 13th, 2018 we magically went from 2 cats to 4!
January 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
And so on February 13th, 2018 we magically went from 2 cats to 4!
Max still enjoyed going outside in the evening, and I'd leave the kitchen door ajar for him. One autumn night I entered the kitchen to this tableaux:
January 11, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Max still enjoyed going outside in the evening, and I'd leave the kitchen door ajar for him. One autumn night I entered the kitchen to this tableaux:
Mine were provided by the CDS! First one was this (not so) little void I named Maxwell
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Mine were provided by the CDS! First one was this (not so) little void I named Maxwell
Lol, I have a big boi too, his name is Tyger.
Here he is, spilling out of his cat bed:
Here he is, spilling out of his cat bed:
January 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Lol, I have a big boi too, his name is Tyger.
Here he is, spilling out of his cat bed:
Here he is, spilling out of his cat bed:
As if today could get even *more* depressing, I just heard that we lost Bob Weir: www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/e...
January 11, 2026 at 3:22 AM
As if today could get even *more* depressing, I just heard that we lost Bob Weir: www.cnn.com/2026/01/10/e...
September 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
That's because I have a Bella
March 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
That's because I have a Bella
best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only:
March 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only:
Aww! 😊
Reminds me of a stray calico mom I fostered a couple years ago:
Reminds me of a stray calico mom I fostered a couple years ago:
March 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Aww! 😊
Reminds me of a stray calico mom I fostered a couple years ago:
Reminds me of a stray calico mom I fostered a couple years ago:
enjoy this bonus 1911 reload:
March 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
enjoy this bonus 1911 reload:
Sounds like my semi-feral rescue Bella. 8 years of learning how to be a 'house cat' but she still gets over-stimulated when petted even though she loves it. 😸
March 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Sounds like my semi-feral rescue Bella. 8 years of learning how to be a 'house cat' but she still gets over-stimulated when petted even though she loves it. 😸
Today's mood: chilling with my kitties while the world burns. :|
March 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Today's mood: chilling with my kitties while the world burns. :|
Aww, that face 😿
That's a face that's seen some shit.
Reminds me of an orange tabby I finally got off the street a few years ago:
That's a face that's seen some shit.
Reminds me of an orange tabby I finally got off the street a few years ago:
March 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Aww, that face 😿
That's a face that's seen some shit.
Reminds me of an orange tabby I finally got off the street a few years ago:
That's a face that's seen some shit.
Reminds me of an orange tabby I finally got off the street a few years ago:
Sunday afternoon lap time 😺
March 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Sunday afternoon lap time 😺
Sounds good, I'll have to look for it online! And hey- it stars Alain Delon because of course it would 😁
March 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Sounds good, I'll have to look for it online! And hey- it stars Alain Delon because of course it would 😁
Tyger says "Huh? Oh, hi!"
March 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tyger says "Huh? Oh, hi!"
Not the Cats of Yore we deserve but the Cats of Yore we need during these anxious, stressful times!
March 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Not the Cats of Yore we deserve but the Cats of Yore we need during these anxious, stressful times!
"Well, at least they're not nihilists!"
-- Walter Sobchak, probably
-- Walter Sobchak, probably
March 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"Well, at least they're not nihilists!"
-- Walter Sobchak, probably
-- Walter Sobchak, probably
Admitting my age twice: once via operating system and also by choice of subject.
Yes, this was my actual Win98 desktop ca. 1996. What can I say, it was a simpler time 😆
Yes, this was my actual Win98 desktop ca. 1996. What can I say, it was a simpler time 😆
February 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Admitting my age twice: once via operating system and also by choice of subject.
Yes, this was my actual Win98 desktop ca. 1996. What can I say, it was a simpler time 😆
Yes, this was my actual Win98 desktop ca. 1996. What can I say, it was a simpler time 😆