It's a pretty fucked-up world out there these days. Tell me something good/normal in your life. Doesn't have to be anything earthshaking, just some little thing. - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

bretinvancouver.bsky.social • 4 days ago

It's a pretty fucked-up world out there these days. Tell me something good/normal in your life.

Doesn't have to be anything earthshaking, just some little thing.

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marksweeney.bsky.social•4 days ago

I love making my wife laugh.

We found out Alan Ritchson met his wife at ballet classes.

I said, “Can you imagine me at ballet? I get my foot on that barre, I’m going to need the fucking Jaws of Life to get it down from there.

She couldn’t stop laughing for about five minutes.

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bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Making people laugh is pretty much its own reward, but apparently laughing can also help strengthen the immune system. How 'bout that?

blueheron.bsky.social•4 days ago

When I go for walks I have to take breaks. I was sitting at a bench and a guy comes out of nowhere, and checks a humming bird feeder. Turns out he put it there weeks ago. The joy he had at watching the birds was contagious. Now when Im at the bench I get to see the birds and feel some of that joy

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

That must be highly therapeutic.

blueheron.bsky.social•4 days ago

It really is. Small joys in life are defiantly welcome with all the celebration of ignorance thats going around these days

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh yeah, so much. Any little thing can be a victory, even if it's just a tiny one.

shayla.bsky.social•4 days ago

I did laundry and ate a sandwich

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

What sort of sandwich?

shayla.bsky.social•3 days ago

Reuben!

theregoescarly.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m learning to knit! Failures are low cost. It’s great. Every time I do or make something I learn. Or just unravel and start again.

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bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

That's a fine-lookin' hat right there. Kudos.

knck1es.bsky.social•4 days ago

My trail camera. I'm like a kid at Christmas when I go out to check it.

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bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

I gotta say, I love the videos you've been posting.

elitestuber.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm finding riding a motorcycle therapeutic.

sinke.bsky.social•4 days ago

I am madly in love with my wife.. its only been 4 months but the feeling is gaining strength

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Now that is a beautiful thing.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Lots of good answers here already. Thanks, folks.

catomama.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm in the hospital. My DIL has been here with me every day and night since the 14th.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well, I hope that helps you. And fingers crossed, of course.

catomama.bsky.social•3 days ago

It has been amazing.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•3 days ago

That’s good to hear.

lauriebiagini.bsky.social•4 days ago

I baked a batch of oatmeal scotchies cookies this afternoon.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

The beautiful thing about this is, you get to feel good about the accomplishment, and then you get to reward yourself with delicious cookies.

spicer56.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m going to play with my granddaughter for two weeks! Let the silly fun begin.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s fantastic.

gmarkham.bsky.social•4 days ago

Being retired, i get to spend a couple of hours a day making music.

trudiagogo.bsky.social•4 days ago

I made acreallh good soup for dinner.

trudiagogo.bsky.social•4 days ago

And I can't type on my phone

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

I've been remarkably inept at that lately myself.

hugheshart43.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just was in the biggest earthquake in my life in Vancouver . House shook for 3 seconds. No damage. Earth was shaking.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Tonight?

hugheshart43.bsky.social•4 days ago

No. Not yet. But I see there has been another one.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Ah, okay. I hadn't noticed anything, so...

tarasample.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's not -38 C this week, like it was last week, and my seedlings are germinating. Spring is around the corner.

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mistergoats.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’ve found a bit of solace in never leaving the house unless I have to.

jbbear.bsky.social•3 days ago

Aaaaaaand my work here is done

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Are you able to do the new job from home, then?

mistergoats.bsky.social•3 days ago

Two days a week.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•3 days ago

That’s my dream.

Well. Really my dream is to be so rich that I have no worries at all, but you get the idea.

mistergoats.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh, I get the idea. I’ve moved away from even being rich to being self-sufficient. If I were rich, wouldn’t be rich long. I’d spend it and give it to others.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m kinda partial to the Brewster’s Millions scenario.

canuckscapmess.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m coming up to four weeks with no nicotine, and I just completed my second set of 12 steps. (A lot easier this time around for both)

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Attaboy. Nice work.

canuckscapmess.bsky.social•4 days ago

Thanks Bret, and thank you for posting this. I love reading these kind of threads.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Admittedly it was partly for selfish reasons, but at the same time, I know we could all use it.

bckrista.bsky.social•4 days ago

Something good that happened started out with really bad…wrote off my Escape last week, but the good is we walked away unharmed.

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bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Glad to hear you’re okay, at least.

bckrista.bsky.social•4 days ago

No kidding.

donnamatrix.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yegads!

bckrista.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah. While we are an adventurous couple, going off the road in the middle of nowhere with no service and no anything is not ideal. Thankful the boy knew we were in trouble. He came and found us.

maybemadeline.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm working on the last chapter of my (graphic) novel.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oooh. That's big. Writing, drawing, or both?

maybemadeline.bsky.social•3 days ago

Writing. I was working on a three-novel series but after a lot of thought I've decided to make it a graphic novel.

I hope to find an Anishinaabe artist from Ontario to partner with me. They would draw it but also edit the work for cultural respect and accuracy.

bretinvancouver.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fantastic. I wish you all the best with it.

sukitupbuttercup.bsky.social•3 days ago

I just got my oil changed and I was in and out in 15 minutes. And it only cost 48$

No hitches
No bullcrap
Just in and out

donnamatrix.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’m taking a spinning class (yarn, not wheels) and it’s just an absolute delight. I am looking forward to spending an evening doing homework.

chaswood.bsky.social•4 days ago

I've been enjoying some great Bourbon Barrel Aged beers I stashed. Some from 2016 to 2023.