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Artist of paintings and photos, writer of novels and short stories, enjoyer of retirement, and eater of donuts. Visit my website: smloy.net
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As long as they don't push porn in my face. I don't want ANYONE'S porn on my feed. Sorry, pornheads!

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

We have baby barn swallows! At least two of 'em.

submitted 9 hours ago • 0 comments

People don't think. The Democrats CAN'T tax the rich, CAN'T manage clean energy, CAN'T bring health care to all, CAN'T help Ukraine, CAN'T help immigrants. They're the minority party. The only thing they can do is yell about those things. They need YOUR help, not the other way round.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Oz the Great and Powerful, First Kitty Deluxe: “I submit now to your unbounded admiration. You may begin.”

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I just blocked the third porn account to follow me in the last three days. Where is this shit coming from? Years on social media and I've always managed to be free of this stuff until now.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

We're taking a brief cruise thru Disney+, Hulu, and Apple TV. Only Murders in the Building is cute. For All Mankind is, so far, pretty awesome.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

My next novel is on the way. Action-adventure. Air rescue, hurricanes, wilderness firefighting, and work, work, work, work.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Does anyone remember Starstruck? That was a wonderfully refreshing comic. Elaine Lee is one of my minor heroes.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I just discovered that my Microsoft Surface Pro tablet will be 6 years old in October. In my experience, that's quite a lifespan for a non-Apple computer.

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

We need a new Avengers initiative that includes AOC, Jasmine Crockett, and Elizabeth Warren. And that Luigi guy could be off to the side as The Punisher. If you notice there are no men on that Avengers lineup, it's because they're all weiners.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

The hat I ordered from Amazon has the typically Amazon specification that it is "Made in America" and also Imported. And for those aghast that I would order from Amazon, that joint pays its water bill on the fact that you can't find a decent hat for sale in Indianapolis or anywhere nearby.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I just finished Daredevil Born Again on Disney. Not what I expected, nothing like the original series, but this was a really good stretch, nonetheless. Before, it was a superhero show with lawyers in it. This version is a lawyer show with superheroes in it.

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It's been 2 weeks, but most of the bathroom fix is done. Toilet's in and working fine (plumber did a lot of it, but surrendered at putting on the tank, for some reason), and all the tiles are laid for the floor. I just have trim to re-install, so shouldn't be more than another 2 weeks?

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

I've been looking (askance) at this Slate truck concept. They want to build cheap ($20,000) electric pickups, all the same, no variation. But YOU can alter them with a bunch of mods provided by the manufacturer to make it YOUR unique truck. But...

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

Woke up woozy this morning and still at it. It's like I had a few too many beers, but without the fun part. Then my wife decides to take me on a walk around the block for some fresh air, then falls and cracks her skull. Not a good day for waking up.

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

The plumber has just told me he might have to jackhammer the floor (the one I just re-did) in order to get that toilet back in.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I have surrendered. For nearly a week I've been struggling with a bathroom, putting in a new floor and removing and replacing the toilet. The toilet was a mess, installed wrong on all counts. After many attempts to set it right, I've paid a plumber to save me.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I still don't have that toilet properly installed. Will I have to eat crow and bring in a plumber?

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

And, to make me feel better, here's a few shots through our train bedroom window as we rode the California Zephyr back toward Chicago. This is California, Nevada, and Colorado.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

I also have critiques to do for my writers' group, which meets tonight.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I'm in the middle of a toilet fix and replacing the linoleum flooring in one of our bathrooms. A 1 or 2 day DIY job that, naturally, is now on its 4th day. I've got my stick-on tiles, just waiting for the floor to dry before putting them down to great ire and frustration.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Huh. An American Pope. From Chicago. My Catholic ass really did not see that coming.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

I own a Tesla (that model, in fact) and this is still brilliant.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

GUARDIANS AT THE GATE, a dark satire on the plight of public education in America, is right there, ready for you to buy, read, and gawk at. ebook formats and print. If you're a teacher, know a teacher, or ever had a teacher, this novel will blow you away. books2read.com/u/4A09QJ

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