Tim Shaw

@wdncnu.bsky.social

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UX design & strategy. Data visualization. Forum One Communications. Traditional & wooden boats and boating. Environment & earth science. World music. He/His.

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Wife: I just didn't like the cannons. Me: Howitzer supposed to do the 1812 Overture without big guns?!

I didn't catch the names, but that piece by the Afghani composer and the tabla playing was AWESOME.

Checking in 🥳

What if you only see a depressed emu?

Wife: [to daughter] We're going to see Dr. [muffled]. [To me] Go ahead and make your joke. Me: What's the doctor's name? W: "Smirnoff." M: [to her] Oh, that's too easy. [pauses a beat] [To daughter] She might give you a shot!

Also wife repellent, apparently. (Does work on the little buzzing f'ers from Satan though)

Make a band more fish: De Peche Mode is too easy, so let's go with Fleetwood Mackerel. Beyond a band, there's Ce Lo Canth.

Make a band more fish Orchestral Maneuvers in the Shark

Seriously, though, thanks to WMATA for the nice fireworks-viewing facility, and h/t to @justindotnet.bsky.social for posting about it last year!

Happy [BANG] Fireworks [BANG BANG] Are Illegal [BOOM] In Alexandria [BANG BANG BOOM BANG BOOM] Night to all who celebrate!!

Seedlings for a wind farm, New Bedford, MA

Late light, Cuttyhunk Pond, Cuttyhunk Island, MA

As a timeline cleanse, vacation sunset last night

It's all fun and games until someone crashes on the Merritt #FingCT

When I hear "Take On Me" I'm instantly transported back to the dorm common room in 1985, having my mind blown by the video on the local Framingham, MA video station, V66, but I never imagined it'd become a song with the staying power it seems to have.

Noting here, for the record, my idea for some in the MD cannabis business to open a dispensary at the western mouth of the Susquehanna called "Have de Grass." All I want is a perpetual branding fee.

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Experience brings wisdom about what you can and cannot change and how to tell those two things apart, turns out.

AOC's evolution from activist to pragmatist supporting Joe Biden's reelection is roiling some progressives

AOC Is Getting Too Mainstream for Her Progressive Basewww.bloomberg.com New Yorker known as AOC is Biden campaign emissary to young, minority voters.

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There are SO MANY, each one a perfect diamond of Scots ire and disdain Huffy wee fuckin bampot Uncooked pastry Clueless numpty Mangled apricot hellbeast Bloviating fleshbag Witless cocksplat Toupéd fucktrumpet Cockwomble Weaselheaded fucknugget Degenerate corned beef face syrup wearing wankstain

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As we steel ourselves for the 6/27 debate, let's revisit a few of the nicknames that irate Scottish folk tweeted in 2016 after Trump claimed that Scotland supported Brexit: Weapons-grade plum Bawbag-eyed fuck bumper Knuckle-brained fart lozenge Tiny-fingered, Cheeto-faced, ferret-wearing shitgibbon

This video about traditional reed canoes of the coast of Peru is well done and sad. These are amazing-looking boats with a vast tradition, and that tradition is now tanking hard. www.dw.com/en/the-last-...

The last reed boat fishers of Huanchacowww.dw.com Lorenzo Ucañan is a reed boat fisher. He comes from Huanchaco, a fishing village on the northwestern coast of Peru. Following tradition, he builds his reed boat, known as a ‘caballito’, himself. But h...

Well, Helena and I got a decent walk in. Southbound into the breeze was pretty tolerable. When we turned back, not so much. The shady spots were a godsend. Hug a tree today, folks.

@westofrome.bsky.social I just noticed your profile blurb is a Billy Bragg lyric and I give you an A+, sir.

This is a well-done piece on winning, losing, and maintaining perspective and growth throughout. Esp. interesting for track fans.

The Races We Runopen.substack.com Strictly speaking, I’ve spent most of my life losing races. This is admittedly a rather maudlin sentence to open with, but I promise you it’s not intended to be read that way. I simply wanted to start...

I love running at twilight on warmer nights and seeing Alexandria's bats emerge for their nightly flitting and noshing. Magical.

Lunchtime at the osprey nest

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BREAKING: Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Probe Finds Thomas flew to Montana & elsewhere on the billionaire’s dime. Crow’s lawyer revealed the flights to the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose investigation was sparked by ProPublica reporting

Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Findswww.propublica.org The Supreme Court justice flew to Montana and other destinations on the billionaire GOP donor’s dime. Crow’s lawyer revealed these flights to the Senate Judiciary Committee, whose ongoing investigatio...

DC area Metro / local bus system users: what's the best app to have for seeing real time schedules / arrival times and such?

As an addendum to my "VOTED!" post earlier, I would like to express my appreciation for the #ALXSkeets community. I was a MUCH more informed voter in these primaries than in any past city election during my 20+ years here, and that is ENTIRELY due to many of you. 1/2

VOTED!

Dang, Alexandrians, it is flippin' GORGEOUS out. Get outside, if you can!

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Loved this from @oconnell.bsky.social: “People want to live in Alexandria...to build and grow their businesses in this city. These are symptoms of our success, not evidence of our decline. We need people that are open-minded and optimistic and want to get to work solving those challenges"