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D. Paul Angel

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I'm a writer, photographer, and nerd, though not necessarily in that order. I'm also an AvGeek, enjoy tabletop games, and have spent way, way too many years in the legal field. He | Him

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I've only been there once, and while it's gorgeous up there, it'd be legit terrifying to be blown around like that!

11.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Long exposure of a starfield with Comet Neowise standing out as a green ling with a blurred tail. All of the star trails have jumps and skips in them, which are most evident on the comet itself.

Long exposure of a starfield with Comet Neowise standing out as a green ling with a blurred tail. All of the star trails have jumps and skips in them, which are most evident on the comet itself.

Wow. This is a shot of the Neowise comet I got a few years ago, and the image jitters are because of the ~40mph wind rippling through my camera strap and shaking the tripod.
Cannot imagine trying to do /anything/ at 2.5x that speed!

11.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Obligatory meme.

11.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
70s style office building

70s style office building

Hello and welcome on the Terry Sanford Federal Building in beautiful downtown Raleigh, NC where I will be live-posting a show cause hearing starting at 4:00 ET

10.03.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1092 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 230

β€œWhy do you want to shit on entire swathes of human endeavor and wreck the planet while you’re doing it? Why are you so determined to be awful and amoral? Everything about your priorities is messed up, and you should all be heartily ashamed, abashed and embarrassed.”

11.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 484 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
A painting of a bird beside the text "looks like we're dealing with a big ol' turd sandwich"

A painting of a bird beside the text "looks like we're dealing with a big ol' turd sandwich"

11.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

FWIW, I'm really proud of Little Beth for navigating those difficulties, and I'm especially proud of Adult Beth for growing into the fierce, strong woman she is without ever losing Little Beth's kindness or wonder along the way.
Good for you for doing the work, you make the world a better place.

11.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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some vitamin sea πŸ’¦ tranquility

11.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, more of this, please! I'm not a huge medical drama fan, but I'll watch them when my housemate has one on,

The Pitt is just very well done all around. Even though it's not my preferred genre, I can still easily tell that everyone involved is putting in the effort to make it as good as it is.

11.03.2026 06:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A golden colored cocktail in an open bowl sniffter type glass served over crushed ice and garnished with a cinnamon stick & a grapefruit twist

A golden colored cocktail in an open bowl sniffter type glass served over crushed ice and garnished with a cinnamon stick & a grapefruit twist

Aztec Warrior
Made w/100% correct ingredients because I finally got a bottle of Batavia Arak.

11.03.2026 05:41 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Best wishes, I'm hoping you caught it early enough too, take care πŸ«‚

11.03.2026 04:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

<career military 4star general> - β€œHere is our carefully researched paper, vetted by every single branch and backed by decades of on the ground feedback on why we shouldn’t create the John Wick ayatollah”

<Trump Administration> β€œat long last, we have created the John Wick Ayatollah”

11.03.2026 04:47 πŸ‘ 578 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 2
My roommate got super stoned a couple weeks back and found out you can order a personalized big toblerone. He immediately forgot about it until it showed up last night.

Photo: a hand holding a very large Toblerone labeled TBBLOBNOERN

Posted in r/BadChoicesGoodStores

My roommate got super stoned a couple weeks back and found out you can order a personalized big toblerone. He immediately forgot about it until it showed up last night. Photo: a hand holding a very large Toblerone labeled TBBLOBNOERN Posted in r/BadChoicesGoodStores

Of course, now I have to post TBBLOBNOERN

11.03.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Those are fantastic 🀌

10.03.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Never forget:

10.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 285 πŸ” 72 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My first thought was, "Why is there a pizza in the treasure chest?" lolol

10.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been online lately and NG enough that I avoid comments and reviews as a matter of course, lol

I just tried, but found that Amazon doesn't let you see them any more unless you're logged in. Embarrassingly desperate.

10.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Love it!!!

10.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am so excited you're doing an OMSI Science Pub next month!!!

I have a huge work commitment that week, but hoping I can get it all sorted to come see you :-)

10.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Avoid Huge Ships You are the owner-captain of a luxury fifty-foot trawler motoring across the bay with your family and a few friends one balmy summer evening. Off in the distance, beyond the bridge spanning the waterw...

I knew it was real, but was not expecting used paperbacks to currently be going for $198!

10.03.2026 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover with "How to Avoid Huge Ships, Second Edition" in bold red letters across the dark bow of a giant oil tanker at speed, with author credit given to Captain John W Trimmer

Book cover with "How to Avoid Huge Ships, Second Edition" in bold red letters across the dark bow of a giant oil tanker at speed, with author credit given to Captain John W Trimmer

Did none of them read How to Avoid Huge Ships?

10.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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2,000-Year-Old Graffiti in Egyptian Tombs Reveals an Unexpected Source of Ancient Tourists The ancient scribbles, written in Tamil, read, β€œCikai Korran came here and saw.”

The weirdest story on Fark.com this morning is about a south Indian tourist who left graffiti all over multiple Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago.

β€œCikai Korran came here and saw.”

10.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

how long until the headline "my AI friends started making plans and going places without me"

*wakes up screaming in the pod*

10.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Meme of a Soviet parade full of giant red flags captioned "More red flags than a Soviet parade"

Meme of a Soviet parade full of giant red flags captioned "More red flags than a Soviet parade"

Wow. There are a lot of innocuous things people do that I can usually wrap my head around someone taking issue with, but I'm really struggling with that one.

10.03.2026 05:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Boss move kicking them out so soon πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

10.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œit’s billionaires.”

- me explaining why the meat tastes rancid

10.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS IS INSANE

10.03.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 526 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 56

Who wrote it better? The person who actually wrote it, or the drunk asshole at the end of the bar slurring his way through a bastardized mashup of their best quotes? πŸ€”

10.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Finishing things is such underrated writing advice. You need to learn your habits and what tools you use not just to have an idea or start a story, but to finish them. You need to get used to it, and then observe how you can do it better. That starts by finishing stories at all.

09.03.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6