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This here be my beige.party #Introduction

I'm a Gen X (1967) American who works in security for a living. I feel fortunate to have grown up through the 70s, 80s, and the 90s. I kinda look at that as the Yahtzee! of pop culture. What a time to be a nerd!

Music defines me. I don't have just a soundtrack to my life, I have a boxed set, including rare demos and unreleased live recordings. Wanna get to know me? Hang around for my music posts.
A song that's...me?

https://youtu.be/FJt4y4fH938

I am ADHD, and have Dysthymia to boot. I live an unmedicated life, and am kind of a mess as a result. I'm not anti-medication, it's just that I can't seem to stay on the wagon.

Politically...jeebus. To make it easy, I'm a Democratic Socialist. Honestly, I hate trying to define myself.
What I am (consider the following "AF"): Pro-choice, Pro trans rights, as well as a firm believer that women can do whatever the blue hell they want. I'm pro-sexwork, and pro pineapple on pizza (DO NOT COME AT ME ON THAT ONE).

I DO NOT. LIKE. NAZIS.
If you are a nazi, I do not like you. My great uncle put bushels of you in the ground in WW II. Follow Hitler's example and suck on the end of a loaded Luger.

I'm religious, and by that, I shall refer to a quote attributed to Gandhi: "I consider him religious who recognizes the suffering of others." I am a bit all over the place, and do not blindly follow any specific dogma. I have my thing. It's not everybody's thing, but that's okay. Everybody else has their thing. It may not necessarily be my thing, but that's okay. Whatever your thing is, may it bring you comfort and peace of mind. Just don't be a wanker.

I am very pro Fediverse, and pro FOSS. Technology can be very cool and wondrous, if we choose to make it that way. I'm a Linux user, and have shed all but two mainstream social media platforms. I am attempting to de-google my life.

Be kind. Always.

Lord, but I did ramble a one. That's ADHD for ya, folks: LOADS of bonus content!

And now, hashtags...

#Introductions #Mastodon #adhd #MentalHealth #Dysthymia #Music #FreePalestine #FuckCapitalism #FOSS #Android #GrapheneOS #FuckAI #AnarchoCooperativism #Kropotkin #KurtVonnegut #WilliamGibson #EmmaGoldman #TTRPG #StarTrek #GraphicNovels #Comics #Languages #History #Ireland #IrishHeritage #CelticLanguages #DnD2e #GURPS #Skyrim #ElderScrolls #ElderScrollsOnline #Battletech #MechWarriorOnline #CozyGaming #WilliamGibson #Linux #LinuxMint #PopOS #Ubuntu #PCGaming #Tolkien #LOTR #Film #Runequest #Talislanta #HeroSystem #ChampionsRPG #Writing #France #French #Spirituality #Religion #Agnosticism #Books #PhysicalMedia

Screebe Fishing Hut at Sunset

My first time visiting the famous fishing hut at Screebe in Connemara was last night, when we were blessed with an evening without even a breeze to disturb the water.

Unfortunately, there was an excess of low cloud, with a cloud bank at the horizon that swallowed the sun at the horizon behind the house, but by moving around we caught a break and saw a lovely yellow glow in the distance.

#abandonedBuildings #BlarneyPhotographyClub #blueHour #Connemara #ConnemaraPhotography #fishingHut #galway #GalwayScenery #Ireland #IrishHeritage #IrishLandscape #IrishWestCoast #landscapePhotography #Photo #Photography #reflectionPhotography #Screebe #twilightPhotography #WildAtlanticWay

🎉 Happy 13th Birthday, #Wikidata!

We’re celebrating the volunteers who connect knowledge — and spotlighting Anne-Karoline Distel, who uses Wikimedia, Wikidata & #OpenStreetMap to document Ireland’s historical forges

🔗Learn more 👉 https://wikimedia.ie/2025/10/29/happy-13th-birthday-wikidata-how-one-wikimedian-uses-wikidata-to-document-forges-in-ireland/

#OpenData #IrishHeritage

Cobh Shines Bright Over Cork Harbour

Cobh, a few minutes before fireworks lit up the sky last month.

#coastalTown #Cobh #Cork #CorkHarbour #harbourLights #Ireland #IrishHeritage #LongExposure #nightPhotography #Photo #Photography #StColmanSCathedral #waterfront

Shadows of North Main Street

A month ago, Cork City Council acquired 4 eyesore buildings at the top of North Main Street in Cork. They are in a prominent location and not used for much over the years – I remember a shoe store in one, a clothes store in the place next to it and a retro goods store too. They’ve been mostly derelict for a long time.

Hopefully they’ll be demolished and we’ll see something decent done with the location.

North Main Street sits on one of Cork’s oldest thoroughfares and was actually built on reclaimed marshland. The street runs parallel to what was once the original course of the River Lee before extensive land reclamation in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of the Georgian buildings here were constructed using limestone quarried from local Cork quarries, which is why they’ve developed that distinctive weathered patina that photographs so beautifully in black and white.

#blackAndWhitePhotography #BlarneyPhotographyClub #bunting #Cork #CorkCityCentre #dramaticLighting #GeorgianArchitecture #Ireland #IrishHeritage #LookUp #NorthMainStreet #Photo #Photography #silhouette #StreetPhotography #urbanDecay

🎶 Bagpipes play a vital role in 🇮🇪 Irish culture, symbolizing heritage and unity. Their joyful melodies uplift celebrations and connect generations. 🥁 #IrishHeritage #Bagpipes #CulturalTradition #Music

http://atmaunum.com/2025/08/21/bagpipes-jokes/