We were hiking in NY, about five miles north of the Hudson, when the trail crossed the road at this store. Enjoying a cold drink in the parking lot, we were approached by a stranger who'd never met a thru-hiker before. She met us 10 miles away with food and drinks and then took us to dinner and offered to ... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114319239729205447
@jedda You are most welcome. I'm so glad I reached out to you last year. I had no idea who you were beyond a couple of blog posts, but the way you write is so relatable and open. I'm glad you are featured this week in People and Blogs. More people can discover the awesome! https://social.lol/@jedda
Neither the baby nor the dog were too enthused about being photographed. - https://amerpie.lol/2025/04/11/street-photography.html - #Photography #the100pics Follow me on Pixelfed @amerpie@pxlmo.com 
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Digg is coming back. If you want to get the username you want and be privy to what's going on behind the scenes, join the Groundbreakers community. There is a one-time $5 fee to keep out the bots and trolls. The money is being donated to a user selected non-profit.
I'll Take Lots of Little Pleasures over A Few Big Ones - Spectacular is nice, but comfortable is better. - https://louplummer.lol/littles-pleasures/ https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/114/316/571/874/611/258/original/5cfe0d7c3d5e0df6.webp https://louplummer.lol/littles-pleasures/
I love the way Dolly thinks. 
The only thing missing is flames 
Today on AppAddict - Stop the Madness Pro Extension for Safari, Chrome and Firefox - To preserve more of my privacy, I am now using different browsers on a rotating basis. This helps to cut down on fingerprinting to an extent. I am used to customizing my browsers extensively so it's been an ongoing project... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114315648172416236
I think I found the reason why the MAGAts aren't giving Apple a break on the tariffs today while I was looking for something in the App Store. It's this browser extension. It's the reason. 
Celebrating National Siblings Day = Todd, Mitzi and Matt. They have more degrees than a thermometer, are wildly different in so many ways, and I love them dearly! 
A good day for a seafood picnic! 
If you're am immigrant with anything negative to say about Israel (such as IDF war crimes), you'll get labeled and deported because freedom of speech is for native born Americans only.
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Subscriptions Update With Some Savings - I've eliminated some expensive subscriptions and added a few secure services to replace data hungry US providers. - https://linkage.lol/subscriptionsupdatewithsomesavings/ #linkage https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/114/314/042/692/419/493/original/5b0cc104867cd3c2.webp https://linkage.lol/subscriptionsupdatewithsomesavings/ https://social.lol/tags/linkage
The XCOMP 10MB hard disk, which cost $3,398 in the early 1980s, would be about $11,900 in today's dollars. The first computer I owned was an IBM 486/33sx with a 140MB, hard drive. I bought it at Circuit City in 1993. How big was your first HDD? 
Some days I just lay out a buffet on the railing of my deck and sit back with me camera to take pictures of all the freeloaders. Note, this particular squirrel is so lazy that he lays down to eat. - https://amerpie.lol/2025/04/10/backyard-bribery-results.html - #Photography #the100pics Follow me on Pixelfe... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114313161886435308
I’ve picked up so many visiting friends and family from the old train station in town. - https://amerpie.lol/2025/04/10/happy-place.html - #Photography #the100pics Follow me on Pixelfed @amerpie@pxlmo.com 
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Admiration Society - I'm picky about my heroes, but I still have a lot of them. - https://louplummer.lol/admiration-society/ https://media.social.lol/media_attachments/files/114/311/234/116/311/290/original/e577c336c23bec91.webp https://louplummer.lol/admiration-society/
I'm guessing an original recipe Coke would cost about $300 today if you bought it from a guy on the corner. 
Today on AppAddict - One For the Techies - SwiftDefaultApps - The problem of the day for me was finding an extension for Safari to automate opening paywalled websites at the Internet Archive. Unfortunately, the only extension in the App Store that does that is not available in the US. So, I turned to my go... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114310611091361552
The secret of my success updated for the post-BigTech era 