Lake Mattamuskeet in Eastern, NC is 17 miles wide and rarely more than four feet deep. It’s one of the premier bird watching sites in the world for migratory waterfowl.
Today on AppAddict - Revisiting Options for Text Expansion - I've recently been on a mission to reassess some of the software I use to ensure I'm employing it in instances where it can accomplish tasks more quickly than the manual methods I sometimes revert to. I've been using text expansion tools (snippet... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115759316534460943
I don't think I'd buy a used (or new) car from this man. 
Today on AppAddict - How to Use Topgrade Silently and Automatically for Multiple Update Protocols (Free) - In a recent thread on the effectiveness of available macOS app updaters, several people lamented that the FOSS command line tool Topgrade requires too much user intervention to be run with cron or lau... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115753225744340672
Wonder Woman is so easy to shop for. #Running #Ultrarunning 
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Instead of buying something from Facebook Marketplace or a Google ad, sign up to make a small monthly donation to the Mastodon Foundation. Feels good, man. 
Today on AppAddict - Digital Photo Frame App Brings Make Old Hardware Useful Again - I love it when I find an app that solves a problem I didn't know I had. I am always reluctant to get rid of any Apple hardware that still has any life left in it. Sometimes finding a practical use for an aging iPad or Inte... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115748093435738902
The first time we climbed this mountain, Whitetop in SW VA, was in 2013, and we discovered a group of self-described old hippies near this spot. They were having a gourmet picnic and insisted that we share it with them. Starving thru-hikers that we were, we gorged ourselves on brie and prosciutto. 
On this day in 2010, I celebrated reaching 10,000 miles on my bike in a single calendar year. I'd lost 100 lbs the year before and was coming up on two years of sobriety. Good times, fondly remembered #Cycling 
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Then there was that time I found Santa taking a smoke break and pissed him off by asking to have my picture taken with him during the same. I haven't gotten a classy present since then. 
So this guy climbed Mount Everest and then skied back to base camp - without supplemental oxygen, something that has never been done before. I'd give it a shot, if I wasn't afraid of heights and didn't hate the cold.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZvFY6__qw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjZvFY6__qw
And Orange Hitler is renaming the Kennedy Center. It’s now the Trump- Kennedy Center. 
"The Use And Abuse Of Printers In The Enterprise" should be the title of my first book. If there was one problem that would absolutely make some people freak the fuck out, it was not being able to print. It's 2025 and some folks still think they have to kill tree to get work done. 
This is from the day that my grandson announced to the family “Papa is in there cutting the cheese.” 
I've watched entire generations of cardinals make their home in my yard. This juvenile male is so used to me that he lands on my chair with me sitting in it, as if I am just part of the scenery. He may have a point/ #Birds 
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Nor do you "just have to be glad that you've got a job". Never just settle. 
It's been a busy week. We're heading to Costa Rica in a few days, which should be awesome. It will be my first trip to Latin America. I just got diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, so I'm learning how to manage that. Still on a continuous hunet for good books, movies and apps/
Today on AppAddict - Some Cool Things You Can Do If You have The Right App - Automatically Open Archive Today When you Click on Any Link to a Paywalled Article.Most experienced users know that you can copy the URL from a paywalled story from The New York Times, Washington Post, or other paywalled sites and... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115738167522287518
Had a super cool experience today, and man, I needed it. On Reddit of all places, someone I donât know started a thread in praise of my blog and a chorus joined with the sweetest comments. They did that while I was, unknown to them, undergoing a painful and aggravating medical procedure that left me drai... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115737548580081549
Guess who went to the Korean grocery store today! Discovering kimchi was probably the best thing I got out of being in the Army. 
On this day in 2004, I spotted Chairman Mao in Stoke Newington while walking around London. I wonder how he got there and if he is still hanging around. Any of you Brits know? 
This is so true. I've had to go through the "getting to know you" phase with all 13 grandkids and EVERY one of them played this game. 
I haven’t partaken in cannabis culture in over 20 years, but I still giggle when I see 420 in any setting. I even send Wonder Woman screen shots from my phone and she's never even SEEN the stuff. 
MAGAts scream "Great Replacement Theory" at the same time they claim racism and discrimination to be a thing of the past. There is no logic in hate, is there? 
I'd like to give a few MAGAts I know this as a face tattoo. 
Mac menu bar management, which Bartender has handled well for the last decade, is now a giant, buggy clusterfuck, thanks to Apple's attempt to Sherlock the competition. So far, I’ve tried Bartender 6, Ice and Barbee - all buggy AF and productivity killers.
Charlie Kirkâs ultimate goal, which he said time and time again, would have been the suppression, through threat of violence and the use of state power, of the rights of those he disagreed with, including freedom of expression â and todayâs New York Times praises him for âdoing politics the right w... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115185394592442763
@dhry - Not sure what’s going on, but I just made a 1500 word post on Mastodon via social.lol, the same instance I have always used. Are we finally free? Is this what the prophecy foretold?
Thanks on Labor Day to the men and women who fought for us that we might have freedom in the workplace: the eight hour day, safe working conditions, weekends and more. Those rights weren't given to us by the bosses - they came as a result of workers fighting and sometimes dying for them. 
Our Harper is growing up. She turns 11 today. She’s a fearless optimist who always looks for the good in people. She’s fond of sushi, still loves baby dolls and has no filters. We love her dearly. 
Good morning from Lake Mattamuskeet, located on the inner coast of North Carolinaâs Albemarle Sound. It is 50,000 acres but you could walk across it, since it never gets any deeper than four feet. Itâs one of the best winter birdwatching sites in the world with thousands of migratory species congregati... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/115004228691711527
"I Drink" by Mary Gauthier
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What song makes you want to forgive someone? - It's almost impossible to explain the compulsion to drink that active alcoholism causes. It's pathological, not logical. Presented with a mile... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114993418272898618
I was working on a photography project and needed to take a picture of a person doing a cartwheel. I was going to get one of the grandkids to do it, but Wonder Woman, dressed for work, volunteered. 
This refers to the MAGAts, not us! We aren't quitters and we will outlast those evil fuckers. 
The Blue Ridge Parkway is a national treasure, with views like this every couple of miles or so. Iâve ridden my bike on it, driven it many times and hiked along itâs entirety. This photo was taken on the way to Linville Gorge, NC. - https://amerpie.lol/2025/08/04/a-view-from-the-blue.html - #Photograph... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114970466961545483
I got service from an ISP with a 1gb/1gb fiber connection this week. Now I am trying to get my previous provider, Verizon, to cancel my home service. The process started five hours ago and I have now talked to four different people. The same thing happened when I tried to cancel the ISP I used before Veriz... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114956584346266698
I love the whimsical paint job on this old building (Fayetteville, NC( 
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown & The Famous Flames
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What song makes you want to dance alone in your room? James Brown had a tough retirement, there is no doubt. For many years though, he was th... social.lol https://social.lol/@amerpie/114938691328235336