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RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge 2026 Photos taken by Annapolis Striders volunteer photographers Denise Hyde & Karsten Brown at the RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge, held in Columbia, Maryland on Sunday 22 February 2026. These photos are made ...

Photographed the RRCA 10 Mile Club Challenge (2/22/26) with Denise Hyde once again on behalf of the Annapolis Striders (@annapolisstriders.bsky.social)! Head to karstenbrown.smugmug.com/RRCA10Mile2026 to check 'em out. Full-resolution downloads are free for personal use!

23.02.2026 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the love of all that's holy, can we STOP making charging indicators that are color-dependent? Arrgghhh! I have NO idea if this is amber (charging) or green (charged). I HAVE A DISABILITY!!!

21.02.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is worse than when Mr. Plinkett was expecting to be watching "Revenge of the Sith" only to find that Nadine had swapped in "Baby's Day Out"!

19.02.2026 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yup, it's down.

18.02.2026 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am mostly fine with the update, although it's a downgrade in terms of fuel display. Have a feeling SCS might adjust this in the future.

17.02.2026 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screengrabs from the Garmin Connect app showing data from two runnings of the SVR Heart & Soles 5K twelve years apart, with a 17:04 finish time in 2014 and a 21:02 finish time in 2026

Screengrabs from the Garmin Connect app showing data from two runnings of the SVR Heart & Soles 5K twelve years apart, with a 17:04 finish time in 2014 and a 21:02 finish time in 2026

First time in 12 years running the SVR's Heart & Soles 5K! And I've gotten a little slower. That 17:04 at age 39 is roughly equivalent to an 18:43 finish at 51, so it's apparent how much vocal cord dysfunction is killing my performance now. Wonder if I can have my vocal cords surgically removed... ๐Ÿคฃ

14.02.2026 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time I see this idiot referenced, I'm immediately reminded of his ill-fated Deadspin tenure and his stupid "unnecessary apostrophe" bit.

13.02.2026 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of foot-shaped chunks of hardened snow/ice on a grass surface, with snow around them melting away more quickly

Photo of foot-shaped chunks of hardened snow/ice on a grass surface, with snow around them melting away more quickly

More little foot-shaped chunks of icy snow on grass

More little foot-shaped chunks of icy snow on grass

This is pretty cool... The snowmelt has revealed footprint fossils! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ These are from when I headed out to run on the snowy AM of 25 Jan.... Sleet subsequently fell & froze on top of my footprints, & these hardened areas are now melting more slowly than the surrounding snow & ice. Science! ๐Ÿค“

13.02.2026 00:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ugh... Sean Parker of Napster/Facebook fame. ๐Ÿคฎ

12.02.2026 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a snow-covered field with grass peeking through some of the melting snow

Photo of a snow-covered field with grass peeking through some of the melting snow

My god... There's grass under there! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

11.02.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let the probing commence!

10.02.2026 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing the Lord's work, Dave.

08.02.2026 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grew up on the east coast with normal vertically-oriented traffic lights... Horizontal stoplights initially confused the hell out of me, thanks to my color vision problems!

08.02.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why didn't I think of that?! Brilliant. Might have to go get groceries later!

08.02.2026 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Homer Simpson declaring that he understands the concept of jokes

Homer Simpson declaring that he understands the concept of jokes

07.02.2026 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Porto - Wikipedia

I have recently learned that the full official name of Portugal's second-largest city is "The Ancient, Very Noble, Ever Loyal and Undefeated City of Porto". Just wanted to let you know!

07.02.2026 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heard during my run through Front Royal today: "Homie runnin' in the snow in booty shorts?! You better WORK!"

05.02.2026 22:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A snippet of the article in which executive editor Matt Murray is quoted as saying, โ€œThereโ€™s no one event, no easy point of blame we can point to, itโ€™s built up over a long time.โ€ Below is a later snippet from the article reading, "Sources across the newsroom point to Bezosโ€™s eleventh-hour decision to pull the editorial boardโ€™s endorsement of Kamala Harris as a turning point. In the days that followed, more than 250,000 readers canceled their Post subscriptions."

A snippet of the article in which executive editor Matt Murray is quoted as saying, โ€œThereโ€™s no one event, no easy point of blame we can point to, itโ€™s built up over a long time.โ€ Below is a later snippet from the article reading, "Sources across the newsroom point to Bezosโ€™s eleventh-hour decision to pull the editorial boardโ€™s endorsement of Kamala Harris as a turning point. In the days that followed, more than 250,000 readers canceled their Post subscriptions."

It seems your newsroom somewhat disagrees with you, Mr. Murray!

04.02.2026 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would you say this is a must-visit city?

03.02.2026 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cuddles was NOT happy about visiting the vet-- nor about office cat Dan claiming my lap in the waiting area! ๐Ÿคฃ I, on the other hand, was honored that Dan chose me.

02.02.2026 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Clippy, the most famous of the Office Assistant characters shoved into Office 2000 by Microsoft

Clippy, the most famous of the Office Assistant characters shoved into Office 2000 by Microsoft

Apparently Google does not recall how much people HATED Microsoft's dumb "Office Assistant" a quarter century ago. No, I DON'T need help writing a letter, Clippy!

01.02.2026 20:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's amazing how much work SCS Software continues to put in on a ten-year-old game!

27.01.2026 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a bulk-sized box of HotHands chemical hand warmers, containing 40 pairs

Photo of a bulk-sized box of HotHands chemical hand warmers, containing 40 pairs

All set for the coming week! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

23.01.2026 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

22.01.2026 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

From what I understand, her wife was seen with the dog in photos & videos from shortly after the shooting.

12.01.2026 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a weird hypersensitivity to unexpected motion when reading/scrolling, so stopping autoplay is a must for me. And it's why I find Instagram utterly unusable. How hard is it to add an "autoplay off" setting, for god's sake?!

08.01.2026 02:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Queen - I Want It All (Official Video Remastered)
YouTube video by Queen Official Queen - I Want It All (Official Video Remastered)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFDc...

05.01.2026 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Too accurate. ๐Ÿคฃ

03.01.2026 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A defrozed Frostilicus, holding a Moon Pie, declares, "What a time to be alive."

A defrozed Frostilicus, holding a Moon Pie, declares, "What a time to be alive."

Come on, Torch, you ended the article with "What a world we live in" when you clearly should've gone with...

31.12.2025 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"If you start playing [song/movie] at 11:5[#:##] PM..."

Yeah, right, like I'm not gonna be in bed by 9:30! ๐ŸŽ‰

31.12.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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