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Joel Tagert

@joeltagert.bsky.social

Writer, artist, yogi, Zen student, resident manager at Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center.

120 Followers  |  98 Following  |  73 Posts  |  Joined: 13.11.2023  |  1.6584

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Predator scents also have good symbolism... Don't know if it's realistic, but it at least sounds plausible, which is enough for fiction.

08.07.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Caltrops? Predator scents (wolf, lion urine)? Tear gas / capsicum?

08.07.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Which is another way of saying: It's easier to get forgiveness than permission.

07.07.2025 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And I almost made it all the way to yellow belt (true story)

06.07.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks great, we'll have to go back sometime. Love the hammocks.

06.07.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm imagining vegans throwing bushes full of ticks into steakhouses...

05.07.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

Ticks that cause an allergy to meat? See, this is what happens when you give Jonathan Safran Foer a CRISPR machine.
#meatallergy #vegetarian #vegan
β€˜Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

05.07.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Nightly votive in the porch garden.

Nightly votive in the porch garden.

"Patriotism, n. β€”Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of anyone ambitious to illuminate his name. Dr. Johnson's dictionary defines patriotism as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer I beg to submit it is the first." β€” Ambrose Bierce
πŸŒ±πŸ“·

03.07.2025 23:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure you're a tiger

04.07.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait!

02.07.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Really enjoying how our dining room altar is taking shape. Feel like it's finally come to life. #altar #buddha #buddhist #earthwitness #ecodharma

01.07.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to see it in the gallery! πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

30.06.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
#Foliosinthefold

#Foliosinthefold

#Symbiosis

#Symbiosis

#MightyFolios

#MightyFolios

Awakening Microcosms is a new body of work based on the micro-worlds of lichen, fungi and the tiny universes within them. I have fallen in love with them…each painting permeating my being. Thank you @joeltagert.bsky.social for suggesting this exploration.
#lichenart
#denverartist
#interconnectedness

29.06.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Here I was thinking, "Do his posts often get this many replies, and I just haven't been paying attention?"

29.06.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

"A boss is a system of mistrust." - Alan Watts

26.06.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What Are Our Dietary Restrictions?

What Are Our Dietary Restrictions?

What Are Our Dietary Restrictions?

19.06.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 971    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 20
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I got out this ladder to hang some shade sails, and in a few minutes discovered this rash on my arm. Apparently ladders are sometimes made of fiberglass, which can deteriorate in the sun and then be a fucking menace. "Fiberglass bloom," it's called. Like, whose idea was this??

13.06.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's perfect πŸ˜‚

13.06.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible musicians always, seen them a couple times

12.06.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great

12.06.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still waiting for Vanilla Ice to release an anti-fascist remix of "Ice ICE Baby." #abolishice

11.06.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And immortalized, of course, in MST3K episode 317.

11.06.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get your feet wet!

11.06.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This deer kindly posed for me on lower Bill's Loop. #ecodharma #colorado #rockymountains #deer

10.06.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This big fella has been hanging out by the east deck all day, enjoying all that long green grass. #moose

30.05.2025 22:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

look, I may not agree with everything our president says, but I will defend to the death his right to be impeached, removed from office, arrested, stripped of his wealth, tried for his crimes and thrown straight the fuck into prison

24.05.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 15372    πŸ” 3079    πŸ’¬ 540    πŸ“Œ 163

Ah, hadn't heard. Really too bad, I felt like it was really gaining momentum in season 3.

24.05.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough Vandelux, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell Β· Ain't No Mountain High Enough (with Vandelux) Β· Song Β· 2025

Absolutely slapping remix by Vandelux.

open.spotify.com/track/21bMlg...

08.05.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A moose in a snowy landscape standing outside a window.

A moose in a snowy landscape standing outside a window.

Was just talking on the phone about the moose when this one literally showed up at my window. #moosewatch

08.05.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also appreciate your presence on Bluesky! I'd love to see RMERC embrace the platform... hasn't quite gotten there yet, but maybe in the future.

08.05.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0