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Garden-Stater, MTBer, foodie, tequila snob, oenophile, aesthete. Petrarca was a scholar, poet laureate, and original Renaissance humanist, unaccidental tourist, and alpinist Born July 20, 1304.

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We're going to declare war on Venezuela.

13.11.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Broad interests."
No one calls teenage girls "broads."

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Boulder, Colorado
Northern Lights

13.11.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Pure light and soul’: Paula Abdul mourns former band member & β€˜Kimmel’ bandleader Cleto Escobedo III Jimmy Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III (Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)Jimmy Kimmel isn't the only celebrity mourning bandleader andΒ saxophonistΒ Cleto Escobedo III.Β Before...

β€˜Pure light and soul’: Paula Abdul mourns former band member & β€˜Kimmel’ bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

13.11.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahaha! None of them are going anywhere.

13.11.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
George Thorogood - Cocaine Blues | Live at Capitol Theatre (1984)
YouTube video by Amped Up George Thorogood - Cocaine Blues | Live at Capitol Theatre (1984)

Don't know why it didn't load the video:

12.11.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was a kid when I discovered Johnny Cash was cool.
(as covered by Lonesome George)
youtu.be/gNE0fEEQ0Wc

12.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They know they would be getting pelted with snowballs.

12.11.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This lady losing her f'ing mind because Mikie Sherrill got elected. Mikie Sherrill!! Mikie's the whitest white lady ever!

12.11.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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two men in suits are sitting at a desk in a library talking to each other . Alt: Monty Python ministry of silly walks. two men in suits are sitting at a desk in a library talking to each other .

Who doesn't love a good silly walk?πŸ™ƒ

12.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aren't the gun laws in NC way more lax than in Chicago?

12.11.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard is touching another man 's face and says shhhh ALT: a man with a beard is touching another man 's face and says shhhh

I can think of no better way to expose how dumb he and his goober cult, and the media that slavishly report on his every mouth-fart are.

12.11.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.

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I felt all of that. Blessings and condolences to you, Cleto Sr. and the JKL extended family.

12.11.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stephens SP

Stephens SP

Bridge over South Branch of the Raritan

Bridge over South Branch of the Raritan

Everything around here is either named "Washington," "Panther, (which is weird b/c we don't have any) or "Hill."

12.11.2025 05:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All the way down in Texas

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Way down in New Mexico! It’s gorgeous.

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Breckenridge Colorado

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Purple?

12.11.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is saying no respect i tell ya . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying no respect i tell ya .

NJ is America's best kept secret.

12.11.2025 05:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lol. But we got both in NJ. And pizza, lots and lots of pizza.

12.11.2025 05:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And they know they're going to get crushed with snowballs.

12.11.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hell yeah, it is.

12.11.2025 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think that's Gemini, cluster, top right.

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NW New Jersey. visible to the naked eye:

12.11.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Orange hued night sky; Aurora Borealis over NW New Jersey

Orange hued night sky; Aurora Borealis over NW New Jersey

#NorthernLights
#AuroraBorealis NW #NJ
#Cold
#Japanese
This one is my favorite:

12.11.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel a little included

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#NorthernLights #NJ
North Western #NewJersey
#AuroraBorealis
Right now, a little progression:
11:33, 11:39, 11:39, 11:43

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