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: Newsletter Episode 17: The revolution will be televised Kendrick Lamar at Halftime; Let This …

: Camera phone #timelapse at #sunset, Ocean Shores, WA. I need to get it fixed so my wider lens isn’t …

: 5 Remember professional ethics. … It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to …

: Worthwhile reading: The Seattle #GeneralStrike: On February 6, 1919, Seattle stopped working. 25,000 …

: I was going to build Wayfarers character wiki while reading book 4 (The Galaxy, and the Ground …

: An aspect of aging, that is a slow transition rather than an abrupt realization: When you realize …

: I (needed to)/decided to write 31 ways to replace doomscrolling patloughery.me/2025/01/3…

: Newsletter ep 15: Butte, ecology and Irish; Hopepunk, Annalee Newitz and Becky Chambers; Media …

: Usually I love the Concert Archives app because I can look up who I’ve seen and when, but sometimes …

: Hey @pixelfed pals! pixelfed.social/patl

: Small, surprising moments that make a dad all teary-eyed: Helping your 22yo daughter pick out her …

: Newsletter Ep 14: Return from Portland, and another trip soon. Powells calls. Powells books; more on fandom; bell hooks on masculinity; LOTR lofi; Bluesky thread of the week: …

: Another successful visit to Powell’s City of Books: 6 more books for my “Read the 32 …

: Newsletter Episode 13: Dad-daughter time; NBA Basketball; Hammock Chairs; Spots; art and problematic …

: LOVE: When a band you like drops a surprise new Tiny Desk Concert video (e.g. the Red Clay Strays at …

: BLOG: On celebrity, influence and fandom: What to do when your hero is a monster …

: Hey Seattle-ish folks! Julia Cameron, author of The Artist’s Way, is having an event in town …

: In other parenting news, last night I realized I have raised a teenaged son who could properly (*) …

: WOW. 2 days after I had really good conversations with my young adult daughter about some of her …

: As of this morning, I have outlasted 4 separate neurologists who have been my migraine treatment …

: I was looking at air quality index ratings for cousins in Los Angeles, and saw that both Galway and …

: I was looking at air quality index ratings for cousins in Los Angeles, and then saw that both Galway …

: Spotify throwing a bit of shade at me with this afternoon’s daylist. Who are you calling a …

: Newsletter Episode 12: Tips for supporting serious medical issues, and more forward thinking fun …

: I wrote down some goals for 2025 - for reading, creativity, activity, and more. But I reserve the …

: After a year of learning how to support a partner with serious medical issues, we’ve distilled some …

: I blogged about some of the things I do to review the end of the year, and look ahead to next year. …

: Newsletter Episode 11: Endings for the year Kate Starbird on misinformation/disinformation; War of …

: Aging is wild: Occasionally I will get a pierce of grief, like just now when I realize I will never …

: Today in odd mail, I got this Marine recruitment postcard. It is addressed to my dad, who served in …

: NEWSLEETTER Episode 10: Episode 10: Favorite reads of 24; Montana kids have a right to a clean …

: Hey fellow instructors, especially of the adjunct kind, I don’t wanna brag or nothing but… I got my …

: A list of my most impactful reads in 2024: patloughery.me/2024/12/1… (I’ve got a couple …

: Keeping my creative momentum moving forward, I also put together a restart post on my free Substack …

: If you are looking for an app to help you figure out what to read next, or spiffy charts about what …

: I dusted off the old blog, and am blogging again. Similarly, I’m putting together a new …

: Meta’s marketing engine is amazing: I clicked on ONE Instagram ad for a Grateful Dead sticker and my …

: Currently: Waiting for the opening of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - The Musical in Federal Way, …

: Currently: Waiting for the opening of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer - The Musical in Federal Way, …

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