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Heard music and bass shaking the house this morning. Went out to find a parade of at least 40 Wranglers rolling through the neighborhood! 😂🦆 Some were decked out for Halloween. No idea what the occasion was, but I couldn't decide whether to grab my bag of ducks or my keys! #JeepLife #DuckDuckJeep

Early voting is underway in New Jersey, and I've just got home from casting my ballot! 🗳️🇺🇸 The whole process was quick and easy, with only about a 20-minute wait. Get out there and get it done... make your voice heard! #EarlyVoting #IVoted #NJVotes #GetOutTheVote #bluewave #voteblue

My sister was in line at the dollar store when she saw someone checking out with these two ducks. She immediately went looking for them, knowing they belonged on my dash. Ducks from strangers rock, but the coolest ducks come from friends and family! #jeep #jeeplife #duckduckjeep

I saw something sparkling in one of my backyard rose bushes. It turned out to be metallic silver ribbon, so I figured it had blown over the fence from a neighbor. I did not expect to follow it to the most FABULOUS bird’s nest ever. 🕊️🐦🪺 #Birds #BackyardBirds #BirdNest #Nature

I suspected the approaching Nor’easter would deliver a wild sunset. Mother Nature didn't disappoint. 🌅 Storm prep is finished. Now we wait out 3–4 inches of rain and 40–50 mph winds. It was one hell of a show before the storm. ⛈️ #FreeholdBoro #NJWeather #Sunset #Noreaster @weathernj.bsky.social

Morning trail-cam review: peanuts for the corvids brought Blue Jays and Grackles, while the nighttime kibble attracted the usual raccoon crew. Still no crows. Still no possum. The porch wildlife program continues. 🐦‍⬛🐦🦝 #Birds #Birdwatching #BirdPhotography #BlueJay #Grackle #Corvids #BackyardBirds

I've been listening to Ron Bennington in one form or another for over 25 years, since his late-night days on 102.7 WNEW. This latest chapter, the new Portcast podcast, is wildly honest, poignant, sometimes hysterical, sometimes dark, and completely Ron. #bennington #portcast @bennington.bsky.social

Final beach day of the summer with my parents. We always take pictures on the last one, so here’s the 2026 edition. One more beautiful day in Asbury Park before Jersey flips the summer switch off. ❤️🌊☀️🏖️🐚 #AsburyPark #JerseyShore #Summer2026 #FamilyTime #FunEmployment

This one kinda hurt. (I was still doing job search work today, though.)

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old?

Went to my cousin-in-law's wedding yesterday. The dress code was “Funky Formal.” Pretty sure I nailed it. #FunkyFormal #Menswear #WeddingStyle

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Tim Curry was such a huge part of my formative years. Rocky Horror, Clue, Legend, The Worst Witch… he could be sinister, hilarious, theatrical, ridiculous, and, regardless of the role, always magnetic. “Anything can happen on Halloween…” 🎃🖤🦇 What a loss. #TimCurry #RIPTimCurry #RockyHorror #Clue

Greetings from Asbury Park. Umbrella up, ocean breeze on, cold beer, and a perfect late-summer beach day with Mom and Dad. No complaints from this chair. 🌊☀️🏖️ #AsburyPark #JerseyShore #BeachDay #SummerVibes

Dolly Parton was more than a national treasure. She was joyful, generous, funny, and deeply decent, someone who seemed to care about people simply because they were people. Somewhere, somebody needs to start the paperwork for sainthood. ❤️✨ #DollyParton #NationalTreasure #RIPDolly

Went to the barber to clean up 9 months of hair and beard growth. I had a scheduling mix-up and didn't get my usual guy. Gave very specific instructions; the barber said, "OK," then ignored everything and gave me the cut he felt I should have. Irritated to lose all that length, but it looks good.

Went out to refill the porch feeder tray with peanuts for the corvids and found this ridiculously photogenic monarch taking over the butterfly bush instead. 🦋🪻🌿🌱 Not the visitor I was expecting, but I’ll allow it. #Butterflies #MonarchButterfly #BackyardNature #WildlifePhotography #Nature

Man, I don't know when Amazon started forcing its Alexa AI panel to open on every product search. It just started happening to me last night. Infuriating, but this Chrome extension kills it completely.

Too many! I was torn! Radiohead - OK Computer, Blind Melon - Soup, Belly - Star, NIN - The Downward Spiral, Faith No More - Angel Dust, STP - Purple, Hole - Live Through This. But I stand by this one. Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice In Chains

My ten-year-old twin niece and nephew are up visiting from North Carolina, and they came bearing gifts for the Jeep. Uncle Alan approves! #jeeplife #duckduckjeep #jeep

Spent the day in South Jersey visiting the in-laws. While the adults were adulting, I spent most of the day entertaining my niece and nephew. While they were playing with bubble guns in the yard, I snapped this shot of a black swallowtail on a pink zinnia, and I love it. #butterflies #gardens 🦋🌺🌱🌸💐

I was reminiscing about my first trip to Costa Rica and found these. The Airbnb's best amenity wasn't the rooms, the view, or the jacuzzi. It was a tree branch stuck in the ground just off the deck, adorned with chunks of melon. Bird TV all day long. #Birds #BirdPhotography #CostaRica #LaFortuna 🦜

Because of the heatwave hitting the Northeast right now, I was out there getting my steps in last night after sunset. It needs to be said that if you're lighting your house with cool white bulbs... I'm judging you. We got beef.

The porch is finally hitting its stride. The hanging baskets have filled in, the railing planters are overflowing, and the hydrangeas are almost at peak bloom. A pretty good place to spend a summer evening after a hot day working in the yard. 🌿🪴🌱🌸🌺🌼🌷💐🪻💙🏡 #Gardening #Hydrangeas #PorchLife

I suspect that as the width of your dashboard fills up, you get ducked less. However, yesterday I was ducked for the first time in at least six months, and I was thrilled about it. Keep 'em coming. #jeep #jeeplife #duckduckjeep

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, stepdads, grandfathers, mentors, and father figures out there. Thank you for the lessons, the support, the terrible jokes, the advice, and the countless things you did that made all the difference. 👔🍔🌭☀️ 💙 #FathersDay #HappyFathersDay #Family

Just a raccoon eating chunks of watermelon out of a basket on my porch... completely adorbs. #raccoons #wildlife #critters 🍉🦝

Aaaaaaand after skipping it for the last two summers, we're back in soft-top mode. Still have a goal of finding a white soft top to replace the perfectly good black one. I just miss the white top during the summer. #jeep #jeeplife #duckduckjeep

A little late to post, but happy Pride from our home to your. 🏳️‍🌈 #pride

Yeeeeeah, yesterday wasn't great, my body still hurts, but I got it done, and the yard is back to normal. My body hurts a lot. Oh, and I broke two chainsaws, so there are a lot of parts coming my way. #stormdamage #newjersey #freehold

Last Saturday I had to go into the city. There was track work being done, and my subway shot past the station I was intending to go to. I ended up having to walk 9 blocks. Imagine my surprise when I looked up and saw I was here... before it's gone. @colbertlateshow.bsky.social #TheLateShow #Colbert

Fourth time. This is the fourth time a storm has taken down a huge section of a neighbor's tree into my yard. Going to be a chainsaw weekend over here. At least the fence is completely ok, no damage. Stay safe, Jersey. #NewJersey #thunderstorm #derecho

It took a few weekends, but all the garden beds front and back have been mulched, including building a brand new bed for a Rose of Sharon privacy hedge I planted last fall. All told, it took 7 cubic yards of mulch to get the job done. 🌱👨🏻‍🌾🚜🌿💐🌷🌹🌸🌺🌻☀️🐝 #gardening #landscaping #diy

Another year... another Cookiepuss. Today was a wonderful Easter and a wonderful birthday. My 5th-grade teacher, Mr. Stenkin, had the same birthday and told me it would fall on Easter a few times during my life. So far twice today and back in 2015. The next one will be in 2037. #easter #birthday