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<p>Been on Mastodon since about Nov 2022. Changed instances 5 Aug 2024.</p><p>cis/het</p>

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    Three good things for today: 10/27/2026 1. Watched a couple of interesting geology videos on YouTube. 2. Ran an important errand. 3. Grocery shopping done for the week. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/26/2026 1. Phone call with one of my sisters. 2. Made a pumpkin pie. πŸ₯§ πŸ˜‹ 3. The sun came out after a rainy morning. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    The garbage that passes for &#39;news&#39; #CauseOfAggravation #HashTagGames

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    Three good things for today: 10/25/2026 1. Watched a pretty good Formula 1 auto race. 2. Mixing cayenne pepper with the bird seed is successfully deterring the squirrels. 😈 3. Did some necessary adulting. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/24/2026 1. Bacon πŸ₯“ and eggs 🍳 for brunch. πŸ˜‹ 2. A very fun HashTagGames. 3. Watched Formula 1 auto racing qualification and some practice. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/23/2026 1. Watch several good geology videos on YouTube. 2. Visually identified Lesser Goldfinches at the bird feeder, both from markings and size compared to the American Goldfinches. This confirms what the Merlin app has been telling me. 3. 14 Hands 2022 Hot To Trot Smooth Red Blend. 🍷 #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/22/2026 1. New replacement gold crown glued in place today. 2. The lab fee for the crown was much less than expected, so I&#39;ll getting a refund from the dentist. 3. Staying home, warm, and dry on a cold rainy afternoon and evening. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/21/2026 1. Watching the birds at the feeder and in the bird bath continues to generate joy. πŸ™‚ 2. Made a small attempt (or at least a start) at clearing the assorted flotsam and jetsam off the dining room table. 3. Used up 6 left-over egg whites in an egg white frittata. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/20/2026 1. Ballot is in the county dropbox. 2. Grocery shopping done for the week. 3. Pots &amp; pans washed. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/19/2026 1. Made one of my favorite dinners, chicken dijon. 2. Sopping Lucid absinthe. 3. The usefulness of the rice cooker. Today&#39;s exercise: 2.58 mi walk in 47 minutes. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/18/2026 1. Quality time on the patio in the afternoon. Enjoying it while I can. 2. Saw the first red-breasted nuthatch at the bird feeder. Knew they were around from the Merlin app. For a small bird, they are loud! 3. The pillow in the load of laundry didn&#39;t unbalance the washing machine in it&#39;s spin cycles. A small victory. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/17/2026 1. Pizza for dinner. πŸ• 2. Watching the birds at the feeders. 3. New kitchen scale arrived. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/16/2026 1. Watch today&#39;s geology lectures from Nick Zentner and Central Washington University (CWU). 2. Watched the lava activity at the Kilauea volcano. 3. Watched the birds at the feeders: house finches, American goldfinches, white-crowned sparrows, European house sparrows, among others. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/15/2026 1. Ballot arrived in the mail. 2. Watching the birds at the feeders. 3. Used my smart phone as a personal hotspot while Spectrum internet was down most of the day. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three plus good things for today: 10/13/2026 1. The birds have found the bird feeders. 2. The shear joy of watching the birds that found the feeders! 3. Grocery shopping done for the week. 4. Took care of a couple of small chores. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/12/2026 1. Been watching the small, short sporadic lava flows from the Kilauea volcano. 2. Some birds have found the birdseed on the ground. Hopefully, they will discover the feeders. 3. Happy Indigenous People&#39;s Day! #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/2/2026 1. Bacon πŸ₯“ and eggs 🍳 for brunch. πŸ˜‹ 2. Watched Formula 1 auto racing. 3. Finally pinned up a &quot;No Solicitations&quot; sign. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/9/2026 1. Lawn mowed. 2. The Boston ivy infesting the yard is at a minimum. This year&#39;s earlier chemical warfare for the win! 3. Blooming blooms: day lily, white roses, begonias, plumbago, snapdragons, fuchsias, impatiens, and asters. 4. Fall colors starting to appear. Today&#39;s exercise: 1 hour of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/8/2026 1. New finch bird feeder purchases, filled, and hung up. Feeding station is now complete. Just need the birds to find it. 2. Panda Express for lunch. 3. The asters are blooming. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/7/2026 1. Finally set up the bird 🦀 feeders after a long hiatus. 2. Ran several errands. 3. Necessary adulting: Made the 2nd of the 2 extortion payments to the county. Well, they call them &#39;property taxes&#39; but... Bonus: 4. Quality time on the patio in the warm afternoon, chilling, listen to the birds. and sipping wine. 🍷 #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/6/2026 1. A very entertaining HashTagGames. 2. Grocery shopping done for the week. 3. Watched a couple of interesting YouTube videos. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/5/2026 1. Slow, smoke-cooked cooked a beef brisket to gnaw on for the next week. πŸ˜‹ 2. The slow-cooker Cowboy Pinto Beans turned out OK. The dried beans (properly soaked in water) took twice as long as it should have to get softened up. 3. Did some necessary first-of-the-month adulting in the 1st week instead of in the 3rd week. 😜 #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/4/2026 1. Quality time on the patio, sipping whisky, and listening to the birds 2. The asters have started blooming. 3. Watched F1 auto racing. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/1/2026 1. Survived the dentist. First appointment in getting a crown replaced. 🦷 πŸ› οΈ πŸ’° 2. Continuing nice weather. 3. Watching the sporadic lava flows from the KΔ«lauea πŸŒ‹ volcano. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 10/2/2026 1. Watch the first of this fall&#39;s geology lectures from Nick Zentner and Central Washington University (CWU). This was on the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in WA from a now retired ranger. 2. Got out and exercised (walked). 3. Quality time on the patio after walking. Today&#39;s exercise: 2.58 mi walk in 47 minutes. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWunDC4UZCw

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    Three good things for today: 9/30/2026 1. A package was delivered on time. 2. Quality time on the patio. 3. Today&#39;s pots, pans, and dishes washed and drying in the rack. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 9/29/2026 1. New Nick Zentner geology video came out today. 2. Benadryl and acetaminophen for finally getting the sinus headache under control. 3. Grocery shopping done for the week. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 9/28/2026 1. Lawn mowed. 2. Quality time on the patio after yard work. 3. Load of laundry washed and in the dryer. Today&#39;s exercise: About 1 hr 10 min of yard work. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 9/27/2026 1. Made Peking Duck Breasts for diner. πŸ˜‹ 2. Pots and pans all washed up. 3. Watch yesterdays really good Formula 1 auto race. #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThings

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    Three good things for today: 9/26/2026 1. After 3 days, the Moderna COVID vax side-effect headache is finally fading out. 2. First time since Wednesday I was able to sit out on the patio and enjoy the afternoon sun. (See No. 1 above) 3. Got the branches that came down in yesterday&#39;s windstorm picked up, cut up, into the yard waste bin. Bonus: 4. Bacon πŸ₯“ and eggs 🍳 for brunch. 5. Did I mention the vax side-effect headache is fading? #ReasonsToBeCheerful #3goodthings #ThreeGoodThing...