Reading the NC State Extension page about yellowjackets (and other non-honey bee stinging insects in North Carolina). There’s a nest in our backyard. It’s fascinating to watch (from afar) these insects launch straight up like rockets, catching the sunlight before they disappear into the woods.
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\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/9cf25cd313-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/21/erin-prepared-fathers-day-brunch.html","date_published":"2026-06-21T20:24:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-21 20:24","date_timestamp":1782073464,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92522388","content_html":"@brianvastag I paid off an auto loan with a paper check but I also forgot to stop the auto payment, so it took months to sort out what who owed what to whom. Anyway, congrats (in advance) for paying off the debt.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/92505404","date_published":"2026-06-19T17:20:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 17:20","date_timestamp":1781889649,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92499049","content_html":"Here’s the second of the turtles I saw on the wet land this morning. This smaller one was feasting on a rotting millipede (with flies and yellow jackets buzzing in for their bites).
\n![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/77c728eca8-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/19/heres-the-second-of-the.html","date_published":"2026-06-19T14:43:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 14:43","date_timestamp":1781880195,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92498989","content_html":"Tropical Storm Arthur blew into North Carolina yesterday, first with high winds, then with heavy rains (while Erin and I were in Cat’s Cradle listening to The Beths). Naturally, I went looking for turtles. This one was poking beneath the wood pile looking for slugs.
\n![\"A](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/a9422ac9e7-m.jpg\")
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/92450867","date_published":"2026-06-18T20:11:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 20:11","date_timestamp":1781813482,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92450747","content_html":"I was able to get two same-day tickets to see The Beths tonight at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. I saw this band in Cleveland last November and enjoyed their performance. Delighted to be able to go tonight (and now Erin will join me).
\n![\"Auto-generated](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/img-7556-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/18/i-was-able-to-get.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T20:08:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 20:08","date_timestamp":1781813313,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92434868","content_html":"Rolf Potts has been interviewing one travel writer a month since November 2000. A fabulous resource for anyone interested in travel writing.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/18/rolf-potts-has-been-interviewing.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T15:51:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 15:51","date_timestamp":1781797915,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92429721","content_html":"@dwalbert Oh, that sounds like an invitation to make a list. I’ll start this weekend. There are so many varieties of white oak on our 4 acres that I’ll need a sublist for Quercus quercus.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/92429721","date_published":"2026-06-18T13:50:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-18 13:50","date_timestamp":1781790613,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92429667","content_html":"Will Guidara has quite the lineup for The Welcome Conference that will be in NYC on Oct. 5, 2026. I’ve asked a friend if he’d travel up there with me for the event.
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","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/17/still-learning-the-trees.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T22:16:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 22:16","date_timestamp":1781734618,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92360064","content_html":"![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/c52690263e-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/17/100223.html","date_published":"2026-06-17T14:02:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-17 14:02","date_timestamp":1781704943,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92324405","content_html":"My boycott of #corruptWorldCup lasted less than a day. I just love to watch soccer too much. Damn the corruption, but damn there’s already some good futbol in this tournament. I haven’t been able to play in the pick-up game for nearly a month, but yesterday doctor told me to get movin'.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/16/my-boycott-of-corruptworldcup-lasted.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T23:39:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 23:39","date_timestamp":1781653185,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92324165","content_html":"@todd I was celebrating! Watching on Telemundo so didn’t immediately understand it wasn’t a goal. And I was holding a roasting pan with the salmon that I’d just taken out of the oven. Exciting first half.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/92324165","date_published":"2026-06-16T23:35:12+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 23:35","date_timestamp":1781652912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92254968","content_html":"Evening Bird Song: smol.zuiker.com
","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/15/evening-bird-song.html","date_published":"2026-06-16T00:30:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 00:30","date_timestamp":1781569836,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92190621","content_html":"This small box turtle was in the road (bottom of Rossburn Way near Culbreth Road) this morning when Oliver and I set out to get him to summer camp near Charlotte. Finally got rain this evening so maybe I’ll see other turtles tomorrow.
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/348/2026/cfa5a283f7-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/14/this-small-box-turtle-was.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T01:20:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 01:20","date_timestamp":1781486442,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92183627","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/photos/100x/https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Fw154%2FutNpurUe1MMjEaHqvpkfxgfpSnV.jpg\")
\nTesting the new Micro.blog movies settings to see a movie poster on a blog post, so selected a film I saw with my dad in DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre: Stop Making Sense 🎬
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/14/testing-the-new-microblog-movies.html","date_published":"2026-06-14T22:15:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-14 22:15","date_timestamp":1781475356,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92128548","content_html":"@tinyroofnail that was easy! Thanks for the tip.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/antonzuiker/92128548","date_published":"2026-06-13T21:33:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 21:33","date_timestamp":1781386387,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92126946","content_html":"This has always confused me. I find a site that is hosted on Micro.blog, such as From78, but I cannot figure out how I can begin to follow that blog/person here in the app or M.b online. @help
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/13/this-has-always-confused-me.html","date_published":"2026-06-13T20:59:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-13 20:59","date_timestamp":1781384370,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92069887","content_html":"Last fall I listened to the fascinating podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man. Yesterday I browsed Records in the RAD in Asheville and I purchased Fela’s Zombie record. Listening now and it is fire.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/12/last-fall-i-listened-to.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T21:10:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 21:10","date_timestamp":1781298658,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92066329","content_html":"Nice to see that kagi.com has a live scoreboard for World Cup match scores. I searched ‘world cup scores’ and in right sidebar is the scoreboard. #worldcup
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\nI drove to Asheville yesterday to hear Craig Mod read from Things Become Other Things A Walking Memoir. I’ll start reading it this weekend. I adored his book Kissa By Kissa. 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/11/i-drove-to-asheville-yesterday.html","date_published":"2026-06-11T22:01:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 22:01","date_timestamp":1781215314,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92002985","content_html":"Driving back from Asheville this afternoon, I tuned into SiriusXM channel 83 to listen to the second half of the Mexico vs. South Africa match, but I gave up after a few minutes. It’s the feed from Fox Sports television coverage and not at all friendly to a radio listener. #worldcup2026
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I binged this last night: Legends Season 1 🍿
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/08/i-binged-this-last-night.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T17:23:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 17:23","date_timestamp":1780939427,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91712377","content_html":"With REO Speedwagon’s Wheels Are Turnin' on the record player, I bottled the vanilla extract I prepared and put into the closet last fall, then I prepared another bottle (24 Madagascar grade B beans split, placed in bottle, added half vodka, half bourbon). Will make good holiday gifts.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/07/with-reo-speedwagons-wheels-are.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T18:34:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 18:34","date_timestamp":1780857269,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91702672","content_html":"A relaxed Sunday morning. Listening to The Brothers Cazimero on vinyl. (Missing @hawaiiboy from Micro.blog.)
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/2026/06/07/a-relaxed-sunday-morning-listening.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T15:12:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Anton Zuiker","url":"https://smol.zuiker.com/activitypub/mistersugar","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F12%2F562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"antonzuiker"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 15:12","date_timestamp":1780845174,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91654801","content_html":"@brentsimmons Thanks for the tip. Just looked and their show at the Haw River Ballroom in neaby Saxapahaw, NC, is sold out. Bummer. Will see what I can do to get in.
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