{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Mike Nock","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/mikenock","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1639347","username":"mikenock","bio":"Upper middle-aged in the upper Midwest. Husband, dad, brother, son. I pay for news.","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":1,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/31/1639347.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"84479966","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://pbump.com\">@pbump.com</a> Thanks for your efforts last year in what was undoubtedly a challenging transition. I know I’m not alone in my gratitude that you’re still available, informative and entertaining.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kvlaafcmmvsnt7i6gr5idaw/post/3mbexabzybk2f","date_published":"2026-01-01T17:55:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-01 17:55","date_timestamp":1767290131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"75598504","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://mnocksr.bsky.social\">@mnocksr.bsky.social</a> Immense gratitude for anyone who played a role in my ability to fetch an amazing cup of coffee in my pajamas in a hotel lobby.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kvlaafcmmvsnt7i6gr5idaw/post/3lylmw5qpo22o","date_published":"2025-09-11T20:52:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-11 20:52","date_timestamp":1757623967,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"48895742","content_html":"<p>Let’s start this historic week with a return to NBC/MSNBC’s 2020 “PlanYourVote” soundtrack. The stirring intro to “Robert Henry” by The Westerlies has a Pavlovian effect on me. When I hear it, and walk to the garage to drive to our polling place. <a href=\"https://youtu.be/D4aTlPjraJI?si=J8LmNFBNaLnHSfAP\">youtu.be/D4aTlPjra…</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/2024/11/04/lets-start-this.html","date_published":"2024-11-04T12:57:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-11-04 12:57","date_timestamp":1730725073,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kvlaafcmmvsnt7i6gr5idaw/post/3la4rep3woh2w"]}},{"id":"44723206","content_html":"My favorite night of our wonderful annual trip to drop off Maddie was dinner at Sail Loft followed by ice cream at Dockside in a tiny coastal village in S Dartmouth MA called Padanaram. New Bedford was nice enough and offered an easy ferry to Martha’s Vineyard. 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Thank you <a href=\"http://gregbarber.bsky.social\">@gregbarber.bsky.social</a>.</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/magazine/radio-baseball-mets.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE4.DF4q.nWXZa2EjQTbz&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/magazine/radio-baseball-mets.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE4.DF4q.nWXZa2EjQTbz&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/2024/08/11/wonderful-thank-you.html","date_published":"2024-08-11T11:52:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-11 11:52","date_timestamp":1723377175,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"43197653","content_html":"<p>RIP Mrs. Reardon <img src=\"https://micro.blog/photos/50/https://mikenock.micro.blog/uploads/2024/4d83015214.jpg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"mini_thumbnail\" alt=\"\"> : <a href=\"https://mikenock.micro.blog/2024/08/09/rip-mrs-reardon.html\">mikenock.micro.blog</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/2024/08/09/rip-mrs-reardon.html","date_published":"2024-08-09T12:44:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-09 12:44","date_timestamp":1723207463,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kvlaafcmmvsnt7i6gr5idaw/post/3kzby2hbsck2o"]}},{"id":"42962222","content_html":"<p>The only thing that could improve my standard early morning summer Sunday on the porch would be the Alcaraz-Djokovic Olympic final. And it was spectacular.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fmikenock.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2024%2Fimage.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/2024/08/05/the-only-thing.html","date_published":"2024-08-06T00:31:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Mike Nock","url":"https://mikenock.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F31%2F1639347.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mikenock"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-06 00:31","date_timestamp":1722904300,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5kvlaafcmmvsnt7i6gr5idaw/post/3kyz6ji2iac2m"]}}]}