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Halloween is almost here!\n\"\"\n: shawnp0wers.micro.blog

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A grocery store Starbucks being the gold at the end of the rainbow is really depressing…\n\"\"\n: shawnp0wers.micro.blog

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@shawnp0wers.com lol! And now the bookstore, where you took a picture with my wife. I no longer have the coolest Hank Green story in my family. 🤣

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(The first $100 when my YouTube channel was monetized went toward a Crash Course Coin, and you raided my channel because of it. I was a legend in my family.)

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@shawnp0wers.com Aaaaand I guess my youngest said hello. Thanks for being awesome. :)

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Your kindness made their whole week.

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@shawnp0wers.com Everyone behind the bar is fan-girling like crazy. They’re just respecting your privacy, and don’t want to bug you for photos, since you’re with your fam. But know that you’re VERY noticed, and the employees are all Nerdfighters. :)

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@hankgreen.bsky.social This sounds like a, “million dollar idea.” 🤣

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@w1tchd0kt0r.bsky.social At CBT? Yeah. :)

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2 courses complete, not sure if they’re both live yet. Working on Google Workspace Administrator cert course right now.

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@kevinhearne.bsky.social Also can’t wait for the audiobook!!! <3

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@kevinhearne.bsky.social Got mine the other day, along with spiffy bookmark, which happened to be printed on the back of a receipt from my favorite fictional tea and book shop. :)

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@shawnp0wers.com Good point. I’ll make their middle name, “Hockey.”

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@thomascameron512.bsky.social I thought I’d miss Twitter. I don’t.

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@w1tchd0kt0r.bsky.social I wish the states were clear cut like that. Personally, as a Michigander, I’d be afraid of when the divide took place, as Michigan seems to waffle back and forth. And then there are the (total guess here) 40% of Floridians who would be stuck in RedMerica just for being in the minority.

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Sigh…

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@thomascameron512.bsky.social My younger sister. I fear I might be older than you… lol

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@thomascameron512.bsky.social My sister (Tia) was named after the girl from that movie. :)

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@shawnp0wers.com Also, I did find verification on her site regarding the account here: www.sachakraborty.com/contact.html (the fake account is sneaky using her Instagram handle)

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@shawnp0wers.com Yes. 👍

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@redhairpale.skin Thank you! I’m doing much better. Just so far behind at DayJob, I may or may not be crying in a fetal ball… 😅

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@stonekettle.bsky.social Nobody tell ol’ Gaetzey what happens after 18 months…

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My Car Accident: shawnp0wers.micro.blog

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I’ve never wanted an adult-sized ball pit more in my life life… 😜

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As a grandpa with green hair, I have renewed appreciation for Grandpa Shark. 😜🦈\n\"\"

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Actual serious post: If you have asthma, use your inhaler BEFORE you do cardio. It makes a HUGE difference. (My doctor recommended it, and I almost always forget)

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I’m pretty sure the ONLY good thing about exercising at 5am is that you’re done exercising for the day at 5:03am.

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I find the less I use social media, the less I miss social media. It’s almost like it was/is an addiction… 🤔

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