PHOTOGRAPHER, CONTRACTOR, DESIGNER NINJA, RABBLE ROUSER, GENERAL CRANKYPANTS & USA TODAY BESTSELLERhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lh5gklev5s2iFrench Quarter — stunning light display in Jackson Square. The video can't do it justice—it's really amazing in person.01 Feb 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh5gklev5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lgvtuqjvds2iHeard someone say this quote today and thought it relevant: "Whatever you're not changing… you're choosing." Whether its relationships, work, government, if you acquiesce, you're choosing it.29 Jan 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgvtuqjvds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lgr6qygnq22j11” of snow just 6 days ago. In the 60s today. Whiplash! It was beautiful while it lasted.28 Jan 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgr6qygnq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lge2lhqafk2yHappy Mardi Gras Sneaux Day, y’all. Had fun building her with our wonderful neighbors.22 Jan 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge2lhqafk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lf65qwyftk2xSt. Joan of Arc parade last night in front of the St. Louis Cathedral. (snippet) It was nice to see crowds there and a lot of police presence. Thoughts of those who were killed or hurt last week were not far from our thoughts, as many vigils have been held in the Quarter.07 Jan 2025 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf65qwyftk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3ld4vll7zl225I feel this. It never stops. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4vll7zl225https://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lcqo5lsfos27The Annual NOLA "Will Rudolph Make It Under The Streetlights Without Getting Stuck?" Christmas Parade07 Dec 2024 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqo5lsfos27https://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lcgc6axbgc2sMy anxiety starts pre-gaming Mondays around 2AM Sunday nights. Mondays should officially start after lunch. I need to speak to the manager.03 Dec 2024 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgc6axbgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lc73plfdu226This is the face of, “Why you cook bacon on other side? You no love me!”30 Nov 2024 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc73plfdu226https://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lc2bs3wnf22rum… @bsky.app why does it say “Invalid Handle” under my name all of a sudden and what do I do to fix that?29 Nov 2024 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2bs3wnf22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbzmluxnk22bToday, it’s all about the lazy, comfort foods. (BLT+cheese for the win.) Our “real” t-day will be celebrated tomorrow w/fam. What’s your comfort food? Happy T-day to those in the US who celebrate.28 Nov 2024 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzmluxnk22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbxumkmsds2sT-Day 12 years ago was my brother's last meal. (Beat Cancer, but the fungal infections from the bone marrow transplant shut everything down.) T-Day 6 years ago, me in the ICU, severe autoimmune treatment, not knowing if I'd live. Hug your people tomorrow if you can.28 Nov 2024 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbxumkmsds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbv6utirns2qFriend: Happy Thanksgiving! Me: That's too high of a bar. I'm shooting for 'sane.' Friend: Also too high.26 Nov 2024 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbv6utirns2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbus6m72kc2jAnd public librarians are the best hosts in the world. "Can I get you anything else? Can I recommend this thing you need but don't quite know how to find? Can I make your life a million times easier because I love helping people learn?" If they had donuts and coffee, they would rule the world. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbus6m72kc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbspf42kfs2eTHIS. We're worried about a trans person in a bathroom, when there are 16 MILLION cases of Domestic Violence alone each year (on average). Typically IN THEIR OWN HOMES. (My first cousin, Bill McIntosh, was killed in the line of duty trying to rescue a woman who was being murdered by her spouse.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbspf42kfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbpm4zc2fs2oPut your hand up if you’ve had one of those days when so much contradictory information piles on at once, that your brain does a record scratch and you find yourself two hours later just staring, drooling into the abyss. No? Just me? Going to go nap now.24 Nov 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpm4zc2fs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbniz4dz4c2i@duolingoverde.bsky.social These passive-aggressive "reminders" are bullshit and make me not want to use the app. I've got a 456 day streak. I do not need to see, "You can't learn French if you don't practice it." Cut it out. Nobody wants to pay to be nagged. Keep the reminders fun and positive.23 Nov 2024 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbniz4dz4c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbmzxfabz222Same. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2024 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbmzxfabz222https://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbhp2yxuks2tI want to wake up in the mornings without feeling like I need to set fire to everything. Grumpy Old "GET OFF MY LAWN" status UNLOCKED.21 Nov 2024 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhp2yxuks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbdgswbzys2iWe typically are in a 'leading indicator' type of field—what we see leads the country by about 6 months (usually) and the slow-down is already happening. Be aware.19 Nov 2024 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdgswbzys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbdgr6cfxs2iContractor, 40+ years, here in the deep south, and I'm already hearing from two clients (who service major refineries and chemical plants) that the jobs that were upcoming are going to be slow-walked or outright canceled b/c of fear of tariffs. (part 1)19 Nov 2024 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdgr6cfxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lbbbiqyt522cI don't know wtf is up with some of those Texan male lawmakers who are trying their damnedest to take away all women's rights (even to a checking account)… but don't they know Texas women can carry?19 Nov 2024 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbbiqyt522chttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lba2e3bqss2nI'm pretty sure hot flashes result not from hormones, but rage bubbling up from so many years of fuckwittery assholes telling us to 'smile.'18 Nov 2024 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lba2e3bqss2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3lb4ngnoimc2iI think from now on we should start adding nicknames to the people who support the assholes. For example, Mike "I support pedofiles" Johnson. Pete "White Supremicist" Hegseth Robert "Brain Worm Nutcakes" Kennedy, Jr. y'all add to the list. We need to make this a thing Google picks up.17 Nov 2024 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb4ngnoimc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3laugynpyfk2qMatt fucking Getz for Attorney General? So we’re returning the swamp to DC. Got it.13 Nov 2024 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3laugynpyfk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3latz5qdsfs2fI feel like we're living through The Empire Strikes Back in real time. I totally expect a Death Star to be constructed in outer space in 5…4…3…2...13 Nov 2024 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3latz5qdsfs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonimcgeecausey1.bsky.social/post/3latxxlopdc2f Stop. Waiting. For. Permission. You want to go after something? GO. You want to change your life? CHANGE IT. You want to stop dealing with bullshit people in your life? STOP. Ain't nobody coming along to give you permission except the person in the fucking mirror. LISTEN.13 Nov 2024 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:etkbvrpsbw7h7p4ifvghyojk/app.bsky.feed.post/3latxxlopdc2f