🎾 Tennis,📍Cleveland, OH, ⚓️ Navy Vet, 🛫 Travel , 🤓 Nerd , 🧵🪡Sewing, 📚 Books , 🙅‍♂️ GenX , 🐿️ ADHD ,❄️ XCskiing, 🚫 nocode, 🫖 tea > coffee I’ve been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior.https://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lgys5itdec2fI had a conversation with Gemini about this quote and it wasn’t encouraging. Adding The Lessons of History to my “To Read” list. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2025 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgys5itdec2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lg6tpwk3ek2xIf I were Biden, I’d get up and walk out of the rotunda right now!20 Jan 2025 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg6tpwk3ek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lg4t6mrnfk2bI love our local library! Using the Innovation Center at Cuyahoga County Public Library to make some bday gifts using the laser engraver. #makers #library #geek19 Jan 2025 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4t6mrnfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lfhx52ttws2b“…even though mercy was a key virtue for rulers to display, it destabilizes a society when elites attempt a coup, fail, yet suffer few consequences. That precedent would bear bitter fruit.” From #Oathbreakers on events in 830 CE—a warning that feels just as relevant in today’s world.11 Jan 2025 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfhx52ttws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lewxtv7oms2hMedieval writers used dream visions to criticize rulers through divine prophecy. Inspired by a dream vision about Emperor Louis the Pious (Emperor Charlemagne's son) in #Oathbreakers, I asked ChatGPT to write a modern version. Here's what it came up with:04 Jan 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewxtv7oms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lepmrn2cuc2wOne of our friendly backyard squirrel friends chilling out in our tree this morning. #photography #nature #ohio01 Jan 2025 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepmrn2cuc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldwugzsbvk2qAny recommendations from #medievalsky for books on the Champagne fairs?23 Dec 2024 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwugzsbvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldwk67rdck2lWhat a creative perspective! Love it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2024 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwk67rdck2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldtswxjjmk26Our family discovered we are a Mayflower Family a few years back. We are direct descendants of Edward Fuller. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2024 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtswxjjmk26https://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldtowwd3gs2w#tinyactsofrebellion [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2024 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtowwd3gs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldtfislsj22nProbably not as many of you on here, but overall, yeah! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2024 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtfislsj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldqhfefk5222Sewed a chef's apron for my son! He's a cook & it turned out amazing (flaws and all). Third project ever & I'm hooked! Helen's Closet pattern (free), Mood fabric. He looks so good in it! So proud! #sewing #handmade #chefsapron #madewithlove20 Dec 2024 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqhfefk5222https://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldol3ejiu22vTo me, this pic of the heavy police presence for UH's CEO's accused killer highlights the disparity in handling cases based on the victim's status. It raises questions about equity & law enforcement's role. I'm the son of a retired LEO, but this has me ?ing who they really work for.19 Dec 2024 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldol3ejiu22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldjutb6xq224Still read it, or listen to it every year. My favorite versions; #1 - Alastair Sim #2 - Sir Patrick Stewart #3 - George C. Scott Scrooged is my favorite adaptation. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Dec 2024 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjutb6xq224https://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldizs32aik2bMillionaires' Row in #Cleveland was home to some of the nation's most powerful & influential industrialists, including Rockefeller. The concentration of wealth was unparalleled, accounts at the time compared it to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris. #history clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/1017 Dec 2024 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldizs32aik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldiupz5oy22oThis video uses rice to show the HUGE gap between the rich and the rest of us. This isn't just about numbers; it's about power. The ultra-rich have SO much influence, they may never care about the average person. #WealthGap #FixTheSystem https://www.tiktok.com/@realestatebulldog/video/7448011483935558958?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=743503833604410730617 Dec 2024 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldiupz5oy22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldhdnvgql22qIt wasn’t about the tax (that had been in place since the 1767 Townsend Revenue Act), it was about the monopoly on tea sales the Tea Act granted the British East India Company to bail them out of debt. More background - www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act #history [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhdnvgql22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldgwejmzbc2v#Ohio just leaning into the private/public education inequity! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgwejmzbc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldeaef22yc2wMr. Jingeling, a #Cleveland holiday tradition since 1956. He is Santa’s main assistant. This elf would hold the keys to his workshop, the “Treasure House of Toys.” #history #Christmas https://mrkringle.com/mrjingeling/mr-jingeling-history/15 Dec 2024 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldeaef22yc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldc3mueti22cIllustration of the #Cleveland Grays encampment in the Cuyahoga Valley in 1855. From "A Brief Sketch of the Cleveland Grays" by George W. Tibbitts, 1902. #History14 Dec 2024 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldc3mueti22chttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ldbf3ypcm22wOne of the “Guardians of Traffic” statues on the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge during a recent snowfall. Photo by @mattshifflerphoto.bsky.social #photography #art #Cleveland14 Dec 2024 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbf3ypcm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lda5sl7p422aBig pot of navy bean soup for the cold #Cleveland winter. So flavorful, so much, so cheap. #cooking #soup14 Dec 2024 01:33 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lda5sl7p422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ld5he5v6lc2z#Ohio lawmakers pissed their 60% voter approval for citizen initiatives didn’t pass during an illegal election, so they’re just going to do what they want through legislation. #ihatethistimeline https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-on-cusp-of-granting-ag-dave-yost-new-power-to-reject-citizen-amendments/G2FDUQYNVVH6PAU5EMPMXKY2KI/12 Dec 2024 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5he5v6lc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3ld52kqdyx22vWe made it 170 years with evidence-based science driving improved healthcare. All to be undone by pseudo-scientists or “experts” that read something on the internet while they took a shit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2024 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld52kqdyx22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/stevenholly.com/post/3lcjqw6gw4s27M&Ms from the wall in the Times Square store taste better than bags of M&Ms you get at a store.05 Dec 2024 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:vvtsxdoagxidfetsrefjljta/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcjqw6gw4s27