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Friday Night Photos Bakers Dozen Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 5:00pm

Happy Friday everyone. Another week on the third rock from the sun as it spins it's way through the cosmos and TPTB haven't annihilated us yet. I'll take that as a plus. What do you take as a plus this week?

Recently, I received life altering news. No, I don't have a terminal illness (thankfully), and no, on the other side of the ledger I didn't win millions of dollars in the lottery either (no such luck, damn it). No, the life altering news is that I found out I'm not a Baby Boomer. I always thought being born in the mid 50's made me a member of the Baby Boomer generation only to find out not long ago that if you were born between 1954 to 1965 you are not a Baby Boomer, but a member of Generation Jones. What the fuck is Generation Jones?! Now that I'm a member of a different generation does that mean that I should like a whole different type of music and champion different political causes and social issues? I'm so confused. No longer a Boomer and knowing nothing about Gen Jones, I feel like a person without a generation. Oh well, no matter what generation I'm a member of, one thing I know for sure - I still love bacon.
How many of you c99ers thought you were a member of the Boomer generation, only to find out now you're not?

A bakers dozen from my visit to La Jolla Cove with the camera club last month.

Children's Pool, La Jolla
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Open Thread - 10-02-26 - The Cause

Submitted by JtC on Fri, 10/02/2026 - 6:00am

I'm tired. I feel it in my muscles and bones. I have less stamina. This old body's been through a lot.

I'm getting old. I'm not as sharp as I used to be. I can't concentrate like I used to. I have less patience.

But, I'm still here, walking on the grass side of Terra.

Sometimes, while sitting at my desk I'll lean over a little to the right in my chair and look out the window at the beautiful countryside. The cardinals at the feeder, the mockingbird splashing in the birdbath, the multi-colored crepe myrtle trees swaying with the breeze, the squirrel infested and nut laden pecan tree, all outlined by huge loblolly pines and the big blue Texas sky.

And my mind wanders.

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