Bill Shirley

@bshirley.shirl.com

1041 Followers 816 Following

Houstonian, cyclist, voter, board gamer, YIMBY urbanist, iOS dev, hypnagogic podcast listener. ♌︎ 🤘 bsky #23,719

red pitted rock
0.5 zoom on iphone
bayou out of its banks but not quite to the street, out the car window
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Gene Wu, Houston-area state representative https://directory.texastribune.org/gene-wu/
Red-vented Bulbul, a Houston population ranges over a few miles just west of downtown, native to Asia
a yellow Care Bear, a blue Care Bear, a freshly limed batters box
BG Stats 4 x 4. Spokes; The Academy; Bested Another Time; Cheeky Monkey; Colosseum; Einfach Genial 3D; Gachapon Trick; Ghost Lift; Idle Hands; National Economy; River of Gold.
prompt: what is 355 x 400mm in inches response: 355 * 400 millimeters =142,000 millimeters 5590.5512 inches
two, mostly cleared 50’ x 125’ lots
stock listing, only thing down is DJT
flowers of succulent plant Kalanchoe tomentosa
Houston City Council, District C special election. Joe Panzarella and Nick Hellyar summing over 50% of the vote in a 6-candidate race.
WTF America City Hall
from NRG Tower, 44th floor
open roof from NRG Tower
gas pump: $1.999 / gallon (truth be told: this is with a 60¢ discount applied)
John Travolta shrugging superimposed onto a regional map including Texas. The map is entirely devoid of any rainfall. Source: Space City Weather https://spacecityweather.com/houston-what-were-you-like-in-the-90s/
First Thursdays Block Party banner
Texas Republican Proposition 4 on the primary ballot: Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization.
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harrisvotes.com active voting map
big ol’ turnip w/ greens
beard, scarf, and hat
a closeup of a concrete gnome
BG Stats 4 x 4. Dandelions; Pipeline; Spokes; Bested Another Time; Chai Tea Jazz; I Made You a Mixtape; Joraku; Monkey Palace; Prototype; Worst In Show.
photo from a Time magazine article
closeup of xmas tree with small cone hiding in there
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army man being held in front of christmas tree
a possum
Forecasted weather temps. Houston 35°, surrounding areas below freezing.
large xmas decoration, downtown houston
close-up of 3D printed capybara
Headline: What’s uniting Trump and Hegseth amid mounting GOP scrutiny
Jimmy Kimmel in his standup the following night displaying all the president’s social media posts from the night before. The posts averaged one every 2-3 minutes over five hours.
Anhinga, wings outstretched in a cypress swamp.
mother of thousands
two raccoons emptying a cat food bowl
A screenshot of a UI demanding entry of a number in increments of 3,333. The Software somehow being unable to round the value to the nearest 10,000.
shaggy white terrier mutt in lobster costume
Statement from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo The state's crackdown on beloved community art shows that they are willing to go further and further in limiting free speech and free expression. The rainbow crosswalk in Montrose was originally painted as a memorial, and nothing about it symbolized discrimination or the harming of other communities. I, for one, don't understand why METRO was so quick to remove the crosswalk when the state gave them 30 days before we had to take action. METRO could have requested an exemption from the state's policy or taken legal action before removing art and a symbol that was so important to our community. METRO reports to a board of directors, but the board did not have input on this. The community deserves to know who made the final decision to remove the crosswalk, why the decision was not put up for a board vote and what other options we could have pursued instead of instant removal. Harris County will continue to support the LGBT+ community and all communities.
beer tap wall
A wooden British-style pub sign hanging outside a brick establishment with black-framed windows. The sign says "The Firkin Merkin" and has a barrel with arms and legs wearing a merkin. ChatGPT created with my prompting.
two parked vehicles, nose in. a green 2000 subaru forester on the left, and a bright green Deere tractor on the right
phone notifications from a weather app: “Imelda has transitioned to a Post-Tropical Cyclone…”
a portuguese man o’ war (Physalia physalis)
in a gradient blue sky, a single long cloud low in the frame, side-lit Port Bolivar, Texas
photo from 419, 9, 7 of last batter of the Wed, Sep 17, 2025 Astros win over the Rangers
ripe red peppers from the garden
red stage lighting shooting up into the sky over an outdoor stage
great blue herron on a floating boom surveying the nearby water
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NYTimes app headline and lede European Leaders to Join Zelensky for White House Meeting Officials are striving to present a united front against Russia, joining President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine when he meets with President Trump tomorrow.
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