Chris Parker

@coredumpster.segv.org

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GenX Nerd. He/Him. Rides bikes and runs. Love Space, Science, Books, Computers, Travel, Photography, and Nature. All opinions and statements are mine alone. I don't even speak for my cats.

Two coffee mugs are being pressed together in a toast. One says TDF the other has a UCI logo and the rainbow colors. In the background a TV shows Tadej Pogacar in the Maillot Jaune and the end of last years Tour de France.
A traditional Alpen style 3-story wooden building. Flowers baskets adorn the balconies on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
Black and white photo of a Japanese garden. A steeply curved bridge over the water, surrounded by trees and lush vegetation.
Shadow of a man and woman walking arm in arm on the sidewalk
Two people riding bikes on a bike path through the woods in the late afternoon. They have giant smiles because riding bikes is fun!
A man stands with a bicycle in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
A pedestrian bridge over the Fox River in Batavia, IL has large white letters on it's side that say "Peace on Earth".
Still life photo of a pomegranate, with a piece cut out and several seeds scattered about, sitting in a gray stone block, next to a small wood handled knife
Two cyclists are celebrating in front of the Arc de Triumphe in Paris
A tuxedo cat is sitting in an awkward human seeming pose reclined on a bed against some pillows.
View of the Chicago skyline at sunset in winter, taken from outside the Adler planetarium. The buildings are lit with lights in their windows, and the sky fades to a dark blue and the sun is just below the horizon behind the buildings.
View of tall buildings along the Chicago River at night in winter. The buildings are lit with warm yellow lights which reflect in the water of the river.
A mean looking pigeon stares back at the camera
An orange zinnia with a color gradient from yellow to dark orange
A pale pink zinnia flower with dark pink and yellow accents
A heron walks through shallow water along the edge of a river with a background of tall grass and plants
Montmarte in Paris, at sunset on a cloudy day with the sun peaking through the clouds and spreading golden light over the city
Sean Spicer looking flamboyant in a ruffled lime green top and white sansabelt slacks.
A great blue heron wading in the river, looking for its next meal, while a Canada goose swims in the background.
A black and white silvertone photograph of an old black and chrome Nikkormat SLR 35mm film camera with a manual 50mm lens mounted.
Single man in a canoe, paddling slowly upriver through calm waters that reflect the deep blue sky.
A tree sparrow perched on an old tree stump. The tree sparrow is seen from the side showing the blue color on its head and back.
The tariffs are made up. They are based on trade deficits, not actual tariffs.
Photo of a humpback whale fluke as the whale is diving down. El Arco in the background, in the Sea of Cortez off Cabo San Lucas.
Photograph taken near sunset, of a frozen river, with ice formed around some rocks. The sky is pale blue fading to pink, and reflects softly across the ice.
Photo of s book shelf with a collection of mostly sci fi books, hardcover and trade paperback.
A beautiful blue queen trigger fish swimming in the sea.
A peacock flounder blending in to the bottom of the sea near Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean. It is share of tan with some blue highlights, which almost perfectly conceal it against the sand and eel grass covering the bottom. Flounders have weird migrating eyes.
Moonrise over Hernandez - A black and white photo of a desert landscape in the American Southwest in the early evening with the moon rising in a darkened sky over a few houses in the distance.
Baking pan fresh from the oven, with chicken thighs in a garlic/cumin/paprika paste, surrounded by cherry tomatoes from our garden, smashed garlic cloves, and pancetta. All roasted together and bursting with glorious flavors.
A delicious lavender and oatmilk latte in white cup.
Peruvian inspired potato soup. Topped with sliced green onions, cilantro, avocado, and few dollops of red hot sauce.
Official certification that @coredumpster.segv.org signed up as user number 3,905,795! Huzzah!
Video of some little birds enjoying a water bath from a small bowl on a warm sunny day.
A very chonky cat white and brown spotted cat sitting in a cat tree in front of a window, looking expectantly at the camera. He is a very good boy.
Meme of Alf sitting at a dining room table with a plate that contains a kitten in between two halves of a loaf of bread ( the kitten is unharmed ). The meme is captioned: "Remember when illegal aliens who ate cats was fiction. Good times."
Black and white tuxedo cat with a stub tail named Freddie Purrcury looks disdainfully at the camera as he prepares to walk out of the office.
White cat with brown spots sitting on a couch, leaning against a pillow that says “reserved for cat” looking quite pleased with himself.
Black and white tuxedo cat sitting regally on the kitchen counter, next to some vegetables.
Small wire and bead artwork. Semi precious stones representing the planets, moons, and other celestial objects of our solar system, twisted together with wire in the shape of a tree. Planted in a ceramic pot with a design/glaze that looks like a cratered surface. Solar system not to scale.
Picture of a church window in Cape Town with the quote: "If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies." attributed to Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Framed black and white photograph of Freddie Mercury captured from behind the stage while performing in England in 1986
Man wearing waders leans in for a kiss from a beluga whale at Shedd Aquarium
Freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread cooling on a wire rack.