OldMattyB

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Retired controls/software/firmware/security engineer. Been a long strange road from TTY repair to OSCP. #MKE.

A Campfire cookie from Molly's Gluten Free Bakery in Pewaukee, WI. A very tasty cookie, it is based on a chocolate chip cookie with mini marshmallows and a piece of chocolate. In this case, the marshmallows look like eyes, and the chocolate bar hunk looks like a frowny mouth.
The partially visible of a tabby cat peeking around the back of a notebook computer
A Mike Lindell for Governor float at the Delano, MN 4th of July parade.
Close up of my daughter's cavapoo
Molly, a tabby cat, looks into the camera as she lays on my reading material.
A close up photo of Sammy, a black cat. His eyes are partly closed as he was just napping, yet he looks very dignified
A neon sign on the wall of a restaurant that states "feed me sushi and tell me I'm pretty"
Image shows the face of Sammy, a large black cat. He is quite handsome. In the lower left corner can be seen his housemate Molly, a tabby cat.
A fancy tankard filled with a clear red colored beverage.
A pair of horses hitched to a carriage. Their harnesses identify them as Jake and Elwood.
A small hotel room safe is shown. Typical style with a row of buttons to allow the guest to set their own combination. Old Matty B's hand is under the safe showing that it is not attached to the cabinet and can be lifted right out
Fort Mackinac with a cloudless blue sky.
A parked Oscar Mayer Weinermobile. It was parked at a hotel in Gladstone, Michigan.
A dance poster for the New Terrace Gardens in Gladstone, Michigan. It appears the poster is from the 1940's. The poster states that the music that night will feature "Howard Kraemer and his orchestra, featuring Alice Cooper"
A tabby cat looking hungrily at a red Lego Ford Bronco. The cat is much larger than the model, giving the impression of a large creature going after the vehicle.
The wort with a homemade chiller in the kettle. Visible parts are copper tubes, fittings, and rubber hose. One side is connected to a child water faucet, the other end going into the drain.
The stained glass water tank on top of the Coakley Brothers building in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. The sky is a perfect cerulean blue.
A selfie of me, from the upper lip down down. I'm wearing an orange t shirt with the Iron Maiden logo at the top with the text "Running Free" underneath that. Below is an image of Edward T. Hill (Eddie) and a rocker in an alley.
Screenshot from the Meshtastic app showing a "Hello from Moab!" reply
Screenshot of a successful Meshtastic traceroute
A screenshot from the Meshtastic app showing a few nodes in the Iowa/Nebraska area.
A stuffed monkey named Timmy is held in the center of frame. Visible above him is a sign stating that this is the recombobulation area. This is just after the TSA checkpoints at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.
A photo of a very adorable tabby cat napping on a pillow.
A single trillium in bloom. The three white petals are open wide
A black cat looking into the camera. He's lounging on the back of a couch.
Mixings for a cocktail: Jim Beam, bourbon barrel aged maple syrup, Blackstrap molasses bitters, and maple chips for smoking.
A black cat sleeping on the back of a couch. His head is still up, eyes closed, and front paws tucked in quite demurely.
Frontal view of a black cat sitting on the back of a sofa. He is looking just to the side of the camera. His front paws are dangling slightly in an adorable way
Tabby cat totally stretched out and relaxed on a lap
A tabby cat laying on a person's lap while getting chin scritches
A food truck pager that says "When beep and flash please take the meal"
A large bee hovering above a flowering bush. His legs are covered in pollen. I'm the background is a blue milk can holding a potted geranium
A tabby cat looking down from a ledge about 8 feet above the floor.
The rear end of a black cat. He's resting halfway into a collapsible tunnel. His tail is sticking straight out
A close up photo of a tabby cat's face as she chews on her front paw
Selfie of the poster with the rear cargo area of an SUV visible. Seats are down, and various sizes of lumber are visible. 2 sheets of 4 foot by 4 foot plywood are wedged partially in back and the rear hatch can't close
Visible is a concrete floor. The floor has a hole in which visible are the remains of a 5/16" anchor. It has been cut off and ground flush to the concrete. Because of the way it was installed, it cannot be easily removed which has driven the current homeowner into a rage.
A bottle full of chocolate. The label simply shows "Angelina Paris depuis 1903"
Record jacket for The Doors Absolutely Live album
A sleeping tabby cat laying on her side with her paws over her face
A black cat on the back of a couch. His paws are in the foreground, and his eyes are barely open.
A glass etched with the logo and name of Great Lakes Distillery. In the glass is bourbon, orange liquor, bitters, and a slice of orange peel.
A green bottle of unknown red wine with a corkscrew embedded in the cork. There is no label on the bottle, which is covered in a layer of dust.
A well-written album cover of AC/DC's Back in Black
Two albums from Rush: Grace Under Pressure and Moving Pictures
2 LP covers: Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind and Def Leppard's High 'n' Dry. Both show some signs of wear, but no folds or creases.
A tabby cat with her front paws on a window sill. She's starting intently at something outside.
A 58 year old male in a 40 year old woodland camouflage jacket, sunglasses, and a black hat. He's holding a priest sign that says "Democracy needs your courage"
A very sleepy fluffy puppy
The outside of Great Lakes Distillery, which is across 6th Street from Mobcraft Brewing in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee.
A German Shepherd on the front of a Harley Davidson motorcycle. She's wearing pink goggles. The driver is smiling.
Outside of Mobcraft Brewing in the Walker's Point neighborhood of Milwaukee. It's a sunny afternoon and families are enjoying the weather.
Promotional image for a film: "Iron Maiden Burning Ambition"
A clip from a news headline: "Costco slashes fertility drug prices by up to 80% with new partnership"
A nighttime shot of an opossum in a tray feeder. It looks wet, and one can see the rain coming down.
A tabby cat sitting on my side of the couch. She's looking at the camera as if to say "just try to move me".