Steven Nelson

@stevenel.bsky.social

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Advocate for democracy, reader, occasional runner, hobby woodworker, attorney, Philly.

A picture of Plaza West Covina
An excerpt from the linked Wikipedia page that starts with the text “Bette Davis admitted to being a fan of the song and approached Carnes and the songwriters to thank them.”
A green t-shirt that says “Trashed Panda” with a passed out raccoon.
A dog sleeping gently on a couch in front of a Christmas tree.
Our cat Xedo (short for Mr. Tuxedo) laying on a bed.
Princess Grace, a likely border collie mix, getting neck scritches
A pink t shirt for sale that says “I’m right on top of that Rose!” above a picture of Christina Applegate, from the movie Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.
Me standing next to a sign directing to the passenger search center at Ellis Island’s museum.
Mary and Steve at a Flyers game with Gritty behind them in a selfie
A screenshot of Andrew Dessler’s original post, in dark mode.
Me laying on my side. Mostly in the dark in a coal mine
Steve and his wife in Svalbard, standing outside the Global Seed Vault.
A picture of the poster eating a slice of pizza and wearing a shirt that says READ BANNED BOOKS in all caps.
Norwegian language text from a museum exhibit that reads “Dårskap og dristighet,” which is translated to English as “The daft and the daring.”
Frodo Baggins in The Two Towers
The portal installation in Philadelphia. People are milling about around it, and the screen shows a view of Earth from space.
An old high school hallway in the Bok Building in Philadelphia, with a cat sitting calmly at the end of the hall in front of a hair salon, looking at the photographer.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s book, Lovely One
The Phillis scoreboard with Party Animal pitcher Delano (Jersey #777).
Steve and wife Mary taking a selfie with the Liberty Bell lit up in the window behind them.
Text that reads: “Walz also criticized his former congressional colleagues for their lack of knowledge about global geography. He spoke of “blank stares” in an Armed Services Committee hearing when he brought up the Durand Line, referring to the often disputed border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. ‘A geographically illiterate member of the United States Congress is a very scary proposition.’ he said.”
A tweet with an image of a 16 year old Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, looking to be more like 30, of which Johnson has written: I attended multiple high schools in 4 years. Hawaii, Nashville; and Pennsylvania. Everyone thought I was an undercover narc. True story.
A screenshot of an AP Fact Check page of dubious authenticity with the headline “No, the JD in JD Vance does not stand for ‘Jorkin Depeanus’”
NBC NEWS OUT NEWS Idaho bar celebrates ‘Heterosexual Awesomeness Month' in response to Pride Month On Hetero Male Mondays, the Old State Saloon will offer a free beer to any "heterosexual male dressed like a heterosexual male."
Text that reads: The Kicker A five-bedroom house in Rodanthe, North Carolina, has become the sixth house along its stretch of seashore to fall into the ocean in the past four years as coastal erosion increasingly threatens homes built near the water.
A screenshot of the game log from Timberwolves-Nuggets game two, showing a made free throw by Nikola Jokić that made the score 52-80.
The cover of Love in 280 Characters or Less, which pictures a young Black woman laying on her bed and texting a crush. The text says, “College classes and online crushes. What could go wrong?”
A Josie Duffy Rice post from ten days prior, tagging Hannah Riley and announcing a partnership. That post is just reposted by Hannah Riley, underneath which is a post from Hannah Riley just now that says “shit keep forgetting this place exists.”
Text from the musical 1776: John Adams volunteers to visit New Brunswick after a report is given of Washington's soldiers being afflicted with venereal disease and alcoholism] John Adams: Wake up, Franklin, you're going to New Brunswick! Dr. Benjamin Franklin: [Half asleep] Like hell I am. What for? Hopkins: The whoring and the drinking! [Franklin gets up and marches off right behind Adams]
A photo of me from the back, looking up at a total eclipse.
The sun with an ever so slight bite taken out by the moon.
Gordon Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington, and Dick Blais - judges of the reality cooking competition show Next Level Chef.
Book title: Love Requires Chocolate Author: Ravynn K. Stringfield The cover image is of a young man holding up a young woman in an embrace with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
Two glasses of Prosecco raised in a toast toward the television. A cockapoo is asleep in a dog bed, and the menu for the Apartment is on the television screen.