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Ben
@benjbrand.bsky.social
reluctant morning person • ABQ, NM
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June 1st
May 31, 2026 at 6:00 PM
is there a word
for that thing
where you’re in the middle of a hike
taking in the splendor of nature
and you realize
“i gotta poop”
May 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
me, trying to be responsible: i really need to stop spending money on frivolous little tchotchkes at estate sales

me, upon seeing a clay armadillo: look at his little face !
May 21, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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You can’t even call them “metrosexuals” anymore, you have to say “public transit enthusiasts”.
March 30, 2026 at 7:37 PM
new watch day! new watch day!

adding to my green seiko collection with this japanese-market alpinist. i’ve been wanting a gmt forever and that sunburst dial is just 🤌🏽😍
March 27, 2026 at 7:18 PM
estate sale find of a lifetime? i fkn love these flip clocks from the 1970’s and this is is in great shape. it keeps time, the radio and alarm work, it even has a sleep timer?? this thing is fancy af AND it looks like an astronaut helmet!
March 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Trying to avoid ai like some people try to avoid plastics and finding myself with the same horrific failure rate.
February 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
people on the other app have been making focaccia dogs and… points have been made
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
vacay update:
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
absolutely love it when one of the local nursing homes has one of their regular no kings protests
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i feel so seen
"Person who somehow caught a cold despite living all alone"

x.com/dailyportalz...
November 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
drop an old person you’re going to turn into in the future
October 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
the first batch green chile stew of the season is practically a spiritual experience when it’s done right

and hoo boy is this a good ‘un
October 14, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Over the Garden Wall (2014)
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Since the #Rapture is trending.
September 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Dudes rock
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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If any political group is willing to sacrifice LGBTQIA folks to get ahead they will sacrifice anyone, and I will not support them.
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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if Jimmy Kimmel's political humor is too hot for you to handle, I'm not sure "snowflake" even cuts it as a term of derision for the level of fragility you've achieved
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
once again thinking about these earrings
September 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
five ristras of cayennes so far this year. there’s something very satisfying about seeing them all hanging, waiting to be used over the next year or two… ensuring I’ll never have to cook a bland meal
September 6, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
crappy picture, but somehow i saw a LUCID GRAVITY in ALBUQUERQUE. i didn’t even think they were being shipped to customers yet

#weirdcarbs
August 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
this years first “harvest”

i can’t for the life of me remember what kind of squash i planted so i have no idea if i let these get too big or not
August 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
the last couple weeks i’ve only had time to water my garden before the sun rises, so this is my first good look at it in the daylight and apparently it’s been ~thriving~
August 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM