Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
Unlike most weeks, choosing an image was simple this go-round. His #Soft ears were one of his signature characteristics.
📸 Bingo the Disapproving Beagle (2011)
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#Beagle #DogsOfBluesky #ValinRealLife
Unlike most weeks, choosing an image was simple this go-round. His #Soft ears were one of his signature characteristics.
📸 Bingo the Disapproving Beagle (2011)
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#Beagle #DogsOfBluesky #ValinRealLife
May 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
Unlike most weeks, choosing an image was simple this go-round. His #Soft ears were one of his signature characteristics.
📸 Bingo the Disapproving Beagle (2011)
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#Beagle #DogsOfBluesky #ValinRealLife
Unlike most weeks, choosing an image was simple this go-round. His #Soft ears were one of his signature characteristics.
📸 Bingo the Disapproving Beagle (2011)
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#Beagle #DogsOfBluesky #ValinRealLife
📰The November newsletter is out.
🤩And yes, we've officially added another website to the Val in Real Life family.
🤯Our biggest one ever, in fact.
Check it out👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2025-november
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LaborOfLove
🤩And yes, we've officially added another website to the Val in Real Life family.
🤯Our biggest one ever, in fact.
Check it out👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2025-november
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LaborOfLove
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
📰The November newsletter is out.
🤩And yes, we've officially added another website to the Val in Real Life family.
🤯Our biggest one ever, in fact.
Check it out👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2025-november
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LaborOfLove
🤩And yes, we've officially added another website to the Val in Real Life family.
🤯Our biggest one ever, in fact.
Check it out👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2025-november
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LaborOfLove
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #Flowing theme has me a little bit giddy. In a former lifetime, fluvial geomorphology was my jam. 🤩
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (2016)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
This week's #Flowing theme has me a little bit giddy. In a former lifetime, fluvial geomorphology was my jam. 🤩
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (2016)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
March 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #Flowing theme has me a little bit giddy. In a former lifetime, fluvial geomorphology was my jam. 🤩
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (2016)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
This week's #Flowing theme has me a little bit giddy. In a former lifetime, fluvial geomorphology was my jam. 🤩
📸 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN (2016)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Meet my new moss-monacled friend who may go down as the best stick in history.
He reminds you to dance like no one is watching.
He also needs a name. Any suggestions?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Paredoilia #Stickman
He reminds you to dance like no one is watching.
He also needs a name. Any suggestions?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Paredoilia #Stickman
June 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meet my new moss-monacled friend who may go down as the best stick in history.
He reminds you to dance like no one is watching.
He also needs a name. Any suggestions?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Paredoilia #Stickman
He reminds you to dance like no one is watching.
He also needs a name. Any suggestions?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Paredoilia #Stickman
So I've come sliding into 2026 with my pants on fire. Here's the skinny to start the year.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #NewYear
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #NewYear
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
So I've come sliding into 2026 with my pants on fire. Here's the skinny to start the year.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #NewYear
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #NewYear
ICYMI, the March e-Val is live.
Have at it 👇
🔗 mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Have at it 👇
🔗 mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
March 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
ICYMI, the March e-Val is live.
Have at it 👇
🔗 mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Have at it 👇
🔗 mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
December 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
I surprised myself with my submission this week. I definitely ended up in a much different place from where I started thinking about my #FavoriteThings. Go fig.
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValWestonNM #ValinRealLife
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system.
📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn
This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system.
📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn
August 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Happy Saturday, #BlueskyArtShow!
This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system.
📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn
This week's #Earth theme reminded me of my favorite scale solar system.
📸 Baker, #Nevada (2015)
The rest of the story 👇
valinreallife.com/postcards-fr...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #DontFenceMeIn
The March newsletter has emerged—just like all the plants and flowers beginning to show themselves again.
At Val in Real Life HQ, we're emerging too after a big push on a deadline last month. 😰
Read it here 👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2026-march
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
At Val in Real Life HQ, we're emerging too after a big push on a deadline last month. 😰
Read it here 👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2026-march
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
March 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
The March newsletter has emerged—just like all the plants and flowers beginning to show themselves again.
At Val in Real Life HQ, we're emerging too after a big push on a deadline last month. 😰
Read it here 👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2026-march
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
At Val in Real Life HQ, we're emerging too after a big push on a deadline last month. 😰
Read it here 👇
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/2026-march
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
🥳 Happy new year, friends!
🦄 Wishing you a wonderful year ahead filled with the things that make life grand.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
🦄 Wishing you a wonderful year ahead filled with the things that make life grand.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
January 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🥳 Happy new year, friends!
🦄 Wishing you a wonderful year ahead filled with the things that make life grand.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
🦄 Wishing you a wonderful year ahead filled with the things that make life grand.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
I *finally* hit 40K on the Adventure Beast. But it took a 💩ton of time to get there. Saddle time has not been abundant.
More on the blog.
🔗 valinreallife.com/maintenance-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #R1200GS #MakeLifeARide #WomenWhoRide
More on the blog.
🔗 valinreallife.com/maintenance-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #R1200GS #MakeLifeARide #WomenWhoRide
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I *finally* hit 40K on the Adventure Beast. But it took a 💩ton of time to get there. Saddle time has not been abundant.
More on the blog.
🔗 valinreallife.com/maintenance-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #R1200GS #MakeLifeARide #WomenWhoRide
More on the blog.
🔗 valinreallife.com/maintenance-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #R1200GS #MakeLifeARide #WomenWhoRide
It's National Pollinator Month. 🐝🦋🦇
And our yard is becoming quite the pollinator playground as we rehabilitate it.
#ValinRealLife #NationalPollinatorMonth #Beebalm
And our yard is becoming quite the pollinator playground as we rehabilitate it.
#ValinRealLife #NationalPollinatorMonth #Beebalm
June 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
It's National Pollinator Month. 🐝🦋🦇
And our yard is becoming quite the pollinator playground as we rehabilitate it.
#ValinRealLife #NationalPollinatorMonth #Beebalm
And our yard is becoming quite the pollinator playground as we rehabilitate it.
#ValinRealLife #NationalPollinatorMonth #Beebalm
Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well, here we are again. Another loop around the sun is in the books. And what a year it's been. I also can't believe I've been doing these birthday posts for 15 years.
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
valinreallife.com/fifty-four-u...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
#Birthday #SouthwestArtTowns
👣 I've been making some adjustments. It's that life cha-cha thing. (Although, I have no idea how to cha-cha for real TBH.)
👓 Catch up in the May newsletter.
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/eval-2025-may
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
👓 Catch up in the May newsletter.
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/eval-2025-may
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
May 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
👣 I've been making some adjustments. It's that life cha-cha thing. (Although, I have no idea how to cha-cha for real TBH.)
👓 Catch up in the May newsletter.
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/eval-2025-may
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
👓 Catch up in the May newsletter.
🔗https://mailchi.mp/valinreallife/eval-2025-may
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Did you see the Aug. newsletter? Have a read & answer the mini survey. I'm getting some interesting responses about what socal platforms are working (or not working) for folks. I'd love to get your thoughts too.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Enshittification
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#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Enshittification
August 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Did you see the Aug. newsletter? Have a read & answer the mini survey. I'm getting some interesting responses about what socal platforms are working (or not working) for folks. I'd love to get your thoughts too.
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Enshittification
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Enshittification
Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth!
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
June 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy #NationalPollinatorMonth!
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
Each year our little #NativeGarden gets more and more established. We'll soon have lots of yummies for our pollinators to do their good work like this big girl did last year. 😃 #ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #PlantForPollinators
🤗 I'm giving all my digital babies a virtual hug for National Brand Day.
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🤗 I'm giving all my digital babies a virtual hug for National Brand Day.
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
😏 Our running joke around here that the OG blog is the mother ship of all our other projects so here's me being cheeky with it.
😁 Happy National Brand Day!
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalBrandDay
🫲 Happy National Lefthanders Day!
🤪 Shout out to all the natural lefties out there. I'm a righty learning to be more of a lefty out of necessity. The struggle is real.
🔗 valinreallife.com/learning-to-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalLefthandersDay
🤪 Shout out to all the natural lefties out there. I'm a righty learning to be more of a lefty out of necessity. The struggle is real.
🔗 valinreallife.com/learning-to-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalLefthandersDay
August 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
🫲 Happy National Lefthanders Day!
🤪 Shout out to all the natural lefties out there. I'm a righty learning to be more of a lefty out of necessity. The struggle is real.
🔗 valinreallife.com/learning-to-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalLefthandersDay
🤪 Shout out to all the natural lefties out there. I'm a righty learning to be more of a lefty out of necessity. The struggle is real.
🔗 valinreallife.com/learning-to-...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #NationalLefthandersDay
I marked a pretty crap-ass anniversary last w/end. I'm a testament to modern medicine to still be here & still have my leg. But it ain't a picnic dealing w/the damage.
🔗 valinreallife.com/aftermath-mo...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwiceForMotorcycles
🔗 valinreallife.com/aftermath-mo...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwiceForMotorcycles
January 30, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I marked a pretty crap-ass anniversary last w/end. I'm a testament to modern medicine to still be here & still have my leg. But it ain't a picnic dealing w/the damage.
🔗 valinreallife.com/aftermath-mo...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwiceForMotorcycles
🔗 valinreallife.com/aftermath-mo...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwiceForMotorcycles
It's #MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMonth.
Here's the first part of a series I wrote awhile back. I still believe creating understanding between riders and non-riders is not only possible but imperative.
🔗 valinreallife.com/what-motorcy...
#ValinRealLife #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwice
Here's the first part of a series I wrote awhile back. I still believe creating understanding between riders and non-riders is not only possible but imperative.
🔗 valinreallife.com/what-motorcy...
#ValinRealLife #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwice
May 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It's #MotorcycleSafetyAwarenessMonth.
Here's the first part of a series I wrote awhile back. I still believe creating understanding between riders and non-riders is not only possible but imperative.
🔗 valinreallife.com/what-motorcy...
#ValinRealLife #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwice
Here's the first part of a series I wrote awhile back. I still believe creating understanding between riders and non-riders is not only possible but imperative.
🔗 valinreallife.com/what-motorcy...
#ValinRealLife #MotorcyclesAreEverywhere #LookTwice
Somehow we're already halfway through Feb. and I've neglected to wish you all a Happy #NationalCherryMonth.
Here's the time we rode 300 miles for cherries. Like we *needed* an excuse 😅
🔗https://valinreallife.com/three-hundred-mile-cherry-ride/
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Here's the time we rode 300 miles for cherries. Like we *needed* an excuse 😅
🔗https://valinreallife.com/three-hundred-mile-cherry-ride/
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
February 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Somehow we're already halfway through Feb. and I've neglected to wish you all a Happy #NationalCherryMonth.
Here's the time we rode 300 miles for cherries. Like we *needed* an excuse 😅
🔗https://valinreallife.com/three-hundred-mile-cherry-ride/
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Here's the time we rode 300 miles for cherries. Like we *needed* an excuse 😅
🔗https://valinreallife.com/three-hundred-mile-cherry-ride/
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure
Hey, y'all! I've got a question for you in the September newsletter to help us settle a long-standing debate at Val in Real Life HQ. And I mean looooong-standing.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LandOfEnchiliment
[1/2]
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LandOfEnchiliment
[1/2]
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
September 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hey, y'all! I've got a question for you in the September newsletter to help us settle a long-standing debate at Val in Real Life HQ. And I mean looooong-standing.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LandOfEnchiliment
[1/2]
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #Newsletter #LandOfEnchiliment
[1/2]
mailchi.mp/valinreallif...
This Forester has taken my abuse for 15 years! Fun Fact: I've been driving this car for 28% of my life. So it turns out I have a lot of emotional investment this beat-to-shit little adventure-mobile.
valinreallife.com/little-fores...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #SubaruForester #Subaru
valinreallife.com/little-fores...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #SubaruForester #Subaru
August 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This Forester has taken my abuse for 15 years! Fun Fact: I've been driving this car for 28% of my life. So it turns out I have a lot of emotional investment this beat-to-shit little adventure-mobile.
valinreallife.com/little-fores...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #SubaruForester #Subaru
valinreallife.com/little-fores...
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #SubaruForester #Subaru
😠 From the unhappy camper department. I'm not stoked about BMW's "solution" to the driveshaft recall. "Health check" every 12K miles and replacement every 36K?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS #NotAHappyCamper #MakeLifeARide
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS #NotAHappyCamper #MakeLifeARide
April 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
😠 From the unhappy camper department. I'm not stoked about BMW's "solution" to the driveshaft recall. "Health check" every 12K miles and replacement every 36K?
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS #NotAHappyCamper #MakeLifeARide
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS #NotAHappyCamper #MakeLifeARide
Look at me gettin' all wrench-y. Life in a small town requires adjusting to the limits of available moto mechanics. Of course, now that I know how easy it is to replace the brake pads, it feels silly to *not* DIY.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS
February 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Look at me gettin' all wrench-y. Life in a small town requires adjusting to the limits of available moto mechanics. Of course, now that I know how easy it is to replace the brake pads, it feels silly to *not* DIY.
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS
#ValinRealLife #ThisWasNotInTheBrochure #WomenWhoRide #BMWMotorrad #R1200GS