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My interests include technology,social & environmental progress;human rights advocate;periodic poll participant &entertainment fan;likes≠unconditional agreement

New Jersey
Joined May 2010
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This Thanksgiving has been a bit different for me since I haven’t used a pain relief medication in years,but today felt like a good day to start... #HappyThanksgiving #GoodTimeWithFamily #ThanksToAllWhoDoGreatWork #CollageFromToday instagram.com/p/DRllDkajddQ/…
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Though not directly related, thanks to everybody that wished for me a happy birthday recently whom I didn't already directly thank some way. Even if spending time with family & improving wording descriptions to photos until the end of the day wasn't necessary, it felt worthwhile.
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If helpful to know,I spelled all of the words in this collage caption effectively correctly the 1st time that I posted it enroute to work on Tuesday morning,& only reposted it for anybody that might think I made a subpar effort to also share the part of the caption that fit on X.
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I posted this collage 3 weeks ago and wanted to also share an insightful ACI video related to a similar corrosion analysis process that some might find to be helpful context though I didn't want to add too many extra details... youtube.com/watch?v=CK4rfF9b…
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During daylight or day-shift hours, which is the time-frame when I'm most commonly scheduled to work on assignments related to construction materials that could include geotechnical systems, I decided to take some photos in the building (shown in these... instagram.com/p/DJjBjIZgJcP/…
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The AI database used by X's Grok had recently generated an extrapolated story that it assumed about me... ...the algorithm might be able to generate a better characterization about me as somebody who more commonly works during daylight hours... instagram.com/p/DJPTVuwx2vj/
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I typed the max character limit for an Instagram post description so I didn't also mention that I went to the Central Park venue in Roselle later that evening, which is sometimes referred to as Mr. East, and I appreciated the service there too.
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I personally prefer not to add more hashtags than needed if some might be interpreted as applying to each of the collage photos, so I'm just typing a few & could include more if recommended to by anybody interested. #ThankYouForYourServices #AFewPhotosFromFriday #FeelingFortunate
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I personally prefer not to add more hashtags than needed if some might be interpreted as applying to each of the photos in this collage, so I'll just type a few & I'm sure more could be added by others if interested.#ThankYouForYourServices #AFewPhotosFromFriday #FeelingFortunate
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It was a good experience participating in the Cupid's Chase 5k event in Bridgewater this morning in support of People With Disabilities... #ThankYouForYourService #CupidsChase5k #GreatEvent #DukeIslandPark #BridgewaterNJ #Winter2025 #FeelingFortunate instagram.com/p/DF08i6Dy-xz/…
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