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Joe 🏊🍺✨

@j2woolums.xyz

Midwest Kid in the South 🏊 Swimming feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhsbe63mq2msrtaxgix7g73y/feed/hit-the-drink 🍺 Homebrew feed: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zhsbe63mq2msrtaxgix7g73y/feed/home-brewing ✨ Nature, Family, Kindness & Love

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Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 5d ago

Happy Friday 😉 Wishing you all a beautiful weekend 🌱

Cluster of bright yellow sunflowers with dark brown centers and green stems and leaves against a partly cloudy blue sky. Several blooms are in full flower while others are still budding at the top of the plant. Rolling hills visible in the soft-focused background. Zone 8a (northwest Georgia).

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2w ago

Happy Monday, friends 😉 Wishing you all a lovely week 🌱🏵️

Six weeks after daylilies started blooming here, this is the last lonely orange one at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 3w ago

📍 Fitness Central East Gym · United States 🌤️ 91°F ★★★★★ Fitness Central East swimming pool - my usual spot for lunchtime laps during the work week (a very short walk from my office) 🏢🏊 #swimming https://beaconbits.app/beacon/zhsbe63mq2msrtaxgix7g73y/3mquffkpvxs2f #BeaconBits

View of outdoor swimming pool at Fitness Central East fitness club in Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA) on a partly cloudy summer afternoon. The near side of the swimming pool is used for lap swimming with green lane lines at the surface of the water, and black center lines on the bottom of the pool visible through the clear water. The far side of the pool is used for leisure and water aerobics, without lane lines. Green lounge chairs are located throughout the gray pool deck area. Charcoal gray walls of the fitness club building are located adjacent to the pool area. Trees and a neighboring office building are visible in the background.

Christen Rexing, PhD, MPH @christenrexing.bsky.social · 3w ago

🏊🏻‍♀️♥️

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 3w ago

Rainy days are great for having the swimming pool to myself during lunchtime laps 🌧️🏊

Outdoor swimming pool at a fitness club on a rainy afternoon. Multiple lap lanes divided by green and yellow lane dividers. Black lane center lines on the bottom of the pool are blurred due to raindrops hitting the surface of the water. The pool is empty of swimmers and sun bathers. Surrounding the pool are lounge chairs, a charcoal gray building with large windows on the right, tall trees in the background, and an overcast sky. A basketball hoop and various pool amenities are visible on the deck.

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 4w ago

Happy Friday 😉 Wishing you all a beautiful weekend 🌱

Bright pink zinnia flower in our garden at northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · last mo.

🎼 Summertime, and the livin's easy 🎶🎵☀️😎 Summertime Lemon Wheat is What's Cooking (Brewing) here 🍽️🍺 - getting into the summer groove with Bavarian wheat malt, German Hallertau hops, crystalized lemon, and American ale yeast 🌾🍋 Cheers! 🍻

Summertime Lemon Wheat homebrewed ale in a tall clear glass sitting on a wooden porch railing, with a yard, woods, and partly cloudy sky in the background. The color of the ale is medium gold with a hazy appearance and frothy white head.

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · last mo.

📍 Desoto State Park Park · United States ☁️ 88°F ★★★★★ DeSoto State Park swimming pool - a fun place to cool off on a hot summer afternoon while camping and enjoying nature 🏕️🏊 #swimming https://beaconbits.app/beacon/zhsbe63mq2msrtaxgix7g73y/3mpttojuloc2p #BeaconBits

View from outside the swimming pool at DeSoto State Park atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama (USA).

View of swimming pool from the deck area. The deep end with diving board is one the right side of the frame, and the shallow end is in the foreground and left side of the frame. The pool deck overlooks Sharp Branch, and the forest surrounding West Fork of Little River is in the background.

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · last mo.

chillin' out at the river 😎

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · last mo.

What Android setting(s) do I need to adjust to use @beaconbits.app? The compass icon appears to be disabled, and trying to use a photo to create a beacon gives a "no location found" error.

Screenshot of Beacon Bits running in Chrome on Android phone; compass icon in the lower left corner appears to show disabled

Screenshot of Beacon Bits running in Chrome on Android phone; trying to use a photo to create a beacon, but receiving error message

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2mo ago

THINGS ARE TERRIBLE BUT feed! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Gwen Snyder is uncivil@gwensnyder.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I know everything is terrible but I caught fireflies with my kids for the first time last night, and I showed the four year old fireworks for the first time a few minutes ago

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

5 for 5 on lunchtime lap swimming this week - 15,000 yards total Wishing you all an excellent weekend ✌️💛🏊

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

Fitness club keeps the pool too hot (85°F/29°C), and I felt off during lunchtime laps today 🥵 Heavy rain in the middle of my set cleared out the water aerobics class, calming some waves 🌊 I stopped tracking interval times (vibe swimming?) and it was sunny again when I finished 3,000 yards 🏊😎

View of an outdoor swimming pool on a partly cloudy day. The pool and deck area are unoccupied due to a heavy rain storm shortly before this picture was taken.

Sierra Magazine @sierramagazine.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In the age of optimization, when everything is tracked, it's sometimes best to just enjoy the moment. In this essay, from Sierra's summer print issue, journalist Conor Mihell reminders us that the outdoors can be a source of calm and adventure.

Zen and the Art of Canoeing With the Kids

Reflections on a summer paddle adventure

sierraclub.org

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

Another Monday ... made better with daylilies 🌼 Wishing you all a another beautiful week 🌱

more daylilies (yellow) blooming at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a) - these are different than the yellow daylilies I posted last Monday, which had a bit of an orangish tint to them - these are a truer yellow and open wider

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

doing that thing that helps with the Sunday scaries 😌 cedar plank steelhead, bruschetta (made by daughter 💛), long grain & wild rice, spring mix salad 🐟🍋🥖🍅🧀🌾🥗🍺 🍽️ 🍜

top: steelhead fillet with light seasoning and lemon slices on a cedar plank, cooking over direct heat on a charcoal grill

bottom: grilled steelhead, bruschetta with mozzarella cheese on slices of toasted baguette, long grain and wild rice on a plate, spring mix salad in a bowl, and IPA beer in a glass

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

The parade of colors among our daylilies continues 🏵️😊 Wishing you all a beautiful Sunday ☀️🌱

more daylilies (orange) blooming at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a) - fitting for orange to make it's appearance on warmer days

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2mo ago

"The good news is that chlorine, which is widely used in pools, is effective at killing many pathogens. The not-so-good news is that chlorine does not work instantly – and it doesn't kill everything," Lisa Cuchara wrote for The Conversation in 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4maqLz9

How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in

Most pool-related risks can be reduced with simple precautions by both the pool staff and swimmers.

to.pbs.org

Stefan Lessard @slessard.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Be like a fretless bass

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

These might be my favorite color of our daylilies ❤️☺️ Wishing you all a beautiful weekend 🌱

more daylilies (red with yellow center) blooming at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a) - maybe a bit battered by recent rain but pretty nonetheless

the #BookSky account 💙📚@booksky.club · 2mo ago

ICYMI the new BookSky Flair Distributor will let you add your favorite #booksky genres as little badges on your profile! 😍📚💙 give it a try 👉🏻 flair.booksky.ink/

Welcome — BookSky Flair

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Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

Daylily posts will continue until morale improves 🌸😁 Wishing you all a beautiful week 🌱

more daylilies - similar in color to the ones that bloomed first, but these are polymerous - at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

3,000 yards under a cloudy (partly sunny?) sky for today's lunchtime lap swim 🌥️🏊😌

view of the still surface of an outdoor swimming pool reflecting trees and cloudy (or partly sunny?) sky above

it's a rare occasion to see the pool and pool deck empty this time of year - usually only on days when the weather is less than ideal

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

Rain and thunderstorms here today, yet daylilies persist ⛈️🌼😌 Wishing you all a persistently beautiful week 🌱

the second daylilies of the season (yellow) - battered by rain throughout today but pretty nonetheless - at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

expect more colors of daylilies later this week

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

Regardless of whatever else is going on, at least daylilies are blooming 🌸😌 Wishing you all a beautiful week 🌱

the first daylilies of the season (pink with yellow center) at our house in northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

we should have more colors blooming here later this week

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

not yet ... ... but soon 🌱😋

on the left: wild blackberries in some tall grass at our house, most still red, with one dark berry so far.

one the right: blueberries in our garden, most still white to light pink, with two blue berries so far.

northwest Georgia (zone 8a)

Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Happy 40th anniversary to Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

I did 3,000 yards for my lunchtime lap swim again today ☀️🏊😌 600 free 200 back ⬆️ / free ⬇️ 200 breast / free 200 free 200 back / free 200 breast / free 200 kick 200 back / free 200 kick 200 breast / free 200 IM (a bit of fly for fun!) 200 back / free 200 breast / free ~57 minutes in the water

view of a the sunny sky with a few clouds from underwater in the outdoor swimming pool at a fitness club

This Grill Life @thisgrilllife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A few years ago @thisgrilllife was on Twitter (X) and was part of an amazing BBQ Community. Although it’s taken a while, The #BBQmunity on the @bsky.app has steadily had incredible accounts joining and posting amazing creations!!! I’m so excited to see the steady growth and a sense of family. 🙏🙏

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Joe 🏊🍺✨@j2woolums.xyz · 2mo ago

reverse-seared sirloin steak, plus roasted potatoes and corn-on-the-cob on the grill 🥩🥔🌽🥗🍺 🍽️ 🍜

on the top: sirloin steak finishing over direct heat on a charcoal grill after a period of cooking over indirect heat at a lower temperature

on the bottom: a plate with pieces of grilled sirloin steak, potatoes, corn-on-the-cob, and salad, and a glass of homebrewed Belgian-style tripel ale

not pictured: potatoes and corn were also cooked on the grill over indirect heat before the steak was reverse-seared