Roger H Charles
@rogerhcharles.bsky.social
A Man of Many Seasons Husband, Father, Grandfather. US Army Veteran. Obscure Musician. Home is Wilmington, NC USA No DMs https://www.youtube.com/@rogerhcharles
“It’s that old ‘cowboy up’ mentality,” he told me. “Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” #MentalHealth www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | The Suicide Crisis in Wyoming (Gift Article)
Wyoming has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation.
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Oreo Cows (+ Cattle Egrets) Affectionate name for the Belted Galloway, a traditional Scottish breed of beef cattle. Its provenance is the Galloway region of south-western Scotland. These on a farm near the town of Garland in Sampson County #NorthCarolina #Nature #Agriculture
🎶Ode to Joy My gentle cover of the famous melody of the final movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, completed in 1824. It was adopted as the official anthem of the European Union in 1985, and has evolved into a global symbol of peace, unity, and brotherhood.
#PlugInSolar US Track plug-in #solar legislation across all 50 US states. See which states have legalized #balconysolar, which have bills pending, and what the rules are in your state. pluginsolarus.com/states
Who owns #Bluesky, and how is it currently monetized? Also, plans for future user monetization. www.google.com/search?q=Who...
🎶I see the morning breakin' My one verse instrumental of an endearing Appalachian folk hymn. #MorningPrayer
Wilmington Railroad Museum An interactive, historic railroad museum in Wilmington, NC The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad was a U.S. Class I railroad connecting Virginia to Florida, famous for luxury passenger trains like The Champion. It operated from 1871 until 1967. #history #travel #northcarolina
Fascinating Map. Instead of states, we live in one of ten different biomes. Climate, vegetation and animal life vary across the landscapes of the United States, forming distinct biomes. #nature #geography
All hands on deck. Gift article from The New York Times. #midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
Democrats Prepare for Possible Election Clashes With Federal Government (Gift Article)
Top officials overseeing state elections and law enforcement are stepping up plans to prepare for what they worry could be interference in the midterms.
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Blue Ridge Parkway. Price Park picnic area with Boone Fork creek running through it. Just south of Blowing Rock, NC #forestfriday
The Cure? Go for a ride Gift Link #medicine #Exercise wapo.st/4b2PnH4
His doctor’s prescription for his unbearable pain seemed absurd. It worked.
Gregory Maassen was nearly bedridden by a burning sensation that was later diagnosed as a rare form of neuropathy. He has found relief riding his e-bike across the country.
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"Democracy is the worst form of government...except for all the others." --Churchill, 1947 While no system is perfect, democratic representation is mankind's best attempt at avoiding tyranny. Since tyranny is always pushing up, every generation has to fight to push it back down.
Freedom Walk This is a park with a long, tree-lined walkway in Wilmington NC, and named in honor of the late Thomas and Willie Jervay. Their local newspaper, Wilmington Journal, was founded and published more than eight decades ago. Its mission was to fight against racial discrimination. #History
🎶Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high Oh, your daddy's rich and your mama's good-lookin' So hush little baby, don't you cry... My instrumental of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera, Porgy and Bess. 2nd verse in reply. #music
The 'American Lean'... is an informal term for the tendency of Americans to stand with their weight shifted to one foot or to casually lean against walls, etc. while waiting. Intelligence experts identify this laid-back posture as a dead giveaway of American identity abroad. #travel
A summer afternoon, 7/12/26, in Wilmington, NC--my home town. Passed through my favorite stretch of shade on my #ebike and turned around to take a pic. The trees are Southern Live Oaks dripping with Spanish Moss. They evolved to be wide and stocky in our hurricane zone. #trees #forest #photography
I'm a Wilmingtonian and still feel the shame of what these Proud Boy ancestors did to my city and country. #blacklivesmatter www.cbsnews.com/news/white-s...
🎶 Eventide My one verse instrumental of a hymn for the evening, also known as "Abide With Me". Composed in 1861. #Evensong
"The answer to human existence can never be given as it is always still arriving. Instead, we are that which always strives beyond ourselves." #philosophy aeon.co/essays/karl-...
🎶Thou wilt not let me drift... My brief instrumental of a folk tune known as "Kingsfold". It's thought to have originated in the British Isles during the Middle Ages. The lyrics that I use here are from "I Feel the Winds of God Today", written in 1906 by English #Quaker teacher, Jessie Adams.
A Way Out of Despair The Existential Philosophy of Karl Jaspers Rather than an act of reasoning, #philosophy is an activity, a relationship towards the world. He defines three different aspects of human existence: 1/4
When it rains look for rainbows. When it's dark look for stars. --Oscar Wilde
Why do we exist? The fact that we pose this question is an evolutionary miracle of nature. Yet despite all the religious and philosophical attempts throughout history to provide an answer, mankind still hasn't the faintest notion of our true origin and destiny. I feel that the answer... 1/2
As of early 2026, the average #LifeExpectancy at birth in the U.S. has reached a record high of 79.0 years for the total population. Map below is as of 2025. Females: 81.4 years Males: 75.8–76.5 years Despite the increase, the U.S. continues to lag behind other comparable, wealthy nations
