Bob Alberti

@a1batross

Comedian, author, photographer, Internet pioneer (Gopher, RFC1436), MMORPG pioneer (GāmBit MultiSystems). Website Banner image is my wife's art at

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Bob Alberti@a1batross· 5d

This was the post that prompted it

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 5d

Today's office

Figueiroa Beach looking east towards the Troia peninsulam. Then some kid just came along with a cooler full of hamburger-sized sugar donuts filled with Nutella. I mean, what was I supposed to do?

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 16d

If you see this, quote skeet a pic of yourself in sunglasses

An old man in sunglasses with dirt on his nose squints into the sun

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 18d

Watching over the Sado Estuary from my post atop Castelo do Felipe

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 20d

Oh, have a good one. I posted something in 2011, and it went viral under a completely fictitious name, then was later attributed to a former Canadian prime minister. If you Google the first sentence you can find all sorts of things, including T-shirts and posters. I haven't seen a dime of that!

My original 2011 post about "a man fills his apartment with newspapers." I was trying to describe that immense wealth is really no more than a hoarding disorder.

The quote as I first saw it, FREQUENTLY, online. First attributed to "B. Lester" and later with "FREE YOUR MIND and THINK" adding its tag.

Final form - attributed to a former Prime Minister of Canada.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 20d

I've always thought it weird that on my first trip to England I got this close to the Queen Mother. Her car actually brushed my leg pushing thru the crowd. There are British people go their whole lives and don't get this close to a royal, and here I am in England for less than a week.

The Queen Mother holds a transparent dome umbrella and waves as she exits her car

Bob Alberti@a1batross· 20d

How to be a piece of shit as an organization: Panera Bread 1) Pester me with "Where have you been!?*" marketing emails 2) When I try to unsubscribe, pretend an error happened and don't. Repeat regularly. *Answer: I moved overseas.

Subject line of pestering marketing email reading "Hey Bob! Where have you been?"

Error message "Sorry, your preferences failed to save." which I have gotten for the past several months.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 11

Downtown Lisbon, Saturday morning

Peeling windows with ironwork rails and colored tiles in Lisbon

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 10

Different colors in Lisbon tonight, but the Vasco da Gama bridge looms overhead.

The Vasco da Gama bridge looms over the LxFactory market in Lisbon

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 7

Your moment of Zen

Looking at Troia across the Sado Estuary at sunset

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 5

Done and done! --in Setûbal, Portugal

Chillin' on a cool Domingo off the Rua de Luis Camœs.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 2

Went for a walk in Parque do Bonfim (at 107F a walk in the park is no walk in the park) and returned to Meliã Hotel Setúbal to find they'd left us a treat!

Meliã Hotels greeted us with complimentary pastel de natas and espresso

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jul 2

Olá, Setúbal! #PassOutNow

Fort overlooking Setubal, too tired to describe more

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jun 21

If you'd like, post one photo of a painting that you took with your very own hands.

Ramon Casas' "Erik Satie, The Bohemian Poet of Montmarte"

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Jun 6

During a layover in O'Hare airport in 1987 I sat and taught myself how to use my father's 35mm camera. About the time I finished figuring that out, Jesse Jackson walked by. So my first 35mm photo was of Jackson

Rev. Jesse Jackson in a photo from June, 1987 at O'Hare Airport. His bodyguard is on his left, and is glaring suspiciously at the camera.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 27

Retirement

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 27

Timeline cleanse

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 26

Also de rigeur

A Chicago dog, foreground, out of focus; the Bean, background

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 26

On vacation in Chicago today

Visiting Chicago be sure to send a greeting

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 23

Aw man, this episode is where the series went off the rails.

The USS Enterprise from the original series orbits above a cloudy blue planet obviously updated from the original 1960s effects. The parody name of the episode in yellow letters reads "Trek Gets Woke."

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 15

Our custom RV is for sale in Minnesota if you happen to be in the market for such a thing. 165K miles, two year warranty, lift bed, swivel bench seating. albatross.org/forsale/transit350.php #forsale #minnesota #RV

2016 Ford Transit T-350 XLT for sale $45K

Bob Alberti@a1batross· May 1

I figure you'll enjoy this

My friend Laurie carried this costume in her suitcase halfway around the world to get these shots

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 29

I've jumped on many a bandwagon but this is the first time I've seen one!

The St. Peter Cornet Band's bandwagon, Nicollet Co Historical Society, St. Peter, MN

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 28

My first espresso martini since San Francisco... We'll see if St. Peter, Minnesota measures up.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 19

The authors of the four Gospels of the New Testament

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 17

Bluesky before Claude code/ Bluesky after Claude code

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 10

Okay yes the world is on fire but we completed a multi-year RV van build today AND got to watch a new Taskmaster so this is the best day ever!

view from the back of the RV towards the front with the bed in sleeping position.

view from the front towards the back with the bed in sleeping position

View of the swivel-folding bench seat plus the swiveling front seats arranged in "lounge mode"

view of the back of the van with the bed overhead, butcher block counters, sunken fridge, closable sink, stalk lights, wing-open windows.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 7

Apologies to @tomtomorrow.bsky.social ! Find the original here www.thismodernworld.com/weekly.html or here www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

In a parody pulled from Tom Tomorrow's 12 January 2026 comic strip, the latter portion of Schumer's statement has been modified to match current events.
Top Panel: "Meanwhile on Capitol Hill..."
Schumer: "How's this: Trump should stop [edited] nuking Iran and start nuking the national debt!"
Jeffries: "I'll run it by the focus group IMMEDIATELY!"
Bottom panel: "Next: who the absolute hell knows anumore." [edited] apologies to Tom Tomorrow

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 5

Enjoy Reykjavik! I go to Iceland the way some people go to Disneyland, it's a wonderful place to visit!

A glacier in Iceland descending from misty mountains.

Bob Alberti@a1batross· Apr 3

I took the German or Autistic diagnostic and scored Neither. I am apparently the control group. german.millermanschool.com