Dave Bartel

@davebartel

Canadian, he/him, cat lover, book lover, BLM, Trans right are human rights, IT worker, liberal Christian, socialist, cyclist, the list goes on.

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Dave Bartel@davebartel· Jan 27

‘For Alex’ Alex Jeffrey Pretti 1988 - 2026 RIP Beautiful tribute by illustrator MJ.Hiblen (mjhiblenart.bsky.social here, or @mjhiblenart on Instagram).

Artist's rendition of Alex Pretti carrying a frail figure draped in an American flag (possibly meant to represent the American republic or democracy), while saying the words "Don't worry, I've got you."

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Jan 14

The best I can offer is this picture of one of my newest shirts..

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Dec 17

I really need to find some way to take a picture of all of my current stuff. This is about 1/3 of it:

A fridge-top assortment of Scottish, Canadian, and Japanese whiskies.

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Nov 29

I was raised on these streets

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 30

Timeline cleanse:

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 23

Also not a New England beach? Happy beach day to all celebrating. :)

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Jul 14

At this point my hope for this summer is that at some point we get at least a week or two when I could actually spend time outside without either an N95 mask on immediately developing profuse nosebleeds. Haven't been able to make myself do a serious bike ride yet in these conditions.

A map from PurpleAir.com showing Winnipeg, MB with almost every sensor in the red due to all the smoke in the air from provincial forest fires.

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Apr 18

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Feb 8

But how do you feel about El Chupanibre?

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Feb 4

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 28

Still image from the Stalin movie of the titular character schmoozing at a party and saying to two other men "I mean, I'm smiling, but I am very fucking furious."

Dave Bartel@davebartel· May 22

The cover art of the album Americana by The Offspring. A cartoon depiction of a child riding a swing with an enormous beetle on it's lap, while what appears to be an octopus/squid tentacle reaches in from the right side.

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Mar 15

@catsofyore.bsky.social I'm guessing this is already in your collection, but just in case I came across this on Imgur today with the simple title of "French girl and her cat (1959)":

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Mar 7

I guess this applies to both the cat and the Kat? :)

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Feb 18

Everybody post your bike. Wait, just one? Can't immediately find a current photo but this is my 2012 Marin Cortina in some mutant configuration a few years ago. Mavic Crossmax wheels and Clement nee Donnelly PDX tires. I've since added a couple wheelset/tire combos, as well as replaced the saddle.

A photo of the drive-side of a 2012 Marin Cortina CX bike on a bridge against the railing with a prairie river and valley in the background. The bike is black with white, blue, and grey accents, and has a small seatbag, two bottle cages with bottles, Crank Brothers eggbeater pedals, SRAM Rival components, and Mavic CrossMax wheels with Clement/Donnelly PDX tires.

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 20

Saw this comic panel the other day and had a good laugh. Also couldn't help but think of @lookitup.baby (hopefully you're not too sick of the goose references by now).

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 20

Haha, if I were in/near Dallas, I would almost be tempted to take this class...

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Sep 17

Image of a social media post with the text <quotes>Socialists just want free stuff.<quotes> I want the stuff our taxes are supposed to pay for. I don't want my hard-earned disappearing into the pockets of the wealthy. I want education, healthcare, roads, transport, justice, and protection. I've fucking paid for it. Give me it.

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Aug 19

A highly muscled hairless cat lays on a white blanket looking out a window

Dave Bartel@davebartel· Aug 2

Thankful to JLC for my chance to mostly escape the dumpster fire of Twitter and begin setting up somewhere else. I like Mastodon, but it still lacks some of the casual ease-of-use that's necessary for me in a daily platform.