Derrick Birdsall

museum director, landscape photographer, bike racer; life is better outside

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

Revenge of the Nerds turns 42 today, a film that arguably reshaped modern culture, economics, and entertainment, as tech-savvy outcasts conquer jocks.
The world’s richest people, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos, are real-world versions of Lewis and Gilbert.

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Stochastic vs. Steady Intervals: Achieving the Right Balance in Your Training https://t.co/3M6xhD2sxN

Good one from Coach

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

Even though Rogue One (2016) is my favorite Star Wars film by a wide margin, the hallway scene is what truly elevates it.

In just a few minutes, Darth Vader stops feeling like a larger-than-life villain and becomes something far more terrifying.

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

Saturday Preparedness Challenge

Set a timer for 10 minutes.

That's it.

Try to knock out a few of these tasks:
✓ Charge your power banks.
✓ Update your emergency contacts.
✓ Take photos of any new insurance cards or documents.
✓ Confirm your family's meeting location if phones fail.
✓ Check the batteries in your flashlight.
✓ Make sure your vehicle has at least half a tank of gas.
✓ Review your evacuation route and an alternate route.
✓ Identify one neighbor you could help and one neighbor who could help you.
✓ Save an out-of-state contact who can serve as a family check-in point during an emergency.
✓ Make a list to restock any medications, pet supplies, or other essentials you rely on regularly.

Ten minutes today can save you hours of stress later. Preparedness isn't built in a day. It's built in small decisions made before they become urgent. The goal is never perfection. The goal is being a little more ready tomorrow than you were yesterday. Easy peasy!

[🦊The SLY Silver Fox 2.0🦊 @FreedomHasWon]

6 June 1944.
D-Day.
The captain of the USS Texas flooded one side of
the ship to gain range of her big guns to help clear the way.
Bad a$$!!
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Lest we forget
#memorialday

[Cycling on TNT Sports @cyclingontnt]

Not a dry eye in the house as Wout van Aert wins the Queen of the Classics 🥹

[NASA @NASA]

Liftoff.

The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.

Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

[Restricted Daily @RestrictedDaily]

ZZ Top doing La Grange live in 1982 is Texas blues rock exactly the way it’s supposed to sound.

[Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters]

🎂Happy birthday to the Spitfire, which turns 90 today! Remembering the famous low pass by legend Ray Hannah which led presenter (and former racer) Alain De Cadenet to - justifiably - drop some curse words 😅

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Dugout wells

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Big Bend blues
#bigbendnp
#Texas
#photooftheday

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Big Bend blues
#bigbendnp
#Texas
#photooftheday

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

This was the last time I’m truck camping out of a small hiking tent…. Not to mention sleeping (using that term generously) on an inflatable 1.5” thick mattress. Update to my #overlanding setup coming soon

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Big Bend National Park

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Nothing like being off grid at Big Bend… one of my favorite places

#bigbendnp #Texas

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Nothing like being off grid at Big Bend… one of my favorite places

#bigbendnp #Texas

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Ahhh good times

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Good times were had

#bigbendnationalpark #Texas

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Good times were had

#bigbendnationalpark #Texas

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

Bach in the rain. For anyone who needs something beautiful right now.

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Winter time in #easttexas

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Winter sunsets
#easttexas
#photooftheday

[Derrick Birdsall @DB1911]

Winter sunsets
#easttexas
#photooftheday