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Mike Shirley-Donnelly (MSD)

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Hi hello I am msd I make music and take photos and make art but also run a joint cat rescue / recording studio in southern new england with my partner Della. I'm still mourning Cohost closing, but at least I started blogging as a result??

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• Daily Dex - Rolycoly, Fat Pikachu, Charmander, Tangrowth and Sunkern 2026-03-02 03:35pm
• February's Final Moons 2026-03-01 08:55am
• Daily Dex - Salazzle, Wigglytuff and Polteageist 2026-02-25 06:53pm
• Old Bookmark Treasures: The Big Muff Page 2026-02-25 08:24am
• Rad Tech Things - x86 CSS 2026-02-23 07:32pm
• The Obvious End Result of AI 2026-02-23 09:18am
• Daily Dex - Kirlia 2026-02-22 06:48pm
• Daily Dex - Appleton, Centiskorch and Gorebyss 2026-02-21 10:20am
• The "democratization of music production" is often (but not always) a scam 2026-02-18 10:54am
• Daily Dex - Dewgong, Chirachi and Charjabug 2026-02-18 09:15am
• Daily Dex - Wartortle, Stunfisk and Luvdisc 2026-02-15 08:50am
• Daily Dex - Bulbasaur and Nidoran ♂ 2026-02-12 06:33pm
• Daily Dex - Jigglypuff and Dragapult 2026-02-10 07:30pm
• Discord on Discord 2026-02-09 03:02pm
• A Super Bowl Story 2026-02-09 08:46am
• Daily Dex - Naganadel and Murkrow 2026-02-08 07:02am
• Daily Dex - Horsea, Seadra and Kingdra 2026-02-06 06:01pm
• Daily Dex - Glalie (And Snowapple) 2026-02-03 08:34am
• Daily Dex - Eiscue and Spheal 2026-02-02 08:35am
• The Snow Moon (and more) 2026-02-01 07:57pm
• Daily Dex - Vanillite, Snorunt and Hisuian Avalugg 2026-01-31 04:26pm
• Resolutions 2026-01-29 10:15am
• Daily Dex - Galarian Darumaka and Aurorus 2026-01-28 07:10pm
• THREE FEET OF SNOW, MAN 2026-01-27 03:24pm
• Daily Dex - Alolan Sandshrew 2026-01-26 06:15pm
• Daily Dex - Beldum, Cosmog and Snom 2026-01-25 10:05am
• Daily Dex - Meowstic and Hisuian Zoroark 2026-01-22 08:45am
• Daily Dex - Mareanie and Mareep 2026-01-20 08:29am
• Daily Dex - Phanpy and Swalot 2026-01-18 09:21am
• Daily Dex - Shuppet 2026-01-16 09:29am
• Daily Dex - Slakoth 2026-01-15 08:16am
• Daily Dex - Dwebble 2026-01-14 08:32am
• Daily Dex - Joltik 2026-01-13 08:38am
• Daily Dex - Mega Abomasnow 2026-01-12 09:08am
• Moon's Haunted 2026-01-11 06:45pm
• Daily Dex - Deoxys 2026-01-11 08:41am
• Daily Dex - Absol and Rayquaza 2026-01-10 08:44am
• Daily Dex - Gardevoir 2026-01-08 10:32am
• Daily Dex - Treecko 2026-01-07 08:17am
• Daily Dex - Torchic 2026-01-06 08:06am
• Daily Dex - Mudkip 2026-01-05 08:16am
• Daily Dex - Azelf, Grimsnarl and Cleffa 2026-01-04 10:02am
• Daily Dex - Blacephalon and Solosis 2026-01-01 09:10am
• Change to End of Year Rituals 2025-12-31 10:06am
• Daily Dex - Fennekin, Lunatone and Vivillon 2025-12-30 09:57am
• Ending the year with one more set of moon photos 2025-12-29 06:55pm
• Daily Dex - Delibird, Hitmonchamp and Mew 2025-12-27 09:11am
• Daily Dex - Tyrunt and Trevenant 2025-12-24 10:20am
• The Hyper Light Final Nail 2025-12-23 08:16am
• Daily Dex - Garganacl and Frigibax 2025-12-22 08:47am
• Happy Solstice from a Fuckload of Cats (2025 edition) 2025-12-21 07:03am
• Daily Dex - Sawsbuck, Altaria and Chimecho 2025-12-20 10:33am
• Snowapple Says Good Morning 2025-12-19 05:55am
• Daily Dex - Diglett, Pichu and Bergmite 2025-12-17 09:15am
• MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout 2025: The Honorable Mentions 2025-12-16 07:05am
• MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout 2025: Bug Yuri is Real 2025-12-16 07:04am
• MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout 2025: Best Start Believin' in Sports Anime if you want to save the nature preserve 2025-12-16 07:03am
• MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout 2025: Everyone is Forgiven in Anime Paris 2025-12-16 07:01am
• MSD's GOTY Indecision Blowout 2025: Spaghetti Shōnen Mech Anime to the Rescue 2025-12-16 07:00am
• SNOW 2025-12-14 01:17pm
• Daily Dex - Hisuian Typhlosion, Venonat, Minun and Rookidee 2025-12-14 09:30am
• Snowapple Says Good Morning 2025-12-11 09:09am
• Daily Dex - Gengar and Cyndaquil 2025-12-10 06:06am
• First Snow of the Season* 2025-12-09 09:07am
• Daily Dex - Maractus, Bewear and Charmeleon 2025-12-08 12:39pm
• Daily Dex - Xurkitree, Pyukumuku, Abra, Koffing, Patrat, and Gible 2025-12-06 10:41am
• Thoughts on the Final Bandcamp Friday of 2025 2025-12-05 06:00am
• Daily Dex - Snorlax and Machamp 2025-12-04 06:00am
• Daily Dex - Morpeko 2025-11-27 10:21am
• Daily Dex - Ralts, Omanyte and Goomy 2025-11-26 06:59am
• KO_OP setting a new standard 2025-11-25 02:38pm
• In case anyone cares, Godzilla, Gamera and Ultraman can now beat the shit out of each other in a fully licensed setting 2025-11-23 01:32pm
• Daily Dex - Hisuian Voltorb, Ditto and Espeon 2025-11-23 10:30am
• Mug Half Filled 2025-11-21 12:00pm
• Daily Dex - Oshawott, Wobbuffet and Houndour 2025-11-20 10:41am
• Daily Dex - Porygon, Bidoof and Inkay 2025-11-17 07:43am
• The Legend of Infringement Sword 2025-11-16 01:09pm
• Daily Dex - Numel, Golbat and Fuecoco 2025-11-14 08:41am
• Daily Dex - Trans icon Togepi 2025-11-12 02:05pm
• Daily Dex - Totodile and Popplio 2025-11-11 10:14am
• The fall colors are (understandably) getting ridiculous 2025-11-09 09:23am
• Been a while since I got a supermoon shot 2025-11-04 04:23pm
• Dragon protecting his hoard 2025-11-04 06:16am
• More nature friends! 2025-11-03 07:05am
• It's Nice When Nature Visits 2025-11-02 08:15am
• Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers 2025-10-31 09:22am
• The Website League is here! 2025-10-30 10:52am
• Before October is over, you owe it to yourself to visit Mayor Bones Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival 2025-10-28 08:39am
• Behold - a cat and some fall colors, the whole package 2025-10-28 06:45am
• The State of Switch Emulation right now is objectively hilarious 2025-10-26 08:50am
• You are in the house of Elrond 2025-10-24 07:00am
• Irresponsible New England Behavior 2025-10-23 08:25am
• When you Have a Cool Idea and look it up and someone has already done it (Complimentary) 2025-10-20 07:10am
• The other night's moon 2025-10-10 08:51am
• Hyper Light Heart Breaking 2025-10-09 12:08pm
• Here's a stupid thing while the world burns down 2025-10-06 11:22am
• Anyway more on Grackle Day 2025-10-04 09:14am
• heard you was... 2025-10-03 07:55am
• One Year After Cohost 2025-09-30 06:56pm
• The hidden repository of fruit sku stickers 2025-09-28 11:53am
• Verticality of Cat 2025-09-27 08:22am
• Rogule + Torchboy 2025-09-25 10:33am
• Got Della a New Camera to replace her broken one; she made it prettier 2025-09-22 07:35pm