Michael Thacker

What happens when a city becomes too expensive, too difficult to navigate, or too difficult to live in? My article explores the challenges many communities across the United States face.

We often think of censorship as government control. But how much influence do algorithms and platforms have over the information that reaches us? I explore that question. https://f.mtr.cool/1u7sw09xx7 #writer

Friendship means offering help, but at some point, one person can't carry the entire relationship. This short poem is about caring for someone, losing hope, and finally realizing you must help yourself.

Happy National Pasta Day! 🍝

Happy National Dessert Day! 🧁 #dessertday

Sometimes, is the wait worth it? Read it here: https://f.mtr.cool/fe230gyypa #time

Sometimes, is the wait worth it? Read it here: https://f.mtr.cool/k4mtdh5brn #anticipation #waiting #clock

Have you registered to vote yet? “ We the people" means all of us! 🗳️ #voting #voter #registertovote

Nearly half of U.S. cities are losing population. Are housing costs, transportation, parking, and access to food driving people away? I explore why cities are depopulating. What do you think?

What happens when you keep trying to help a friend who has stopped trying to help themselves? My poem explores friendship, compassion, frustration, and the need to protect your own well-being.

Are algorithms becoming the new gatekeepers of truth? My latest article explores how online platforms influence what we see and what quietly disappears. https://f.mtr.cool/dqp74kr1ac #censorship

I see these in the most obscure and unusual places, and in the places you'd expect them to be. I wonder how many there really are. #horses #sculpture #louisvilleKY

I love it when I walk by and the wind is gently pushing them around. 😀 #plants #uptonoxmoor #summer2026

It had been so long since I had a hot brown at the Bristol, but it didn't disappoint. Yum! 😀 #hotbrown #foodporn #lunch #bristol #louisvillekentucky

This book sounds so fun, and I have seen her on the Graham Norton show many times, so I bet she has some crazy fun stories in it, too! On sale now, while the sale lasts. Check it out here: https://f.mtr.cool/bbqyrykaad (affiliate link)

Interesting how we can postpone something for months and then accomplish more in two weeks than we did in the previous two months. Sometimes motivation isn’t inspiration. Sometimes it’s a deadline.

I love the contrast of these types of trees. They look so amazing against a blue sky! 🍃 #tree #burgundy #bluesky #nature #writerslife

One of the things you take for granted in your neighborhood, that they will just be there when you need them. 🚒 #fire #firehydrant #neighborhood #writerslife #outforawalk

I was on a walk recently and stumbled upon a local car lot, where I saw these words etched into the metal bed of a work truck. Just struck me as something different you don't see every day, but you think of often. 🇺🇸 #freedom #ford #truck #walking #patriotism

Buckle up, it's for them too. 🚗 #buckleup #signs #safety

I remember when this place opened back in the 80's. So strange to see only the outline of what it used to be. (No, just moved, that's all.) #acura #progress #movedon

Brown and darker brown flooring in a pattern. Makes you think, but does it make you hop, or jump? 😀 #patterns #brown #flooring #concrete #makesyouthink

This one is pretty colorful. Like or dislike? #ford #bronco2 #cars

When you are out walking on a warm, sunny day, make sure that you "take in" what is around you. 🚶 #sunnyday #walking #writerslife

Remember and Honor.  Memorial Day! 🇺🇸 #memorialday #honor #remember

Happy Mother's Day! #mothersday2026 #happymothersday #happymothersday

Wow! I just read that a trip to the movies, which used to be a "date" night, and I would imagine still is, runs around $100. Gosh, and that does not include dinner, before or after. My, how times have changed since I was a boy!  #movienight

A pretty interesting read from USA Today on Trump and Spirit Airlines, especially the part where the writer starts using Truth Social AI for the reporting.  https://f.mtr.cool/goamlytxxx

I mean, I know they say the security was "normal" for this event, but to me, it all sounds weird. I mean, the hotel is not secured, only the ballroom? Given that it's such a high-profile event, you would think the entire hotel and the surrounding area would have to be secured.

Things are happening so fast and so "not normal" that I don't know what to think.

I wonder where this golf ball thought it was going? ⛳ #golf #seenaroundtown #topgolf

Such a pretty time of year here in Kentucky! 🌷 #sunshine #flowers #kentucky

I love these, whatever they are called. Always a sign that spring is in full swing! 🌸 #spring #sunshine #springtimeflowers

Van Gogh, a pretty talented guy, huh!

These geese are everywhere you look these days!

Today, I reached out to my elected officials regarding the proposed military actions against Iran. Whatever our politics, the United States should stand for restraint, diplomacy, and respect for human life. I encourage others to contact their representatives and share their views.

Something else that happens when you go to war and threaten to make it much worse than it already is. The 30-year mortgage rate climbed to 6.46% as of April 2.

So Chevron and Exxon stocks are both up over 25% over the past six months...interesting how that happens. 🤔

Am I the only one who thinks that the stock market has stopped being "real" and is now mostly comprised of software transactions, and gamblers wagering their own or others' savings?

Meanwhile, if you drive an electric car, you don't have to worry about high gas prices. Alas, you only have to worry about what this war is doing to the world's economy and the potential of a much larger conflict.

I wonder what we have done for them, if anything, and especially considering the situation, shouldn't we have been first? www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202603/13/...

I am being a little bit lighter in my content today. Have you ever thought about the animal that you might want as a sidekick?

Progress becomes visible when plans turn into things people can actually use.

They will brag about moving to Miami until there is flooding or, worse yet, a hurricane; then they may rethink things. Plus, with all the moves, housing costs will only increase, as they are already at or near historic highs and are driving middle-class and low-income residents to move elsewhere.

Do you write full-time or part-time while also having a day job?

So he "pivots" to what the #Chinese have already been saying for the past few years. That the #moon is the next logical step, not #Mars. finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...

I hated seeing the clip of the boos that came when #TeamUSA came into the stadium, and I hope they know that sound wasn't for them.

We watch a LOT of westerns (movies) at my workplace, and if you watch enough, you kind of figure out that all they do is ride horses, kicking up dust, and shoot and kill one another. #movies