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He/him Pie is superior to cake. Frustrated liberal. Posts about gaming, birds or flowers, gratitude, too much politics. Mikesixel.com
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So much good wine in Walla Walla!

Daily Gratitudes Teeing off before it is hot. Wine tasting. Sunshine and quiet.

Daily Gratitudes Lunch with a friend. Talking to neighbors. Cool weather.

Apple tv's obsession with turning on subtitles is so annoying. At what point does it ever figure out I always turn them off?

Daily Gratitudes Cool and warm weather. Music. The smell of roses.

Daily Gratitudes Remembering to do some awards for tonight's HS golf banquet. Cool morning weather. Birdsong.

I am very bad at not ordering cookbooks.

We've had plans to fly my dad and his wife out to Central Washington for Father's Day, and my dad's 80th bday for months. My sister and me and our spouses, my kids and theirs, and a few others. Now? Both my kids have potential or definite partial conflicts. Sigh.

Ooops. I accidentally bought three more cookbooks. I "promise" though, this is the end for awhile.

Been thinking about killing my website. No one reads it, and I rarely post there anymore because of that. Never really got traction. Free DnD stuff, novel excerpts, movie reviews, weird MLB proposals.....but little traction.

Sometimes I get mail and texts from one of my kid's universities, thinking I'm them. I just got an AI text from the University of Puget Sound, and they can go to hell for using AI.

I'm currently reading 13th Age 2e rules. Before today, I never realized the game didn't have rules for darkness and torches and stuff. Fascinating!

I can't recall if I mentioned this, but go see Jack White in concert if you can. Great show.

Daily Gratitudes It was better not reading the news yesterday. Cooler weather. Espresso.

You want your sorcerer to throw exploding cards? Fight the Queen of Hearts? Just get a pair of magic dice to cheat at gambling? All that and more in Pip and Pawn! On sale now! #dnd #Pathfdiner #SavageWorlds www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Daily Gratitudes Not reading blue sky today, because I can't handle the news anymore. Cool basements on hot days. Breezes

Will the golden dome project just be an impenetrable shield of SpaceX rocket debris? I’m thinking now it might happen

Bluesky doesn't like brands that exploit their customers. Bluesky doesn't like Nazis and their apologists. Bluesky doesn't like "AI" peddling bullshit. Bluesky doesn't like fence-riding centrists "both-sides"ing an era of overt fascism. Bluesky doesn't like TERFs. Good. It's why I like this place.

She lays out in the founding documents for her organization that she's privately funding anti-trans initiatives. It is literally impossible for you to spend one cent on Harry Potter materials without expressly supporting hatred of trans people.

My god I'm bad at golf. At least it was beautiful weather and I got to spend time with my love.

society if anthony edwards got the same foul calls as sga

Our governments are a decade behind in the way they think about electricity generation. And our governments are beholden to billionaires and corporations. That we can have the power, in many ways, frightens the establishment. #AusPol

The shelf is level to the earth. Unfortunately the ceiling is not. The shelf is just under 3/4 inch closer to the ceiling on the right. We'll see how I feel about this in the coming weeks.

Daily Gratitudes Coffee with a friend to start the day. Fresh garlic from the garden. Clean floors.

For many years I've been chipping away at a personal Dark Sun project: A campaign setting designed to bring a West Marches game style to Athas. It's finally finished and available for free! 378 pages of sword-and-sandal psychic survival and settlement building adventure. athas.org/resources/cd...

Daily Gratitudes Seeing Jack White in concert. Hanging with friends and meeting new people. Cooler weather.

Interesting opening act

Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023. They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."