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Something new for me: After the short story I submitted in February vanished into the online system, and after the request for an update I sent in June went unacknowledged, I have for the first time ever withdrawn a piece of writing from consideration.

I feel good. I just submitted two short stories to two different publications and got to affirm proudly that I didn't use AI on two different platforms.

Mr Bean's Middle Finger GestureALT: Mr Bean's Middle Finger Gesturestatic.klipy.com

Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

Monty Python And The Holy Grail Heart AttackAlt: Monty Python And The Holy Grail Heart Attackstatic.klipy.com

I still have one bottle of Founder's Canadian Breakfast Stout remaining... and I just finished the last assignment for the last required course for my endorsement...

Man Laughing with Beer in PubALT: Man Laughing with Beer in Pubstatic.klipy.com

Without saying your age what is your favorite movie from the year you turned 18?

Gregory's Girl: It's Unnatural!ALT: Gregory's Girl: It's Unnatural!static.klipy.com

What's your sign?

I don't really like "summer" as a verb, but since I've had to take classes online for the last three Julys, I've forgotten how to do it anyway.

Whenever I get self-conscious about something like this, I remember that Walt Whitman ended up settling for "man-root" and I feel a little better.

Okay, I've done my morning routine: drop off the wife at work, hit the gym, drink my coffee, fart around on the interwebs. I should probably make lunch and get work done now.

Loot drop after defeating me: - baseball cap (XL) - solid color v-neck t-shirt - 20 oz Cherry Coke Zero - 2 boxes Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal - Elvis Costello: THIS YEAR'S MODEL on CD - Sibley guide to Eastern N America (fair) - 2-foot plastic Diplodocus

There is ALREADY a "historically accurate" version of The Odyssey.

O Brother Where Art Thou We Thought You Was A Toad Treasure Do Not Seek The TreasureALT: O Brother Where Art Thou We Thought You Was A Toad Treasure Do Not Seek The Treasurestatic.klipy.com

My experience in middle school education suggests to me that what the kids want to explore and what Ms. Frizzle's lesson plan says they're going to explore are two very different anatomical systems.

Vaguely surprised that I've only blocked 18 accounts so far. I don't know if that's a sign of maturity or laziness.

I'm really hoping the ending is Matt Damon coming around the corner in a bathrobe and saying, "It's over. Go home. GO."

This is gonna mess with @spuffyduds.bsky.social so hard.

A year ago today, my band's performance in Charles City County was cut short when a thunderstorm hit during our set. Since then I've had to miss every gig on my calendar due to either illness or weather, so last night's show was literally *the first one I've played in the last year.*

My brother manages a sales team for a company that makes a software product and I have to stop now I'm laughing too hard at the awful, awful consequences of putting me in that position

Speaking as someone who did well on the GRE (and on standardized tests in general): This is the dumbest shit I have seen this week, and this week I saw Trump try to claim the 2020 vote was rigged.

QUESTION: What are your FIVE favourite cities anywhere in the world? Alphabetically: Edinburgh Oxford Richmond San Francisco Seattle Honorable mention to DC, Florence, London, Manchester, and Orvieto.