I like playing immersive RPG games and building homes. Fallout 4, Skyrim, etc. I’m not really a completionist either but most of the time I hit 95%. But. If there are things you can collect and display in your pretend home. I’m getting all of that shit. Every last one…

Today’s word you never get to use: Fugacious: Lasting very briefly, fleeting. In a sentence: While speaking with a pompous wordsmith, I was wishing the fugacious encounter could conclude even quicker. Ok, that one stings a little. Who comes up with this crap! (looks in mirror) You Did This!!

They would most assuredly be My Hero!

Today’s word you never get to use: Galoot: A foolish or awkward person. In a sentence: Yosemite Sam, “Say yer prayers ya long eared galoot.” Um yeah, still watching Saturday morning cartoons. It’s therapeutic I tell ya.

Gary fell asleep while watching the news. How in the heck is he going to keep abreast of current affairs?

This is powerful and heartbreaking. Why? Why did this have to happen?

I’m thinking that someone needs to “George Washington” these fuckers in charge of America right now.

Today’s word you never get to use: Querencia: A place where one feels at home, or draws their strength. In a sentence: The realization that my querencia was no longer where I lived was heartbreaking. I am trying to sell my house so I can move to my home. I am retired and need to go home to family.

Oh my Glob! I laughed out loud

I recently watched My Hero Academia and loved this character. She has two small scenes that are pivotal and episodes apart. She is called Ippan Josei which means Ordinary Woman. MHA was not really my type of anime but my daughter was insistent. I was pleasantly surprised and Ippan Josei made me cry.

My grandpa always said “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react that matters. That’s when I lead with a right hook.” Grandpa! Everything doesn’t have to end in violence….. Ok, the guy in the red hat deserved that.

Today’s word you never get to use: Anhidonia: The inability to feel pleasure. In a sentence: The overwhelming emptiness he felt was a result of his anhidonia taking control once again. Depression is nothing to scoff at. It will rule you if you let it. I know. Please find a kind ear, a friendly face

Today’s word you never get to use: Crepuscular: Relating to or likened to twilight. In a sentence: The deer and rabbits enjoyed the crepuscular light that bathed the field, until the nocturnal skunk wished to join. I love skunks. They are adorable, until they aren’t. My dog took a dim view of them

Did someone order biscuits? Let me get those for you.

Today’s word you never get to use: Epeolatry: Having a sincere admiration for words. In a sentence: My epeolatry would sometimes spill forth like a torrent of discarded letters in a scrabble game. As you may have noticed, I like words. Sometimes, they like me back. Like velvet ants stinging my ass

I’ve been enjoying my vacation from media. I see the dumpster fire still burns bright in my prolonged absence.

My Dr. looking at my bloodwork: I see you stopped taking your vitamin D. Me: Yeah, I forgot to get it filled. Dr (rolls eyes): I’ve seen vampires with better vitamin D numbers.

Bonus word today: Firkin - A small wooden cask, a cask-conditioned ale, also a surname. In a sentence: Mr. Firkin opened the firkin and gave me a firkin. The firkin firkin from Firkin was smooth. Mmmmm. I love firkin. 🧐

Today’s word you never get to use: Twattle: Idle chatter or gossip. In a sentence: The constant twattle coming from the back seat of the car was driving him crazy. I kinda like twattling. I can twattle all day. I am a twattle champion. Minds out of the gutter people. I’ll have gutter material later

Today is my last day of work. At 5pm I will be officially retired. This is both exciting and terrifying.

Today’s word you never get to use: Zugzwang: A situation in chess/life where you are forced to make a move that will make your situation worse. In a sentence: I wanted to go to the party, but several people I didn’t wish to see would be there and the zugzwang is I would make Mary mad if I didn’t go.

@pizzacakecomic.bsky.social Damn 🔥🔥🔥

If you play Trumps SOTU address backwards, at 1:12.40 it says “I’m a lying idiot.” three times. Oh wait. If you play it forward, it says that over 1000 times for the full one hour and forty five minutes.

Today in Science Fiction history: On this day February 25th 1955 Tomorrow Land opens at Disney and in 1969 2001: A Space Odyssey premieres in theaters across the US.

Today’s word you never get to use: Recumbentibus: A knockout blow. The final strike in a fight. In a sentence: The recumbentibus came towards my head like a sledge striking a railroad spike. This word cracks me up. It tells you what it’s going to do. “After this, you will be recumbent!”

Today in sci-fi history: Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel “The Left Hand of Darkness” was published on this date in 1969, winning both The Hugo and The Nebula awards.

I think judge cannon is barely qualified to be a lawyer, much less a judge. Proving once again that trump requires fealty over competence.

My grandpa always said “The closer you are to the finish line, the harder it gets. At least, that’s what she said.” Ok grandpa, that doesn’t make….. Oh gross!!!! “I was talking about Alysa Liu, the Olympian. Get your mind out of the gutter.” Grandpa, you put it there.

Today’s word you never get to use: Stridulation: The act of making sound by rubbing body parts together. In a sentence: Her stridulation made a squeak as my attempt at cricket mimicry produced a sound much like a fart. I tried to explain that it wasn’t, but my assertions fell on deaf ears.

Sister: whoever thought Mountain Dew could replace coffee was stupid (throws half empty can across yard) Me: Uh, you did. Sister: Stupid doctor said no coffee, Ahhggg! Me: (Backing away slowly whispering) maybe caffeine!?!

Today’s word you never get to use: Sesquipedalian: characterized by or a user of long words. In a sentence: The man’s supercilious look and sesquipedalian lexicon was very quixotic. If I make someone grab a dictionary, my job is done 🧐

My grandpa always said “There is always some madness in love. That’s why I’m crazy for that girl.” Aww, grandpa, that’s sweet. You need to tell grandma that. “She knows. I think she would sleep with her too.” Grandpa! WTF!

Chris Murphy on Trump’s State of the Union address: “These aren’t normal times and showing up for this speech puts a veneer of legitimacy on the corruption and lawlessness that has defined his second term”

Today’s word you never get to use. Nudiustertian: of or relating to the day before yesterday. In a sentence: I was naked nudiustertian.

My grandpa always said “Vini, vidi, rotao ti Yaya.” Grandpa. I thought it was vini vidi vici. What is that? “ I came, I saw, I ask grandma. I know my limits.”

Today’s history lesson: The Propeller Beanie: 1947, Cadillac Michigan, Ray Nelson devised the propeller beanie at a regional Scify gathering. Making improvised costumes for a photograph session to remember the occasion the propeller beanie was born and has become a signal of scify fandome since.

Listening to The Pillows this morning. Friend - What language is that? Me - Japanese Friend - weren’t you listening to Spanish jazz the other day? Me - Portuguese Friend - and what was…. Me - French

A "global criminal enterprise" ... "crimes against humanity" ... and the American president was right in the middle of it.

The human sphincter is the only organ that can independently differentiate between a liquid, a solid and a gas with a 99.9% accuracy. But that .1% can really mess up your day.

My grandpa always said “Liquor doesn’t drown your problems. It only teaches them to swim.” Grandpa, you know I’m only fourteen, right? “Oh yeah, maybe teach ‘em to dog paddle first.”

Today’s word you never get to use: Mote: The smallest piece of a substance. Dust like. In a sentence: I could not see it, but could feel the tiniest mote of stone in the sheets with me. Oh this in the worst. 2 a.m. ripping the sheets back and sweeping them with your hand….. aaaaggghhhh

These are picture of Lovejoy Elementary in Texas. I went there in the sixties. It was the last running little red schoolhouse in Texas. The building is still there but now its offices. I went and visited while on vacation a few years back. My sister and I got very emotional walking around.

In the evenings, Gary will sit by me on his pillow and he wants me to hold his paw/hand. Went to get a drink and my daughter yelled “WTF Gary”. What did Gary do? “He bit me.” What were you doing to him. “Just trying to hold his hand like you do” Oh, I’m the only one allowed hand holds “FU Gary”

UKRAINE: NO RETREAT. NO SURRENDER. They will survive, endure, and they will rise. #WeStandWithUkraine

My grandpa always said “That which doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” Ok grandpa, but what if you break your neck? Rolls eyes “Morally or spiritually stronger, haha.” Ok grandpa, just weighing my options. “What!”

Today’s word you never get to use: Sunder: To split apart. In a sentence: The nation was going to sunder unless something was done. I think the nation has already split and all red hats need to move to one state so the sane Americans can keep an eye on all the pedophiles.

Me, when I talk to someone who voted for trump three times and are now losing their Medicaid.

Just in case you’re into “bad boys”, I used to force my children to eat box Mac-n-Cheese. They refused to speak to me for seconds.