"Traders of Carthage" on the front porch with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who I think is crushing me right now. (I believe this excellent card game has been reimplemented as "Traders of Osaka.")

Me when something happens

Yes, that was space junk spotted in our bay area skies this evening, video by Jamie Li spotted from San Mateo. As a general rule: meteors move much faster and usually end with a flash of light, space junk moves more slowly and can be easily followed across the sky. 9/25/2025 @nbcbayarea #spacejunk

I just thought this was a funny juxtaposition.

Tylenol assimilated Picard.

"Ticket to Ride: India" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - TTR never fails to delight.

Watched "The War Wagon" yesterday, a 1962 Western heist with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas. Was looking for inspiration for a Western TTRPG. Surprised to see Douglas apparently doing his own horse stunts. 1/2

My rapture outfit

Lost in "Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition" to @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who had a full bench of action cards and worked them hard

Yesterday played "Glass Road" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - a neat variation on the role selection/following format, plus the clever resource wheels

I just backed Endearment on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dux... because @kbowenwriter.bsky.social is a consummate Jane Austen fan.

Got crushed in "Builders: Middle Ages" by @kbowenwriter.bsky.social who got two tools (crane and circular saw), put together a good bench of workers, and set up a nice sequence of completing each project to fund the next one - the way the game is meant to work

NO MORE KINGS debuted 50 years ago today, as the 1st song aired from the 3rd #SchoolhouseRock series, "America Rock", on September 20th, 1975.

Inside you are two wolves

Played Fidelitas by Jason Kotarski and @pdubarry.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social on the front porch - perfect weather today for it

Played Luthier by @paverson.bsky.social with four players last night at the FLGS - came in dead last but had a great time - need to learn to be more efficient

Game Design Lessons from the Emmy Awards! gametek.substack.com/p/game-desig... 🎲✂️

Lost to @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in "Belle of the Ball" by @danielsolis.bsky.social @dicehateme.bsky.social on the front porch - nice little humorous card drafting game, still gets to the table after over ten years

Ruin a song by adding the word "literally" to the title. Literally Fly Me to the Moon

Quote this with a gift you can hear.

"Rivals for Catan" with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - basically Catan: The Two-player Card Game, which is fine, but it runs longer than it should.

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

cluesbysam.com has become my favorite daily browser puzzle.

Because we liked "Chronicles of Crime 1400" by @luckduckgames.bsky.social so much, I picked up "CoC 1900" from our friendly local game store and played the first scenario with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social this evening. Every bit as good. Love these detective games

I just backed The 2026 Gaming Calendar on @kickstarter.com - happy to support @scottking.bsky.social in my favorite annual KS tradition www.kickstarter.com/projects/th3...

It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour www.emilyhare.co.uk

I recommend - I insist - every U.S. active duty military officer read this piece.

Slightly diminish a book Fahrenheit 212

Close game of "Beer & Bread" by @scottalmes.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in the back yard on another perfect Virginia afternoon

Got to play Cacao by @philwh.bsky.social outside yesterday with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social - such a pleasant game. Kind of flew under the radar when it came out, I think. I remember when we got it, we thought it was a Carcassonne-killer, but really, they do different things.

Been isolating for a week in my office at home with COVID - one silver lining is finally getting this photo of an American Goldfinch in my window feeder.

@kbowenwriter.bsky.social Has your mother seen this??

Post a movie that starts with the word THE

I'm no AI engineer, nor am I a neuroscientist, but I've concluded that AI emulates human brain activity in the dream state, not the conscious state. AI doesn't have persistent memory, it doesn't do calculations well, it is suggestible, and it can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality.

New design challenge from @buttonshy.bsky.social …! Make an 18-card cozy game! Join us, all you 🎲✂️ folks:

Tora - posted this a few months ago demonstrating the cat-compatibility of the game box lid #gingercatappreciationday

The Treasury Department puts out a monthly statement. My reading is that for the first three quarters of FY25 (going back to Oct 2024), the entire U.S. revenue from all sources was $4.3T. Customs duties for that period total $135B. So yeah, $8B sounds made up. fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/mon...

Ruin a movie by making it about Gary. 2001: A Gary Odyssey

NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE

Post a random picture, or else everything will go bad in September. Random, indeed

Timely - I'm self-isolating with COVID right now.

Is there a way to provide feedback on Youtube ads? I'm getting a lot of ads for firearm-related stuff, and not only am I not in that market, I really don't like that stuff on my video feed. (No, I'm not paying for Premium. Do you want to pay for Premium for me?)

I don't know why, but this made me think of @americanoonline.com @unpub.bsky.social @bruceandsquirrel.bsky.social

"Sky Team" by @erichibbeler.bsky.social @scorpionmasque.bsky.social on the front porch - came crashing into Heathrow with only two flaps and too much traffic on the ground. Gotta get better dice

This is truly one of the best illustrations of what is happening in America.

"Xenon Profiteer" by @eaglegryphon.bsky.social with @kbowenwriter.bsky.social in the back yard on a perfect Virginia summer afternoon