Some light reading. #longsword #mysca

First time that all 4 of us were eligible to vote.

In good news - I didn't have to call 911 to rescue the amateur arborist (aka husband) who took down a bunch of the trash tree that the insurance company didn't like. Time for a bonfire to remove the debris.

Sigh. Time to start wearing masks again, I think. 5/19 co-workers have had/currently have Covid. It's possible I did too-didn't test, but didn't get run over by a truck, so if I did, it was mild. Luckily, my boss recognizes how fast it can spread through the company, so the policy is GO HOME if sick

Mine is Ea-Nasir - fine purveyor of copper goods.

It's probably a good thing that day-drinking won't be allowed at Kingdom Collegium.

The urge to build a blanket fort is strong today - unfortunately, it's hard to install an A/C in a good blanket fort, so climate change is foiling my plans to hide.

How do we reboot this timeline? It appears to be crashing.

apnews.com/article/gabb...  Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination files What could POSSIBLY go wrong here?!?!

Happiness = faceplanting into a sari pile. #mysca #lilieswar

This is why we can't have nice things.

It's so bad, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has offered to negotiate a peace deal between Trump and Musk, but only if Trump agrees to forfeit all government territory taken by Musk during his invasion of government

And to round things out - Longsword in Bjornsborg. #ansteorra #mysca

Longsword in Ffynnon Gath. #ansteorra #mysca

"We're all going to die" Is "You First" the appropriate response? Asking for a former Iowan.

Longsword in Bryn Gwlad. #ansteorra #mysca

Trying something different. Fig leaf syrup.

Probably the most subversive thing at the High School graduation that probably flew under the radar of Big Government: All the graduates were given voter registration cards in their packet. Now, if only they're given the chance to exercise that right.

Class of 2025! Congrats to everyone who's graduating this weekend.

In my quest to lose weight and control A1c, I said I should give up day drinking and brownies. My husband gallantly offered to take my shares - out of the goodness of his heart. Isn't he sweet?

You'd think that people who live together could avoid talking to each other during a public online meeting.

Almost time for more fig and lemon jam. First harvest should be ready in a day or so, and main growth is well underway.

Today is another day for day-drinking and chocolate brownies. Cars are supposed to start, dammit!

Blah - I'm so TIRED of things sometimes.

#mysca #ansteorra #sca 3 Laurels in Ansteorra. You'd think that the one on the left was under-dressed - but it was a Roman themed event - in April in South Texas.

Friends having fun :)

Longsword bearpit. #bjornsborg #mysca #sca #ansteorra

Figs are on their way!

What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten open-access articles published in February, which range from plague in Baghdad to the inquisition in Bologna www.medievalists.net/2025/03/medi... #medieval #medievalstudies #openaccess

So many people lack the courage of their convictions. If you're going to flounce - have the decency to stick to your guns and STAY GONE!

If only people with .gov email accounts did "Reply all" to bulk messages. While it's sent out as BCC - if they were to "make sure" their boss, co-workers, and friends in other departments all saw their "weekly accomplishments", and then "replied all" back as needed - think of the morale boost.

Is "can't read the room" something you put on your resume?

Taking bets on whether air travel will be more safe or less safe by the time August rolls around. Right now - outlook dim.

Decisions - what to wear to LPT tomorrow. Green Wool or Fuschia Wool. #mysca #ansteorra #bjornsborg

Registered for Gulf Wars in March! Come by and check us out in Merchants near the Main Hall. #mysca #ansteorra

You never know just how you look through other people's eyes.

So what's the maximum of alcohol you can consume in a day and not screw up your liver or your carb intake? It's going to be a long 4 years.

Do you want to build a snowman. This is all we have left.

There's wet stuff falling to the ground. Gotta see how much freezes in the morning. While school is cancelled for both kids, work still goes on. Luckily, there are no major bridges or freeways between me and work.

Remember - Punching Nazis has a long and glorious tradition.

@tfbretz.bsky.social - interesting coincidence with your idea of a trip. :)

Child got her first college acceptance (e)letter today. It's her "lower than safety" school (Texas State) - but it's a sign of good things to come!

Have to remember that blocking an asshole and moving on also works on Facebook.

Found out that hard work pays off. My child will be graduating cum laude from high school! This will hopefully help tip admissions decisions in her favor :) It's been a hard road, coming back from the pandemic, but we're so proud of her!

Ugh - the urge to tell someone "OK, Boomer" is just shorthand for "FUCK YOU" is strong this morning. How DARE you act like someone isn't doing the VERY BEST for their child, when your "solution" is a pipe dream?

Sigh. Is it worth trying to see if a Windows 10 laptop is worth figuring out the problem with the screen, or just look at updating to a new machine? I need the drive from it, regardless - but One Drive did get quite a bit of the things I was working on saved (that I can tell so far).

Dang it! Mouth, meet foot!

Meetings are the reason that we can't have good things.

Let's see how much we can promote the child in their Harvard and Princeton applications - we have until the end of the year. Note - these aren't the top of their list - but they aren't bad schools, grin.

Remember - People are Not Projects.