LOR: Fate of the Fellowship. A slog all the way with Gandalf, Boromir, Aragorn, Frodo & Sam. Attained Oathbreakers Fulfill their Duty; Subdue Umbar; & Confront the Balrog. Frodo & Sam lost all hope in Minas Morgul & failed to Destroy the One Ring. Great game! #boardgames #fateofthefellowship

My New Year’s resolution is to read more books, eat more scones, and use more Oxford commas.

And the winner of this game of Finspan is my partner (127 vs 113). This was my 3rd game & his 2nd. We're getting a little better at out strategy. I think I like this better than Wingspan or Wyrmspan, but they are all a little different & fun to play. #boardgames #Finspan #stonemaiergames

Our Family Christmas usually includes a few boardgames. One selection was Fate of the Fellowship. We only completely 2 of our 4 objectives & lost the game. #boardgames #fateofthefellowship

We set up & the played out first game of Finspan (forgot to take a pic at the end). A little lighter & more streamlined than Wingspan & Wyrmspan. Still great fun with different challenges. #boardgames #Finspan

This has been the most notable thing of all... Trump's lack of concern for the victims. #Epsteinfiles #Trump

Just me & my dog in a tiny boat leading my nautilus behind across the vast ocean as I head back to the Isle of Bennu. #minecraft #Realms #YesIplayMinecraft

Had fun hanging out with Don, Sandy & Tom at The Elephant Bar to listen to The Erly Band in Goshen, Indiana. Great band! What energy Such a blast. #livemusic

Trump's response to the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner says it all. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-response-to-the-deaths-of

Disgusting behavior from President Donald J. Trump. He is not a man of peace, but a promoter of self-interest, division, & hatred.

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Don & I made our 2nd visit to Cortado in Goshen. Don enjoyed the Sweet Potato Chili with a hot chocolate, & I thought the Miso Sushi Rice Bowl with salmon was delicious 😋 (Vegan options as well) along with a cortado. We finished with a tasty pastry-- a Kouginmann. #cortado #misoricebowl #pastries

Someone talked up the SpongeBob meal at Burger King, so I had to check it out (not having been to one in decades). Whopper was fresh, pineapple drink refreshing, pie was good, but the Cheesy Bacon Tater Tots mushy. I was surprised, but there's still better fast food out there. #BurgerKing

Black Friday Fellowship. 4 players. Our fellowship: Galadril, Gimli, Aragorn, Eomer, Boromir, Faramir, Merry, Pippin, Sam, & Frodo. Our quests: Deal With Freca's Heirs, Attain the Blessing of the Elves, Bring Light to Mirkwood, & Destroy the One Ring. Mission accomplished! #fateofthefellowship

“If you asked me for the one single number that best summarizes how people feel about the economy, it would be the unemployment rate… when you hear from regular folks that they are finding things tough out there, this higher unemployment rate… speaks to that story.”

Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn reut.rs/43xZrEo

My oldest finally finished this beautiful oil painting. #art

"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." --Rabindranath Tagore #tagore #education

Disturbing.

John Atkinson Grimshaw, English (1836-1893), A Wet Road, Knostrop, Yorkshire, 1883, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5 cm, private collection

Ramón Tusquets y Maignon, Spanish (1838-1904), Old Tree by the Stream, by 1904, oil on canvas, 85.5 x 65.5 cm, private collection

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

Beaver Moon last night! #beavermoon

A pic with "Ace" for Halloween. Hope everyone had fun last night! #happyhalloween

A view of downtown Toledo from The Heights at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel October 18th. We had a great stay & highly recommend. #toledo

Updating my LEGO White House

What a fantastic interview of Frank Miller. #frankmiller #timferris youtu.be/6vW4K3ht-0w?...

"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done: yesterday and tomorrow. Today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live." --Dalai Lama #living #DalaiLama

Great advice for those attending the "No Kings" Rally tomorrow.

Two rare bright comets are already showing off their green tails to cameras and telescopes in the night sky. But the best chances to see them with the naked eye from the northern hemisphere should be in the second half of the month.

If it didn’t happen, I don’t want to see it.

What?! Tell me it isn't so! 😔

A necessary gratuitous cat picture of my Willow. My faithful companion & bedwarmer-- claimant of the very center of my bed after the obligatory lap time while I'm reading. #catpic

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82

Almost finished! One of America's first author celebrities. Twain had an amazing memory & was a great story teller. A man of contradictions & disappointments. I was disappointed with the way he dealt with his daughter Jean & his weird obsession with young girls-- his "Angelfish". #marktwain

Paul Klee, Swiss-German (1879-1940), Villa R, 1919, oil on cardboard, 26.5 x 22.4 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

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We almost made it! We were successful at: Attain the Blessings of the Elves, Challenge Sauron, & "Sauman, Your Staff Is Broken". Frodo & Sam even made it to Mount Doom with 5 rings to spend, but he lost too much hope & was unable to Destroy the One Ring. #fateofthefellowship #boardgames

🖼️ Yves Tanguy, The Rapidity of Sleep (1945)

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life? #TwentyfiveFortyseven

Setting up our 1st game of LOR: Fate of the Fellowship. Playing this with my partner as Frodo & Sam and Legolas, & me as Merry & Pippin and Eowyn. Introductory level. #lordoftherings #fateofthefellowship #boardgames

"America is 'going in an authoritarian direction at an accelerated pace', with centralisation and personalisation of power under Trump, attacks on independent institutions, and criminalisation of protests. 'All the US’s checks and balances are collapsing.'” www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-madnes...

Nothing like a tasty Frittata! Boil chard? Yep! #chard

#26 of 26 Judge Luttig's essay America’s Grievances Against Its “King”: He has exploited his high public office at home & abroad for emolument & enrichment of himself, his family, & his friends, at our expense & our nation’s expense, in violation of the Constitution. #ConstitutionViolations

#25 of 26 Judge Luttig's essay: He has assumed control over the repositories of our history, culture, arts, & national identity & ordered our government to expunge & to rewrite our history, remake our culture, recreate our arts, & redefine our national identity in his image & to his preference.

My little Willow helps to keep me sane in these crazy times we live in. #catpic