James in MN

@jamesahk.bsky.social

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(He/Him) Middle-aged, recent Dad. Loving @radishwak. Student of history. Science-fiction fan. Learning to be in the present.

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Very glad I am in my happy place this week.

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we will be lucky to live through it." 1. If it was a legitimate attempt, it's bad. 2. If it's fake to spur an overreaction, it's very bad. 3. If it succeeded, the reaction would be really, really bad. There is no win here.

Going to see my brother @bilboinmt.bsky.social in Montana this week. It will be nice to see my brother, the mountains, the rivers... ...but let's be honest, I'm doing this for Vasily. ✊

Weird Friday. My kid's last day in kindergarten... ...and I had to put my cat down. Goddamnit.

Congratulations, Garfield. You broke my 4 year pandemic-ban on seeing movies in theaters. Why, yes, I am the parent of a 6 year old.

If you want a deep dive into Edward Gorey collections, I cannot recommend this used bookstore enough: maps.app.goo.gl/j2jXyE5yr2pi...

This is always a true statement.

Isaiah Thomas Books and Prints · 4.8★(89) · Used book storemaps.app.goo.gl 4632 Falmouth Rd (Rte, MA-28, Cotuit, MA 02635

@jonathanslaght.bsky.social nice!

Damn brilliant ad by World Wildlife Fund. It's just the perfect mix of context and humour.

In my head canon, Eilonwy is Éowen's younger sister and I will die on this hill.

Today in Minnesota, Winter is currently raging against the dying of the light

I've been married to @radishwak over 5.5 years and TIL she has seen Gwar in concert.

Hmm, not sorry I moved to Minneapolis. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

lol. WaPo: Midwest's "Lost Winter" www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024... Mpls WX: Hold my Surly

@travisjohnson.bsky.social I dunno. I was just quoting the behind the scenes mini-doc from the trilogy dvd set and then fell into the quick mud like Atreu 🐴

Sadly, Kershsner’s superior skills really showed Lucas’ shortcomings and out of misguided jealousy, he refused to hire him for Jedi.

@radishwak.bsky.social Too soon for your sister?

Log Cabin xkcd.com/2891

So what should we call this new season we're having? Late, late Fall First Thaw

Me explaining 4 states of matter to my 6 yr old: Solid: you can touch it, cut it, and break it but you can't go through it Liquid: you can touch it, but you can go through it Gas: You can feel it sometimes, go through it, but usually can't see it Plasma: Uhhhh

Once more for the cheap seats: "If poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world, science-fiction writers are its court jesters...We can play with Big Ideas because the garish motley of our pulp origins make us seem harmless." - Bruce Sterling, Preface to "Burning Chrome"

SF WRITER: I wrote "All Glory To The Pansexual Socialist Space Republic" to explore radical alternatives to capitalism in a science fiction setting SF FANS, years later: We need more non-political science fiction, like the classic "All Glory To The Pansexual Socialist Space Republic"

@travisjohnson.bsky.social you will be reading these books. You. Will. Be.

I don't think I posted the link to this here yet -- it's a really clever piece of fan art: othercat2.tumblr.com/post/7107118...

othercat2othercat2.tumblr.com specialagentartemis: “ Fanart? Fan-tableaux? The door to my lab cosplaying as the door to a Preservation Alliance auditorium? POV: You are a Preservation Alliance resident coming to the quarterly...

@travisjohnson.bsky.social hey there, PA. How you doin'?

This is a great story, and I'll highlight the important part: Douglas won this race and flipped control of the county commission by 184 votes.

@radishwak.bsky.social and I realized that we seem to be in a warm hands for Christmas feedback loop with @bilboinmt.bsky.social We are not mad about it. Kinda awesome.

So...I'm constantly cleaning the rear view camera on my car because of all the sand and salt laid down on the roads during winter in MN I just realized I'm wiping my car's anus.

So moody @lakesuperior.bsky.social. Change within 36 hours

It's 10 deg buuuuttttt...oh, my

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