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Perseus Greenman

@futharkvillage.bsky.social

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Pagan sword-fighting dad who writes, rides a motorcycle, teaches math, and explores labyrinths. He/Him, BFC

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · Mar 3

One of my students just called me "Witch God Greenman" during math class today. I think that means I win.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 42m

Thank you. An excellent thread!

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 12h

2 of the first three hits on Google say you should hold the baguette under running water.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 15h

It's been a while since it was dark at a reasonable hour to take my little one out to see "The Guys In The Sky." This morning, we went out and saw Jupiter right away, then had to run a kilometer and a half (with him in the stroller) to find a place where we could see Mars over the trees.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

Our culture's views on race are so ingrained that a 3yo believes that black is bad and white is good.

I do my best to counter it with my children, but I know that this isn't just being taught to my kids. I don't know how to fix it for their whole generation.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

I was teaching my 3yo how to play chess and he referred to the black pieces as "the bad guys" and the white pieces as "the good guys." He wanted to play as "the good guys."

The first 2 games, while I asked why, he was white. The third game, he played black. I told him he was still the good guys.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

It's mostly just a day off in October. I think the car dealerships celebrate more than anybody else by having sales events.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

Do not ride a dragon with a waffle through the store
Just let the dragon blow his flame and in his anger roar
You can leave your dragon in the lot among the cars
So you can see its scales beyond the sliding door.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

So far I have:

You cannot eat a waffle with a sword.
Your waffle does not need a cutting board
A waffle is the perfect size
When bestowed you by your lord.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

Oh. I guess you *wouldn't* get Indigenous Peoples' Day off, would you. Huh.

Even under its old name, Columbus isn't particularly important on your side of the pond.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

Wait, you're trying to do this without Arnold Schwarzenegger? That sounds like a mistake.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 3d

"You can't eat a waffle with a sword."

Things which need to be said in my house, because I have a 3 year old who is currently taking off his tabard to keep from getting maple syrup on it.

My wife says I need to turn this advice into a children's book. I'm working on it now.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 5d

Yeah, my parents had the same problem. If you wanted something done right, you asked my mom. Eventually, she was juggling half the town while also working more than full time. My dad was the same way, but a little better at saying "No" than my mom.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 5d

Which in turn gets me thinking of this Dax.

a cartoon of a man laying in a hospital bed with the words maybe you 're not so bad

Alt: The death of an AU Kurzon Dax in Lower Decks

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 5d

I didn't see this in time because I was busy sword-fighting so many people after work.

Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 6d

I am finally leaving work. Who wants to fight?

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 5d

I was described as being pure and without ego yesterday. I'm going to hug this compliment to myself for a while.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

Then yeah! Buy both! Post pictures and reactions!

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like Buffy the Vampire Slayer is almost everything you said here, though I might call it "medium stakes" instead of "high stakes."

"Before I met you, I thought fighting two vampires was a tough week. Now I find myself needing a plural of the word 'apocalypse'!"

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

What is the limiting resource that would keep you from getting both?

Do you have the money?
Do you have the space?
Do you have the time to appreciate them both?
Do you have the roommate capital with the others who live with you about how your behavior will change relative to more oracle/tarot?

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

Shall we have a wizard's duel for fun? Let's DM about the details.

I don't think this would work well competing with someone I didn't like. There would be more of a temptation to sabotage the effect they're trying to create, rather than focusing on the good I'm trying to do.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

I didn't know what the protest frogs were, so I looked it up. I wanted to share what I found.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 6d

I've done this once. I lost the fuel, but the structure was that everyone benefitted from the results.

We each picked one measurable thing to improve in the world with our magic. The winner was the one who created more change. We both made improvements, but hers was clearly more improved than mine.

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Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 7d

I'm so glad that I was hired as a math teacher, not one of the therapists at my school. I am exhausted from holding the emotions of one kid today. I can't imagine having to do that for a caseload of 10 kids, 5 days per week.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 7d

Man, they've never given me bricks. They usually just hand me a flag or two.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 8d

Well, it was a small existential crisis. I am still *mostly* who I thought I was two weeks ago. I'm just older and stronger than I was when I was in 5th grade, and so I had to update one understanding of myself.

Perseus Greenman @futharkvillage.bsky.social · 8d

Well, I meet with my therapist again on Friday. I'll ask him to check my work.

But I'm no longer questioning myself like I was over the weekend. I'm confident that I'm making the right move.

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