In a throw away line I described a planet where the locals referred to all mid-sized fauna as different sorts of “goats” (most quite alien, and not at all goat-like) and the players kept asking follow-up questions: about pack behaviors and vocalizations and fur or scale coloration for over an hour.

I saw Rees give a presentation/talk in 2008, and to illustrate how into politics Twitter he was he said that he was voting for Obama not because he was all that enthusiastic about him, but because if he lost, it would break Josh Marshall’s heart. And I still think about that at least monthly.

Haven’t read Jonathan Strange, but those other three are probably on my (hypothetical) all time top-25 sci-fi list.

Piece of shit California governors who dream of becoming President only have so many role models.

Sweet, sweet sugar dirt.

This is from The Canarsie Courier, January 5 1967. It looks like it’s actually a surreptitious ad for Lionel racetracks. But has that title.

Was 12 hours early, then completely spaced and was an hour+ late, but shocked to find Dualis still available, as it was one of the two I was most interested in. So it all kinda worked out anyway.

I thought it was 10am and just went to check and was like, wow sold out in under 8 minutes.

This seems to be measuring religious affiliation, and I suspect a lot of secular Jews fell into the “none” category. (If asked if I was Jewish, I’d say yes. If asked my religion, I’d say none.) And secular Jews likely split closer to the other way.

I just recently received the Fuedum upgrade kit, shipped by them.

“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper, oil on canvas, 1942.

OED dates the use of aunt to refer to “a woman who is regarded with respect or affection similar to that often accorded to an aunt [in the traditional sense] despite not being linked by this specific kinship” to 1750.

I mean, one guy running for mayor is antisemitic, and one guy running for mayor killed her grandfather. And they’re the same fucking guy, which makes it pretty easy not to vote for him.

There’s a card game I played like 10 years ago, but that I recall fondly because while you’re collecting mythical creatures, there’s also a card with just a cute bunny in it that’s worth almost no points. And the only win condition that mattered to me was whether or not I got the bunny card.