Jason Ball
@jxball.bsky.social
Editor (retired), poet, linguist, nature lover, sci-fi fan, rabid gamer, furtive radish-eater, native Texan, and almost-insignificant speck in a vast universe.
I just found the "Soiled Trousers" in Grim Dawn. Wow. Pretty gross, but at least I know what to assign to the #2 hotkey. 😏
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I just found the "Soiled Trousers" in Grim Dawn. Wow. Pretty gross, but at least I know what to assign to the #2 hotkey. 😏
I don't always cry alone: sometimes an onion is there.
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I don't always cry alone: sometimes an onion is there.
Smoochy Halloween from Vault 616!
October 31, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Smoochy Halloween from Vault 616!
After six months of fortune cookies, I have one last morsel for you. Happy Halloween, and good fortune to everyone!
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"If we are all worms, try to be a glow worm."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"If we are all worms, try to be a glow worm."
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After six months of fortune cookies, I have one last morsel for you. Happy Halloween, and good fortune to everyone!
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"If we are all worms, try to be a glow worm."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"If we are all worms, try to be a glow worm."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"An imaginary illness is worse than a real one."
"An imaginary illness is worse than a real one."
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"An imaginary illness is worse than a real one."
"An imaginary illness is worse than a real one."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Follow your honest beliefs to stay strong."
"Follow your honest beliefs to stay strong."
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Follow your honest beliefs to stay strong."
"Follow your honest beliefs to stay strong."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend."
"Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend."
October 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend."
"Courage is rightly considered the foremost of the virtues, for upon it, all others depend."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek."
"Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek."
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek."
"Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek."
Aha! I see that our cat-bowl inspectors were on duty last night. (We usually just have a 'possum or two, but these look like raccoon tracks.)
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Aha! I see that our cat-bowl inspectors were on duty last night. (We usually just have a 'possum or two, but these look like raccoon tracks.)
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
October 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
"A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work."
Me: Hmm. The oven says "400 degrees," and the microwave is counting down from fifteen minutes. Hey coffee maker, what time is it?
CM: It's my time to shine!
Me: And ... ?
CM: Oh, sorry. Uhm ... 6:32 pm!
Me: Great, thanks. See you in the morning.
CM: [quietly] Damn right.
CM: It's my time to shine!
Me: And ... ?
CM: Oh, sorry. Uhm ... 6:32 pm!
Me: Great, thanks. See you in the morning.
CM: [quietly] Damn right.
October 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Me: Hmm. The oven says "400 degrees," and the microwave is counting down from fifteen minutes. Hey coffee maker, what time is it?
CM: It's my time to shine!
Me: And ... ?
CM: Oh, sorry. Uhm ... 6:32 pm!
Me: Great, thanks. See you in the morning.
CM: [quietly] Damn right.
CM: It's my time to shine!
Me: And ... ?
CM: Oh, sorry. Uhm ... 6:32 pm!
Me: Great, thanks. See you in the morning.
CM: [quietly] Damn right.
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Awaken your divine nature within."
"Awaken your divine nature within."
October 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Awaken your divine nature within."
"Awaken your divine nature within."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Don't accept that others know better than you."
"Don't accept that others know better than you."
October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Don't accept that others know better than you."
"Don't accept that others know better than you."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You will make many changes before settling down happily."
"You will make many changes before settling down happily."
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You will make many changes before settling down happily."
"You will make many changes before settling down happily."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all undimmed."
"The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all undimmed."
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all undimmed."
"The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all undimmed."
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
October 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You are on the verge of something big."
"You are on the verge of something big."
October 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You are on the verge of something big."
"You are on the verge of something big."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Doing little things well is a step towards doing big things better."
"Doing little things well is a step towards doing big things better."
October 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Doing little things well is a step towards doing big things better."
"Doing little things well is a step towards doing big things better."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Always remember where you are going and never forget where you've been."
"Always remember where you are going and never forget where you've been."
October 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"Always remember where you are going and never forget where you've been."
"Always remember where you are going and never forget where you've been."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You find beauty in ordinary things. Do not lose this ability."
"You find beauty in ordinary things. Do not lose this ability."
October 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You find beauty in ordinary things. Do not lose this ability."
"You find beauty in ordinary things. Do not lose this ability."
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
October 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."
Nooo! I had just gotten over the end of Alien: Earth, and my wife bought our parrot a toy that looks like T. Ocellus. Come back, Eye Midge, we love you! 😢💔👁️🐙
October 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Nooo! I had just gotten over the end of Alien: Earth, and my wife bought our parrot a toy that looks like T. Ocellus. Come back, Eye Midge, we love you! 😢💔👁️🐙
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
October 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This weekend's fortunes from real cookies:
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"This weekend will bring you a surprise."
"This weekend will bring you a surprise."
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Today's fortune from a real cookie:
"This weekend will bring you a surprise."
"This weekend will bring you a surprise."