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Victory!
Two children happy that they won at Forbidden Island. Nine tiles left on the island.
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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The Island, she is Forbidden
7-year-old boy beholding a setup of the tabletop game Forbidden Island, with 24 land tiles arranged in a diamond pattern and four treasures atop
November 28, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Mistakes were made (do you see the win?)
Chess position: white has Kg1, Rb2, Qf2, and pawns c3, d4, e3, g2. Black has Kg8, Qa3, Ng5, and pawns at c4, c6, d5, e4, g7, and h6. Black has just played Qxa3?? (capturing a pawn but blundering), with an arrow indicating that ...Qg6 woudl have been a better move.
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Mistakes were made
A chess position in which white has just played b4?? (with a queen at a4). Opponent could win a queen through Nxc3 (knight coming from e4), forking the queen at a4 & bishop at e2 (opponent's light squared bishop covers c2). Opponent did not play the right move(s) & our hero got away with a blunder
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Mistakes were made
Chess dot Com game review: "You turned a tough game around with a decisive midgame checkmate attack!" above a series chart showing abrupt changes in winning chances (protagonist generally losing) indicative of blunders & missed opportunities
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Als das kind, Charlie Brown war
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The Wisdom of Eve. At Atlatena Playhouse
View of the Altarena stage (from stage right) of the set of The Wisdom of Eve
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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Not the best lighting here but check out all this Bad Kitty & Bad Guys (& Last Kids on Earth)
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Playoff round robin table for a fencing tournament. Very well ordered playoff!
November 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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"What's on the menu?" is one of the funniest possibly things to show people exiting a performance of Little Shop of Horrors
Screen showing the message "what's on the menu" with a QR code
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Venn diagram whose two circles are "The McBain Movie" and "Gus Johnson calling Indiana football" and whose center is "MENDOZA!!!!!!!!!"
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Happy West Side Story Day to hockey fans who celebrate!
NHL result showing Sharks 2, Jets 1, referring to San Jose's victory over Winnipeg (but the Sharks & Jets are the West Side Story rival gangs)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Good morning from Lafayette Reservoir!
View from Lafayette reservoir facing south. Lots of trees View from Lafayette reservoir facing north. White fluffy clouds. More trees
November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Love Letter!

45F 4 points
7M (pictured) 1 point
50M (that's me) 1 point
My seven-year-old son playing the card game Love Letter
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Photos photos photos
Mistress Page, reacting in amazement A horny Falstaff thinks he finally has Mistress Ford A horny Falstaff thinks somehow he has both Mistresses?!? Visible only to those who knew where to look, Host fires a hunting rifle, part of what scares the bejeezus out of the horny Falstaff
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Even more photos!
Masters Ford & Page in suit & tie (tracksuits already discarded) Master Ford bribes the Host (12M) to address him as Brook, for a jest Host teaches Doctor some nonsensical English phrases Falstaff & Mistress Ford, first encounter
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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More photos
Mistress Page reads a love letter, incredulously Mistresses Page & Ford discover the duplicity Mistresses Page & Ford with the identical letters Fords & Pages. Masters in track suits (for the 80s aesthetic)
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Tomorrow Youth Repertory (Alameda) presented The Merry Wives of Windsor!
Stage (1980s style set) flanked by pomelo tree Robert Shallow Esq accosts Falstaff Mistress Page (in blue) (17F) & Mistress Ford Falstaff with the Host (12M)
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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The Mistresses discover they received identical letters
The Mistresses discover they received identical letters
November 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Mistress Page reads a love letter
Mistress Page reads a love letter
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The Host of the Garter
Host of the Garter tends bar Host's first line, How now my Bullyrook?
November 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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First appearance of Mistress Page (17F) (in blue) and Mistress Ford
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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More pics
Sign for Pineapple Guava at Alameda Point Collaborative Farm 7M listening patiently to pre show spiel Tyler Null with the pre show administrivia!
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Tomorrow Youth Repertory presents Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor," on Alameda Point Collaborative Farm, with (among others) 17F as Mistress Page and 12M as the Host of the Garter.

Same cast tomorrow 3pm Pacific. Other cast earlier today & noon tomorrow.
Cast of The Merry Wives of Windsor featuring 17F as Mistress Page, 12M as the Host of the Garter Synopsis of Merry Wives, referring to Falstaff's "rock-star lifestyle" Stage for Merry Wives, on Alameda Point Collaborative Farm
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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My son about to pitch My son on the pitchers mound just before his back foot touches the rubber
November 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM