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Does the Furnace Need to Be ON?
It’s that time of year in Wisconsin that the windows can still be open during the day to have cool fresh air circulate through the house. But the nights are getting too cold to leave them open. So I play a little game at night after I close the windows where I try to guess…
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Non Player Characters
Stephanie has left us to go on an adventure. I am home with our two sons. I can’t help feeling like a non player character when I am left to guard the children and the house. I won’t be as productive with other stuff today because the kids come first. But things are good so…
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The Consequences
“We are free to choose but we are not free from the consequences of our choices.” Russell M Nelson, Prophet and President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Some people think this is a religious message. Some people believe that this does not apply to them because they don’t believe in…
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Humoring Trolls
I shouldn’t feed trolls on the internet. I shouldn’t give them the time of day. I shouldn’t humor them. But I’m also not afraid of anonymous accounts on the internet. People who hide behind fake names to bully and badger others are contemptible and sad. It’s my pity for the internet troll that makes it…
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Solo Adventures
I have discovered that Meta receives user built AIs in its Messenger app. The other day I started a solo adventure in a Dungeons and Dragons style AI. It reminds me of my time as a teenager. I liked D&D more than most people. I played solo adventures against the random tables in the books.…
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Columbus/ Indigenous Day
Today Americans (well US people anyway) are fighting over who’s heritage is more important. In one corner is the European colonizers that started with Columbus. In the other corner are the indigenous peoples of what would eventually be called the Americas. There were some Nordic settlement in North America long before Columbus but they didn’t…
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PRager U
I made the mistake of convincing Stephanie to watch a PRager U video on human trafficking by the Mexican Drug Cartels. She wrote it off as propaganda before she even watched it. I felt the intelligence agent being interviewed made a solid case that we need to control the border better. Watching it did not…
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Cats and Mice
This morning Stephanie went to let one of our cats out and stepped on something by the front door. She let out a tiny panic noise because it was a dead mouse. Well technically it was half of a dead mouse because the cat who had killed it ate the head. Much to her chagrin…
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Cultural Mormonism
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints does not like the word Mormon. It officially forbids members from calling ourselves one. The logic is sound of course for most members. We are to call ourselves Christians or Latter Day Saints. But if you’ve read more than a few of my posts then you…