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This would be such a positive innovation.

The news that Bioware is being shut down, saddened me. You A list of my favorite video games would include Nevernight Nights, Knights of the old republic, the first three mass effects, and the dragon age series. (yes, even Veilguard ) Not that I needed more reasons to dislike EA.

I have, on more than one occasion, said “sorry to be pedantic…” This is a lie. I am never sorry about pedantry. It may not be my finest quality, but I enjoy being pedantic.

It turns out I am not great at following instructions I made a cocktail, used grapefruit juice instead of lime. I may try with the correct recipe someday, but I love this Smoke and Petals 1 1/2 oz Mezcal 1/2 oz St-Germain 1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino 3/4 oz Grapefruit Juice 2 drops Saline

Young man goes on a trip with his father’s former mentor. They meet his father.

I recall watching that 1986 game. It still hurts I was on a transatlantic flight in 1998. I saw the 2002 game. Now, for only the third time in my memory I am about to watch England in a World Cup semi.

I miss my father. But, had he reached age of 214, I know he would say “Told you so”, for when I was a kid he responded to an anti German remark I made by saying “Fascism could happen anywhere” He was obviously right

Saw an example of entitlement on a flight from Miami. A couple on standby. They got on flight, but seats not together. They sat together in row 8 anyway. When guy with row 8 seat boarded, entitled woman said she was sitting with her husband. He ended up in her seat in row 15.

I enjoy making cocktails There is an added joy to drinking something you have made yourself. Last night I made a l cocktail with homemade Allspice Dram. So I have graduated to making my own ingredients It was a 14 day process, but worth it

No Christmas or New Year Who special No who on Max. I no longer have Disney+ But, I did get a bunch of discs to fill gaps in my collection So Christmas Carol is my Xmas night viewing

Christmas Eve and I celebrate by having a medical procedure. It is 36 hours since I last ate. Oh well, I am sure I shall make up for that over the next week

So Wish You Were Here is a Christmas LP. I wonder if I can add Shine on You Crazy Diamond to our Seasonal playlist

The US does not do pantomime. Instead the Christmas stage tradition is “Nutcracker”. I saw it, again, this time in Little Rock. It was a beautiful performance, only slightly marred by the person who made the odd decision to bring a baby to the ballet.

Happy 100th Birthday to the star of the first film I saw multiple times in the cinema

You will be visited by three spirits

A lost gem of British TV One with Dr Who connections with Peter in the starring role and support from David Troughton and Graham Crowden (whose performance is somewhat more nuanced than the one he gave in Horns of Nimon)

At Oktoberfest in Southern Pines. An interesting range of beers. A very good breakfast stout from Wilmington. And an Imperial Stout from Illinois, at nearly 15%ABV. Not a session beer

People we meet as children have an impact: My Dad’s best friend’s SO was black I met an Auschwitz survivor I met Stalin’s daughter My Dad served in WW2 I look at the current US leadership with a mix of fear and Loathing, for I have heard this story before.

I have a suggestion to cut paper waste. Instead of printing copies of the constitution and federal register, we can, based on the Supreme Court decisions, print one sign with Trump saying “I am the law”.

I scored zero. I could’ve claimed one for the Walkman as my I had a Sanyo knockoff rather than the Sony. But I assumed Walkman was being used like Hoover; a brand name being used to describe a generic device.

The Thursday Murder Club was a star-studded delight. Good performances all around, but the stand out was Naomi Ackie who stole every scene in which she appeared, often just by her expressions. I hope for more films in the series

My 1st and deepest TV love is for Dr Who. I first watched it 54 years ago. It has a lot of history both on screen and in books Behind it are Buffy, BSG, Firefly, Wonderfalls, and Gilmore Girls 1 of these are not like the others

Just got to Paradise Towers in my classic series rewatch. I still enjoy it as my favourite of that season; a low bar, I know. Yes, all of the performances are overstated, but that just adds to the surreal feeling of the story. Build high for happiness

I am a pedant about many things. How to make a Martini is one of those things. I was in a local restaurant and we had a drink the bar. They had a great Gin selection so I ordered a Martini. A Gin from Asheville. The bar tender stirred it. Instant big gratuity.

Given my name it is ironic that i am in awe of Giants But I am no match for these David’s youtu.be/3vKbSIO_8W0?...

15 musical artists to get to know me 1. Nightwish 2. The Doors 3. Hawkwind 4. Pink Floyd 5. Meatloaf 6. Pulp 7. Stereolab 8. Human League 9. Ultravox 10. Marillion 11. Angel Corpus Christi 12. Bruce Springsteen 13. Kate Bush 14.David Bowie 15.The Clash

The world is full of white men who are competent guitarists with an ok singing voices. Many of them can write songs about the neighborhood in which they grew up. But only one of that multitude is Bruce Springsteen. that is why AI can never replace artists.

Shallow Purple Grey Sabbath

One should never trust AI answers But, Grok puts Stalin as being responsible for 6-9 million deaths And deaths due to cuts in USAID at 14 million So another source that suggests Musk is two times more effective than Stalin Clearly neither reach Mao levels.

Reached “Mark of the Rani” in my rewatch of classic Who, Has a special place in my heart as I visited its film location many years ago in the company of Anthony Ainley, Colin, and Nicola. All of whom were charming Best story by Pip and Jane (a low bar)

Any suggestions for expensive medications for which I can ask my Doctor? I want to take full advantage of the 1500% reduction My previous $10 means my pharmacy will only pay me $140

I enjoy playing card games. Some of these games involve taking tricks and these often have a suite that beats the other three. I need a new name for this special suite, as the old one is now a word I have no wish to utter in any positive context.

Old enough to remember when I was naive enough to think that it was universally accepted that Genocide is bad Nazis are bad I was wrong. But I liked living with the delusion.

Superman was fun. An excellent Lex Luther. Humour and a story that rattles along and introduces possible heroes for future films. Once more showing how well Gunn understands what makes a movie work. And an appearance of James’ more famous brother - Kirk from Gilmore Girls

Before my time as a baseball fan. But sad to hear that A’s Dave Parker has died. He was a month away from being inducted into Cooperstown.

I’ve got a joke about An Unearthly Child, but the author won’t let me repeat it

For the first time since before the pandemic, I went to a ball game. My last one was a play off game in Oakland, which the Athletics lost to The Rays. Last night it was a AA game in North Little Rock. Not the same, yet the joy of watching baseball remains

Eating at airport. Sharing booth with stranger. QR code ordering. Our bills were combined. Asked for them to be split. Server looks to the woman and says you had the wine? Gender stereotypes. I had ordered the wine. Liz was the one who had ordered beer

Saw a misprint in an article about the vote to confirm new FCC member. Listed Fetterman as D-PA. Surely that should be R-PA.

The aftermath of Reconstruction shows the cost of not prosecuting Post war Germany shows why you must do so.

Born in London, so many options I would pick David Bowie Although Elton John is another solid option. Joe Strummer was born in Turkey, so he does not qualify

I went to our neighborhood movie night. I saw “My Cousin Vinny”. I was sure before hand that I must have seen it. But, every moment was fresh and new. So I guess, this was my first time.

On days like this, I almost wish I liked popcorn

Reached Planet of Fire on my rewatch Which is less convincing a) Peri’s American accent b) Turlough is a school boy

The finale would have to be terrible for me to change this opinion: this is the best season of Doctor Who since Capaldi’s last.

RTD is not a writer who writes subtle allegories. But, in the latest episode it worked. One of the villains embracing 1950 trad wife, not seeing disabled people, and reading a book whose cover invoked those of the transphobe who shall not be named.

I have a degree in mathematics, but I understand much of that subject is hard for many others Still, amazed that the GOP lack of numeracy means that the only number they know is Two This based on how they skip 1st amendment, move to 2nd, and ignore the subsequent amendments