My last post was on February 27th. It felt at the time like things might be looking up. Then, news came that the US had attacked Iran. My outlook has been bleak ever since. The last several days have been

A few years ago, I shared my experiments with making pretzels. I've made them several times since then, but I decided this time to make some with a twist! I mean, all pretzels have a twist, I guess, but

I have been harshly critical of A.I. slop and the corporate trend to label everything as "A.I.-enhanced," but I do think there is room for nuance. I'll try to explain my thought processes below,

My niece visited the other day, and since she lives in the heart of Spokane, we took the opportunity for a walk in the woods. I tried to point out interesting nature stuff, but she was a bit worried about

It's been a while since I wrote one of these. I recently picked up a 6-pack from Hop Valley Brewing featuring three of their IPAs. Something about the brand seemed off, but hey, three review possibilities?

It's been a while since I used @galenkp's Weekend-Engagement topics for a post, but I'm in the mood to shout some opinions into the ether tonight. Let's have a look at his third question, since Valentine's

I have mixed feelings about Ammon Bundy. I can see his side in the Bundy Ranch standoff and the Malheur wildlife refuge occupation, and find most of the left-wing criticisms of both events hypocritical

Over the last few decades, the American two-party system seems to have escalated in dividing society. I know enough of history to not be fooled into thinking this is a unique occurrence, but it should

Just a couple weeks after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, we have another incident where Border Patrol and/or ICE agents shot and killed a Veterans Affairs ICU nurse named Alex

Early last year, I wrote two posts about money. A lot has changed since then. This is not a "gold bug" metals-obsessed rant, but I want to revisit those posts before I delve into wider topics.

ICE Background The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency emerged from post-September 11th federal restructuring. With the creation of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in

2025 was rough, but 2026 is shaping up to be worse if the first week and change are any indication. Buckle up. This is a long rambling post which may go nowhere. I won't fault you for a "tl;dr"

Magic: The Gathering has spawned many variant formats developed by the community. Commander is by far the most famous, now an official format with wide product support. Some would say this has done more

2025 was not a great year, but it's over, at least. First things first: time for a Hive Power Up Day! If you see this before the UTC clock ticks over to January 2nd, you can also join in. Power up at least

Ask Me Anything The end of the year is upon us, so I think I'll try something new today since this will probably be my last blog post of 2025. Time to ask me anything! Possible topics include, but are

Merry Christmas, Hive! I'm not doing any travel for the holiday, but I did make a short excursion into Montana a couple days ago. I had finally recovered for the most part from the chronic health flare

If I timed this right, this post will go live the minute the Earth is calculated to be at the winter solstice point. It feels crazy to have to specify this, but it's 2025 and the internet has revealed

It's about 2 AM as I start writing this, but I only just got home a little while ago from a very long day full of misadventures. It all started when my friend A. texted me to say he wanted some immoral

There's been a lot of hubbub lately on our platform regarding how we should change various aspects of how it works behind the scenes, but there's a big change we can make without any control whatsoever

My birthday was last month, and @generikat generously bought this Commander deck as a gift for me. It's from the relatively recent Duskmourn: House of Horror set, which (surprise, surprise!) has a horror