80 years · 1:08pm Last Thursday
Never forget.
https://m.I like writing about the worst day of a character's life; it lets us see the mettle inside. (Pronouns: RB/20 )
Never forget.
https://m.Happy May the Fourth to all who celebrate!
I haven't produced much content lately. Just not feeling "pony." Been working on some space opera I might post to Royal Road or Amazon or something someday.
In light of my recent lack of content, have some of my favorite books:
Protector and Ringworld, by Larry Niven, and to a lesser extent his entire "Known Space" cycle
Necromancer at a rave:
"You've gotta fight for your wight to party."
Me: What did you learn in school today?
Kid: We learned about "SPQR" in ancient Rome.
Me: Romanes eunt domes!
Wife: What?
Me: Don't worry about it.
I just re-read, for the sixth or eighth time, one of my all time favorite books:
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, James D. Hornfischer
I think modern students of history fail to appreciate the brutality of the Solomons campaign, and how close it came to swinging to an Axis victory on multiple occasions.
Kid: Daddy, I want to go to Barnes and Noble, please.
Me: Sure. Why?
Kid: I want to read the first book in the "Warrior Cats" series.
Me: Reading is always encouraged in the house. Get in the car.
<six hours later>
Kid: Finished! Can we order the next few books in the series?
Me: <pride>
I've been playing Civilization games since the late 90s, with Civ2. I've learned quite a bit of history tidbits from them.
I was playing Civ6 earlier today and got an odd achievement: "ARMY OF CTHULHU: Levy the military of Nan Madol." Obviously I'm familiar with Cthulhu — I'm a big Lovecraft and huge Mythos fan — but I ended up googling Nan Madol, and it's fascinating.
I'm over whatever I had (flu?). Will try to get back to the gym today and see if I'm better-better or just no longer obviously sick...
Formula 1 starts the new season this week. Here's hoping it's a tight three-way battle between McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull this year.