For a couple of years, I've been really enjoying some "Progression Fantasy," mainly "Cultivation" and "Xianxia" novels. One of my favorite things are the unfamiliar phrases that resonate with my outlook.
"In a group of three, there's always something to learn from someone."
Watching "Quartermass and the Pit" and an apropos moment:
Quartermass: "Roney, if we found out earth was doomed - say, by climatic changes - what would we do about it?"
Roney: "Nothing. Just go on squabbling as usual."
The movie was made in 1967.
![Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib7rzofmrqb5cvnyccnb7ftj6qroxtp55i4dqqnbp2ozun6gaxbkm)
Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]
Shielding Chart
xkcd.com/3158/
I have very little tolerance for people with no respect for my boundaries. Pile on general stupidity (in the literal definition) and any tolerance left goes away. Stir that together in a work organization that demands constant (and near daily) "number go up," and that mixture becomes a threat.
Damn. The strange shapes people twist others into in order to justify stupid shit is stunning. So much damage to their ego would occur if they just though, "maybe I'm wrong, and just being an asshole."
"Nah, it must be all these other people who are all wrong, instead of me..."
Red soup bowl with a serving of thick chicken and sausage gumbo. A spoon is partially submerged along the top of the picture.
Sunday is a great day for some "make ahead" plans for the week. Last week it was a pot of red beans to go with rice. This week it's a pot of gumbo made with a leftover smoked chicken. #CajunCooking
This is the first year I have truly struggled with the grass, and I'm hating it.
At work, I share my thoughts about how people should avoid the trap of "motivation," versus "discipline," in the context of delivering on a task, and yet I rely on fleeting "motivation" for many personal creative projects.
Why didn’t “86” mean assassinate when Maga wrote it about Joe Biden?
That collar!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Lessons from the years: Don't bend over directly towards a toilet bowl when something is in your shirt pocket, or if you're wearing sunglasses or glasses on the top of your head.
I haven't clicked on any links about it, but the headlines are full of Republican outrage accusing someone else of SOMETHING THEY CONSTANTLY DO.
Won't someone rid me of this troublesome priest?
I love the fact that whenever I start to do something around the house or in the kitchen, I have a couple of cats who want to find out what’s going on.
Mercy sakes looks like we got ourselves a CONclave!
NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER YOU LOOK VERY PECULIAR TODAY SO DO YOU WONDER WHY WE LOOK SO SKETCHY HE WAS IN A HURRY TO GET TO THE BALL GAME TODAY SIGN ON DOOR- ERNIE BUSHMILLER
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
April 28,1953
PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081
The neighborhood chickens are in a tizzy this morning.
Be Like Harvard 👊🏽
I almost always say "Happy <day of the week>" to my team when I get on calls/chats with them. I almost always forget what day of the week it actually is.
If the Pope had tea with Vance, or fell out of a window, that would be true-to-form for a Russian asset.
Smoldering orange and red embers reflect in the eye of an armored Hero. White numerals in the center of the image read out "4". Below the text on the image reads "Tomorrow, 04.22.25." "11am ET, 8am PT, 4pm BST" on Bethesda's YouTube and Twitch channels.
Tomorrow, 11:00 am EST. twitch.tv/bethesda and youtube.com/live/Ed_E2cr...
A mid-life crisis? In THIS economy???
After the floors were vacuumed, all the cat toys got piled up on the rug. One of my cats has decided she is a queen of the pile, and is using the pineapple as her pillow. #CatsOfBluesky #Cats #BabyPics
My favorite composer.
