Took the family to a Pride event this weekend. Check out the stickers I got from Satanic Colorado’s booth!
I’m open to suggestions for where I should put them…
Class, We Have A Substitute for Today
Running low on spoons at the moment. I was going to have my “comments are back” announcement be today’s post, but then Chris Ferdinandi, one of my favorite bloggers, wrote a post about “Spreading Joy” and I had to share. Here’s an excerpt:
Yesterday, I found myself being extra friendly even when the guy behind the deli counter at the market was standoffish at the start.
He opened up eventually.
I told a woman I loved her anchor-pattern dress (because I love anchors and really did!), and found out she was headed to a wedding on a boat that afternoon, and was there to pick up a cake!
I’ve gotten so jaded and angry (because there’s a lot to be angry at) that I’d kind of forgotten how to have real, genuine joy.
It was a good reminder that I need to hold on to that, because fascism hates joy and spreading it is anti-fasc.
There’s lots more great reads on his daily developer tips page. Most of them are programming-related, but quite a few of them (like this one) aren’t. Go check it out!
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An Open Letter
To all the drivers who accelerate when the person ahead of them puts on their signal to merge:
I hope you get crabs.
Sincerely, Me
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Feeding Off Each Other’s Energy
My 5 year old is currently at that stage of development where “If big sis does it, it must be the best!” My 7 year old, meanwhile, is at the point in her development where her little sibling’s attention is starting to be enjoyable more often than annoying.
An unfortunate consequence of all this wonderful sibling bonding is that trying to get both of them to stop being rowdy at the same time is like playing the world’s least fun game of whack-a-mole.
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Emo Tears Are Measured in Angst-roms
I’m starting to think some of that awful poetry I’ve been writing might actually be salvageable with a bit of work!
Please send help.
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Darndest
5 year old, giving me a hug: “I love you, dad. You’re such a great dad.”
Me: “Aww, thank you baby. You’re a great kid, too.”
5 yo: “I just smelled the way you would taste if I were to eat you.”
Me: “O…kay…”
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My Favorite Hat
I’ve had this hat for a long time now. My sister made it for me! As you can imagine, it gets lots of compliments.
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Fire
If you play with fire, sooner or later you’re going to get burned. The moral: stay away from fire.
When you light a fire, you can get burned. The moral: be careful with fire.
While cooking with fire, sometimes you get burned. The moral: some pain is unavoidable.
Some things burned by fire get cooked. The moral: not all destruction is bad.
Stop fire from spreading, feed it, it keeps you warm. Moral: some dangers can be tamed.
Pretty. Warm. Too much warmth is pain. Too much beauty spreads, kills. Learn: pleasant and safe are not the same.
…What is that?
Hot, bright, filled with color, dancing and alive, angry and lifeless, consuming and alluring and terrifying and pure. What is it?
Beautiful. What is it?
What is this?
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In Search of Secrets 
Comments
I am tentatively re-enabling comments on my posts. I’ve set myself a few rules that should (hopefully) keep me from getting sucked in. The comment policy can be found here.
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