Paul Bausch @pb@mastodon.cloud

Had a great day at the state LEGO robotics tournament yesterday. Our team had a great time and their best performances all around. Such a great way to finish our first time out!

looking through you https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49387399367

Middle Age Misery Peaks at Age of 47.2, Economist Says

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-13/middle-age-misery-peaks-at-age-of-47-2-economist-says

bwahahahahaha--[inhales sharply, wheezing. coughs violently] --ahahahahaha. So true.

winter texture https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49375072206

I've been playing guitar since I was 12 and now I'm trying to learn how to play the bass. It's difficult. It's like discovering English has another layer and every word has a different meaning once you hear it.

music space https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49334841968

Recent games: Bargain Quest (light fantasy card game), Lords of Waterdeep (still my favorite)

Could we BE any more LEGO? https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49311717896

Hello 2020 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49311329326

The card game Hero Realms has been a big hit with the tween set. It’s like Dominion with a combat angle. Lighter than MTG but hits some of the same notes. Fun for the olds too.

Puzzled https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49295587818

self-loathing https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49284573046

No stationary bike https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49273779962

trad xmas eve taco https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49270823842

work decor https://www.flickr.com/photos/pb/49266395968

Everyone's down on string literals but they're literally just strings. Immutable, horrifying strings.

Corvallis has a drive through Christmas lights display that gets a little Lynchian.

Happy Thor's Day! Hope you had a good Odin's Day yesterday and that your Freya's Day tomorrow is well. Not sure what to say about Saturn's Day. It's not on theme.

Every year around this time I reread The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum. In the early years of America, celebrating the holiday was illegal in puritan New England because it was associated with drinking and depravity. The book is a great reminder that culture can change over time (yay!) but the human drives that shape culture have always been present (yay?).

Anyway.

Happy holidays!

Games last night: viticulture & nmbr9.