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Saturday Morning Gaming: Is This Game Trying To Kill Me?

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America at 250, My Obsession at 20

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My unyielding love for a land that is not my own (yet)
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POETS Day! Hendecasyllabics

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Clare Briggs July 2, 2026
Richard William "Rube" Marquard was a pitcher for the Giants.
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Weekend Plans Post: Six Pounds of Pepper Bacon

Jaybird July 2, 2026
Maybe nine pounds.
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Clare Briggs July 1, 2026
Seriously, we have a total fire ban. Not even sparklers.
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SCOTUS Strikes Down President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship EO: Read It For Yourself

Andrew Donaldson June 30, 2026
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Clare Briggs June 29, 2026
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Reflections on Converting to Atheism

Jaybird June 28, 2026
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Danny has been Reading Fairy Tales Again

Clare Briggs June 28, 2026
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Saturday Morning Gaming: Heretic’s Fork

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  • North in reply to InMD on SCOTUS Strikes Down President Trump’s Birthright Citizenship EO: Read It For YourselfWhile I agree with this in general I think the final conclusion is overdetermined. The last presiden…
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