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So on a YouTube video by Vsauce, I was introduced to the idea of "constrained poetry." IE, poetry that has certain constraints, like "you can only use words with the letter 'o'. Use that O as much as you want, but no other vowels can be in the poem." Thus, on a whim, I took up the challenge, with the letter O. Here is what I made:

O! Do bloody bombs of old long go,
For holy blood to grossly flow!
Folk of blood, do not long swoon,
Opt to jog, to trot, to croon!
O! Croon so on yon holy chord
Shoots lofty words for world concord!
Knock on rooftops, knock on doors,
From tor tops lofty to yon low moors!
For who so wroth, so forg'd of scorn,
Chops down concord, short of sons forsworn?

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Hope y'all enjoy it, I spent like two hours on this whim. The last sentence was the hardest, because I was trying to say something along the lines of "who could forswear peace?" and let me tell you, trying to find alternate words for could or would that only have O vowels in them was so damned frustrating. I was even looking into the etymology of the word, and archaic ways to do it, and I was sooo tempted to just use "wood" instead of "would," but I like what I did instead.

Yeah I also added the constraint of "it has to rhyme," too, which added another level of difficulty to it.

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19 Queer Books for International Pronouns Day!

Yesterday was International Pronouns Day! While it’d be rare to find a book with no pronouns, for this list, we’re focusing on books in English that have at least one character who uses pronouns other than he/him or she/her. Whether those pronouns are they/them, it/its, or neopronouns, we tried to get a cool variety on today’s rec list of 19 queer books. The contributors to the list are: Linnea Peterson, Rascal Hartley, MJ, Nina Waters, Alex, Terra P. Waters, and Shadaras.

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Went can-boxing tonight. (Looking for returnables worth money.) Found fifty-three returnables, which is worth $5.30. So my third green bag from before is filled all the way, and a fourth one is half full. Already took in the first two bags a few days ago, so just these two now. Fun thing: these full green bags fit in the new cart with so much room to spare I can easily carry two of them at once. Same thing was barely doable at all with a lot of struggling, using the smaller cart that's broken now.

While I was out, I got a few things at the grocery store, too.

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We made the caramel apple cider smoothie again, this time with both bananas frozen. It's a little thicker but with bits of ice; not sure which I like better, but both taste delicious.

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This poem is spillover from the July 15, 2025 Bonus Fishbowl. It was inspired by prompts from

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dialecticdreamer. It also fills the "Emotionally Constipated Man" square in my 7-1-25 card for the Western Bingo fest. This poem has been sponsored by Anthony Barrette. It belongs to the Big One thread of the Polychrome Heroics series. It follows "An Interest in the Affairs of Your Government" so read that first or this won't make much sense.

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1) Signs of the times: TiVo stops making devices and Paramount+ is launching a stream 4 channels simultaneously feature.

2) I literally can't remember what was the last event I went to. But back in 2016, I saw a similar show for Star Trek music and really loved it. So when I heard one for The Last Airbender would be close to me, I decided to go. It's a really fun way of enjoying a fannish thing, and kind of fascinating to watch what instruments are used to create different scenes.

The stage was much smaller than I expected, as the concert program talked about a full size movie screen, which this definitely wasn't. That said, ATLA was designed for square screens so it made sense, and the venue was small so a large one wasn't needed. ( Read more... )

3) Saw Caddo Lake this past week, and had no idea it was connected to M. Night Shyamalan but did wonder if it was a Stephen King story. I went into it blind, only curious what Dylan O'Brien was doing these days since I saw him in the movie banner. (I'm intrigued about the SNL film he did, I'll have to see where it's available). ( Spoilers )

4) Against the precipitous backdrop of funding cuts to public media, low-power radio emerges as a lesser-known source of inspiration. "Low-power stations are hyperlocal and as varying as the wind, concerned with community voices, emergency notifications, and information specific to a confined area...Practitioners of community radio also tend to see their work as politically and philosophically important. “The Low Power FM movement is a small but energetic alliance,” Scott writes in her Dummies book. “Real living, breathing humans are pushing through the cracks of commercial automation with spontaneous ideas and original thought. DJs are playing music because it moves them, not because it fits a mathematical formula."

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Today is sunny and warm.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches plus a male cardinal.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/16/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I am done for the night.

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Lean pork supercharges muscle growth after workouts

Scientists discovered that lean pork builds muscle more effectively post-workout than high-fat pork, even with identical protein levels. Using advanced tracking techniques, they found that fat content blunted the body’s muscle-building response. The results contradict previous findings about fattier foods enhancing synthesis, suggesting that food form and processing matter.

I immediately thought of two things:

* Bodybuilders already favor lean meat for muscle-building. They may have noticed what works better.

* Does this apply to other types of meat besides pork? What about plant proteins?

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Current Location: Grimbracken Flat

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This cozy game replaces doom-scrolling with ocean exploring. Every creature you spot trains underwater robots in real time

A new cozy game, created by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, invites people to trade doom-scrolling for mini-games driven by ocean exploration.

Using underwater footage, FathomVerse trains players to spot and classify marine animals through a variety of minigames.

“The images you see in FathomVerse are real photos collected by ocean researchers,” the creators note on the game’s website.

This seems like an effective way to learn a lot about marine biology.

It reminds me very much of educational / science games in Terramagne. Can you imagine Aida Finn with this? Especially on a day when the weather wasn't conducive to diving in person.

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The German media show a systematic bias against the Palestinian struggle

In Germany today, as in many mediatized societies, our worldview is filtered through the media. But the media are not simply mirrors of reality. They are actors embedded in power structures, shaping what counts as truth, what can be said, and what must remain unspoken. As Herman and Chomsky taught decades ago, the media manufacture consent. And in the German case, when it comes to Palestine, that consent has for years helped consolidate Israel’s central objective: to secure as much land as possible with as few Palestinians as possible.

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Today is cloudy and warm.

I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches. Yesterday we saw a small flock of geese heading south.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I planted 12 'Delft Blue Mix' grape hyacinths along the log garden in the house yard.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I planted 25 iris reticulata around the house yard.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I hauled out the hose to water the new picnic table and septic gardens.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I watered the house yard plants and the old picnic table garden.

EDIT 10/15/25 -- I watered the telephone pole garden and savanna seedlings.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.

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An age of joy – An interview with Charlie Toledo

Arwen Spicer: Based on your experience, how can an individual have an impact on healing our world?

Charlie Toledo: I think the most important thing is to focus on what you want to do. When you’re doing what you think you should do, that’s never going to be as successful as what you want to do, what you freely choose to do.

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Life is full of things which are hard or tedious or otherwise unpleasant that need doing anyhow. They help make the world go 'round, they improve skills, and they boost your sense of self-respect. But doing them still kinda sucks. It's all the more difficult to do those things when nobody appreciates it. Happily, blogging allows us to share our accomplishments and pat each other on the back.

What are some of the hard things you've done recently? What are some hard things you haven't gotten to yet, but need to do? Is there anything your online friends could do to make your hard things a little easier?

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fuzzyred is running a pool for the half-price sale in Polychrome Heroics. Initial targets are the shorter poems in Shiv, but she's also interested in the Finn Family poems if anyone else is into that. If you're interested, comment on the pool page.

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Taste of Home Fall Baking: 275+ Breads, Pies, Cookies and More!
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Today we went up to Champaign.

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