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Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Violet - Hole

Today is December 2nd, 2025. The song of the day is "Violet" by Hole.

Monday, December 01, 2025

Mad World - Tears for Fears

Today is December 1st, 2025. The song of the day is "Mad World" by Tears for Fears.

Sunday, November 30, 2025

November games

81. Stratego (avg score 6.5) - I LOVED this game as a kid, and a few years ago, Steph bought it for us. It mostly holds up, but, it's not as perfect as I remember it. This time around, specifically, was a bit drawn out. And, amazingly - perhaps the only time ever - it ended in a freaking TIE. Neither of us found the other's flag, and neither of us had soldiers left to capture it. I think we decided that I had won, simply because I had a few more pieces left on the board.

82. Super Mario Uno (avg score 7) - it's Uno, but with Super Mario dressing.

83. Twisted Cryptids (avg score 8) - brand new game that we bought as a replacment for one of the other games we had decided to just get rid of without playing. (I think it was Quelf?) Anyway. Steph, me, and Silas played this. Took a little bit of getting into, but, kinda cool. The wording in the rules is a bit off-putting, but, I guess I got used to it, because I ended up winning it. You play as a mythological creature - a jackalope, a bigfoot, a mothman...or something else. And you either scare or attract humans into your habitat. Each round you earn points based on how many people you have near you (or not). Not a bad little game.

84. Skip-Bo (avg score: 5.5) - Each player has 30 cards to get thru, by placing their cards in sequential order on a pile of 4. When you get on a run and can play a bunch of cards, it's EXTREMELY satisfying. But when you get stuck in a drought and can't play anything for like 5 turns in a row, it's a bit frustrating. Still, I think overall this was a pretty fun game - even if it is mostly luck based - and I wouldn't mind pulling this out to play more often.

85. Sushi Go! (avg score 6.5) - card game where you have to choose cute little sushis to keep for points, and each round all the players pass their hands to the left. Once all the cards have been played, you add up your points. Pretty simple, but a solid game.

86. Swipe (avg score 3.33) - you roll dice, and get little poker chips either from the middle pile, or from other players. It's 99% luck (the 1% strategy, which is being generous, really, is to decide WHICH player you're going to take from.)

87. Take 5 (avg score 6.66) - This card game is fun, but it does crank up my anxiety for some reason. Everyone has 10 cards in their hands, and you have to pick one to place, trying to sequentially increase the batch in the middle, but not be the 6th one in the list. If you do, then you have to take all 5 that are already there, and each card has "punishment points" on it. Game ends when someone reaches 66 points, winner has the lowest score.

Windy - The Association

Today is November 30th, 2025. The song of the day is "Windy" by The Association. (Oh, Breaking Bad, you've totally ruined this song for me, lol.)

Saturday, November 29, 2025

Look Alive, Sunshine - My Chemical Romance

Today is November 29th, 2025. The song of the day is "Look Alive, Sunshine" by My Chemical Romance.

Friday, November 28, 2025

Bloody Well Right - Supertramp

Today is November 28th, 2025. The song of the day is "Bloody Well Right" by Supertramp.

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Starlight - Muse

Today is November 27th, 2025. The song of the day is "Starlight" by Muse.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Wordle Wednesday #41

11.19.25 - The buyer wanted the maker of the fader to prove that the cheer was produced from a tiger.

(Don't believe everything that you hear.)

11.20.25 - We should have realized earlier the money dealt at the grave was counterfeit.

(Yeah, cemeteries aren't banks!)

11.21.25 - Folks at the dance were mad, then had it made, due to the sweet power of the vowel.

(This is one of my favorite sentences so far, and probably the best of this week's batch. Good ol' Silent E, doing superhero work.)

11.22.25 - I hate to point out that the stick is too thick to write with.

(Sometimes it's a struggle to get the words to make an entertaining sentence.)

11.23.25 - The man in the dune buggy said, “Look, buddy, it's very black and white, us versus them, so get your broom and dustpan and attack that dust bunny.”

(Heh.)

11.24.25 - The farmer worked the butter churn, but the stuff that came out of the valve was dough.

(.....gross?)

11.25.25 - If you have a blade against your neck and have to plead for your life, it’s a strange time to make a request on the radio.

(Unless it's time for "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me". NPR's news quiz.)