Today's Adventures
Nov. 15th, 2025 06:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithToday we visited two events, the Otto Center Bazaar and a craft market at Cross County Mall.
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House Call Gone Wrong (part 3 of 3, complete)
Nov. 15th, 2025 05:47 pmdialecticdreamerHouse Call Gone Wrong
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 3 of 3, complete
Word count (story only): 1597
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
:: During Elisabeth Finn’s maternity leave, she makes time for a follow-up appointment with her six-week-old patient. When the mother doesn’t show, Doctor Finn sets out to make a house call. The trip is disrupted, but may have VERY positive results for her new acquaintances. Written for the November of 2025 Magpie Monday, from a prompt bysiliconshaman, and posted for everyone to enjoy, with my deepest thanks. ::
Back to part two
:: Thanks for reading! ::
“Would you know who to sell it to?” Herb asked slowly.
“I can ask a friend in the hospital’s pharmacy; they order for one of the hospitals in my hometown. The blue chamomile leaves have to be processed, and my farmer friend can help explain the process to me. That part is outside your wheelhouse unless you’re interested.”
The older man hummed. “So, it’s just like growing lettuce for grocery stores. A cleaning station on site will bring better prices, but that’s expensive, especially now.”
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 3 of 3, complete
Word count (story only): 1597
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
:: During Elisabeth Finn’s maternity leave, she makes time for a follow-up appointment with her six-week-old patient. When the mother doesn’t show, Doctor Finn sets out to make a house call. The trip is disrupted, but may have VERY positive results for her new acquaintances. Written for the November of 2025 Magpie Monday, from a prompt by
siliconshaman, and posted for everyone to enjoy, with my deepest thanks. ::Back to part two
:: Thanks for reading! ::
“Would you know who to sell it to?” Herb asked slowly.
“I can ask a friend in the hospital’s pharmacy; they order for one of the hospitals in my hometown. The blue chamomile leaves have to be processed, and my farmer friend can help explain the process to me. That part is outside your wheelhouse unless you’re interested.”
The older man hummed. “So, it’s just like growing lettuce for grocery stores. A cleaning station on site will bring better prices, but that’s expensive, especially now.”
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Birdfeeding
Nov. 15th, 2025 12:11 pmysabetwordsmithToday is partly sunny and quite warm. It's already up to 75°F.
I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a male cardinal.
I put out water for the birds.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
EDIT 11/15/25 -- I did more work around the patio.
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more on author scams
Nov. 15th, 2025 09:12 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
lois_mcmaster_bujold_feedThis very useful post popped up on Writer Beware about the sort of scams that are going around targeting newbie or desperate writers:
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/...
Do pass this link along wherever pertinent, it can use amplification.
The week "Testimony of New Things" was launched and climbing the Amazon rankings I received not one but four different emails with marketing scams of this ilk. If anyone is interested, I could post the emails for further warning/education/entertainment.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on November, 15
https://writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/...
Do pass this link along wherever pertinent, it can use amplification.
The week "Testimony of New Things" was launched and climbing the Amazon rankings I received not one but four different emails with marketing scams of this ilk. If anyone is interested, I could post the emails for further warning/education/entertainment.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on November, 15
Philosophical Questions: Censorship
Nov. 15th, 2025 12:52 amysabetwordsmithPeople have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.
Is some degree of censorship necessary?
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Is some degree of censorship necessary?
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November 15, 2025: When It Comes To Computers, I'm Something Of A Fun Guy Myself
Nov. 15th, 2025 06:21 amdaily_illuminator_feedOne of the supreme triumphs of my collegiate career (last millennium) was getting a "Great Ideas in Computer Science" course to count as my natural-science requirement. Forget biology or oceanography; electrified silicon is where the real natural world lies.
But maybe there's more to the idea, as the latest research has shown you can apparently do computer-memory-type-stuff with . . . mushrooms. Phys.org has the story, including an amazing photo of various computer bits plugged into organic bits I'd normally chop and sauté with olive oil. Now, does this count as GURPS Ultra-Tech, or GURPS Bio-Tech?
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
But maybe there's more to the idea, as the latest research has shown you can apparently do computer-memory-type-stuff with . . . mushrooms. Phys.org has the story, including an amazing photo of various computer bits plugged into organic bits I'd normally chop and sauté with olive oil. Now, does this count as GURPS Ultra-Tech, or GURPS Bio-Tech?
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
Politics
Nov. 14th, 2025 09:31 pmysabetwordsmithWhy I Am Resigning from the Heritage Foundation (Guest-Post by Adam Mossoff)
[DB: This is a guest post from my Scalia Law colleague Professor Adam Mossoff, reprinting his letter to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts resigning his position as a visiting fellow at the Foundation. As Adam says, this is a time for choosing on the political right: you either abandon conservatism and stand with Tucker Carlson and nihilism, collectivism, Nazism, and Jew hatred, or you stick up for (conserve, if you will) the American traditions of individual rights, religious and ethnic pluralism, and the rule of law.]
An interesting feature of modern politics is how often it highlights where people draw the line, that they are comfortable or tolerant of A-Y but not Z.
[DB: This is a guest post from my Scalia Law colleague Professor Adam Mossoff, reprinting his letter to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts resigning his position as a visiting fellow at the Foundation. As Adam says, this is a time for choosing on the political right: you either abandon conservatism and stand with Tucker Carlson and nihilism, collectivism, Nazism, and Jew hatred, or you stick up for (conserve, if you will) the American traditions of individual rights, religious and ethnic pluralism, and the rule of law.]
An interesting feature of modern politics is how often it highlights where people draw the line, that they are comfortable or tolerant of A-Y but not Z.
Communities
Nov. 14th, 2025 07:41 pmysabetwordsmithWant to build a deeper, richer community? Learning how to handle conflict is key, the Gottmans say
As Julie told Good Good Good, in the decades they have spent doing this work they have observed time and time again: “Conflict can really lead to greater understanding between people.”
The trick is approaching conflict with a goal to understand; not to conquer.
“Speak in such a way that you don't sabotage yourself getting listened to,” Julie said. “That means avoiding criticism, contempt, defensiveness, totally shutting down, or stonewalling.”
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As Julie told Good Good Good, in the decades they have spent doing this work they have observed time and time again: “Conflict can really lead to greater understanding between people.”
The trick is approaching conflict with a goal to understand; not to conquer.
“Speak in such a way that you don't sabotage yourself getting listened to,” Julie said. “That means avoiding criticism, contempt, defensiveness, totally shutting down, or stonewalling.”
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This is such a weird framing
Nov. 14th, 2025 04:25 pmconuly"Along the journey she discovers that her and her family were never actually slaves at all but the original royal family and the original slaves usurped the throne and took over due to constantly being oppressed and treated unfairly."
I really want to ask this person if they understand how the concepts of "slavery" and "royalty" work. This girl was definitely a slave because she was enslaved, you can be a slave and also be from a royal family since both these concepts are societal concepts, the word "usurp" suggests that this revolution was invalid and bad, and by the way, if she was born as part of the royal family she's probably lucky she wasn't killed, except that then the book would've been very short and grim, with no happy ending. Well, no happy ending for her, all the happy endings for the people who killed her family and secured their freedom.
(Somebody suggested this may be The Claidi Journals, which is what I was thinking.)
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I really want to ask this person if they understand how the concepts of "slavery" and "royalty" work. This girl was definitely a slave because she was enslaved, you can be a slave and also be from a royal family since both these concepts are societal concepts, the word "usurp" suggests that this revolution was invalid and bad, and by the way, if she was born as part of the royal family she's probably lucky she wasn't killed, except that then the book would've been very short and grim, with no happy ending. Well, no happy ending for her, all the happy endings for the people who killed her family and secured their freedom.
(Somebody suggested this may be The Claidi Journals, which is what I was thinking.)
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Education
Nov. 14th, 2025 07:35 pmysabetwordsmithVirtual 'University Of The People' provides a free college education to anyone in the world
The university offers accredited certificates, associate and bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, and master’s degree programs in business administration, information technology, and education.
There is no tuition involved in obtaining a degree, but a variety of fees are required that add up to about $5,000 for a bachelor’s degree.
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The university offers accredited certificates, associate and bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, and master’s degree programs in business administration, information technology, and education.
There is no tuition involved in obtaining a degree, but a variety of fees are required that add up to about $5,000 for a bachelor’s degree.
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Birdfeeding
Nov. 14th, 2025 01:26 pmysabetwordsmithToday is mostly sunny and quite warm -- it's 75F outside.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
I put out water for the birds.
Devil part 4 filler
Nov. 14th, 2025 05:31 pmpilliadventure_feedsorry to be late there was a storm here and I had limited electricity for a few days
Magpie Monday
Nov. 14th, 2025 12:43 pmysabetwordsmithWell, it's not Monday, but dialecticdreamer is running a Magpie prompt call that will stay open until Friday night. Leave prompts, get ficlets!
The theme for this month is Disruption and Opportunity.
Life throws disruptions at us all the time, but sometimes, those disruptions are opportunities. Genna Saint Croix, driving halfway across the country at the invitation of a lazy detective to check a John Doe body, has a major disruption amid a life-altering crisis already going on. That she stopped to help a teenager who convinced his pals not to rob her was an opportunity… for both of them.
dialecticdreamer is running a Magpie prompt call that will stay open until Friday night. Leave prompts, get ficlets!The theme for this month is Disruption and Opportunity.
Life throws disruptions at us all the time, but sometimes, those disruptions are opportunities. Genna Saint Croix, driving halfway across the country at the invitation of a lazy detective to check a John Doe body, has a major disruption amid a life-altering crisis already going on. That she stopped to help a teenager who convinced his pals not to rob her was an opportunity… for both of them.
House Call Gone Wrong (part 2 of 3, complete)
Nov. 14th, 2025 11:58 amdialecticdreamerHouse Call Gone Wrong
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 3, complete
Word count (story only): 1508
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
:: During Elisabeth Finn’s maternity leave, she makes time for a follow-up appointment with her six-week-old patient. When the mother doesn’t show, Doctor Finn sets out to make a house call. The trip is disrupted, but may have VERY positive results for her new acquaintances. Written for the November of 2025 Magpie Monday, from a prompt bysiliconshaman, and posted for everyone to enjoy, with my deepest thanks. ::
Back to part one
On to part three
“He cut through a lot of middle steps. I’m not worried that he’s gossiping.” Elisabeth laughed brightly. “I’ve raised children before. Wren is my youngest.” She unlocked the door and watched the older man step back to allow her plenty of room to avoid the grabby fingers of the evergreen trees that tried to catch her wool coat.
The teen clambered out of the rear door on the passenger side. Skinny and coltish as any early teen, his face was flushed red with forming acne in several places, and the small, round sticky bandages coated in medication to reduce them looked more like a caricature than a medical treatment.
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By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 2 of 3, complete
Word count (story only): 1508
[last days of November/first days of December of 2016]
:: During Elisabeth Finn’s maternity leave, she makes time for a follow-up appointment with her six-week-old patient. When the mother doesn’t show, Doctor Finn sets out to make a house call. The trip is disrupted, but may have VERY positive results for her new acquaintances. Written for the November of 2025 Magpie Monday, from a prompt by
siliconshaman, and posted for everyone to enjoy, with my deepest thanks. ::Back to part one
On to part three
“He cut through a lot of middle steps. I’m not worried that he’s gossiping.” Elisabeth laughed brightly. “I’ve raised children before. Wren is my youngest.” She unlocked the door and watched the older man step back to allow her plenty of room to avoid the grabby fingers of the evergreen trees that tried to catch her wool coat.
The teen clambered out of the rear door on the passenger side. Skinny and coltish as any early teen, his face was flushed red with forming acne in several places, and the small, round sticky bandages coated in medication to reduce them looked more like a caricature than a medical treatment.
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Error'd: Will You Still Need Me?
Nov. 14th, 2025 06:30 amthe_daily_wtf_feed... when I'm eight thousand and three? Doesn't quite scan.
Old soul jeffphi hummed "It's comforting to know that I'll have health insurance coverage through my 8,030th birthday!"
Scififan Steve muttered "I asked Copilot if Tom Baker and Lalla Ward were the same age. Apparently, they have been traveling on different timelines, so Copilot claims they are the same age despite having birthdays 17 years apart. Who knew?" It's a timey-wimey thing.
An anonymous Aussie announced
"I was trying to look up a weather forecast for several
weeks in advance as I'm attending an event on Saturday 22nd
November. Apparently the Weather Channel has invented its
own calendar (or decided there are
too many days in the year), as while the 1st of November was a
Saturday and 22nd of November occur on a Saturday, the
Weather Channel has decided those dates fall on a Friday.
Rosanna is in Melbourne, Australia. Temperatures are displayed in Celsius.
" Rosanna is rated the 99th most liveable suburb of Melbourne, probably due to the aberrant calendar.
Beatrix W. wants to relocate to a more pedestrian-friendly nabe. "I was bored and looked for houses on a german real estate website. When I tried to have the distance to a house calculated I got the lovely result from the screenshot. The 99 minutes are okay when using the car but the rest is -1 minute."
Taxpayer Marlin D. is making sure he gets everything lined up for year-end. Checking his witholdings, he found that the IRS try very hard to be precise with their language. "This is from the IRS online Tax Withholding Estimator tool. I guess they really do mean *between*."
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