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@ericvbailey.bsky.social

Mild-mannered husband-father office manager by day, cozy quirky anti-billionaire indie game developer by night. Writing, coffee, Jesus, whimsy, mischief. Bad jokes? ericvbailey86@gmail.com. https://tinybookshelf.itch.io/octobug

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Sometimes the values have always been there, but putting them into words feels timely.

08.02.2026 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will stay creative, and keep putting stuff into the universe that wasn't there before.

Being able to read, think, and order your words is a good thing -- delegating this to machines is bad.

Perpetual debate is dumb; at some point you have to choose values, and stand on them.

08.02.2026 01:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yeah but,

06.02.2026 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

coooooool

06.02.2026 19:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mega Bomberman was the one game that could tear our four-player group away from the N64 back in the day.

06.02.2026 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

o7

06.02.2026 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh no, what was wrong with posting it here? lol

06.02.2026 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am definitely (albeit slowly, I think) becoming more of a snob about some things... but, dang, I'll still drink pretty much any coffee you put in front of me lol.

06.02.2026 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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two men standing next to each other with the words i 'm writing this down this is good stuff on the bottom ALT: two men standing next to each other with the words i 'm writing this down this is good stuff on the bottom
06.02.2026 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I still drink my coffee black.

I suspect this will always be the case.

Can your taste in coffee change?

I imagine sometimes it does for people.

06.02.2026 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Badger cuticle care soothing shea butter

Badger cuticle care soothing shea butter

Lotion time.

05.02.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lotion time ๐Ÿงด

05.02.2026 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lotion time ๐Ÿ’ฆ

05.02.2026 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I dunno.

Good morning!

05.02.2026 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent!

05.02.2026 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if
it
is
to
be
it
is
up
to
me

04.02.2026 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

? No? Why would the default position be to assume every single man should have kids? That doesn't make any sense.

04.02.2026 23:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

a solid legacy ๐Ÿ™

04.02.2026 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests

04.02.2026 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19452    ๐Ÿ” 5628    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 419    ๐Ÿ“Œ 289

Sometimes, we all need a shotgun blast.

... wait--

04.02.2026 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good morning! Hope you're doing okay. If you're not, that sucks, and I hope it changes soon.

04.02.2026 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tall guy life: Just hit my head on the ceiling. ๐Ÿ™„

Pretty hard! It hurt!

My son laughed at me. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

04.02.2026 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot from Shplief, a casual odd puzzle game in development, depicting a field of various icons (elephants, beds, the letter 'V,' numbers like 64 and 78, goats, mushrooms, guitars, etc.) along with two bits of text: "55. Six Plus Five Cats" and "Return To Menu"

Screenshot from Shplief, a casual odd puzzle game in development, depicting a field of various icons (elephants, beds, the letter 'V,' numbers like 64 and 78, goats, mushrooms, guitars, etc.) along with two bits of text: "55. Six Plus Five Cats" and "Return To Menu"

One of the easier Shplief puzzles... or, at least, what I sure HOPE would be one of the easier ones. ๐Ÿ˜…

hashtag indiedev gamedevelopment etc.

03.02.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the best

03.02.2026 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spiders, man.

03.02.2026 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yes

03.02.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

lol

03.02.2026 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

these are good questions

03.02.2026 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you got it

03.02.2026 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spider-Man and his companion, Bugs-Bunny

03.02.2026 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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