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words, music, board games, politics, general nerdery. god & truth & right. questions are my favorite. he/him.

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How good it is, indeed

15.10.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Garden


To have a child
is to be a child
is to take on gravity
from both ends,
downspirallingdown through time
mutually nurtered
across the silent reach

dawn, into each new morning, into
the patient quiver of a midday breeze,
dusk, yielding to the icy harmonies of night.

	Grandparentsounds, bell melodies
	from the deepshadow of memory

Enchanted by wounds
we do not yet comprehend
great, gaping days impel us
whispering, blossoming, becoming

We

keep a welcome witness
as roots extend in expectation
as seeds become gardenβ€”

put your hands with mine
into the warm rolled soil.

Garden To have a child is to be a child is to take on gravity from both ends, downspirallingdown through time mutually nurtered across the silent reach dawn, into each new morning, into the patient quiver of a midday breeze, dusk, yielding to the icy harmonies of night. Grandparentsounds, bell melodies from the deepshadow of memory Enchanted by wounds we do not yet comprehend great, gaping days impel us whispering, blossoming, becoming We keep a welcome witness as roots extend in expectation as seeds become gardenβ€” put your hands with mine into the warm rolled soil.

Apparently it's National Poetry Day in the UK, so here's a poem in progress.

For context, this weaves in some phrases & words from the poems my grandpa wrote for his grandkids' births, and the title "Garden" is a play on his poem "Seed", which was written for his own children.

Poem on, friends.

02.10.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In an autumn of personal sorrow, this poem is burrowing deeper into my heart than usual, which is saying something

24.09.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
B

To be. To love an other only for being.

B To be. To love an other only for being.

Denise Levertov, always

22.09.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the last couple months, I've bought the collected poems of CzesΕ‚aw MiΕ‚osz, two by Denise Levertov, and one by Adrienne Rich, and I am seriously thinking about taking a break from social media until I finish them all

17.09.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

palgorithm > algorithm

08.08.2025 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

starting to think we should give "strange women lying in ponds distributing swords" a chance as a basis for our system of government

01.08.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5046    πŸ” 999    πŸ’¬ 151    πŸ“Œ 70

Pivot to video was such a curse. Now everything’s like obviously you’d rather watch a 40 minute video than read a sentence.

25.07.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3632    πŸ” 590    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 76

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying β€œcomedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is β€œthe President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”

18.07.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7570    πŸ” 2252    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 53

This is probably gonna sound nuts, but I have an idea for a 2P semi-cooperative physical adaptation/spinoff of... Balatro? So if that sounds like a thought experiment you'd like to partake in, hit me up πŸŽ²βœ‚οΈ

17.07.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Update: I finally did give away my copy today

Nothing quite like poetry so good you simply *must* physically put it in someone else's hands

14.07.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' . Alt: a man in a black shirt is making a funny face and says `` this '' .

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10.06.2025 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Confession: I did not have it in myself to read Larks that night, and it sat on my desk accusingly for two months, but I just read the whole collection in a single sitting, and I am without words

I may have to give the book away, it's that good

24.05.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I swear I was going to make this joke in December

19.05.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Attention is the universe folding out of and back into itself, we are only the eyes

19.05.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my gosh, I legitimately just snorted, that is *incredible*

19.05.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How DO you always have such a wonderful poem for the moment, my goodness

19.05.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It never ceases to amaze me how kids, as ridiculous they can be, are able to just say The Real Thing like that

19.05.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll admit I do not immediately know what that means, but that's just one reason I'm grateful to know and & interact with you: now I get to go look it up and learn things :)

18.05.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, we're birthday neighbors--I turn 43 tomorrow!

As ever, I am glad for your voice. The happiest of days to you, friend!

18.05.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is absolutely terrific and what I needed to see right now. More of this type of thing.

12.05.2025 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Saint Motel on stage performing at House of Blues Cleveland

Saint Motel on stage performing at House of Blues Cleveland

Just saw Saint Motel at House of Blues Cleveland, because our 17yo is a fan, and it was legitimately a great show, definitely would recommend

10.05.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*again* no less

08.05.2025 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the thing I will never get over: literally everyone has had Trump pegged accurately *forever*

He has only ever been a two-bit grifter, and explicitly so

And yet, here we are

08.05.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It made me Very Happy today to learn that I'll get to watch at least some of Foundation S3 with my most sci-fi nerd kid before they leave for college

08.05.2025 00:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The replies 😍

04.05.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drake meme but with Geordi La Forge, top says "may the forth be with you, bottom says "may La Forge be with you"

Drake meme but with Geordi La Forge, top says "may the forth be with you, bottom says "may La Forge be with you"

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04.05.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
27.04.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 548    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 3

Also the way Neo says "No" at the very end

27.04.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shortly after I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease (mid/late '99), my mom picked up The Matrix from Blockbuster one time I was home sick. I finished the movie, sat with my thoughts, then hit rewind on the VCR and immediately watched it 3 more times. It's an escape for me in the purest sense.

27.04.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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