Daily writing promptIf you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?View all responses
It’s tough enough to be at the mercy of adults, to have to answer to people who often don’t know what they are doing. But to try your best and be called names is soul-defeating and painful. One of the worst of those names is being called stupid. It says to a child that they…
Now that the not-so-super Super Bowl is a done deal, thought I’d give my thoughts to the ads that got my attention in one way or another. This is not a ranking since I really didn’t come away with a favorite. They are, however, listed in order of appearance for the ones I liked. Those not impressive, IMHO, are not listed or weren’t seen.
Apts dot com
Minions & Monsters teaser
Lays-heartstrings…
Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images
I never pitched in Little League, but I remember many of the lessons our coach imparted to this day. Most specifically, I remember him harping on “hard in and soft away.” This was silly. Nobody on my team could throw a curveball, and even from my youthful perspective, no one could throw anything hard either. We all mostly struck out or walked; pitchers with command…
A nifty visualization of the relationships among three time-honored eponymous “rules”: “Occam’s Razor,” “Chekhov’s Gun,” and “Chesterton’s Fence” @kjhealy.co
(The Aurora theater mass shooting)
Pondering perspicacity: https://roughlydaily.com/2025/07/20/wisdom-cries-out-in-the-streets-and-no-man-regards-it/
It’s horse sense: “Two rights won’t make a wrong."
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My favorite (and weirdest) equine images are collected in my horse gallery.
The fact that Adage loves cleaning and doesn’t want to let Cyrus take it over is adorable.
Who doesn’t want a man that cleans. And is likely to give you food poisoning with his terrible cooking. But at least he cooks and cleans!
Give me an Adage.
You’re joining me in my simping for Adage, and you don’t get a choice in this matter. I apologize in advance for the incoming posts on him.
He’s a self-aware king. He knows he sucks at cooking and it’s hilarious. Best boi of Steam Prison.
[[MORE]]Cyrus: “Adage. Your cooking is a little bad.”
Adage: “No. it’s not a little bad. It’s very bad.”
Cyrus: “…”
Adage: “And it’s not getting better. Disgusting. Is this food funny to you?”
Cyrus: “Haha. I’m sorry. I thought it funny that you know how bad it is.”
Adage: “I made it myself. Of course I know whether it’s good or bad.”
Meowiarty’s continued simping over Adage continues!
Adage is probably my favorite doctor-LI ever. His snark is just 10/10.
Example: “I told you to rest. If you don’t understand what that means, I’ll prescribe a dictionary.”
I love this man.
