2026-04-06T01:12:28Z https://yabu.me The Gaffer https://yabu.me/npub18z3lxwh32a7mle8qna7sd77npfa7djg92cl9zh3tqwlnxz2n2jdqqx8hwx https://hobbitwhispers.social/system/accounts/avatars/115/210/236/726/742/469/original/53d1a945740bded0.jpg https://hobbitwhispers.social/system/accounts/avatars/115/210/236/726/742/469/original/53d1a945740bded0.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxj2a3udmscrjjfrsg64s6vyflz9p384v8uzd9jf8l6ln2fuf3eqszyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5qaztf6 Saved By The Well<br/><br/>#GeologyTVandShows<br/>#HashTagGames 2026-04-06T01:11:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhvz5k453et25zpeyw2g7vzavrt7ucdrzapldd7zde58c7m04q3qzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5gyqqmm #NoKings sign, Little Rock, AR<br/><br/>#LittleRock #USPol<br/><br/> <img src="https://hobbitwhispers.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/308/788/834/817/034/original/a8acb84e0b7a8c1e.png"> 2026-03-28T20:57:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlwahdk9sf99vehef96225fwevgw84j65ujlh2qgr5elmwkugxgczyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5k7j4dq When making first contact with a Utopian planet, stay off the grass.<br/><br/>#WesleyCrusher<br/>#SciFiEtiquette<br/>#HashTagGames 2026-03-03T02:29:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxt7lsz0wwe8ecumqrcu40t02lev9g5599unfms36egg6kjnc4upqzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5cfqant Just finished listening to #Enshittification by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fschugpy</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…ugpy</span>)</a></span>. A clear and unambiguous diagnosis of where we are and how we got here. Alas, I feel that it’s mostly preaching to the choir at this point, at least from the naked capitalism perspective that is the US. Still, there is hope - even if it’s likely to be an uphill battle.<br/><br/>If you haven’t already read it, you should. 2026-02-27T22:31:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0p70ec9h676gvn4a6tmmpaexk8pm43tsewa37az0n0e2vywqvtrgzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5m3df7y Three Good Things for this weekend:<br/><br/>💃 Great weekend of Royal Scottish Country Dancing in Austin<br/>🍽️ Enjoyable dinner with the wife&#39;s brother and family<br/>💸 Got the last two tax docs and filed our income taxes. Glad that&#39;s done!<br/><br/>#3GoodThings #ThreeGoodThings #Dancing #Scottish #Taxes #Family 2026-02-08T22:02:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkm4uwzps0kwye4uc624h47lswjrfzja2yw3yx9pj5d953kdjjkszyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f54ra73e I wrote this blog post the day after Alex Pretti&#39;s murder. <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqyzx5lem74kyqtzm3ehpfyqyg6jv7zq9nufnuu6pe5ywqlrvn4m3s35yn8x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqyzx5lem74kyqtzm3ehpfyqyg6jv7zq9nufnuu6pe5ywqlrvn4m3s35yn8x</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…yn8x</span>)</a></span> encouraged me to share it again:<br/><br/>A Story<br/><br/><a href="https://byzantium.txcolliers.net/index.php/2026/01/25/good-samaritan/">https://byzantium.txcolliers.net/index.php/2026/01/25/good-samaritan/</a><br/><br/>#USPol #Politics #Minneapolis #GoodSamaritan 2026-02-04T20:53:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqeuv9n9krjwrgt9gtkewalx5ksa8hmu54ldn5nx3tm2x0vk2w5gqzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5y9fwsk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr28f374f98e47qv5q0kr2cn8ffpqyy86h9d6g8ftfq59uu0ydpeqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qeq3xjw'>nevent1q…3xjw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…l70y</span>)</a></span> lol - I probably should have known that. 😄 Fortunately it’s just my state, not my representative. 2026-02-01T23:39:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxkh3hyja0mctqrl7sd5a9g8a7yv84zw43j3zgwqswt56y3ln5mfczyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5896nny In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd066lmf7ptqdc2gdghz48s62hnp5nas78xdc7rnl0wfanpsk8qsspz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qxcsqmq'>nevent1q…sqmq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…l70y</span>)</a></span> Wambsganss can still win! He just needs someone with the courage to find him 13,681 votes…<br/><br/>#USPol #Politics #Texas #GOP #Tarrant 2026-02-01T18:40:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgg6kktwhydf23g0vt8lljc8alwkmujxvlst6ewfu9af94e7srq5gzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f54flfsf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgj5w35dqgd62hww0fejry7seu3a85r78awn595yz27q4zwu0fedqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43qx0nwnh'>nevent1q…nwnh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqlzz05275zkk6zwuzel45jusr74ftyyuah8zll8vl09k98w8smy7qnyl70y</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…l70y</span>)</a></span> “ There are people within the Trump Administration who want to dump Stephen Miller and save Kristi Noem.”<br/><br/>Why argue about whether Noem or Miller gets thrown under the bus? Isn’t there room for both?<br/><br/>#USPol #Politics #Noem #Miller 2026-01-27T23:33:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspgc23zuh93yrd5jg7tqqc29dwcgkdtdu7w9mlvuy3vets4f529pszyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f56swrd4 Just finished the final book in the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. Stars - these have been the best SciFi reads I’ve had in many a year. Highly recommend!<br/><br/>#SciFi #Books #Space #Fiction 2026-01-08T05:18:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wzjtj8pct2ghvfdrexttrqeajdqfxsl08585lpgy35t5hx9ls4gzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5pxah2y What Does The Faux Say?<br/><br/>#CheapSongsOrPoems<br/>#HashTagGames 2026-01-08T02:45:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0e3cqcyr6j0f8xfn38g0y8hcy0r22fk8ac2n9wm3zsf63mll8hwszyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5rprl4x A Legume Of Their Own<br/><br/>#BeansAShowOrMovie<br/>#HashTagGames 2026-01-07T03:11:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs084dmmdsewwaq9lrgepzmlhkede5nt82rvy56a2hfpfjgtz27kvqzyqu28ue679thm0lyuz0h6phm6v98hekfq4tru5279vpm7vcf2d2f5jw0tkp The excellent <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fswlqz4x" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fswlqz4x</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…qz4x</span>)</a></span> highlighted this Wired article from 2015 regarding car “accidents”. The author’s story mirrors our own loss of our three year old daughter playing in front of our house in 2012. There needs to be greater accountability for people using automobiles. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.wired.com/2015/10/stop-calling-daughters-death-car-accident/">https://www.wired.com/2015/10/stop-calling-daughters-death-car-accident/</a><br/><br/>#CrashNotAccident #Cars 2025-10-04T15:10:27Z