Month: September 2019

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Combating Stereotypes Courtesy of a (Terrifying) Penguin Mask

Jordan Brady

This past summer my husband’s D&D group started a new campaign, and one day he sent me an Amazon link.  It led to this: An over-the-head penguin mask.  My husband can be a living non sequitur sometimes, so I had to stop for a moment and think hard about why he would send me this horrifying and tacky item out of the blue.  Then I remembered that his character for the new campaign was a penguin. I bought it for him, and I got to the page where Amazon shows you a list of things that other people who’ve looked … Continue reading Combating Stereotypes Courtesy of a (Terrifying) Penguin Mask

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I Don’t Survive the Apocalypse

Jordan Brady

If the world stopped right now – zombies, natural disaster, disease – and, as is likely to happen, you become one of hundreds of millions to quickly vanish in the ensuing panic, what would the few lucky survivors find in your home as they scavenge for supplies?  What could they eat?  What clothing is left behind?  Are there any first aid supplies?  Would your home be a safe place for them to stay?  Is it defensible?  If this hypothetical survivor is contemplative – which could be dangerous in a world where paying attention is likely the difference between life and … Continue reading I Don’t Survive the Apocalypse

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Frustrated

Jordan Brady

I spent a good deal of this past weekend frustrated.  It wasn’t “ruin-the-weekend” frustrated; more like “life’s-little-annoyances” frustrated.  I had three distinct frustrating events, each eliciting drastically different feelings that all still somehow could be described as “frustrating”.  The first frustrating experience of my weekend involved chocolate chip cookies.  That’s right, chocolate chip cookies.  Strap into your spaceship chair, close your eyes, and clench your butt muscles in preparation for warp speed, because we are heading for the Worm Hole of Serious Conversation.  I am not an excellent cook or baker by any means, but given a recipe, a kitchen, … Continue reading Frustrated