Back in April I had a jiujitsu competition, and as promised in my subsequent CSA post, here is the write up! If you’re new to my BJJ saga, buckle up: this post is an Origin Story as much as it is a recap. If you’re new to my art-and-writing saga, you can read that Origin …
First, the bare business bones: I will not be attending/vending at AnthroCon this year, despite having a membership rolled over from 2020. It was a hard and gut-wrenching decision, I will miss my friends there deeply, and I sincerely hope the con does well, and everyone has a great time and doesn’t get sick. Second, …
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As I write this, Bend Oregon is heading into its fifth consecutive day with a median AQI of over 400. That’s on beyond Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, and solidly into the Hazardous zone. It looks hazardous, too. Particulate matter is so thick the trees across the street are cloaked in haze and Pilot Butte, normally visible …
First I want to tell you about drowning. I currently work as a professional lifeguard, so drowning is something I’ve had to study. As we understand it, drowning is a process. Specifically it is asphyxiation due to submersion or immersion in water. A person who has drowned will have one of three outcomes: survival with …
What a month. I am going to make a blanket assumption that everyone reading this is at least as terrified as I am at the political climate change going on, which is almost as dangerous to the future of humanity as the natural climate change we have even less control over. But in the tradition of …
