Owen K.C. Stephens

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Ugh.
Illo is the Sicilian city of Centuripe. Photographer unknown. Idea inspired by Stan!
#DangItStan!
The Epoch of Titan-Urges ended with the death of Tuonukka the Apocalyptor 1,000 years ago. While claims that Tuonukka was half a mile tall are sometimes dismissed as myth, the fact the city of Ir-Tuon is built atop his corpse in the Basalt Mtns suggests it's true.
#AppendixO
Normally I say nothing will get me out in 105° heat such as we have today, right now.
But I have been waiting on meds for my cancer treatment, and today they came in.
So, we went out. Fueled by hate and rage against my tumor, even egg-frying-on-asphalt weather.
Looks like we're adding intermuscular shots every two weeks to my health care routine.
...
So that should be fun.
International Chess Federation Suggests Trans Women Are a Threat to the Game

The argument that trans women pose a threat to women's sports holds even less water in the realm of chess, where physicality is irrelevant.

Jezebel
I already have 3 bills with 2 hospitals on payment plans for cancer things, and another $1650 due dropped in our lap.
We've been fighting this one for a while, expecting it to shrink considerably, but in this case the extra stuff and folks really add $1650 after insurance.
Gah.
When chemo has me in a brain fog so I can't follow plots or deal with deep thoughts but need something to help pass the time, Sprague Woodturning videos are a lifesaver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09xPGAlOxko
Woodturning - Emerald Green Loves Maple Burl

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Now at a quarter of a million dollars of weird, and growing!! Well done, Schwalb Entertainment!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432417423/shadow-of-the-weird-wizard