Dinah @metagrrrl@mastodon.social

It is great to be home after a vacation which was lovely except for the last few hours.

New personal rules:
No international travel through LAX.
No transfers through LAX.
And generally unless some other circumstances strongly argue for it, no LAX at all.

Those four photos taken by me at the Tate Modern in London.

Highly recommended reading: Zadie Smith on Kara Walker in the New York Review of Books
"What Do We Want History to Do to Us"
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/02/27/kara-walker-what-do-we-want-history-to-do-to-us/

... I don’t think it is surprising or problematic that they are making arguments for their own preferred approach and making reasoned arguments for why they think that is the best; testing each other’s ability to defend their approach. The fact that two small states have voted does not need to mean that the field is winnowed down to one (or even two or three) candidates; there’s time ahead for that as more and larger states vote."

... protection for clean air and water and the environment, respect and support for science and for broadly-available education, genuine respect for a range of beliefs and traditions, efforts to reduce the destabilizing gap between rich and poor, workable protections for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. ...

Wise perspective from my mother, who has seen many a U.S. election cycle:
"I don’t think it is a problem that there are still quite a few good Democratic candidates with a bit of a range on policy — all of them supporting honesty in government, a non-dictator presidency, workable health care for Americans with real plans for how to get there, ...

New spell: Pain Ward
You use an action to gently paint a warding symbol on the creature to be protected and speak comforting words. Until the end of your next turn, they will feel no pain. The spell also removes the Frightened condition.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/33910628

#rpg #ttrpg #DnD

Give players the tools to tell a broader variety of stories.

Good things happen when you win elections.
Pro-slavery holiday out, democracy holiday in.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/politics/virginia-ends-confederate-holiday-replace-election-day-trnd/index.html

Lots more on this available through Kottke's post: https://kottke.org/20/02/coyote-and-badger-hunting-as-a-team

Did you know coyotes and badgers sometimes hunt together?
https://openspacetrust.org/blog/wildlife/
What a cool video! :D