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Dread Pirate Zed

@dreadpiratezed.bsky.social

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Just trying to get through it all with my soul intact. Badlife and proud of it. He/him

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 9h

There are several guys who spell their first and last names the same as I do; I've been intermittently receiving email meant for them ever since I got a Hotmail account. All I can say is that one or more of them lead lives far more drama-filled than mine.

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 11h

Best I can say is: at least it's over. I'm (more or less) okay with losing, but it hurts less when we at least seem to be playing the same game.

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

Holy crap! He pitched a whole inning without making things 💯 worse!

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

That's the first time since I can remember that I've said "good play, Treinen"

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

We need a field goal and a safety just to tie it up here

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

I'm either too dutiful or too masochistic, take your pick

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

Whose idea was this dumb game anyway

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

Seven!
(vacuum cleaner sucks up budgie)

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

Well, poop.

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

Freddie got fingered

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 13h

This is painful to watch.

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 14h

Damn Barger. Made a spectacular catch AND looked good doing it.
How I hate him.

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 14h

the book of bo bichette
is this a thing

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 14h

Nicely done, T & Freddie

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 15h

Yay Kiké!

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 15h

We've been cracking up this whole series: if you combine Max Muncy's face, Will Klein's beard, and Alejandro Kirk's body, you would have a clone of one of my nephews. He's not here, so whenever Muncy does well we yell "Go Russ!"

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 15h

I have a bad feeling about this game...

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 16h

🎶don't call it a comeback🎶

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 16h

More than an ending, really - in a very real way, the Scouring of the Shire is what the books were all about.

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 16h

Refrigerator magnet: "Sometimes you forget you're awesome so this is your reminder"

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 17h

Reddit sort of question, but I'm not a Reddit sort of guy, so...
Any hair product suggestions?:
- Strong hold
- Dry, not sticky/greasy
- but doesn't flake
- Unscented
- Inexpensive

I've been using Moco de Gorila Rockero, but the red dye/strawberry scent aren't really my thing.

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 18h

The sad thing about great books is you can't really stop stupid people from reading them too.

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 18h

Does he get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir?

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Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 18h

Just ran across a similar mistake...
"Lath" (singular OR uncountable): thin wood slat, usually used as substrate for a plaster wall
"Lathe": a spinning power tool used for shaping wood or metal

I built a bookshelf out of laths to hold my copies of Ursula K Le Guin's "The Lathe of Heaven".

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · Jul 9

Periodic grammar/usage rant:
"Loathe" is a VERB; it means "to hate or despise".
"Loath" is an ADJECTIVE; it means "reluctant".

I am loath to do the tasks I loathe.
I loathe the tasks I am loath to do.

Dread Pirate Zed @dreadpiratezed.bsky.social · 18h

Do we know the final, total financial cost of last week's AWS outage? Today's MS/Azure outage probably didn't affect nearly as many websites, but it's made a massive pain in MY ass.
Troubling and weird how they came so close together; will it be GCS's turn next week?