C Mook Bridgman
@cmookbridgman.bsky.social
She/her. I do individual support for disabled adults and help them get out of segregated services and into the world. Love books and pets. New to ttrpgs. Want to help build a world where everyone is valued.
Shoot, I'm sorry. Don't worry, it's not much of a spoiler. Tacked-on epilogue. OK, I am going away now. Half asleep and messing things up without meaning to.
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Shoot, I'm sorry. Don't worry, it's not much of a spoiler. Tacked-on epilogue. OK, I am going away now. Half asleep and messing things up without meaning to.
I'm not asking you specifically. I'm asking in general because I'm getting gun-shy about proposing models of healthy masculinity that, well, aren't. Bluesky, please tell me Coach Ehrmann is legit as far as we know.
December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm not asking you specifically. I'm asking in general because I'm getting gun-shy about proposing models of healthy masculinity that, well, aren't. Bluesky, please tell me Coach Ehrmann is legit as far as we know.
Not abusing women should be the default. Finding so many prominent men, even some who said the right things and portrayed themselves in the right way, who are secretly creeps is kinda mind-boggling.
I think we're saying the same thing. Maybe my previous reply wasn't clear.
I think we're saying the same thing. Maybe my previous reply wasn't clear.
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not abusing women should be the default. Finding so many prominent men, even some who said the right things and portrayed themselves in the right way, who are secretly creeps is kinda mind-boggling.
I think we're saying the same thing. Maybe my previous reply wasn't clear.
I think we're saying the same thing. Maybe my previous reply wasn't clear.
OK, how about Joe Ehrmann, football player and coach dedicated to helping young men combat rape culture (among other things)?
December 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
OK, how about Joe Ehrmann, football player and coach dedicated to helping young men combat rape culture (among other things)?
Seriously? Crap. Checking.... Well, shit. Come on, people! Not being gross should not be hard to do.
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Seriously? Crap. Checking.... Well, shit. Come on, people! Not being gross should not be hard to do.
This particular reference is to *Night Watch.* I wondered. Glad to have it confirmed.
December 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This particular reference is to *Night Watch.* I wondered. Glad to have it confirmed.
"He created me. I am the Watchman."
"What kind of human creates his own policeman?"
"One who fears the dark."
"And so he should."
"You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in. Who watches the watchman? I do. Always."
"What kind of human creates his own policeman?"
"One who fears the dark."
"And so he should."
"You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in. Who watches the watchman? I do. Always."
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"He created me. I am the Watchman."
"What kind of human creates his own policeman?"
"One who fears the dark."
"And so he should."
"You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in. Who watches the watchman? I do. Always."
"What kind of human creates his own policeman?"
"One who fears the dark."
"And so he should."
"You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in. Who watches the watchman? I do. Always."
Here are some of mine:
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Here are some of mine:
The same is true of Sam Vimes. The fact that the City Watch is not just a bunch of thugs with badges enforcing the whims of the powerful depends entirely on the integrity of Sam Vimes. At least it did. By *Thud,* he seems to have created a culture beyond just himself.
December 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The same is true of Sam Vimes. The fact that the City Watch is not just a bunch of thugs with badges enforcing the whims of the powerful depends entirely on the integrity of Sam Vimes. At least it did. By *Thud,* he seems to have created a culture beyond just himself.
I had teachers who prided themselves on being strict and I had teachers who shared their own love of the subject and treated their students like people. I did the bare minimum for the first type and worked my butt off for the second.
December 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I had teachers who prided themselves on being strict and I had teachers who shared their own love of the subject and treated their students like people. I did the bare minimum for the first type and worked my butt off for the second.
The Luggage is fun. I did end up liking Rincewind because he's an open coward who still, when push comes to shove, does the right thing because it's right.
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Luggage is fun. I did end up liking Rincewind because he's an open coward who still, when push comes to shove, does the right thing because it's right.
In *Reaper Man,* the cosmic HR stooges fired Death for the crime of developing a personality.
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In *Reaper Man,* the cosmic HR stooges fired Death for the crime of developing a personality.
In the Terry Pratchett books we meet the Death of Rats, a sort of accidental sidekick to Death himself. The DoR is a rat skeleton dressed in a robe, carrying a scythe. It wanted to ride a cat, but Death said no. Death's own horse is white and named Binky.
As for having the time, he's outside time.
As for having the time, he's outside time.
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In the Terry Pratchett books we meet the Death of Rats, a sort of accidental sidekick to Death himself. The DoR is a rat skeleton dressed in a robe, carrying a scythe. It wanted to ride a cat, but Death said no. Death's own horse is white and named Binky.
As for having the time, he's outside time.
As for having the time, he's outside time.
The Watchman is the best: "You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in."
December 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Watchman is the best: "You misunderstand. I am not here to keep the darkness out. I am here to keep it in."
"....nor shall any State deprive any *PERSON* of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any *PERSON* within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Not "any citizen." It says "any person." Again, incredibly clear.
Not "any citizen." It says "any person." Again, incredibly clear.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"....nor shall any State deprive any *PERSON* of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any *PERSON* within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Not "any citizen." It says "any person." Again, incredibly clear.
Not "any citizen." It says "any person." Again, incredibly clear.
"....No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...."
So yeah, pretty damn clear about citizenship. But the most important part follows:
So yeah, pretty damn clear about citizenship. But the most important part follows:
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"....No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...."
So yeah, pretty damn clear about citizenship. But the most important part follows:
So yeah, pretty damn clear about citizenship. But the most important part follows:
14th Amendment says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.....
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
14th Amendment says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.....
I have an elderly cat with chronic constipation. She decided using the litter box hurt and went literally anywhere else in the house. Getting meds down this beast is a no-go. Finally her vet suggested mixing unflavored Miralax in her canned food. Rarely a problem since then.
December 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I have an elderly cat with chronic constipation. She decided using the litter box hurt and went literally anywhere else in the house. Getting meds down this beast is a no-go. Finally her vet suggested mixing unflavored Miralax in her canned food. Rarely a problem since then.
Guards! Guards!, Reaper Man, and the Tiffany Aching books.
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Guards! Guards!, Reaper Man, and the Tiffany Aching books.
My cat growing up liked corn (even unbuttered), cantaloupe, and tomato soup.
December 5, 2025 at 5:13 AM
My cat growing up liked corn (even unbuttered), cantaloupe, and tomato soup.
OK, now I have to read this book.
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
OK, now I have to read this book.
Shades of Sherlock Holmes?
December 5, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Shades of Sherlock Holmes?
The ten days of Hanukkah?
December 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
The ten days of Hanukkah?
Hey, I got to 3 aikido classes this week. Lately I've been lucky to make 1. Yesterday I was the only student there and spent an hour working on three moves. Came in tonight and got someone to run them with me before class, and stood there saying, "Now, how does this go again?" Aaaaarrrggghh.
December 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Hey, I got to 3 aikido classes this week. Lately I've been lucky to make 1. Yesterday I was the only student there and spent an hour working on three moves. Came in tonight and got someone to run them with me before class, and stood there saying, "Now, how does this go again?" Aaaaarrrggghh.