Mike Elmore
@jamesmichaelelmore.bsky.social
Queer, Gaymer, Queen, Nerd, Lib...
Kentucky’s tech shift isn’t about hype. It’s about broadband, remote work, education, and small businesses adapting to everyday needs. A grounded look at what’s already changing as the state approaches 2026.
Kentucky’s Tech Shift in 2026: Work, Schools, and Small Business
Kentucky is seeing steady changes in broadband access, remote work, education, and small business technology as the state approaches 2026.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Kentucky’s tech shift isn’t about hype. It’s about broadband, remote work, education, and small businesses adapting to everyday needs. A grounded look at what’s already changing as the state approaches 2026.
Labeling fentanyl a “weapon” shifts blame away from the systems that create addiction. We have seen this cycle before. When housing, healthcare, and economic stability are ignored, another drug always takes its place. Real solutions start with addressing causes, not slogans.
Fentanyl Is a Symptom, Not the Cause
Calling fentanyl a weapon avoids accountability. Addiction is driven by housing, health care, debt, and instability, not slogans.
jamesmichaelelmore.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Labeling fentanyl a “weapon” shifts blame away from the systems that create addiction. We have seen this cycle before. When housing, healthcare, and economic stability are ignored, another drug always takes its place. Real solutions start with addressing causes, not slogans.
Creative time disappears fast during the holidays, often without anyone meaning harm. This piece breaks down why boundaries fail, how to set realistic ones, and includes a simple roleplay exercise to practice holding them.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Creative time disappears fast during the holidays, often without anyone meaning harm. This piece breaks down why boundaries fail, how to set realistic ones, and includes a simple roleplay exercise to practice holding them.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/creative-bou...
jamesmichaelelmore.com/creative-bou...
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Solstice, Festivus—or all of the above—may your season be filled with warmth, wonder, and a little bit of magic.
Happy ChristmaHaunnaKwazYuleSticeTivusDay to everyone finding their own way to the light this time of year. 🌲🔮✨
Happy ChristmaHaunnaKwazYuleSticeTivusDay to everyone finding their own way to the light this time of year. 🌲🔮✨
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Solstice, Festivus—or all of the above—may your season be filled with warmth, wonder, and a little bit of magic.
Happy ChristmaHaunnaKwazYuleSticeTivusDay to everyone finding their own way to the light this time of year. 🌲🔮✨
Happy ChristmaHaunnaKwazYuleSticeTivusDay to everyone finding their own way to the light this time of year. 🌲🔮✨
A look at Ghosts UK vs US, how the CBS version adapted without cloning, and why longer seasons allowed deeper character backstories. Includes Season 5 context through Episode 8. jamesmichaelelmore.com/ghosts-one-h...
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A look at Ghosts UK vs US, how the CBS version adapted without cloning, and why longer seasons allowed deeper character backstories. Includes Season 5 context through Episode 8. jamesmichaelelmore.com/ghosts-one-h...
Winter design trends are already signaling the direction of 2026: cleaner interfaces, calmer palettes, accessibility-first layouts, and more thoughtful micro-interactions.
Full breakdown:
Full breakdown:
jamesmichaelelmore.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Winter design trends are already signaling the direction of 2026: cleaner interfaces, calmer palettes, accessibility-first layouts, and more thoughtful micro-interactions.
Full breakdown:
Full breakdown:
This year’s Christmas list isn’t whimsical. It’s honest.
Accessibility. Stability. Creative space. A break from constant responsibility.
I wrote about what “wildest dreams” look like as an adult caregiver.
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Accessibility. Stability. Creative space. A break from constant responsibility.
I wrote about what “wildest dreams” look like as an adult caregiver.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/my-wildest-d...
December 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This year’s Christmas list isn’t whimsical. It’s honest.
Accessibility. Stability. Creative space. A break from constant responsibility.
I wrote about what “wildest dreams” look like as an adult caregiver.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/my-wildest-d...
Accessibility. Stability. Creative space. A break from constant responsibility.
I wrote about what “wildest dreams” look like as an adult caregiver.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/my-wildest-d...
2025 brought tech surprises no one expected: offline AI growth, display innovations, digital minimalism, micro-wearables, and early quantum leaps.
Read the full breakdown:
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Read the full breakdown:
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December 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
2025 brought tech surprises no one expected: offline AI growth, display innovations, digital minimalism, micro-wearables, and early quantum leaps.
Read the full breakdown:
jamesmichaelelmore.com/2025s-bigges...
Read the full breakdown:
jamesmichaelelmore.com/2025s-bigges...
Amazon just launched Amazon Haul, a bargain marketplace built around ultra-low prices and longer delivery times.
It’s a direct response to the Temu-style shopping boom where savings matter more than speed.
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It’s a direct response to the Temu-style shopping boom where savings matter more than speed.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/prime-who-am...
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Amazon just launched Amazon Haul, a bargain marketplace built around ultra-low prices and longer delivery times.
It’s a direct response to the Temu-style shopping boom where savings matter more than speed.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/prime-who-am...
It’s a direct response to the Temu-style shopping boom where savings matter more than speed.
jamesmichaelelmore.com/prime-who-am...
Pantone chose Cloud Dancer (11-4201) as the 2026 Color of the Year, and the reactions range from thoughtful critique to “that’s just white.”
My new article breaks down:
• why Cloud Dancer isn’t neutral white
• how it fits into current design philosophy
My new article breaks down:
• why Cloud Dancer isn’t neutral white
• how it fits into current design philosophy
Pantone’s 2026 Color of the Year: Cloud Dancer – JamesMichaelElmore.com
Every year, Pantone’s Color of the Year announcement sends designers into a frenzy and the rest of the internet into a collective eye-roll.For 2026, Pantone selected PANTONE® 11-4201 Cloud Dancer—a…
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December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Pantone chose Cloud Dancer (11-4201) as the 2026 Color of the Year, and the reactions range from thoughtful critique to “that’s just white.”
My new article breaks down:
• why Cloud Dancer isn’t neutral white
• how it fits into current design philosophy
My new article breaks down:
• why Cloud Dancer isn’t neutral white
• how it fits into current design philosophy
Professional wrestling has a rich, vibrant queer history—one that 'Out in the Ring' brings to the surface with heart and power.
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The Untold Queer Legacy of Professional Wrestling: A Look at Out in the Ring – JamesMichaelElmore.com
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December 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Professional wrestling has a rich, vibrant queer history—one that 'Out in the Ring' brings to the surface with heart and power.
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jamesmichaelelmore.com/the-untold-q...
Keeping time in D&D shouldn’t be a battle. Chronomancy is a web-based tracker for in-game clocks, spell durations, travel time, and multi-party timelines — with save/load and custom calendars built in.
Read the article:
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#DnD #TTRPG #DMTools
Read the article:
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#DnD #TTRPG #DMTools
December 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Keeping time in D&D shouldn’t be a battle. Chronomancy is a web-based tracker for in-game clocks, spell durations, travel time, and multi-party timelines — with save/load and custom calendars built in.
Read the article:
jamesmichaelelmore.com/chronomancy-...
#DnD #TTRPG #DMTools
Read the article:
jamesmichaelelmore.com/chronomancy-...
#DnD #TTRPG #DMTools
A great read.
Not every corporate zombie sprints. Some creep, stall progress, and quietly rot innovation from within. Learn how to identify and revive these “Sleepers” before they derail your team:
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Sleepers: The Creeping Threat of Corporate Apathy
Not all zombies sprint. Before the rage-fueled hordes came the slow, shuffling undead—The Creeping threat of Corporate Apathy!
corporatezombiesurvival.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A great read.
44 and have never been on a date...
August 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
44 and have never been on a date...
Playing at the Kennedy performing arts center
August 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Playing at the Kennedy performing arts center
Had an amazing time at indie wrestling event "Summer Bash" by Appalachian Mountain Wrestling
June 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Had an amazing time at indie wrestling event "Summer Bash" by Appalachian Mountain Wrestling
OMG I just found a picture of J.K. Rowling without all her "Gender Affirming Care" (makeup) on: It's J.K. Trolling!
April 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
OMG I just found a picture of J.K. Rowling without all her "Gender Affirming Care" (makeup) on: It's J.K. Trolling!
Where is anonymous... we really need them now!
April 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Where is anonymous... we really need them now!
New rod of the day: Trunt
If you still support Trump, you are a Trunt
If you still support Trump, you are a Trunt
April 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
New rod of the day: Trunt
If you still support Trump, you are a Trunt
If you still support Trump, you are a Trunt
My coworkers are so nice
April 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My coworkers are so nice
I've made 44 solar circumanigations as of today...
April 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I've made 44 solar circumanigations as of today...
I forget how much I love being on a film set... #LawAndBeaver
March 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I forget how much I love being on a film set... #LawAndBeaver
"Gender Affirming Care" - Republicans are dead set on eliminating it, until you tell them VIAGRA is gender affirming care!
March 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Gender Affirming Care" - Republicans are dead set on eliminating it, until you tell them VIAGRA is gender affirming care!
As we get ever closer to my 44th birthday (11 days away) I realize I've been told "i love you" many times, but I've never been told "I'm in love with you"
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As we get ever closer to my 44th birthday (11 days away) I realize I've been told "i love you" many times, but I've never been told "I'm in love with you"