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Greetings. Currently telling everyone the wonderful story of the wacky fun of being in the Donner Party. Sometimes I throw in disaster and weather stories. Sometimes I stop being polite and start getting real. Also part of a 90s sci-fi podcast crew with dozens of fans. Dozens!
December 5, 1846. From the diary of Patrick Breen: "Fine, clear day. Beautiful sunshine. Thawing a little. Looks delightful after the long snow storm."
The thing about Patrick Breen isn't he doesn't bother to mention things like all the buried oxen they can't find.
The thing about Patrick Breen isn't he doesn't bother to mention things like all the buried oxen they can't find.
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
December 5, 1846. From the diary of Patrick Breen: "Fine, clear day. Beautiful sunshine. Thawing a little. Looks delightful after the long snow storm."
The thing about Patrick Breen isn't he doesn't bother to mention things like all the buried oxen they can't find.
The thing about Patrick Breen isn't he doesn't bother to mention things like all the buried oxen they can't find.
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My hot take is that I don't give a fuck if someone without disabilities gets an accommodation. They get a slightly better grade on a test? Tests are just part of a grade or portfolio and also, who FUCKING CARES. I care that a disabled person isn't *penalized* for needing more time.
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My hot take is that I don't give a fuck if someone without disabilities gets an accommodation. They get a slightly better grade on a test? Tests are just part of a grade or portfolio and also, who FUCKING CARES. I care that a disabled person isn't *penalized* for needing more time.
December 3, 1846.
"Snowed a little last night; bright and cloudy at intervals all night. To day Cloudy; snows none; wind S.W.; warm but not enough so to thaw snow [, which is] lying deep allround. Expecting it to thaw a little to day..."
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"Snowed a little last night; bright and cloudy at intervals all night. To day Cloudy; snows none; wind S.W.; warm but not enough so to thaw snow [, which is] lying deep allround. Expecting it to thaw a little to day..."
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December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
December 3, 1846.
"Snowed a little last night; bright and cloudy at intervals all night. To day Cloudy; snows none; wind S.W.; warm but not enough so to thaw snow [, which is] lying deep allround. Expecting it to thaw a little to day..."
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"Snowed a little last night; bright and cloudy at intervals all night. To day Cloudy; snows none; wind S.W.; warm but not enough so to thaw snow [, which is] lying deep allround. Expecting it to thaw a little to day..."
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
TLDR disaster: December 2, 2016.
People have to work, play, and sleep somewhere. And no place is perhaps more expensive to work, play, and sleep like the Bay Area.
And that's how people who worked, played, and slept in the place they could afford died by fire.
People have to work, play, and sleep somewhere. And no place is perhaps more expensive to work, play, and sleep like the Bay Area.
And that's how people who worked, played, and slept in the place they could afford died by fire.
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
TLDR disaster: December 2, 2016.
People have to work, play, and sleep somewhere. And no place is perhaps more expensive to work, play, and sleep like the Bay Area.
And that's how people who worked, played, and slept in the place they could afford died by fire.
People have to work, play, and sleep somewhere. And no place is perhaps more expensive to work, play, and sleep like the Bay Area.
And that's how people who worked, played, and slept in the place they could afford died by fire.
TLDR disaster on December 1, 1958: 90 children go to school in Chicago and do not come home along with 3 nuns.
All because of grandfather clauses exempting the old school from modern fire codes.
All because of grandfather clauses exempting the old school from modern fire codes.
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
TLDR disaster on December 1, 1958: 90 children go to school in Chicago and do not come home along with 3 nuns.
All because of grandfather clauses exempting the old school from modern fire codes.
All because of grandfather clauses exempting the old school from modern fire codes.
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Exactly how big is the B5 universe? Can you place a bet on B5? Just how in the way in Torquemann? Are we going to mention #StrangeNewWorlds? Are we heading for a #CowboyBebop situation? These questions and more answered on this week's Babcom Pod!
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December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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December 1, 1846. The lake camp wakes up to more snow and all of the cattle, including butchered cattle, buried by snow. This includes the mules that kept the mountain party from continuing to Fort Sutter.
Digging to find them is tedious and often fruitless.
Digging to find them is tedious and often fruitless.
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
December 1, 1846. The lake camp wakes up to more snow and all of the cattle, including butchered cattle, buried by snow. This includes the mules that kept the mountain party from continuing to Fort Sutter.
Digging to find them is tedious and often fruitless.
Digging to find them is tedious and often fruitless.
November 29, 1846: Breen diary entry...
"Still snowing. Now about 3 ft [91 centimeters] deep. Wind W. Killed my last oxen today. Will skin them tomorrow. Gave another yoke to Fosters. Hard to get wood."
"Still snowing. Now about 3 ft [91 centimeters] deep. Wind W. Killed my last oxen today. Will skin them tomorrow. Gave another yoke to Fosters. Hard to get wood."
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
November 29, 1846: Breen diary entry...
"Still snowing. Now about 3 ft [91 centimeters] deep. Wind W. Killed my last oxen today. Will skin them tomorrow. Gave another yoke to Fosters. Hard to get wood."
"Still snowing. Now about 3 ft [91 centimeters] deep. Wind W. Killed my last oxen today. Will skin them tomorrow. Gave another yoke to Fosters. Hard to get wood."
Patrick Breen's diary for Nov 27 and 28, 1846.
"Continues to snow. The ground not covered. Wind W. Dull prospect for crossing the mountains."
"Snowing fast now. About 10 o'clock, snow 8 or 10 in [20–25 centimeters] deep. Soft wet snow. Weather not cold. Wind W."
"Continues to snow. The ground not covered. Wind W. Dull prospect for crossing the mountains."
"Snowing fast now. About 10 o'clock, snow 8 or 10 in [20–25 centimeters] deep. Soft wet snow. Weather not cold. Wind W."
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Patrick Breen's diary for Nov 27 and 28, 1846.
"Continues to snow. The ground not covered. Wind W. Dull prospect for crossing the mountains."
"Snowing fast now. About 10 o'clock, snow 8 or 10 in [20–25 centimeters] deep. Soft wet snow. Weather not cold. Wind W."
"Continues to snow. The ground not covered. Wind W. Dull prospect for crossing the mountains."
"Snowing fast now. About 10 o'clock, snow 8 or 10 in [20–25 centimeters] deep. Soft wet snow. Weather not cold. Wind W."
November 26, 1846: "Began to snow yesterday in the evening. Now rains or sleet. The mountaineers don't start to day."
Patrick Breen's diary entry lets us know that another try over the mountain has been postponed by weather.
Patrick Breen's diary entry lets us know that another try over the mountain has been postponed by weather.
November 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
November 26, 1846: "Began to snow yesterday in the evening. Now rains or sleet. The mountaineers don't start to day."
Patrick Breen's diary entry lets us know that another try over the mountain has been postponed by weather.
Patrick Breen's diary entry lets us know that another try over the mountain has been postponed by weather.
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new EPISODE about a TRAIN that was FAST but in the WRONG PLACE
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
new EPISODE about a TRAIN that was FAST but in the WRONG PLACE
The DOT advising people to "dress up" for airport travel are going to get people killed in an emergency. Heals and emergency evacuation. Synthetic fabric and fuel fed fires.
Plus who cares if people wear PJs, as long as they have sensible shoes and natural fibers for safety reasons.
Plus who cares if people wear PJs, as long as they have sensible shoes and natural fibers for safety reasons.
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The DOT advising people to "dress up" for airport travel are going to get people killed in an emergency. Heals and emergency evacuation. Synthetic fabric and fuel fed fires.
Plus who cares if people wear PJs, as long as they have sensible shoes and natural fibers for safety reasons.
Plus who cares if people wear PJs, as long as they have sensible shoes and natural fibers for safety reasons.
One, this is awful...
Two, will this be a cladding situation like Grenfell?
Two, will this be a cladding situation like Grenfell?
A fire engulfed a residential tower complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing several people as firefighters struggled to control the blaze. Authorities say they do not yet know how many people may still be trapped inside.
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
One, this is awful...
Two, will this be a cladding situation like Grenfell?
Two, will this be a cladding situation like Grenfell?
November 25, 1846.
Breen keeps writing in his diary.
"Wind about W.N.W. Cloudy. Looks like the eve of a snow storm. Our mountaineers intend trying to cross the Mountain tomorrow if [the weather is] fair. Froze hard last night."
Breen keeps writing in his diary.
"Wind about W.N.W. Cloudy. Looks like the eve of a snow storm. Our mountaineers intend trying to cross the Mountain tomorrow if [the weather is] fair. Froze hard last night."
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
November 25, 1846.
Breen keeps writing in his diary.
"Wind about W.N.W. Cloudy. Looks like the eve of a snow storm. Our mountaineers intend trying to cross the Mountain tomorrow if [the weather is] fair. Froze hard last night."
Breen keeps writing in his diary.
"Wind about W.N.W. Cloudy. Looks like the eve of a snow storm. Our mountaineers intend trying to cross the Mountain tomorrow if [the weather is] fair. Froze hard last night."
BSG S4E17: "Someone to Watch Over Me."
Survivor Count: 39,556 as no one died, but the end of this episode will change that. Probably.
We need a 🍇 by proxy and kidnapping CW.
The Galatica is in bad shape. It is probably gonna fucking break any day now.
Congratulations to Six...
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Survivor Count: 39,556 as no one died, but the end of this episode will change that. Probably.
We need a 🍇 by proxy and kidnapping CW.
The Galatica is in bad shape. It is probably gonna fucking break any day now.
Congratulations to Six...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
BSG S4E17: "Someone to Watch Over Me."
Survivor Count: 39,556 as no one died, but the end of this episode will change that. Probably.
We need a 🍇 by proxy and kidnapping CW.
The Galatica is in bad shape. It is probably gonna fucking break any day now.
Congratulations to Six...
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Survivor Count: 39,556 as no one died, but the end of this episode will change that. Probably.
We need a 🍇 by proxy and kidnapping CW.
The Galatica is in bad shape. It is probably gonna fucking break any day now.
Congratulations to Six...
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I will be putting this away for when a lot of people get the Mr Morden treatment...
a man with a wig on his head is waving his hand
Alt: Vir Cotto, the attache of Londo Mollari of the Centauri, tells Mr. Morden what he wants.
"I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I would look up at your lifeless eyes and wave like this..."
Smiles and gives a very sarcastic hand wave that is the most awesome thing that has ever happened.
"Can you and your associates arrange this for me, Mr. Morden?"
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November 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I will be putting this away for when a lot of people get the Mr Morden treatment...
A short recap of Babylon 5 S2E14: "There All Honor Lies."
It's a fucking pun title. You see because honor lying prone but also lying through its teeth.
Get it?
Sheridan is now enrolled in Vorlon University with Professor Kosh. He takes a dark shadowy corridor...
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It's a fucking pun title. You see because honor lying prone but also lying through its teeth.
Get it?
Sheridan is now enrolled in Vorlon University with Professor Kosh. He takes a dark shadowy corridor...
1/9
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A short recap of Babylon 5 S2E14: "There All Honor Lies."
It's a fucking pun title. You see because honor lying prone but also lying through its teeth.
Get it?
Sheridan is now enrolled in Vorlon University with Professor Kosh. He takes a dark shadowy corridor...
1/9
It's a fucking pun title. You see because honor lying prone but also lying through its teeth.
Get it?
Sheridan is now enrolled in Vorlon University with Professor Kosh. He takes a dark shadowy corridor...
1/9
Who are you? What do you want? Would you be angry if a doll of yourself lacked certain... attributes?
Has #Sheridan ever been to #BurningMan? Does #Kosh play #FrickfrackBlackjack? Why is #Lennier talking vasectomies? What's with the fighting I Love You fingers? How grateful is #Keffer just to be in the ep? These questions and more answered on this week's Babcom Pod!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Who are you? What do you want? Would you be angry if a doll of yourself lacked certain... attributes?
Melanie Janene Thorton was born May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina.
She was musically inclined from a young age: singing, piano, and clarinet. Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack were her idols.
In the early 1990s she went to Germany...
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She was musically inclined from a young age: singing, piano, and clarinet. Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack were her idols.
In the early 1990s she went to Germany...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Melanie Janene Thorton was born May 13, 1967 in Charleston, South Carolina.
She was musically inclined from a young age: singing, piano, and clarinet. Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack were her idols.
In the early 1990s she went to Germany...
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She was musically inclined from a young age: singing, piano, and clarinet. Aretha Franklin and Roberta Flack were her idols.
In the early 1990s she went to Germany...
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November 24, 1846. Breen's diary.
"Fine in the morning. Towards evening, Cloudy & windy. Wind W. Looks like snow. Freezeing hard."
"Fine in the morning. Towards evening, Cloudy & windy. Wind W. Looks like snow. Freezeing hard."
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
November 24, 1846. Breen's diary.
"Fine in the morning. Towards evening, Cloudy & windy. Wind W. Looks like snow. Freezeing hard."
"Fine in the morning. Towards evening, Cloudy & windy. Wind W. Looks like snow. Freezeing hard."
TLDR Enterprise S4E5 "Cold Storage 12"
Archer adopts a not quite augment while Spiner and crew take over a space station full of pathogens and embryos, doing a terror on a Fair Haven doctor to get the embryo code, leaving Archer childless and trying to fix everything. TBC.
Archer adopts a not quite augment while Spiner and crew take over a space station full of pathogens and embryos, doing a terror on a Fair Haven doctor to get the embryo code, leaving Archer childless and trying to fix everything. TBC.
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
TLDR Enterprise S4E5 "Cold Storage 12"
Archer adopts a not quite augment while Spiner and crew take over a space station full of pathogens and embryos, doing a terror on a Fair Haven doctor to get the embryo code, leaving Archer childless and trying to fix everything. TBC.
Archer adopts a not quite augment while Spiner and crew take over a space station full of pathogens and embryos, doing a terror on a Fair Haven doctor to get the embryo code, leaving Archer childless and trying to fix everything. TBC.
November 23, 1846. Breen's diary entry: "Same weather; wind W. The expedition across the mountains returned after an unsuccessful attempt."
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
November 23, 1846. Breen's diary entry: "Same weather; wind W. The expedition across the mountains returned after an unsuccessful attempt."
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The cops don't break crypto. They go to the poorest person in the group chat and say, "we're going to arrest you, harass you, assault you, and ruin your life if you don't let us read your chat."
Relevant xkcd:
Relevant xkcd:
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The cops don't break crypto. They go to the poorest person in the group chat and say, "we're going to arrest you, harass you, assault you, and ruin your life if you don't let us read your chat."
Relevant xkcd:
Relevant xkcd:
November 22, 1846. Patrick Breen's diary: "Froze hard last night. This a fine, clear morning; wind E.S.E. No account from those on the mountains."
They are fighting actually, and turning back. Over Sutter's mules actually.
The mules keep sinking in snow.
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They are fighting actually, and turning back. Over Sutter's mules actually.
The mules keep sinking in snow.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
November 22, 1846. Patrick Breen's diary: "Froze hard last night. This a fine, clear morning; wind E.S.E. No account from those on the mountains."
They are fighting actually, and turning back. Over Sutter's mules actually.
The mules keep sinking in snow.
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They are fighting actually, and turning back. Over Sutter's mules actually.
The mules keep sinking in snow.
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