Pulp Herb
@pulpherb.bsky.social
Writer, gamer, model railroader, rail fan. In general I like cats more than people. I post writing, cat memes, and general shenanigans.
Stories: https://books2read.com/ap/nA70Ay/Herbert-Nowell
Stories: https://books2read.com/ap/nA70Ay/Herbert-Nowell
"As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about."
- Lawrence Block
- Lawrence Block
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"As my late mother famously observed, the one thing to be said for growing old is that every year there are a few more things I don’t have to give a rat’s ass about."
- Lawrence Block
- Lawrence Block
I just finished rereading Alexander Macris's book Arbiter of Worlds and the appendix on alignment has inspired some thoughts. The first thing that really struck me was in his suggested mapping of Palladium's alignments to the nine-fold alignment of AD&D on.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I just finished rereading Alexander Macris's book Arbiter of Worlds and the appendix on alignment has inspired some thoughts. The first thing that really struck me was in his suggested mapping of Palladium's alignments to the nine-fold alignment of AD&D on.
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"Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man."
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
December 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Every year there's a few more things I'm not sure of. I've decided that a wide-ranging uncertainty is the mark of the true maturity of man."
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
- "Everybody Dies" by Lawrence Block
"Love your country, but never trust its government."
- Robert Heinlein
- Robert Heinlein
December 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Love your country, but never trust its government."
- Robert Heinlein
- Robert Heinlein
"I am a programmer. On my 1040 form, that is what I put down as my occupation. As a programmer, I write programs."
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
December 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I am a programmer. On my 1040 form, that is what I put down as my occupation. As a programmer, I write programs."
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
- Ken Thompson, father of Unix
"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."
- C. S. Lewis
- C. S. Lewis
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between."
- C. S. Lewis
- C. S. Lewis
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else." - Margaret Mead
"Small isn't just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself." - Jason Fried
December 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Small isn't just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination itself." - Jason Fried
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention." - Kahil Gibran
December 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention." - Kahil Gibran
"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it." - Dale Carnegie
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it." - Dale Carnegie
"A year from now you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"A year from now you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Arianna Huffington
December 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." - Arianna Huffington
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley
December 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley
"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind." - Eric Hoffer
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind." - Eric Hoffer
"The only one who can tell you "you can't win" is you and you don't have to listen." - Jessica Ennis
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"The only one who can tell you "you can't win" is you and you don't have to listen." - Jessica Ennis
"I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life." - Paul Coelho
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life." - Paul Coelho
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place then stand firm." - Abraham Lincoln
December 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Be sure you put your feet in the right place then stand firm." - Abraham Lincoln
"Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past." - Karl Marx
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under self-selected circumstances, but under circumstances existing already, given and transmitted from the past." - Karl Marx
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich Nietzsche
December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"If you’re afraid of what strong men will do, you should be very afraid of what weak men will do." - Glenn Harlan Reynolds
December 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
"If you’re afraid of what strong men will do, you should be very afraid of what weak men will do." - Glenn Harlan Reynolds
“You don’t talk dirty to make him hot. You 'talk dirty' to communicate what you need.” - Nina Hartley
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“You don’t talk dirty to make him hot. You 'talk dirty' to communicate what you need.” - Nina Hartley
"I've always been a misfit." - Tracy Ullman
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"I've always been a misfit." - Tracy Ullman
"Put your ego aside and play as a team." - Sonny Bono
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"Put your ego aside and play as a team." - Sonny Bono
"Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible." - Larry Wall
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Easy things should be easy, and hard things should be possible." - Larry Wall
"Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life." - Gary Gygax
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Random chance plays a huge part in everybody's life." - Gary Gygax