bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Wednesday 17 August

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…as long as that document does not offend our own ideas of decency. That should be the only censorship.


Today’s Mass Shootings

4 teen boys shot on South Side porch

4 teens shot during North Philadelphia birthday party


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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Tuesday 16 August

What to watch:

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

Police: 5 shot near West Philadelphia rec center; 96 shots fired

Teens arrested in mass shooting in Memphis: 6 shot, including 2 juveniles


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Sunday 14 August

Back to Raleigh today. Barb and I drove up so she could see Rae’s new place.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

Chicago mass shooting: 5 shot, 1 fatally, in Auburn Gresham

7 people shot in Baltimore overnight within 3 hours, 2 victims killed

Shooting in Phoenix leaves 1 dead, 5 injured, suspects in custody


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Saturday 13 August

I drove to Raleigh today (about an hour from Southern Pines) to visit Rae and bring her a bookshelf from my house. She has a nice apartment close to campus.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

Shooting at Renton park leaves at least 4 people hurt, police say

Quadruple shooting in Clayton County leaves 1 dead, 3 injured, police say

4 girls, 2 boys shot during teen party at Raleigh club


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Friday 12 August

My laptop is being cranky. I need to run a malware scan and make sure nothing’s amiss. If that doesn’t fix it then it may be time to wipe the SSD and reinstall everything from scratch.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

40-year-old dead, 3 others injured after shooting at St. Louis City nightclub

2 dead, 9 people wounded in Philadelphia shootings, including a quadruple shooting in Frankford


Song of the Day

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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Tuesday 09 August

Still no mail. Fortunately the paperwork I got from the dealer when I bought my car showed who the lien holder is. I called them and got the information I needed to pay my car loan.

Later in the day I received an email from USPS asking me to take a satisfaction survey on how they handled the incident I opened. You bet I’ll take your survey.

Stay healthy and safe.








Days Without a Mass Shooting: 2


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bookmark_borderThe COVID-19 Diary: Sunday 07 August

I realized a while back that I was ripping off drawing inspiration from The Avengers for my D&D campaign story line. A portal opening up over a major city to allow extra-planar creatures to swarm through and attack is a pretty similar plot.

I think I probably got the idea from the opening cinematic from the Baldur’s Gate 3 video game, that probably lifted it from The Avengers, that probably lifted it from any number of sources.

Anyway, once I realized this I decided to lean into it. Recently the players found a ancient scepter that resembles Loki’s scepter from The Avengers. Does it contain my world’s equivalent to the Mind Stone like Loki’s did? I suppose they’ll find out.

Stay healthy and safe.







Today’s Mass Shootings

One dead, three wounded in shooting on Pittsburgh’s North Shore

1 dead, 4 injured in Birmingham shooting

Atlanta park shooting: 2 killed, 4 injured by gunfire during ball game

9 injured in mass shooting in Cincinnati; police say least 2 people fired shots


Song of the Day

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