u/Mudsharkbites

My commentary on the Semiquincentennial

Hello, Piggy

I decided to get a journal to help me get some use out of all these fountain pens. I finally decided on a Zequenz Color Classic 360 as they were heavily touted as fountain pen friendly.

It isn’t.

As soon as I started on the back of the first page the bleed through was kind of outrageous.

I thought maybe it was the ink so I tried everything I had inked at the time - they ALL bleed through the paper - quite obnoxiously. I was really disappointed.

Now I can’t return it either.

So my question is, what is a decent journal with dots that people can recommend that will actually stand up to fountain pens?

Two days ago I purchased a brand new still sealed in its original shrink wrap board game at a local thrift store.

While I was still shopping I took a picture of it then used the “sell a similar item” option to put it on eBay.

The following day it was removed as being a counterfeit item. It CLEARLY isn’t - there are numerous other copies of the very same game being sold on eBay.

I appealed - they told me tough shit it’s counterfeit and I don’t dare relist it.

I’m pissed - I don’t want the damn game and it’s clearly not counterfeit - I don’t even know why they thought it was.

What happens if I just create a new listing?

I’m not trying to start an argument or a flame war, I’m truly curious.

So much talk here about Backgammon Galaxy I tried it a few times, and came away genuinely puzzled as to why it appears to be the most popular joint on the block here.

It doesn’t seem to offer anything that can’t be found at numerous other backgammon sites, forces you to use coins which I loath, forces you to use avatars which I also find less than compelling, and has very few options for editing the board.

I know there’s lots of opportunities to find an opponent there, but the same can be said for pretty much every backgammon site.

So again, seriously, what is the attraction?, because frankly, I’m stumped.

When you have to compose and publish a lead sheet daily sometimes you inspiration comes from an odd source. In this case a prelude by Bach from book one of the WTC and the work of Art Clokey.

Since I have to compose a miniature daily and blog about it to boot, sometimes the subjects can become pretty obtuse, as was the case today.

Having lived through the 2011 silver debacle and the subsequent over a decade long sideways movement I eventually bought into the narrative that this time it was different.

That time I just shoved the stack under the bed and forgot about it - for over a decade. It’s a big stack.

This time, no, I didn’t buy into the peak, I just started DCA’ing every week once it got close to $50 and have kept it up until now. Normally an ounce or two a week. I ignored the advice though to sell some when it bested $100 and take some profit. :(

After today’s sickening action I’m going to do one more purchase this weekend after I get paid - go all out on the best deal I can find for generic rounds at of below spot, then I’m done. If silver acts like it’s going to recover in short order maybe I’ll start back but if not, I’m not putting any more money into this dip, instead, it all goes back under the bed and I’ll figure it’s a fool me twice, shame on me type situation.

I’ve already got more than most people would consider necessary, and I’m getting too old to wait around yet ANOTHER decade for it to recover as I’ll likely be dead by then. Maybe it’ll benefit my kids though much as I love them, I would rather reap the benefits myself.

After a six month break I’ve started back up my blog where I post a new original composition every day. Today’s piece is short but about the longest day of the year.