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Robert (2 nibbles & a bit) Lyman

@steamrob42

#writingcommunity #writer #author #sff #steampunk software engineer, writer, bagpiper, grognard, gamer, raconteur, Rush fan, and prolific whisky drinker. He/him My own private Idaho in Virginia

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Damn, was thinking the cat could be an "alter ego"

We dont call her "Chaos Demon" for.nothing!🀣🀣🀣

07.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously though, did you draw this?

07.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

SHERMY!

07.03.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely!

06.03.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As the son/brother/nephew of educators I propose the following:

Functionally restructure the US education system after the Finnish model

1. Ban private schools (primary / secondary)
2. Heavily regulate homeschooling
3. Heavily rebalance investment in education v. defense over time w pref to edu

06.03.2026 19:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Know that airport well. The wine bar is pretty good

06.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Way to go Mom! That is so cool JR

Need to get on VASL & some ASL at some point

05.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to see pics!

05.03.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice!

05.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah being a piper means always having a drunk stumble over & ask for Danny Boy

Sounds terrible on the pipes & I don't like playing it, so I tell them sure, but ill need $20 first

Shuts them up real quick

A dude did give me a C note once to play it so I did that one time

05.03.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Seeing mine next Friday... the 13th 😈

05.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

How long before every car requires your phone to start there by enabling it to be connected to a traffic control network?

Keyfobs are already old tech that's been demo'd to be hackable.

04.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the way

04.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would so own that game!

04.03.2026 23:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Been playing ARC Raiders a bit & have been reasonably successful at it

Until today...

Last 2 missions ended with failure

FUCK!

04.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Make that 2

I had an Ultra Spark for a bit before selling it to a co-worker way back in 2001

04.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

YAY!

04.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

thanks and right back at you sir πŸ«‚

04.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I tell her that, but she feels it's best to leave sleeping dogs lie

She is however working on opening her adoption since all parties involved are now dead

Her adoption was pretty sketch & given a # of other factors we suspect her "father" was actually her bio dad & she from an affair he had

04.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

What made it even worse was they had had a falling out a few years earlier & he rebuffed all attempts by her to reconcile.

My wife has survived DV, SA & out living both of her children. I encourage her to write a memoir & one day hopefully she will

04.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Make time for this thread.
It is not an easy read.
It isn't meant to be.
Read it anyway.

03.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

My wife the night I had to tell her that her 1st born, 43 y/o her son, had passed away.

I can still hear it to this day.

I wouldn't wish it on anybody, not even my worst enemy

It's gut wrenching

03.03.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoying a fire with my best friend

01.03.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess i'll need to break out this oldie but goody

28.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So what we're eventually looking at is the Corporate Wars, which in the end gave us

27.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

27.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hillary Clinton’s fire and fury opening statement to the House Oversight Committee.

26.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 10529 πŸ” 3922 πŸ’¬ 532 πŸ“Œ 516

I realize this is "old news" by now, but this actually reminded me of "Bug Jack Barron" by Norman Spinrad

It has all the vibes of that story and that is a bad thing

26.02.2026 13:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everyone has their own way of managing boundaries, just glad you have them set

I've worked remotely for 19 years & boundaries was the 1st thing I learned, the hard way.

It's also the 1st thing I teach younger coworkers I mentor

26.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I make no bones about the fact that when the clock strikes 5pm, I am done.

I leave my work phone on my desk & turn the volume down on my speakers. If it wasn't a priority at 5pm it can wait until the next morning.

26.02.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0