Of all things Geek. I am…
I can snack with the best of them. Movie marathons, binging television series, autumn weekends with lots of football, or a long evening gaming session all go better with lots of snacks.
If I had druthers for one specific snack, my favorite would be Andy Capp’s Salsa Fries. But as they don’t exist anymore, I will give a pass to Andy Capp’s Hot Fries and the many other kinds of chips and pretzels. But they are not a replacement for Salsa Fries.
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Back in December of 2024, I was highly pregnant (about 7 months) and lying in bed watching TikTok as I often did, especially when it’s dark and cold out and I don’t feel like doing anything else.
My husband is a voracious reader and while I once was as well, I have slowed down a lot, often resorting to video games as an easier distraction and stress relief from work.
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I will admit that I am addicted to TikTok. While I do not post my own videos, I do follow quite a few creators that I enjoy as well as a lot of friends and I will scroll through video after video as a form of stress relief much to the chagrin of my husband.
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Maus is the award-winning graphic novel by Art Spiegelman. It is a “Survivor’s Tale” specifically, Art’s dad, Vladek, and his survival of the Holocaust.
It is also Art’s story of dealing with his father’s history, legacy, and guilt. It is beautifully crafted in both form and function, in the black-and-white panels, text, and spaces in between.
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By the numbers, 2025 was not that out of the ordinary.
Fifty-two blogs were posted here, 26 episodes of The Palmer Files were published, and I had seven Proxycast appearances. There were also over 70 other podcasts which I produced across a few shows – The Good Government Show, Leading Iowa, and As Fate Would Have It.
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