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Summer Revival: Getting Your Creative Spark Back

Art-a-whirl in Minneapolis is my official kick-off for summer. In this episode, I talk through how to get through a slump and get your creative drive back, just in time for warm weather and sunshine. Plus an inside look at my coloring sheet illustration process and a cocktail recipe zine!Watch on YouTubeDownload the Coloring SheetDownloadCheers Cocktail Recipe Zine How not to live your life

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5. Family Action
6. Self-care for parents and carers
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

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2. Carers
3. Online Parenting Courses
4. Foster and/or Adopt

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5. Family Action
6. Self-care for parents and carers
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills

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System Hack: Colony Sim Cortex Tech Tree

In RimWorld, the tech tree is the conceit which allows the game to work with its societal drift conceit. Tribes of nearly cavemen, modern colonies, and ultra-tech feudal lords all coexist thanks to a set of technological research projects which separate each colony by level of development. In our System Hack, were going to need the same tech tree conceit, but the underlying mechanics are going to be quite a bit different.Before we go any further, I want to make sure you know that Cortex Prime is now available on DriveThruRPG. While digital versions of the game have been available before, you can now finally own a PDF version unfettered by a walled garden app which made the game significantly less accessible. With Cortex Prime finally available in the broader ecosystem, my hope is that theres much more interest in this and a whole host of other projects using the system.

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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Howard and Torbanlea - fire as at 3:50pm Thursday, 21 May 2026 (IF39-5719621)

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Smoke is currently affecting Howard, Torbanlea and surrounding areas. This is from multiple hazard reduction burns in the area.

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AVOID SMOKE - Shoalwater (near Rockhampton) - fire as at 1:44pm Thursday, 21 May 2026 (IF39-5719221)

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Smoke is currently affecting Shoalwater, Kunwarara, Canoona and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning near Stanage Bay Road, Shoalwater.

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- Keep respiratory medication close by.

- Follow your bushfire survival plan now. If you do not have a bushfire survival plan, make one on the QFD website.

- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

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AVOID SMOKE - Rasmussen (Townsville) - fire as at 1:38pm Thursday, 21 May 2026 (IF39-5719121)

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Smoke is currently affecting Rassmussen and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning on S Beck Drive.

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AVOID SMOKE (HAZARD REDUCTION BURN) - Woondul and Millmerran - fire as at 11:55am Thursday, 21 May 2026 (IF39-5718821)

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Smoke is currently affecting Woondul, Millmerran and surrounding areas. This is from a hazard reduction burn in the Woondul National Park. This fire is under control.

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AVOID SMOKE - Urangan (Hervey Bay) - Fire as at 9:30am Thursday, 21 May 2026 (AFH-5718421)

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There is a fire near Ellengowan Street and Booral Road, Urangan.

There will be smoke in the area for several hours. Firefighters are working to contain the fire.

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- Stay away from the area. This will keep you safe and help emergency services.
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Manitoba Hydro establishes Indigenous advisory circle to support reconciliation efforts
A new advisory board has been created to "provide knowledge, advice, and perspectives" to Manitoba Hydro on Indigenous reconciliation.

Slate Magazine My Friends Have the Wrong Idea About How We Bought Our House. Im Not Sure If I Should Correct Them. by Kristin Wong

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The piece recounts a mid30s couples frustration after friends mistakenly assume their parents financed the purchase of their home, prompting hurtful gossip despite the couples own financial advantagesno parental money was used beyond typical gifts, and any inheritance is many years away.The columnist acknowledges the difficulty of confronting such rumors, advising the couple to address the gossip directly by focusing on how the comments affect the friendship rather than trying to prove the facts, and to invite an open conversation about any underlying resentment toward wealth inequality if the friends dismiss the concerns, the advice suggests recognizing that the group may not be as supportive as believed.

. This is WRONG! Air-conditioning (AC) will only make matters WORSE! AC needs , & unless 100% of that is supplied by + (& I certainly don't recommend the latter), it will entail yet more burning of , increasing ! We need LESS burning, not more of it!

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You know what you should do

Years ago, I would often say, you know what you should do followed by some suggestion. When I started reading various things in the, having skin in the game, vein, I realized how uselessannoying evenmy suggestion were. (For example, to a caf owner, you know what you should have on the menu is not going to be useful.) Over time I came to understand that its only in areas where one has deep knowledge are suggestions going to have any chance of being useful. (Dont confuse that with observationsthe door to your bathroom is broken, is definitely useful to that caf owner.) By paying close attention to when I heard myself say, you know what you should do, I slowly learned to keep such comments to myself.

Aside: I wedged in a new behavior, as a sort of software interrupt. When I feel the urge to say such things, instead I find a compliment, swap out that text, and then resume speaking. If youve ever heard me seemingly-randomly whip out a complimentto a waiter, to a shop keeper, a managerthats often, (but not always,) what just happened.

Unfortunately, although I made great strides in reducing the advice-giving all Ive actually done is narrowed the area where I give advice. In too many instances Im still trying to exert my influence. Then when things invariably, (since its not my thing its someone elses that Im giving advice about,) dont turn out as I wanted I get frustrated. Go figure.

Note to self: Continue to root out the urge to exert influence.

Note from future self

In a weekly team discussion, where we start with someone leading with a prompt, we were asked what wed like to tell our past self if we could pass a note. My response was

I think Ill go with a short note intended to shake my foundations, rather than convey particular information. Presuming Id be certain to believe the note was from future-me, please pass this note to 18-year-old me:

There are no perfectly correct answers.
There are, however, perfectly wrong answers.

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There are no laws

There are no laws. You have to be in the moment. You have to understand the circumstances youre in. Learning to adapt to each new circumstance means seeing events through your own eyes, and often ignoring the advice that people constantly peddle your way. It means that ultimately you must throw out the laws that others preach, and the books they write to tell you what to do, and the sage advice of the elder.

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Making the Most of EZ Bar Preacher Curls

For EZ bar preacher curls using a preacher curl pad, focus on control, setup, and keeping tension on the biceps instead of just moving the bar.

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AVOID SMOKE - Mount Morgan (near Rockhampton) - fire as at 5:07pm Tuesday, 19 May 2026 (IF39-5718121)

Location: Mount Morgan and surrounding areas -23.651842399039 latitude, 150.37756173522 longitude, grid square QG56EI53
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Smoke is currently affecting Mount Morgan and surrounding areas. This is from a fire burning on Randwick Road, Horse Creek. This fire is under control.

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- Avoid driving through smoke if you can.

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ICE! It was ice! Boy, what a stupid question!

I have an ice maker. It works fine. But the ice has to be smashed up a bit after it's been in the freezer for the first time after it comes out of the ice maker. So far I've been putting it in a plastic bag and then smashing it against the floor, but the plastic bags keep getting holes. So what's a better way to store ice I know it's a stupid question, but I'm really trying to figure it out!

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