That gold couldn't possibly be worth the same everywhere in the Kingdom as there was no way to track exchange rates across borders. This while trying to hire mercenaries for half of what their going rate was.
I just want to calm anyone's fears about getting older, I was terrified of becoming boring and today it happened; I got excited about finding cheap, high quality, paper. Do you know how great it is to be excited about paper?! Getting old is awesome.
A selfie this instant (I am returned from hell, aka the City Hospital)
Interesting things afoot in the Inkling lab 👀
This is maybe my favorite stand-up comedy bit ever. @adamconover.bsky.social gets it.
YouTube video by Adam Conover
Children's books used to have enchanting titles like Charlotte's Web or The Magician's Nephew, written by mysterious, faraway figures like EB White or CS Lewis, but for the last 15 years every new children's book has been called "SPLOOT the Smelly Fart Monster" by the Bass Player from Kaiser Chiefs.