I’m going to start a fight for boxing day.

GM Ryan

I totally get that

They wouldnta done it if it didn't work

Playing pickleball for the first time. Wish me luck.

One of the cooler gifts I received for Christmas, was this massive 7lb slice of quartz filled agate. I'm still unsure whether this qualifies as an agate or a solid geode. One side is really showy of the quartz interior.

The other side shows more of the blue agate bands & the exterior layer. The shell formed in such a way that it was gooey enough for other rocks and bits to stick to it but not hot enough to melt them, even though the interior stayed hot enough, long enough, for the gasses to expand the inner cavity. It's a pretty exaggerated example of the strange conditions and dual pressures required for geode formation.

I heavily contemplated using it as a charcuterie board yesterday. I did not and decided it's probably prettier with a candle behind it.

But... rocks tell long stories (sometimes I do, too)... it never ends there. After breaking out the loupes and the lights, I decided it's probably the most beautiful under long wave UV.

I spent some time researching and consulting about it this morning. I'm fairly confident the glowy green streaks and spots are rhodocrocite inclusions. My homework is now to figure out what trace minerals are providing the dominant hot pink fluorescence around the quartz.

GM friends 🐸

I'm not a big fan & didn't eat any yesterday.

I saw a 5lb bird literally half price at $20 AUD ($13 USD) and bought it.

I'll cook it up in the Kamado tomorrow.

I cooked everyone some picanha yesterday over charcoal & my MIL baked a ham.

My wife & I both felt socially exhausted today & a little hungover. Glad it's only once a year.

Yes..YYYESSS. Blood for the blood Gods!

Turkey tastes better when you can buy it half price on the 26th 🤣

I'm aiming bigger. Saylor or Armstrong!

Good morning ✌️🧡

I see 👀 and agree that we should sacrifice some podcasters.

There's a few I'd like to meet...in a dark alley

gm! agreed with you there! it's a lot of logistics to make it happen and it's always nice to know it's over. another successful Christmas! 😻🙏

Good morning

Good morning ✌️🧡

Interesting tradition. Despite my pfp, not actually a huge fan. Just a regular enjoyooor.

You have a projector? Like from pc to tarp, modern thing?