The Wordsmith's Forge

This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...


* Commented on "Just One Thing" in awesomeers.

* Commented on "Check-In Post - May 27th 2026" in get_knitted.

* Commented on "TV Tuesday: Waiting for the Break" in tv_talk.

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What does honor mean to you? How important is it to you? Does your culture value honor? What exemplifies honor in your culture?


"Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.... The friction tends to arise when the two are not the same....There is no more hollow feeling than to stand with your honor shattered at your feet while soaring public reputation wraps you in rewards. That's soul destroying. The other way around is merely very, very irritating."
-- Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign

"Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And
outlive the bastards."
― Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign

This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...


* Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics in scienceworld.

* Posted Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Physics in science.

* Commented on Just One Thing in awesomeers.

* Commented on Check-in Post in get_knitted.

* Commented on Signup Post: Fannish 50 in 2026 in goals_on_dw.

* Posted Birdfeeding on birdfeeding.

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What is the most uplifting thing happening in the world right now? What is the most tragic thing?


Most uplifting: The rise of crowdfunded ecological restoration. My favorites include Mossy Earth and Planet Wild. These places let you use your folding vote to push the planet's future toward a better trajectory.

Most tragic: Humanity as a whole is destroying the biosphere. They know why they need to stop. They know what the cost will be if they don't. They know how to fix what they've broken. They just damned well don't want to do it. >_<

This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...


* Posted "Birdfeeding" in birdfeeding.

* Commented on "Just One Thing" in awesomeers.

* Commented on "Check-In Post - April 29th 2026" in get_knitted.

* Posted "April Monthly Post" in allbingo.

* Posted "April Monthly Post" in birdfeeding.

* Posted "New Year's Resolutions Check In" in goals_on_dw.

People have expressed interest in deep topics, so this list focuses on philosophical questions.

What would be different if the 9/11 terrorist attack never occurred?


We would have a lot more freedom, privacy, and civil rights. I might still be willing to use airports.

The terrorists may have missed the White House, but they scored a direct hit on the American way of life. It's among the most effective terrorist attacks in recorded history, and it's still working.

This year I'm doing Community Thursdays. Some of my activity will involve maintaining communities I run, and my favorites. Some will involve checking my list of subscriptions and posting in lower-traffic ones. Today I have interacted with the following communities...


* "Books" in history

* "Female Leads" in hooked_on_heroines

* "Follow Friday Master Post" in interested_in_that

* Posted "Birdfeeding" in birdfeeding