Beanbag Jolly-Amerika

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Bean (n): An edible, kidney-shaped seed borne in the long pods of a leguminous plant. Dad to two smol humans. Nonpracticing architect, sometimes poet, children's & board game librarian. he/they

Cropped bar graph results from a poll on game playing. Board game “daily/weekly/monthly” (purple/lilac/green) responses are 1-2 percentage points higher than standard-deck card game responses. [2/7/18 vs 2/6/16, respectively.]
A cartoon black cat baring its teeth in front of the US Supreme Court. Red flames rising behind. Overlay text reading, “a system built to oppress can never bring liberation”.
A screenshot of Lode Runner (1983) for the Apple II. A pixelated figure navigates a maze of bricks and ladders.
@brendlewhat Hello sir, I–*briefcase full of jellybeans falls open* 10:02 PM • Feb 3, 2012
‘Ann Leckie / @annleckie.com But instead I’m going to advise you to be like the goose in the meme, and always ask, “Efficient at what? Efficient at what, motherfucker? 10:50 AM • Feb 9, 2026’
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TOYS. Article/ad from The Canarsie Courier, January 5 1967. Begins: “Research by American psychologists, most of them with sons and daughters of their own, has furnished some interesting facts about the learning-function and the function of toys—two processes which in the mind of the child are one.” And ends with instructions for cleaning your Lionel Raceway set.
A painting of a corner cafe at night. A man in white works behind the bar, looking to his right. To his left, a beverage dispenser sits on the counter. A customer in blue is on the near side of bar, leaning on his elbow. A small group on the far side of the bar nurse their drinks. It is bright inside, with light spilling into the dark street. Behind, and across the street is a storefront closed for the night.
A photo of a corner cafe at night. A man in white works behind the bar, looking to his right. To his left, a beverage dispenser sits on the counter. A customer in blue is on the near side of bar, leaning on his elbow. A small group on the far side of the bar nurse their drinks. It is bright inside, with light spilling into the dark street. Behind, and across the street is a storefront closed for the night.
A diptych of Bernie Sanders sitting alone, masked and with arms and legs crossed, at the Biden inauguration, and a tweet from me on that day: “Every Jew comparing Bernie sitting alone to their dad, but my dad is super outgoing and gregarious. I just see myself in 30 years.”
Lando, a plane in translucent squares and triangles.
He champions communism (at least in one jokey photo)
Parsnip, the library rat (puppet), in front of a desk with a laptop and books on it, with a speech bubble reading: “whatcha got against rats!?”
Book cover of “The Celestial Steam Locomotive” by Michael Coney. A chrome steam engine zips through space in a very 1980s pulpy manor.
A hand holding a board game box: “Beware the Ides of March” by John Theissen, published by Hollandspiele. The cover art is Vincenzo Camuccini’s 1806 painting “The Death of Julius Caesar”.