Mark Schaefer

@marcusandreasdc.bsky.social

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Attorney, author (SF/F), wordsmith, linguist, preacher, Upstate NYer, Gen-Xer, TKLL & Trekkie. IPA: [maɹk ʃɛjfɚ] Books: bit.ly/dtc-novel bit.ly/goodnews-mark bit.ly/CofUNC

Oil painting of the Buffalo Skyline by Benedict Schaefer
Jacques-Louis David, Le Serment des Horaces
“Is it good?” she said, “or bad?”—to help him. “Bad,” he answered. “We are quite ruined?” “No. There is hope yet, Caroline.” “If he relents,” she said, amazed, “there is! Nothing is past hope, if such a miracle has happened.” “He is past relenting,” said her husband. “He is dead.” She was a mild and patient creature if her face spoke truth; but she was thankful in her soul to hear it, and she said so, with clasped hands. She prayed forgiveness the next moment, and was sorry; but the first was the emotion of her heart. ... “To whom will our debt be transferred?” “I don’t know. But before that time we shall be ready with the money; and even though we were not, it would be bad fortune indeed to find so merciless a creditor in his successor. We may sleep to-night with light hearts, Caroline!” Yes. Soften it as they would, their hearts were lighter. The children’s faces, hushed, and clustered round to hear what they so little understood, were brighter; and it was a happier house for this man’s death! The only emotion that the Ghost could show him, caused by the event, was one of pleasure.
An olive wood ornament in the shape of a peace symbol with the symbols of the Star of David, the Crescent and Star, and the Jerusalem Cross nested within, next to a ceramic dreidl Christmas ornament, all on a Christmas tree.
And ad with copy reading "Nostradamus' Most Terrifying 2024 Warning Revealed" placed just above an image of the DVD cover for The Polar Express
Screencap of the MS Word Edit Menu > Find showing no corresponding keystroke for "Replace..."
Snow falling on Thanksgiving Day
The opening crawl for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) begins with the text, "Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute".
"External media"
News notifications about the appointments of Tulsi Gabbard, Dr. Oz, and Howard Lutnick, and Texas' Bible in public schools, and republicans blocking Sarah McBride from using the bathroom
The toasts went on for enough time for everyone to have drained their drinks and require another round. When the floaters arrived with the next round, the conversation became more sober, even if Jareth and his shipmates were trending in the opposite direction.
Background: TV with. Buffalo Bills game. Foreground: feet wearing Buffalo bills socks
Doge meme with captions "Much leaders," "So government," "Too Musk," and "Such efficient."
kak·is·toc·ra·cy noun \ ˌkakə̇ˈstäkrəsē \ plural kak·is·toc·ra·cies : government by the worst people Origin of KAKISTOCRACY Greek kakistos (superlative of kakos bad) + English -cracy — more at cack Pronunciation Symbols Cite this Entry “Kakistocracy.” Merriam-Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/unabridged/kakistocracy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.