WoT Dan -- CR: Toll the Hounds

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I love Wheel of Time, Cosmere, other fantasy books, the Pathfinder RPG, Writing, and Miniature Painting. He/Him #WheelOfTime #WoTSkies #Cosmere #Malazan #Pathfinder2e #MiniPainting #AmWriting

A middle aged white guy with grey hair lays on a hospital bed with an IV in his arm. He looks at his phone and doesn’t appear terribly concerned. <Not Pictured> 4mg of Ativan
Image from an article that says: The Iran war is like COVID Part Deux: an absolute bonfire of stupidity. It isn't just the case that American leadership—especially Trump and his SecDef—made avoidable mistakes. It's that they steered into their screwups. I mean, it's one thing to lose military capability because you decided not to consult your allies. It's another thing to spend fourteen months antagonizing and threatening your allies and then demand that they help you, after failing to consult them and enlist their help ahead of time. Someday military academies will teach Trump's Glorious Iran War as a case study in armed incompetence. Every consideration—from the strategic, to the economic, to the logistical, to the political—was cocked up from the start in the most obvious and stupid ways imaginable. Your average Warhammer nerd could have managed the operation more competently. Then again, Americans watched Trump's handling of COVID—"if we didn't do any testing, we would have very few cases"—and still decided to give him control of the country again. So what else did they expect?
Really crappy cover art image -- "Art" obviously created in PowerPoint with a badly-done gradient from blue to purple to black across the entire cover, with tilted wordart saying "this is the Actual Cover Art" by Hugh Mann Artis. There are also little icons of books and an apple, because why not. I'd still rather have that than AI garbage.
A tortoiseshell cat sleeping on a purple blanket.
Politico article screenshot on mobile browser. Headline: “Highly problematic: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response.” Subheadline: “Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.” Image: Street with snow on the ground. Yellow police tape around a dark SUV. Several officers stand behind the tape, ome wearing wear jackets labeled “FBI.” Image caption: “Members of law enforcement work the scene following a suspected shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Stephen Maturen, Getty Images.” Author listed as Myah Ward on January 9, 2026, 5:59 PM Eastern. Article text: “The Trump administration’s rapid and aggressive response to the Minnesota shooting has prompted quiet concern among some administration allies, as well as former and current Immigration and Customs—” And then the article text is cut off
Football referee signaling a penalty. Caption reads: “Attempted proof by intimidation. Player failed to understand difference between refuting a point and shouting it down.”
A pale man with grey hair and goatee, glasses, a tan shirt, and blue patterned tie. He’s standing in front of a lit Christmas tree. There is a blank name tag on his shirt.
A tv showing a scene from the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King where King Théoden talks to Saruman at Orthanc. The TV sits on a black entertainment center, which has a PlayStation 5 and two white controllers.
A painted miniature of a female cleric holding a wooden staff and wearing a leather tunic over blue robes. She has pale skin, blond hair, and carries a scroll in her left hand. The base is covered in textured green grass tufts with a patch of scorched grass near her feet.
Scene from WoT S3E4 where the Dark One breaks free and looms ominously in the sky while Charn looks on in despair.
A desk showing three monitors, two side-by-side and one underneath the left-hand one. The top-left has the cover of "A Memory of Light" as its wallpaper. The top-right has the cover of "The Shadow Rising," and the bottom one shows the cover of "The Fires of Heaven." There is also a keyboard, mouse, speakers, wires, and other assorted desktop bric-a-brac.
A child stands at a fork in the road. Both choices lead to equally-dreadful-looking castles (actually the same castle just mirrored). Both roads also have a break in the road before the castle. The left fork is labeled "Twitter algorithm" and leads to a castle labeled "Unwarranted bigotry." The right fork is labeled "Bluesky lack of algorithm" and leads to a castle labeled "Unwarranted fetishes."
A hand-painted tabletop miniature on a scenic base. It wears a red hooded cloak over brown robes and carries a wooden staff topped with a purple crystal. He has short blond hair. The base is decorated with tufts of green and yellow grass, with a small skull half-hidden in the grass.
Screenshot from Facebook Mobile. The poster is “Unknown Facts.” The picture is a pink-to-purple gradient with white text that reads, “What was your grandfather’s name? I’m looking for a classic, vintage name for a boy.” The post had 2.7K reactions, 28.6K comments, and 145 shares.
A painted miniature of a small, anthropomorphic frog with an orange body, brown leather armor, a vibrant green cape, and orange eyes with slit pupils. It has an expressive, open-mouthed face, and it is mounted on a painting handle with a blurred hobby workspace in the background. The figure appears to be a work in progress, with some areas such as the base awaiting final details or refinements.
A digital certificate from Boot.dev. A dark design with a textured black background. At the top, 'BOOT. DEV' is in a stylized, glowing silver font inside a metal frame. In the middle, CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION is written in uppercase letters. Underneath that, "Dan Goss" is shown in a large font. Underneath that, it says "has successfully completed Boot.dev’s Learn to Code in Python". The date March 4, 2025 is in the bottom right corner.
A close-up picture of an orange and white cat peeking out from under some blankets. Only her face is visible, partially in shadow.
Headline showing a cutoff version of the Wheel of Time Season 2 poster. Headline reads: “Author Brandon Sanderson says his novels won’t work for streaming, cites Shadow and Bone and Wheel of Time.”
Black text on a white background: Ba’alzamon came to Andor he was looking for the one Reborn. He brought his minions to the very last place that used to be a thorn. When they came across these three young boys, whose ages were just right, So he jumped in their dreams and said “It seems that you and I gotta fight!” “I bet you didn’t know it but I read the pattern, kids. I can find ta’veren wherever you go and see all that you did. Now you might think that you can run, can go get yourself hid, But I’ll take your lives and then your souls, if you won’t do as I bid.” The boys’ said “My name’s Matrim.” “I’m Perrin.” And “I’m Rand.” “And by right of blood and birth we’ll be a bramble to your hand!” Perrin loosen up your axe, Matt get your staff of wood, ‘Cause Ishy’s coming after you and you know that ain’t good. And Rand you gotta spill your blood if you want to save the world, But if you die you’ll never get the girl! Ba’alzamon made his first move at the Eye of the World. But all that happened is he got burned, the Dragon banner unfurled. So he led the boys to Toman’s Head to face the Seanchan’s might, And he dueled Rand above the land in the middle of the night. Then they fought again in the Stone of Tear after Rand snuck into town, And his friends said “Rand for the very last time will you take this bastard down?” So he used, Boar on the mountain, rushing on down. Low wind rising, blowing around. Rat’s in the grain bin, Heron takes flight, Ba’alzamon falls to a sword of light! Ishy stumbled to the ground, and crumpled in defeat, And whispered as he fell “You haven’t seen the last of me.” Rand said “Go ahead, come on back,” As his eyes filled up with scorn, “‘Cause you’ll never win, you son of a goat. I’m the flaming Dragon Reborn.” So he used, Boar on the mountain, rushing on down. Low wind rising, blowing around. Rat’s in the grain bin, Heron takes flight, Ba’alzamon falls to a sword of light!
Selfie of a chubby-faced white guy with short, mostly-grey hair and a goatee. He wears a grey sweatshirt over an orange polo shirt. He is half-smiling at the camera.
A painted miniature figure on a white background. She has red hair, bronze armor, a purple cloak, and a shield. She is standing in knee-length grass on a round base.
A phone app icon. The icon is a rounded square with an orange V in the top-middle, and the word “card” underneath in black text.
Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) holds a circular object that emits bright light in her outstretched hands, standing in a desert landscape. Text reads: "The Wheel of Time Season 3. Sat, Feb 22 @ 3pm GMT London. Exclusive fan screening. Hosted by The Innkeeper. Featuring Rosamund Pike and Rafe Judkins. RSVP Now."
A black and white tuxedo cat sits on a wooden floor, looking up at a television screen. The TV is displaying scene from an animated movie. There are also video game consoles on the entertainment center and a wicker basket holding accessories for the Switch.
A TTRPG setup on a black table. The scene depicts a room built with modular terrain tiles, textured to resemble stone flooring. The room contains miniature furniture, including a round wooden table with benches, bookshelves, and a lectern. There are several miniatures of characters and creatures positioned on the tiles, including a figure in armor with a shield, a small spellcaster, and a wolf. There is a large, ornate door in the background and a smaller one to the left.
Two cats sit on a wooden floor, huddled against a white wall vent. A tuxedo cat is on the left, lying down with its eyes partially closed. A calico cat on the right sits upright with its back turned.
screenshot of text: A spokesperson for Gamblers Anonymous said that since 2020, men like Holt are increasingly common at their meetings. Before 2020, a person in their 40s attending a meeting would be the youngest in the room. Now, it’s the most common age range, a direct result of sports gambling. Experts say gambling problems develop over years, which is why Gamblers Anonymous is bracing for a surge from the scores of people who have started betting on sports in recent years. “Today, we are opening meetings all over, specifically geared for males between 20 and 40, and the other day I was in a meeting with a 17-year-old,” a spokesperson said. “And the week before, somebody was in a meeting with a 14-year-old. We are tracing this all back to the legalization of all this, and the ability to gamble with your phone in your hand.”
A chubby white guy with glasses and a blue-grey patterned shirt. He has greying hair and a goatee that is mostly grey, especialy the part under his chin. He is standing in front of a blue wall, and holding up a phone in a way that indicates he took this picture in front of a mirror.
A tuxedo cat sits in a box giving a disdainful look at the camera.
Phone Lock Screen showing the Tar Valon set lit warmly as if by a sunrise. The Wheel of Time logo is cut off in the bottom-left corner, the top shows a Verizon message as well as a wifi, cellular, and charging battery symbols. It says “Swipe to Unlock” with the time (10:47) underneath. The bottom of the screen has a flashlight and lines in a box, and another Swipe to Unlock message.
A mini of a black wolf standing on a mossy base with patches of grass and small rocks, and a half-buried skull. The wolf has red eyes and a snarling mouth.
A tabletop gaming setup with a grid map and several miniature figures, representing characters in a Pathfinder game. Five miniatures are placed on the map facing a sixth winged demon-looking creature. The map includes hand-drawn lines showing a room with circular stairs leading off of the bottom-right corner.
A young man in a beanie with shaggy hair sticking out from under it. He is wearing a black sweatshirt-jacket, a blue shirt with a company logo, and has a sticker on his shirt. Zoomed in, the sticker simply says “I voted yay.”
A painted miniature of a lizard-y creature with green skin holding a staff topped with a skull and blue crystals. It has red eyes, a dark red belt with purple shell decorations, and stands on a textured base. Its mouth is open in a roar. Its other hand holds a stone pick wrapped in leather straps. It has a scaly texture and yellowing teeth.
A tabletop role-playing game setup on a grid mat. Several miniatures represent player characters positioned on the map. Two rectangular paper standees, each showing an image of a lizard-like creature, are also placed on the map. Lines drawn on the grid depict an underground cave. Stone-textured tiles are arranged in the upper-left and upper-right corners, blocking off visibility of unexplored map features. An open tablet displaying a virtual character sheet sits on the lower-left side of the frame.
Me — a 44-year-old white guy with short greying brown hair and goatee. I’m wearing glasses and a dark grey polo shirt. I have a chubby face, and I’m half-smiling.