The Adventures of Accordion Guy in the 21st Century

The best t-shirt to wear when posing for a photo with Peter “Robocop” Weller

If you’re going to pose for a picture with a celebrity, make sure you’re wearing the right thing:

And yes, I remember, and that dude had it coming:

It’s not bullying, you Twinkie-scarfing baby version of me — it’s ethics in game journalism!
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…and my first thought was: “Wow, he kind of looks like me after that week in the ICU…”

or my sadder, shut-in, GamerGate self from a parallel universe!”:

For reference, here’s what I looked like this afternoon at the office:

Seen at my local Publix. Click the photo to see it at full size.

“Raving” is a perfectly good adjective for Donald Trump, so it only makes sense that someone — in this case, a father-and-son team of recreational pharmaceutical brokers in Germany — would make ecstasy pills shaped like the Mango Mussolini and tinted to match.

This may be the first and only time that the words “Trump” and “ecstasy” are linked together.

Thanks to Nick DeMelas for the quip!

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Anitra ordered a dozen eclipse-viewing sunglasses months ago, so I’m prepared. I even have a spare pair to share with my officemates!

Luckily for me, the Sourcetoad office setup is such that I have to only walk fifteen paces to get outside:

The front door and bench outside Sourcetoad’s office, which is in a “boardwalk” style office complex over a pond.

So far, the weather looks like it’s going to cooperate. Here’s one view looking out from the front of the office:

View of pond behind Sourcetoad’s offices, featuring other offices in the same “boardwalk” complex.

Here’s another view, featuring the smoker’s gazebo:

View of pond behind Sourcetoad’s offices, featuring a gazebo at the endof a pier.

Want to know how the eclipse will travel across the U.S.? Watch this video:

In today’s edition of the Tampa Bay Times, local hero Roberto Torres — owner of the Blind Tiger Cafés, Black & Denim Clothing Company, and CoWork Ybor — talks about immigration, its clichés, the need to dispel the notion that immigration is bad, and how Tampa became his home. I’ve had the privilege of hanging out with Roberto, and he’s a wonderful guy and one of Tampa’s greatest human assets. I hope to hang out with him more!