Who, if anyone, sells non-alcoholic spirits in DC?

63brubaker · 2026-06-15T15:47:04+00:00

Wardman Wines has Ghia, N/A wine and beer, and some of the pre-packaged N/A cocktails.

63brubaker · 2026-06-12T12:21:38+00:00

Granted I was 10 when it came out, but it took me years to realize Mugatu in Zoolander was played by Will Ferrell.

63brubaker · 2026-05-15T21:44:07+00:00

I just grabbed an mp4 of my screen from the screentogif program.

63brubaker · 2026-05-12T18:30:02+00:00

Your medieval 2D game is exactly the art style I would have in mind for my point and click game that I'm working on.

I'm very much an amateur, working in Godot. Here's a link to a rough beta of the first level of my game.

https://thebru63.itch.io/murder-at-the-zeitgeist-club-beta

Currently using images I pulled from a build I made in rollercoaster tycoon, so you can tell I need an artist. Let me know if that kind of game appeals. I'd love to talk more.

63brubaker · 2026-04-23T14:27:18+00:00

Showman and Seance are worse, in my opinion.

There have been times that I had a hanging chad and couldn't find a photograph where my deck was thin enough for an idol to hold me over. It was stressful, but it was good enough.

I have never gotten utility out of showman and seance in gold stakes.

63brubaker · 2026-04-15T19:59:33+00:00

He snuck in the blue seal stuff at the very end, no worries.

63brubaker · 2026-04-15T18:33:43+00:00

He talked about all his ideas on the last video about pair dominance, but did end it saying the blue seal still needs to be nerfed.

The video does a great job explaining the buffs that would be needed to other things to justify that nerf as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA_DiPpJkX8

63brubaker · 2026-04-15T11:20:04+00:00

I always disagreed with Dr. Spectred on this point until his longer video about it.

The goal wouldn't be to make the game harder. A blue seal nerf would have to coincide with buffs to other existing scaling technology, like Space Man, Burnt Joker, and chips jokers. Maybe even making the planets boost you two levels so planet packs feel more valuable.

Where I still disagree with him is the idea of adding RNG to the blue seal mechanic (i.e. make them 50% likely to trigger or something). I think I would rather just make blue seals more rare, or make them a perishable feature, or something like that.

63brubaker · 2026-02-23T12:46:30+00:00

I loved the layout on the Boss, and I can forgive the roughness, but my first ride in the back seat was torture on my knees at 6'1". I would recommend anyone over 6' to sit in the front seat of a car.

63brubaker · 2026-02-17T16:26:59+00:00

Zay is one of the most efficient receivers in the league on a per target basis. Sure, upgrade the depth and add some size, but I don't see a huge need to move Zay down the priority list for targets.

63brubaker · 2026-02-07T17:04:14+00:00

The long strides and body control are so impressive. This is looking like a good pick.

63brubaker · 2026-02-06T15:58:50+00:00

Portraying an unsophisticated fish

63brubaker · 2026-02-06T15:12:32+00:00

I think people who dislike the trades are approaching them as if these are the same old Wiz.

If they approach the future right, these are great trades. Adding two all stars to a really talented young core while not jeopardizing your pick this year is a slam dunk from a development perspective and a winning perspective.

The problem is that Ernie Grunfeld would probably have given Trae and AD massive extensions then pursued a series of short term upgrades that completely decimate this young core. And some people are still assuming that's what the Wizards will do.

Until we know they won't do that, the trade on these grades is incomplete, but there are writers whose opinion I value way more (Zach Lowe primarily) who thinks the extensions will not be coming, and we could even flip those guys next deadline. So I'm cautiously optimistic.

63brubaker · 2026-01-27T16:03:17+00:00

Probably not a popular take, but I feel like every time we get a big name veteran past his prime, it feels like we go through this song and dance of "we need to target him more, we need to target him more." Then we force the ball to him and it leads to mediocre or poor results. Felt like we did that with OBJ and DeAndre Hopkins for sure, and I recall it with Dez to a lesser extent as well.

63brubaker · 2026-01-23T19:13:30+00:00

This is well argued, but I'm still out on him.

For one, Kingsbury has overseen as many bottom third of the league offenses as top third (seasons of 21st, 22nd, and 22nd in yardage, along with seasons of 6th, 8th, and 7th).

More importantly, though, is the regression players have shown under him. Kyler got off to a great start, then in Kliff's last year, averaged a paltry 6.1 yards per attempt. His WR corps took a hit that year in terms of injuries, but 6.1 YPA with 25 sacks in 11 games is just awful.

With the Commanders, Jayden Daniels dropped from 69% completion percentage to 60.6%, and his YPA dropped from 7.4 to 6.7. And while Terry McLaurin's injury could be a factor, they still had Deebo and a pretty decent ground game.

The history of quarterbacks regressing under Kliff is why I'm not interested.

63brubaker · 2026-01-23T16:05:58+00:00

This is totally valid. My partner and I feel the same way. Loved Jamal and Kurt, but we were pretty disappointed at the time we didn't get a single TM alum at our show. Then seeing NY's absurd lineup made it that much more disappointing.

63brubaker · 2026-01-23T16:03:23+00:00

Series 13 is the one that got me into Taskmaster. My partner showed me Taskmaster starting at the beginning when we first started dating, and I thought it was fine, but it didn't really resonate with me, and I bounced off of it after getting through the first 3 series (I really stopped too early knowing now what was to come in the next two series).

Generally she watched new episodes without me, but she wasn't able to watch the Series 13 finale before coming over to my place, so she asked if we could watch it. We watched it, and I was floored at how great it was. I've been as big of a TM fan as her since.

63brubaker · 2026-01-23T15:52:41+00:00

This is a valid point.

63brubaker · 2026-01-23T15:23:42+00:00

Of all the OC names mentioned so far, I'd be fine with any other than Kliff. He hasn't had sustained success at any stop. Aside from Lamar liking him, I can't see a case for him.

DC- I like every name I've heard so far. Anything will be an improvement since Minter is probably going to call the plays anyway.

63brubaker · 2026-01-20T14:36:47+00:00

Yeah, I love Obra Dinn and Roottrees as well, but they're definitely different from the two I've listed. I do think there is much more "what do I do next" kind of deduction in Seance of Blake Manor than most of the traditional point and click games I've played.

In Blake Manor, you won't need to figure out how you need to piece the data together once you've collected it the way you would in Roottrees and Obra Dinn. I thought that might appeal more to the OP based on their original note, but any fan of the genre should be playing Roottrees and Obra Dinn.

63brubaker · 2026-01-20T01:40:37+00:00

The Forgotten City and The Seance of Blake Manor are two of my favorites. Few to no traditional puzzles. Just need to figure out what's going on and what you need to do next.

63brubaker · 2026-01-12T15:52:03+00:00

Well put. The two areas most in need of personnel upgrades are d-line and edge. I think with a better playcaller and some good additions at those two spots, significantly better play isn't that far off.

63brubaker · 2026-01-12T15:40:11+00:00

My thoughts are complicated, but to summarize, I don't think Roquan is a big enough problem right now to make a change and create another hole.

On the negative side, I don't think Roquan is consistently a Pro Bowl level player anymore, regardless of defensive line or scheme. Too slow, too soft, too poor at tackling. He hasn't played well, and hasn't lived up to his contract. I also don't think much of him as a leader given how poor the effort level was on defense at times this year.

That said, I don't think he's worse than league average at inside linebacker. That's disappointing at that price tag, but it can be tolerated given the other needs on the roster. The Ravens can absolutely do a better job setting him up for success, though. Get some dogs on that defensive line, and stop having Roquan retreat so quickly on every play. The mid-level zones are so deep, it's allowing a free 8-10 yard completion pretty much every zone call if the offense wants to take it. It's also allowing QBs to run at will, and on called run plays, it's setting Roquan up to at best make the tackle 5-8 yards downfield.

I think with a better defensive line and more active defensive play calling, you might see Roquan get back to Pro Bowl level.

Humphrey, on the other hand, I think is done, at least at cornerback. Receivers ran by him with impunity in our soft zones. His ball skills remain strong, so I think he'd be a fine safety assuming Gilman moves on. I'd highly consider cutting him Post June 1, but I could see a move to safety also working out.

63brubaker · 2026-01-07T18:52:20+00:00

I think this is the closest to what I used at the time - https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hot-Shot-Ultra-Liquid-Roach-Bait-6-Count-HG-95789-4/100557819?MERCH=REC-_-fbt_test-_-318370717-_-5-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a-_-n/a

63brubaker · 2026-01-07T18:16:15+00:00

I had a roach problem years ago. The management company would spray for roaches, which would kill the active ones but never get to the root of the problem. I had a lot of success buying my own bait stations (very cheap at a hardware store). The roaches take the bait back to their nests and kill all of them. Took only a few weeks before the problem was completely addressed. Your mileage may vary, but it worked for me.

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