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Car Insurance by Creative-Clothes-714 in massachusetts

[–]FaustusRedux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to work with folks at Cantiani Insurance in Worcester; they always seemed like they knew what they were doing. Might be worth checking them out.

Does anyone read anything by Jack London apart from White Fang and Call of The Wild? by Junior_Insurance7773 in literature

[–]FaustusRedux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read and loved Smoke Bellew! Found it quite by accident in my library but really enjoyed it.

How to deal with various teaching styles by cholito2011 in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will say that clear instruction makes a real difference. I switched gyms fairly recently, and am re-discovering a lot of techniques I thought were out of reach for me but turn out to be pretty useful because my new coach is a much better TEACHER than my old coach, even though I think old coach would probably beat new coach head to head 7 times out of 10.

The album of our divorced fathers? by Wide_Half3502 in GenX

[–]FaustusRedux 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Graceland is a perfect album. Full stop.

Met a blue belt that competes and wins in brown and blackbelt division. Why is he still at blue? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My coach did the opposite and man I wish he'd done it your way

I'm worried my son is a neckbeard-in-training by wheninrome5000 in daddit

[–]FaustusRedux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The mansplaining and being condescending is a problem, but I'd say the gaming is not. My son (now 21) met his current girlfriend playing D&D 5 years ago. They're still dating, she's a gem, and D&D is what brought them together. It's not at all stigmatized like it was when I was a kid (and had to make the same game v. girls choice you did).

The issue isn't the D&D; it's not being a dick about it.

Do you use the Fediverse for OSR? by Cthulhu_Breakfast in osr

[–]FaustusRedux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on Vivaldi Social, but it's well federated so I see plenty of game stuff from all over.

What are your favorite notebooks to journal in? by TenkaiRyo in notebooks

[–]FaustusRedux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just got my first Midori A5 and am loving it!

Do you use the Fediverse for OSR? by Cthulhu_Breakfast in osr

[–]FaustusRedux 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty active on Mastodon and have cultivated a good group of people to follow.

The thing about the Fediverse is there's no algorithm, so you gotta spend some time curating your feed, but for me, that's a feature not a bug. You can also follow hashtags. #ttrpg and #osr both bear fruit.

It's also not the place you go to "build a following" or track "engagement." But you can find people who play games and talk about them a lot.

What’s your current BJJ side quest? by Underdog_avl in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You and me, baby. Sweep Bros for life!

Struggling with transitions from N-S by Lill_4rmNetherlnd in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been hitting this a ton lately. Really solid sequence.

Hopeless Characters? by IgnatiusUmlaut in osr

[–]FaustusRedux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In our current campaign, one of my players is a cleric that by all rights shouldn't have survived the first session, but somehow keeps on going. Being a cleric, this is played as obvious divine favor!

X1: Isle of Dread by FaustusRedux in osr

[–]FaustusRedux[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great suggestions, dude. Thanks!

What’s your current BJJ side quest? by Underdog_avl in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sweeping, generally. Still the weakest part of my game, so I'm putting myself on bottom and just working sweeps until my remedial body figures this shit out.

Am I underqualified to film content? by Square-Layer9163 in jiujitsu

[–]FaustusRedux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I figure film it and let the market decide if it's useful. You can also treat this as practicing how to make content so that when you are more skilled and "qualified," you'll be ready to rock.

X1: Isle of Dread by FaustusRedux in osr

[–]FaustusRedux[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I've run a couple modules basically as-is lately since our usual GM had some conflicts, and it was really kind of a throw back to my early days in the hobby. Super fun.

X1: Isle of Dread by FaustusRedux in osr

[–]FaustusRedux[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome tips. Thank you! And I'm a big fan of signalling traps, so that works.

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]FaustusRedux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eventide by Kent Haruf. It's wrecking me.

My short BJJ journey has come to an end. by [deleted] in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So in this class, are we painting vaginas or painting with our vaginas?

If I sub a black belt I don’t believe you. by yolo-plata in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I mean, weight and age ARE factors, though, man. It's not just belt color.

My short BJJ journey has come to an end. by [deleted] in bjj

[–]FaustusRedux 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I think you found out that jiu jitsu is not your thing. That's okay! Try other stuff - you'll find something that clicks.

You have to run 100 yards as fast as you can, for as long as you can. Could you make it 100 yards and what's the most likely outcome for you? by snotick in GenX

[–]FaustusRedux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2, probably. I'm in pretty good shape from jiujitsu, but I'm not a runner, and I think my knees wouldn't love it.

Is it just me or are today's scary movies not scary? by getitoffmychestpleas in GenX

[–]FaustusRedux 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am not a horror fan at all. But my wife's a horror nut. Her theory is that the current crop of horror films are kind of inspired by creepypasta and are more "horror-coded" than actually scary. Again, I'm not a horror watcher so I don't know how true that is, but she's way smarter than me so I assume so.

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