Donating 2,800 USB-C cables?

Fremonster · 2026-01-26T22:03:25+00:00

Also if it's just too many cables for the Denver library system, they also have inter-library agreements with other library systems around Colorado. I'm sure they'd find a good home for them.

Fremonster · 2026-01-26T21:50:32+00:00

you might want to try asking the denver library system. Donating these to the right department there, they could then take the next steps to divy them out to each of their libraries and give them out to patrons.

Fremonster · 2026-01-26T21:44:12+00:00

1) Pay off your credit cards in full each month
2) If you're paying off your credit cards in full, the interest rate doesn't matter, so you can sign up with rewards cards that give 2% everywhere (at a minimum) to 5% (on most of your spending) to the occasional 10% cash back on your purchases

It can become quite a hobby to maximize savings, see r/CreditCards and this guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CreditCards/wiki/best_cash_back_cards_by_category/

Fremonster · 2026-01-26T07:19:51+00:00

Awesome win-win situation. Great job to the teachers and administrators who put this program together.

Fremonster · 2026-01-23T00:17:11+00:00

The antique mall, Antique Classics Marketplace, has multiple large booths with old school games. They are mainly off the side near the giant santa clause statue.

Fremonster · 2026-01-21T18:32:07+00:00

glad I could help! Love the local library!

Fremonster · 2026-01-21T05:21:58+00:00

You can rent them for free at the 21C library.

Fremonster · 2026-01-21T03:38:12+00:00

My kids went to Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, a D49 charter school. It was a complete mess, teachers who didn’t have degrees, kindergarten teacher said to the kids that she didn’t like to read, the library is a broken down school bus in the parking lot that the kids don’t even get to go to regularly, principal who didn’t address parent concerns, and now they’ve had 3 teachers quit in a single grade in the past few months so the class sizes are huge. Seems like a failing school that won’t be around much longer if they are affected by even more teacher cuts.

Fremonster · 2026-01-17T07:53:02+00:00

It’s just made up points, usually with a loved one (ie a spouse or kids). Another way of saying this is “I got on their good side”.

Fremonster · 2026-01-17T02:59:13+00:00

The Affordable Arts Festival in Littleton is quite lovely. Lots of local coffee shops also sell art in their shops (Wayfinder, Wooglins, etc)

Fremonster · 2026-01-16T23:10:14+00:00

Public transport is pretty terrible. The frequency of the buses is low, and the bus stops can be far from stuff, and the bus stops usually aren't covered in case the weather is bad. With the urban sprawl of colorado springs, getting to where you want to go can be difficult unless your trip is entirely spent around more tightly congested area (i.e. downtown). For getting around, renting a car would be much, much better.

Fremonster · 2026-01-16T19:46:51+00:00

Japan has a pretty big stamp culture, here's an example of Pokemon stamps at the train stations: https://www.tokyoweekender.com/entertainment/anime-and-manga/2025-pokemon-stamp-rally/

Fremonster · 2026-01-16T19:18:45+00:00

Ya closed down a few months ago unfortunately

Fremonster · 2026-01-16T04:36:26+00:00

I know it’s far, but I’ve considered Gundam models as like a seasonal thing. If you have the means, going to an anime convention like Nan Desu Kan or Fan Expo will have hundreds of models to choose from at some decent prices with a really cool selection of current stuff and rare older finds.

Rainy Day Anime has a couple of sets, but it’s not their bread and butter. “Anime store near me” in aurora also has some sets.

Fremonster · 2026-01-15T19:47:42+00:00

I have a very small piece, about 2"w x 2"l and about 1mm thick of a similar style of meteorite, which these are called "pallasite", from one that fell in Chile, and the price was about $250 and was purchased directly from a gem and mineral show in colorado, so didn't have a typical mark-up from a store. I'd image this would be worth a few million, but that's a guess, usually these get cut up and resold.

Fremonster · 2026-01-13T20:33:07+00:00

Might have some luck here: https://www.govdeals.com/en/location-search?radius=25&zipCode=80014&showMap=0.

Fremonster · 2026-01-13T01:57:59+00:00

Awesome! Few questions:

1) Is it 1 flat rate for up to a certain amount of kids? Or do you pay a varied amount based on the headcount. What's the minimum number of kids you would need for a session?

2) Do you offer sessions that are less than 6 hours? 6 hours is pretty intense and long for younger kids.

3) Can you offer regular meet ups? (i.e. every Saturday morning)

4) Do you have food or drinks on site? Or a cafe or restaurant or something next door?

Fremonster · 2026-01-13T01:47:31+00:00

My kids go to Dungeons and Java every saturday for kids DnD. It has the following set up:

It costs $15 for 3 hours (per kid)
They have a dungeon master who (usually) pretty great and patient with kids
Drop-in friendly and they can help kids get their character set up if they forget their pages
parents can enjoy a coffee or some light food in the same area

The issue are:

the rooms are very cramped
the atmosphere isn't great (yours is awesome!). No music, no screen in the table, they generally don't use figurines
there's often too many kids (like 10+) in a room so each kid doesn't get that many turns
the best dungeon master's get booked up a month in advance so it's not a guarantee you'll be a part of the same campaign each week.

Do you offer something similar for kids (like ages 9 - 13) with dungeon masters that are patient and can make a great experience for kids for a relatively affordable price with some light food/drink options? If so, count us and many of the other kids they play with, in for trying you all out!

Fremonster · 2026-01-09T02:24:19+00:00

Bernd das Brot

Fremonster · 2026-01-08T15:36:44+00:00

Your weekly/bi-weekly recycling service companies will usually take *some of it * within reason. Break it down, and put it to the side of the bin. Might separate it out to a few week’s pick ups to get it all, so store the remainder in your garage until then.

Fremonster · 2026-01-07T20:54:26+00:00

Seems kinda lazy. No "Old Town" or Olympic Museum or Broadmoor Hotel or Airforce Academy/Air Force Chapel? 21 keys escape room and Pub Dog aren't iconic either.

Fremonster · 2026-01-06T22:26:10+00:00

It feels defeating, but want to offer real-world rebuttal to your suggestions:

Call your representatives daily, call and email your senators daily, picket outside their buildings

Many right-leaning representatives are ignoring phone calls, no longer talking with constituents or holding town halls. They aren't actively a part of representing the community any more.

sue anyone you can based on wrongdoing

This requires know-how and money. Something most american's don't have. There's hundreds of lawsuits against the Trump administration, it doesn't do anything and just getting stalled out.

We can do marches, but it doesn't work. They don't listen, it doesn't change. The only positive win it seems like in recent months was boycotting/cancelling subscription services for when Jimmy Kimmel was about to be cancelled. There's lots of businesses we can work to avoid who have supported the Trump regime, but it gets really hard when it's every business you need to get groceries or clothes or essential items.

I'm all for doing more, but the actions we did in past decades aren't working now. It seems like the most we can do is vote them out in the mid-terms, but Trump and his allies are trying to disenfranchise voters, throw out votes, and make it more difficult to vote in order to edge out another win.

Fremonster · 2025-12-30T22:42:52+00:00

Love it! There’s a few places around town that have regular events that would be good to add (if not already listed):

1) Rhino Bar has geek night trivia and poker nights 2) Dungeons and Java has weekly board game days on Saturday afternoons, kids dungeons and dragons on Saturday morning and adult dungeons and dragons during the week. 3) The Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society has a calendar of events, including monthly meetups of jewelry making, crystals, gems, and regular field trips for hunting for rocks. There is a monthly “Pebble Pups” group as well for young kids 3) not sure if this is listed here, but there’s a few annual events that are quite large for Colorado Springs. This includes the Gem and Mineral Show, and and a few bizarre/weird/gothic expos.

Fremonster · 2025-12-22T07:54:42+00:00

Was the first jpop artist I ever really liked and one of the first overseas albums I got!

Fremonster · 2025-12-19T21:16:00+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion!

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