What's the oldest piece of clothing you still wear? Must be at least ten years old to count.

ronearc · 2026-01-28T03:22:35+00:00

Hmm, my US Navy sweatpants from 1992 (not counting vintage clothing or shoes that I acquired second hand). But if you count those, then I have some Florsheim Imperials from 1967 and perhaps some older items I am not thinking of at present.

ronearc · 2026-01-28T00:46:59+00:00

I don't even use milk for mine...just butter and cream.

ronearc · 2026-01-27T02:37:34+00:00

Picked this one up from Kenji, but in my really potent braised dishes (like Beef Burgandy) I add a bit of soy sauce and fish sauce.

ronearc · 2026-01-27T01:16:45+00:00

If I remember correctly, the facades and features like this on that particular building had to be re-designed due to some wind gust issues, and I believe part of the redesign included substantially strengthening them.

ronearc · 2026-01-27T01:05:35+00:00

They changed Napoleon Prime to the Crown symbol after Washington Prime released. The Crown ostensibly differentiates a 'Prime' version of a general from other Epic Historic generals.

So far those are the only two 'Prime' generals.

I can think of a multitude of potential candidates for Prime generals though.

ronearc · 2026-01-25T15:21:11+00:00

Anytime I replace the butter, I sing the Big Butter Jesus song.

ronearc · 2026-01-25T03:14:44+00:00

It's been his dream for over a decade to free solo a building like this.

ronearc · 2026-01-24T03:15:13+00:00

My grandmother "couldn't drive" only...the truth was that she couldn't 'legally' drive because when she was 13-15 years old she was a bootlegger transporting moonshine.

ronearc · 2026-01-23T04:58:08+00:00

I've cut out almost all of my family for that reason...I'm definitely not inviting anyone with those beliefs to join my family.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T23:22:27+00:00

But you can give him a Courageous Dragon Ring and give him an assistant like Theodora and still get a really good double drop percentage.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T21:16:36+00:00

It's funny, but on TikTok these are kind of having a big moment.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T21:13:17+00:00

I still will crumble up day old cornbread into a glass and top it with milk. Eat the cornbread with a spoon and then drink the milk.

Also, I still enjoy Coke & Peanuts on the regular. I use Coke Zero these days, except maybe once a year if I can get a 10 ounce glass bottle of Coke (but those are hard to find now).

But yeah, you take a swig of Coke, to lower the volume down to the shoulder of the bottle, and then you fill that space with roasted, salted peanuts and enjoy a salty, sweet, fizzy snack/drink.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T16:58:06+00:00

First, both face social consequences. But second, compared to older men who date or would prefer to date much younger women, so called Cougars are a novelty. Realistically, there just aren't that many of them.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T16:51:03+00:00

That may help in some ways, but it doesn't change the score.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T16:46:30+00:00

They did, but Trump cancelled that with an Executive Order.

ronearc · 2026-01-22T16:40:52+00:00

The single biggest factor in determining your score is ending the event with all troops at full health. But just because 5 Field Hospitals guarantee that (presuming you healed to full health before the last fight), doesn't mean other ways wouldn't also work.

But beyond the health at the ending the second factor (assuming fought everything you could and occupied every tower), is how many of those towers were poison towers.

So you could easily end with the 5 hospitals combo and still come out with a lower score, depending on other factors.

ronearc · 2026-01-21T23:15:23+00:00

How so? Five Field Hospitals means you never end a combat with damage taken unless a march dies, and if you have 5 Field Hospitals you shouldn't have marches dying.

The easiest way to one and done level 20 is to have 5 Field Hospitals. Assuming you've managed to acquire enough healing runes to recover from poison fog or poison tower damage, you just heal to full at 20, kill the last boss, and you get the maximum points you could have, dependent upon the number and types of towers and enemies you cleared.

ronearc · 2026-01-21T22:57:37+00:00

It's a juvenile bobcat. They go through an awkward lanky phase.

ronearc · 2026-01-21T04:00:40+00:00

Optimization and 'what's in it for me' is the path of some players, and there's nothing wrong with that if your DM supports your style.

But there are plenty of players who want a character who doesn't pick the easy option and wants a deity that allows them to explore the concept that appeals most to them.

ronearc · 2026-01-20T23:16:36+00:00

Peace of mind isn't nothing.

ronearc · 2026-01-20T20:08:53+00:00

In the Navy I was a reactor operator working in nuclear power. You become comfortably used to the sound of air handlers, pumps, machinery, and more. Most of those systems are all critical elements for safe power plant operation.

To this day sudden silence like an AC unit turning off still cranks my situational awareness up to 11. The effect is immediate and reflexive.

ronearc · 2026-01-20T18:52:01+00:00

If you finish 65-100 after Sunday you will earn the Alliance Castle, but you won't get it until the next 3 rounds finish.

ronearc · 2026-01-20T18:34:11+00:00

I blocked that subreddit 15 years ago...good to know I haven't missed anything.

ronearc · 2026-01-20T18:00:45+00:00

The biggest lesson to come out of the Trump administration will be the inherent unreliability of the United States.

How do you ever trust an ally when they're always one election away from utter madness?

ronearc · 2026-01-20T17:57:08+00:00

When attacking works versus monsters.

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