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3598 - I'm thankful for a chill birthday of goofing off (mostly) and watching a movie with my family. #gratitude

Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 30/09/2026

3597 - The Epic Game Store is... not great, but I'm thankful that every once in a while I discover a game in there I'd forgotten I had. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 29/09/2026

3596 - I'm thankful for birthday (or pre-birthday) leftovers. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 28/09/2026

Everything I've ever known about Turkish delight comes from THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE. But Josiah brought some back from Norway the other day, and, yeah, I can see how someone would betray their siblings for this stuff.

A box of Hacizade Turkish Delight with Pomegranate, with a picture of several cubes of Turkish delight on a platter that looks exactly like I imagined how Edmund got it from the White Witch.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 28/09/2026

3595 - I'm thankful to share one of my favorite movies (Sneakers) with folks I love. I'm particularly thankful Anica appreciated it (and that I knew she would). #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 28/09/2026

3594 - I'm thankful for a fun Cypher one-shot with some folks I don't normally get to play with. I do wish GMing weren't always so nerve-racking for me, but I'm glad I have the resources to do it anyway, because I love the game! #gratitude #TTRPG #CypherSystem

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 26/09/2026

3593 - I'm thankful the game En Garde! knows what's up. #gratitude

Screenshot from the game En Garde! The player character stands in a cave hidden behind a waterfall admiring a large pile of gold. The examine text says, "Ah.. a treasure behind a waterfall. All is in order." Thus observing the universal gaming law that every game must have a waterfall with a secret behind it.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 25/09/2026

3592 - I'm thankful for a return to Thursday lunches with my friend after a very long (and undesired) break. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 24/09/2026

3591 - I'm rereading the most recent version of my Air Pirates novel (from a loooooong time ago), and I'm thankful for new excitement about where to take it from here. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 23/09/2026

Playing Cypher with my son Isaac. Me: You get a tranquilizer rifle off the security guard. Mark it as an artifact on your character sheet. Isaac: Okay. Is there a limit to how many artifacts we can have? Me: No. Son: And you said every guard here is armed with one of these? Me: Oh...... Oh no.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 23/09/2026

3590 - I'm thankful for yet another realization regarding my anxiety and running TTRPG games. (Today's realization: I'm afraid my players won't like it when I introduce obstacles, but introducing obstacles is literally the GM's job!) #gratitude #TTRPG #CypherSystem

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tbh, good advice regardless of mergers and media consolidations. Support the weird, small art made by real people.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 22/09/2026

3589 - I'm thankful for this constant reminder from myself to myself. #gratitude #MentalHealth

A note taped to my computer stand that says, "You are allowed to feel anxious. You have every reason to be given all you've been through. It's okay."

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 21/09/2026

3588 - I'm thankful for a break from driving anyone to or from school for a while. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 21/09/2026

3587 - I'm thankful I am done with Hades 2. It was a lovely game, but it's currently not going to be fun for me to try and 100% it (and I need to be okay with that!). #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 19/09/2026

3586 - I'm very thankful for a DVD-cleaning method that worked on one of my Babylon 5 DVDs. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 18/09/2026

I recently heard someone call executive dysfunction "being stunlocked," and I will be referring to it as such henceforth.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 18/09/2026

3585 - I'm thankful for how easy it is to vote by mail in California. Related, I'm thankful that my voting is already done! (Well, almost. I just gotta mail it.) #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 17/09/2026

3584 - Lost my whole afternoon in a long and necessary conversation with Sam, and I am thankful for that. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 16/09/2026

3583 - I'm thankful I got to hang out with Isaac twice in one day, including a Sea of Thieves run (which I haven't played in ages). #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 15/09/2026

3582 - I'm thankful that, even though Tylenol isn't always SUPER helpful during the day, it does a good job helping me sleep through a headache at night. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 14/09/2026

Anica on watching TITANIC for the first time: "It's so iconic! Like watching the Mona Lisa be painted!"

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 14/09/2026

3581 - I'm thankful for the chance to watch Titanic with my film-minded daughter. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 14/09/2026

3580 - I'm thankful that I'm starting to feel like I'm actually getting better at pickleball. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 12/09/2026

3579 - I'm thankful I found the pesto pasta Anica left in the fridge. And here I thought I was gonna have to eat something boring for lunch! #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 11/09/2026

3578 - I'm thankful for people to whom I can vent all my anger out to without triggering them or hurting anyone. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 10/09/2026

These are some of the most clever lyrics I've ever heard. I catch something new on every listen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY0p...

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47 ways to use a guillotine

YouTube video by Luke Nickle

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James W @soukoutaigi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is not mine but I think the best analogy for this I've encountered, the one people really seem to get in their bones, is "would you rather do an easy homework assignment yourself or edit the work of someone who did it badly"

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 10/09/2026

Please know, if you need professional help but you're not getting it, you are, without exception, forcing your loved ones to deal with your problems. (Signed: someone who was guilty of exactly this)

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 10/09/2026

Read this headline this morning and laughed out loud.

On the left, a headline from cnbc.com: "Trump says oil and gas prices won't fall until 'right after' midterm election."

On the right: Lucy holds a football for Charlie Brown to kick that she DEFINITELY won't pull away from him at the last second.

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 10/09/2026

3577 - I'm thankful for the immense amount of patience I have acquired over the last two decades (even if it never feels like enough). #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 09/09/2026

If I lived in the US, I'd vote in person (and early) to be safe. But I don't, and I can't. Mail-in voting is my only option, so...

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 09/09/2026

3576 - I'm thankful for a return to my family's Cypher campaign after a long hiatus (and that I remembered how to GM... eventually). #gratitude #TTRPG #CypherSystem

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 08/09/2026

3575 - I'm thankful that exercising is helpful to manage anxiety. (I also wish it *didn't* work that way, but whatcha gonna do?) #gratitude #MentalHealth

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 07/09/2026

3574 - I'm thankful for a long walk with friends on an otherwise hard day. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 07/09/2026

3573 - I'm thankful for the opportunity to share Clue with people and be reminded of how very good that movie is. #gratitude

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/09/2026

GAAAAAAAHHHHH SO OVERWHELMING awesome BUT OVERWHELMING

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 05/09/2026

3572 - I'm thankful for a lot of the stuff past-Adam wrote down in documents 10 and even 15 years ago (though I don't know how the heck that version of me could read 10-point font). #gratitude

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Redd Foxx Magnifying Glass

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 04/09/2026

3571 - When I moved out here over 20 years ago, I never thought I'd spend an afternoon eating Taco Bell and watching Babylon 5, but I sure am thankful I can do that. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 03/09/2026

3570 - I'm thankful I have space to figure out what I'm going to work on next, writing-wise. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 02/09/2026

If you see this, post a not quite Star Trek

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 02/09/2026

3569 - I'm thankful for the way I feel when I get a haircut the way I want it. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 27/08/2026

I figure it's time to be clear where I stand on generative AI in terms of my personal work. Today on the blog: www.adamheine.com/2026/08/my-s...

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My Stance on AI

My stance on generative AI has become fairly solidified over the last few years. I'm posting it here for general consumption and so I can li...

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 01/09/2026

3568 - I'm thankful that exercise can sometimes make my headaches go away—two irritating birds with one stone. #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 31/08/2026

3567 - I'm thankful I handled taking all the kids out to dinner myself with a minimal amount of stress and freak-outs. Hooray for therapy! #gratitude

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 31/08/2026

3566 - I'm thankful for Kurzgesagt After Dark, which has started telling dark but fascinating stories about history, like this one about how witch trials became big business: www.youtube.com/watch?v=205s...

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The Most Brutal Witch Prison in History

YouTube video by Nightshift – Kurzgesagt After Dark

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Adam Heine @adamheine.com · 29/08/2026

3565 - I'm thankful for evening walks with my favorite person. #gratitude

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

If you want a GTA tier later you will have to fund a weird little game with silly ideas in it now. That’s the deal.

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