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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I never know what to expect from manatee tights, but I always enjoy it. This one’s no exception. manateetights.bandcamp.com/album/strawb...
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Strawberries to a Dog, by Manatee Tights
12 track album
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Yes. youtube.com/shorts/QfI6S...
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[컨버스] The Icon Reimagined : 척 70 X (카리나)
YouTube video by CONVERSE KOREA
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Please” by The Grove. “Though I know this might be wrong Darling please believe me As soon as you see this dog You will know completely Why I think it's right Even if it bites those it don't know” the-grove.bandcamp.com/track/please Have fun out there.
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Please, by The Grove
from the album Unorthodox Bossa Nova
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If you feel bad because you are missing the H.P. Wizards Show, remember: Brad Neely’s Wizard People Dear Reader(s) is still out there in the world being the best version of that story.
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Louise Blackwick @handle.invalid · 17/08/2026
I got a wee surprise for y'all today! An odd little short-story titled "The Spirit of Sulphur".🤗 This tale (& others) will feature in my upcoming anthology "Stories from the Backrooms of Reality". Free for all on my Patreon (no sign-up needed). Enjoy reading! 💙📚 www.patreon.com/louiseblackw...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hey! It’s Friday. Today’s story is kind of offputting, in case you’re not looking for that. Also, it’s a second part of one that was also maybe distressing. So, etc. and suchlike. betterlazy.com/smaller-sacr...
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Smaller Sacrifices – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Listening to Van Halen’s OU812 today, and realizing yeah, that’s not a very good August 12 tradition to start.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Not sure what to say about this one, other than that it’s part two. betterlazy.com/order/
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Order! – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A robot pointed me at a “Complete set of Chronicles,” and, like, maybe I am less familiar with that set than I thought I was?
A page from a binder with Chronicles Magic cards arranged in three rows of three. They appear to be Ashnod’s Transmogrant, Axelrod Gunnarson, the alt-art Ayesha Tanaka where she has closed eyes and a Groucho mustache, Azure Drake, Banshee, Barl’s Cage, Beasts of Bogardan, Blood Moon, and Blood of the Martyr.A page of Chronicles Magic cards, three by three, with Bog Rats, Book of Rath, Boomerang, Bronze Horse, Cat Warriors, Chromium, City of Brass, Cocoon, and a biblically-accurate Concordant Crossroads with six arms and more faces than is comfortable, a harbinger of terror to come.A page of Chronicles Magic cards from the middle of the set, where most people stop paying attention, arranged three by three in a pocket binder page. Includes a Craw Giant with three arms and a suspiciously low casting cost, Cuombajj Witches after they joined Elesh Norn, Cyclone-but-not-like-you-expect, D’Avenant Archer on their day off, Dakkon Blackblade doing a puppet show, Dance of the Many but it’s just one Rodian, Dandan as angler fish, Divine Offering again with Compleated art, and a biblicly-accurate Emerald Dragonfly if you think the bible conflates Dragonflies and Crossroads.A 9-pocket-page of Chronicles Magic cards, arranged 3 by 3, all of them subtly or unsubtly wrong. We see the page above, which looks more or less alright, with the bottom of an Arena, Argoyhian Pixies, and Ashnod’s Altar. Our oage, though, is madness.
The cards are: Enchantment Alteration but it’s a Thunder Cat with four arms, as sweet a little Erhnam Djinn as you could imagine, Fallen Angel in a hastily thrown-together Pharoh costume, a Feldon’s Cane that would be marginally harder to use as a cane than the original, a Fire Drake with Ring-Wraith rider, Fishliver Oil but it’s an adorable little pixie who is pointing at you and laughing because you said Fishliver Oil, a Flash Flood in a valley at Night, Fountain of Youth without those pesky lion heads to distract from the fact that this one now costs 1 and a Portal Set Symbol instead of regular mana, and Gabriel Angelfire if he didn’t skip leg day and was, maybe, 20% more bird than he seemed back in Legends.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Happy July 28th to those who celebrate. Happy short-stick-in-a-sharp-eye to them’s as don’t.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Moving on, and back to stories. Felt good to read the Constitution. I’ll get to the Amendments at some point, maybe in September for Constitution Day. I’d hate to detract from the celebrations that will certainly be happening that day, though. betterlazy.com/small-sacrif...
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Small Sacrifices – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
More like the Unc-commercial traveler, right, Chucky Dickens? My beard touched my knees today. [sigh]
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
For better or worse, the thing is done. betterlazy.com/lrtt021/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 21 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Am I wrong, or does Spock give Fingler vibes in this printing of “Highly Illogical?”
A detail of the painted art from the upcoming Magic card, “Highly Illogical,” depicting a scene suggesting the Star Trek episode “A Piece of the Action.” Mr. Spock, in a suit and with maybe 11 or 12 fingers all wadded up in front of him, watches dubiously as a demonstration of the fictional game “Fizzbin” occurs in front of him.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Hey! The new album by your favorite band and mine, The Grove, is released! Check out the most unorthodox bossa novas this side of the Atlantic! (Featuring cover art of un chien niçois!) the-grove.bandcamp.com/album/unorth...
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Unorthodox Bossa Nova, by The Grove
15 track album
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Mark Finn @markfinn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Spider-Noir and Mando & Grogu this week. It’s nice to be back. ntab.substack.com/p/weekly-bri...
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Weekly Briefing from the North Texas Apocalypse Bunker, 05/29/26
Nostalgia By Any Other Name Edition
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
No, see, in Texas anybody who ate turkey one time is a vegan. [/sarcasm]
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
But, what” I pretend to hear you ask,”does a President do all day?” So, 1) I don’t know, but 2) THIS IS A LIST OF SOME OPTIONS!” Let’s read (a small part of) the thing, shall we? betterlazy.com/lrtt113/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 13 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Doofy conspiracy theory that I realize sounds like hot nonsense in terms of human words: Wizards B&R today was only a smokescreen to distract from the fact that they forgot to make Goblinstorm.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I am very sad that many people will never have a Kate Weiser chocolate. Shadows and fog, etc. kateweiserchocolate.com
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Kate Weiser Chocolate | Hand-Painted Artisan Chocolates
Discover hand-painted artisan chocolates crafted with care, creativity, and bold flavors. A delicious gift or indulgence awaits.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Article I is behind us. Articles II-VII are before us. We’re about half-way done with the read-through. Let’s goooo! betterlazy.com/lrtt112/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 12 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Half-way through this project, and we’re only to the end of Article I. That maybe says something about the document or about my choices in dividing it, or maybe just the motivations of some dead Americans. betterlazy.com/lrtt111/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 11 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Look. You can post comical misspellings about the date and jokes about space movies if you want, but I won’t participate in this partisan business. I’m not looking for any “May the 4th” beef with you.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Taking May 1 to remember the benefits Unions have won for you? Well, maybe you want to hear a little bit of the US Constitution read aloud with annotation by somebody you don’t know. I mean, it’s possible. I’m not gonna judge you. betterlazy.com/lrtt110/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 10 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It seems only fair, if Microsoft is going to put a button on every email asking if I’d like it to forward to an AI company to read and summarize, it should also provide an analogous button allowing me to ask Microsoft what in the everloving hell made it think I might.
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Kim Sokol (Open for Commissions/Freelance!) @kimsokol.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I'm wide open for work right now, if anyone's looking! I have lots of experience in gaming (card/ttrpg) spaces and I'm trying to work my way into book covers. More in my portfolio at kimsokol.com, signal boosts appreciated!
Two queens stand before the sunsetYA book cover featuring a girl with a candle burning away a circle of leavesSeveral TVs stacked on top of each other in a dark room show a staticky creature pressing up against the insideA dark-skinned man crouches over the top of a train, magic in his hands
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Art.I, §7 finds us at about the 1/3 mark for reading the Constitution out loud in little 1-2 minute chunks. What comes next? I can hardly wait to find out! betterlazy.com/lrtt108/
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Let’s Read the Thing Together, Part 8 of 21 – Better Lazy
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Part 7: more fun with Constitutional readings. Enjoy, I guess. betterlazy.com/lrtt107/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 7 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last Section. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session […]
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I’m enjoying The Grove’s new album. It’s shorter than the last, but I think it came together into a solid whole in a satisfying way. Please, if you are so inclined, enjoy. the-grove.bandcamp.com/album/on-all...
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On All Fours, by The Grove
7 track album
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Want a little more Constitution in your life? That’s Ok, this episode will still be here when you do. betterlazy.com/lrtt106/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 6 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last Section. 4. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may ...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
And we continue on with this book-club read-along podcast! I guess? betterlazy.com/lrtt105/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 5 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last Section 3 The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
And here’s to you, Joe De Pesci-o Nobody here thinks that you’re a clown. Ow, ow, ow.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Are you troubled by the weight of responsibility in the simple act of defiance of feeling joy at the prospect of a next sunrise? Please, have a distraction in the form of four-ish minutes of blather about a small part of the US Constitution. betterlazy.com/lrtt104/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 4 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last Section. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Q...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
So, the SAVE act says to vote we need proof of citizenship in the form of a birth certificate; and the exec. is defending a lawsuit by arguing that birth does not convey citizenship. Is that correct?
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today, the first actual operative text in the US Constitution. I suppose I’m committed to the bit now. The past was preamble, but remains available if you click on the link. betterlazy.com/lrtt103/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 3 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last I am not your lawyer. This is not legal advice. Article I. Section. 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consis...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
New post, actually getting into the text of the document (sort of). Here we go! betterlazy.com/lrtt102/
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Let's Read the Thing Together, Part 2 of 21 - Better Lazy
First Prev Next Last I am not your lawyer. This is not legal advice. Preamble “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
So, I’m doing a civics exercise for a little while. I’m reading the Constitution in little pieces over the next several months. I’ve put up the “study guide” (just a link to the whole readthrough and a little blather) and the first episode. betterlazy.com/lrtt100/
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Let's Read the Thing Together Study Guide - Better Lazy
Episode 0 of 21: Study Guide First Prev Next Last Over the next six-ish months, I’m going to be putting together a series of entries in which we will read The United States Constitution together. I’ll...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Everything is a cold mess right now. Please enjoy three minutes’ distraction for your mildest entertainment needs. betterlazy.com/divinations-...
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Divinations of Cryothermia - Better Lazy
The stooped and wrinkled grey man stands in a disshevelled suit, holding a sharpened, white-painted dowel thee feet long. It is not so much his suit as his skin that is ill-fitting. With the dowel, he...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
You want metafiction? How ‘bout a microfiction about a murder that happened in a different essay? betterlazy.com/autopsy-turvy/
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Autopsy Turvy - Better Lazy
The sheriff squinted into the setting sun and the wind and spat on the ground. This wasn’t his first corpse, but it still wrenched his guts a little every time a new one turned up. They did, and almos...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New Memiranda and Gorrald! Yay! betterlazy.com/excursory-de...
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Excursory Developments - Better Lazy
Only under great duress did Memiranda and Gorrald slog their sleepy way across a sidewalk astride the sandy skeins of the Atlantic’s dismal approach. Behind them, doubtless armed to teeth with weapons...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I have found the formula! A short, seven-word joke with a thousand-word explanation. betterlazy.com/short-joke/
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A Short Joke - Better Lazy
(annotated (if not explained)) “I want one of them caprese salads.”  (That’s what he said, but not really. That doesn’t capture the truth of the thing. First, he didn’t say “of.” He hadn’t said “of” f...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
This is up and new today. It’s free and available so if you don’t read it you’re basically throwing money down the toilet. Nobody wants that. betterlazy.com/small-score/
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Small Score - Better Lazy
“Hit it,” said Marcel Wentworth. That was the moment the wheels came off completely. Success seemed to be only just beyond his reach. The heist couldn’t have been simpler, at least not with Marcel inv...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
You can always count on nonsense. betterlazy.com/six-times-fun/
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Six Times Fun - Better Lazy
“Unimpressed clown left with unfinished puzzle.” The headline is impressive, if unusual. I feel amused but unenthusiastic in retrospect. I have lingering, youthful clown trauma. After much deliberatio...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
‘Tis the time of year to stress about ordinary social interactions turned awkward. Please enjoy this one. betterlazy.com/tyvm/
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TYVM - Better Lazy
“Thank you very much.” “How much, exactly?” She stood in the doorway, half in and half out of the sandwich shop. The warm air blew out gusts of yeasty prognostication of culinary infidelities to come....
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The card that tutors every turn has only been playtested in Commander once, and that game should be ending any day now, maybe.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Who doesn’t love yet another short survey, right? I mean, everybody must, because there are so dang many of them. Please rank, rate, review, like, subscribe, and otherwise pretend you enjoyed this in a way a computer will understand. I guess. betterlazy.com/please-take-...
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Please, Take this Short Survey - Better Lazy
Hello! Thank you for agreeing to take my survey. You did agree, right? Oh, no. Um. Let me see. Ok, so, first, by viewing this page, you are agreeing to participate in whatever happens here. Only surve...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Magic in 2025: Lessons everywhere, but not a bit of Learn.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
V. neat thread on a regional bread variety, discussing history, family variant, and technique. If the Internet has One True Purpose, I would make an argument that this is very close to it.
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
It’s comforting to sit down with a guitar again, and doubly so with two guitars, as I did here. In two sittings, I mean, not at once. Also, be careful, there’s curses—but no cusses—in this one. betterlazy.com/digging-up-s...
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Digging Up Sleeping Dogs - Better Lazy
You can’t tell me I’m off base on this one: I seen it with my own two true blue peepers, plain as a daylight flash in a stuck pig’s pan. Ah, apologies and salutations—I got off the block early and rui...
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Ben around the world @betterlazy.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
History is easy. You just say things about dead people and those things become true. For instance: betterlazy.com/alex-and-the...
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Alex and the Big Day - Better Lazy
It came to be that Alexander, brash young son of Phillip, and conqueror of the known world, was given the title “the Great.” And so, the withering mass of people gathered and wished him well and besto...
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