# personal stories (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover personal stories. Page: Feed: --- ## [Thirty-Four Minutes Of Black & White Photography](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/thirty-four-minutes-of-black-white.html) _2026-08-25 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ This was someone's pride and joy at one time–also essential to generating their income. It is now designated to be scrapped in the next several days. (click to enlarge) The other day I was out and about getting some things done. As I was driving I noticed the sky was gorgeous. It was the kind of sky we don't often get here in southeastern Virginia in the summer months. Since I had my Fujifilm X-T5… ## [Gift of Adoption Helps Families](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/gift-of-adoption-helps-families) _2026-08-22 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Based in a Chicago suburb, Gift of Adoption was formed in 1996 by Lucy and Gene Wyka, who had adopted three children. They set up The Gift of Adoption Fund to help children get adopted. They turned it into a public charity, and now there are affiliate organizations that share its non-profit 501(c) 3 status. I just joined the Texas chapter, which is based in Dallas, and there are currently a total… ## [Maestro Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/maestro/) _2026-08-22 · Justin Bell · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ The cover for the new strategy game Maestro is a fun one: it’s the early 1500s, and the painter Leonardo Da Vinci is staring menacingly at the sculptor Michelangelo as they work in their respective workshops. The game’s manual details more about this famous feud between star artists, and in the game, players take on roles in the workshop of one of these two Renaissance geniuses as they compete to… ## [Bitcoin Bummer](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/bitcoin-bummer) _2026-08-22 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ The news was quite interesting this week, as Treasury Secretary Bessent boosted bond repurchases, sparking a rally for a day in Treasuries. The market fell this week for stocks. Last week, I discussed why I am not that interested in Fidelity ETFs. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 12.9% with dividends included, and the price is up 12.3% for SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) in 2026 so far. This… ## [Texas Governor Tries to Wash His Hands of This Taxpayer Expense](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/texas-governor-tries-to-wash-his-hands-of-this-taxpayer-expense) _2026-08-21 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Houston's George Bush Intercontinental has new prayer and ablution rooms in Terminal D, opened Feb. 16, 2024, designed with Muslim travelers in mind. Courtesy Houston Airports On August 14th in the evening, Texas Governor Greg Abbott posted on X about the illegal discrimination at the expense of Texas taxpayers in two airports: He issued a press release discussing a review of the airports and… ## [The Monolith Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/the-monolith/) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Lynch · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ We did it, folks. Humanity has invented—nay, perfected—time travel. They said it couldn’t be done. They were wrong. The scientists at publisher Plaid Hat Games figured it out. It’s less complicated than I’d have expected time travel to be, requiring only that you set up a copy of The Monolith and sit down. The technology also seems to be fairly limited in its applications, since The Monolith only… ## [Quick Peaks – Inca Empire: The Card Game, ARDEVUR: The Game of Resources, Exactly as Planned , Grimcoven, Vanuatu (first edition)](https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/quick-peaks-august-20-2026/) _2026-08-21 · Justin Bell · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ Inca Empire: The Card Game - Thomas Wells At some point I’ll have to review Inca Empire , as it’s a pretty neat take on a cube rail, shared incentive track-building game. Inca Empire: The Card Game , in the storied tradition of X: The Card Game , is less than a pale imitation of its predecessor. It’s a game with some novel mechanisms, but because of turn order problems and really uninteresting… ## [The Anatomy Of A Photographic Failure](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/the-anatomy-of-photographic-failure.html) _2026-08-21 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ The historic Dixie restaurant. This was the only possible photo of the entrance I could make due to automobiles parked directly in front of it. The sidewalk was narrow so even an ultra wide angle lens would not work well. I think the front of the building needs a bit more context as the restaurant is in the city's historic district with old buildings all around it. (click to enlarge) I will bet… ## [BARC Summit report](https://www.openassistivetech.org/barc-summit-report/) _2026-08-20 · Liz Henry · GOAT_ Our Bay Area Repair Coalition summit went really well! We got a last minute offer of food and travel funding from OSHWA/Open Healthware, which meant… ## [Adding More Equities](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/adding-more-equities) _2026-08-20 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I added it yesterday, and it is lower today and still up a lot year-to-date, but ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) is very attractive relative to the S&P 500 still in my view, and I am very underweight stocks in my model portfolio. I am reducing Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH) a bit more too. The trades: Sell 50 VGSH at $58.14 Buy 50 SMDV at $77.11 The updated model… ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ANK8BDyLVLqj) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Gazebo Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/gazebo/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Lynch · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ I’ve spent much of my time with Gazebo , publisher Bitewing Games’s update of Reiner Knizia’s cult release Qin , appreciating the humble domino. Why is it so good? Is it the heft? Unexpectedly heavy tiny objects are disarming, after all. There’s the abnormally smooth texture and the rounded corners, the clack—not a click, but a clack—every time you put one down on a hard surface. Maybe it’s a… ## [Gingham Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/gingham/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Lynch · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ Human memory is a funny thing. Every time I sit down to play Gingham , the latest collaboration between designer Robert Hovakimyan and publisher Bitewing Games, the song “Teddy Bears’ Picnic” rises like a leviathan from the depths of my memory. “If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure for a big surprise,” I sing as I lay out the checkerboard picnic blanket and organize the ants. “If you go… ## [August Tune Up report: On Backups!](https://www.openassistivetech.org/august-tune-up-report-on-backups/) _2026-08-19 · Liz Henry · GOAT_ We had another great Tune Up Tuesday at the Disability Cultural Center in San Francisco! It was relatively small and cozy, with 8 participants coming… ## [Equity ETF Swap](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/equity-etf-swap-1) _2026-08-19 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ While I remain extremely bearish on stocks, I am adding ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) back at a higher price than where I exited it on June 24th. I bought RSP then, which has gone up a lot more, but I turned that into ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), which has done even better. Today, I am exiting NOBL and adding SMDV back, spending a little cash too. The… ## [Trimming This TIPS ETF](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-this-tips-etf) _2026-08-19 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I hold a tremendous amount of the model portfolio in TIPS, and I am taking a profit on this one, the PIMCO 15+ Year TIPS ETF (LTPZ) that I added to recently. The trade: Sell 15 LTPZ at $48.40 The updated model portfolio: ## [Chai Garam Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/chai-garam/) _2026-08-19 · Kevin Brantley · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ Imported from Abroad It’s nice to see a foreign game company pop its head up, especially when it comes from a country not often represented in the gaming community. Mozaic Games, from India, made its convention debut at Gen Con last year, bringing over numerous titles centered around the country’s rich heritage and culture. The company had sold out of nearly all its inventory by the show’s end,… ## [Trimming This One](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-this-one) _2026-08-18 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I am very low in the model portfolio in equity ETFs, but I am trimming ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) at a profit. The trade: Sell 30 NOBL at $58.39 The updated model portfolio: ## [Helping the ADHD Mind When New Tasks Keep Appearing](https://anitagoraya.substack.com/p/helping-the-adhd-mind-when-new-tasks) _2026-08-18 · Dr Anita, CBT/ADHD therapist · ADHD Wellness & Wisdom_ ... How to capture real-time demands without losing them — or letting them hijack your day ## [Out of Sorts Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/out-of-sorts/) _2026-08-18 · Andrew Lynch · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ Out of Sorts is now the second memory game I’ve played in the last few years that isn’t really a memory game at all. Like Wilmot’s Warehouse , which uses the façade of memorization to trick players into collaborating on a story, the memorization in Out of Sorts is a distraction, a means to an end rather than the end itself. Do you want to spend twenty or thirty minutes memorizing the order of… ## [A Quick Note (Update) On The Fujifilm X100VI](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/a-quick-note-update-on-fujifilm-x100vi.html) _2026-08-18 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ This is what my Fujifilm X100VI kit had become––bloated and less pleasurable to use. (click to enlarge) In the past, I've expressed my thoughts about the X100VI, how I use it, my different and more casual attitude when using it and how pleased I have been to own and use this camera. You can read about that here , here and here . One of the main reasons I really enjoy the X100VI (as well as the… ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3zf4VV82wG7Q) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Buying a Bit More Before Big Auction](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/buying-a-bit-more-before-big-auction) _2026-08-17 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ It's already quite large (my largest position in the model portfolio), but I am boosting PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ) before the auction this week. The yield of the 30-Year TIPS is over 3% now (and this is before inflation!). I am also boosting iShares TIPS (TIP) a bit too. The trades: Buy 20 LTPZ at $47.18 Buy 25 TIP at $106.78 The updated model portfolio: ## [Oasis: New Life on a Distant World Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/oasis-new-life-on-a-distant-world/) _2026-08-17 · Thomas Wells · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ My view of criticism is that, when done well, it is generative and contextualizing to the form it critiques. Having the privilege of reviewing and analyzing games comes with a degree of responsibility. Don’t misunderstand me—there is zero responsibility to a corporation, a designer, and anyone else who has made the business of games their business. My responsibility is to the mysterious and… ## [1,000 People Were There: The Unsolved Murder of Derrick Davis in Clairton, PA](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/1000-people-were-there-unsolved-murder.html) _2026-08-16 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ 1,000 People Were There. Derrick Davis Is Still Waiting for Justice. Nearly two years after gunfire tore through a massive crowd on State Street in Clairton, Pennsylvania, detectives are still trying to identify who killed 28-year-old Derrick Tyler Davis. By RICHIE D MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed EDITOR’S NOTE: Witnesses reported approximately 1,000… ## [Euphoria Essential Edition Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/euphoria-essential-edition/) _2026-08-16 · Justin Bell · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ Euphoria Essential Edition (2026, Stonemaier Games) is the updated version of 2013’s Euphoria: Build a Better Dystopia , a game that I had heard about over the years but never played myself. That’s not because the game isn’t easy to understand; featuring a rulebook with a linen finish and lots of clear ways to understand the game’s mechanics (both in multiplayer and for its automa rules), Euphoria… ## [Huge Fidelity Is Tiny in ETFs](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/huge-fidelity-is-tiny-in-etfs) _2026-08-15 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ The news was kind of bad this week again (retail sales slumped), but the market advanced again to a new all-time high for the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000. Interestingly, the NASDAQ-100 and the Technology sector did not. Last week, I discussed how AI investment management can make us all rich. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 14.5% with dividends included, and the price is up 13.9%… ## [Revenant Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/revenant/) _2026-08-15 · Justin Bell · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ The new game Revenant (2026, Mindclash Games) arrived about a month ago, and it took me a couple weeks to get the game to the table for my review plays. Between the ruleset (complex) and the playtime (substantial), tabling any game from Mindclash is typically a big endeavor. Now that I’ve finished four plays—once at three players, twice at four players, then once solo—I have a lot of thoughts. For… ## [Cherrie Mahan Turns 50: The First “Have You Seen Me?” Child Is Still Missing 41 Years Later.](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/cherrie-mahan-turns-50-first-have-you.html) _2026-08-14 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ WHERE IS CHERRIE MAHAN? 41 Years Missing. 50 Years Old. And a Case That Refuses to Go Quiet. By RICHIE D MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed Published August 14, 2026 Today is Cherrie Ann Mahan’s birthday. Not the birthday of the eight-year-old girl whose face has remained frozen in missing-person posters for more than four decades. Not the birthday of the… ## [Trimming Treasuries](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-treasuries) _2026-08-14 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Perhaps rates are high and are coming down, but I have lots of exposure through TIPS. I am trimming Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH). The trade: Sell 75 VGSH at $58.17 The updated model portfolio: ## [Whisperwood Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/whisperwood/) _2026-08-14 · Andrew Lynch · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ About four years ago, I wrote a negative review of the game Lacrimosa . I’d never written a major pan before and, while I stand by the diagnoses in that review, I have come to believe that the review itself was too much. In trying to capture the feelings of exasperation and bloat that Lacrimosa brought up in me, the review itself became exasperating and bloated. I’ve played more than my share of… ## [Quick Peaks – The Old King’s Crown, Tycoon: India 1981 , Railroad Tiles, Pax Emancipation, Tembo Tiles ,](https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/quick-peaks-august-14-2026/) _2026-08-14 · Will Hare · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ The Old King’s Crown - Will Hare As we put away The Old King’s Crown , there were two seemingly incongruent but true sentiments coming from my play group. The first is simply… that first play was a mess. Total mess. Constant takebacks and missed triggers, being blindsided by some shocking thing you didn’t know your opponents could do, or having your carefully planned turn totally upended by some… ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uqc1sSOevuwB) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [I've Not Seen This Before...](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/ive-not-seen-this-before.html) _2026-08-14 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ You can see the discarded pile of memorials that have been removed from the graves and left in a pile. (click to enlarge) Not too far away from where I live is an old, abandoned and now derelict building that I believe was originally an Africa-American church, possibly from the late 19th century or early 20th century. I'm not 100% sure, but all indications it is. Adjacent to the church is a small… ## [Why I Support Abdul El-Sayed's Candidacy for U.S. Senator](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/why-i-support-abdul-el-sayed-s-candidacy-for-u-s-senator) _2026-08-13 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Despite substantial opposition and a relative lack of funding, Abdul El-Sayed surprised the nation with a narrow win on August 4th in Michigan's Democratic Party Primary over Haley Stevens and will run in November against Republican Mike Rogers for Senator. His 743K votes represented 48.5% of the total votes. Michigan has 8.38 million registered voters, according to the Michigan Voter Information… ## [Let’s Go Inside!](https://jamestabor.com/lets-go-inside/) _2026-08-13 · jdtabor · TaborBlog_ Private video clips from my interviews for the Smithsonian network special Masada produced as background for the epic series The Dovekeepers Not to be copied or circulated. Used with permission For the full background on this cave see my blog post: https://jamestabor.com/masada-mysteries-what-do-we-know-about-the-bones/ ## [Wing It: The Game of Extreme Storytelling! Game Review](https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/wing-it-the-game-of-extreme-storytelling/) _2026-08-13 · Kevin Brantley · Meeple Mountain – Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more_ It’s Sort of Like… The majority of my friends are non-gamers. While we do all kinds of other hobby activities together, gaming simply isn’t one of them. I stopped bringing games to gatherings a long time ago because we all know they won’t get played, and that’s okay. The key to a balanced social life is knowing which friends are good for which activities. Every so often, though, I’ll get my hands… ## [Another Bit Of Misfortune](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/another-bit-of-misfortune.html) _2026-08-13 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ (click to enlarge) I’ve always heard that bad luck comes in threes. My first recent experience was my Lightroom Classic catalog mysteriously becoming corrupted. After some persistence, I was able to use a backup catalog to restore things back to normal. You can read about that here . A few days later I discovered that a large number of my image files on the external hard drive on which I keep all… ## [Katelynn Rose Conrad: The Ride Home That Left No Receipt](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/katelynn-rose-conrad-ride-home-that.html) _2026-08-11 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ Katelynn Rose Conrad, missing since June 25, 2024. She was 32 years old when she disappeared after leaving a family member’s home in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. KATELYNN ROSE CONRAD The Ride Home That Left No Receipt A Dicking Around With Richie Case File By RICHIE D MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MISSING POSTER Before Katelynn became… ## [Another Vexing Lightroom Issue Has Raised Its Ugly Head!](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/another-vexing-lightroom-issue-has.html) _2026-08-11 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ The other week, I wrote a post about how my Lightroom Classic catalog mysteriously became corrupted (Seriously! 🥴) and how I restored it as well as restored the images and editing I had done since the last catalog backup. You can read about that here . It was not a fun time. A few days after that problem was analyzed and fixed I discovered another issue. When looking at some older files, the… ## [Trish Brennan: The Woman Easton Lost in the Silence](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/trish-brennan-woman-easton-lost-in.html) _2026-08-09 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ TRISH J. BRENNAN The Woman Easton Lost in the Silence A Dicking Around With Richie Case File By Richie D. Mowrey for The Sassy Gazette Some missing person cases go cold. Others go quiet. And Trish J. Brennan’s case did something even crueler than that. It faded. Not because Trish stopped mattering. Not because the questions were answered. Not because her family got closure. It faded because the… ## [My First Catholic Audience: Presenting the Historical Mary to Catholic Sisters](https://jamestabor.com/my-first-catholic-audience-presenting-the-historical-mary-to-catholic-sisters/) _2026-08-08 · jdtabor · TaborBlog_ I recently gave my first lecture on the Historical Mary, mother of Jesus, to a Roman Catholic audience in this case the Sisters of Maryknoll Institute. This is very in-depth with slides for those who want to explore in more details the texts, archaeology, and history that shed precious light on the Lost Mary the real historical woman \[...\] ## [Just Let AI Do Your Investing for You](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/just-let-ai-do-your-investing-for-you) _2026-08-08 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ The news was kind of bad this week (economy not adding many jobs), but the market soared to a new all-time high for the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Interestingly, the NASDAQ-100 and the Technology sector did not. Last week, I shared a review of July for the 88 ETFs that I track. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 14.0% with dividends included, and the… ## [AI Investment Management: Be Careful](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/ai-investment-management-be-careful) _2026-08-07 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I wrote about AI Investment Management here earlier this week, calling out Alinea and Autopilot but also giving kudos to Range. I followed up with a piece elsewhere: Unethical Advertisements for Investing Using AI, calling out Alinea and Autopilot again but also pointing to Liquid, which offers Co-Invest. I have nothing against AI or people using AI for investing (or, really, for anything). It is… ## [The Fujifilm X-T6 Is Rumored To Be Announced Soon; My Thoughts On What Needs To Change Or Be Improved And What Needs To Remain The Same](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/the-fujifilm-x-t6-is-rumored-to-be.html) _2026-08-07 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ Many rumor sites are speculating that Fujifilm will introduce the next generation of X-T camera the first week in September. I believe the speculation is for September 8th. ( UPDATE : The announcement has now been delayed with no new date specified) About a month from now. I wonder what the X-T6 will be as compared to the X-T5 and will it be something I would consider buying? Unlike previous weeks… ## [Adobe Has Created Some Changes In Lightroom Classic That Might Cause You Concern](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/adobe-has-created-some-changes-in.html) _2026-08-07 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ I discovered something the other day while checking the integrity of my monthly ‘all data’ backup procedure. I thought it might be of interest to many of you. At least, something to keep in mind for the future. In the new version of LR Classic (June, 2026) the program is, along with XMP Sidecar files, creating Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) sidecar files as well. Two sidecar files for each image file.… ## [Michael Petrino Jr.: The Alleged Abduction, Murder Charges, and the Search to Bring Him Home](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/michael-petrino-jr-alleged-abduction.html) _2026-08-04 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ Michael Petrino Jr.: The Timeline of a Disappearance, the Allegations That Followed, and the Question That Still Has No Answer By RICHIE D MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie: A True Crime Feed Michael Petrino Jr.’s life, disappearance, and the allegations now surrounding his case. There are cases that break your heart in one clean snap. Then there are cases like Michael… ## [Lightroom Classic, Big Troubles; What Happened? What I Had To Do To Figure Out What Happened? What Lessons Were Learned](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/08/lightroom-classic-big-troubles-what.html) _2026-08-04 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ This was one of the images I made in between the time of my last catalog backup and when my Lightroom catalog became corrupted. After restoring it with an older, backup catalog, I had to find all the images I had made, synchronize the folders and reimport them otherwise the files would have been on my hard drive but LR would not known they were there. (click to enlarge) Fujifilm X100VI; 1/35th… ## [Repair and build events this weekend](https://www.openassistivetech.org/repair-and-build-events-this-weekend/) _2026-08-03 · Liz Henry · GOAT_ GOAT is hosting two events this weekend! The first, BARC or Bay Area Repair Coalition, is a half day summit for people doing hands on… ## [The Disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann: Timeline, Theories, Witnesses & the Unsolved Charlotte Mystery](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-disappearance-of-kyle-fleischmann.html) _2026-08-01 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ A Dicking Around With Richie True Crime Investigation The Streets That Never Answered The Disappearance of Kyle Fleischmann By Richard D. Mowrey Founder, Writer, and Chaos Scribe-in-Chief The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed “A city never truly sleeps. It simply changes witnesses.” Kyle Fleischmann vanished from Uptown Charlotte during the early morning hours of… ## [Feeling Blue?](https://www.anxietyresourcecenter.org/2026/08/feeling-blue/) _2026-08-01 · Suzette Andres · Anxiety Resource Center_ Studies show spending time in, or near water, can have a significant impact on our mental health. As summer starts to wind down, there's plenty of time to reap the benefits of the Blue Mind. The post Feeling Blue? appeared first on Anxiety Resource Center . ## [When the Controller Went Silent: The Unsolved Disappearance of Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr.](https://thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2026/07/when-controller-went-silent-unsolved.html) _2026-07-31 · Richard Dale · The Sassy Gazette_ WHEN THE CONTROLLER WENT SILENT The Life and Unanswered Disappearance of Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr. By RICHIE D. MOWREY for The Sassy Gazette’s Dicking Around With Richie A True Crime Feed Official missing person flyer for Joseph “Joey” Plant Jr., who vanished from Northeast Philadelphia on March 14, 2025. “Every missing person deserves urgency. Every family deserves answers. Every story deserves to… ## [What I’ve discovered on The Internet Will Change Everything You Believe About Your Gear](https://www.thewanderinglensman.com/2026/07/what-ive-discovered-on-internet-will.html) _2026-07-31 · Unknown · The Wandering Lensman_ Without the best gear, your photos could turn out to only as good as this––a mere snapshot! Don’t let this happen to you. (click to enlarge) I’ve now done some extensive, in-depth, scientific research and it is clear to me that better gear frees you to excel, be more creative, release your genius and become more successful than your wildest dreams. I discovered that better gear actually allows you…