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Michael / Chgowiz 🎲🎲
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Hi! I'm Michael, aka Chgowiz. (Chicago-Wiz).

Parent, grandparent, US Air Force vet, IT/programming guy. D&D/Traveller nerd, NERD! Hunting, fishing, camping. Gardener […]

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Today's cuneiform from @sumerian reads as "ni₂"

Of course, SOMEONE approves...
A scene from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". King Arthur and his knights are in a dark, foggy forest, standing before a 4 meter tall darkly dressed knight - a Knight of Ni!
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Last harvest of 2025!

They say to leave parsnips in for awhile after the frosts. We've had a few frosty mornings, so I thought mid-November was a good time to go get them.

A good haul! Much better than I've done in the past. I think my soil-regeneration efforts - […]

[Original post on dice.camp]
The community garden plot that I tend to - covered in dying cover crops (oats and field peas) with a single row of parsnips about to be harvested. A blue plastic tote with freshly-harvested parsnips (root vegetable similar to carrots) still covered in some dirt. A man holds three large parsnips, still covered in dirt. The picture is taken in a garage. A pale blue plastic tote is on the ground with parsnips in it. Nearby, a small golden spaniel/beagle dog smells the "green things" - she's not impressed. A man holds a plastic tray holding over a dozen washed parsnips of various sizes.
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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FINALLY! A perfect/max score at Dragonsweeper!

#videogames #dragonsweeper
A screenshot of the win screen from the video game Dragonsweeper. The picture is a pixellated 8 bit style image of a fantasy warrior standing on a mound, leaning on their sword. In the background is a sky colored by a gradient going form purple to orange. The text on the screen reads: Nothing but blood in the desolate field, Echoes of battles the wind has revealed. Jorge looks up, and a question is posed: Perhaps I'm not different from those I've disposed? Score: 365 (Max 365) Time: 0:18:19 For Daniel Benmergui - v1.1.18
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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#silentsunday #deerhunting #publicland #northernillinois #driftless
A view of a snow-covered field from adjoining woods. At the other side of the field is a large tree with brown leaves, bordered by other trees that have already dropped their leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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"Your words are as empty as your future. I am the Vanguard of your destruction."

Happy N7Day!

#masseffect #n7day
A screenshot from the video game Mass Effect. The player character is facing a red-hued hologram of Sovereign, an alien Reaper that serves as the enemy of the game. This is from one of the best villain monologues I've ever heard in a game.
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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My dog just wants to talk to the squirrel about it's extended auto warranty 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#dogsofmastodon #dog
A small golden spaniel-beagle-heeler mix dog, dressed in an orange Halloween pullover sweater, is outside look up the trunk of a tree. Not seen in the picture is a squirrel that the dog chased up the tree. It is autumn, so there are yellow and tan leaves on the ground around the tree.
November 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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A couple of weekends back, I went pheasant hunting for the first time with my son. It was a great experience! The dogs were so much fun to watch work, living their best lives in the fields. The birds were challenging to harvest.

But dinner last night was the icing […]

[Original post on dice.camp]
A white plate holds a dinner of (clockwise from top) rice, home grown spinach, pan seared pheasant cooked with mushrooms and bacon in a white wine sauce, chukar nuggets rolled in parmesan cheese, cracker crumbs.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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ALMOST a perfect game at Dragonsweeper!!!!

#videogames #dragonsweeper
Screenshot from the video game Dragonsweeper, showing the win screen and the score. The text reads: "Score: 364 (Max: 365) Time: 0:18:32".
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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Days ago, I asked Fedi for recommendations on simple "drag/drop" TTRPG mapping programs. A lot of great suggestions, but one was repeated - Dungeondraft.

Digging through dusty memory banks, I recalled buying it in a HumbleBumble before COVID. Sure enough, I did! […]

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An image that is a top down view of a sci-fi roleplaying game location created in a program called DungeonDraft. The location is a jungle setting, with a large concrete pad. There are many large egg-shaped objects on this concrete pad, the remains of nearly 2000 year old spacecraft. On the left is an obelisk that emits a magnetic signature. Cylon Centurions have erected a gold colored communications dish in the upper left corner.
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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I'm not sure how I could ever max out on Dragonsweeper to get 365, but I sure as heck got pretty close at 353.

#videogames #dragonsweeper
Screenshot from the "win screen" of the video game Dragonsweeper. The screenshot says: "Score: 353 (Max: 365) Time 0:22:25"
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Finished shucking?/hulling?/de-podding? the black beans (Trail of Tears beans from Victory Seeds).

Out of the 3 rows (roughly 24 - 28 plants) of plants, I harvested 5lbs 7ozs (2.5kg) beans!

I'm not sure Mrs Chgowiz and I can eat that many beans in a year...

#gardening #harvest
Two glass jars, full of dried black beans, sit on small table. One of the jars is about one-third the size of the other jar.
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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[hunting, deer hunting]

Not every hunt ends the way I'd hoped, but I enjoy each hunt and I learn things from them.

A bad shot all around, but I did finally find the bolt. The eight point buck? He snorted and hopped off.

My bad luck streak continues!

#hunting #deerhunting
A black crossbow bolt fletched with orange and white plastic vanes and a fixed broadhead is stuck a bit in a tree. Behind it are woods whose leaves are yellow, orange, brown and green in their autumn colors.
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Almost all over. Tilled the cover crop at the community garden plot. Only thing left is to harvest the parsnips. The plan is to do that after a good long frost night, so probably mid/late November? Maybe have parsnips for Thanksgiving dinner!

#gardening #harvest
A community garden plot, with the fall cover crop tilled (where it's more green). The row of parsnips are the only plant left standing in the plot
October 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Starting to process the black bean harvest, now that the pods are all dried. This is one "tray" of pods. Can't wait to see how they taste!

#gardening #harvest
A white plastic tub with one corner full of small black beans, and a white plastic bowl of the empty bean pod husks.
October 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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#silentsunday #morningvibe #midwestus
A few of a cloudy sky and in Autumn wood line from a wild field
October 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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#silentsaturday #midwestus
A lake bordered on the far end by trees whose leaves are turning in Autumn
October 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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End of growing season cleanup at the community garden plot. My cover crop is doing well. The alyssum is hanging on but the marigolds are about spent.

If freezing nights don't kill the cover crop in a couple of weeks, I'll take the weed whacker to it.

#gardening
An autumn view of a community garden plot. There is green field peas and oats (cover crop) growing, and white alyssums are still showing delicate flowers. The marigold plants are brown, as is the surrounding grass. The trees in the background have about shed all their leaves.
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Baked sourdough bread to go with our autumn squash soup that I cooked up last night.

#baking #sourdough
A freshly baked loaf of sourdough bread cools on a wire rack.
October 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Soup is alchemy, no question about it.

With the exception of the onion, all of the squash, pumpkin, carrots came from my garden both last year and this year.

#gardening #harvest #cooking
A pot of orange autumn squash soup simmers on a stove top.
October 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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My autumn greens bed provided! I may get one more harvest before frost, but we'll see.

#gardening #harvest
Two cardboard trays sitting on a wood frame. The left tray has freshly harvested spring lettuce greens. The right tray is full of harvested spinach leaves.
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Almost got the max points on Dragonsweeper! That was an amazing bit of luck!

And the music is definitely grooving a bit more ... uptempo? With that score.

#dragonsweeper
A part of a screenshot from the win screen displayed in the game Dragonsweeper. The text reads "Score: 351 (Max: 365) 0:34:53" (that last bit is the time I played.)
October 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Hell yea! First time winning!

#dragonsweeper
A screenshot from the online game "Dragonsweeper" (Minesweeper with a fantasy element and lots more strategy). It's the winning screen, after successfully killing the dragon. The text reads: SITTING BESIDE THE SMOKING REMAINS JORGE ADMIRES THE DRAGON'S RED SCALES DEAF TO THE CHEERS OF CELEBRATING MEN A HUNTER WITHOUT THE BOND OF HIS PREY SCORE: 250 (MAX: 365) 0:45:58 POR DAMIEL BENMERGUI - V1.1.18
October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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The unexpected over-half-inch of rain today is not unwelcome! My late season greens, cover crops and still in-the-ground parsnips will be very happy.

#gardening
An outdoor glass rain gauge shows over 1/2 inch (~ 1.75cm) of rain has fallen. In the background is a small fenced-in bed of greens.
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Imma have some sourdough bread tonight for dinner...

#baking
A loaf of freshly baked sourdough bread sits on parchment paper inside a Dutch Oven.
October 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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@juergen_hubert
Woman crying meme image - text reads "It just won't stop. Please make it stop"
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM