J. Michael Bestul
@dashjperiod.bsky.social
A sentient mustache who enjoys words, games, cocktails, & bottles of ink. Daytime forays into HR systems & analytics. He/him.
On our way to the PWHL Takeover Tour game in Chicago!
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
On our way to the PWHL Takeover Tour game in Chicago!
Say it with me: Nobody knows what goalie interference is in the NHL, least of all the refs and the league war room.
December 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Say it with me: Nobody knows what goalie interference is in the NHL, least of all the refs and the league war room.
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
This is why I support freedom of expression.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.
Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
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Final day to back the Kickstarter for Mystic Curling Club!
Do you want dice-curling action on your table? With cool witches and cute familiars casting spells to make your shots better? I think the answer is yes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...
Do you want dice-curling action on your table? With cool witches and cute familiars casting spells to make your shots better? I think the answer is yes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...
Mystic Curling Club
Flick, slide, or roll your dice down the ice, and use magic to aid your strategy! Witches with brooms will sweep you to victory.
www.kickstarter.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Final day to back the Kickstarter for Mystic Curling Club!
Do you want dice-curling action on your table? With cool witches and cute familiars casting spells to make your shots better? I think the answer is yes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...
Do you want dice-curling action on your table? With cool witches and cute familiars casting spells to make your shots better? I think the answer is yes!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/asm...
The first stop in Philadelphia, after unpacking and getting my bearings: Reading Terminal Market. Naturally.
November 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The first stop in Philadelphia, after unpacking and getting my bearings: Reading Terminal Market. Naturally.
That may have been the loudest & most frustrated reaction I’ve seen anyone have to a full L train.
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
That may have been the loudest & most frustrated reaction I’ve seen anyone have to a full L train.
Flying into PHL this year, which means I can partake in one last ‘Long Room Wednesday’ before heading to PAX U tomorrow morning.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Flying into PHL this year, which means I can partake in one last ‘Long Room Wednesday’ before heading to PAX U tomorrow morning.
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part of why i find books with unreliable narrators interesting is that as the reader, you’re constantly trying to asses whether the thing the narrator is experiencing is real, or only real to them.
this, i think, is how we should treat the vast majority of social media posts.
this, i think, is how we should treat the vast majority of social media posts.
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
part of why i find books with unreliable narrators interesting is that as the reader, you’re constantly trying to asses whether the thing the narrator is experiencing is real, or only real to them.
this, i think, is how we should treat the vast majority of social media posts.
this, i think, is how we should treat the vast majority of social media posts.
Takeover Tour this season (x2), but maybe home to a PWHL team in future seasons? We can hope!
Anyway, tickets acquired to both games!
(Thanks @pksullivan.bsky.social !)
Anyway, tickets acquired to both games!
(Thanks @pksullivan.bsky.social !)
November 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Takeover Tour this season (x2), but maybe home to a PWHL team in future seasons? We can hope!
Anyway, tickets acquired to both games!
(Thanks @pksullivan.bsky.social !)
Anyway, tickets acquired to both games!
(Thanks @pksullivan.bsky.social !)
Oh hey. Thundersnow.
November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Oh hey. Thundersnow.
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“And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer”
Judge Ellis today not only denounced the Trump administration’s immigration action, but had biting remarks on its clumsy views of Chicago itself
UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Judge Ellis today not only denounced the Trump administration’s immigration action, but had biting remarks on its clumsy views of Chicago itself
UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer”
Judge Ellis today not only denounced the Trump administration’s immigration action, but had biting remarks on its clumsy views of Chicago itself
UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Judge Ellis today not only denounced the Trump administration’s immigration action, but had biting remarks on its clumsy views of Chicago itself
UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Always a good day to bring up poetry, Carl Sandburg, and Chicago.
November 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Always a good day to bring up poetry, Carl Sandburg, and Chicago.
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The Dodgers' organist just played the Attack on Titan theme in the 16th inning; that's how deep into the fuckin bag he's had to go.
October 28, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Dodgers' organist just played the Attack on Titan theme in the 16th inning; that's how deep into the fuckin bag he's had to go.
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this, too, is blaseball
b̶̗̠̤̙̺̰̙͇͆̀̒̍̀̂́̕ả̶̡̛̛̛̛͎͔̟̯̤͑̈͐̌̈́̄̓͆̓͛̎͌͛͋͑̆̇̄͐͋̋͊̓̋̊͐̍͗̓͒̆̊̓̂͆̀̾̇̑̈́́͊̾̚͘͘̚̕͝͝͠s̷̢̢̢̧̡̝͖̮͉̰̯̫̮̪̳̲͕̯̟͉̮͚̙͚͓͕̫̣̦͔͓̺̫̻̤̲͆͒̾͂͌̐̑͊̈́͒͛̆̊̍̌͛̇̇̍̾͗̎͐͑̆͒̓̀́̏͊̓̈́͋̓̐͂͘͜͝͝͠͝͝e̴̡̡̡̘̲̺̥͎̥̭͙̲̪̱͔̞͔̠͖̞̞̦̱͉̤̭̼̗͖̥͕͕͙̦̹̠͙͓̤̰͎̼̱̪̹͉̱̞͉̯̠̜͎͙̗͖̣͒̊̒̌͒͗̓̀͗͒͐̽̈̔̑̆͑͑̆̀̀̒̉̿̕̕͜͜͜ͅͅb̷̧̡̪̺̯̱͍͚̻͕̗̬͓̞̈́̈́̽̋̑̈́͒̓́̒̓̇̀̾̕͝a̶̧̢̦͕̗͔͓͙̦̜̬̯̟͉̪̱̮̲͍̻̹͓͍̪̦̥͎̩̫͉͈͙̰̹̞̯̭͔̩̹͛̅͗̑̂̋̍͌͒́̈̆̚͜ͅͅḻ̵̢̢̧̢̨̧̟̗̖̰͇̦̺͕̫̖͈͎͈̪̺̗͚̖̱͎̞͚̥͇̺̱̜͛̃̀̂̾̆̈͝ͅļ̴̧̨̬͔̱͎̳̬͉̘̝̻̹͔͓͍͈̙̣̳̝̗͙͉̬̭̦̗̥̜̠̘̯̯͖̜̠̦̱̰̱̮̤̣̥̼̯̞̉
October 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
this, too, is blaseball
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Out of all the things that could recreate the manic energy of following Blaseball almost entirely through Internet Posts, I was not expecting actual baseball.
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Out of all the things that could recreate the manic energy of following Blaseball almost entirely through Internet Posts, I was not expecting actual baseball.
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oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
![screenshot of a Justin Klugh tweet from October 28, 2015:
JOE BUCK: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
BUCK: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
BUCK: oh god yes](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t2bjwvguncd35fna7ruckjtw/bafkreiczbp37nmuosnvgyrbv3nfdxupczam3ezjeri5cpio36htjuyiisy@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
oh my god, The Tweet is exactly ten years old tonight
That was an instant classic of an MLB game. Toronto really pulled it out in dramatic fashion
And the Ohtani demigod performance to secure a World Series berth is one for the ages.
That said, I could do without yet another year where smaller-market teams give way to big payroll teams.
And the Ohtani demigod performance to secure a World Series berth is one for the ages.
That said, I could do without yet another year where smaller-market teams give way to big payroll teams.
October 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
That was an instant classic of an MLB game. Toronto really pulled it out in dramatic fashion
And the Ohtani demigod performance to secure a World Series berth is one for the ages.
That said, I could do without yet another year where smaller-market teams give way to big payroll teams.
And the Ohtani demigod performance to secure a World Series berth is one for the ages.
That said, I could do without yet another year where smaller-market teams give way to big payroll teams.
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When you are pure of heart no amount of earnestness is Cringe. When you are a malevolent little freak no amount of sarcasm is enough to make you cool
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When you are pure of heart no amount of earnestness is Cringe. When you are a malevolent little freak no amount of sarcasm is enough to make you cool
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Fellow tabletop journalist Rob Wieland passed away earlier this week at the age of 48. We collected fond remembrances and tributes from friends, peers and industry figures.
Tabletop journalist and advocate Rob Wieland has passed away
Friends and peers remember the father, husband, writer, GM, and admiral.
www.rascal.news
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fellow tabletop journalist Rob Wieland passed away earlier this week at the age of 48. We collected fond remembrances and tributes from friends, peers and industry figures.
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Rob Wieland was a hobby ambassador, a game designer and a family man.
Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.
Share the link if you can.
Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.
Share the link if you can.
Donate to Family of Robert Wieland, organized by Vickie ONeill
Friends of Robert Wieland have requested that we set up goFundMe page for the benefit of his f… Vickie ONeill needs your support for Family of Robert Wieland
www.gofundme.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Rob Wieland was a hobby ambassador, a game designer and a family man.
Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.
Share the link if you can.
Let’s do what Rob would have wanted us to, and help out his family. Please pitch in.
Share the link if you can.
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Bring your army; but, I think, you'll find
They've not prepared for us.
- Coriolanus (I, 2)
They've not prepared for us.
- Coriolanus (I, 2)
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Bring your army; but, I think, you'll find
They've not prepared for us.
- Coriolanus (I, 2)
They've not prepared for us.
- Coriolanus (I, 2)
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If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.
It’s weird to hear the name “Torkelson” not in reference to family lore from the old country.
(In this case, the first RBI of the MLB postseason goes to Torkelson.)
(In this case, the first RBI of the MLB postseason goes to Torkelson.)
September 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s weird to hear the name “Torkelson” not in reference to family lore from the old country.
(In this case, the first RBI of the MLB postseason goes to Torkelson.)
(In this case, the first RBI of the MLB postseason goes to Torkelson.)