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Steve DeGroof
@degroof.bsky.social
Approximately 60% water and 40% organic molecules, arranged in a configuration that is, among other things, capable of describing itself in this manner.

(he/him)

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Hey! I've got eight #scifi and #fantasy #books available for sale. Six of them are #shortstory collections; two are novels.

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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Why does Kash Patel always look like he just sharted?
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#ScribesAndMakers Dec 8: Share a single line from a song you like. Ask people to identify the song.

"Words, like conviction, can turn into a sentence"
December 8, 2025 at 11:36 AM
[Bracket City]
December 8, 2025
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 70
🎯 Minimum Required: 70
Total Score: 100.0
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December 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
#Ablatonyms 85
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:10
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
OMIWORD.com
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Puzzle #342 (Easy)
Time spent: 01:47
24 moves • 0 hints
Omiword
OMIWORD.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#Wordle 1,633 5/6
⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ 79 words left.
⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 30 words left.
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 6 words left.
🟩🟩🟩⬛⬛ 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.

#Obscurdle 1065: 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 839 words left.
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 165 words left.
🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
#TimeTravelAuthors Dec 7: How did a character get their name?

Charlie's real name is never mentioned. During a stint in a trio of freelance investigators of anomalous phenomena, the group's leader insisted on the code names Alpha, Bravo, and Charlie. Charlie kept using the name after leaving.
December 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reposted by Steve DeGroof
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
#Ablatonyms 84
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:12
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
OMIWORD.com
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Puzzle #341 (Vexing)
Time spent: 07:56
73 moves • 0 hints
Omiword
OMIWORD.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Silly Little Codes
Puzzle #256
0️⃣0️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣:2️⃣0️⃣
www.playsillylittlegames.com/codes
Silly Little Codes – Play Fun Online Rebus Puzzles
Test your brain with funny and clever rebus puzzles!
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December 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
[Bracket City]
December 7, 2025 🟡 (Medium)
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☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 77
🎯 Minimum Required: 76
Total Score: 98.7
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Bracket City - The Atlantic
Solve nested clues to reveal a satisfying fact about this day in history. Climb the ranks from tourist to kingmaker (or beyond?).
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
#Wordle 1,632 3/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 88 words left.
⬛⬛🟩🟩🟩 3 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.

#Obscurdle 1064: 5/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨🟨 219 words left.
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 103 words left.
🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛ 7 words left.
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 6 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 5.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I checked with Delgado in Department 62 (Paradox Management). She said not to sweat it. Anomalous footprints can easily be stitched back into the current timeline. Bootprints, on the other hand... well, that requires a bit more finesse.
@gianttourtiere.bsky.social HELLO if anyone from the Temporal Regulatory Association comes around, tell them I wasn't messing around with a chronoboson generator and they are just wrong about the date of the footprints

tx
December 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#Ablatonyms 83
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Moves: 8
Incorrect Moves: 1
Elapsed Time: 00:00:15
Score: 88
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
OMIWORD.com
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Puzzle #340 (Difficult)
Time spent: 01:44
17 moves • 0 hints
Alternate solution
Omiword
OMIWORD.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Silly Little Codes
Puzzle #255
0️⃣0️⃣:0️⃣0️⃣:2️⃣1️⃣
www.playsillylittlegames.com/codes
December 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
[Bracket City]
December 6, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 65
🎯 Minimum Required: 65
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
Bracket City - The Atlantic
Solve nested clues to reveal a satisfying fact about this day in history. Climb the ranks from tourist to kingmaker (or beyond?).
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
#Wordle 1,631 3/6
🟨🟨🟨⬛⬛ 159 words left.
🟨🟩🟨⬛⬛ 20 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 3.

#Obscurdle 1063: 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ 341 words left.
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 54 words left.
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 4 words left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#Ablatonyms 82
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Moves: 7
Elapsed Time: 00:00:11
Time Bonus: +10
Score: 110
degroof.github.io/ablatonyms.h...
ABLATONYMS
degroof.github.io
December 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
OMIWORD.com
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Puzzle #339 (Challenging)
Time spent: 07:01
27 moves • 0 hints
Omiword
OMIWORD.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
[Bracket City]
December 5, 2025 🟢 (Easy)
www.theatlantic.com/games/bracke...
☠️ hard mode!
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 56
🎯 Minimum Required: 56
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
Bracket City - The Atlantic
Solve nested clues to reveal a satisfying fact about this day in history. Climb the ranks from tourist to kingmaker (or beyond?).
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#Wordle 1,630 4/6
⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 828 words left.
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 68 words left.
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.

#Obscurdle 1062: 4/6
⬛🟨🟨⬛🟩 29 words left.
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 14 words left.
⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 1 word left.
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in 4.
www.stevedegroof.com/obscurdle.html
December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM