This is the first podcast where Vera and I talk a bit about Magic and other things. There will be a video of this conversation on YouTube.

How well do I want you to know me? How much access should I give you into my life? I'm not sure. Part of me says 100%, fuck it, here's me, take it or leave it. Another part of me is scared of that.

Job is going...fine. It's a job. The people I work with are solid enough, but the place I work--the building itself--grosses me out to no end. Not a lot I can do about that.

Bargaining Syndrome--my name until I find a better one--is when you make promises in hopes of getting out of your current less-than-ideal situation. "Oh, I'll never eat junk food again if..." or "Please, heal my dog, and I'll always..." What deals do you make? Do you stick to them?

There are a lot of Tarot decks out there, dozens, maybe hundreds. There might even be thousands. But of all the ones I've encountered none come close to the quality of True Black.

Avengers: End Game released this week and I saw it with my wife. Between us we've seen all the Marvel movies at this point (Vera hasn't seen a couple of them, I've seen them all). There ARE spoilers in this conversation.

Per CliftonStrengths Context and Strategic are talents four and five. Context is all about looking at the past to see what the best move Now is. While Strategic is about seeing the lines that connect things in surprising ways.

Of the 34 talents listed in the book Discover Your CliftonStrengths, Responsibility is my third and the only one out of five under Executing--whatever that means.

The upcoming Magic the Gather set, War of the Spark, has more than 250 cards being added to the already massive pool. Some look amazing (visually), other seem powerful (gameplay wise) and some are so-so. I share some thoughts on the cards that stand out to me.

Those that score high in the Ideation talent love ideas; those that score high in Input love to collect. Sounds about right. I do indeed love finding new ideas. I think both of these tie into Openness from the Big Five.