The Phoenix and the Turtle Puns

Let the bird of loudest lay
On the sole Arabian tree
Herald sad and trumpet be,
To whose sound chaste wings obey.
But thou shrieking harbinger,
Foul precurrer of the fiend,
Augur of the fever's end,
To this troop come thou not near.
From this session interdict
Every fowl of tyrant wing,
Save the eagle, feather'd king;
Keep the obsequy so strict.
Let the priest in surplice white,
That defunctive music can,
Be the death-divining swan,
Lest the requiem lack his right.
And thou treble-dated crow,
That thy sable gender mak'st
With the breath thou giv'st and tak'st,
'Mongst our mourners shalt thou go.
Here the anthem doth commence:
Love and constancy is dead;
Phoenix and the Turtle fled
In a mutual flame from hence.
So they lov'd, as love in twain
Had the essence but in one;
Two distincts, division none:
Number there in love was slain.
Hearts remote, yet not asunder;
Distance and no space was seen
'Twixt this Turtle and his queen:
But in them it were a wonder.
So between them love did shine
That the Turtle saw his right
Flaming in the Phoenix' sight:
Either was the other's mine.
Property was thus appalled
That the self was not the same;
Single nature's double name
Neither two nor one was called.
Reason, in itself confounded,
Saw division grow together,
To themselves yet either neither,
Simple were so well compounded;
That it cried, "How true a twain
Seemeth this concordant one!
Love has reason, reason none,
If what parts can so remain."
Whereupon it made this threne
To the Phoenix and the Dove,
Co-supremes and stars of love,
As chorus to their tragic scene:
threnos
Beauty, truth, and rarity,
Grace in all simplicity,
Here enclos'd, in cinders lie.
Death is now the Phoenix' nest,
And the Turtle's loyal breast
To eternity doth rest,
Leaving no posterity:
'Twas not their infirmity,
It was married chastity.
Truth may seem but cannot be;
Beauty brag but 'tis not she;
Truth and beauty buried be.
To this urn let those repair
That are either true or fair;
For these dead birds sigh a prayer.

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Box score

• Lillard and McCollum each played 30 minutes

• The Suns made 24 threes

• Frank Kaminsky had 8 assists and 1 turnover

• Tyler Johnson and Cam Johnson posted identical shooting lines of 18 points, 6/9 FG, 4/6 3P, 2/2 FT.

Context: Fulgrim has decided to conquer a world with only 6 warriors. After informing them of their mission he reflects on the state of his legion and why he has chosen such a flamboyant move

>Abdemon was Terran. He had been among those who made that first, fateful journey to Chemos with the Emperor, and knell at Fulgrim's feet. He had fought at the forefront of every battle the Third Legion had participated in, including Proxima. He had earned rank and respect in equal measure, and Fulgrim had swiftly deduced that winning him over was the key to winning the Legion.

>That he was their gene-father had been no surety of loyalty, or love. Sons turned against fathers every day, on a thousand worlds. And the fracturing of the Legion had weakened the command structure to a concerning degree They were used to fighting as individuals, or as small groups, rather than as a Legion. It had taken long years on his part, and that of his trusted lord commanders, to rebuild their sense of purpose and their discipline.

[...]

>Abdemon didn't meet his gaze. 'As you command.' A Space Marine couldn't be seen to disrespect his primarch, even in jest. Especially important for the Third, as their numbers were as yet still so few, and their morale only just recovered from the depths to which it had plunged in the years before Fulgrim had taken his place at their head.

>There had been scarcely two hundred warriors remaining, by the time the Emperor had come to Chemos. A Legion in name only. A broken tool, badly used and in need of repair. Fulgrim had done what he could. He had visited the noble families of ancient Europa, renewing the blood-tithes, and had claimed the firstborn sons of a thousand worlds as his due. Slowly, surely, the Legion was growing again. But it was still weak, in the eyes of his brothers. Horus thought it too soon for Fulgrim to spread his wings and fly unaided. But even Horus could be wrong.

[...]

>Abdemon cleared his throat. Fulgrim sighed. 'You have a question?'

>‘A clarification only, my lord.'

>Fulgrim gestured lazily. 'Speak, and be illuminated, my son.'

>'Why are we doing this?'

>'To bring this world into compliance'

>'But why this way? The risk outweighs the benefits.'

>Fulgrim was silent for long moments. Then he sighed and said, 'My brothers challenge me. And as the challenged, the battlefield and weapons are mine to choose' He smiled. 'Russ thought he was being clever when he suggested I take command

When we first got Derrick Jones Jr he had zero basketball skill outside of dunking on people. He wasn't even a good defender. Now we routinely put him in the opposing teams best player, is our best zone defender, actually takes 3s and is making them at a decent clip, and learned how to finish around the rim really well without dunking. And he's only 22.

This kid just doesn't have the body to be a star, but he already is a high caliber roleplayer on a winning team dealing with injuries.

Also never forget the Phoenix Suns cut Derrick Jones Jr for Mike James

There's a lot to dissect in that title but there's a lot that happened to make this one of the worst losses for a team this season. In this defeat the Suns also had 20 turnovers which is shocking.

Do you think it's the worst loss for a team this season?

Other bad ones include the Blazers losing to the Warriors in the Paschal breakout game.

Houston losing to Golden State on Christmas.

Utah losing to a Rockets team missing Harden, Russ and Capela

Titan skating just feels so much better imo, but holy moly are warlocks fun to play for me. Basically, I need some tips on how to improve my movement as a warlock because as of now, my gliding skills are absolute garbage. I pretty much only use the bottom and middle tree voidwalker as I haven't had the time to try and learn the other warlock classes yet. Also if you guys could help me out with countering erentils that would be great, as that's a major counter to how I typically play. The issue for me is that my favourite setups are TLW/sniper, Revoker/Last Hope, and A pulse or scout (typically vigilance wing, or Mida/Randy) paired with mindbenders. Because I run these setups, I found that I'm never in range to counter erentil. Ex. I turn corner and I'll get 2 or 3 shots with TLW then die. I push with mindbenders, die before I'm close. Sniping them is such a challenge for me as I am able to just get mapped by them at most ranges, with the exception of long range maps, like bannerfall or widow's court. Lately to counter them, I'd just whip out my wizened rebuke, but it doesn't always work as switching from a sniper or shotgun to fusion, requires a completely different playstyle, and I may not always be able to pull it off. It usually works, but every once in a while, my brain still thinks I'm using a shotty or something and will try shooting midair while gliding towards them lol.

I could only watch less than a minute of the documentary, that paired with the environmental side of everything I'm done with all animal products. I'm already pescatarian so I'm half way there. I've been researching into it but I wanted to know which things are essential on your shopping list? What's your favorite lazy vegan meal?

ESPN Article when it happened.

> The trade, a dramatic move by first-year Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr, signals an unexpected change in philosophy for the Suns, adding a 7-foot-1, 325-pound center who has won four NBA championships but has been plagued by injuries in recent years and turns 36 next month.

> O'Neal has been out with a hip injury and underwent an MRI exam in Miami on Tuesday. He flew to Phoenix on Wednesday for the physical.

> "I'm well aware that I'm on the line," Kerr told The Associated Press. "That's my job. That's why I'm sitting in this seat. I'm comfortable with the decision. I think it gives us a better chance to win, and a better chance to win in the playoffs."

> Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said he was wholly in favor of the trade because of the quality of player O'Neal.

> "It just makes us better," he said.

> The coach is well aware of widespread criticism of the deal because of a belief that Shaq is no longer a formidable player.

> "I think you're wrong," D'Antoni said. "He is not going to come to Phoenix and lay an egg. He is focused and ready to roll. He wants to show the pundits that this was a great trade."

The Heat did this since 1) D-Wade was hurt and 2) NBA's worst record at 9-37.

Why did Phoenix trade Marion?

> Marion, weary of being third fiddle to Nash and Stoudemire, asked to be traded before the season began. He didn't get his wish and, although he refused to talk publicly about it, remained unhappy with his role.

> Still, his talents fit well with the fast-paced style that coach Mike D'Antoni wanted, especially with his ability to finish on a fast break. He also was the team's best defender, guarding everyone from Tony Parker to Yao Ming. Marion, who has spent all of his 8½ NBA season with Phoenix, made the All-Star team the last three seasons.

> This season, though, he failed to make it, while Nash and Stoudemire did. Marion has NBA career averages of 18.4 points and 10 rebounds. This season, he's averaging 15.8 points and 9.9 rebounds.

Phoenix finished the year 55-27. Shaq played in 28 games and averaged 12.9PPG and 10.6RPG. They would lose in 5 games in the 1st Round to the #3 seeded 56-26 Spurs. Those Spurs would go on to lose to the Lakers in the WCF in 5, and those Lakers would lose to Boston in the Finals in 6.

Seriously though, I really do like the new laws. Styrofoam and single use plastics need to be left in the past like DDT and leaded gasoline.

Now are paper straws the perfect solution? No. You could argue that they're little more than a lesser of two evils. But this law and the plastic bag one shows that there are at least a few people in positions of authority who actually give a shit about the planet.

As silver linings go, this one isn't exactly all that inspiring, but in a county as ineptly run as Suffolk is, well at least it's something.

Trae Young finishes with 35/10/4, John Collins with 22/10, and Kevin Huerter with a near triple double at 23/15/8. Trae had 21 in the 4th. While there have been many low spots this season for the Hawks, the youth of this team and growth since opening night is evident. The future is bright.

https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/1092541962891284480

First they said if Lonzo was traded he would want to go to a team without an established PG.

Then there was a report there was mutual interest between Phoenix and Lonzo

Then there was a reddit post of someone who said they were friends with someone on the Ball reality show and that the show was moving to phoenix and that Ball to Phoenix was a done deal.

Then this guy says he wants his son in Phoenix.

Also today Youngmisuk who is a Lakers reporter, is in Phoenix.

Is there something here or is this just designed to make me a crazy person?

I was having trouble doing the maze because I have short term memory issues.

I would get attacked and loose my mental buffer, and forget how far into the sequence I was...

So I made a google sheets checklist. It worked well so I thought I would share.

The Pigeon and the Phoenix Checklist

Download your own copy

Special Thanks to https://www.ishtar-collective.net, and Reddit user nakkikastike154 and any users that came before...

here is hoping some people find this as helpful as I did.

Note: never made a google sheet to share before... hopefully I didn't fuck it up.

ESPN Boxscore

TW: rape, physical abuse, grooming. It’s a long story but as the title suggests, it gets funny at the end.

Context: this story starts around 12 years ago so NAW, and my ex-fiancé (M) will get the name Turtle.

I met Turtle on the first day of University. I was hopelessly sheltered and he was handsome and charming. We clicked and pursued each other...well, I did. He was grooming me from the start. Y’see, he was really into BDSM, and I know that between consenting adults it’s a safe and fun activity. However, he felt BDSM with safe words wasn’t REAL, so we wouldn’t do that. Five days after I met him, he set me a ‘fun’ kink questionnaire and started the pressure from there.

Brief highlights of our relationship for the first year:

-telling recruiters he had my qualifications so they’d leave him alone. -getting me to change my appearance -just being horrifically racist all the time -telling my dad I was an alcoholic (nope) -accusing my mum of theft. -only being able to orgasm if he hurt me hard enough to break skin or leave dark bruises. -threatening to cut off my nipples in a ‘role play’

As I said, I was very sheltered and thought this was edgy and cool and how relationships worked. Year 2, he gets worse. He gets the idea he needs a third person in our relationship. This is all he talks about. I’m coerced into doing cam shows and sleeping with people I really really don’t want to in front of him as an ‘audition process’ for the new partner. I only regained memories of all of this about 18 months ago. I was so in the fog at this point I was like THIS IS FINE YES.

Year 3, he gets into WoW and ignores me aside for sex for like 12 hours a day. He’s rich and I’m paying for everything. I’m getting really good at covering bruises with makeup. He gets his guild, who worship him, to troll me online for fun. I point out he was very popular and delightful in public.

It comes to a head when he said I had to dump him so he could pursue his dreams and not be seen as the injured party. So I did.

THEN SHIT HIT THE FAN.

He wrote a blog about how I abused HIM. And shared it with my friends. I lost my whole support network overnight. He stole a lot of money from my account as I ‘owed him’ and so couldn’t leave the house we rented together. Standard campaign of harassment on Fb. Then he stole the furniture so I’m on a sleeping bag on the floor. I block him out my life, social media, ignore him, time it so I don’t see him, try and cope.

Three weeks later, one of our

Spoilers for Explorers Guide to Wildemount

So I’ve noticed that Matt has been hint towards getting the M9 to head north. Nothing major but just some slight inclination. Like The material Caleb needs to power the anti magic manacles.

I feel like after Traveler Con the M9 will head north and there we will be introduced to the entity known as Desirat, the Twilight Phoenix. And she will attempt to dig her talons into Caleb and cause his hatred and want for revenge to grow ever stronger

My reasoning for this is that it seems like Desirat was almost made for Caleb in a way.

In EGtW for Desirat it states “She now speaks to the minds of those who lie spurned and angry at night, calling them to unlock their inner flame and let Desirat aid them in their vengeance.”

So not Only do both Caleb and Desirat have an affinity for Fire. They have both been wronged by the Cerberus Assembly.

So Desirat could attempt to use Caleb as her way to freedom and a way to take down the Cerberus Assembly.

Plus unlocking ones inner flame just seems like Caleb would be very tempted by.

Apologies for the bad format, I’m just rambling off the ton of my head.