It's been blogged elsewhere (in fact, it happened last year), but I felt the need to share, so that more eyes could see.

Tennessee defense attorney Drew Justice, in the case of Tennessee v. Donald Powell, sent a response to the motion that the phrase "the Government" be barred from the proceedings. In other words, the lawyer representing Tennessee didn't want Drew or Powell calling the State of Tennessee "the Government."

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FAILED!

Today, Cutie Mark Crusaders Troop #185 managed to...
* Make a compass out of cloud
* Learn how to buck clouds and shoot lightning bolts
* Burn some cactus to a crisp
* Create fulgurite
* Learn about what goes into making glass
* Piss off a stranger
* Crash a mobile weapons platform cloud base / weapon of mass destruction and make it explode

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One of my players performed for us in-character today. It was awesome.

Set to Kingsword

Our friendship will stand.
Our friendship will stand.

A friendship created
And magic enchanted.
Our virtues forged
Of tenets we try.

A joyous refrain
To life's little moments.
A colt's hoof to sing it,
And fillies reply.

Light in the darkness,
And spirit unflinching.
Torchlight shows honor

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To quote the artist,

Shadys player made the mistake of liking me. Cant have that now can we?

The art-trolling is hilarious.

Pictured:
Top Left Red Robin and Gin Gear, finally taking the leap
Middle Left Joyous Star* and Moon Dancer, alone for the first time
Top Right Shady Simile and Neon*, a little uncertain on the whole "date" concept
Middle Right Otan* and Torchlight, just enjoying the meteor shower
Bottom Oakheart, scheming mastermind

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So, I'm no great poet (there's documented proof of that), but there's a new poem floating around on Twitter, purportedly written by an 8th grader:

Our Generation

Our generation will be known for nothing.
Never will anybody say,
We were the peak of mankind.
That is wrong, the truth is
Our generation was a failure.
Thinking that
We actually succeeded
Is a waste. And we know
Living only for money and power

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My players have finally met two of the members of their rival Troop:

Diamond Gem

Neon

It's staring into your very soul!

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I want to build the very best, like no one ever did...
To be approved is my real test, to withstand time is my bid...

I will travel across the land, learning all I can...
Each architect to teach this brand, the skills to draw the plan...

Chorus:
Carpentry! Gotta build 'em all!
It's all on me...
I know it's my destiny!
Carpentry!
Ooooh, you're my best friend...
In a design space I will up-end!
Carpentry! Gotta build 'em all!
A base so true...

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One of the gems we pulled from the Pinkie Pride episode was actually pony heights. Cheese Sandwich appears in a lineup, with a scale behind him. From this, we can get his height, and compare him to other characters to get their heights.

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Lithl finally used his Best Buy gift cards from Christmas!

That's the Razr Anansi and a Logitech M570 Trackball. This is my first trackball ever, so it's a lot to get used to. But I do kinda need it, since the Anansi takes up most of my keyboard tray space!