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[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it’s weird…
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I’ll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it…
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION – something I DID – the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: I see the room. I myself IN the room, doing the thing. The recollection takes place from OUTSIDE myself.
Armchair Philosopher: Is this a legacy of movies and YouTube and selfies? Parsing the world in terms of camera angles and pictures of ourselves?

Armchair Philosopher: There’s stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time… I guess I DID the thing once, but I’ve seen the picture a million times…
Armchair Philosopher: I’d love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That’s it for today’s MYSTERY TO PONDER ™!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

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#1035; Much Musing on Memory transcribed by in

[[An unkempt, bleary-eyed individual muses to himself.]]
Armchair Philosopher: When I think back to remember things, it's weird...
Armchair Philosopher: If I remember an OBJECT, I'll see it through my own eyes, as I first saw it...
Armchair Philosopher: But often, if I think back on an ACTION - something I DID - the memory plays back in third person.

Armchair Philosopher: I see the room. I myself IN the room, doing the thing. The recollection takes place from OUTSIDE myself.
Armchair Philosopher: Is this a legacy of movies and YouTube and selfies? Parsing the world in terms of camera angles and pictures of ourselves?

Armchair Philosopher: There's stuff I did as a kid that I remember from the angle of a PICTURE that was taken at the time... I guess I DID the thing once, but I've seen the picture a million times...
Armchair Philosopher: I'd love to ask a Cro-Magnon how HIS memory works. Does he remember himself as a CAVE PAINTING?

[[A disinterested-looking child offers her opinion.]]
Armchair Philosopher: That's it for today's MYSTERY TO PONDER (tm)!!! Join us tomorrow when we discuss whether you can ever really have two thoughts in your head at once! I say no, and explain why at length!
Child: Can I unsubscribe from this family

{{header: reminisce with WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant}}

You will remember this in years to come and so, so clearly see the look on your face at this very instant

#1035; Much Musing on Memory

  — June 6th, 2014

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New ways to get Bolted!

July 24, 2026 by David Malki !

In addition to buying things directly from me, the normal way, my game Bolted! is also now available on Amazon dot com.

On that famous website, you can also get the Creature-Crafting Magnets Set, which is made of the same artwork from the game, but is just a weird little trinket (not a playable game).

My kiddo made the elaborate version below to show off just how many magnets you get in the set (it’s 150 pieces in all — this isn’t even all of them).

Also now on Amazon is my set of Multi-Purpose Greeting Cards — a full dozen cards with envelopes in a fancy, unbranded, foil-stamped box!

Event alert!

I’ll also be showing off Bolted! at Greenwood Games, an event in Seattle this Saturday:

Greenwood Games is a free, all-ages community game event that invites players to spend the afternoon walking Greenwood Avenue from 65th to 80th, collecting clues, cracking puzzles, and discovering games made right here in Washington.

Think of it as Pride Hop, ArtWalk, and the Gumshoe all rolled into one,  except the whole thing is built around games and puzzles.​

Local game designers will be set up at different places along Greenwood Avenue in Phinney Ridge (near Ballard). My specific spot will be the “Holy Mountain Phinney Ridge Taproom”. All the information about all the different games & venues is on the website!

(If you’re in Seattle generally but not free tomorrow, Bolted! is also stocked at Blue Highway Games in Queen Anne.)

Next week, I’ll be at Gen Con! I personally will be hanging with my buddy Sam Logan at BFE Webcomics, booth #1217… but I have it on good authority that copies of Bolted! will be available at the CRWN Studios booth, #2549.

Visit one booth! Then the other! The order…is up to you.


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