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[[An elderly couple discusses matters with their adult son.]]
Mother: Titus, it’s time you found a place to live on your own.
Titus: You’re EVICTING me? JUST like THAT? Without even a second thought?

Mother: At fifty-one, you’re FAR past old enough to be independent.
Titus: Listen, if you would just stop and THINK about this for TWO MINUTES

Mother: We have given the matter ample consideration. The way forward is clear.
Mother: I want a sewing room.
Titus: I’m SAYING, you need to sit down with a clear head and review ALL the facts and think long and hard about whether this is the right choice.

Mother: How much do I need to have thought about it for you to be satisfied? Do I have to show you a synaptic RECEIPT?
Titus: I would like you to KEEP searching your thoughts until you find the winding, thorn-choked hidden path that leads to the secret garden of ME BEING RIGHT

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#1123; The Opposite of Prodigal transcribed by in

[[An elderly couple discusses matters with their adult son.]]
Mother: Titus, it's time you found a place to live on your own.
Titus: You're EVICTING me? JUST like THAT? Without even a second thought?

Mother: At fifty-one, you're FAR past old enough to be independent.
Titus: Listen, if you would just stop and THINK about this for TWO MINUTES

Mother: We have given the matter ample consideration. The way forward is clear.
Mother: I want a sewing room.
Titus: I'm SAYING, you need to sit down with a clear head and review ALL the facts and think long and hard about whether this is the right choice.

Mother: How much do I need to have thought about it for you to be satisfied? Do I have to show you a synaptic RECEIPT?
Titus: I would like you to KEEP searching your thoughts until you find the winding, thorn-choked hidden path that leads to the secret garden of ME BEING RIGHT

{{header: reconsider WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: some paths are hidden and some paths are deliberately barricaded}}

some paths are hidden and some paths are deliberately barricaded

#1123; The Opposite of Prodigal

  — May 8th, 2015

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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