Fête Nationale / St Jean-Baptiste

There are over 2 million Franco Americans in New England alone. And yet, I seem to be one of the few who remembers our history, nevermind our language. This is not an indictment, we’ve had to adapt to survive and avoid persecution.

But still we’re allowed to be proud, we’re allowed to be seen, and I’d love to live long enough to see our diaspora celebrate our roots and our present on both sides of the border

Et bien sûr, vive le Québec libre

Oh wow, that was my first Linux desktop

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https://www.vermonter.com/slipperyskin-bear-bigfoot-or-indian/

A monster from the woods kept massacring farmers’ livestock so the Governor led an expedition to kill it. He was so thoroughly terrified by the experience that he ran out of the forest. The monster was never found.

Baldur’s Gate. I’ve never played DnD so there was a bit of a learning curve. I rage quit after two hours, almost returned it. Three days later I fired it up again and haven’t really stopped playing since.