I'm such a lurker 'round here these days, but y'all have been on my mind today. Last night ND and I told the story of how we met and his unique proposal to some friends who are barely old enough to remember pre-social media text-based boards, and it made me grin a lot. I may not post often, but I love you all.

One of the game's "gyms"—real-world spots where players can gather to pit their Pokémon against each other—is at 3701 SW 12th Street in Topeka, Kansas. When it's not serving as a digital monster colosseum, this is the home of the Westboro Baptist Church, a hate group infamous for picketing soldier's funerals with virulent anti-gay signs. This past weekend, a user named Pinknose took over the in-game gym and set it up with an appropriate guard: a pink Clefairy named Loveislove, USA Today reports.

When this was brought to their attention, the Westboro Baptist Church immediately escalated the situation. "We recruited Jigglypuff to deal with the sodomite Loveislove Clefairy for us," the hate group Tweeted yesterday evening, proving that anything can happen in 2016. They also appended a helpful video, which features the small, cute monster singing and holding a "Repent or Perish" sign.

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Timelies all!

Ugh. Woke up around 3 because Gary woke up(he wasn't feeling well) and I couldn't fall back to sleep right away. Then Nova started scratching at the door in the 5 o'clock hour. Managed to get through work ok, other than realizing I forgot my cell phone at home. Bleah.

I stopped by my first-choice apartment complex to see what might be available in October. They were surprised that I was looking into this so far in advance and they'd get back to me in September. I think one month is way too short a lead time for finding a place to live, but I tend to be a bit obsessive about planning.

All their one-bedroom apartments are on the second floor. I dislike steps, but I'm not sure if being forced to take steps would be damaging to my joints or good for my fitness. The complex is nice looking and just in my budget. Time to get more limber, I think.

That's hilarious, Dana. Also WOO HOO for Hamilton!

I have now been wrangled into taking kids on walks all around the neighborhood lest they lead themselves away from the friendly neighborhood streets to the scary ones with lots of homeless, loiterers, garbage, dog poop, and pee smells. Well that and my phone serves as a wi-fi hotspot for them so they can catch a few pokemon. Oh well, at least they are walking.

Now we came home for smoothies and then off to the pool for a swim. And then tonight, they better fend for themselves and let me read or write on my own.

The park across the street from me is apparently some kind of gym so I have been amused to watch the phone carrying peeps. My phone and #1 son's phone aren't able to download the game so we make #2 son take a look from time to time and tell us what he finds. It is an amusing distraction at this time.

I'm not playing it (yet) but I'm tempted to go over to the park and people-watch.

There's a base or gym or whatever at my dog park. Tons of people. This is entertaining by itself.

Exactly. People watching is one of my favorite things so I applaud this new distraction. They are easy to spot with their Pokémon obsessed faces.

There's a gym at our dog park too. The kids asked to go to the dogpark for the first time EVER.