bob stepno

Former mild-mannered reporter & journo/media-studies prof (UNC PhD; Emerson, UTK, Radford) retired w/mandolin, ponytail, ADD & blog abt newsies in radio drama

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@MercuryVirginia @CPaullinVA Please have new environmental reporter follow up on CP's November story about Radford Arsenal re chemicals (still) missing from Hurricane Helene flood. Know any reporters in WV? Search extends downstream to Bluestone Lake dam, says thin RAAP progress report on Facebook

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@CPaullinVA Very sorry to see you go. Is there a particular reporter who will be following up on the Radford Arsenal stories? The latest progress report RAPP has posted on Facebook about those missing chemical "totes" left a lot to be answered.
Best wishes on your career!

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@AndrewYang Have you read "Looking Backward from the year 2000," by Edward Bellamy? A 19th century man Awakens in the 20th century to find a society based on guaranteed annual income, career matching, national service, and belief in doing your part for the good of all. Written around 1887.

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Yesterday was my 5-day, after a pair of twos. Luckily, today did not continue the high-number trend.
Wordle 1,296 3/6*
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

Exploring a new (old) favorite song...
https://t.co/8fwPsN4h8a

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Not bad for 12:02 while having a phone conversation... Wordle 1,248 4/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Got that one done so quickly that I decided to indulge in the connection puzzle and that went quickly too for a change!
Connections
Puzzle #521
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah And filled in a few more green squares the next day. Can't remember my last pair of Threes in a row. But a two would have been nice.
Wordle 1,243 3/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah And this was by 12:08 after watching a little bit of tv.
Connections
Puzzle #520
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah This was entirely luck and finished at 12:03 a.m.
Wordle 1,242 3/6

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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah But... https://t.co/4bxxCAz4GE

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah My turn! Wordle 1,240 6/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Yep, one of those...
Wordle 1,239 5/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Was it just lack of Interest or preference for elite cultural-theory discussions? Were actual opportunities missed for Liberal talk radio stars, or did commie-paranoid owners keep them out? Is that book already written? 😀

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah No surprise twos here, but for good words. Wordle 1,238 4/6
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But 12 hours ago had a three forvthe previous day and didn't get to mention it here. Wordle 1,237 3/6

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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Got my 3 at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday after a Star Trek Enterprise rerun about narrow-minded Vulcans ...
Wordle 1,236 3/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Connections was satisfying even with a mistake. Unlike many times, I recognized the connector for purple group just as I solved yellow one.
Connections
Puzzle #513
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Skill 89/99 (18 points above average)
Uniqueness 1 in 10,146

[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah No longer setting records for number of green squares, but taking satisfaction in having even numbers of yellow and green squares

Wordle 1,235 4/6
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[bob stepno @bobstep]

@DevorahLeah Failed to set a new record for the number of green squares. 😞 Wordle 1,234 4/6
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