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[shorepointdist]

NOW AVAILABLE! We have 3 NEW beers from NJ brewery Red Tank Brewing: The Amazing Lily Blonde Ale, Lucy in the Sky Pale Ale, and Whoop Ass Double IPA. Look for them wherever you pick up your local #njcraftbeer .

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[misswarmj]

10% off for cool tank top and others！ Use my code： WARMJ10 www.salientartsinternational.com @salientartsinternational 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁 #salientartsinternational #tanktop #discountcode #tankgirl #tshirt #ouch #redtank #redlover #tanks #vest #asiancutie #junkocosplay #junko #misswarmj #misswarmjbackup #misswarmjcosplay

[krystalkleartxds]

Good morning. 👄 . . . . #krystalkleartxds #tattoo #armtattoo #goodmorning #tuesday #tank #redtank #lips #retro #today #mornings #wakeandbake #girl #l4l #retrophoto #poloroid #february #piercings (at Houston, Texas)

[timeispoetry]

Mid-week vacation day adventures, vol. II: beer! #beer #redtank #redbank #vacationday (at Red Tank Brewing) https://www.instagram.com/p/B79rDKJgMGG/?igshid=3jmyjgfse1ql

[unchicodevenus]

🎼Solo una cosa pedí cuando empezamos, creo que no se vivir sin tu contacto 🎶 #Contacto #Barbacius . . . . . . #Selfie #Selca #Igers #Chilegram #Chile #Chilean #InstaLike #LikeBack #LikeBackAlways #FollowMe #FollowBack #YOLO #Fit #Fitness #Tank #RedTank #HealthyLife #Healthy #BeFit https://www.instagram.com/p/ByhBWIfBVKy/?igshid=jd5u3wmdnoav

[redtankmusic-blog]

New video for “Destroy Me” by Red Tank!

[shorepointdist]

NOW AVAILABLE - Red Tank Brewing Cisco's Disco! Are you ready to dance?!? CISCO’S DISCO premier lager is light, refreshing, malty, & effervescent. Find it here: https://www.shorepoint.com/beer-finder/?f_brand=Rt+Cisco+Disco&f_business=&f_miles=100&f_zip=07728&f_lat=&f_lng=&f_page=0

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[thwl76]

#trekking #nike #nikered #redtank #redtanktop #exercise #net #netting (at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHj7z2YFW_a/?igshid=3j6d6yo8oryc

[smokeandvapestore-blog]

💥 #SECURETHEVAPEALERT 💥 Another New Powerful Vape for Our Customer Appreciation Sale! 😍 The SMOK GX150 comes equipped with that special TFV8 Baby Beast tank! More Power=More E-Liquid! It is one of the best starter kits! ❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤 #Cloudbased #gx150 #cloudsbaby #smok #EliquidElites #smokerscircle #fayettevillega #ptc#smokeitvapeit #salesalesale #customerappreciationsale #newvape #vape #vapenation #vaporizer #powervape #eliquid #redvape #redtank #cloudbeast #babybeasttank #tfv8 #smoktech (at Smoke&Vape Fayetteville)

[everyshowjoe]

Guess what? I made my top fifteen local albums of 2016 over at EveryShowJoe.com! It includes awesome albums from @harperandthemoths @grizzlyphantom @mrmuddmrgold @haymarketsquares @redtankmusic @lightspeedgo @c28punk @momentofruin @broloaf69 @skulldrug @thedartsus @thedarlingsounds @manualsexdriveofficial and @deckermusic! #everyshowjoe #harperandthemoths #bearghost #mrmuddandmrgold #haymarketsquares #redtank #lightspeedgo #c28 #momentofruin #broloaf #skulldrug #decker #thedartsus #darlingsounds #manualsexdrive

[zf7]

Here in the United Kingdom, I think we have a big problem with platonic intimacy.    We’re just not very good at saying straight out that we want to spend time with people.  There always needs to be a reason.  There always needs to be an excuse.  ‘I’m feeling lonely so I would like to spend some time in your company’ is a stark and uncomfortable thing for someone to say, and it’s not much easier to hear.   We all feel that way on occasion but as a society we often look for ways to not admit it because that admission is a mark of vulnerability.  This is a problematic state of affairs, but it’s just not in our national psyche to have that honest exchange.  Even if you leave out the bit about being lonely, everyone still hears it.   It’s risky to say that you want to spend time with someone, even if both of you would like it to happen.

As a result we make use of props that make the request socially acceptable.  Props that also make the reason for a rejection ambiguous.  Historically within Britain and other countries that prop has been alcohol.  ‘Fancy going for a pint?’ is a way of saying ‘I would like to spend time with you’ that doesn’t have the same connotation of seeking out company to avoid being alone.   It’s about the drinking, and the other person is just invited along for companionability while you get on with the business of getting drunk.   That can be good and healthy but it can also be destructive.   A pint with a friend is a good way to spend an evening.   Heavy drinking to dull the loneliness though can easily tip over into alcoholism and worse.   Other props include the cigarette break, ‘going out to get laid’, and basically any situation where you spend time with someone as the optional result of some other expressed intended goal.    Inevitably the companionship, expressed as it is as a secondary benefit, can sometimes get left out in pursuit of the primary.

That’s a problem though for people dealing with loneliness.  In such circumstance we are often by ourselves, in company, while those around us get on with the business for which we all gathered.   Social anxiety or shyness might push us to the periphery.  We may become the quiet and nervous friend  The friend whose main contribution to the evening is remarking on occasion how much fun we’re having in the hope that saying it out loud will make it true.   One of the barriers to addressing social isolation is that its presence alone can be the very thing that undermines its banishment.   People can feel like it clings to them like an odour, perceptible to everyone.    Our own need for companionship can be the thing that drives people away as they perceive our hunger.  So we look for reasons to gather that don’t stress our need for people.   If you get past that, it piles on pressure.  If you invite someone out for a reason, they’re going to expect some results.

Where does board-gaming come into this?  Well, it comes in as a healthy way for a group of people to spend mindful time with each other.    It’s not the companionable silence of going to a movie, or the gradual quest for the oblivion of drugs or alcohol.    The awkward secret at the heart of game criticism is that in the end the game doesn’t matter – you can have a terrible time with a great game and a great time with a terrible game.  What matters is the people around the board – they’re the ones that are going to determine whether you have fun or not.   The jokes, conversation, and banter can have an alchemical effect on even boring, uninspiring games.   They can make your time magical.   That simple truth shunts a lot of criticism and review into the periphery of irrelevance.  A lot of us don’t like to admit that the quality of a game is, in the end, usually only a secondary factor in how much fun you’ll have when playing.

first off, i do feel really fortunate to be able to express my positive feelings toward people wholeheartedly and being able to even use heart emoji at work (okay maybe not the most professional) without it being weird.  

but more importantly, i’ve gotten really existential about the board game hobby lately.  why do we play board games?  what defines a successful board game experience?  how should i improve the way i engage with the hobby?  oof.

i like this idea of “it’s a good excuse to get together.” the author of this piece later suggests that playing board games is a good way to develop more meaningful relationships with people.  as much as i love this idea, i sometimes struggle with it because i’m not convinced that it really does so all the time.  i think it depends on the game (generally lighter games) and the people, but the issue is that it implies that if you play a very heavy/thinky game where there isn’t much interaction, then it’s a failure of a night?  or maybe a multi-pronged interpretation of what board games are good for is necessary.  

my current favorite board game podcast is Board Game Barrage!  they have great chemistry and provide interesting commentary, partially because they all subsume very different (sub)POV’s on the hobby.  even from their description of the hosts: 

Kalen Allen is the Red Tank. He’s a social gamer, who prefers mean and interactive games where you have to fight your opponents to win.His favorite games include Innovation, Cosmic Encounter, and Cthulhu Wars.

Neilan Naicker is the Orange Tank. He loves Euro games with a strong puzzle element, but also negotiation and social deduction games.His favo(u)rite games include The Resistance: Avalon, Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar, and Gloomhaven (no subtitle).

Mark Besada is the Green Tank. He’s an omnigamer, enjoying everything from light party and card games to ultra heavy economic and 18xx train games. His favorite game is Biblios, the greatest game of all time. He also really likes Arboretum, A Question of Scruples, and 1830.

kalen (#REDTANK) (who is my favorite) recently acknowledged that his persona is that he is the “IT”S ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE!!!!!” reviewer.  which maybe it is?  maybe it’s not.  

[shorepointdist]

NOW AVAILABLE - Red Tank Brewing 1810 Marzen! A traditional rustic German style Oktoberfest lager, this classic beer brings together brisk malt flavor and a coppery color to make a refreshing pint that is still flavorful enough to enjoy with the hearties fare. Red Tank’s Marzen features a firm malty base in true German style, an amber hue and a lingering off-white head of foam.

Find it here: https://www.shorepoint.com/beer-finder/?f_brand=Rt+1810+Marzen&f_business=&f_miles=100&f_zip=07728&f_lat=&f_lng=&f_page=0

#redtank #beer #craftbeer #njcraftbeer #njbeer #njbrewery #oktoberfest #oktoberfest2022 #beergeek #beerlovers #beerlover #jerseyshore #nj #jersey #BeersToThat #localbusiness #njbusiness

[thwl76]

#trekking #nike #nikered #redtank #redtanktop #exercise #mangrove #mangroveswamp #swamp (at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHj7an1l63X/?igshid=1fepwn4lli4vo

[20thirteen-blog1]

Buy 1 get 1 50% off through midnight today #20thirteenclothing #20thirteen #blusaslindas #blusas #ropaparadamas #womensfashion #redtank

[recruitingnow]

#stringers #tanktops #gymwear #tees #musclegear ok maybe these would not fit me per se but I think the design is fricken awesome. #redtank my fave 👍💪🏾

[joanseed]

Dropping a hint is never easy but your gaydar never fails...🎈🌽 xJoan #Gaydar #hunk #redtank #yourHusbandisGay #beard #itsoktobegay 👜bit.ly/1TLJ7CA (à Parliament Hill)