Meme Monday: 'Go Touch Grass' Memes

If you've been a gamer long enough, you've had a parent or some other authority figure tell you to "Go outside". Or "Go touch some grass." I was reminded of this on Saturday, when I was literally touching grass as I was doing yardwork.

So, in honor of parents or other authority figures providing you with direction to not sit in front of a screen all day (and all night), here's some "touching grass" memes.

(And not a single one involves weed, either!)

I don't use my phone for gaming (or own a Switch),
so this would be me. From programmerhumor.io.

I feel for ya, doggo.
From Memedroid.

I don't play League of Legends, but I'd imagine
that a subset of WoW players are like this.
From Instagram.

Ha! "Me to touch grass!" is right
up there with "You no take candle!"
From Memedroid.

I have to admit it's a clever way around the
issue. From HyperX.

It depends. Can I get revived easily while
I'm outside? From Memedroid.

Meme Monday: Stardew Valley Memes

Yes, I've been playing Stardew Valley again. Maybe this time I'll stick around past the two year mark, but we'll see about that.

In honor of my courting of a redhead (probably Leah this time, as my wife is an amalgamation of Leah and Penny), here's a few Stardew Valley memes...

Unlike some people, I don't mind Pierre
that much. Still his "Closed on Wednesday" stance
early in the game pisses me off. From The Gamer.

I gotta be honest: I'm probably "the kid" in this meme.
It never occurred to me that people would actually
put Lewis' purple shorts in the potluck soup.
From Reddit.

I'm not sure why, but this made me laugh.
From Awkwardzombie.com and Kate Tiedrich.

Yeah, romancing Harvey kind of dredged up some
uncomfortable surprises. He's still overall a nice
guy, though. From @sonniegaming on Instagram.

I lived in a dorm in college that this reminded me of.
Well, minus the fireplace and the nice kitchen. From Reddit.

Yeah, I know. I figured it out, and so did everybody
else who played the game. Still, would YOU
want to be the one to tell Pierre? From
@StardewValleyBut-I-Draw3 on Pinterest.

EtA: Added references.

Meme Monday: Missing Out Memes

Well, I'm back.

How's things going?

What's been happening? Anything interesting?

Temperatures up in Milwaukee were really warm for mid-September, low-to-mid 80F/26C or so, but by the time Sunday morning rolled around, the temperatures were becoming more seasonal (60F/15.5C) for the late morning. And rain rolled in just as we were leaving, so we narrowly avoided bad weather.

There was at one point during the trip that I wondered if it were more cost effective to fly up there and back rather than drive, but I doubt that the price is worth it. Really, avoiding Chicago traffic is the primary reason to fly up to Milwaukee, but it wasn't that bad this time around.

But anyway, I figured for this Meme Monday, I'd focus on the other things that happened this past weekend, and the consequences of being away from all that.

Such as Week 1 of the NFL season. (Go Bengals!)

Tee Higgins makes a catch while a Tampa Bay
Buccaneers defender is hanging onto him. From WCPO.

Hey, I'll take a victory, after baseball's Cincinnati Reds were abjectly terrible this year and our MLS soccer team, FC Cincinnati is fading horribly down the stretch.

This does bring up the question: what about people who are missing out on what they love when they're doing other things?

Hence this Meme Monday.

Okay, I thought this amusing. From Facebook.

Whenever I'm in that situation, I shudder.
From Cheezburger.

And then there are days/weeks/months where
I've totally missed out on things in game worlds.
From 9GAG.

Sometimes Marvin Gaye just knows what
to say. From Cheezburger.

And then I'm missing out by not paying attention.
From Reddit.

Meme Monday: Book Memes

This past weekend my wife and I ended up at a couple of bookstores, at whom I found several items I took photos of and shared with my Questing Buddy. She's a Romantasy fan, so I knew that she'd find them interesting.

You get the idea.

Oh, you want to know what I found?

The historian in me had a field day when I discovered this...

He also has a new book out about
Bablyon, but I'm going to wait for the
paperback edition...

Anyway, that got me to thinking about book memes. I mean, it's technically Meteorological Fall, so I could get away with Fall Memes, but I think Book Memes is a better choice today.

Here's a counterpoint: have you READ HP Lovecraft's
works? From Pinterest.

This is why I don't read George RR Martin.
From @jkcomics.

Ha! I'm absolutely sure that when I finally
start reading the Fourth Wing books, my
Questing Buddy will have this expression on
her face. From Kindlepreneur.

Um, I need bigger walls first.
From Pinterest.

I've mastered this look. From Instagram.

I have been there, only that I reach that point
in the novel around 4 AM for some reason.
From Thunder Dungeon.

Meme Monday: Raiding Memes

Yeah, it's been quite a while since I've raided, even in a one-off, but I've got my share of raiding memes I have around. So after my chat with my Questing Buddy the other day, it reminded me about those raiding memes that needed a post.

So here we are.

Can confirm that I was mentally freaking out whenever
that was my job. From Reddit.

My Rogue only got MC hand-me-downs, so
I can confirm this exists. From Reddit.

I have the original around somewhere, but
I kind of liked this updated version.
From Reddit (again). I think I detect a trend.

And yeah, I've listened to raid leads behave
like this. Some of them really do love to hear
themselves talk. From imgflip.

Every time I hear people talk about how easy
Classic raids are, I'm reminded of this little fact
from back in the day. From Reddit.

And yeah, I couldn't resist. Redbubble put
this on t-shirts! From Redbubble and Midsummer1942.

#Blaugust2026

Meme Monday: Travelling Memes

This past week I found myself on the road a bit. One day I travelled up to Lafayette, Indiana* to me my oldest. Lafayette is right about the halfway point between Milwaukee and Cincinnati, so meeting there for an afternoon is kind of feasible. This past Saturday, of course, I was down in Louisville with my in-laws and my youngest.

And a Mooch.

So, in honor of that travelling, I figured I'd create a Meme Monday out of it.

Uh, no. Traffic says otherwise.
And nice misspelling too. From Pinterest.

It's all relative. I mean, I went through
Indiana on I-74 and I-65, so yeah.
But if I head east from Cincinnati on
US-32, you hit the Appalachian Mountains
before you know it. From Reddit.

I've honestly wondered if Blizz wanted to sell
you on purchasing flying because the automated
flightpaths were so bad. From Facebook.

Then again, just remember that travelling in an
MMO is where the devs want you to go. Not where
you actually WANT to go. From Reddit.

Okay, I laughed. From Pinterest.

And sometimes the journey is almost mandatory.
From Instagram.

*Yes, Purdue University is right next door in West Lafayette.

#Blaugust2026

Meme Monday: Saved Game Memes

Yes, I play MMOs, which technically have no "saved game" feature. However, I do play a lot of other video games that are not only single player but also allow you to save your progress. 

(Just because I can knock out a game of Age of Empires or Civ IV in one day doesn't mean that I'm not familiar with saving my progress.)

Of course, saving your progress and coming back to it later have their own issues. Hence this Meme Monday.

Of course you did, Joey. 
From Reddit (and Friends).

Yes, this is me. From Pinterest.

Again, this is me. From Reddit.

This happened once in a game of TI-99 4/A's
Tunnels of Doom. However, I was the older brother
and it was I accidentally overwrote my younger
brother's save. From Memedroid.

Yeah, I automatically think that this is gonna be bad.
Video games have conditioned me to think this way.
From Pinterest.

Wait, what?
From Thunder Dungeon.

#Blaugust2026

Meme Monday: Miscellaneous Memes for August 2026

Wow, it's been March since my last Miscellaneous Memes post? That explains why I've got a bunch of memes lying around.

Uh, I can't remember where I got this
meme. It's been a while since I obtained it.

Heh. At least it's better than some MMO names.
From Imgflip.

It actually was pretty humid outside today.
From iFunny.

Truth. From Pinterest.

I have actually been that person who gets beat
on multiple times. From the Blizzard Forums.

Will installing Microprose's Darklands count?
From Fity Club.

#Blaugust2026