[This has been cross-posted at https://ordinary-times.com/blog/2013/03/seder/ . Please comment there.] In many Jewish families, there’s a Passover question that logically precedes the canonical Four Questions: where are we going to have the Seder this year? Perhaps at the synagogue, or the… Continue Reading
I walk in on Maribou watching Season 2 of the Game of Thrones right at the minute where, spoiler, Joffrey gets slapped. I’m thinking that they need to start calling him “Joffrey The Red Faced”. Last night at gaming, I… Continue Reading
Ever have a day where everything seems to break your way? Where things you never expected could or would happen to you did? Where you thought things couldn’t get better… and they kept doing just that? Well, this is a… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, I was blown away by Antichamber and told Maribou “dude, you need to play this! This is totally a meta-discussion of gameplaying!” She sat down and did not have the whole “WASD” thing written into… Continue Reading
Okey doke, if you have your copy of The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections, know that we’re going to be reading the first *THREE* stories from the book. (It’s okay, the first of the three is an 8-page mini story that was written… Continue Reading
Unlike many of my MD and LoOG brethren, I am not one for comics. I just never really got into them as a kid, as I generally struggle with such forms of fantasy fiction. I’ve enjoyed some of the “grittier”… Continue Reading
Oy vey iz mir. Has this week been taking forever or what? It’s like I’ve been drinking theraflu. It’s been one thing after another at work. “Hey, that project? I’m 98% done with it. I’m adding some final polish and… Continue Reading
Just letting you know that, this time next week, we’ll be doing the first couple of chapters of The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections. If you ain’t ordered it, you can still get it with free shipping and it’ll… Continue Reading
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose! I’ve now seem all 76 episodes of Friday Night Lights (streaming Netflix rocks) and have been able to come to a few conclusions about it. Foremost, it’s a great show, with characters that… Continue Reading
In 1985, I was depressed. This was to some extent the normal state of a teenager. But severe depression also runs in my family on my mother’s side – serious medication, and a suicide. I have been lucky to escape… Continue Reading