So I’m musing on about four different ideas for Friday’s post, and I’m wondering if there’s any interest in these parts for sharing old characters. For those of us who are RPGers, there are certainly old pieces of paper with… Continue Reading
Today is the 9th for myself and the wife. You’ll pardon the lack of my usual Thursday post, I hope. For Free Thursdays, for the folks without Anniversaries: OK Cupid’s blog. Specifically, 10 charts about sex. OK Cupid’s blog posts… Continue Reading
Off to Vegas this weekend. A bunch of the yahoos who hung out with the childhood chum of one of my college roommates (long story) are mostly turning 40 this year. This weekend is the summary birthday party. For me,… Continue Reading
My two favorites for this week’s Free Thursday:
From the digital mouth of Jim Shooter. Read the whole thing. Sometime in February, 1984, my secretary (it was okay to say “secretary” in those days) the wonderful Lynn Cohen told me that Bill Sarnoff was on the phone. Not… Continue Reading
Apologies, this is going to be shorter than I wanted. Role-playing game systems typically use one or more geometric solid random number generators as part of their bedrock mechanics. These are usually Platonic solids, but there are others. As an… Continue Reading
There will (likely) be a normal Thursday post up later this evening. But just in case, your weekly Internet offering…
I’m working on getting my technician’s license. I want a handheld transceiver. So far, the general internet is recommending this one, but it’s pricey. Do we have any hams at the League? Recommendations?
The following post contains some minor spoilers for the series of Conan stories, not the movie. If you’ve never read them, and you want to go in fresh, don’t go under the fold.
I’m trying to get to a post on Conan, but I’m not re-reading as fast as I’d like. So, while that percolates, I’m offering something on entertainment consumption and supply. I think I’ll make this a regular contribution, although starting… Continue Reading