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Posies return with original lineup and Terra Lightfoot
As promised, the Posies returned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their second major release Frosting on the Beater (technically their third album). They also had the band’s original drummer and bass player in tow. This took place at a larger … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart is returning to Star Trek
This was an awesome surprise to see from the updates regarding the annual Star Trek convention in Vegas; held at Rio now, the LVH hasn’t had the Star Trek Experience in over a decade. At age 78, I’m not sure what they … Continue reading
Lost in Space (2018)
Netflix’s remake debuted back in mid-April but I wanted to give this review/assessment more time for a couple reasons…beyond my usual poor health derailing the deadlines. When the 1998 movie came out, I hastily liked and endorsed it. Upon further … Continue reading
Advanced Class Guide
My players over the years already know this about me, I’m not big on new classes in D&D because the majority don’t solve anything. Prestige Classes can since they’re more conceptual. Now I’m fine with the four brought in by the … Continue reading
Go Houston!
As per the story line of Seventies flick Rollerball, the year is 2018 and Houston on its way to another championship with 10-year veteran Captain Jonathan E at the helm! I still love this movie despite how super dated it is. … Continue reading
Congratulations (belated) to Greg Rallo!
It’s very old news to my fellow Stars fans but I still wanted to get it out there regarding Greg Rallo, one of the original Stars to play in our inaugural season. He also came back two more times although … Continue reading
Nada Surf 2018 (Let Go anniversary tour)
First of many digging out stories and despite this concert being almost two months ago, I still think it’s relevant; bands doing anniversary tours has been a thing lately. For me, if it’s Nada Surf, I’m there because The Stars are … Continue reading
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Fifty trips around the Sun
Well, I made it this far…and I’m mostly intact. Cancer? Nope Broken limbs? None Stroke? Nope Type II diabetes? Nope (or not yet) Any kind of genetic disorder that shortens one’s lifespan? Nope Asthma? Slight Compared to my relatives and … Continue reading
Bestiary 4
The emphasis on Paizo’s fourth monster book and it has numerous worthwhile creatures in here, most of them being evil. As always, a few are collected from their Adventure Path series, the Nosferatu vampires which live in Ustalav (Pathfinder‘s version … Continue reading
Fifteen years of marriage today
How I wish I were in Las Vegas right now. The heat doesn’t bother me as much. What should one expect anyway? It’s in the middle of the desert so there’s no point in whining over the weather/climate. Anyway…Somara and … Continue reading
Update on my health, blech!
As I approach my fiftieth orbit around the Sun and deal with the inevitable allergies most Austin residents acquire, I pushed for more aggressive treatment, especially over my need to cough about every ten minutes. I finally received some steroids … Continue reading
Rest in Peace Asa
Earlier this month, Asa the dog and mascot of my primary care giver passed away peacefully. He managed to live over 15 years which I imagine is good for a pure-breed dog (allegedly pure-breeds have shorter lifespans than “mutts.”). Asa … Continue reading
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Mythic Adventures
Upon its introduction, I was skeptical and somewhat uninterested in Mythic since I really wanted Pathfinder’s equivalent to WOTC’s old Epic book; it covered characters at 21st and higher levels. Then the podcast my local comic/game store does got me to change … Continue reading
RIP Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko is another famous artist who helped make Marvel Comics a big deal, namely through his co-creation/drawing of Spider-Man. If I recall correctly (and I hope my friend who actually draws comics can chime in), Stan Lee chose Ditko … Continue reading
Thirteen years of Volume Five!
The anniversary was yesterday but I always just remember I started the blog-format around the Fourth of July. There are days I miss the older, original printed versions because technology has come pretty far in cost as well as ease. … Continue reading