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Congratulations to Germany for making OAR work for it
I stayed up way past my Saturday night bed time to watch the white-knuckle overtime period between Germany and OAR (aka Russians who allegedly have past doping tests) for the gold medal. Sadly, I knew that OAR had it in … Continue reading
Lost in Space is finally returning…
…and this time Netflix is going to do it correctly and/or better! Indie Poster Child Parker Posey as Dr. Smith. Best casting decision since Gary Oldman. The new series will have all 10 episodes available on April 13 this year! … Continue reading
Dirty Work
Stumbled upon this mediocre comedy gem from my days as a projectionist 20 years ago. It tanked so it wasn’t around longer than a week or two, thus, I didn’t get a chance to watch Dirty in its entirety. I did … Continue reading
Early Man: Worth Seeing
The Wallace & Gromit people’s latest stop-motion, claymation feature is about a tribe of Stone Age people having to play a game of soccer to win their valley back from an invading Bronze Age civilization. However, it’s more complicated than the premise. … Continue reading
Black Panther: Must See
The next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe focuses on Black Panther and the hidden nation of Wakanda. If you recall two years ago, Black Panther made his debut in Captain America: Civil War as he sided with Iron Man’s team … Continue reading
Germany’s Defeat in the First World War by Mark D. Karau
Let me kick off with a couple quick disclosures regarding this review. Over 30 years ago, I attended Marquette with Mark, the author. I was a year older and we were on different degree tracks but we became friends through … Continue reading
Stars and Rampage leaving the Pacific Division!
I know this is ancient history given that the AHL All-Star Game is long over and it’s when the AHL’s president makes announcements. I for one am glad about my team getting out of the Puss Division after two seasons. … Continue reading
Monsters v. Aliens
I was pretty thrilled to see this movie being available on Netflix since very little made by Dreamworks’ animation studio is interesting. After 20-plus years, they remain stuck in Pixar’s shadow, even with Pixar’s lesser stuff (Cars 1-3, Monsters University, … Continue reading
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GameMastery Guide
This optional rule book is Paizo’s version of the DungeonMaster’s Guide but is aimed mostly at newcomers and/or starting GMs. I bought it because I’m guilty of being a completist plus there was little for Pathfinder beyond adventures and adventure paths. I did … Continue reading
GM Screen
I don’t have this so I don’t have an in-depth opinion but these days I’m indifferent to GM Screens due to my style of play. I can hide the dice-rolls via my iPhone/iPod. I’m also more about keeping the game … Continue reading
Bestiary
The first of six monster books from Paizo at the time of writing this and the perfect companion for the GM since the players need monsters to encounter and/or defeat. Originally I had shied away from the Bestiary series because I … Continue reading
Downsizing: Acquired Taste
Downsizing was another victim of a bad release time (Christmas) and an inaccurate trailer which made it appear to be a Comedy when it’s really a Science-Fiction Satire. Might be why many hardly remember it. I think the movie will go … Continue reading
Pathfinder Core Rulebook
As Picayune celebrates Pathfinder turning 10 this year, I wanted to break down the books I have in order of their release. If I don’t have the book, I will have little if any opinion about it to be fair to said book. … Continue reading
Dutch potato chips’ flavor
Been a while since I shared one of these I have lifted from my friends the Derrs. So just what the hell is “Classic Burger” flavor when it comes to potato chips? I’m guessing it’s plain-jane potato (with salt) since … Continue reading
Mudita
As per Wikipedia, mudita is Pāli and Sanskrit (मुदिता) for “joy”; especially sympathetic or vicarious joy. The better translation from my group leader was “the joy that comes from other people’s joy,” but I’m probably paraphrasing since this was a few hours ago, … Continue reading