Author Archives: Steve

Hunkering down for Snowpocalypse II of 2018

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Steve

Central Texas is due for freezing rain and below-zero (Celsius) temperatures for the next couple days. Thus I need to be prepared for Southerners who can’t drive under these conditions and probably toilet paper hoarding. Found out they’re getting their … Continue reading →

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RIP Dolores O’Riordan

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Steve

Caught the news about her passing this morning pretty early thanks to having Duran Duran in my FaceBook feed. Makes sense this would be a part of their updates, the Cranberries were Duran Duran’s opening act during their 1993 “Wedding … Continue reading →

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Specialized dice for spell-casters from Cosmo Joe

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Steve

Practically every gaming group has that guy in the group. The one who always plays the wizard/sorcerer so he can unleash a some serious damage via magic: fireballs, lightning bolts, magic missile, etc. Well, now, thanks to Cosmo Joe, you can … Continue reading →

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Cool flying/levitating aid for my D&D game!

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Steve

This week I will be participating again in what my old D&D group established as Gamer’s Weekend, a mini-Convention of friends/acquaintances where it’s non-stop games in a house on a summer camp Jeremy’s mom owns. You could say it has … Continue reading →

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The Shape of Water: Worth Seeing with some reservations

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Steve

The short version…it’s a modern, R-rated take on The Creature From The Black Lagoon. I loved how del Toro made the creature more credible and stuck with practical effects on him. The creature is a him as you’ll see in the … Continue reading →

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Me as a Family Guy character…not even close

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Steve

To celebrate Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad beta achieving 300 episodes, Fox put together a a little Web app to make yourself a character in the style of the rarely funny Family Guy. This is the best I could do given the pieces … Continue reading →

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The future of food, part one

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Steve

A couple podcasts I like to listen to have had episodes about the future of food. How much protein we can get from crickets (blech!) and as always, how much meat we chunky Americans need to scale back on. Darn … Continue reading →

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Another pro-D&D essay

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Steve

TED talks tend to be something I take with a grain of salt. You hear some good ides but my complaint is that these “talks” are often Silicon Valley oligarchs lecturing other Silicon Valley oligarchs. Ergo, their “solutions” will flop … Continue reading →

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Dutch Doritos’ flavor

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Steve

Makes me worry what they call our “regular” flavor and is there an “uncool” American flavor like “Ugly American”…it’s loud, boorish and smells like Fake News!

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Let my freak flag fly #3

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Steve

Christmas 1981, my parents bought me the boxed set sequel to the Basic Game…Expert! They didn’t know D&D was divided into two different “brands.” I was more into the Advanced, hardback books and needed the Dungeonmaster’s Guide, but I really didn’t … Continue reading →

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Check out my nephew Nick’s work!

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Steve

If you got to the original Vimeo page, Nick explains which hardware he used to make this possible along with the music. I’m also getting friends who are very experienced film makers/video people to give me some notes to pass … Continue reading →

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Moment of sharing or bullying

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Steve

Caught these two sitting together which is pretty uncommon since Isis will only lie on the bed if we’re gone or unconscious. Sadly, I think Kuroneko is only “sharing” Isis’ favorite chair to assert her alpha status. Note, they’re not … Continue reading →

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Recovered (mostly) from first bout of illness for 2018!

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Steve

It’s great to be up and about after spending a few days in bad and/or cooped up at home. Seems I had an upper respiratory thing, not exactly the flu, which I got a shot for. I imagine it could’ve … Continue reading →

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The kickoff to 2018 in my opinion

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Steve

Now to work on my fattiness at the gym and fight the sore throat the freezing weather is giving me.

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My niece Anna rocking out!

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Steve

I received a couple pictures of my niece Anna rocking out in the garage. She’s showing off the electric guitar Somara and I bought her for Christmas/Birthday. It’s a good starter, a Squier which I think is Fender’s entry-level brand … Continue reading →

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