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Save v. Idiocy, DC 10
Someone has decided to make a movie of this hilariously erroneous Jack Chick propaganda booklet about the “dangers” of D&D. What I read is the production company is doing it straight. My guess is for ironic purposes because these people aren’t … Continue reading
This month’s original creation at the Lego Store
Composed of four different sets to get the styles. Nice to see they found some use for the lame-o Lone Ranger stuff.
The Eugenics War, Part One by Greg Cox
Given how JJ Abrams damaged Khan’s place in Star Trek mythos with his Nü-Trek version, I decided to poke around a local Half Price Books and scored this out-of-print find in the paperbacks. Sometimes the Kindle version just doesn’t cut it for … Continue reading
Happy 7th Birthday Maru!
Japan’s most famous Internet cat celebrates and of course he probably got a new box to climb into. Hannah probably brought a gift.
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He ‘choo choosed’ me!
What a prosperous trip to the Lego Store!
Who do you love?!?!
My first Simpsons Lego acquisition!
Emerald Tavern
A counter to sports bars! Just like in school, the bullying jocks have their hangouts with TVs filled with mostly boring sports (aka, MLB, soccer, golf and UFC). I spotted this place while on my way to Pinballz so when I … Continue reading
19 years of marriage for my brother
It was yesterday but I crapped out thanks to fatigue setting in while exploring the local Costco for supplies, namely generic Zyrtec. Congratulations to Linda and Brian. They’re now on part two of living in California again.
Bender owed money to Jabba the Hutt
Knowing everyone’s favorite drinking, gambling and cheating robot would try to escape Mos Eisley without settling up or realizing that Fry isn’t collateral, Bender was disposed of. Now the Jawas are cannibalizing his parts because he’s 40 percent midiclorians!
D&D 5E has been announced…and the world goes, “so what!”
Wizard of the Coast’s ears must’ve been burning after I finally got off my ass to post the overdue book review on Of Dice and Men. Through my gaming friend Flynn, I found out that WotC announced the release schedule for … Continue reading
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Annual physical puts me in decent shape!
Maybe I should’ve done it before I went to Vegas. Nah, I’m glad I did it after the mini-debauchery expedition because the results were good-to-borderline concerns, namely the sugar and cholesterol departments. With the latter, 202 is pretty sweet without fasting. The type … Continue reading
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Stars advance after crushing Griffins 7-1
The opening minutes of last night’s victory was off to a shaky and “oh crap!” start. The defending champs drew first blood with a goal after several minutes. Then my Stars pulled together and clobbered the Griffins with SEVEN unanswered … Continue reading
Of Dice and Men by David M Ewalt
Of Dice and Men is a disappointing book from numerous angles. As a long-term gamer and hobby-level historian trying to get some insight about D&D’s past, Dice does a poor job. Maybe Ewalt should’ve read Sean Howe’s book covering Marvel Comics to get … Continue reading
The Kids in the Hall
These guys were a main staple of Comedy Central’s earliest years and they were a bright spot during my crappy Central Illinois years. KitH provided numerous inside jokes, catch phrases and laughter around GDW. When I saw that the quickly … Continue reading