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So, Another Few Days...

Another thousand words on Medic, another layer or two of the Abyss, another day half-wasted installing PERL, MySql, and Apache to try to install Bugzilla only to hit a wall I didn't want to waste more time trying to clim…
Homeward bound...

Finally, an airport with wireless I can leech! (Watch it cut out right as I post this so I lose all my writing..) On my back from Old Virginny. Overall, very productive -- and filling. Ate way too much good food. Back t…
The inevitable weekly update

Been spending a lot of time doing Programming Work, Freelance Work, and Campaign Prepping Work. I really can't share my Java code, my Freelance work is still NDA, so the best I can do is upload some maps. This is the …
Of Arduin And Green Slime Golems

(This is from my gaming blog; it started as an introduction and turned into a free-floating, rambling, essay. I blame/credit Adderall.) To my mind, the pinnacle of gaming is/was the Arduin trilogy by David Hargrave. The…
Signs You Need Coffee..

You go through Morning Coffee Prep Ritual, and you go to get some coffee, and there's nothing in the pot but clear water, and then you realize you forgot the step were you pour the water into the back of the coffee maker…
Oh yeah...

Headline on our local paper:"Unemployed turning to COBRA". My thought:"Oh, so that's where they get all disposable minions..."
Further Gencon Reportage...

Well, it's been interesting. Yesterday was my first pass at joining games. I did "Learn To Hack", an introduction to Hackmaster 5th edition. First, the people running it were late. Second, the introduction mostly consis…
Gencon Thought....

There's a reason they've chosen a pseudo-Soviet theme for the art direction for GenCon this year. You spend all your time waiting on line to buy things.
Whoa, It's Been a WEEK?

Sheesh, how could I go nearly a week 'twixt blogging? I blame Facebook -- I've started tossing my usual random tidbits on there. Bad Lizard! Anyway... a)Beth is back inpatient. IMO, she was doing better off her meds th…
Once Again, XKCD Knows Me All Too Well