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Book of Cain

on February 2nd, 2012

How to Write a New Book for the Bible by Bill Cain, Directed by Kent Nicholson, Seattle Rep through February 5The opening slate of Seattle Rep plays this season have been friendly, innocuous things. Kind of safe. If you slice off the last few minutes, …

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Temple, Tower, Tomb

on January 30th, 2012

By Mystra! I’ve found Rob King!Still busy, and it doesn’t look like it is going to get un-busy for a while. This means I will not be part of the A to Z Challenge this year. But I want to share this.Back when I worked for TSR, my face appeared a co…

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23 Questions

on January 27th, 2012

I’ve got a lot on my plate at the moment, so please accept this set of meme-questions from Zak’s D&D with Porn Stars blog. The blog is tucked behind an “Adult Subject Matter” wall (so be aware), but is no more salacious than, say, that old copy of …

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A World Lit By Fire

on January 23rd, 2012

Typical Snowstorm in SeattleFor the past four days, Grubb Street has been without power. It went out Thursday morning, and stayed out until Sunday afternoon/evening. Let me lay out what happened. Seattle expected a major snowfall event this past week….

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White Out

on January 17th, 2012

No, I’m not talking about the upcoming Megastorm about to hit Seattle, but about SOPA and PIPA.SOPA is a bill in the US House. It stands for Stop Online Piracy Act. PIPA is a similar bill in the Senate, and is short of PROTECT IP Act, which in turn is …

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Top Ten List

on January 17th, 2012

Beating the Late Show to it.From the Home Office on Grubbstreet, here are the Top Ten things you’re hearing Seattle natives talk about today (feel free to use a Letterman Voice to read this).Number 10: Convergence ZoneNumber 9: Microclimates. (Micro-cl…

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Meanwhile, back on Cap Hill …

on January 16th, 2012

It’s snowing in Seattle.More later,

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Pouring A Horse From A Bottle

on January 12th, 2012

The Four Accomplishments (SAM site)This past weekend the Lovely Bride and I went to the SAM (Seattle Art Museum) to catch the last day of the Luminous exhibit of SAM’s Asian Art. As many exhibits, it gave me a lot to think and reflect about, but for th…

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A Game Divided Against Itself

on January 10th, 2012

There has been a lot of news on the ‘net about the Next Iteration of D&D (WotC is not calling it 5E, even if the media and fans are, and I will support this view for as long a I feel like it). The coverage has been interesting, but one thing I’ve s…

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The Magic Realm of the Talisman

on January 3rd, 2012

You know how some gaming blogs post long entries about game rules that only maybe THREE people in the world care about? Well, this is one of those…Some from column A …New Year’s Eve the Lovely B and I held a gaming open house. Friends came over, at…

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