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Politics: Reps as Dems

on January 2nd, 2012

Yeah, I’ve been putting off talking politics, keeping to some local stuff. But as things heat up for next election, where we’re not only choosing a president but the entire Washington State government, we’ll get more notes here. In this case, we’re in …

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The Voter on the Borderlands

on December 29th, 2011

So Washington State has announced its new congressional borders, with the introduction of a 10th district and a shoving around of most of the others. And I’m not quite sure where I belong yet, but regardless, I resolve to not be happy about it.So here’…

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Christmas Evening

on December 26th, 2011

Photo by Sally Hutchinson (reflected in window)More later,

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Happy (D&D) Holidays!

on December 23rd, 2011

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas, the DM gave to me:Twelve Greedy Players,A Saturday Night Special,Tenth level Dungeons,Nine Ochre Jellies,Eight Ogre Magi,Seven Robbers Robbing,Six Enchanters Chanting,FIVE CUR-SED SCROLLS!Four Hobbit Thieves,Three Zombi…

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Svengoolie and the New Digital Revolution

on December 22nd, 2011

On to other matters. I am channel surfing last weekend and encountered Svengoolie playing a horror movie with a side order of bad jokes, and I am surprised, not the least because I am in Seattle and he is part of my Chicago area past.Clear all Airlanes…

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Back Among the Deck Chairs

on December 20th, 2011

(Yes, the title is a reference to ANOTHER Titanic/TSR joke among the employees. We had a lot of them, for some reason).I hadn’t planned on coming back to this particular subject so soon, but the Fates planned differently. My last post went a little vir…

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The Titanic Had A Band

on December 18th, 2011

So Wizards of the Coast had holiday layoffs again. It is not a regular occurrence, though regular enough to merit mention here. (And by regular occurrence I mean they don’t have layoffs every year at Christmas time, but they do manage to squeeze in a l…

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Company Picture

on December 12th, 2011

Here’s the ArenaNet company photo. The stylish guy in the center rocking the black A.R.E.N.A soccer shirt is our boss, Mike O’Brien. I’m off to the right side, about three rows back, in the Hawaiian shirt. My eyes are closed from the flash.More later.

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Meanwhile, in the early 1600s

on December 8th, 2011

Still buried, but that’s no reason you guys should suffer. Here, have a rendition of “Who’s on First” done in the Shakespearean fashion. It is written by Jay Leibowitz and David Foubert and directed by Jason King Jones. The video breaks up a bit at the…

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Meanwhile, on Cap Hill …

on December 5th, 2011

I’m very busy with a number of things, but offer this while I am wrestling with other commitments.Original creator unknown, but the statue itself is by Daryl Smith. Thanks to Learsfool for sending this.More later. No, really.

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