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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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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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