A long time ago, when I used to play RPGs a lot, I first entered the world of Star Trek through the (now long defunct) FASA Star Trek RPG. My gamemaster was ruckawriter, and he was a great Trek storyteller (and he had most of the supplements and could really throw all sorts of things out at you). Of course, what generally happens when you play ( Read more... )

Spent the day with my son. Wife and daughter at Girl Scout/Brownie Camp today ( Read more... )

Have managed to survive four days without spouse. Kids are basically fine, as am I. Not sleeping enough ( Read more... )

So, I hit a 60 minute delay on my commute home, which turns into a livejournal windfall (lemons--lemonade, all that ( Read more... )

Had a long, boring, rambling entry, which I tossed for what I hope is tighter and less boring and certainly shorter. I think my thoughts have turned this way with the passing of Gary Gygax ( Read more... )

I have long ben a fan of motion picture scores. My first score/soundtrack was Star Wars, which I received for Christmas in a double record set back in around 1977 ( Read more... )

I read today that Gary Gygax passed away. I am sure my comments won't be the first or last or most pithy. Let me just say that, given all that Mr. Gygax did to create, popularize and support imaginative paper and pencil role playing games, he really contributed a lot to who I was when I was a kid, and who I have become. Dungeons and Dragons was ( Read more... )

Well, I finally escaped work this evening, rather later than usual (by an hour and a half). I let my supervisor and the head of the office who had to call me into a meeting that started at 5 pm that my wife would be killing all of us. My supervisor, truly one of the nicest people in the world, said "Even me?" (apparently not challenging the ( Read more... )