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PAX
"Congratulations, your PAX panel submission of “The Art of the Table: GMing Beyond the Basics" has been accepted ( Read more... ) -
Life
Some parts are hard but easy. My grandmother and the legal struggle revolving around her has been one.
Some parts are easy but hard. Understanding my heart has been and still is one.
Some parts are clearly good. Going back to shul is.
Some parts are clouded. That'd be back to the heart.
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Saying no
Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is saying no. No, in response to a coworker's exclamation of joy or a friend's congratulations on hearing I was about to become a father ( Read more... ) -
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
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Random thoughts
During a punching drill just now we were focusing on only 3 strikes, all very basic. Hammer fists, palm strikes, and elbows.
It's amazing how adrenaline and tunnel vision can make you completely forget the existence of something, even when you've only got 3 parts to remember. For the life of me, I couldn't remember what palm strikes were for the ( Read more... ) -
Brazilian Steakhouses
Up until last night I'd never been to a churrascaria before. Its truly a unique experiene. Unique and filling... After you've arrived and settled yourself in (perhaps even with a selection of vegetables and cheeses to start) the waiters begin bringing scewers of meat by your table. Large skewers of meat. Filet mignon, top sirloin, bottom sirloin, ( Read more... ) -
My birthday this weekend
This Saturday is my 28th birthday. I'm thinking of going to Oregano's over by Dobson & Southern for lunch around 1pm, followed by a happy afternoon over at Games Depot (Southern & McClintock). Boardgames and general geekery to ensue.
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Christianity & Ben
Allright, let's jump right into this one. Easter Sunday Kristi, RJ, and I attended the Universal Christian Chuch of Tempe's mid-morning mass. http://desertpalmucc.org/
Very lovely church, and as Kristi noted, far less gaudy or ostentatious then many overly-decorated churchs can be. (I'm mostly taking images from tv here, as I've been inside very ( Read more... ) -
For the first time in 25 years
For the first time in over 25 years I've seen a picture of my biological father Mark Jarmel. For the first time in over 25 years I've spoken with him.
Its something I've given considerable thought to for my entire life quite literally. In some ways it was a little anti-climatic. I did a few different seraches on Google and after a call to a ( Read more... )