The NYT has again produced some interesting reporting - this time about the hours before the removal of Morsi in Egypt.They report that Morsi refused a US backed offer in the final hour to “appointment of a new prime minister and cabinet, one that would take over all legislative powers and replace his chosen provincial governors.” According to the ( Read more... )

I am inspired today, while we are celebrating US independence, to post a few thoughts on what is going on in Egypt. I have a few connections to Egypt - people I know who live there - although I have never been myself. That makes the political power struggles more personal to me than other struggles -- even Syria which, I acknowledge, is in a state ( Read more... )

15 May 2008:

"Six Bahá’í leaders in Iran were arrested and taken to the notorious Evin prison yesterday in a sweep that is ominously similar to episodes in the 1980s when scores of Iranian Bahá’í leaders were summarily rounded up and killed."

(From: http://news.bahai.org/story/632)

Because of that news, I have been reading the Annual Report of ( Read more... )

Based on the lj interests lists of those who share my more unusual interests, the interests suggestion meme thinks I might be interested in
1. portugal score: 18
2. lisboa score: 14
3. nirvana score: 10
4. arte score: 10
5. madredeus score: 9
6. portishead score: 9
7. cinema score: 8
8. roger waters score: 8
9. tool score: 8
10. anime score: 8
11. james bond ( Read more... )

Don't forget to celebrate pi day today at 1:59...

I am not sure how best to celebrate - maybe draw a little circle or something...

I have been reflecting on how I play and enjoy LARP recently, and looking at how that evolved. I was wondering if this progression was something that others had experienced as well ( Read more... )

In short, it is the job if the LARP GM to provide sufficient structure and opportunity for the players to make their own fun.

Do you agree, or is that not enough?

November was a whirlwind month. A trip to California, to spend time with old friends and new, followed immediately by an unprecedented family gathering. There is little that can compare with bringing family together across continents and decades. For one I rarely spend that much time in proximity to that many people. The larger thing, though, ( Read more... )

After a few more rainy days in Boston than I ussually like in a row, I flew out to Pittsburgh yesterday where I found familiar cool, foggy, rainy weatehr. The weather reports say that this rain will be in Boston when I get back too.

So GenCon Indy has opened up event registration. The time has come for all of you who are attending to coordinate events with me.

Have you had a chance to look at the event catalog? Anything you see that you think I should do with you?