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Monday, January 19th, 2009
6:37 pm - Snow day????
Shouldn't snow actually, you know, FALL before they close schools? No teacher better complain about thier pay in my earshot ever again. what a scam!

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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
6:25 pm - Just saying, is all
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28694

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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
12:48 pm - Vote
I voted, as is my civic duty. Even though he was not my choice,I wish President Obama the best in the coming years and God bless the United States of America.

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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
7:39 pm - Nothing more to add
“I was thinking of the miserable apprehension we have of even those existences that matter most to us. To witness a life, even in love – even with a camera – was to witness a monstrous crime without noticing the particulars required for justice.” – Netherland Joseph O’ Neill

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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
1:02 pm - And they will be the first to complain about the econeomy
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353756,00.html

The number one reason the country is screwed is these people will not be fired and blackballed. They should be made unemployable and then when they starve the food shortage and the employment problems would be solved.

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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
10:48 am - Perhaps I have wasted a little more time than normal
So this is the Hobby Games: The Best 100 meme which lists the 100 games from Green Ronin's recent book, and then you list what you've owned and what you've played.
Boldface if "I own this game."
Italics is "I have played this game."
Italic and Bold are "I both own and have played this game."
Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire
Nicole Lindroos on Amber Diceless
Ian Livingstone on Amun-Re
Stewart Wieck on Ars Magica
Thomas M. Reid on Axis & Allies
Tracy Hickman on Battle Cry
Philip Reed on BattleTech 
Justin Achilli on Blood Bowl
Mike Selinker on Bohnanza
Tom Dalgliesh on Britannia
Greg Stolze on Button Men
Monte Cook on Call of Cthulhu
Steven E. Schend on Carcassonne
Jeff Tidball on Car Wars
Bill Bridges on Champions
Stan! on Circus Maximus
Tom Jolly on Citadels
Steven Savile on Civilization
Bruno Faidutti on Cosmic Encounter
Andrew Looney on Cosmic Wimpout
Skip Williams on Dawn Patrol
Alan R. Moon on Descent
Larry Harris on Diplomacy
Richard Garfield on Dungeons & Dragons
William W. Connors on Dynasty League Baseball
Christian T. Petersen on El Grande
Alessio Cavatore on Empires in Arms
Timothy Brown on Empires of the Middle Ages
Allen Varney on The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Phil Yates on Fire and Fury
William Jones on Flames of War
Rick Loomis on Fluxx
John Kovalic on Formula Dé
Anthony J. Gallela on The Fury of Dracula
Jesse Scoble on A Game of Thrones
Lou Zocchi on Gettysburg
James Wallis on Ghostbusters
James M. Ward on The Great Khan Game
Gav Thorpe on Hammer of the Scots
Uli Blennemann on Here I Stand
S. Craig Taylor, Jr. on A House Divided
Scott Haring on Illuminati
Dana Lombardy on Johnny Reb
Darren Watts on Junta
Greg Stafford on Kingmaker
Lester Smith on Kremlin
Wolfgang Baur on Legend of the Five Rings CCG
Marc W. Miller on Lensman
Ted S. Raicer on London's Burning
Teeuwynn Woodruff on Lord of the Rings (boardgame)
Mike Breault on Machiavelli
Jordan Weisman on Magic: The Gathering
Steve Kenson on Marvel Super Heroes (Jeff Grubb version)
Gary Gygax on Metamorphosis Alpha
Greg Costikyan on My Life with Master
John D. Rateliff on Mythos
Chris "Gerry" Klug on Napoleon's Last Battles
John Scott Tynes on Naval War
Erick Wujcik on Ogre
Marc Gascoigne on Once Upon a Time
Mike Bennighof on PanzerBlitz
Steve Jackson on Paranoia
Shannon Appelcline on Pendragon
JD Wiker on Pirate's Cove
Richard H. Berg on Plague!
Martin Wallace on Power Grid 
Tom Wham on Puerto Rico
Joseph Miranda on Renaissance of Infantry
James Ernest on RoboRally
Paul Jaquays on RuneQuest
Richard Dansky on The Settlers of Catan
Ken St. Andre on Shadowfist
Steven S. Long on Shadowrun
Peter Corless on Shadows over Camelot
Dale Donovan on Silent Death: The Next Millennium
Matt Forbeck on Space Hulk
Ray Winninger on Squad Leader
Lewis Pulsipher on Stalingrad
Bruce Nesmith on Star Fleet Battles
Steve Winter on The Sword and the Flame
Jeff Grubb on Tales of the Arabian Nights
Shane Lacy Hensley on Talisman
Douglas Niles on Terrible Swift Sword
Ed Greenwood on Thurn and Taxis
Mike Fitzgerald on Ticket to Ride
Thomas Lehmann on Tigris & Euphrates
Warren Spector on Tikal
David "Zeb" Cook on Toon
Mike Pondsmith on Traveller
Zev Shlasinger on Twilight Struggle
Kenneth Hite on Unknown Armies
Sandy Petersen on Up Front
R. Hyrum Savage on Vampire: The Eternal Struggle 
George Vasilakos on Vampire: The Masquerade 
Kevin Wilson on Vinci
R.A. Salvatore on War and Peace
Jack Emmert on Warhammer 40,000
Chris Pramas on The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Steve Jackson on The Warlord
John Wick on Wiz-War

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Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
2:40 pm - It will grow back...at least mine will
Friends, I am participating in this year's St. Baldrick's day event. On St. Patrick's day in Columbia, SC I am shaving my head to raise money for children's cancer. If you feel led to donate, please visit the website for more details.

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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
11:33 am - Slave to the meme
Give me the best song ever written and I will go give it a listen.
If it is magically already on my personal favorite songs of all time, you win a deep emotional bond with me that I may take a little too seriously and may result in a restraining order on your part...

but don't let that dissuade you.

from[info]eleventoes

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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
8:01 am - meme
infected by [info]dani_ellie

1. Reply with your name and I'll respond with something random about you.
2. I'll tell you what song/movie reminds me of you.
3. I'll pick a flavor of jello to wrestle with you in.
4. I'll say something that only makes sense to you and me. (may not apply to all).
5. I'll tell you my first memory of you.
6. I'll tell you what animal you remind me of.
7. I'll ask you something that I've always wondered about you.
8. If I do this for you, you must post this on your journal. You MUST.

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Monday, August 7th, 2006
4:17 pm
From [info]eleventoes
One book that changed your life:
The Once and Future King by TS Elliot

2. One book that you've read more than once:
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

3. One book you'd want on a desert island:
The Bible

4. One book that made you laugh:
Good Omens by Gaiman and Prachett

5. One book that made you cry:
Once and Future King by Elliot. Marvels by Ross and Busiek if naming the same book twice is cheating.

6. One book that you wish had been written:
Lolita - All other comments aside.Sigh.ok make your comments, but the use of language in this book is mind- blowing. Every word is perfect.

7. One book that you wish had never been written:
I can't really say. I think all books have merit. The Rules if I have to choose.

8. One book you're currently reading:
The Archer's Tale By Bernard Cornwell.

9. One book you've been meaning to read:
Moby Dick By Melville

10. One book that you bought but haven't read:
The Illiad by Homer

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Thursday, May 25th, 2006
8:08 am - Lost - Spoiler Free Review
The show either jumped the shark so hard that Gary Marshall should sue for copyright infringement or is a work of absolute genius. I think it will take me all summer to decide.

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Thursday, March 9th, 2006
12:46 pm - Discuss
In order to facilitate the move to a proper cultural norm, paper checks should no longer be usable by individuals for transactions. Businesses should be under a mandate to eliminate paper checks by the year 2010.

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Thursday, February 9th, 2006
8:13 am - Major spoiler
Edit: this is a Lost Spoiler.

( For all the time delayed ones out there, don't click if you don't want to know )

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Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
10:09 am - A new love
I discovered "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" while surfing the other day. I am now hooked.
It even has our favorite brother-blogger [info]skmdc as Wilt.

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Monday, February 6th, 2006
1:16 pm - I am making reservations for Stockholm as we speak.
Uni-Time

At well past the midpoint of the first decade of the twenty-first century, why are we still slaves to a system that not only was developed for an agrarian train based society but one that also did not work with out extensive correction even then.

Time Zones are a quaint 9th century idea whose time has passed. It is inefficient to base the concept of a working day around the movements of the sun. I propose that we move to a new system called Uni-Time. This would create a single time instance for the whole world. When it is 8AM in New York, it would be 8 AM in Los Angeles and Tokyo and Calcutta and everywhere.

No longer would you have to wait for some lazy west coaster to drag themselves into work or see an Olympic event time delayed because foreigners don’t understand economics. The base time should by all rights (military and economic be EST) but I am willing to accept any time as the basis for this system.

The plan is flawless and cannot properly be contested on its merits. For those who argue that it would minimalize their hours of sunlight, the solution is simple. Move to a zone when rec time is in the Sun.

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Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
3:24 pm - The Equation is simple
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/02/02/cartoons.wrap/index.html?section=cnn_latest

Freedom of Expression is an absolute right; the freedom to not be offended by what others think of your relgion is not.

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
12:59 pm - Pope meet irony, Irony meet the Pope
"We do not need a state which regulates and controls everything, but a state which, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, generously acknowledges and supports initiatives arising from the different social forces and combines spontaneity with closeness to those in need," he wrote.

Umm, ok. I am all for this. Does this mean you will actually acknowledge the need for adequete brith control in impovrished countries?

Have a nice day.

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Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
9:10 am - The most wonderful time of the year
(Adjective displaying my feelings of benevolence towards you) (Appropriate theological or secular event reflecting your life choices) to (inclusive pronoun) (punctuation mark showing proper level of excitement)

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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
3:30 pm - weird and random indeed
Post ten weird and random facts about yourself; then, at the end of the list, encourage other people to do this

1. At the age of 16, I lead an army that overthrew the Persian Empire.
2. Though most sayings attributed to me are considered apocryphal or trite, if not slightly racist, millions of people still follow my example of discipline and devotion to law.
3. In exchange for my father’s abdication, General Franco named me his heir and King of Spain.
4. I devoted a great deal of my life to helping Calcutta’s poor.
5. I once refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white man, this lead to all kind of problems.
6. I was not involved in the Kennedy assassinations but no one really cares because I am a minor newspaperman.
7. I really needed those thirty pieces of silver. Promise.
8. I found that you can get away with anything if you can find away to blame it on immigrants. Sorry about that, Bruno.
9. I really could see my house from there.
10. House Do’Urden will never stop hunting me.

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10:59 am - See Kong
That is all

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