Sunday was our regular twice monthly gaming session. It is summer of Year Two in the Kingdom Building Sim and the exploratory parties that the players sent out in late spring returned with big news. Three new civilizations were discovered and all three seem to be from their home world, tho oddly they all seem … Continue reading Better Living Through Botanomancy →

Fuck, I feel awful. Somewhere between getting off work at 5 last night and getting home around 6:15, all of my my back, neck and leg muscles began to hurt like hell. Went to bed around 8 after loading up on ibuprofen, but didn't really fall asleep until about midnight. Even then I seldom slept … Continue reading Feelin’ Like I Been Tenderized →

Can't sleep despite being full of food, so here's an RPG meme... 1. What is the first RPG you ever played? OD&D 2. What RPG do you currently play most often? Hmmm...probably TOON 3. What is the best system you've played? Over the Edge 4. What is the best system you've run? Over The Edge … Continue reading Naked Thoughts Posed Just The Way You Like Them →

If I were a man possessed of great modesty, I'd say that the dinner I just cooked and ate was not bad. However, since I've never even understood modesty, let alone possessed it, I'll say that I FUCKIN' KICKED CULINARY ASS! We're talkin' rub the pot roast all over your chest terrific chow, baby! Grace … Continue reading The Master Of Kitchen Fu →

Announcing the menu for the 9th Annual Unthanksgiving Day Dinner here at Chateau Cross... Garden Salad with choice of dressing Short Ribs with Egg Noodles Spicy Fried Corn Dinner Rolls Pumpkin Pie Coconut Cream Pie Chocolate Cake Ice Cream (NOT cake AND ice cream) Assorted Drinks Those attending will be Doc, Grace and Roscoe.

...wearing a red Hawaiian shirt and a yellow bandana   Edit From 2019: The post that was here did not port over during the move from LiveJournal to WordPress, so I am replacing it with something more interesting. Three Plants Every Garden Should Have 1: Butterfly Bush These come in many colors and are much … Continue reading Speeding Down The Highway Of Life With The Stereo Blasting And The Top Down →

It's opinion time, baby:) What is your stand on..... Created by spyndakitrose and taken 15923 times on bzoink! Abortion? Totally legal Death Penalty? Keep it Prostitution? Legalize it Alcohol? Legal Marijuana? Legalie it Other drugs? Illegal Gay marriage? Legal Illegal immigrants? Let 'em in Smoking? Make it illegal Drunk driving? Much harsher penalties Cloning? Legalize … Continue reading Piled High With A Delicious Meatlike Substance →

If you were a Pirate! by TheHalvericUsernameYer Pirate Name!Name yer ship!Why be ye a Pirate?Damned pansy Navy wouldn't take me!Revenge against the establishment!I like booty!!!I'm really good with knots...Cause lawyerin' be too cruel.Chicks dig eye-patches.Buggery on the High Seas!All the rum you can drink!!!Yer First Mate!jbruYer Cabin-boy! (or girl)iamnikchickYe're chief rival be the Dread PiratedelazanYe'll … Continue reading Not As Insane As I Used To Be, But Getting Better →

STUFF I NEVER GOT INTO Coffee (in my entire life, I've drunk maybe a quarter of a cup) Babylon 5/Farscape/Firefly/Stargate SG1 (Watched 'em, got bored, switched to X Files reruns) The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy (I've started this book maybe 7 times and never once got more than 20 pages into it) NASCAR (All … Continue reading I Dreamed That I Was Awake Thinking About Being Asleep →

Yeah, I made Roscoe couscous with herbs, chicken and a bit of dog food. He was quite pleased with it, but was a bit upset with the wine list:) Spoiled? My dog? No way! :) CELL PHONE QUESTION Ok, Faithful Readers, here's yer chance to help Grace and Doc finally bite the bullet and get … Continue reading On The Menu: Couscous For Dogs →

To my Sweet Angel, Grace, on our 8th Anniversary... Baby, you are the greatest! You are the cake to my ice cream..the Watson to my Holmes...the Jessica to my Roger...the peanut butter to my jelly...the Bones to my Kirk...the Dorothy to my Scarecrow...the gravy to my biscuits...the rocks to my scotch...the Bugs to my Daffy...the … Continue reading 8 Years Is Not Enough →

Mini Review of "The Incredibles" Funny, full of action, great animation. One of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in several months and one of the top 3 superhero movies I've ever seen. Go see it. Grace and I kicked off our Anniversary weekend by going to see "The Incredibles", then dashing downtown to eat … Continue reading Beer And Donuts On A Beach In Fiji →

She's home! She's home! She's home! She's home! Grace got to come home today at 4:00. We don't know what happened to her yet, as the hospital sent all of her test results to her doctor, who she will see tomorrow. Thanks to everyone for the good wishes. I'm gonna sleep like a log tonight!

Grace found out that she will be staying in the hospital for more testing until at least noon tomorrow. She is NOT a happy camper. Still no word from the doctors as to what is up with her, but if they don't let her go soon they'll be testing their own hearts after she rips … Continue reading Hospitals Suck →

I had a hell of a time sleeping alone last night. It was too quiet without my Sweet Angel snoring next to me. Roscoe snores, but not loud enough and he was sleeping down on the floor anyway. Just got off the phone with Grace and she told me she had just got back from … Continue reading Update On Grace →

Tonight, shortly after I got home from work, I got a call from Grace telling me she was in the hospital. Seems she had some chest pains and went to Urgent Care about 2 PM. After poking and prodding her, they gave her a nitroglycerine pill and took her to the hospital for observation. I … Continue reading Worried About My Baby →

Vote VOTE! VOTE, DAMN YOU, VOTE!!! Grace and I will be voting tis evening after we get off work. Hopefully, the lines will be short. Then we shall go home and watch stuff we recorded over the weekend, the better to avoid seeing the endless election coverage. Late late tonight or early tomorrow, I'll tune … Continue reading Let’s Do It →