...they called him "The Shark" because he liked to bite people Subject Line: Promotions, Retirements and Vacations Since I've decided to go all balls out with the blogging and tweeting and facebooking and stuff starting on my 58th birthday and going until my 59th, I figured I'd try to add a bit of freshness to … Continue reading When The Bus Rolled In At Midnight, Billy The Shark Was On It
Author: Doc Cross
I'm Doc. I live in Sacramento, California with my wife, Grace, and two dogs named Yoyo and Duke. I've been blogging for 22 years. I'm a TTRPG gamer, a gardener, dog lover, cook, and unrepentant scalawag. I write things that I think people might enjoy reading, especially if they are roleplayers or just strange. I hope you enjoy reading my stuff.
A Quail With A Pail And A Snail Wearing A Veil Conversed By Mail About A Tale Concerning A Frail Male Whale That Was Locked Up In Jail
...and fed only stale ale The Doclopedia #393 Big Balls: The Scientist & Inventors Ball Alright, boys, it's that time of year again, the time of the big shindig over on Third Avenue. For those of you who are new to the force, I'm talking about the 10th Annual Scientist & Inventors Ball. It's been … Continue reading A Quail With A Pail And A Snail Wearing A Veil Conversed By Mail About A Tale Concerning A Frail Male Whale That Was Locked Up In Jail
The Girl With The Green Nipples Goes To San Francisco
...and hilarity ensued The Doclopedia #392 Big Balls: The Hamster Ball Of Doom You wanna know about the Hamster Ball of Doom? Yeah, I can tell ya all about it, buddy...IF ya buy me a beer an' a shot. I'm kinda low on funds nowadays. Hey, thanks! Anyway, I was a Minion, Second Class when … Continue reading The Girl With The Green Nipples Goes To San Francisco
Dastardly Bandicoots Trampled My Gooseberries
...no pie for me A Message Dealing With Things To Come Changes are afoot here on the Dociverse Blog, Gentle Readers. First off, starting on my birthday (Jan. 29) I'll be doing more Doclopedia posts. how many more? Well, this year's theme is 365 Days, 500 Entries. Yeah, I didn't learn my lesson with 365/365. … Continue reading Dastardly Bandicoots Trampled My Gooseberries
Now We Are Five
...because Sasha has come to stay Doc, Grace, Lucy & Winker Cross are happy to announce the adoption of Miss Sasha Jane Cross as of 12:30 pm, Jan. 2nd, 2012. Sasha is an approximately 3 year old, red and white Basset Hound. Her previous mom & dad both work, have 2 other dogs and have … Continue reading Now We Are Five
The Mostly True, Yet Still Pretty Unbelievable, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Boys Who Stole Panties
...co-starring her pet guanaco, Pepe You get Doclopedia and fiction today, kids! (Note: I'm posting the fiction from April, 2013, because I forgot to port it over from my now defunct fiction blog.) The Doclopedia #391 Look What I Found!: High Fantasy Roleplaying Edition Look, Ardex, there it is, just as the blind seer … Continue reading The Mostly True, Yet Still Pretty Unbelievable, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Boys Who Stole Panties
Chapter 92: In Which Our Hero, Whilst Infiltrating The Coronation Of The French King, Is Afflicted With Flatulence Most Foul
...I hate when that happens Yo, internet homies, today I'm starting a hopefully pretty regular series where I cover various topics about things I like. Later, I'll start a similar series about things that piss me off. First up today: food! Great Things To Eat: Part One Curry: There are all sorts of curries out … Continue reading Chapter 92: In Which Our Hero, Whilst Infiltrating The Coronation Of The French King, Is Afflicted With Flatulence Most Foul
I Said “Living Dead”, Not “Living Bread”!
...now I've got to shotgun that loaf of rye Goddammit, I swear that in 2012 I'll get back to a regular posting schedule here. In the mean time, a few tidbits before I roll out the first of several new Doclopedia posts. 1: It looks very much like I'll be running two official games at … Continue reading I Said “Living Dead”, Not “Living Bread”!
Yule Be Sorry!
...sorry, had to be done. I've reposted this entry every few years since 2004, both because it is fun and in memory of our late dog, Roscoe. Enjoy. The Twelve Dog Days Of Christmas Words by Roscoe Theodore Cross “On the first day of Christmas, my humans gave to me…a tree on which I could … Continue reading Yule Be Sorry!
You’ve Got A Fiend In Me, Buddy!
...what? The Doclopedia #388 My Family, Part Two..: Cousin Amy Unlike many of my relatives, my cousin Amy was not mentally “different”, had no strange religious or political affiliations, didn't obsess over anything and was, in general, a nice ordinary young lady. Except for being invisible much of the time. Sadly, Amy was afflicted with … Continue reading You’ve Got A Fiend In Me, Buddy!
Sauce For The Gooseberry
...yum? After giving it some thought and also seeing how this blog has not been getting my full love and attention, I've decided that I wil go back to posting Doclopedia entries here. Longer fiction pieces wil still be put on the fiction blog over at http://doccross.blogspot.com/ (where right now you can find the second … Continue reading Sauce For The Gooseberry
Drunken Guinea Pigs Trampled My Chamomile
...and they laughed while doing it! On Tuesday, I should be going back to work after a nearly three week hiatus due to my fucked up shoulder. This comes not a moment to soon, since both boredom and daytime television were slowly sucking away my sanity. Jesus Christ on a surfboard, who programs the shit … Continue reading Drunken Guinea Pigs Trampled My Chamomile
The Way Funny, Yet Also Deeply Insightful, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Giant Popcorn Ball
...co-starring her pet jerboa, Dennis Holy Crap, Batman, An Actual Blog Post! Hopefully, this will get me back to regular posting. First up... New fiction up over on the fiction blog! It's the Second Series of After The Change Came and it's not written by the alternate Doc Cross who did the first one. Of … Continue reading The Way Funny, Yet Also Deeply Insightful, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Giant Popcorn Ball
A Bad Time For Writing
...or anything else Re-posted from the fiction blog So here's how it goes. Starting with Grace breaking her arm in mid August, stress and bad luck have pretty much set up shop in the Cross household. Being homebound for most of 8 weeks was pretty hard on Grace and, by extension, me. By mid October … Continue reading A Bad Time For Writing
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On The Edge Of Madness
...and hanging on by a pinky So I dove headlong into NaNoWriMo this year, but after about 6,000 words I was swatted with the Cold Herring Of Reality: My Real Life Schedule does not give me enought free time + clear headedness to pound out 1,666 words a day for long form writing. I work … Continue reading On The Edge Of Madness
The Seven Things You Must Always Do When Being Chased By A Dinosaur
...#2 Run faster Another Saturday Night And I Ain't Got No Money Jeez, has it actually been a week since I last posted on here? Apparently, my writing mojo has really fallen down and can't get up. The diet goes well. No idea how much I actually weighed when I started, but I'm guessing 295. … Continue reading The Seven Things You Must Always Do When Being Chased By A Dinosaur
Handsome Joe Catches A Rabbit
...and has no idea what to do with it Saturday In Review Aside from starting the diet, today was pretty much a cockup as far as my plans went. First off, the only Home Depot that rents weed whackers rented them all out by the time I got there. That hosed my main gardening plans. … Continue reading Handsome Joe Catches A Rabbit
Crazed Ichthyosaurs Terrorized My Sea Hares
...I'll wait while you google it Chapter 777: In Which Your Humble Narrator Hits The Wall Those of you who read my fiction blog will have noticed that I haven't posted anything there for several days. On Facebook, my comments and posts have slowed to a trickle. It's been three days since I did any … Continue reading Crazed Ichthyosaurs Terrorized My Sea Hares
The Blatantly Pornographic, Yet Still Somehow Work Safe, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Three Hunky Guys
...co-starring her best friend, Fully Flexible Francine Doc Update #47,003 READING: World War Z by Max Brooks EATING: Too damned much. Severe dieting & exercise starts soon DOING: Removal of summer garden veggies/Planting of the winter garden veggies. WRITING: As much as possible, but still not enough. LISTENING: To more Americana and Swing, less Rock … Continue reading The Blatantly Pornographic, Yet Still Somehow Work Safe, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Three Hunky Guys
Sects & Vile Inns
...I have no shame Doc Update 1: As this post proves, my attempt to do general blogging on a regular schedule is failing miserably. 2: On the other hand, the fiction blog is getting new posts 6 days a week. 3: I'll be having another 4 day staycation from October 22-25. The theme of this … Continue reading Sects & Vile Inns
The Horticultural Whore Returns From The Dead
...or at least dormancy It has been a damned long time since I did one of these garden updates, so here goes. For the last year or two, my garden has been overrun by weeds. This has not changed, but it will next week when I rent a weed whacker and lay waste to my … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Returns From The Dead
The Flying Spanaducci Sisters in “Ropin’, Ridin’ & Romance”
...co-starring the Ritz Brothers Doc Update I'm going to try to do near daily posts on here, but you never know what Real Life stuff will pop up to get in the way of that. I hope to post some roleplaying ideas and such, as well as a review of some of my favorite music, … Continue reading The Flying Spanaducci Sisters in “Ropin’, Ridin’ & Romance”
Electrical Zombies From Inner Space
...in ZOMBIESCOPE A Note From The Future! (This post revised 5/19/2012) This post was originally about me putting Doclopedia stuff on the fiction blog, but that didn't work out, so I'm moving it back here. In fact, as of 5/19/2012, the fiction blog (over on Blogger) is living on borrowed time. So here are some … Continue reading Electrical Zombies From Inner Space
Bucky & Squint Are The New Black
...no, I don't know what it means UPDATES!: Grace's arm is healing up nicely and she can sleep on her back now, although not for too long...I got one of my slightly less than every two years royalty checks from Steve Jackson Games. $29.99! It will go into the DunDraCon fund...Speaking of DunDraCon, I may … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Are The New Black
