....ho ho ho, baby! It's Xmas Eve, which means the Annual Gathering of my immediate family. This year, it will be less than the entire bunch, since there has been Family Drama and my sister and her brood are staying home. Grace and I will head up to my mom's house after work, visit with … Continue reading Santa Claus: International Man Of Mystery
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.
Mrs. Wangdoodle Levels Up
...and she wasn't even playing a game Whew! The final mystery shopping death match of the year, while not the longest mileagewise, was still the most tiring of all the 2009 crop. Grace and I were in bed by 9:30 PM on Saturday night and we slept about 10 hours. Despite Avatar being the new … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Levels Up
The Rare And Beautiful Flower Eared Swamp Muskrat Of Potawango Island
...they build sturdy castles out of mud and twigs Like the subject line, hate the content, so...PLACEHOLDER
Mr. Porkwaffle Buys A Goat
...which he then names Beatrice Hello, my little woodland chums! The most recent poll has been closed and it would seem that the e-zine title Potawango Island Gazette and the idea of a fake gaming industry gossip column are both pretty popular. Thank you for taking the poll. I started a second courier run at … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Buys A Goat
An Ibis On The Nightstand
...and a merganser on the headboard Look, kids, it's a new poll! This is not the final list of ideas for a title, but it's a start.
It’s All Fun And Games Until You Cause The Beer To Explode
...which is easier than you think Stuff: The Greatest Hits 1: Major drama is, thankfully, not a common thing in my family. Minor, individual dramas, yes, but drama that involves all three of us sibs and my mom, no. Until this last weekend. I won't go into details, but just let me say: AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!! 2: … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until You Cause The Beer To Explode
In The Elevator To Hell With The Skull Faced Woman
...taken from a dream I had last night Stuff On The Half Shell 1: Content for the E-zine's first 3 issues is accruing at a nice rate. Still no title for the damned thing yet and I'm trying to figure out a cover style for it. Pulp or dime novel? Played straight or go for … Continue reading In The Elevator To Hell With The Skull Faced Woman
Mashed Potato Birthday Cake
...with yummies inside Today is Winker's 6th Birthday! She will be getting the above mentioned cake for dinner, plus lots of love and bellyrubs. Thanks to everyone who took the last poll. I'm shooting for the end of January as a launch date for the E-zine. Grace is off to Oakland to do mystery shops … Continue reading Mashed Potato Birthday Cake
Doc Tempest And The White Horror From The Sky
...from the December 2009 issue Well, we got a light touch of snow last night...some of which is still on the ground...and the local tv channels are all covering the hell outta this terrible blizzard:) Lots of pics and video of yards and cars with as much as a half inch of snow on them. … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The White Horror From The Sky
What To Do If Your Cheese Begins To Vibrate
...and other useful tips Help the puppies & kitties! I would like to remind all of you in the Sacramento area that the Sacramento ASPCA Winter Book sale starts Friday at 10 AM and runs all weekend. It's at the Marketplace at Birdcage, next to the CVS pharmacy. TONS of cheap books, y'all! Especially mysteries … Continue reading What To Do If Your Cheese Begins To Vibrate
The Family Friendly, Yet Way Terrifying, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And Evil Zombie Santa Claus
...co-starring her Grandpa Boris Hello, children! It has been a battle these past couple of days between your kindly old Uncle Doc and LiveJournal and this poor old laptop. Many times have I been nearly ready to throw the laptop away and then crush LiveJournal HQ under my sandaled feet. Seems to be an LJ … Continue reading The Family Friendly, Yet Way Terrifying, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And Evil Zombie Santa Claus
Fire Monsters In The Sky
...BIG fire monsters This morning, I spent about an hour carefully crafting a reply to the most excellent comment made by doc_mystery to part of my last post. Then I spent 20 more minutes creating a poll for y'all to take. Then I bumped the wrong key and it all disappeared forever. I will try … Continue reading Fire Monsters In The Sky
A Song…A Dance…A Fireball In Your Pants
...beware of wacky wizards My Plans For Today 1: Write/edit stuff for the Coming Real Soon Now website. By "write" I mostly mean write and watch tv and give demanding dogs and wives some attention. 2: Rearrange things in the library. Since this means moving heavy boxes of books & stuff, I can be sure … Continue reading A Song…A Dance…A Fireball In Your Pants
Chapter 221: In Which Our Hero, Having Escaped From Prison, Takes Refuge In A Cave Full Of Voles
...ewww, cave voles! A Request Some years ago, I (along with a great many other folks) was filmed for a documentary on roleplaying. It was released, but I've never seen it. I DID see a short clip of it on the website of the folks who made it...and it can be purchased...but I cannot afford … Continue reading Chapter 221: In Which Our Hero, Having Escaped From Prison, Takes Refuge In A Cave Full Of Voles
A Permanent Place On The Group W Bench
...also, HAPPY TURKEY DAY! For your reading pleasure, the lyrics to the greatest Thanksgiving Day song ever written. Alice's Restaurant By Arlo Guthrie This song is called Alice's Restaurant, and it's about Alice, and the restaurant, but Alice's Restaurant is not the name of the restaurant, that's just the name of the song, and that's … Continue reading A Permanent Place On The Group W Bench
Silly Robots
...trix are for carbon based lifeforms The folowing is a reposting of a comment I made on another blog. The initial posting was about how great it was to eat Thanksgiving leftovers on "Feasting Friday". There will be no leftovers at our house. Before we ever wed, my sweetie and I decided that, as is … Continue reading Silly Robots
Days Of Wine And Muskrats
...or wine drinking muskrats...or whiney muskrats...or muskrat au vin HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN KOVALIC!
Looney Tunas and Merry Maladies
...I really need a vacation Gaming Stuff 1: I am 75% done with my CC3 map of Hogwarts and the surrounding countryside. It is very much like the official version, but with a few minor adjustments. I think my players will have fun exploring it. 2: I realy need to play in more games at … Continue reading Looney Tunas and Merry Maladies
The Secret Files Of Sherlock Holmes
... if you thought "Thr Giant Rat of Sumatra" was weird, wait'll ya read these Yes, I have some website related plans for things Holmesian. So far, today is off to a really slow start for me. Grace is out mystery shopping her butt off, The Girls are having their Pre-Park Walk Nap and I'm … Continue reading The Secret Files Of Sherlock Holmes
Walking Through The Bacon Tree Forest
...where you get hungry every 15 minutes Geek Media Update 1: The latest "Twilight" movie is out. Millions of pre-teen and teen girls experience orgasm. 2: The new version of "V" is losing viewers with each episode. That would be because is sucks. 3: The new version of "The Prisoner" is getting mixed reviews from … Continue reading Walking Through The Bacon Tree Forest
The Nursery Rhymes Of Doom
...not your grandparents nursery rhymes, for sure Ok, so as I was walking The Girls to and from the park, I created a new Soooonnnngggg Foooorrrr Dooooogggggsssss!!!! Walking to the Park Oh we're walking to the park With a bark! bark! bark! Just walking with Dad Feeling happy and glad When we get to the … Continue reading The Nursery Rhymes Of Doom
Worm Salad On A Stick
...yum yum Hot Stuff, with Lobster Sauce 1: My last dream before waking up involved erupting volcanoes, tropical islands, gospel singing fish, stupid humans and an escape plane that started to come apart over the mainland. Pretty normal, by my standards. 2: My plan for the "Hogwarts" RPG series that should start the end of … Continue reading Worm Salad On A Stick
Sliced Potatos Fried In Duck Fat
...here, ducky ducky Gadzooks! The weekend was pretty fuckin' brutal to Uncle Doc, kiddies. Mystery shops out the wazoo (along with their corresponding reports) kicked my ass. I was up until 2:00 AM doing reports on Saturday and up until 12:30 last night. Only had time to bathe one dog (Winker(, so Lucy will get … Continue reading Sliced Potatos Fried In Duck Fat
The Rare And Beautiful Giant Vampire Butterfly Of Potawango Island
...they have a 9 foot wingspan Today, on top of several mystery shops, I must wash my stinky canine companions. I cannot tell you what fun that will be. In other news, I'm formulating plans to get my gaming group back together starting in January. And now, it's wet dog time.
The Sinful Fish
...they are just plain evil. I've just finished watching an hour long look at The Kinks on the Biography Channel and it has put me in the mood to post the lyrics to a couple of my favorite Kinks songs. Celluloid Heroes Everybodys a dreamer and everybodys a star, And everybodys in movies, it doesnt't't … Continue reading The Sinful Fish
