...coconut cream pie Fuck, I'm tired this morning. Gotta start going to bed before midnight on work nights. Especially tonight and tomorrow night, since I have to get up at 6:00 AM on Tuesday & Wednesday. (for dentist & dermatologist appointments) Wow! Character #75! Go, me! Today, we're back in the Old West for a gold … Continue reading Baby, If People Were Food, You’d Be Pie
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.
Zebras In The Artwork
...black & white, of course Quick Movie Review: The Prestige Wow, was this ever a great movie. It stars Hugh Jackman, Cristian Bale, Michael Caine and has David Bowie as Nicola Tesla! It takes about a minute and a half to get you totally involved and then doesn't even let you go at the end. … Continue reading Zebras In The Artwork
Fifty Pounds Of Aardvark Jerky
...it's earth pigalicious The Doclopedia #74. Guardians: The Guarding Dust of Hawking 4 182 light years from Earth lies the star Hawking A and the 7 planets that orbit it. The fourth planet, Hawking 4 (unoficially called "Rocky"), is the only one possessed of an earthlike atmosphere and ecology. As it's common name … Continue reading Fifty Pounds Of Aardvark Jerky
An Ice Cold Glass Of Shut The Fuck Up
...free to everyone who pisses me off Doc Update Well, I'm about halfway thru the Room of Doom and I reckon I'll have the whole thing sorted out by nightfall...just in time to clean the bathrooms. First tho, I must rest a bit before going to Home Depot for more plastic storage containers. Watched Dr. … Continue reading An Ice Cold Glass Of Shut The Fuck Up
The Frisky Kinkajou Dance
...rated PG-13 Aaah, Saturday! With any luck (and more motivation than I'm presently feeling) I'll be working on clearing out the Room of Doom later. Tomorrow will be movie viewing (The Prestige) and more moving stuff around from room to room. For now though, I'm drinking my tea and bringing you, Dear Reader, another installment … Continue reading The Frisky Kinkajou Dance
Swimming Up The River of Madness
...but you never realize it The Doclopedia#72 Guardians: The Guardian of the Eye Deep in the uncharted jungles of southeast asia, carved from the living rock of a mountain, is a statue of the Great God Aggamar and set in his forehead is the All Seeing Eye of Aggamar. The jungle folk and … Continue reading Swimming Up The River of Madness
The Snake Man Hitches A Ride
...and he had two bags full of snakes The Dociverse #71 Guardians: Kalidox, Guardian of Tower Isle Once upon a time, in a land where magic was everywhere, a group of very wise wizards built a very special wizard's tower on an island in the Specific Ocean. In this tower, they put all of their most … Continue reading The Snake Man Hitches A Ride
Mrs. Wangdoodle Freaks Out
...oops, wrong mushrooms in that soup, Mrs. D!Programming Note: I noticed that I was askew on my days with the 365 characters. Normally, new weeks start on Wednesday, but this week it would have been Thursday. Turns out that I got carried away with Average Joe Week and posted 15 Joes instead of 14. Anyway, … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Freaks Out
Here Come The Ice Cream Dwarves
...straight from the Mines of Ben & Jerry The Doclopedia About this character: You knew I was gonna do "Q" sooner or later. #70: "G" Stats (using FUDGE dice) Body: +1 Mind: +3 Spirit: +2 If you're a spy who needs a cool gadget or two for your next mission, "G" is your go to … Continue reading Here Come The Ice Cream Dwarves
Night Of The Living Dude
...woah, dude Stuff-O-Rama 1: Yes, Grace and I were indeed lucky to have gotten home from Hawaii a week ahead of the recent earthquake. 2: I found out yesterday that my good buddy, Spike Y Jones, and his lovely wife and daughter, will not be attending GenCon this year. In fact, it may be several … Continue reading Night Of The Living Dude
Orange Mice, Magenta Dogs, Azure Cats
...colorful, they is About this character: Here's a fantasy world spy who knows exactly one spell...but then, she only needs that one spell. The Doclopedia #68 Spies: Lady Malissa Of Rivervale Stats (using FUDGE dice) Body: +1 Mind: +2 Spirit: +2 Malissa is a lady in waiting to Her Highness, Princess Aldora. As such, she … Continue reading Orange Mice, Magenta Dogs, Azure Cats
A Red Dress And A Black Leather Jacket
...it was a night to remember Damn...it's overcast and crappy looking outside. Fall sucks. Not as bad as Winter does, but it still sucks. So, yesterday I had a pretty good list of stuff I needed to do...or at least get started on. However, a late start and the need to do a bit of … Continue reading A Red Dress And A Black Leather Jacket
Belgian Waffle Golem
...deadly, yet delicious First off: Happy Birthday, Robin D. Laws! Next... About this character: Today, we have a spy who doubles as a hitter The Doclopedia #67 Spies: Cameron Greene Stats (using FUDGE dice) Body: +3 Mind: +2 Spirit: +2 Greene is a former Navy SEAL. He saw action in the first Gulf War, as … Continue reading Belgian Waffle Golem
Blue Moon Eclipse
...bark at the moon Hawaii in the 1920's & 30's The following is based on some reading and alot of hearing about the history of the various islands, especially Hawai'i and Kaua'i. I may be wrong about certain things, but I reckon I'm close enough for RPG stuff. 1: Much of the arable land on … Continue reading Blue Moon Eclipse
The Daring Adventures Of Doctor Tempest And His Time Travelling Airship
...from the December, 1899 issue Uncle Doc's Big Weekend Plans 1: Plant irises and daffodils on the hillside garden. 2: Start the long and arduous process of cleaning out the garage. 3: Help Grace with household chores. 4: Watch some of the 8,000 tv shows we recorded while on vacation. 5: Begin clearing out the … Continue reading The Daring Adventures Of Doctor Tempest And His Time Travelling Airship
Square Snowflakes
...that make square snowballs Spy Week starts out with a femme fatale The Doclopedia #65 Spies: Circe LeBeaux Circe is a freelancer who works for whoever pays her...and she's not inexpensive. She uses seduction on men (and some women) whenever she can, but is also very well versed in all of the other tricks … Continue reading Square Snowflakes
Big Ol’ Crazy Monsters
...with googly eyes Before we get on to the final Joe of Average Joe Week, here are... Several Lessons We Learned On Vacation 1: On the Big Island, hotels charge an arm and a leg for phone calls. A cell phone would have helped immensely. Oh, and internet access is just crazy expensive, assuming you … Continue reading Big Ol’ Crazy Monsters
Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch
...the spinach was sleeping Well, it would be if spinach slept. We are home, having arrived at the airport at 9:00 pm and getting home at about 10:00 pm. It was a fun and revitalizing trip, but it is good to be home. Our only bit of bad vacation luck occured about a third of … Continue reading Meanwhile, Back At The Ranch
The Not So Long, But Really Winding Road
...with applepollyoggies to The Beatles Today, our last full day on Kaua'i, we drove up to see the Waimea Canyon and then get a tiny tantalizing view of the Na Pali Coast. The road up to the canyon runs about 20 miles once you leave the main highway and it is very twisty. Fortunately, it … Continue reading The Not So Long, But Really Winding Road
An Angel In The Pacific
...that's my baby The above mentioned angel is, of course, My Sweet Little Tempura Maui Onion Ring Of Cuteness, Grace. We just got back from the beach, where she took her first swim in the Pacific Ocean. See, the Pacific near northern California is just too damn cold, so she sensibly avoided it. Today's adventures … Continue reading An Angel In The Pacific
Greetings From Kaua’I
...the garden island As the subject line suggests, we are on the oldest of the Hawai'ian islands, Kaua'i. Our 4 days on the Big Island were full of driving around, seeing stuff, eating stuff, buying stuff, taking pictures of stuff and doing stuff. Except going online, for which our hotel wanted an arm and a … Continue reading Greetings From Kaua’I
Monkey Butter On a Stick
...I'm insane This will probably be the last post I'll do before Grace and I get to Hawaii on Monday afternoon. The laptop is FINALLY back up and running, so it is going with us. Now, I must sleep, but here is a veritable Joeapalooza of entries in the character follies. I hope that y'all … Continue reading Monkey Butter On a Stick
The Day We Blew Up Roger
...and other tales from my childhood Regardin our trip prep/house cleaning/garden prep so far: AAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!! And now, more of Average Joe Week... The Doclopedia About this character: Jooooooe innnn spaaaaaaaace! #53: Joe Orion, Starship Mechanic Stats (using FUDGE dice) Body: +2 Mind: +2 Spirit: +2 Oh now, jeez, I haven't seen one of dese in years. An old Asimov 250 … Continue reading The Day We Blew Up Roger
Looking Down On A Room Full Of Wise Guys
...pucker factor: 9.5 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Yes, Joe exists in a standard D&D type fantasy world, too. #52: Joe Smith, Blacksmith Stats (using FUDGE dice) Body: +3 Mind: +1 Spirit: +2 Aye, I'm the village blacksmith and so was my father and grandfather before me. You need a horse shod or a weapon repaired or a … Continue reading Looking Down On A Room Full Of Wise Guys
Nipplemania!
...sounds like fun Gaah! Work is sucking...still no working laptop...the last minute "pack up for the trip" frenzy is nigh...bank accounts must be manipulated...soon, my head will explode. But until then, here's today's character. 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Here's Joe in the Pulp 1930's, still just doing his job. #51: Joe Doakes, Diner … Continue reading Nipplemania!
