...insert witty comment here Ok, so here's the deal... About a year ago, I told a non-LJ friend about my blog and I also teased her with a hint that certain of my LJ titles, when added together, would give one pretty a pretty good glimpse into part of My Wild And Misspent Youth. I … Continue reading Red Roses And Chocolate Cake
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.
As Rare As a Pellucidarian Sunset
...and that's pretty darned rare Doc's Day Due to crappy weather and a low $$ situation, today was spent inside doing various domestic things. Laundering was done, dishes were washed, garbage was taken out and... ...I finally finished straightening up and organizing the Game Room/Library. It took me about three hours due to stopping every … Continue reading As Rare As a Pellucidarian Sunset
The Thrilling Adventures Of Dr. Tempest And His Electrical Airship
...from the January 1895 issue A bit of steampunk style Doc Tempest there:) So anyway, our television is crapping out on us. The picture keeps getting blurry...sometimes incredibly so. Nothing we have tried will correct it, so it looks like we'll either have to go buy a new set or go blind. Financially, we can … Continue reading The Thrilling Adventures Of Dr. Tempest And His Electrical Airship
Morning Madness And The Magic Teapot
...without that teapot, the madness would reign Thoughts on Creative History Reconstruction Lately, I've been thinking about time travel in general and changing history in particular. Recent history, to be exact. Say…oh, the last 50 years or so. Not just my personal history, tho that would of necessity change, but world history. I'm assuming that … Continue reading Morning Madness And The Magic Teapot
It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Turned Into A Wallaby
...cos then the party is over, baby Big News! Doc Begins Exercising! Yeah, I know it may well end up with me being a pariah amongst the gaming community, but I've begun a small program of daily exercise. Every night, coached by My Sweet Little Minmi (look it up under "dinosaurs")Of Love, I do sit … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Turned Into A Wallaby
Lime Green Otters
...not the color they otter be, but what the hell It is on days like this, when S.A.D. is laying siege to the city walls of my usual sunny personality, that I'm very glad I married Grace. It is only my love and desire not to cause her sorrow that keeps me from saying "Fuck … Continue reading Lime Green Otters
The Kitty Cats Go To The GAMA Trade Show
...to debut their new RPG, Litterbox: The Pooping Uncle Doc's Weekend Actually, it was a semi-lazy weekend. Too windy/rainy/cold to work in the garden and we are too post-DunDraCon broke to do much else. But chores were done, movies on the telly were watched, tasty meals were eaten, computing and writing were done...and smooching...mustn't forget … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Go To The GAMA Trade Show
I Would Totally Have Fun Being Wolverine
...come here, neocon scum, and get some adamantium clawed schoolin' I ganked this from delazan... 1. real name and/or screen name: Robert Travis Cross...named for my mom's only brother (Robert) and my dad's only brother (Carl Travis) 2. birthday: January 29, 1954 Same year, month and day as Oprah Winfrey 3. place of residence: Carmichael, … Continue reading I Would Totally Have Fun Being Wolverine
The Five Blue Budgies Find The One Ring
...and then trade it away for a cuttlefish bone. Wow, was it ever rainy and windy and stormy here last night! I'm surprised that the trees stayed standing and the power stayed on. Unfortunately, it was not windy enough to blow the weeds out of my garden. I was too tired last night to continue … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Find The One Ring
We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
...not the evil monkeys I know what yer thinkin': "Gee, I wonder how the weekend goeth for Doc & Grace?" Well, it goeth like this: Saturday was pretty lazy except for Spring Curryfest 2006 (which went very well indeed, tho I was forced to use beef instead of lamb) and my 2 hours of sitting … Continue reading We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
...with a bad urge to boogie You're probably wondering why I called you all here. Well... Gaming Stuff I'm finding myself all taken up with the writing fever. Mostly, as usual, this writing is for personal use...BUT...it could have some potential for sale...SO...I'm not gonna say much about it...BUT...a few of you will be getting … Continue reading Crazy Hot Rock & Roll Daddy
Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Down And Funky
...she's a disco sex machine Well, my little tuna salads, DunDraCon is over and we got home about 1:30 this afternoon. It was a fun con, tho not as fun as in previous years. This is entirely due to my gaming malaise and my general cranky old fartyness, not the actual way the con is … Continue reading Mrs. Wangdoodle Gets Down And Funky
Curse Of The Werevole
...It'll take him about a month, but he WILL kill ya Ok, so I'm reading the Con Quest Sac message group and I see two things about the con that bug me. Thing 1: They apparently hold their Flea Market at midnight. Midnight...for what will be a first time, probably fairly small, con? I'm not … Continue reading Curse Of The Werevole
Anime…Anime Not
...ya never can tell about that Ani Not a hell of alot to report from DunDraCon today. Watched some anime, bought a deck of Dungeoneer cards and a couple of new game boards for both Kill Dr. Lucky and Save Dr. Lucky (sold in the aptly named "Dr. Lucky Ambivalence Pack"), played in a short … Continue reading Anime…Anime Not
Young Gaming Geeks In Love
...in love with dice and games, that is. Well, I'd love to say that this years DunDraCon is a magical festival of incredibleness, but in point of fact, it's pretty much just the same great gaming con it has been for the last 30 years. No really huge changes, good or bad. Last night I … Continue reading Young Gaming Geeks In Love
Return Of The Geek Weekend
...with free elephants for the kids! Ok, so I lied about the elephants. Still, it is time for the Big Winter Geek Gathering that is DunDraCon. Grace and I will be leaving to pick up our friend, Arn, in about 2 hours. We should hit San Ramon about 12:30 or so. There will be con … Continue reading Return Of The Geek Weekend
Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
...as are his sisters, grandmothers, aunts, daughters... Of course, I'm talking about Rufus, the Colored Bull Terrier that won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He's a fine looking guy and was part of a really great looking bunch of Group winners. Alas, none of them were Basset Hounds, but then, … Continue reading Yeah, He’s Cool…But His Mother Is A Bitch
The Nuclear Prawn Cannon
...and other stories Today was, for the most part, a lazy day. I did no gardening, no chores, nothing of any major importance. Hell, I didn't even step outside the house until 2:30 when I took a 2 mile walk. Speaking of that, I found out that I've lost me edge over these past few … Continue reading The Nuclear Prawn Cannon
Dinosaur Meatballs
...one brachiosaur will make about 250,000 of them. Serve with spaghetti. Doc's Day Update Worked about 4 hours total in the garden. Started digging up the stray and very invasive California Roses. Man, was that a mofo of a job. Gave my 5 huge lemongrass clumps a haircut, which was pretty easy and smelled great, … Continue reading Dinosaur Meatballs
Time Travel For Dummies
...includes a CD full of paradoxes you'll want to avoid So anyway, I'm awake and about to scarf down my brekky and tea. Then it's gardening, the resumption of my long dormant walking program, some inside chores, cooking dinner, working on the Kingdom Building Game, working on my DunDraCon TOON game, starting Art Project X-33 … Continue reading Time Travel For Dummies
Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
...woof woof! I've decided that I'm gonna go back through my LJ entries, starting with the first one, and put in comments about what I wrote back then. In most cases, these comments will just be reflections or observations on the topic, but in some cases I might be doing some expanding on the topic … Continue reading Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
Dancing With Possums
...'neath the pale moonlight. Stuff I've been thinking about 1: At some point within the last 10-15 years, I lost my fear of death. Not that I have a reckless disregard for my own safety, but I no longer fear the inevitable. In fact, I kind of find the fear of that most certain of … Continue reading Dancing With Possums
The Horticultural Whore VS Gamera And Mothra
...and Tokyo once again takes it up the ass I knocked out a couple of hours in the garden, mostly pruning and transplanting. Now I'm taking a break and catching the Puppy Bowl. This years teams are heavy on the Hound and Sporting groups, but they do have a little Shiba Inu quarterback and a … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore VS Gamera And Mothra
Bucky And Squint Press The Red Button
...and end up summoning Our Alien Masters If, like me, you hate the SuperBowl, but love puppies (and kittens)... Puppy Bowl And this year, they'll have kittens for a half time show! You'd have to be one coldhearted motherfucker to not find this show incredibly cute.
Magenta Mice
...chased by turquoise cats What's Up, Doc? Reading: The Mother Earth News Watching: Surface (where the shit is about to hit the fan) Listening: Michael Nesmith - The First National Band Albums Writing: The latest goings on in the Kingdom Building Game Preparing: TOON characters and Stuff Eating: Shrimp Thinking: About creating a new game … Continue reading Magenta Mice
