Got to work and the Halfwitted Cunt wasn't there...assistant manager took one look at me and said "you look like shit. Go home and get well"...told him thanx and came home...waiting for my morning caffiene to wear off so I can sleep...blinding sinus headache is assaulting me...daytime tv generally sucks...dog is glad to see me...drinking … Continue reading And The Scene Changes →

Let's see...what to write...I know, I'll bitch about being sick! Claratin did exactly zip for me and the Sudafed I took managed to clear my nasal passages for about 3 hours, during which I got my only sleep last night. Oh yeah, today will be fun at work. One thing about being awake most of … Continue reading Take A Right At The Light, Then Straight On ‘Til Night →

My allergies have now progressed to the point where not only is my nose clogged up much of the time, but my throat (which my doctor tells me is narrower than is usual for a man my size) is swollen and trying to shut off every so often. Just to much fun, I tell ya. … Continue reading The Great 500 Mile Party Race Of 1982 →

My damned Fall allergies hit yesterday. I'm not quite as miserable as I have been in past autumns, but I still feel like 5 pounds of shit in a 3 pound bag. Hopefully this will not segue into the flu, which seems to happen every 3 years or so. I'll know in a couple of … Continue reading A Kiss From An Angel →

Biggest news here at Castle Docenstein is that the battery on our car died yesterday. It was the original battery, 4+ years old, so it was overdue to crap out. However, even as I write this, Little CuRVy (the cars name) is at the dealers getting a battery transplant. Our Kingdom Building Game seems to … Continue reading The Dancing Mice Go To Paris →

Hey, y'all...I'm looking for a cartoony type artist to team up with me on a comic strip about gaming/gamers. (wow, original concept, eh?) If anybody knows of one, let me know.

Time for an Update on what I'm up to lately... READING: "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brien A cracking good novel and the first in the "Aubrey/Maturin" series. BUYING: Native plants today at the annual fall sale put on by http://www.sacvalleycnps.org/. CREATING: Lists and maps and more maps for the Kingdom Building Game. ACK! Not … Continue reading May The Forks Be with You →

(Note: I often make Roscoe sandwiches composed of two slices of bread with canned dogfood in between. Thinking that they are human food items, he scarfs 'em down.) ARRR, ya goggle eyed buncha landlubbers, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Here aboard the "Falling Anvil", me and me first mate Grace be lookin' forward … Continue reading Iron Chef: Dogfood Sandwich Battle →

Just got back from seeing "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow". Absolutely excellent Saturday matinee movie! Action packed, retrofuture looking, Godzilla/King Kong referencing, Hollywood serial honoring coolness of the highest order. Take you kids, take your parents...hell, take your GRANDPARENTS! Worth every penny of whatever the ticket costs you. Also hitting the redline on … Continue reading Crunchy Munchy Honey Bunchy →

As Grace and I expected, the subhuman white trash next door are not being cooperative now that they've found out they owe us for their half of the repairs for the tree damage. They are avoiding us (which normally would be a blessing) and they hung up on our insurance agent. Looks like we'll be … Continue reading Puny Humans! Hulk Smash! →

Grace and I went to see "Hero" today. Wonderful film with a great story well told. A joy to feast your eyes upon, too. Aside from our outing to the cinema, this has been a lazy weekend. After last weekend and the Fallen Tree From Hell, we reckoned we deserved some relaxation. Tomorrow marks the … Continue reading Rollin’ And Ramblin’ →

The latest from the insurance company: No problem paying us for the repairs on OUR electrical stuff/tree removal. However, all the electrical repairs done on our white trash neighbors house seems to have been THEIR responsibility, not ours. Acty Of God and all, don'tyaknow. Now the big trick will be getting the $3,500.00 out of … Continue reading The Squirrels Are Watching Me →

As of about 6:30 this evening, our power was finally restored. The electricians have to come back tomorrow and put in a ground on our box AND fix our neighbors stuff. Cost of all of this emergency shit on Labor day weekend? $7,200 so far, with as much as $3,000 more if they have to … Continue reading WE HAVE POWER!!!!! →

Spent all day with my brother cutting up and removing the bigass hunk of tree that fell into the white trash yard nex door. Worked my ass off. Electrician never did a fucking thing to restore power, so called an electrical contractor who will be here to fix everything in the morning. Borrowed my mom's … Continue reading Life Sucketh! →

My Faithful Hound, Roscoe, is feeling much better today. His vet vist earned him some antibiotics and a day of testing. He was glad to get home. Just over a week until Grace and I begin our roaming route across America. I'll post daily trip updates and GenCon reports here every day that we are … Continue reading She Has A Light In Her Eyes That Explodes My Soul →

Damn...another week between posts. Well, there isn't much news anyway. My tomatos have been hit by hordes of aphids, but seeing as how the heat is beginning to slow tomato production down anyway, I may just harvest what's out there, then cut the plants off a few inches above the ground and dispose of them … Continue reading We Have Dog Activity In Sector 52 →