...it's a polar bear martial art CatCon 4: Day 5 A lazy day...Critters Assemble!...we view two houses made of stuff Our Monday got off to a later than usual start. This can be blamed on: adults going out for adult beverages and fun the previous night...and everybody being tired from walking around the city … Continue reading Iceboxing
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Doc Tempest And The Castle Of Dr. Loveless
...from the March, 1913 issue CatCon 4: Day 4 We perform musically for Yazoo City, Mississippi, then make a quick escape...Clowns are viewed...We enter New Orleans If you are going to do “The Time Warp” in full costume with pre-recorded musical backup, where and when better to do it than in Yazoo City, Mississippi … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Castle Of Dr. Loveless
Never Talk Smack To A Water Buffalo
...trust me on this one The Doclopedia #595 A New Breed Of Dog: Martian Greyhound When humans settled Mars in the early 1980s, they took dogs with them. Over the generations, the humans slowly changed to adapt to the lower gravity and other environmental forces and so did the dogs. One of the best … Continue reading Never Talk Smack To A Water Buffalo
Soggy Sock Tricks
...not as much fun as you might think CatCon 4: Day 3 Your Humble Narrator plays catch up...we again encounter Jesus...an Iron Chef competition happens Having fallen behind by a day, I shall now make an earnest attempt to catch up by compressing Saturday into a “highlights reel”. 8:00 AM: Our company begins waking … Continue reading Soggy Sock Tricks
It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Causes A Temporal Anomaly That Traps Your Starship In A Causality Loop
...I hate when that happens! WOOHOO! CatCon post AND Doclopedia entry in the same blog entry! CatCon 4: Day 2, Part 2 We venture into the wilds of Alabama...Project Applesauce revealed!...Cornbread is eaten and sat upon...battling attractions for the WIN! Now that I'm sitting in my comfy recliner, enjoying a cold beer and … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Causes A Temporal Anomaly That Traps Your Starship In A Causality Loop
500 Miles To Crazyville
...my home town The Doclopedia #592 WaRPed Characters: The Head Hunter Cannibal Mutant Serial Killer Human mutant. Beyond that, everything about him/her is subject to change, including blood type and DNA. The mutant known as the Head Hunter can bite off, swallow whole and almost instantly digest a human head. Once he does that, … Continue reading 500 Miles To Crazyville
Cliff Diving For The Complete Idiot
...the title answers the question "who would do that?" CatCon 4: Day 2 I accept a cereal eating throwdown...we stop to see a really big gator...Flash & Lucy raise hell The KOA has a free pancake breakfast, so at 8 AM we all got in line for it. After a couple of minutes, Mary noted … Continue reading Cliff Diving For The Complete Idiot
Half The Price, Twice The Fun
...we're losing money, but who cares? The Doclopedia #591 WaRPed Characters: Nicodemus Splatch New York City Bicycle Messenger Young man of indeterminate ethnicity and national origin, age 26, 170 pounds, 5’11″ tall, good looking, short black hair, brown eyes, small scar under left eye. Nico, as his friends call him, is a good natured … Continue reading Half The Price, Twice The Fun
Chipmunks For A Better America
...one without predators, but with more peanuts CatCon 4: Day 1, Part 2 We eat and watch movies. We ate a good dinner at a Cuban restaurant last night, then watched a couple of alternate Earth movies. The first one was “Escape From Toronto”, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell and William Shatner, with … Continue reading Chipmunks For A Better America
The Rare And Beautiful Balloon Squirrels Of Potawango Island
...they float gently on the wind, then drop nuts on your head CatCon 4 Trip: Day 1, Part 1 We see turtles galore...barbecue is eaten...a house of driftwood is toured...we encounter Driftwood Jesus Finally in the proper place and time, we rolled out of Orlando heading due west. The plan was to drive up … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Balloon Squirrels Of Potawango Island
Standing On The Edge Of A Damned Bad Mistake
...and about to step off Big post here, kids, as I kick off a new theme dedicated to characters for the WaRP roleplaying system. Note: All of these WaRPed Characters were made using the Wanton Role Playing (WaRP) rules system, which was originally designed for the groundbreaking RPG “Over The Edge” from Atlas Games, … Continue reading Standing On The Edge Of A Damned Bad Mistake
Let’s Boogie Woogie!
...invitation does not apply to the King of Rock & Roll For the uninitiated, that's a Long John Baldry joke. The Doclopedia #585 Average Janes: Jane York, U.S. Army “Now, ma'am, you know that we aren't supposed to talk about the whole “men in combat” thing. According to the D-O-D, it's going to happen just … Continue reading Let’s Boogie Woogie!
Dr. Silkmelon Adjusts His Plans And Builds A Robot
...using tin cans, old radios and a 1915 Locomobile roadster Today, I begin the reposting of last year's CatCon 4 report, edited and somewhat expanded/rewritten. Posts will go up every day until it is done, then it will be time for the DogCon 5 report. Enjoy! CatCon4 Trip: Introduction (As always, commentary by … Continue reading Dr. Silkmelon Adjusts His Plans And Builds A Robot
Beware Of Log
...they couldn't afford a dog The Doclopedia #583 Average Janes: Jane Ngembe, Teacher “I had only been teaching here for a few months when the meteors fell. We saw the one that hit in the Congo, because we had taken the children up on the mountain just over there for a picnic at the weather … Continue reading Beware Of Log
Nerd Watching News
...now with full color photos! The Doclopedia #582 Average Janes: Jane Dynamo, Secretary “Welcome to Robotix International. How might I help you, Friend Human? Ask me questions? Of course you may. After all, answering questions is my job.” “I have worked here for 28 years. I originally worked at HyperCyber, but came here after … Continue reading Nerd Watching News
It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Snorts Baking Powder
...actually, things got even funnier once that happened The Doclopedia #580 Average Janes: Jane McCoy, Pharmacist “Sorry that took so long, but getting the right formulations for Pyrokinetic Fever are tricky and that was for a family of five ranging in age from 46 to 9. I hope they're staying at the PF shelter. … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Snorts Baking Powder
My Other Dog Is An Artificially Intelligence Enhanced Dire Wolf
...cyberpunk winter is coming The Doclopedia #579 Average Janes: Jane Krizmyski, Welder “Yep, I'm a welder. I've been doing this 14 and the war started. That would be the European war against the Kaiser, not this one we're in now. My dad and my brothers, welders all, joined up back in the fall of … Continue reading My Other Dog Is An Artificially Intelligence Enhanced Dire Wolf
Press Button To Register A Complaint
...thank you for pressing the button. Now fuck off! The Doclopedia #578 Average Janes: Jane Nix, Hair Stylist “Hi there! How y'all doin' today, hon? A little trim and a few questions? Why sure, I can do that. You just sit on down right here and we'll get to clippin' and jawin'.” “Oh, I've … Continue reading Press Button To Register A Complaint
Sparky McDoogle Was A Nervous Little Guy
...especially around big dogs and blond women The Doclopedia #576 Average Janes: Jane Batters, Cookie Baker “Oh sure, everybody likes cookies! We've been in business here for five years now and things are going real well, you betcha. At first, it was just me and Connie there, making six kinds of cookies. Now we … Continue reading Sparky McDoogle Was A Nervous Little Guy
Chapter 61: In Which Our Hero, Having Lead The Slaves To Freedom, Goes Off In Search Of A Horse And A Pocketful Of Gold
...and maybe a busty wench or two The Doclopedia #575 The Stuff That's Made Of Dreams: Wonder Dust From a lecture given by High Wizard Prelby Smatterkin at the Royal School of Wizardry “Now it is at about this time in the lecture that many of you are thinking that it would be very nice … Continue reading Chapter 61: In Which Our Hero, Having Lead The Slaves To Freedom, Goes Off In Search Of A Horse And A Pocketful Of Gold
Geese For Peace
...they're politically aware waterfowl The Doclopedia #574 The Stuff That's Made Of Dreams: Ship Of Dreams The Ship of Dreams was built in 1467 by the Queen of Brismodia as a way of attacking her hated enemy, the Queen of Florilandia. To allow the ship to sail into the DreamPlace, the wood used to build … Continue reading Geese For Peace
Vile Steampunk Villains Taunted My Hydrangeas
...and made them cry! The Doclopedia #572 The Stuff That's Made Of Dreams: Nightmare Paint Depending upon how it is formulated, nightmare paint can be used to merely make people feel uncomfortable or stricken with terrifying hallucinations that dive them to madness if they don't get beyond the effect. Making nightmare paint is, as … Continue reading Vile Steampunk Villains Taunted My Hydrangeas
Doc Tempest: It’s A Dry Heat
...from the January, 1983 graphic novel issue Hey, lookee here, it's a new Doclopedia theme and the first entry crosses over with my "After The Change Came" fiction pieces! Will wonders never cease? The Doclopedia #571 The Stuff That's Made Of Dreams: Dream Draught On the Changed Earth, the magical substance known as dream draught … Continue reading Doc Tempest: It’s A Dry Heat
Hey, This Isn’t A Cheese Sandwich!
...It's alive! AAARRGGH! The Doclopedia #570 More Islands Of Adventure: Fleevin Island On Saturn's moon, Titan, there is a large island known to the natives as Fleevin Island. In Titanide, “fleevin” means “fast death” and the Koopli Beasts that live only on that island will give that fast death to any Hiibik or Deeloo who … Continue reading Hey, This Isn’t A Cheese Sandwich!
Not In This Issue: Flying Snakes, Nematodes or Radish Stew
...nothing about salamanders, either. The Doclopedia #568 More Islands Of Adventure: The Island Of A Thousand Smokes This island is almost perfectly round and has very steep sides due to it being the top of an old volcano. The crater at the top, measuring almost 5 miles across, is home to a fertile and temperate … Continue reading Not In This Issue: Flying Snakes, Nematodes or Radish Stew
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