...from the August, 1958 issue Delving In The Dungeon: Part 7 "biff, bam, thank you, ma'am!" Round 1 Fergus aims a mighty axe blow at the shambler's midsection and hits hard, but his axe becomes caught in the tough fibers that make up the creature's "skeleton". Unfortunately, the shambler manages to deal him a hard … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The King Of Crime
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Quetzalcoatl Is My Co-Pilot
...and the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't mind The Cross Family Has A Big Day Out Well, a fairly long day out, anyway. See, today was Picnic Day at UC Davis, so Grace, Winker and I went to it. Now, this day is pretty big festive deal at the university and there were tons of things … Continue reading Quetzalcoatl Is My Co-Pilot
Postholes For Sale
...I cut them up from a dry oil well shaft Delving In The Dungeon: Part 6 "down and dirty fighting" After a short delay, during which Periwinkle, Erasmus and Knute lit up some torches, you head off down the left hand tunnel. The marching order is the same as earlier. As you move down the … Continue reading Postholes For Sale
The 11 Things That Cats Talk About
...the first 5 are about food and the next 3 are about naps Delving In The Dungeon: Part 5 "Perhaps we could just knock?" While Erasmus studies the friezes carved into the cave entrance (and declares them to be "common boastful warrior art"), Periwinkle first checks the door for traps. Finding none, she then peeks … Continue reading The 11 Things That Cats Talk About
Suspicious Looking Kangaroos
...they're up to something, I tell ya A Quick Message For Some Of My Friends Due to AT&T not winning the Cross Family Bill Pay Lotto recently, our landline phone has been cut off. This is not as great a hardship as you might think, since 99% of the calls we get on that phone … Continue reading Suspicious Looking Kangaroos
Chapter 121: In Which Our Hero, Fresh Out Of The Bath, Discovers A Moose In His Sitting Room
...and being Canadian, the moose was eating donuts while reading the hockey scores Ask Me Anything! Ok, Gentle Readers, here's your chance...ask me anything about myself. Boring questions will be ignored. Interesting questions will be answered honestly.
Nuclear Love Monkey
...he's a hot one Delving In The Dungeon: Part 4 "Down you go" After prepping yourselves and your equipment (and stashing any non-necessary valuables), you enter the dungeon entrance that Erasmus thinks might be the safest one. Of course, he has based this on a cursory reading of a third hand story in a 200 … Continue reading Nuclear Love Monkey
Bucky & Squint Go To A Star Trek Convention
...to pick up hot Vulcan babes Hey, Dawg! So, the Obama family finally gets their puppy and his name is Bo (my family nickname) and he's a Portuguese Water Dog (and I'm 25% Portuguese). How fuckin' cool is that? More bloggage later.
I Bites Da Heads Off Da Chocolate Bunnies!
...and then I goes fer that peeps, I does Happy Undead Jesus Day! or, for those of you not of a religious nature... Happy Chocolate Bunny Day! Oh yeah, I'll get some email about that shit.
It’s All Fun and Games Until The Voices In Your Head Start Singing Barbershop Quartet Style
...even if they have excellent harmony Delving In The Dungeon: Part 3 "Into the dungeon" Ok, my little dungeonheads, here's how the last two polls shake out... There are a total of three adventuring parties going into the dungeon: Erasmus' Eradicators Horatio's Hardcases Lord Arturo's Asskickers Horatio's group is the largest (8 members) Lord Arturo's … Continue reading It’s All Fun and Games Until The Voices In Your Head Start Singing Barbershop Quartet Style
Sweet Orange Thoughts
...sounds like some 1960's hippy shit to me Ok, another dungeon delving related poll here, kiddies, so as to help Uncle Doc run this thing.
Big Green Gophers
...from Mars? Ooooeeeeoooo! Delving In The Dungeon: Part 1 "A bit of backstory" Erasmus is a second level M.U. on the verge of hitting third level. He is, as most young mages are, dirt poor and full of ambition. About a month ago, his loyal servant, Knute, met a drunken old woodsman down at the … Continue reading Big Green Gophers
Drunken Vulcans Are Way Funny
...as they try to logically explain why they peed in your aquarium Delving In The Dungeon: Part 1 "Not D&D...exactly" These are the characters. The whole thing will be play by poll. Duncan, Level 1 human fighter STR: 17 DEX: 12 CON: 15 INT: 9 WIS: 10 AGI: 12 CHA: 8 Hit Points: 31 Weapons: … Continue reading Drunken Vulcans Are Way Funny
Spicy Bongo Stories
...for spicy bongos, one assumes Weekend Recap 1: Monsters VS Aliens was big fun. Lots of nuggets for fans of sci fi and the 3D FX were very well done. 2: In N Out Burger was, as always, great. Man, I'm so glad I don't have to drive to L.A. for my Double Double Monster … Continue reading Spicy Bongo Stories
The Rare And Beautiful Orange Winged Bats Of Potawango Island
...during the day, they hum cowboy tunes Well shit (pronounced "whale shit" by some of the Texans in my family), it's been pretty sparse posting...by which I mean NO posting...from the Cross Family Secret HQ and Hound Hotel these past few days. To remedy that, here is a steaming hot plate of Stuff. 1: My … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Orange Winged Bats Of Potawango Island
Chapter 53: In Which Our Hero Escapes Certain Death, Tickles A Camel And Gives A Cat A Fish
...a mackerel, it was Uncle Doc's Gardening Tips 1: PLANT A VEGGIE GARDEN! In these tough economic times, why the hell are you paying $3.00 for a tomato? All the cool kids are starting Victory Gardens and you should, too! Yes, you do have room! Many veggies grow very well in pots or hanging planters. … Continue reading Chapter 53: In Which Our Hero Escapes Certain Death, Tickles A Camel And Gives A Cat A Fish
I’ll Kick The Troll While You Pimpslap The Ogre
...not a good plan Quick RPG Session Report #1: My home group, after a bit of final character creation work, started the first episode of the new "Magic Returns" series. As I mentioned before, they are a thief, a fighter and a mage working as agents for their governments version of the Secret Service. Their … Continue reading I’ll Kick The Troll While You Pimpslap The Ogre
Pudding On The Ritz
...yes, you are right to groan So, in the D&D 4th Edition game, I'll be playing a Human Fighter. Why? Well, for one thing, I enjoy playing fighters (and thieves). For another, since I do not own, or am ever likely to own, any D&D 4E material, I have no fucking idea what a Dragonborn … Continue reading Pudding On The Ritz
The Great Beer Battle And How It Brought Cousin Ollie To Religion
...fortunately for Ollie, he got better about 10 years later Jeez, ya get sick and a little crazy in the head for a couple of weeks and your LJ content goes to shit. I'll be trying to do better Real Soon Now, folks. In other news, My Sweet Little Red Factor Canary Of Love and … Continue reading The Great Beer Battle And How It Brought Cousin Ollie To Religion
Miss Winker Takes A Bath
...actually, she was given a bath, which she enjoyed The 15 Books Meme Simple premise here...list 15 books (fiction or non-fiction) that have stuck with you over the years. I list no authors here. Google titles for more info. 1: Green Eggs & Ham 2: A Princess of Mars 3: At The Earth's Core 4: … Continue reading Miss Winker Takes A Bath
Sal Schwemp, Septic Tank Cleaner To The Stars
...another semi-famous Schwemp family member Old Skool/New Hotness In a rare alignment of the planets and at the whim of Coyote, I find myself running an OSRIC/AD&D 1st edition game on the same Sundays that I'll be playing in a D&D 4th edition game. Funny ol' world, innit?
Doc Tempest VS The Nova Mob
...from the July, 1969 issue Well, I was actually able to run my arena battle game at ConQuest Sac on Saturday. There were only 4 players...and two of them were Sam and Paul from my regular gaming group...but it still went well. Even better, on Saturday night I finally got a really good nights sleep, … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Nova Mob
The Island Of The Mad Doctor Who Made People Into Animal Monsters That Eat You
...movie title from a six year old Conquest Sac: Friday night Got there at 9:00 PM...got badge...went to RPG room...1 RPG being played...2 boardgames being played...waited to see if anyone would show up for my game...nobody did, altho one fellow, who showed up for the other scheduled RPG (for which not even the GM showed … Continue reading The Island Of The Mad Doctor Who Made People Into Animal Monsters That Eat You
Starting Up Your First Dugong Ranch
...step 1: Get some dugongs Doc Health Update: I am feeling much better, despite the odd bit of coughing and the regular hacking up of alien lifefroms. In other news, I hope to do some blogging tonight, after putting the finish touches on the Over The Edge pulp game I'm supposed to run at ConquestSac … Continue reading Starting Up Your First Dugong Ranch
Ronald Reagan Was A Miserable Son Of a Bitch
...that'll get the emails flowing Ya know how sometimes, when you have a sore throat and cough, you try all sorts of sleep positions but none of them help keep you from coughing? Well, I've been going through that for days. Even with the help of the Lorazepam, I'd still get the coughing fits. And … Continue reading Ronald Reagan Was A Miserable Son Of a Bitch
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