...Marysville/Yuba City, summer,1970 On The Road With Violet: Take Me To The River As she sets off down the southern road, Violet cannot help but think about how the clueless folks of her village were no help at all when it came to finding out where the City of Glass actually was. "Far to the … Continue reading Doing The Cruise Night Beer Toss
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Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
...it's action packed adventure Mind too fuzzy tonight...Body tired...will write Story entry tomorrow...until then, I wrote this earlier... Doc's new TV season review: Part 1 Heroes: Nice first episode. Some interesting stuff has been foreshadowed. The "no commercial" commercials sucked ass, but a PVR renders the suckage nil. Journeyman: This totally failed to engage me. … Continue reading Scorpion Girl And The Invasion From Jupiter
Turtle Racing News
...slow, yet exciting Game Report: Fantasy Heroes So today marked the resumption of gaming with my regular gaming group, as well as the start of a new series. The rules system is FUDGE and the setting is a continent spanning empire that has seen it's greatest days and is now, after 1000 years, a safe … Continue reading Turtle Racing News
Stainless Steel Dogs, Titanium Cats, Carbon Nanotube Mice
...high tech critters, those Regarding the "storytelling by poll" session from yesterday: I received the following email from the studio. Doc, Love the whole poll based writing thing. Very indie. Very experimental. Just a couple of minor suggestions. We were thinking it might be nice to let your co-writers know who is cast as who. … Continue reading Stainless Steel Dogs, Titanium Cats, Carbon Nanotube Mice
It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Stabbed In The Spleen
...spleens = comedy gold Doc Starts A New LJ Project Ok, so I'm gonna try my hand at a bit of "storytelling via LJ poll". I will freely admit to being inspired by robin_d_laws most excellent Angels & Operators, as well as the lingering effects of watching an hour long tv piece about Terry Gilliam … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Someone Gets Stabbed In The Spleen
The Story Of The Fair Maiden And Lusty Lumberjack
...and he doesn't hang around in bars Yarr, ye slackjawed seamonkeys, it be Talk Like A Pirate Day! Greetin's to ye from Ol' Cap'n Doc and seadogs Daisy and Winker. First Mate Grace be at work, teachin' them customers an' coworkers to either step lively or walk the bleedin' plank. I'm sippin' me grog just … Continue reading The Story Of The Fair Maiden And Lusty Lumberjack
Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
...and gets run over by a taxi Ok, so my blog here has gotten pretty boring. Far too much suburban domesticity reportage has appeared lately. Time for a change. Note: All of the following are personal opinions. Just because I feel one way about something and you may feel differently, it does not mean that … Continue reading Junior Muskrat Goes To The Big City
Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
...from the January, 1992 issue And so another Sunday goes down for the count here at the D&G Cross Home For Spoiled Basset Hounds. After our vist to the dog park, we undertook many housekeeping and gardening chores. Once that tired us out, Grace and I rested. Later, I did some more work on the … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Invisible World
Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
...from the May, 1965 issue Garden Update I spent three hours in the garden today. Plants were transplanted, weeds were pulled, water was doled out, dead prunings were piled up and a short tour of the garden was given to a couple of pretty hot looking 30 something soccer moms who stopped during their walk … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Prehistoric Peril
The Rare and Beautiful Bouncing Whales Of Potawango Island
...don't stand near them when they bounce The Career Meme My results were a bit...odd. 1: Pirate 2: Thief 3: Scoundrel 4: Highwayman 5: Outlaw 6: Smuggler 7: Ne'er Do Well 8: Free Market Capitalist 9: Evil Mastermind 10: Train Robber 11: Televangelist 12: Industrial Spy 13: Blackmailer 14: Despoiler Of Virgins 15: Dirty Bastard … Continue reading The Rare and Beautiful Bouncing Whales Of Potawango Island
It Was Hot In The Rock & Roll Jungle
...but we were very cool Oh Sweet Mother of Dog! Some guy is gonna be running a Creeks & Crawdads game at DunDraCon! Well, he's submitted it, but I see no reason why it won't get accepted. I must play in this game! Please...PLEEEEEEEEAAAASE let it not be scheduled at the same time as my … Continue reading It Was Hot In The Rock & Roll Jungle
Happy Little Dinosaurs
...dancing about the garden Meanwhile, I'm Still Thinkin'... 1: Despite my weeklong GenCon trip, I still have a strong desire to go on a long road trip. I love driving and seeing the sights North America has to offer. I blame this love of the open road and travelling on my parents, who would pack … Continue reading Happy Little Dinosaurs
Sneaking Up On The Queen Of Clowns
...so you can beep her nose Dreamtime Doc Holy crap, did I ever have a goofy dream last night. It started out with me riding across Monument Valley, Utah, with a group of cowboys/outlaws. We were riding hard and there was gunfire. One of the cowboys was Gary Cooper and another was my Uncle Robert … Continue reading Sneaking Up On The Queen Of Clowns
Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Fair
...and eats fried lard on a stick Stuffola 1: Game room still not done. Stop looking at me like that. 2: After much flipflopping, I've decided that my main gaming group will indeed be playing a series based on the Heroes concept, but set in a fantasy world. First session is Sept. 23rd. The system … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To The Fair
The Dangerous Dormice
...I've got yer twinkle twinkle right here Well hellfire, I thought I'd do posts on Friday and saturday, but the laziness hit me. Actually, the laziness is still hitting me, so I'll do a short post now, then something longer after we take The Girls to the dog park. Watched Torchwood last night on BBC … Continue reading The Dangerous Dormice
The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
...costarring her worst enemy, Almost Yellow Yolanda Doc Update 1: The game room is coming along nicely. Pix to come on Sunday or Monday. 2: The Giant Hawaiian Gourd seeds I planted have resulted in two smallish gourd vines and one humongous vine. How humongous, you ask? Try 73 feet from the tip of one … Continue reading The Very Creepy, Yet Surprisingly Romantic, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Halloween House
Super Meerkat Justice Squad
...yeah, too much watching of "Meerkat Manor" Chapter 99: In Which I Reclaim My Game Room from Indifferent Hounds Once upon a time, we had a game room/library combo. Then, we got dogs and I thought "Hey, we'll move the games and books and stuff into the Room of Doom and then make this room … Continue reading Super Meerkat Justice Squad
Alice, The Flying Orangutan
...no photographs, please There has been much laziness here at Chez Cross today. Grace did a bit of grocery shopping and I did about an hour of weed whacking, but other than that, it's been all about naps and watching tv and messing about with computers and eating and such. Later, there may be a … Continue reading Alice, The Flying Orangutan
He Was Searching For A Danger Girl
...and then she found him On The Subject Of One's Name The ever cool and interesting iamnikchick did a post about her name and it has inspired me to do the same. The first thing you need to know is that I have three first names. Well, ok, my given name of Robert and two … Continue reading He Was Searching For A Danger Girl
The Horticultural Whore Adds It Up
...and then faints While Grace and I were cleaning out the garage, I finally decided to get rid of the many dozens of plastic plant containers that I've accumulated over the past 8 years. On a whim, I decided to add up the money I've spent on herbs, shrubs, flowers, trees, etc. over the years. … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Adds It Up
The Tender Little Brunette Wore Thigh High Boots
...and really wasn't all that tender I'll start this post with a confession (and you have no idea how rare that is:) and admit that I did not buy Hobby Games: The Top 100 at GenCon. My budget was just too tight. Still, at some point I will buy it. Anyway, at the con I … Continue reading The Tender Little Brunette Wore Thigh High Boots
The Winkerdog Strikes Back
...at a pillow that apparently offended her It's been awhile since I did a meme, so here is that Hobby Games: The 100 Best thing. Boldface if "I own this game". Italics is "I have played this game". Italic and Bold are "I both own and have played this game" Bruce C. Shelley on Acquire … Continue reading The Winkerdog Strikes Back
Zany Wharf Rats
...not those other kind Doc's Day Hoo Boy, my little friends, today was a busy action filled fun ride. First, it was all about Grace & Doc finishing the garage cleaning I started yesterday. Hard work, but now you could actually park a car in it. After the cleaning of the garage, it was shower … Continue reading Zany Wharf Rats
Naked Coed Hot Tub Roleplaying Sessions With The California Kid
...with wine, Guinness and gourmet munchies Man, those were the days:) Saturday Madness Due to getting out of bed later than we expected, My Sweet Little Apricot Pie of Love and I decided to do the "large trash pickup day" garage cleaning tomorrow. This still leaves plenty of action and excitement for today tho. Within … Continue reading Naked Coed Hot Tub Roleplaying Sessions With The California Kid
The Five Blue Budgies Come Home
...and they're looking for trouble Cool Stuff Here's a link to a very cool looking online tabletop gaming system that I just might try using to game with my far flung roleplaying buddies. iTabletop Other Stuff I'll have some sort of review up for each of the products I got at GenCon (most of which … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Come Home
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