...and a lion eats him Ok, Gentle Reader, here is a poll to kick off my 2007 LJ Gaming Project #1: Linked Adventure Seeds. Go ahead and check the genre you like best. I'll post the first Adventure Seed this weekend.
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Sleepy Frogs
...ribbit, ribbit, YAWN Well, another afternoon of gaming has come and gone. The characters managed to: capture some bandits...make a deal to help the Faery Summer Court...get to the big city and sell some loot...make a deal with a wizard to go on a treasure hunt if he raises them to third level...go out partying … Continue reading Sleepy Frogs
The Horticultural Whore Freezes Up
...well, it was the garden what froze, mate So yeah, it's been freezing up pretty solidly here the last few nights and the plants in my garden are getting bitchslapped around. Now, I run a pretty Darwinian garden, so I don't overly coddle my plants. It's live or die out there. Oh sure, I mulch … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Freezes Up
Kelly The Rodeo Clown
...back in 1976 Just to explain the subject line: Kelly is my brother and he was 16 in 1976. He was training to be a rodeo clown...until a bull's horn raked his stomach and came withing a half inch of gutting him. After that, the whole rodeo clown thing became less interesting to him. The … Continue reading Kelly The Rodeo Clown
Milkbeer
...ewwwww! Not much going on here at the old homestead. Grace's bout with the flu has mutated into bronchitis, so she's on antibiotics. I'm about 98% back to normal, with just the odd cough to contend with. The girls are very healthy and full of piss & vinegar. I have some projects to start here … Continue reading Milkbeer
The Doors In My Head Resist Slamming
...unlike doors in my house Finally, the Last Episode of this year's post. Whew! I mention dogs a lot in my subject lines. Here are my doggie entries that are not about Daisy & Winker Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs (these are the best sort of dog) Bouncy Dog Revue Dogs On Harleys, Cats With Guns … Continue reading The Doors In My Head Resist Slamming
Don’t Stare At The Wild Prunes
...they'll rip yer damned face off Here's Part Three of Some of the subjects I come up with sound like book or movie or even song titles. Actually, quite a damned lot of them do, so they have been assembled below for your amusement. Wandering In The Desert Of Dreams (this sounds like either an … Continue reading Don’t Stare At The Wild Prunes
A Long Night In The City Of Fog
...waiting for a guy with a truck Not much happening at Casa Cross today...or any day during the last week. Grace and I continue to slowly recover from this fuckin' nastyass flu. Took the girls (who are healthy as can be, thanks) to the dog park yesterday. There were nearly 50 dogs there, including another … Continue reading A Long Night In The City Of Fog
Warm Thunder
...red rain Well well, here's Part Two of In 2006, I did a short run of James Bond movie title spoofs. I think I'll do some more this year. From Russia With Blog Blogfinger (this one sounds vaguely nasty) Live And Let Blog The Man With The Golden Blog A fair percentage of my blog … Continue reading Warm Thunder
The Humorously Frightening Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Ugly Walrus
...featuring her pet sheep, Isabelle Ok, folks, here's Part One of As I did last year, I've divided up the subjects into sections and added comments where I felt they were necessary. For starters, let's look at some of my recurring themes. Good old Bucky & Squint have been popping up as blog subjects since … Continue reading The Humorously Frightening Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Ugly Walrus
Classic Motown, Pig Ears, Miss Daisy And The Winkerdog
...thus is my world So, after sleeping about 11 hours last night, then waking up with that empty shakyass nasty feeling you get when you are coming down off drugs (said drugs being the ones prescribed to me by the ER doc), I'm finally feeling like a mere 2.25 pounds of shit in a 2 … Continue reading Classic Motown, Pig Ears, Miss Daisy And The Winkerdog
Urgh!
So, as per my last post, I'm sicker than shit. About 1:00 AM Sunday morning, unable to sleep and having regular choking sessions, I had Grace take me over to the E.R. at our local hospital, which is about a 2 minute drive from our house. Once there, I had a 4.5 hour wait before … Continue reading Urgh!
Wringing Out The Old Year
...just because I can Well, my droogies, I woke up with a sore throat this morning. Now, this could be the onset of a cold...or a throat infection...or irratation from breathing thru my mouth while sleeping...or even allegies. Whatever it is, thanks to my narrow throat and equally narrow nasal passages, I'm having a hard … Continue reading Wringing Out The Old Year
It’s Not Easy Being An Evil Genius
...or her assistants...or her gerbils Just a quick post to tell everyone who doesn't know yet that Sunday will see the passing of Narbonic into webcomics history. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, let's just say that Narbonic is funny, way cool, well written/drawn and most likely why the … Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being An Evil Genius
The Dark Knight Returns His Xmas Presents
...the Hawaiian print cape & cowl just didn't work Sweet Baby Jesus on a flour tortilla, it is one cold and windy motherfucker outside! It was very windy all day, but once the sun set, the temperature just plummeted. The girls got a much shorter than usual late walk, but they didn't seem to mind … Continue reading The Dark Knight Returns His Xmas Presents
Walking Through The Land Of The Moon Apes
...no, they don't moon ya After laboriously tabulating all 9 votes in the "What Should Doc Try Writing Next?" poll, the big winner is... Linked Adventure Seeds, with 4 votes! The Build A Setting By Poll Results got 3 votes and the other two ideas got one vote each. So, boys and girls, it looks … Continue reading Walking Through The Land Of The Moon Apes
Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag
...in the next life Just read that James Brown died. Another musical icon of my youth leaves the building. Shit.
The Rare and Beautiful Giggling Tree Kangaroo Of Potawango Island
...their giggles fill the air To All My Friends On The Holidays... HAPPY MERRY! MERRY HAPPY! More bloggage in a day or two.
Squinky Gets The Good News
...and a t-bone steak dinner We are amused My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: His Noble Excellency Doc the Mystical of New Invention Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title Actually rather fitting, all things considered.
A Hot Tub Full Of Egg Nog
...and a couple of hot elf babes Dog Report After almost 2 weeks together, the girls are starting to have nightly play sessions. Actually, it's more like the Extreme Basset Wrestling Federation. There are lots of growls, barks, mock attacks, mock biting and wrasslin' around, but it's all in good fun. Daisy, being the dominate … Continue reading A Hot Tub Full Of Egg Nog
Smuggling Jugglers
...it just sounded neat I don't think I've ever written about my dreams here on LJ, but last night's dreamathon was a doozy. First, I was dreaming that I was hunting a killer ape creature in the swamps of Louisiana. At one point, the big fucker attacked me and I speared him with this high … Continue reading Smuggling Jugglers
Duckwaffle
...no, I don't know where that came from. I played in a playtest game of "Og" yesterday and it was mucho fun. For a much longer and better report on the hilarity, go Here! Gotta go...dogs are demanding walkies before I go a'working.
The Tale Of The Thief, The Housewife And The Perfect Score
...it was...I mean...damn! Lazy Thoughts On A Lazy Day 1: In a couple of hours (after Grace and Winker return fron the vet), My Sweet Little Chocolate Pizza Of Happiness and I will be heading to IKEA to check out bookcases, which we are in dire need of. 2: I've been doing some thinking about … Continue reading The Tale Of The Thief, The Housewife And The Perfect Score
Dark Green Happy Soup
...just like our mom unit used to make Ho ho bloody ho! Here's that 12 Days of Xmas meme. On the twelfth day of Christmas, doccross sent to me... Twelve pigs drumming Eleven rpgs writing Ten chiles a-gardening Nine animals cooking Eight zoos a-reading Seven blues a-travelling Six parrots a-hiking Five ani-i-i-imated cartoons Four wild … Continue reading Dark Green Happy Soup
Gosh, Officer, I Think You Just Dropped This $500
...yes, it worked Ok, cute snoozy dog pix here...