...but the night was foul and scary 1906 + 100 Just in case you don't watch any of the various Discovery Channels or live somewhere other than California, today is the centennial of the Great San Francisco Earthquake And Fire. It was a helluva shakeup, folks. How bad, you ask? How does 32 times as … Continue reading The Day Was Bright And Merry
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The Five Blue Budgies Start A Gaming Group
...and an epic level campaign of "Budgies & Balrogs" Well, boys & girls, today finds Uncle Doc about 90% recovered from his cold, but his Sweet Angel is feeling very sick from her cold. This means that, while I am off to work, Grace will be staying home and resting. My creative juices have been … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Start A Gaming Group
The Rare And Beautiful 6 Legged Hamster Of Potawango Island
...they're fast little suckers Well, as could almost be predicted, just as I'm getting over my cold, it would appear that I've passed it on to my loving spouse. Poor Grace is feeling congested, sore throaty and generally not good. I shall do my best to doctor her. In other news, after two dry days … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful 6 Legged Hamster Of Potawango Island
I Often Miss The Dancing Elks
...and the violin playing badgers Well, I'm not dead. In fact, I'm feeling somewhat better than I was when I last posted. However, knowing that when I start to recover from a cold, I often start over exerting myself, My Sweet Little Blueberry Muffin With Melted Butted Drizzled Over It Of Love has decreed that … Continue reading I Often Miss The Dancing Elks
Creamy Fish Pudding
...with chocolate sprinkles Gah! For the past 3 days I've been trying to keep a sore throat from becoming worse (and bringing more cold symptoms with it) by using the "Sick Animal" method. This mostly consists of spending most waking moments (when I'm not working or some other necessary stuff) curled up sleeping in my … Continue reading Creamy Fish Pudding
Doc Tempest and The Living Shadow
...from the July 1941 issue Stuff 1: One of the pre-made characters in my Conquest Sac Over The Edge game is Agent Roscoe of the FBI's X Unit. He made his first appearence a few years ago in my "Special X Unit" series (which was a combination of "The X Files" and "Special Unit 2"). … Continue reading Doc Tempest and The Living Shadow
Red Butterfly Attack Unit
...hmmm, sounds like an anime title Grace and I were a couple of busy beavers today. First, we hit a plant sale where I bought... 2 types of Aster 2 types of Sedum A blue flowered Salvia A Red Raspberry vine A really cool Ajuga with neon purple colors A dwarf Bamboo A Geranium After … Continue reading Red Butterfly Attack Unit
Bucky & Squint Build A Giant BattleMek
...and it's powered by soybean oil, so it's eco friendly Damn! Will we never finish re-arranging this cursed living room so that I may watch my new tv for a bit before locking myself in the Game Room/Library to get some writing done? I swear by the Gilded Nipples Of Aphrodite that this foolishness will … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Build A Giant BattleMek
Hot Buttered Clams On A Stick
...coming soon to a state fair near you Twas another mellow (read: lazy) weekend here at the old homestead. Tonight, tho, will be busy with the moving of furniture and such in the living room. Gotta make room for the new tv on Wednesday...and get a bunch of stuff organized and moved into the garage … Continue reading Hot Buttered Clams On A Stick
The Big Yellow House On Party Road
...Best.Halloween.Party.Ever! So, it's St. Patrick's Day. Now, I don't really do most holidays and I sure as Hell don't do any religious aspect of any holidays, but St. Paddy's Day does have a place in my predominantly Celtic heart. Most likely it's because I have fond memories of my mom cookin' up corned beef and … Continue reading The Big Yellow House On Party Road
Red Roses And Chocolate Cake
...insert witty comment here Ok, so here's the deal... About a year ago, I told a non-LJ friend about my blog and I also teased her with a hint that certain of my LJ titles, when added together, would give one pretty a pretty good glimpse into part of My Wild And Misspent Youth. I … Continue reading Red Roses And Chocolate Cake
The Thrilling Adventures Of Dr. Tempest And His Electrical Airship
...from the January 1895 issue A bit of steampunk style Doc Tempest there:) So anyway, our television is crapping out on us. The picture keeps getting blurry...sometimes incredibly so. Nothing we have tried will correct it, so it looks like we'll either have to go buy a new set or go blind. Financially, we can … Continue reading The Thrilling Adventures Of Dr. Tempest And His Electrical Airship
Morning Madness And The Magic Teapot
...without that teapot, the madness would reign Thoughts on Creative History Reconstruction Lately, I've been thinking about time travel in general and changing history in particular. Recent history, to be exact. Say…oh, the last 50 years or so. Not just my personal history, tho that would of necessity change, but world history. I'm assuming that … Continue reading Morning Madness And The Magic Teapot
It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Turned Into A Wallaby
...cos then the party is over, baby Big News! Doc Begins Exercising! Yeah, I know it may well end up with me being a pariah amongst the gaming community, but I've begun a small program of daily exercise. Every night, coached by My Sweet Little Minmi (look it up under "dinosaurs")Of Love, I do sit … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until Somebody Gets Turned Into A Wallaby
Lime Green Otters
...not the color they otter be, but what the hell It is on days like this, when S.A.D. is laying siege to the city walls of my usual sunny personality, that I'm very glad I married Grace. It is only my love and desire not to cause her sorrow that keeps me from saying "Fuck … Continue reading Lime Green Otters
I Would Totally Have Fun Being Wolverine
...come here, neocon scum, and get some adamantium clawed schoolin' I ganked this from delazan... 1. real name and/or screen name: Robert Travis Cross...named for my mom's only brother (Robert) and my dad's only brother (Carl Travis) 2. birthday: January 29, 1954 Same year, month and day as Oprah Winfrey 3. place of residence: Carmichael, … Continue reading I Would Totally Have Fun Being Wolverine
The Five Blue Budgies Find The One Ring
...and then trade it away for a cuttlefish bone. Wow, was it ever rainy and windy and stormy here last night! I'm surprised that the trees stayed standing and the power stayed on. Unfortunately, it was not windy enough to blow the weeds out of my garden. I was too tired last night to continue … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Find The One Ring
We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
...not the evil monkeys I know what yer thinkin': "Gee, I wonder how the weekend goeth for Doc & Grace?" Well, it goeth like this: Saturday was pretty lazy except for Spring Curryfest 2006 (which went very well indeed, tho I was forced to use beef instead of lamb) and my 2 hours of sitting … Continue reading We Only Like The Nice Monkeys
Time Travel For Dummies
...includes a CD full of paradoxes you'll want to avoid So anyway, I'm awake and about to scarf down my brekky and tea. Then it's gardening, the resumption of my long dormant walking program, some inside chores, cooking dinner, working on the Kingdom Building Game, working on my DunDraCon TOON game, starting Art Project X-33 … Continue reading Time Travel For Dummies
Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
...woof woof! I've decided that I'm gonna go back through my LJ entries, starting with the first one, and put in comments about what I wrote back then. In most cases, these comments will just be reflections or observations on the topic, but in some cases I might be doing some expanding on the topic … Continue reading Happy Dancing Pooch Dogs
Hot Blue Power Blasts
...ZZZZZAAAAPPPPP!!!! Got up at the totally wretched hour of 6:30 to get ready for a 7:45 doctor appointment. Found out that, despite 21 pounds of weight loss and drastic changes to my eating habits, my blood pressure is still a bit high. The doc gave me some mild BP medicine to take for a month, … Continue reading Hot Blue Power Blasts
Dogs Driving Cars, Cats Painting Houses
...my, what industrious pets! My, what a busy Sunday your Uncle Doc had. I gardened for 2 hours, I walked 3 miles, I wrote a whole bunch of words on 4 different projects...and I hung out with My Sweet Little Mountain Bluebird Of Passion. And speaking of my Sweet Angel, Sunday marked 10 years since … Continue reading Dogs Driving Cars, Cats Painting Houses
Spiders In My Head
...curse them! Got kinda tired of the old icon, so I did a new one. This is a picture Grace took of me in Reno on the start of our 2002 cross country GenCon trip.
Doc Tempest And The Electric Doom
...title of the January 1938 issue Weekend Plans Well, right now the only plan I'm working on is polishing off this beer:) However, the rest of the weekend will require a bit more movement, money and moving about:) Tomorrow, Grace and I and our friend Sharon will go to the Sacramento Convention Center to a … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Electric Doom
Doc Tempest And The Power Of Love
...title of the October, 1969 issue Stuff 1: Grace and I are waiting patiently for the call/email from our local library telling us they have our reserved copy of the new Harry Potter book. We love the series, but shelling out the money for the hardcover version is not in our financial plan. 2: The … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Power Of Love
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