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December 24, 2024
This compiles something I threw up on Bluesky because I was thinking about Christmas and what it means to me. I was thinking of a much spicier take–building on the transparency of the “war on Christmas” disinformation–but I (wisely?) decided Read more…
December 23, 2024
I am lucky enough to have a job that affords me the chance to take leave at Christmas. Well, I can take leave any time I want, but my job also provides three days off, so leave used around Christmas Read more…
December 20, 2024
I’ve already written of my love for Cyberpunk 2077, then I did a one-page adventure seed inspired by it, so what am I doing now? Well, Cyberpunk 2077 is a computer game, but it is an RPG. Part of its Read more…
December 17, 2024
Before Duran Duran became stadium-filling, teen idol, superstars, they were perhaps the first new romantic band that really made an impact on me. It was funny, back in 1982, when I was just coming into the FM radio orbit, leaving Read more…
December 12, 2024
I am probably the last person to buy and play Cyberpunk 2077, so I guess this is more of a consideration than a review. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I tend to wait until AAA games are significantly discounted—generally by more Read more…
December 11, 2024
This one is all my sister’s fault. She was the one who got the Go-Go’s first album, Beauty and the Beat. I have come to learn that my favourite musical genre is power pop, and most of the songs I Read more…
December 5, 2024
Right now I have a couple of playtests happening as I work on a robust role-playing game system—a game that is complex, with many pre-defined components that is more about player choice than player creativity when it comes to character Read more…
December 3, 2024
I’ve already mentioned that one of the first albums I ever bought was Queen’s “Greatest Hits.” Part of that was because of Queen singles my sister had—”Somebody to Love” and “We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions”—but much more important Read more…