Tonight, I play GURPS. It’ll be the first time I really get to play the game for real. I’ve dabbled in Grampa Grumpy’s game, but I’ve never really played it. We’ll see how that goes. My character is a goblin trader. He’s got eighteen kids. Yeah, I’ve got the kids with me. Also got a gobbo “wife”…
They say it’s your birthday but ask us who cares! Yo ho, it’s your birthday! We tie up your feet and throw you down the stairs! Yo ho, it’s your birthday! A cake with the candles all over the place! Yo ho, it’s your birthday! When you blow them out they blow up in your face!…
Alzheimer’s Patients May Suffer ‘Silent’ Seizures WEDNESDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say mice genetically altered to develop an Alzheimer’s-like illness undergo “silent” brain seizures. According to researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine, the seizures may explain why some people with advanced Alzheimer’s have “spells” of increased confusion. The seizures observed in the…
“The results of a brain examination of Chris Benoit found significant damage from both repeated concussions and sub-concussive blows that may have played a part in his killing of himself, his wife and son in late June… (t)hey noted his level of damage would lead to cognitive impairment, major depression and heightened aggression.” Read more…
After visiting LA, I decided to sit down and relax. Watch some TV. Calm down. John Mellencamp was on Bill Mahr’s show. Mahr was asking, “Why does the Midwest fall for all the politicians’ lies?” Mellencamp said, “Because in the Midwest, when someone says they’re telling us the truth, we assume they are telling us the…
Everyone: Dismantling Iraq Army was a mistake. Paul Bremer: Bush told me to, but I told him it was a mistake. Bush: No, I did not. Bremer: Here are the letters you sent, you lying son of a bitch.
I had a blast at Strategicon. I got to run a whole ton of Houses demos, sold a whole ton of Houses promo packs, got to see a bunch of great folks, and got to pick up a couple of games. Running Houses for complete strangers–and a few friends–was great. Lots of laughing and excitement.…