Ask the Magic Cactus a question I asked the magic cactus, When will I fall in love again? and THE MAGIC CACTUS SAID TO ME: I think that this situation is a complex one. There are obviously more factors at work here than it would first seem. Turn over all those rocks that are in…

So, I met a friend at the office and I’m suddenly reminded of Jared and ‘becca out East, who used to live down the street from me in San Francisco. We’d go walking through the streets, and they’d see little goth kids. “Gloom Puppies.” And ‘becca would say, “Oh! Look, honey! I want one!” She’d…

I’ve often said I don’t like the mentality in the Cam. One aspect of that is the paranoid sense of persecution. About ten people e-mailed or phoned me yesterday, asking me if I was talking about them specifically. I got endless amounts of, “Why don’t we sit down and talk about this?” and “I’m sick…

I have a plan. I’m gonna invite a few friends to participate in my L5R game. When I do, they’ll arrive, see all the other players are are Rank 3-4 samurai and shugenja, are trusted Imperial Magistrates, are some of the most powerful people in the Empire — they know it, others know it. They…

… and thought I’d share. THE LIFE OF AN AFFAIR A Romance is born, it lives its life, and it dies. At least, most romances die. Some live on, even beyond the lives of the lovers. All romances go through stages, and we measure these stages as “seasons.” The Spring Romance When it is born,…

I’ve been so busy at work, writing flavor text for the CCG, running a D&D game in the office, doing a little unpacking (more like stacking), doing some writing… my life’s really pretty dull right now. Sorry, my little voyeurs, but there’s really nothing to talk about. At least, nothing that isn’t covered by a…

(Paraphrasing George Carlin) Religion is a wonderful thing. Really. Honestly. It’s like a lift in your shoes; it helps you walk straight. But not everybody needs lifts in their shoes, not everybody has flat feet, and not everybody wants to have a spring in their step. So, please, don’t try to put your lifts in…

http://editorial.careers.msn.com/articles/nofuture/ They missed one. RPG designer.

… and all you other cat people out there: http://www.humorbomb.com/movies/funnycats.wmv (thanks to Cowboy Ron)