If you are my age, or close to it, and know even a little about sports, or about the 80's, or both ( Read more... )

After letting work take over my evenings for a few nights in a row a week or so ago, I've reclaimed them and am almost done with a major project - a bookstand/bookcase/event-prop. I stained both sides of all the pieces twice and then couldn't stand to wait so tonight I put it together while the stain was probably not quite dry ( Read more... )

We went to an event yesterday - Grimloch Grill & Games out in Westfield, MA. It was pretty fun but was mostly a lot of kids activities, carnival style. The guys did a great job and it was a great fit for Dante. He's not at the age where he's into fighting yet but he is a kid so winning tickets and spending them on stuff is always fun for him ( Read more... )

for anyone out there who knows even a little about hockey...

is this.

In the seventh game of the Stanley Cup playoffs, when you are down by one goal, at what point in the third period do you pull your goalie to gain an extra attacker (assuming you gain possession and have a good opprtunity to do so)?Penguins are up by two currently (I'm vaguely ( Read more... )

I just had a "holy cow" moment ( Read more... )

Your result for Which fantasy writer are you?...

Ursula K Le Guin (b. 1929)

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Another thought from the weekend - while it was disappointing that Magnus wasn't in our line (at least I don't think he was), it made me feel great seeing his interest and involvement at the QH meeting. I knew I'd forget people and he was the one I forgot in yesterday's post ( Read more... )

Just got back from Star Trek. I'm sure EVERYONE on my flist already knows this, but it was awesome ( Read more... )

So this was my "I get to go play Realms" weekend and I went to North/South War ( Read more... )

So I broke out my armor and managed to fix the only popped-out rivet I could find. My arm bracers aren't in great shape, but should work OK if I don't bother to fix them up. These bracers are maybe 15 years old, and have gone from being strapped & buckled in place to having a strip of elastic band that holds it on. I'd rework them to have straps & ( Read more... )