Anyone who's looking at the current economic situation and wondering why it seems like things are falling apart, or just wants to know more about the economy and the Federal Reserve, should read What Has the Government Done To Our Money? by Murray Rothbard. It's a clear, concise explanation of (macro) economics from first principles right up ( Read more... )

I was thinking about our D&D 4E game last night, and something occurred to me. I've been frustrated with how long it takes to resolve combat, especially when you're talking about the 3 or 4 minor encounters in a row that no one's really that invested in between major, interesting set pieces. I think those encounters need to be there to help keep ( Read more... )

Has anyone else tried to get to the center of the galaxy?

...finally came in the mail. That was definitely worth the wait - the original was great, and this was significantly better in every way. I can't wait to watch this with my gaming group.

...w00t.

Now, I go play.

Here's a bit from Lew Rockwell's speech at the Rally for the Republic in Minnesota earlier today, examining Bush's presidency:

Here is another phrase from early in his presidency. Bush was going to create "an ownership society." Some commentators were stupid enough to believe that this meant that he would privatize things and give back control to ( Read more... )

We played another session of D&D 4E today - we've been working our way through Keep on the Shadowfell, and it's been generally fun. Fourth edition fixes a lot of issues I had with previous editions, but it still hasn't addressed a major one that is starting to cramp my fun: the handling time of combat. It seems to take about an hour for an average ( Read more... )

I just finished reading Bastiat's The Law - really interesting, and a quick read. I actually read most of it while traveling back and forth in WoW ( Read more... )

I realized this morning that I can't actually afford to travel to the rally in Minnesota next month. I would need to get plane tickets soon, and I've been hit with around $1500 in bills this month above what I normally pay. I'm pretty bummed - this meant a lot to me, and if I'd been better about saving money over the last few months, I would be ( Read more... )

I was cleaning out my spam folder, and found a few good subject lines:

Madonna Sued For Sexual Harassment And Accent
Britney Spears To Undergo Sex Change, Enter Politics
Girls will hunt you in the streets!

and my personal favorite:
Mccain Says Unsure If Obama A Secret Hippopotamus