Hi gang -

Been a while since I posted here. Just wanted to say hi and that I am considering reviving this thing. But maybe not.

Ok - need opinions. I'm 'auditioning' to be in a D & D 3.5 campaign, heavily story-driven, rather than game mechanic-y. Since they've lost their cleric, their party cosists of a Paladin, 2 Rangers and a Thief, and I'm guessing some kind of healer class would benefit the party most. However, my propensity is to make a stereotypical class ( Read more... )

The filling inside the Cadbury Creme Eggs we all love so much is a variant on the recipe for fondant, which has become popular with cake decorators. In the Cadbury creme eggs, it is originally in a solid form when the egg is formed around it, and then the chocolate egg is injected with an enzyme which gives the fondant the creamy texture you get ( Read more... )

I just had to explain to a younger co-worker what a dot-matrix printer was.

It started with, "You see, before they had printers that took regular sheets of paper... "

I feel so old.

The little plastic things on the end of your shoelaces (speculatively called 'flugelbinders' by Tom Cruise in the movie Cocktail are called aglets, or aiglets. THe name derives from the French word for needle.

... a shrimp on a treadmill.

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"The mistake the first two little pigs made was letting the wolf get close. Smart thing to do woul dhave been to blast him when he started up the path."

Best line I've read in a while.  Made me chuckle out loud.  This is going to be a good book.

The Morningstar Strain:  Plague Of The Dead by Z A Recht.

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... but I'm just a little bit in love with Summer Glau's airbrushed pics from the Terminator "Sarah Connor Chronicles" website.


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Well, I'm subbing into the quartet that's singing the National Anthem at the Lakers game today, Christmas Day at Staples Center. I don't think I've ever beent his nervous before.

If you at all have the ability to tune in and/or record it for later posting, I'd be forever grateful!

Eric