Over the last couple of months friends have been emailing me and asking, "You like to paint. Have you seen the Reaper Miniatures Kickstarter?" Yeah, I have. "You going to get one?" If I had a job, I'd drop the $100 in a heartbeat. That's an awesome deal.

So a couple of groups of friends (including glaciation and eilonwey) emailed me as that Kickstarter came to ( Read more... )

It's the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, and the Wall Street Journal runs an article on just why the book is so darned compelling. It's not just a kids' book.

Erica and I discovered a terrific set of Indian sauces at Costco. $7.50 for three jars: two of Tikka Masala, and one of Korma. Cook up 1 1/2 lbs of chicken thighs, and then simmer in the sauce for twenty minutes. Tasty. Cook up some rice and poof! Easy Indian dinner ( Read more... )

"I want to do the evil orc puzzle!"

"Which one?"

"You know, the one with Spiderman and the other guys on it?"
"Honey, that's the Incredible Hulk."

"Yeah! That one!"

My boys tend to beat a movie to death. They'll ask for the same movie over and over until we introduce something new that grabs their attention for weeks on end. Most recently it was Cars 2. They have since changed the subject of their affections to Wall-E ( Read more... )

Alex has been showing some interest in baseball so I bought him a ball and bat set. Nerf ball, hard bat with padding. I'd pitch to him, and his swing was just all over the place. So we bought him a tee to hit off of and his hitting has improved immensely ( Read more... )

I picked up a new board game back before I got laid off and I've been playing it every chance I can get since. High Frontier is a game of "exoglobalization". It's a scientifically-accurate simulation of solar system exploration and exploitation. The designer's main thesis is that space has two resources that can't be found on Earth: hard vacuum ( Read more... )

I've been painting models again. Geeks of a certain age will recognize the project I've been working on:


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Mommy made cardboard swords and shields for the boys. Video after the cut.

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I am currently unemployed ( Read more... )