Frustrating!  I've had a renewed interest in old-style "Basic: D&D & still have all the old books & "B" series adventure modules, but there's still the old problem of no one running any games around here, or interested in playing if I ran one as a last resort!  Even if I were willing to make the long drive to Binghamton for a possible game at thje ( Read more... )

Basic D&D as well as the old "B" series modules, but as usual, there's no one around here interested in either running a game, or playing in one I >might run, & even if I were up to the drive to Binghamton & the game shop there, everyone else seems to be into the overly complicated revisions of the basic game that have churned out since the mid-80s ( Read more... )

I quess it's been a while, but I finally have some news to post: I am, s of 12/30/10, finally retired after 37 years of working for NYS

Must be something about visiting my eldest descendant, but I tend to come back inspired! Last time it was in Arizona & I came back enthusiastic on the idea of Cowboy life. This time it was San Francisco, & I'm grooving on the idea of being a Beatnik ("again" in this case; while I was never a cowboy, I did have an "On The Road" period in my life ( Read more... )

Well, the 19th Cent is over again until Spring! Yesterday was the end of the season for both the Genesee Country Village Museum & the campground where our little trailer will be spending the long winter. (We'll be attending the annual Yule Buffet as usual, but will be moteling it) It's been a lot of fun.

SCA in Myrkfalyn tomorow, but my minds still in a "frontier" mood & far away from the middle ages. One advantage of rondevous over reeinactments; you don't have to be part of a group to attend! Actually there is a lot in common between buckskinning & SCA. And not only that a full suit of brain-taned buckskins is about as costly as a full set of ( Read more... )

I guess it's been a while ( Read more... )

I got a warning that complaints have been recieved about my not posting anything here for a while. So, to keep everyone happy, here's one.

It is now 11/13/08 & I've only 3 days left of being "Middle Aged"! nAfter that I'm officially "old" & can be as grumpy as I want!

Another Pennsic is history! I hear this one may go down as "The Pointless War" due to that idiot idea the King the East had of "surendering" at opening cerimonies soe the battles oculd be fought "for fun ( Read more... )

Looks looks this year's Pennsic is going to be quite interesting! My wife going along with me for the first time in over 10 or so years, Duke Seigfried is expected to be there this year, my youngest son is in MidRelm Royal, & now I find a favorite web-cartoonist is not only there too, but the daughter of one of my oldest friends, the late Sir ( Read more... )