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A Homeowner’s Humblebrag

Let's start with what I didn't do this weekend: I didn't make it to the gym. I didn't make significant progress on my National Board renewal, though I did finally…
Posted inGames

Skyrim II: The Snarkening

A few more random Skyrim thoughts, in the general category of "humor". The Jarl's kid in in Whiterun whose only line is "Another wanderer here to lick my father's boots."…
Posted inSociopolitical

STFU Newt (et al)

All this jobs talk boggles my mind. Jobs suck. Work sucks. If you don't think your job sucks, ask yourself if you'd keep doing it if they didn't pay you.…
Posted inGames

Skyrim

In the boardgame world, there are a few titles that are often described (generally dismissively) as "not a game, but a pastime". I think that's a fair description of Skyrim.…
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World’s Shortest Epistolary Novel

Email 1: School secretary, to whole school Remember everybody, if you're going to the holiday party, you need to RSVP as soon as possible. Email 2: Me, to school secretary…
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Crying Uncle

I have occasionally used this space to opine ruefully about my ongoing aloneness. I don't do it very often for several reasons: I am aware that it makes people uncomfortable.…
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Goodbye Summer

Poetry of Departures Sometimes you hear, fifth-hand, As epitaph: He chucked up everything And just cleared off, And always the voice will sound Certain you approve This audacious, purifying, Elemental…
Posted inTechnology

No, You Hang Up First

On the count of three, everybody I know needs to stop updating Facebook and start posting and reading that stuff on Google+. I'll do the same. Alright? Everybody ready? Here…
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Things That Are Currently Annoying Me

Summer is great and all, but that doesn't mean that everything is hunky dory all the time. To wit: The version of Sports Night available on Netflix replaces Neil Finn's…
Posted inHumor

Overlord, Schmoverlord

Top Ten Codenames in US Military History 10. Operation Cobra Rain 9. Operation Gastric Thunder 8. Operation Liberty's Spatula 7. Operation Nobody Likes Dennis 6. Operation Horny Penguin 5. Oprah-ration…