So now that I have the folding bike, I’ve been thinking of ways that I can take the train to Chicago instead of commuting by car. One obvious option is to take Amtrak up. The only problem is that my office is actually in the west suburbs of Chicago, an area that doesn’t get Amtrak…
A Weekend of DDM
Spent the weekend playing D&D Minis in two different towns named Bloomington. Saturday I played in Desert of Desolation Pre-Release tournament in Bloomington, IN. Today, I played another pre-release tournament in Bloomington, IL. And then I played some straight up D&D. Now… that’s a good weekend while the wife is off in Florida. 🙂 In…
New (Used) Bike… Giant Halfway
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Howdy folks… say hello to my new (used) bike. It’s a Giant Halfway I got off of eBay, and it’s awesome. I think I’ll call it Optimus Prime (for obvious reasons). The bike folds up… which means I can take it up…
Burma Action!
The situation in Burma is getting heated. Liz and I have been supporters of the opposition movement there for several years now. We both hope something good can come out of the current crisis, but it is far more likely that the military junta will stay in power… unless we can convince our leaders to…
Next Weekend is Made of Awesome
Two things are happening in Shamu’s Bandana (Champaign-Urbana to the uninitiated) next weekend of vital importance to national security to all of you awesome blossoms out there (well, maybe only to the ones that live here, but you get my drift). The Pygmalion Music Festival. Who knew that Shampoo-Banana had its very own music festival.…
Folding Bike
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. I’m seriously considering a folding bicycle. When I first started looking for one, I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted… but thanks to the power of the intorwebs, I have found several options…. 1. Downtube (http://www.downtube.com): The model I’m looking at is…
Liz is in Orlando
Liz is in Orlando… so all you Orlando peeps should try and hang out. She’ll be there for a week or so. I miss her already. 🙁 I’ll be down for a visit sometime this winter though… with Liz. See you then. (I’m personally looking forward to visiting my sis in Jax). 🙂 In other…
“High Speed” Internet…
I don’t have cable TV, but I do have a landline phone so instead of cable internet, I have DSL. Well, lately it’s been dog-ass slow. And today I decided to check the speed out. We were cruising at a miserly 300kbps. Which, yes, is a lot faster than a modem, but it ain’t no…
Questions for D&D Minis Championship Interviews
Originally published at Kickin’ the new Kuh-nowledge. You can comment here or there. Due to some prodding and begging by yours truly (and a little help from my friends), I was able to convince Ian to include me in the reporting crew for D&D Minis at GenCon. In order to be fully prepared for the…