Monthly Archives: July 2006

Hordes of the Abyss is Fiendishly decent

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Steve

Hordes of the Abyss is the first of the Fiendish Codex series covering evil Outsiders. My guess is that there will be a total of three since those are the alignment choices with those types of monsters classified as fiends. Codex also feels like it’s … Continue reading →

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And I thought Hume and Plato were unfathomable

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Steve

For years, the fourth dimension has been a staple of science fiction; how else is the TARDIS bigger on the inside; and my recent research for a d20 Future campaign taught me that the fifth dimension is more than a … Continue reading →

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1996: Lee leaves for Japan

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Steve

Ten years ago my friend Lee “Doc” Rhea left for his three-year adventure in Japan. I managed to get a long weekend off from Apple to rent a car, drive to Houston and see him off with Eiko at the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, the Internet isn’t always useless #1

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Steve

Yesterday was one of the few moments I’m glad Google indexed (or whatever it does) my site because thanks to them, an Austin-Apple friend I haven’t seen nor talked to in years found me. Okay, I’m guessing he used Google … Continue reading →

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Supremacy: more than just Risk for the 1980s

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Steve

A couple of weeks ago I finally won this board game blast from the past on eBay. I used to have this game 20 years ago with the better two expansion packs; the alternate resources deck (to throw off the … Continue reading →

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Sorry about my “absence”

Posted on July 18, 2006 by Steve

Trust me, there are numerous things to write about lately, as they say, when it rains it pours which is fitting with Central Texas and all its droughts. I have a couple things to bang out with Gaming, there’s some … Continue reading →

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Ten vehicle pile-up to start the morning

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Steve

Around 6 am this morning, I heard a noise that sounded like something falling off a roof with one of my neighbors. Little did I know, it was probably one of the seven 18 Wheelers squishing one of the three … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday David X Cohen

Posted on July 13, 2006 by Steve

Rather appropriate to celebrate with Futurama returning to TV with at least 13 new episodes on Comedy Central when the reruns switch networks. I also knew because it was right there on my Futurama calendar.    Who is he? Well, he’s the co-creator of … Continue reading →

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Out Sick

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Steve

Sorry if the site has been quiet. Matters lately have been uneventful and I got a really nasty sinus infection over the weekend. The joys of working in a closed environment. The medication also makes me sleepy and my mind … Continue reading →

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Happy 1st Birthday (belated) to Owen!

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Steve

In all the hype over KMAG being down, the D&D game hitting an adventure arc, matters at home and Somara getting things ready for a garage sale (held by her parents), I totally forgot to wish a happy birthday to … Continue reading →

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JR returns to the Coyotes

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Steve

Well, at least there’s some good news on the hockey front since my Flyers are getting trashed in the free agency derby that started on Saturday. Pronger went to Anaheim, Grier went to San José, Redden stayed in Ottawa and … Continue reading →

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KMAG knocked offline by back up, now it’s back

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Steve

Sorry but somehow I ran the PsyncX in a rather boneheaded manner and it reverted to what the contents were almost two months ago. Hopefully it’s not botched on the other end too.    Update July 4, 9:50 PM: Nope, PsyncX … Continue reading →

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Imperial Hubris by Michael Scheuer via Tom

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Steve

(This book review was originally written by my friend Tom.) Imperial Hubris written by Michael Scheuer is a fair analysis of US policy in the “Global War on Terror” and what we are doing wrong. As a former CIA analyst on … Continue reading →

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Picayune , blog format, one year later

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Steve

One year and 288 entries (this included) later I feel much, much better aboutPicayune with this change to a Weblog-based solution, without it being an online diary (my frequent complaint about blogs). What Mac OS X Server 10.4 offers through blojsom … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Rad!

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Steve

Today is Rad’s birthday, or as I nicknamed him, the Radman. He’s a pretty cool dude who lives in the Phoenix area with his wife Kim and son Owen. We also got to attend his wedding in 2002. Nothing makes … Continue reading →

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