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Happy Native Americans AND Columbus Day
For the last several decades, it’s popular to rag on Columbus Day. Why? Probably a handful of reasons yet I have a counterpoint to all the Politically Correct assholes who go on and whine and whine. You wouldn’t be here … Continue reading
New solution to my D&D/PF book “problem”
Roleplaying games (RPGs) are awesome but one huge downside is all the books. Sure, many contain optional rules/ideas you don’t have to incorporate if you don’t want to, contrary to the critics claiming “orthodoxy.” I just like to have the … Continue reading
Bumper sticker Fall 2015
Religion’s rebuttal? “Shut up! You’re going to hell anyway Science, you and your stupid facts and evidence!”
“Happy Birthday” is finally in the public domain
This is a legal outcome that was long, long overdue and the copyright terrorists should be forced to issue refunds since they’ve been raking in $2 million/year for a rather ubiquitous tune. It mostly took the efforts of a documentary film … Continue reading
Seasonal joke from SXSW Douchebags
Fall is just about to begin but Starbucks has gotten into the act of affecting the calendar in the last few years via pumpkin-spice flavored beverages. This being America, it also gets some people’s blood “up” because it’s a more … Continue reading
Summer ’15 is officially over
It’s sad to see another Summer come to an end because it remains my favorite time of the year, and not just due to my birthday being in the middle of it. Summer used to be more awesome when I … Continue reading
D&D Fifth Edition is a year old and remains unimpressive
The people behind enworld.org, a decent rumor site plugging both D&D and Pathfinder, mentioned that around this time, WOTC released the new starter kit for what would be their apology for Fourth Edition. Trying to keep an open mind, I … Continue reading
New music day moves to Fridays starting July 10
This didn’t catch me completely by surprise, my GWD co-captain Pablo had mentioned this happening as a possibility back in June or May, he works at Waterloo Records. Tuesday has been the day for years with me yet I can’t remember … Continue reading
America finally joins the civilized world
Unlike the ACA decision earlier this week, it didn’t beat the spread as Bender would say. I knew the odds favored a ruling to do the morally right thing since we’ve only had legal interracial marriages for over a generation. … Continue reading
ESPN should be worried alongside other lame-ass channels
Somara and I ditched Dish years ago after our second run with them. Compared to what jerks TWC had been to us in the last apartment, it was a bummer but not after paying what I considered a ridiculous amount … Continue reading
Congratulations Ireland
I’m surprised marriage equality passed let alone with 62%, I figured it was going to lose but by a slim margin. Ireland is rather socially conservative and too wrapped around the Catholic Church compared to its counterparts. Well, France is … Continue reading
So will Maggi Picayune be shifting to Volume VI soon?
I wish I knew but while I was home sick, I did do some heavy and deep reflecting over the last few months. Not just about work. Many tangential elements centered around me, me and me! I mean, I have … Continue reading
Study says most people stop listening to new stuff after 33…
…my immediate response to that was, no shit. If you removed my friends Chip, Mark, Angela and me, it would drop to 26 in my opinion, 22 if it were just the Midwest, or as I often call it, the … Continue reading
We owed the IRS four digits this year
I may be a Liberal (or as they say in areas outside of Austin, Librul) but even I find paying taxes to be on par with mosquito bites. Nobody enjoys them (short of Ned Flanders) yet they’re an inevitable fact … Continue reading
1865: Lee surrenders to Grant, US Civil War officially ends
One hundred and fifty years later, the South (or the coalition called Dixie) continues to be a thorn in the side of progress because they’re sore losers: the Civil Rights movements, Marriage Equality, Climate Change, Evolution and their traitorous racist flag. … Continue reading