American Dream and the Revolution

And now that it’s officially Saturday, I’ll go back to my political soapbox.
For the first time in years, everyone in this country has been swept up in the maelstrom of politics, economics and reality. There’s no more standing on the sidelines – people are losing their jobs, their property and – in some cases – [...]

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A Bold New Direction

Today, instead of talking about politics and video games and other stuff, I’m going to talk about my new book that I’m writing. It’s called Interrupted Invasion Intercepted. Written entirely by me, this scifi epic of epic proportions will epically thrill and amaze you.
Allow me to sample the first few pages for you:
Prelude: The Beginning
It [...]

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I Impeached Ur Mom

I know we’re all tired of hearing about Blagojevich, but the state of Illinois won a piece of my heart today. They tossed ol’ Blago out on his ass, and swore in the new Governor, Quinn. Now that that’s over, we can go back to more important stuff.
Blackwater now faces being booted from Iraq, as [...]

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Early Update

I’ve been reading the Mouse Guard comics of late, so when I was at the comic book/game store, I picked up the Mouse Guard RPG. Just expanding my present RPG library (which is pretty diverse, if I had room to unbox all my books). I have a shitload of RPG books on my computer in [...]

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We Cannot Continue to Kill Civilians

The recent 15 civilian casualties in Afghanistan has prompted an on-going look into the most current raids. SecDef Gates knows that we cannot continue to go this route – we must emphasize greater care when mounting assaults on militants in the region. Obama’s trying his hardest to make in-roads with the highly skeptical Middle East, [...]

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The Cyber Pope Has Arisen!

Now you too can watch the shenanigans going on at the Vatican on YouTube.
* The following IRC discussion is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach *

McClaud: Now you too can see Two Cardinals and a Cup.
Nekomatic: … That’s horrible.
McClaud: XD
Halcyon: … …
Halcyon: ewwww
McClaud: it’s the new way [...]

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Can’t We Come Up With New Terms?

I mean, why do we keep comparing this economic downturn to the Great Depression? While it seems like the same outcomes are likely, the reality is this is not the same situation that will have the same consequences. So let’s just back up and stop trying to say, This is the Second Great Depression. We [...]

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Things That Make The News That Are Not News

Such as Obama not wearing – or requiring people to wear – suit jackets in the Oval Office. This is like talking about Aretha’s hat for hours after the inauguration. How is that news? HOW???
We should be talking about how Iran reacted to Obama’s speech about open hands and no clenched fists. I agree – [...]

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The GSL for 4th Edition D&D

Well, I think we’re reaching a revised GSL and SRD for Wizards of the Coast. One that will allow 3rd party publishers to create their products in both systems. Scott Rouse and Green Ronin Publishing both lead me to believe that this is the case (Green Ronin keeping the 3.5 system, but just renaming it [...]

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