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America’s Favorite

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I had no idea my blog was so popular until I started getting dozens of spam comments each day. These guys would make millions with their illicit drugs if I would only let their comments through! What market pull I must have! I admit, it is tough having America’s Favorite Blog, but I bear the … Read more

Do Dwarves Come From Dwarf Planets?

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Poor Pluto. For nearly a century it had been sitting at the big table with the other planets. And did it complain? It did not. It was just happy to be here. But rather than admit potentially a dozen smaller planets to that exclusive club, the International Astronomer’s Union decided to demote Pluto to the … Read more

A Case of the Crabs

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I logged in intending to make some serious progress toward my Hoo’loh hat. And I did; I quickly found a Halls of Fate group headed by the wizard/conjurer duo with whom I’d killed the scrollbearer and escorted Hoo’loh at the beginning of the quest. Helped a lot by an EC tank and healer, we wasted … Read more

EQ Taking Aim at WoW

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I was reading about the new DAoC expansion on MMORPG.com and noticed this animated ad for EverQuest. A direct shot at World of Warcraft players who got to 60 and wonder – now what? The general feeling I get from people in WoW and EQ2 is that the next generation MMO champ title is Vanguard’s … Read more

Of Hats and Hoo’lohs

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You don’t really appreciate Kingdom of Sky from the top. Weird creatures, lush landscapes, people zipping about on personal clouds, quick with their business. No, to really appreciate Kingdom of Sky, you need to see it from underneath. Someone pushed me — a real good shove — right off the edge of the chain. I … Read more