You think you hate PvP, but you don’t.

I don’t care if you think you hate PvP. You really like it. In your secret heart of hearts, you have more fun when you’re playing against other people. Imagine Chess as implemented in a non-PvP MMO. You play the White pieces. The AI plays Black. Except, (this being an MMO), Black always moves the … Read more

The Oyster Boys vs the Space Truckers

Blue Oyster Cult opening for Deep Purple here in Connecticut? Brilliant! This will be my fifth time seeing BOC, but the first for Deep Purple. This will be the first time for my son; this is the first time I haven’t seen BOC in a bar, and he’s never been 21 in his life. I … Read more

Book reviews…

I promised Hillary that I’d occasionally post about the stuff I read. Today is the first, about one of my favorite stories by one of my favorite authors, Harlan Ellison.

Repent, Harlequin! This ain’t Harry Potter…

There are always those who ask, what is it all about? For those who need to ask, and for those who need points sharply made, who need to know “where it’s at,” this: – from “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman, Harlan Ellison Ellison leads into an excerpt from Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience, which ends: A very … Read more