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I hurt my hand a few weeks ago, while giving the dog a bath. Although it’s not as bad as it was for the first few days after the injury, it’s still bothering me. Eventually, I’ll probably need to have it looked at.
Although, if any of my health issues from the last few years are any indication, there’s probably not much that could be done to make it any better.
It’s like being nibbled to death by ducks.
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My boy is now in his last year of Cub Scouts. It’s been a fun ride, but I kind of wish I’d turned over the den leader job a year or two back. As much fun as I’ve had, I’ve gotten burned out on it.
Still, I only have to get through February. At that point, he can cross over into regular Scouting, if he so desires. I will not, however, assume any kind of leadership or volunteer position. I’m done with it.
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As I close in on 60,000 posts, and not failing to notice the many old faces popping up, I went and looked back at my earliest days here.
My first post was over 16 years ago. It was not polite. Still, that’s a long time to hang out in one place. Even if I’m mostly little better than a hermit these days.
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In perusing certain threads, I’ve seen reference to someone putting out an actual Golarion-related box set. That’s cool.
I still have a bunch of old 2E box sets. It was always one of my favorite formats for new gaming material. In the old days of a few years ago, I might have actually considers buying something like this.
Alas, this isn’t “the old days” anymore. I don’t game nearly as much as I used to, and what little gaming I do is confined to video games (played mostly by myself) and 5E D&D played over the computer with my old Philly group. Not to mention, since I’m mostly a shiftless layabout these days, I’m hesitant to spend money on something I’d likely never make use of.
Still, the idea of a new box set is really cool.
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Yesterday, just for shits and giggles, I watched The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. I love that old Harryhausen trilogy.
Technically, I own all three, but only watched two. I originally bought the second and third movies on DVD, and still have them. Awhile back, I bought 7th Voyage through Amazon, and not too long after I discovered my DVD of Eye of the Tiger was corrupted. So then I bought that one through Amazon as well.
I watch them periodically, in the (I suspect) vain hope my children will come to appreciate them as much as I do.
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Doing a little research, and now I wonder if the land of Hyperborea from Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger was partly inspired by the Savage Land from Marvel. It would be cool to think that the comic book concept had inspired Ray Harryhausen, since I’m pretty sure some of his work has probably inspired many comic book writers.
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Sweet! Found an article on National Review this morning about a new book of (supposed) Tolkien writings. It’s called The Nature of Middle-Earth, and was described in the article as kind of like a DMG for Middle-Earth. Judging from further descriptions, I think he should have said “source book”, but I forgive him.
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Bought the new Nature or Middle Earth book, which apparently has some previously unprinted (or printed in obscure locations) material from Tolkien.
I also bought the D&D hardcover book Dungeon of the Mad Mage. I’ve always liked Undermountain, and have a bunch of old material for it, so this seemed like something I might enjoy.
Plus, I was jonesing for some new gaming material.
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I am so sorely tempted to break out one of my old message board aliases in relation to the current shenanigans at Paizo. Just for fun, of course. However, since I really have no skin in the game (I don't buy Paizo products anymore, and cannot foresee doing so), it would probably be interpreted as a dick move.
Best to restrain myself.
Kali Ma!
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Sweet! They dropped the first to episodes for season 4 of Young Justice on HBOMax today. I've never been a fan of the way Mars has been handled in the show. Still, it's cool to see Jemm, even if he isn't the Son of Saturn in this show.
And it looks like we're getting both the Legion and more Darkseid. Maybe some hints of the Great Darkness Saga?
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This morning I had a Facebook memory of the boy earning his Bobcat badge in Cub Scouts four years ago. Which was cool, considering last night we attended the first of several Scout Troop meetings to see which troop he’d like to go into.
Until last night, he seemed hesitant about continuing in scouting, but some time hanging with older scouts at their meeting seems to have awakened his interest.
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Had a fun but exhausting, day with my boy at our district Webelos Woods yesterday. This is an event for 4th and 5th grade scouts, staffed primarily by various local Scouts BSA Troops, to showcase the adventures of scouting and advertise each troop. The goal is to help younger scouts figure out where they might want to go when the crossover from the pack to the troop level.
My boy had been hesitant about continuing in scouting, but yesterday's event, coupled with some recent visits to troop meetings, seems to have changed his mind. This makes me somewhat happy, because scouting offers some valuable training, often in skills and knowledge that schools overlook. That we now are not ignoring one half of our society, and letting them learn these same skills, makes it even better.
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Proof the Universe might not completely hate me.....
Sitting in line this morning, waiting to drop the kids off at school, I was listening to the classic country music station. Some chick was singing. I thought it would be cool if my favorite song, Old Hippie by the Bellamy Brothers, came on next.
And it did. So I cranked up the volume and sang along.