You know what's really amazing? The things my father told his grandchildren about his life that he never told his children.
D&D was magical. I really liked it. This was in the early 80's I think, and we had the crazy dice and booklets that worked us through some odd scenarios. I don't know if it was the D&D that others were doing, but I loved it. It came and went in one summer, but I still remember with new fondness.As a kid I fell just shy of invitable to D&D happenings. For the same reason professional sports do not interest me, I struggle to grasp the importance of imaginary constructs.
All that aside, I can't help feeling like I've missed out on a lot of joy, and so I'll give it a read, to dip a toe. Thank you.
Which leads to my nightstand piled high with:Well, I was a D&D player, and I've been known to knock back a beer or 3... and free seals the deal. I promise, if I read it (i've got a backlog of unread books), I'll leave a review on Amazon.
I played D&D starting in about 1980-81 pretty regularly through the 90s. 1st edition only. Still have all the books, modules, character sheets, dice, etc. After computers came out (I feel old saying that), we wrote visual basic programs to automate a lot of the activities (random monsters, treasure generation, spell books, etc) and even created a digital mapping program using a digi board. Man were we some nerds! We are much cooler these days, right?Which leads to my nightstand piled high with:
An AD&D magazine I write for.
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (I started Fellowship last night)
Hamilton
And a Gary Gygax Gord the Rogue novel I can’t recall the name of.
I have to get through at least 2 of them by the end of February.
I play Dungeons and Dragons almost daily. I run a home brew world called Thirith. Between sessions, there’s always something to fiddle with. I even created a custom set of random dungeon generation rules so I can play solo when I have downtime in the middle of a day.
https://thirith.proboards.com/
We still are.I played D&D starting in about 1980-81 pretty regularly through the 90s. 1st edition only. Still have all the books, modules, character sheets, dice, etc. After computers came out (I feel old saying that), we wrote visual basic programs to automate a lot of the activities (random monsters, treasure generation, spell books, etc) and even created a digital mapping program using a digi board. Man were we some nerds! We are much cooler these days, right?
did you enjoy it?I just finished reading Lift Off about the early days of SpaceX. I'm big into SpaceX, especially the work at the Starbase in Texas.
Yes, it was a very good book! Lots of history and information. It was very easy to read but hard to put down. The writing reminds me of Neil Peart's style. I have read/own most of his books.did you enjoy it?
LOLOL. Just finished chapter Creepy-Ass-Forest. Quite entertaining. Not Victor Hugo, but it's a page-turner. I need a magic infinity bag.I played D&D starting in about 1980-81 pretty regularly through the 90s. 1st edition only. Still have all the books, modules, character sheets, dice, etc. After computers came out (I feel old saying that), we wrote visual basic programs to automate a lot of the activities (random monsters, treasure generation, spell books, etc) and even created a digital mapping program using a digi board. Man were we some nerds! We are much cooler these days, right?
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying it so far.LOLOL. Just finished chapter Creepy-Ass-Forest. Quite entertaining. Not Victor Hugo, but it's a page-turner. I need a magic infinity bag.
And you both have a copy of "Designing Great Beers" on the shelf so I'd say the credentials are stacking up in the right direction, at least for a cohort.every legit dude of nerdish origin needs an excaliber sword somewhere in their lair. I see yours hanging near the door.
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every legit dude of nerdish origin needs an excaliber sword somewhere in their lair. I see yours hanging near the door.
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Sorry I missed this! So mine is actually a rapier. It was the wedding party gift from my friend, who now makes swords in fact. Next to my sword is an even more prized possession, my grandfather's WWII bayonet.every legit dude of nerdish origin needs an excaliber sword somewhere in their lair. I see yours hanging near the door.
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That's really awesome. Perhaps he had a commission, or was in a tank, artillery or Airborne unit? Only guessing because that looks like an M1/M2 bayonet. Even more special because you have the scabbard.Sorry I missed this! So mine is actually a rapier. It was the wedding party gift from my friend, who now makes swords in fact. Next to my sword is an even more prized possession, my grandfather's WWII bayonet.
He was actually an ammunition truck driver. He probably grabbed it on the way home. He had a German bayonet as well. I gave that one to my cousin who was a Green Beret.That's really awesome. Perhaps he had a commission, or was in a tank, artillery or Airborne unit? Only guessing because that looks like an M1/M2 bayonet. Even more special because you have the scabbard.
thanks. you always bring a different perspective, and I appreciate that.I am loving this book right now, I've always been an outdoorsman, but I'm learning a lot about trees in other regions, and the history of them as well.
We tried to convince my mother in law and her sister to sit down and let us record a conversation with them about their life pre WWII but they were not interested at all. They were born in Belgium just after WWI-their parents had fled to France during the war, but moved back to Belgium afterwards. When the Germans invaded Belgium in 1940 they fled again to France. My MIL told us about German planes strafing them as they headed south with whatever they could carry. After several months she arrived in this village (I don't know why here) and ended up getting married. She basically became the village medical expert, midwife, etc. But that's as far as she ever went with her story.It's amazing some of the things I've learned as an older adult, questions I only now have, and there is noone to answer them - all dead.
If you're refering to one of my pieces of equipment, it's a Siglent spectrum analyzer hacked to VNA (used mostly for ham radio antenna stuff, but some work). Sorry for the off topic folks.Even if you didn't, I'd say having a Rigol at arm's length would more than make up for it.
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