Author: John Kovalic

The lovely and talented Judith and I spent Christmas Up North, with my in-laws. As a result of leaving Madison early to avoid a snowstorm that never materialized, and a friend’s birthday on Boxing Day, we never actually got to open our presents to each other, which are still under the tree. We’re trying to […]

From my childhood in England: Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen; When a snowball hit his snout, And made it look uneven. Brightly shone his conk that night Though the pain was cruel, Til a doctor came in sight, Riding on a mule! Exciting conclusion to the “It’s a Wonderful Strife” […]

From today’s Cincinnati Enquirer: Take a turn at board games Thursday, December 22, 2005 Time’s a ticking and if you’re still empty-handed, snap up a board or card game for the party crowd. For expert advice we called Marilyn Shore, who owns the Boardwalk Hobby Shop on Mount Lookout Square with husband Mike. Her two […]

Today’s cartoon is actually Monday’s cartoon, and is now up. Cartoons will run Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week, as the current storyline winds down… I’ll try and have Thursday and Friday’s cartoons up early their respective mornings. **** Amazingly, I’m still only a game behind first in the Mud Bay Pro Football Pick’Em league. […]

From Yahoo News, last Friday. Hadn’t heard about this until now. Where was I? Most likely drinking heavily. Or something. Hackers, Extortion threats Shut Down Game Site Ryan Naraine – eWEEK Fri Dec 16, 2:31 PM ET White Wolf Publishing Inc., a company responsible for some of the most popular role-playing game brands, has shut […]