Muskrat Ramblings

In an effort to stay positive, in light of all the horror of the last week, coupled with the horrors (both large and small) of the past year, it’s time for REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PART III (RTBCPT), special Year’s End edition. Obviously, some giant, giant things have happened in my life this past year […]

My mom and dad came home from Phuket Island, Thailand, to be in London when I was there last month. If they hadn’t done that, they’d surely have been in London to be with my sister over Christmas. Still, they were talking of leaving for Phuket again, soon. Regardless, they were not there when the […]

Let’s talk tribalism. Do you hate one sports team more than any other? Is it easier to hate a team when they’re successful? Which team do you hate, and why? Does it make you happier when your most hated team loses, or when your favorite team wins? Just wondering… Peas, out, John

Just taking my new Icon out for a test-drive… Happy Holidays, all. Not much of a Christmas Prezzie, but here’s some icony goodness that I hope you enjoy… From Dork 20, one of my personal favorite projects to date, by Atlas Games: And from the upcoming Munchkin Dice: John PS. Mixed feelings about the Monday […]

…and so do a lot of OTHER teams out there…including, on any given Sunday, EVERYBODY in the NFC North, where the race is not to see who wins, but who loses least. As the American Football season winds down, so, too does the Pro Football Pick’Em pool for the Mud Bay Muskrats. With two weeks […]

Question time: what was YOUR favorite Christmas present of all time, and why? The Lovely and Talented Judith and I engaged in one of our Christmas traditions last night: decorating our tree while imbibing eggnog and watching “The Muppets Christmas Carol” playing in the background. God save my little broken body. I’m not entirely sure […]

Last London thoughts: Late night, Waterloo bridge. A drunkard runs across the road, apparently randomly, bringing the Number 188 bus I am on to a sudden, shocking, sickening stop. The driver pulls over, and we wait…and wait…for an ambulance to come to check on some of the passengers. “There’d better be blood on the front, […]

Jetlag is VERY weird this trip. Not sure why I’ve yet to be able to break it. Indeed, it’s doing a darn fine job of breaking me. ***** My dad continues to do GREAT. Thanks for all the well-wishes. ***** London seems Pie mad. There are gourmet pies, square pies, Cornish pasties…every corner you turn, […]

Wow. Just…WOW. Two things learned: Dorkstock organizer Slev does not take praise well, but he he SHOULD. He did a MAGNIFICENT job organizing Dork Stock UK II. Holy cow. Along with Jinnie’s help, this was a day to remember. Met up with a ton of LJ users (thanks for introducing yourselves, everyone), and sold out […]

Here it is! This coming Saturday’s Dorky activities! MANY thanks to Army of Dorkness Major General Slev, Esdevium Games and the Dragonmeet committee for making this happen! SATURDAY, Dec. 4 DORKSTOCK UK at LONDON’S DRAGONMEET Dork Tower’s Army Of Dorkness, Out Of The Box Games & Steve Jackson Games’ MIBs present a day of Games, […]