Vs. System Allows Magnificent Wins.

 
Vs. System is so deep.
There are layers and layers of engaging ways to play. Since each comic book myth has been explored so thoroughly, a simple trading card game can expand to encompass an entire container in the psi-bank of human culture. Since the game mechanics of Vs. System are so brilliantly designed and [...]

Weekly Wonder Word: Center.

(Center of Hope by Sweet Pandemonium.)
The best part of teaching every day? Giving advice to growing minds that I need to follow myself.
When life gets sloppy and scary, remember your center. Things spin slower in there.

President’s Day for the Win!

This is the first time in my current 47 years that I feel a direct connection to our Commander in Chief. Looking back on the campaign, it is a very special time to be an American.
Especially since Captain America’s lost shield has finally been revealed.
Happy President’s Day, to one and all!

Happy Valentines Day.

Valentines Day is a colorful outpouring of the energy that our entire life is dedicated toward. Those two images come from my old Outsiders article, and today everyone is inside my heart. Share the love, on this and every day from now on!

25 Random Things About Me.

1. My first solid memory is from my third birthday party. We had Indian feather headbands, and a balloon hunt. My favorite color has always been green, and my mom made sure I got the green feather. She also cheated and showed me where the green balloon was hidden before the other kids got to [...]

Flaming Squirrel Starts Blaze, Evacuates School.

(Photo by Buaha.)
News of the Squirrel, Powerblaze Edition. As reported by KOCO Channel 5 in Oklahoma City:
JONES, Okla. — A squirrel caught fire, sparking a blaze Wednesday morning that resulted in the evacuation of an elementary school in Jones, fire officials said.
Investigators said the squirrel touched two power lines at the same time and fell [...]

The Best Writing I Have Ever Found.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ERISIAN TAROT
by Revd. MC 900ft. Escher and Irrevd. Hacksaw.
(It takes a securely skewed stance, and a slight saugagery of the synapses, but this is it. The best writing I have ever found. We will start with The Fool, since I just pulled it for myself.)

The Major Discordia
of
An Erisian Tarot
–>”Big weighties”
Here are the descriptions [...]

Whew. What a life.

Things are swirling back into high gear after the holidays. Happy New Year, now full throttle back up to speed!
Yesterday I was called for jury duty, but I didn’t get picked to sit. I am still on call every night, but today I get to teach.
I love jury duty. We were in the beautiful brand-new [...]

Taking Your Life Into Your Own Hands.

I was waddling around Daily Kos this morning, feeling good about the fact that I have jury duty in Federal Court tomorrow. I found two quotes that matched my hopeful happy mood as I face the rest of my life ahead.
The first is by someone dying of pancreatic cancer. 2009 will be his last year, [...]

The Intense Reality of Online Community.

(Magnificent Mantis by Lisi4ka.)
I don’t know about you, but I have quite a few lasting mental scars from hanging around internet message boards for way too long. No matter what the website, no matter what the topic, there will inevitably be messy savage conflict.
It’s human nature combined with layers of anonymity and it gets ugly [...]