Around 5:45 PM last night we got a call from my youngest who lives in Louisville. She was stuck on the interstate close to the airport and s...

My wife and I met our son and his partner for lunch today at our local bookstore, and afterward we wandered the stacks. I espied a few board...

Last night I spent some time doing something I've not done since November: actually playing in-game with friends. Oh, I've been onli...

Most of this past week, I wasn't working. Or at home, for that matter. This week, we moved my oldest and her partner up to Milwaukee.  H...

If there's one thing about Gen Con, you're never sure what will attract your attention. To borrow an overused term, you think you do...

I was eating dinner out with my oldest last night, and talk turned to MMOs. We'd discussed LOTRO for a bit --she mentioned that our hous...

So. There was this event yesterday that might have been on the news... Okay, it wasn't exactly like this, but you get the idea. From th...

Last Saturday, my son, his SO, and I made a trip about 45 miles north of us along I-71 to attend the Ohio Renaissance Festival for the day. ...

By the time this post drops, I'll be at one of the local hospitals. Oh, not for me --I'm fine at the moment, thanks for asking-- but...

NOTE: This post has absolutely nothing to do with gaming. Sorry about that. The other day I came across a book of school and sport photos th...

I'm setting this up ahead of time because I'll likely be too exhausted to remember to post it later in the day. Gen Con Indy started...

...and ages pass. When Souldat and I began this blog in 2009, the mini-Reds were 6, 8, and 11.  They are now 19, 22, and 24. This past weeke...

I had the afternoon to myself*, so I did what I typically do on a Sunday when I have an itch to explore and the weather is lousy for hiking:...