There are a few things that have truly shaped who I am...and D&D is definitely one of them.

Thanks for a great game Gary.

I will second EscapePod...it has been hard to read while waiting for the bus here in the NE US this winter so listening to a good story has been a good replacement.

my boys play with wooden blocks almost equal to their Lego brand plastic...especially when building domino-style Rube Golberg contraptions

RFID is not the inherent problem here, IMHO...it is the use by the transit authority of a non-encrypted standard for transactions that have monetary value.

way to far into the uncanny valley for me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_Valley

Thanks for the link!...here is my favorite place to go for African mixes:

http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/

This guide is great. My preference has been to read them in the overall published order but it is great to see the continuity order too. I edited a version of the ppt guide that has been merged with the data from the txt published order. enjoy...

http://zosa.squarespace.com/journal/discworld.html