I’ve mentioned a few times that I attended a local game convention two weekends ago. This is my fourth year attending Geekway to the West, and my connections within the game industry have grown–particularly people I’ve met face-to-face–thanks to Geekway, Gen Con, and the Stonemaier Games Design Day. This year I had something odd happen … Read more
I had the pleasure of experiencing a rather unique wedding in St. Louis a few days ago. Two friends, Jess and Scott, got married on Saturday. I play board games with Jess, but she has another hobby: She dances. A lot. So does Scott–that’s how they met. Many of the people they invited to their … Read more
Yesterday a friend mentioned an interesting Facebook post to me. A person had posted that they were defriending someone because they had casually written a Game of Thrones spoiler 3 days after the most recent episode aired. (They could have just unfollowed them, but I guess that was worth the price of friendship to them.) It … Read more
For some reason I really like it when companies release a few new flavors and let people vote on their favorites. I rarely even vote–I just like the option of trying experimental stuff. I’ve been seeing commercials about the 3 new M&M’s flavors, and I happened to stumble upon them at checkout at the grocery … Read more
Last week, the 32nd season of Survivor ended as it always does: A live reunion show where they announce the winner and talk with the contestants about the season. Sometimes Survivor itself has some surprises planned for the finale, but this time, someone in the audience brought the surprise. After Jeff Probst talked to the … Read more
I spent the last 4 days at a game convention in St. Louis, and I had a wonderful time. But there’s one moment, a small regret, that has remained on my mind, and I thought I’d share it here. Also, just to clarify up front, I had a great time playing a game with friends … Read more
Last week, a friend mentioned a statistic to me that was so outlandish, there was no way it could be true. “Apparently,” he said, “Hospitals cause more deaths in the US than anything other than heart disease and cancer.” What? Hospitals cause deaths? That doesn’t make sense. But then I read the article he was referring to. … Read more
I write about a lot of things on this blog. Sometimes I just want to celebrate something that means a lot to me, and today is one of those times. My brother, Andrew, got engaged last week to his girlfriend, Margaret. They’ve been dating for a little over a year, and while traveling in Japan, … Read more
I’m coming up on about 8 months of using the amazing SleepTalk app. Most nights I don’t say anything–I either snore for a solid hour, or there’s complete silence (and cats. Always cats). But sometimes…sometimes I say the weirdest things in my sleep. Over the last few months, I’ve accumulated some clips to share with … Read more
In a few days I’ll have the pleasure of attending my favorite game convention, Geekway to the West, here in St. Louis. It’s basically 4 days of playing tons of different board games with friends and strangers. My brother and his fiance are coming into town for the convention, so I look forward to hanging … Read more