Twins Day 2017

On March 1, 2006, something incredible happened. My coworkers and I were enjoying lunch together in the meeting room of my first “real” job. Halfway through my sandwich, I looked over at my coworker, Tracy, and realized that she and I were wearing similar outfits. “Hey, we match,” I told her. Another coworker piped up. … Read more

Animals Posing for Album Covers

You may have noticed that I like to post something light (and hopefully funny) on Sunday evenings (to be read by most on Monday morning) because…well, Mondays. Today’s post is no different. There’s not a lot of substance here, but hopefully it’ll make you smile. Someone shared this post on Facebook a few days ago, … Read more

Pet Please #143: Spring Cleaning

It’s been 3 years since I really reorganized my home-office. Just over 3 years ago, I started running Stonemaier Games full time. At that point, the biggest room in my condo was my bedroom and my office. My second bedroom was largely unused. So a former coworker helped me reorganize, shifting my bedroom to the … Read more

Do You Know Rufio?

It’s no secret that I love the movie Hook. At least, young Jamey loved hook. Old Jamey hasn’t watched Hook in years because he doesn’t want to ruin it. My favorite character in Hook (by far) is Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan’s absence. Rufio is brash and fearless, and he … Read more

I Slept Under a Poop

In case you can’t tell from the subject line, this one’s going to be a bit gross. If you follow this blog, you know that I have two cats, Walter and Biddy. Here they are (Walter’s on the left and Biddy’s on the right). They’re mostly good boys. But sometimes–maybe once a day–Walter will “play” … Read more

The Homecoming Surprise

A number of years ago, my siblings and I coordinated a trip home to Virginia to surprise our mom for Mother’s Day. Even though there are those of us in the family who rarely enjoy surprises (me being one of them), we were sure it would be a big hit with our mom. She’s always asking us … Read more