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Tiger Mom’s controversial book
I’d not heard of “Tiger Mom” author Amy Chua until yesterday when my curiosity got the better of me. Evidently this lady who understands that controversy sells books first made herself infamous by launching a broadside in the Mommy Wars … Continue reading
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Game Review: Agricola
Over Thanksgiving weekend my brother introduced my boys to the game “Agricola.” I caught a brief, confusing glimpse of it when asked to step in for a moment, but what little I saw looked like a complicated version of “The … Continue reading
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The Green Chapel, Part One
Ever since I started playing Warhammer Fantasy Battles years ago I’ve been wanting to build my own terrain. Warhammer is a war game using miniatures, played on a (sometimes large) table. Terrain can include hills, forests, rivers, buildings, and so … Continue reading
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Honesty is such a lonely word
In a recent discussion on MSNBC a good number of the panelists seemed to agree that lying to a corporation is okay. Some even view it as a positive: “If a lie is being told to a corporation, it’s not … Continue reading
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Game Review: Descent – Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
Several months ago my daughter came home from a sleepover and reported we needed to buy the game “Descent”. From what she said, it sounded like a watered-down version of D&D. Some time after that I got a chance to … Continue reading
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Happy New Year!
Some of my friends are already in 2014, so I may as well get a head start here. May the new year be everything you could want. May it be filled with love and friendship, and may your blessings exceed … Continue reading
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Fast away the old year passes
Hail the new, ye lads in glasses. It’s been a pretty good year, all things considered; a year of incremental improvements. We got our roof replaced, and now we don’t get drips or enormous icicles beneath the eaves over our … Continue reading
Thank you all!
We had a good Christmas. And, from looking around, the publishing companies had a good Christmas, too. I need to build another bookshelf. Thank you all for your kind wishes and generosity toward our family. We are truly blessed to … Continue reading
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Book Review: Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George
I found this book quite by accident. I was with my children at the library, killing time while my wife worked on Christmas projects. My kids had already found books and had settled in on couches to read, so I … Continue reading
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Merry Christmas
I’m about to wax religious here, so if that sort of thing bothers you, please come back another day. Over two thousand years ago perhaps the single most important event in history occurred. The son of God came to earth … Continue reading
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