I’m between comic book writing gigs and need a break from attempting to write fiction, so I’m working a dice game. It’s inspired by classic D&D like RPGs, but instead of character sheets, the characters are dice, and so are the baddies. I did my first play test today and …
If you are of a certain age you learned to type on a typewriter. A Selectric, perhaps. And if you’re like me, you may even feel a touch of wistfulness for the days when a writer had to bang out a novel or news paper story on a trusty Underwood …
Went to the new MacWorld/iWorld. Virtually the whole exhibit floor was iOS oriented. Lots of cases. Lots of screen covers. And lots of chargers. But there were a few items that caught my eye. Camara Accessories Whether you are interested in still or video, there were a ton of camera …
I love classic movies and the old Universal Horror films in particular. TCM Events presented a Frankie double feature as a prelude to Halloween with Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein on the big screen. I’ve loved these movies since I was a kid, but this is the first time I’ve …
Went out for Mexican food for lunch today and ran across an art fair. Most of it was the usual landscape or nature paintings, hand-made jewelry and other art fair stuff. But one dude was selling some phenomenally cool metal artwork. It was cool enough that I had to stop …
I love Halloween. My favorite holiday. Did the usual this year. Pumpkin carving and trick or treating with the kid.
I have lived in the SF bay area 15 years and didn’t know until today that there was actually a really good Egyptian museum in San Jose.
