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Well, here we are, bang in the middle of summer. This week I wrote Improvised Encounters in Daggerheart. Besides that, the top posts were Playing the Social Game, Running Red Dragon’s Tale, Dolmenwood Resources for You, More Fear Moves...
Galactic Mutant Animals What Works Well? What Works…Less Well? Opportunities What’s Adaptable? Six Years Hence: Manuel, the Magnificent Mechanical Man Coming Attractions This week, our Free Culture Book Club reads the second quarter of...
For some of us the hardest thing in the world is to be a good friend to ourselves. Many of us harbour misgivings as to our worth; it is difficult in the world as it is today to find a direction that does not lead to unflattering...
import { Image } from "astro:assets"; import november from "@images/posts/lifenotes-48/november.png"; ✨ Highlights I went to Berlin for a weekend with my friend Mark. It was really fun to just mooch around, have nice food and hang out...
From Lama Zopa Rinpoche - "How to Practice Dharma"
I’m not sure what Costco’s online-only landing page is trying to tell me…but I’m here for it:
Perennial sow thistle in fog, Albion Falls, Hamilton, Ontario, 5 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 11 July 2026 Last weekend in Hamilton, Ontario we wanted to see Albion Falls cascade over the Niagara Escarpment but it was foggy. Albion...
There are people who go to spas, there are people who meditate on mountain tops, and then there are anglers. Personally, I find that two hours sat next to a river that most people would mistake for a drainage ditch does far more for my...
Let’s try not to be mugs — Count Binface, from the Wikimedia Commons It’s trivially easy to stand for Parliament in the UK. You need ten electors to nominate you and £500 for a deposit – and it’s actually been getting easier. The deposit...
In eight years of living in China, taxi drivers or older colleagues loved to ask, “Which is better, the Netherlands or China?”, hoping for some single insightful answer that miraculously explained everything. And now, back as a resident...
Finished reading Tools For Engagement: Reclaiming Craft in an Age of Technology by Joshua Klein and Mike Updegraff. This book is full of Joshua and Mike’s characteristic blend of woodworking history, craft philosophy, technological...
By Greg DaleyTarichan GamesB/XLevel 3 In the delta city of Portic, the heralds walk the bridges and call for the brave to save the settlement from the pernicious Thieve’s Guild. Papyri offering rewards in the thousands of gold pieces are...
Try staying still and "doing nothing" when your head is a beehive of thoughts, ideas, emotions, intentions, and desires. Sadly, I often end up scrolling. It gives the illusion of "stopping", but it doesn't help the beehive. So I have a...
I love cats! I used to have two, Pixie and Prosit (the Swedish equivalent to saying "bless you" when someone sneezes), a long time ago. It was before mobile photography had become a thing. These days I'm taking pictures of others' cats...