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It never rains but it tiny stones
Sometimes you hit a run of bad luck. Sometimes, the bad luck is extremely specific. This is the story of such an occurrence. I ride my bicycle a lot. It’s my preferred mode of transportation, weather permitting, and I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Nonfiction
Tagged bad luck, bike repair, coincidences, self-repairing tube
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Challenge accepted: Artifact dash
Today I finally got around to reading a post from a couple of months ago over at an RPG blog called Semper Initiativus Unum about “megadungeons and artifacts.” As is generally the case when I write this kind of post, a … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Musing, World-Building
Tagged artifact, challenge accepted, gaming, Kusanagi, megadungeon, RPG, sequence breaking
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Toddler Linguistic Development: Sentences!
The kid has been building up his vocabulary in both English and Japanese, of course, and at some point started stringing words together. At first, if I recall, it was a couple of stock phrases like “all done,” then rudimentary … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged adjectives, insects, linguistic development, sentences, the kid
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A random generator for political comments
On one website that I visit once in a blue moon or two, there’s a silly little internet game you can play where you type a string of characters (it’s supposed to be a name, but what’s stopping you from … Continue reading
Questions about high school, dux and redux
Here’s a list of questions about one’s high school days that I saw on Facebook recently. For the sake of being completionist, I’ve answered them, but the real meat of my response is below. 1. Did you know your spouse? … Continue reading
A learning mechanic for YAOSC
Some readers may remember that I’ve got my own “fantasy heartbreaker” tabletop RPG system perpetually on the back burner, whimsically titled YAOSC (Yet Another Old-School Clone). The basic design elements for most action resolution are: Roll equal to or under your … Continue reading
America Food for America Day!
For the Fourth of July, we didn’t do anything special. There was some sort of musical event downtown starting at dusk, capped off with fireworks at about 10pm. But the kid’s bedtime is at 8:00, so it was unclear whether … Continue reading
A GOP Parable: You Reap what you Boar
When Jesus arrived at the other side, in the region of the Gadarenes, he was met by a demon-possessed faction coming from the swamp. They were so obstructionist that no useful governance could pass that way. “What do you want … Continue reading
Toddler Linguistic Development: 語彙収集
The kid has been on a real growth spurt recently – in terms of his vocabulary. Despite our intent to use plenty of Japanese with him in order to raise him properly bilingual, we’re using both English and Japanese (and … Continue reading
That time we were all sick
What follows is a description of the progress of a disease. It’s nothing especially gruesome, but feel free to skip it if you’re feeling squeamish. I merely present our experience in the hopes that it will prove to be of … Continue reading
Posted in Musing, Nonfiction
Tagged blisters, disease, fever, hand foot and mouth, sick
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