Baseball: Best Game Ever, or Greatest Game of all Time?

Few things make me think of spring here in Minnesota quite like late-March/early-April snow, and baseball. I like only one of those things, but got both today. Happily the Twins won their season opener, which does take some of the sting out of the snow.

My activities this last weekend will be a likely topic of a future post (hopefully tomorrow, or maybe even later tonight). Not for any particular notable event, but mostly to serve as a cautionary tale of continued foolish behavior on my part (and further evidence of my complete lack of willpower).

Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax died on Tuesday. The world is a less interesting place without him in it. I think had I ever met Mr. Gygax I'd have liked to say something like this to him:

Thank you. Thank you for D&D, and thank you for role-playing. Thank you for the hours of enjoyment this hobby has given, and will continue to give me. Well played sir, well played.

If I were feeling particularly fanboyish I'd probably have added something about how much I love the Greyhawk campaign setting.

A Second Confession About My Job

Every time I look up a name that happens to be the same as a character from a comic book, I have to fight off the desire to do a dance of joy right on the spot. Tonight I looked up Jimmy Olsen.

I am a very big geek.