by Kevin Pettway on April 30, 2010
The Friday Blog Saturday, May 8th is Drunken Fellowship Day. A week from tomorrow a gathering is coming over to the house for watching Fellowship of the Ring. Since we are all adults, and therefore legal to act incredibly childish, we have decided to make a drunken revelry of it. (With slooow baked chicken wings!) [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 28, 2010
The Wednesday Video This is what happens when you feed your dogs treats made to smell like bacon. The poor things become confused and start thinking anything that smells like pork is for eating. Here’s the local news report in case you want a bit more. I blame the parents. And finally, in keeping with [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 26, 2010
Dear Reverend DM, Solving all the worlds’ problems, one world at a time. @anonymous coward: Dear Rev. DM, when is it better to use a pantheon someone else made up (like the Greeks or whatever) versus making up your own? Dear anonymous coward, There are two excellent reasons for doing this. The first is laziness, [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 23, 2010
The Friday Blog My arms, as they say, have gotten too short for me to read. I have become a victim of Late Adult Onset Myopia, so called exclusively because of my age. If I were three years younger it would have been would have been regular old Adult Onset Myopia. Apparently I am now [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 21, 2010
The Wednesday Video First, in honor of the final closing of the amazing TV series, LOST, is a contemplative reflection of glimpses from seasons past… Next, in keeping with the language theme of the day, is a retelling of the classic final scene from Scarface, for the stage. And finally, just because I think it’s [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 19, 2010
Dear Reverend DM @TSED: Dear Rev. DM, how do tits control minds? Seriously. There has to be some sort of scientific / psychological breakthrough in there. Dear TSED, Boobies are a representation of the divine force of creation, and thus everything that is good and right and loving about our world. Those that would seek to [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 16, 2010
The Friday Blog When the power company send electricity out of it’s plant through all those lines and to your home, it must end out enough juice to overcome the resistance of miles and miles of cable. The greater the current, the greater the resistance. In order to get around this obstacle, the power company [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 14, 2010
The Wednesday Video Japanese bonus round! These were starting to accumulate a bit, so here’s some extras. I MUST see this movie. She’s a screamer, but she recovers fast. This commercial does make me hope that real aliens aren’t out there watching our TV trying to decide whether or not humans are safe to let [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 12, 2010
Dear Reverend DM @Rules Lawyer: Dear Rev. DM, it seems that my DM is attempting to bypass the rules even after I tell him exactly what a situation calls for and show him the reference. I am troubled that I am unable to find out how to have a character overthrow a DM, do you [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 9, 2010
The Friday Blog The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the FCC lacked the authority to tell Comcast (and by extension all other internet providers) not to pick and choose what types of web applications they would allow on their networks. To some, this seems natural and normal on the face of [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 7, 2010
The Wednesday Video Why are corporate training videos so funny to me? I think it’s because the type of person who would consider this to be a legitimate form of educational theater is someone that nobody should want working for them. The Mission of Southwest Airlines The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 5, 2010
Dear Reverend DM @wOOhoo: Dear DM, is there any way to make a child a suitable antagonist for a party? Or have I just painted myself in to a corner? Dear wOOhoo, If the player is a kid and the rest of the group are adults, this is a bad idea that will end with tears. [...]
by Kevin Pettway on April 2, 2010
The Friday Blog The Biblical Standard Peter Sanders Wichita, Kansas 04•01•10 Grace Hosen has a dream. This morning, at 6:30 A.M., Grace rolled out of bed, made breakfast for her family of five, put together the kids lunches and saw her husband Mark off to work just as she does every morning. But from there [...]