A Blog for Tabletop Gamers and Hobbyists
Do you ever get tired of playing tabletop games? Not bored, tired and exhausted. “Spoon theory” describes the energy depletion you may feel due to underlying chronic illness or other underlying issues. But, spoon theory may also be a useful way to describe why intense gaming situations may drain a player’s ability to perform over …
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“Everyone makes mistakes.” Isn’t this what you hear when something goes badly? The problem with mistakes is oftentimes they don’t go away. You can fix certain choices you made with more action. You have to live with the consequences of your error. In this post, I write about my thoughts regarding those mistakes you probably …
As an academic, I write a lot. I write tons and tons of material. And, I’ve explored all kinds of writing. Never mind the dissertation; I’ve written papers for scientific journals, editorials for magazines, and creative fiction for contests. I can write. I’ve got the tools in the toolbox, as Stephen King described in his …
Did you know that 1 out of 4 people in the United States suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder (source)? 1 out of 5 adults have an anxiety disorder in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, NIMH). Chances are you or someone you know has an anxiety disorder. Fear touches …
This morning sitting on a chair at my desk with a cup of coffee and a typewriter, I feel reality knocking on the door and it’s rude. Immortality. I’ve been watching some documentaries, or kind of listening to them while doing some mundane work (e.g., painting a lot of the same miniatures over and over), …
Today is Monday. No words come to me. I’m a prolific writer in private, rarely posting the journal entries, but here I am stuck. But, this I know: walking and writing go hand-in-hand. Each step can be a word. On a stroll to the lab from the parking lot I pass through the front entrance of …
