Thursday, November 22, 2012
A number of years ago, I’d sort of established it as a tradition to write a special Thanksgiving post here on the blog. (Check back in the archive for 2006–2009, if you like.) It is, longtime followers may recall, my favorite holiday, in large part because (colonial origins not withstanding) Thanksgiving is not based on [...]
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
As far as I know, no one has ever written a poem about me … until tonight. My friend John Rateliff included this bit of verse in the birthday card he and Janice gave me: Ode to Stan Sometimes Steve and sometimes Stan How to Know who is Da Man? If it’s sometimes Stan and [...]
One of the blessings I am ALWAYS thankful for is the number of crazily talented people I know in such a wide array of fields. Take Cindi Rice. No, don’t take her … I’d be lost without her. But please consider her — over the time I’ve known her, Cindi has been Mistress of the [...]
Thursday, January 26, 2012
With all of this snow and ice and dark, I almost forgot to tell you … for a few hours I thought my apartment was haunted. It happened on Wednesday night, when the temperature outside was at its coldest and I’d been locked inside for about 36 hours. I got up to go to the bathroom, [...]
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
I spent most of the weekend working on a freelance assignment, checking in occasionally with the manager of my apartment complex. When, at 6:00 on Sunday night, there still was no electricity to the buildings, I figured that for sure I was going to have to impose on my friends for another night in their [...]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Last month I went to a couple of the Gamerati Tour stops that took place here in the Seattle area. Ed Healy had been traveling around country since Gen Con, stopping at local game stores along the way and helping to help create a sense of greater COMMUNITY among the wide-spread, many-faceted group of dedicated [...]
Okay, it’s been a full week since Gen Con wrapped, so I’d better do my after-con report before I’m suddenly thrown into pre-con chaos as PAX Prime approaches. Gen Con is definitely the one show of the year that I really feel depressed if I miss. However, I’ve got to be truthful and say that [...]
Most of you reading this know that I lived and worked in Japan for five years back in the early ’90s. With that in mind, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that I’ve been a little distracted by the news reports, photos, and videos being posted from Sendai, Tokyo, and many other affected areas. [...]
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Okay! Here we are … 2011! Everything is shiny and new! Well … just as shiny and new as things are EVERY morning. That’s really the lesson I like to take from New Year’s Day … because I’ve always found it a little silly to mark this one calendar day as a “new start” when [...]
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Before I even begin, let me be clear: This is NOT a rip on Wil Wheaton! I’m a big fan of him and his work (writing, acting, and being a geek advocate). I just happen to find this particular incident funny. Okay. We clear on that? Good. Let’s go. On Thursday evening at Gen Con, [...]