I wish I’d read this Thread going home for the holidays: HOW TO HELP IN THE KITCHEN AT THE HOLIDAYS WHEN YOU ARE A DUDE AND HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY SHOOED OUT OF THE KITCHEN, ONLY TO WATCH YOUR MOTHERS AND SISTERS LOOK EXHAUSTED ALL THROUGH THE HOLIDAY: Unrolled thread
Games for 2018
Donut County This is my clear game of the year. My wife and I both tore through it and then our toddler got surprisingly into it. For a few months she would ask to “play the donut county one?!” and was able to complete a few of the leves herself (“snake” and “rabbit”). Horizon Zero […]
Marley’s Scrooge Case
Announcing A Christmas One Shot: Marley’s Scrooge Case! A tabletop RPG retelling of A Christmas Carol where the players help save Scrooge’s soul. It’s pay-what-you-want this year! I’d love it if your gaming group gave it a shot this holiday season. Please share it around with any of your nerd friends.
In Michigan
In Michigan, the Pynchon-esque finds you. A few years ago I did illustrations and layout for an essay that Dave Nelson wrote called In Michigan”. He recently published it on his site. The essay is phenomenal. It gets at the melancholy I feel every winter in this fair state: Read In Michigan: A Primer, A […]
A door, a fix, some lessons
I dislike the doors in our house. I love the knobs though. The doors, however, have faults. They’re old and hollow, the veneer is peeling, the springs in the deadlatches don’t spring as much as they used to, and the regrettable decision by the previous owner to put carpet over the hardwood floors means that […]
Christmas Dice Recipe
Dice are one of life’s simple pleasures. For less than the cost of many other much-worse-for-you vices you can get a set of dice in just about any color. You also always need another set of dice no matter how many you have. I recently published a Christmas themed one shot adventure called, “A Christmas […]
The Best SEO – A Basic Content Strategy
I tooted about this and thought it’d be worth a post too because I have opinions. The best SEO is stating what you offer and your beliefs about what you offer without being overly clever or precious about it. Start by writing out pages for the following in straightforward language your customers can understand (read: […]
Some Thoughts on Tools
Here is what I’ve been learning about tools: Become enamored with taking care of your tools not buying new ones. Buy the cheapest tool you need for a job. If it breaks or fails its intended purpose then buy a more expensive replacement. Completing a project from start to finish is the only way to […]
Detroit Urban Craft Fair 2018
Detroit Urban Craft Fair is this weekend! If you’re looking for a unique gift for your friends/family/yourself this is THE place to get it. Major bonus is that it’s in the Masonic Temple downtown: Friday: 6-9pmSaturday: 10am-8pm Sunday: 11am-6pm My wife’ll be there as Science Bee so go buy everything she has, but also go […]
Video Games Crunch
Polygon published an article about the crunch and emotional labor that goes into most big budget videogames these days. It’s partly a reaction to someone at Rockstar mentioning multiple 100-hour weeks as part of the development process for Red Dead Redemption 2: What will be left of the people who make our games? Crunch exists, […]