Category: Mindless Diversions
Sunday Morning! “The Tragedy of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare
The Tragedy of Macbeth: The story of a man who aspired to be a monster, and forgot he would only be a man for a brief time.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Baldur’s Gate III
Spoiler-free, I purchased Baldur’s Gate III and… well… here’s my experience with Character Creation.
Weekend Plans Post: In the House of Charles Entertainment Cheese
I went back to Chuck E. Cheese’s for the first time since Reagan was president.
Weekend Plans Post: Batchin’ It Again
Maribou is out of town which means that it’s just me and the boys.
Saturday Morning Gaming: The Nemesis System
I’ve been replaying Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War and I am, once again, taken with the Nemesis System they have.
Weekend Plans Post: Before Your Bosses Come Back
My bosses have been out of town for two weeks. Monday, they return.
Sunday Morning! King Lear by William Shakespeare
Returning to it after a few decades, I realize how nightmarish is Shakespeare’s vision of human frailty, madness, and tissue-thin political power.
Weekend Plans Post: Melting, Melting, Melting
A few years back, there was an absolutely brilliant Mutts cartoon that explained how to read the temperature using a cat. Well, here’s how hot it was today…
Saturday Morning Gaming: Stone Age (the board game)
The general theme of the game is that you are a chieftain of a Stone Age tribe and your job is to make sure that your tribe gets the most points. Peacefully, I may add.
Saturday Morning Gaming: It’s the Steam Summer Sale!
They’ve put a bunch of stuff on my wishlist on sale. So I got some stuff.
Sunday Morning! Richard III by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s Richard III is a useful reminder of how difficult it is to live under a truly malevolent man when power is centralized in his hands. As if one was needed.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Returning to Gloomhaven
I am replaying Gloomhaven and, seriously, it’s awesome.
Saturday Morning Gaming: Ye Olde Cribbage Club
There’s an imperfect cribbage game on Steam. But it’s the only cribbage game on Steam.
Sunday Morning! “Never Come Morning” by Nelson Algren
It’s hard to transmogrify work and poverty into art. Never Come Morning, by Nelson Algren, probably did accomplish that feat…
