Pawns?  I mean, I know I'm old, but when did D&D become a miniature game?

Pawns?  I mean, I know I'm old, but when did D&D become a miniature game?

I’m not sure about these days, but back in the TSR years, the more time a DM spent with expansion books, maps, etc., the less fun the game. You just can’t buy storytelling abilities.

I’m not sure about these days, but back in the TSR years, the more time a DM spent with expansion books, maps, etc.,…

Exactly. I met a former A-10 pilot who'd had to eject. Spent time in the hospital, and said that he is now some measurable amount shorter, all during to the force of the rockets.

With a Sawzall, sure.  I've been tempted :)

You have a point. As a Pilot owner, I was thinking about the Gladiator (manual Sport, just like David specs out) for my next vehicle, as the Honda is just, so... blah. But then I got to looking at the specs. Cargo capacity (weight and volume) is about the same as the Ridgeline. And towing capacity for the RL is 500lbs…

Wider, sure, but comfort is just as subjective as fun. I’m pretty tall, and while the DSM was just roomy enough for a sporty dd (with the seat tilted back), I felt more jammed in to the 3000. Same goes for other vehicles - I have lots of room in a 2 Series BMW or a GTI, for example, but feel cramped behind the wheel…

Having owned a 1st gen Talon TSI, and driven a 3000GT VR4 for a day, I’d have to agree. The VR4 was certainly faster, but it wasnt actually more fun to drive. It basically felt like a more cramped version of its kid brother, but with terrible rear visibility. What scared me off from buying a really nice condition used…

Aww... it’s like a Micro Machine playing dress-up in daddy’s closet!

I’ve never ridden Amtrak outside of the NE corridor, but having ridden the rails in central Russia, I’d say that there are some similarities. Aging vehicles, slow speeds, depressing restrooms... Check. But the Soviet-era experience at least offers some charms. Helpful (if stern) car attendants. Freshly-cooked (if…

My Cousin Vinnie.  If you haven't seen it, go watch it and enjoy.  Great movie.

True... some become president :)

You’d think that a few examples of self-entitled scumbags being locked up and publicly humiliated might make a difference.

Yeah, but politics aside, say someone busts into Leno’s garage, and some priceless vehicles disappear, I’m still going to feel bad for the guy, no matter how rich he is. Just because he’s successful enough to afford a collection beyond what all us Jalops can collectively afford doesn’t make his passion for the…

Keef is the offspring of the mighty Apollo, god of music and plague, who laid in a thrice-plowed field with a mortal groupie. He cannot die, and needs no helmet.

So, because he’s rich, he deserves to have his collection busted into, and some rare vintage bikes lost to the black market, maybe forever? This isn’t social justice, it’s a crime, and yes, Keith is the victim.

Is this about what you did?

Is this about what you did?

Definitely the 26. Even when only cooking for a small group, that extra space gives you much better control over hot/warm zones, and room for large items like corncobs. The smaller Webers do direct grilling just fine, but this one gives you so much more flexibility.

Definitely the 26. Even when only cooking for a small group, that extra space gives you much better control over…

Oh, you’re not wrong, I’m sure, and the example of my ignorance proves nothing but my own ignorance. I probably wasn’t paying attention that day, or maybe, idiot teenager that I was, it just didn’t seem important at the time. And yes, I have heard about his bigotry since then.

Good tips, thanks - always up for broadening my historical perspectives, and I know squat about Wilson.

I’m on the fence about the Teal Album. Africa was a decent cover, faithfully reproducing what was good about the original, while kicking it up just enough to transform it from bland yacht-rock to fun retro. But I’m not sure that any of the other songs needed that treatment, certainly not Paranoid, or Billie Jean, or…