Priceless

It is the most beautifully accurate list of game laws in the world: http://project-apollo.net/text/rpg.html

For other fun reading, go to the Evil Overlords lists of do's and don'ts.

Thanks Bro

I don't think I ever said thank you for the external hard drive you got me. It has been a lifesaver. I keep all my valuable pictures and memorabilia from the very beginning of college to now. The files could do with a good cleanup, but saving them in the first place was most important. I have 5 gigs just in college pictures alone.

Mom and Dad just finished with Twin Lakes. They said it was a pretty good year. Ryan, Katie and Margaret arrived for Saturday and Sunday. Margaret brought one of her calmest Siberians and people LOVED the dog. She got an offer for $1000 to buy they young dog, but my sis didn't want to sell to a person who wanted to buy it today on a whim and perhaps give it to a pound tomorrow on a different whim.

From what I hear, Ryan did a lot of demonstrating while Katie and Mom sold. Margaret and the rest of the clan traded off on watching Kristina. I hope they all arrived home safely.

On a final note: If while walking through the woods you see all the animals running in the same direction - follow them.

Hancock

After seeing a lot of negative reviews on Hancock, I wasn't really sure I wanted to see the movie. After all, superhero movies are usually fun because they are action packed, somewhat lighthearted, and pit the forces of good against evil in a final pitched battle.

After seeing Hancock, I can confirm that the movie switches tone quite a bit from the beginning to the end. It starts out somewhat lighthearted and ends on a serious note, there is no major physical fight between good and evil, and there isn't as much action as one suspects from a superhero movie. Hancock is a study of a mostly nice but grumpy immortal that has no memory who is alone on the earth and despised because no one appreciates him for what he does (mostly because he tends to break stuff while half drunk because he's lonely.)

I won't give away any major plot points, although it wouldn't matter if I did because my family loves spoilers! Suffice it to say that it is an OK movie, and if they would just take out all the swearing I would give a 6 out of 10 and probably suggest people see it.

One reviewer whose revew I read must have been quite high while watching the movie. All the blatant errors and unconnected events he mentioned were explained in conversations and conclusions one could/should draw from statements made. I doubt he'll read my blog, but if he does: they call it plot developments and you have to pay attention to the conversation to follow along.